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If he's received six weeks of antibiotics, then he almost certainly has an infection involving the plate/bone in his arm. It's very hard to eradicate infections with antibiotics alone when they involve foreign materials or objects like plates. If the plate has been in a while, we usually recommend removing the plate, treating with antibiotics, waiting, and then putting a new plate back in. My guess is they're trying to see if they can get away with not removing the plate, and hoping the infection clears with antibiotics. It's possible, but not the ideal approach. If that doesn't work (and there's a good chance of that), they'll have to remove the plate, treat again, and put it back in later.

Outstanding!

Also, for those interested (warning, spoilers of course): If Game Of Thrones took place entirely on Facebook: Season 3, Episode 1.

Jesus, if that isn't the biggest reason to get off our asses and create a time machine, I don't know what the hell is.

He was just dragging his feet so he wouldn't have to work out this week.

I still think that could be the greatest name in the history of mankind.

I watched seasons 1 & 2 before starting to read the books. I just finished book 3 before the season started, so it will be interesting to see the show for the first time knowing where the plot lines are going. I thought they did a pretty good job in the first episode, but some details in the book were changed or lost in the show. For instance, the reason Jon Snow gave for wanting to join the Wildlings, I thought, was much more convincing in the book than in the show, and I'm not sure why they felt they needed to change it. I also thought the scene with Dany and the slave trader was well done, but was more interesting in the book since we knew Dany understood his language and what he was saying, but didn't let them know that. Also, the scene where Ser Barristan reveals himself was more powerful in the book, but it's pretty clear that they couldn't have done the same in the show. For those who didn't read the books, it occurs later in the timeline. And what, no Strong Belwas?

I think we should create some cool reasons why we should start hating Kolb for not signing the contract already.

I'll agree with that. It seems that Kolb and Fitz are pretty much the same guy, although I'd give Fitz slightly higher marks for durability and Kolb slightly higher marks for potential. In the end, it balances. But at the very least, we have somebody who can play, and who probably won't embarrass us. Yeah, that's how far we've fallen.

Wow.

We are? Who?

If you look in that video, it says Kolb had been sacked 23 times in the last 3 games, including 6 against the Bills that day. That's just about 8 sacks per game for three straight games. Yikes. Any QB would be "injury-prone" (my least favorite football phrase) behind that.

I didn't use to think this, but I'm believing more and more that you draft an impact player at #8, and roll the dice to see who's available in Round 2. An impact LB or WR in round 1 is probably the better way to go. It's likely one of those QBs will be there in round 2, just maybe not one of (Smith, Barkley, EJ). But it's not an easy choice, that's for sure. We can't afford to blow another 1st rounder. Not that we wouldn't by picking a LB or WR, but it would seem the odds of success are better. I don't know.

If he can make it through training camp, preseason, and a few regular season games until Chandler comes back before blowing out his achilles, I guess it'd be worth it.

I still can't get over the fact that Tampa Friggin Bay won a Super Bowl before we did. Man, that hurt.

Same story, different year. What's the big deal?

I guess the question for you Bill is: Is Moore really any better than T. Jackson? I never really thought TJ was anything more than an average QB, and I kind of have the same opinion of Moore. But it's not like I know a ton about either one. If Moore isn't a whole lot better, I'd rather just go with TJ/Fitz/rookie and use the FA money on defense or WR.

Trade done, according to Jason La Canfora. He thinks it's either with KC or JAX, but nobody can know until March 12th...let the rumors begin!

It would be nice to get either a WR (Bowe) or a LB (?) in free agency, along with keeping Levitre and Byrd. It almost has to be that way now, considering we don't have enough draft picks to fill all the holes. But we have to get either a WR or LB in free agency, so we can concentrate on the other in the draft...

But we excel at losing sight of facts. Don't mess with what works.

If the presence of our CEO at the combine could causes this much angst, I suppose anything is possible.

I could've sworn I asked this here a while back, but search returned nothing. Sucks getting old. Anyhoo, wondering if any of you out there use any home automation products. I know X10 has been around forever and has its issues, but some of the newer ones like INSTEON and Z-wave might be more reliable. Then there are isolated, wifi-enabled switches like the Belkin Wemo if all you need is a few lights automated. I'd like to get my house (mostly lights) on a schedule that I can control from computer or smart phone, but I wanted to see if anyone has good or bad experiences with any of these products.

The funny part is imagining which end those unearthly noises were coming from.

I know I shouldn't laugh, but that was damn funny. Glad you're feeling better.

I don't give a crap anymore who we draft as QB. I just want to see one of those guys if only to see something new and different from this team.