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I found that story really interesting. I always only knew little snippets of the story, never the whole picture. I've never been a big Bucky fan, but he did a pretty nice job there. I agree with you there. The story painted Brown in a much harsher light than Snyder, which Bucky confirms here: A meeting with Snyder results in a change of perspective I thought the same thing!

I can't even remember how many times this has happened. That was a bad one, we all knew we would take him if Pittsburgh didn't. Damn.

I think he meant Roethlisberger is not [a smallish QB who runs a lot], as opposed to [a smallish QB] who runs a lot. I don't think anybody would say Roethlisberger runs a lot.

Referring to Roethlisberger. Edit: Hooray! 10,000th post...

So...just because you have a smallish QB who runs a lot doesn't mean he's necessarily more prone to injury than a big, strong, non-mobile QB.

How perfect is that?

Forget it, he's on a roll.

This has to be the best post I've seen in years. Seriously.

I can definitely see this.

For some reason I keep thinking about this...

Actually, I think Brady has taken a number of hits, especially this past season. He does seem to have a remarkable ability to not get injured from these hits, though. He's a pretty big guy and he seems to just absorb big hits. Eventually it will take a toll, though. I think he's benefitting from not taking a lot of hits earlier in his career.

Wow, that was awesome. Really didn't think they had a chance. Didn't get to turn it on until midway through the 2nd half, and it was all up from there. That was some pretty awesome press defense and clutch shooting. 25-4 run to end the game? Ridiculous!

I've been wondering that as well...

Man, you've really turned sour lately, huh?

I'm with you on this!

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?