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Bill, this is bittersweet news indeed. Sad that we won't have your summaries, but really great to hear you're taking control of your health. Best of luck with that! Your summaries were truly the one thing that I would read regardless of the game's outcome or the team's performance. On good weeks, they were great fun. On bad weeks, they were cathartic. I do understand, though -- writing can be great fun, but also very time consuming. And the responsibility can be a burden sometimes. That said, who's with me in rejecting his proposal?

The cap will likely go up next year, though, so that estimated $43M is more likely going to be closer to $50M, maybe even more. Glenn, Gilmore, and Taylor will take a big chunk of that, but with some creative contract structuring, there could still be plenty left over.

Forget it, he's on a roll.

Personally, I thought this was the post of the thread.

The dead hit will be bigger, yes. The main reason to restructure is to make needed space available for this year. If there is any reason to think Kyle may not be with the team next year, it wouldn't make sense. Sounds like they are making space to sign one or two targets.

You're a ray of sunshine today. Right now, cap space for next year is looking pretty good. People were reporting something like $50M in space, before any adjustment for annual cap increase. That was before the Glenn and Incognito signings, but that's still plenty of space to sign Gilmore and Taylor.

Sully had success sometime in the past?

NFL Free Agency Grades: 32 grades for 32 teams but only one big, fat F Completely meaningless, of course, but I have to admit I thought it would be much worse.

Are you suggesting he left all of those places on his own just for greener pastures?

I knew it was you before I even looked to see who wrote that.

Sounds pretty accurate to me...

Wow, an awesome collection. Loved seeing those 70s and early 80s teams again...

I'd be very happy for him, as long as it was with a team outside the AFC East and it didn't come at our expense in any way.

It's called the draft. Or maybe a NT-type guy who might come cheap later in FA.

I second (ahem) that.

Yes!!!

In case one breaks. Plug-n-play, baby!

Definitely have that one marked down. We're not sure the best way to do the observatory (a friend told us she did a tour and it was great), but we're definitely doing that. Sounds awesome, but we won't be on Oahu. We'll be staying right near South Point, actually. Sounds pretty isolated, I agree, but we'll have a car. The helicopter tour of Kauai sounds awesome, I didn't think of that. Not sure I can get the wife to do it, but I'll look into it. We're definitely doing VNP, and I've heard about the preparations, but not quite the way you put it. That's really good info, thanks. We were planning on doing several hikes there, so that's very good to know. Thanks for the great info everyone! Wow, very good stuff there, thanks! Some of that we were planning to do, like Waimea Canyon, but I hadn't heard much about Salt Pond, Hanapepe, or the plantation. Those sound like really good ideas. And thanks for the ideas on places to eat! I'm definitely trying to identify as many good out-of-the-way places as possible.

Well, I don't know about the rest of you, but if he'd take backup money I wouldn't mind him begin #2 to TT. But he won't, so I don't really care.

My response was to the poster who seemed to claim that Wade's simple defense is what wins Super Bowls. Of course, that's the first time his simple defense won the Super Bowl.

Right, which was...his first.

So that simple defense of his has won how many Super Bowls? He has as many rings as Rex.

So the wife and I will be going to Hawaii later this spring. A week on Kauai and another week on the Big Island. I've never been anywhere in Hawaii before, so I'm totally looking forward to this. I was looking to see if any folks here have been to either of the islands and have any really cool adventurous things to do or places to eat. I've been starting a list of things I'd like to do, but I'm looking for experiences people have had that you would recommend. Let's have it!