Saint Doug

Kind of a hard question to answer if you don't qualify the number of wins by what week. For example, if I say "4 wins" this could mean 4 wins by week 4 or 4 wins by week 12 (or any other week). Ignoring week #, by any week of the season, I would say we are definite contenders by 9 wins total. By 8 wins, we will be contenders, but not necessarily "legitimate". 2 wins so far means absolutely nothing. Look what happened in 2003. We beat 2 playoff teams to start 2-0, then flopped the rest of the season - finishing 6-10. I will say we are "beyond that" when we see it. Sorry to be a pessimist, but its been sooooooo long.

Strengthening muscle groups around joints will help stabilize joints if you have lax ligaments to begin with. This is why double jointed people hurt themselves often, because their ligaments are loose and strain easily. Building up muscles will compensate for the loose ligaments. So, yes, strengthening the muscles around the joints will help. However, this will not help for other types of injuries. And I can't exactly detail every injury Trent has sustained in his career. However, his last one, a thigh bruise (if that was really the case) would not have been prevented by extra muscle mass. It is too early to tell this season if he has shaken the injury bug.

I'm not talking about from a salary cap stand point, I'm talking about a motivational issue. If someone gave you 8.6 million over 5 years, would you just coast through your job? You could quit after 4 or 5 years of collecting your paycheck and would be set for life without any other worries.

This is super unfortunate as he did show flashes of brilliance last year. He is the posterboy on why rookies should not be signed to large contacts - they should have to earn their big fat contract.

I like Dick. The size of people's egos matter to me and his isn't overly inflated. Too may people give him the shaft around here, so I think this extension can't come so enough. I certainly don't think it is premature. Any besides, getting this extension surely will take a load off his mind. Hopefully, Bradon can now stop dicking around and get a firm handle on the Evans situation and extend him also. Or, if Brandon has enough stamina, he can extend both of them at the same time. Overdorf can watch or can come and help out if needed.

I can't see us throwing the money at Greer considering we have too many other players to throw the money at (i.e. Trent, this off season). Additionally, we are already paying McKelvin a bunch of money. For this very reason, he will not be riding the pine very long. He will likely be a starter by next season. As for Youboty, keep him at nickle so teams don't realize how good he is - or he'll be lining up for the big payday behind Stroud.

Agreed. We saw a display of the teams integrity today. Last year, we surely would have lost this one.

This is fantastic. We are now truly going to find out how good Belecheat is minus Brady (which is the equivalent of find gold - dumb luck) and minus the cheating.

You're right. He can get his new contract, but at the end of the year. We can't reward a game like this one. I understand he is rusty and it is his first game back, but he made the personal choice not to practice and not to gel with his fellow linemen. As for Evans, he should get a new contract done tomorrow morning.

We need to find a way for getting him on the field for every play. It would be wasteful to have him in on only selective plays. When does this guy become a free agent? This prospect scares me.

Trent did a heck of a job. He is still learning, but his pocket presence and decision making are fantastic. In the end, he got the job done against a great defense.

Was this Peter's fault? I didn't see the play. If so, it could be said that Peter's individual hold-out almost cost the team a W.

Probably because they were not playing their natural positions. Or, is LT more tiring than RT?

I don't really care either way, just leaving a comment because its probably true.

OK, I think we need to give Evans his extension this very week or we are going to be extremely sorry.

Yeah, well, we'll see if Trent gets any respect this week. I wont hold my breath.

Are they reviewing it???

Bow down to the almighty Trent.

SWEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Donte just saved a td

Still no Peters? Do we still have to pay him for this game?

so close...

nice hit!!!

someone was being held big time!

I saw Chambers out there too. Peters must be receiving a blow.