Captain Hindsight

Had a dream last night EJ was named the starter this weekend. No evidence or reason to believe that will happen just sharing

were just debating word choice then. I would say Brees and Peyton are elite. Stafford is very good and the dolphins suck...

I remember last year the Texans said they picked up the dolphins snap count by watching hard knocks

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Don't many of these cases prove to be false?

If you've noticed so have the Bengals

Perhaps, but it would be tough to prove

Stafford has at least 240 yards passing and a TD each game this year. I would be more than happy with that production

Stafford threw for 5000 yards last season. He a very good qb As for the Dolphins I fully expect them to blow this

Bryant McKinnie is play LT

Bills 657. Chiefs. 7 And that would finally be a good game

I have the Yankees to balance me out

Fully agree. I am still shocked they gave him this staff of receivers. Even Amandola, if the Bills signed an oft injured receiver the media would be tearing them apart. Having this cast of characters to throw to will hurt them in January

I don't disagree. My contention with your post was saying they should have known he had a mental illness and kept him out. IMO thats just impossible to predict. Especially in a sport where the coach, parents and teammates tell you to "toughen up". Perhaps he has been trying for years to "toughen up" and it finally came out a few days ago. It may be best for Martin to pursue another career path. But this may be the first time in his life that it has come to this point, where it has manifested itself in ways where he is finally getting the help he needs. For years my family and friends dismissed my cries for help to me being a teenager and simply growing up and it nearly killed me as a result. Like I said earlier, I was lucky to have the support I got. But it almost came too late.

You are trying to rationalize this. It is not a rational illness in any way shape or form. There are not always early signs and if they are they are often attributed to "being a teenager". I was a happy kid with lots of friends that was a good athlete and went on tons of vacations. I had my own car, a girlfriend and then one day I woke up and my entire world had changed. All of sudden, I couldn't keep friends, my grades started to suck, and my days got darker and darker. I'm not trying to mean but you just don't get it. There is no place to be objective when it comes to anxiety or depression or bi-polar syndrome. They are totally irrational in every way you can imagine. Trying to be objective about it and say oh well they should have known is well, silly honestly. You are never "cured" of a mental illness. There is no prevention. It just happens. Treatment helps you learn how to cope and a cocktail of meds can keep you from being impulsive, but you are never "cured". You can call him a quitter if you want. But I'd rather see a PERSON take care of themselves before I read about something far more tragic.

I'll try to keep cool because this is a sensitive issue for me. The profession is irrelevant. Maybe hitting people has been his outlet. Maybe because he was good at it he was able to "hide" his anxiety/ depression behind his talent. Mental illness strikes anyone, no matter size, strength, talent or what have you. You could have all the advantages in the world, but if the brain chemicals are not firing correctly, they are not firing correctly. I've dealt with these issues myself. It doesn't make any sense. The biggest issue for people on the outside is attempting to rationalize irrational behavior. Even if you are dealing with it, you may be fully aware that your thoughts and behavior are irrational. I personally wouldn't wish a mental illness on anyone. Depression (in my case) is awful. Try to imagine feeling weak, cold, pounding headaches, blurred vision, feeling a million miles away from people just a few inches away and anytime someone speaks it either is mumbled and impossible to understand or sounds like thousands of screaming voices directly in your ear. Food loses taste, you can't feel anything. Your world just feels bleak, like no hope exists. On top of that, you are fully aware that nothing is wrong. There is no reason to feel this way. But you do, and it doesn't go away. Its truly an awful awful place to be. Try locking yourself in a dark closet for 24 hours and you'll get a small taste of what its like. Then stretch that out for a few weeks or months in really severe cases. Took me over a year of once a week therapy before I was able to deal with many problems. It may not make sense to you but its no joke and frankly, I one of the lucky ones to have had the support I did. Not everyone has that and they end up in far worse places than I ever was. I hope he is ok. Sorry to rant

Reading the dolphins board it sounds like this is just the most talked about issue in Miami. Serious fighting in the locker room apparently. Hope Martin gets the help he needs As for the dolphins…. Bummer If its a mental issue then his job of hitting people is irrelevant. From a dude that has dealt with anxiety, learning how to cope with different and difficult situations is extremely difficult. Most likely the issue wasn't the prank, but something far more powerful that we as fans and frankly outsiders don't see.

I think we've seen the best of Tuel already. If he has to start, I don't think it would be pretty

Peyton made a great play call and Hughes was caught out of position. I know its fun to blame Byrd but from his position on the field and Gilmore's reaction its clear Hughes was supposed to drop and he didn't. **** happens

Also may depend on how Mallet feels about cocaine

Plays a bit high it seems

I watched Caddyshack. Alot

McShay had him that high? Now I'm not so sure about this move...

I assume it is breaking down things like field position as it relates to punts or going for it on 4th. How much field position do you get or lose if you go for it? How many possessions per game, another teams propensity to run or pass in a situation, do you get an extra possession if you defer or take the ball to start. Frankly its a job I would love I've noticed this too. You can bet guys like Belicheat and Peyton and John Fox are all aware of these types of percentages

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