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Congrats, Lori! I'm sure she's reading this, but I doubt she'll start posting again. We do miss her, though.

And not only that, but Brady got demolished on one play and fumbled it away to the Saints. Loved that.

Ain't that the truth. I was dumbfounded by that call.

Thanks, John. I was hoping you would focus on Glenn and report back -- you really know your offensive line play.

Wow, has it really been that long? Welcome back, and thanks for your service.

If a guy runs out of bounds and is the first to touch the ball, it's a penalty, not a touchback. The only way it's a touchback is if a guy runs into the endzone and fails to establish his position back out of the endzone before touching the ball.

I actually wonder if one of the two will get cut after the next preseason game, allowing them to focus hard on the one they keep while giving Brad a few snaps to get him in sync with the offense.

I love this guy.

Of course it will. The last game is scheduled for December 30th.

I love how our community hatred for the Pats* allows us to completely discredit the fact that they are the Super Bowl runners-up, by a very small margin, and have arguably gotten better in areas of weakness this offseason. Look, I hate them as much or more than anyone else here, but I have absolutely no idea how any team, much less us, is going to stop them this year. I hope they go down hard this year, but right now, it's just hope.

A little OT, but...wow, what the hell? I hadn't heard that one yet. I was still reeling from the fencing travesty.

I'm thinking the guy just had a little diarrhea and didn't want to do any rough stuff that might pop something loose in those white pants. Just a guess.

Thanks for the insight, jw. I have to think they'll keep seven receivers this year (including Smith), but if Easley continues to play well, it's almost certainly him over Namaan. Shame, but maybe he'll get a spot on the PS.

Thanks for another great writeup. I can hardly express how appreciated these are. And welcome back, Cotton.

Way too much. Usually the first thing I check in the morning, and then multiple times each day, whenever I have a few minutes. Except maybe during the slowest times of the year.

Thanks for doing that, appreciated.

Isn't Chris Douglas the guy that got popped by a DB the other day and injured? Wonder if that had something to do with it. If so, too bad for the guy.

Cool, thanks!!

Awesome. I love how there is nothing in there about Cris Hill but you somehow made it all about the 1990 Championship Game. Well done!

Well then, I guess it's good that we have 4 preseason games and almost 6 weeks until the season starts.

That's actually a pretty darn good representation.

If he's not 100% by the end of preseason, I'm betting we see this happen. Allows them to keep him around another year and give him another shot.

Really? You both think Merriman will start at RDE in week 1? I was thinking either Kelsay or Anderson would start, and Merriman will only see spot duty. At least at the start of the season, until he proves more.

I agree. Sounds like they're giving Corey a shot at proving he can do more than special teams and a few rare blocking plays. If he can be a legitimate receiving threat, he can be much more useful.

Awesome, thanks for the info! I am seriously addicted to this stuff. I like the idea of Kelsay and Anderson rotating at RE. Imagine the preparation every LT is going to have to make each time they go up against us -- those two have such different styles the changeup from snap to snap could really cause issues.