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[BigDMcGee]

I think that's a perfect representation of Paterno's legacy at Penn state

[Ron_Mexico]

Is it just me or do you love the clause in Revis' contract that states if he holds out again, 3 years gets added on to the contract? It's brilliant. Go ahead, hold out, we'll never negotiate and you're tied up for 5 years. Good luck mofo. And I'm usually pro player.

[DJ Vu]

Ron_Mexico, on 26 July 2012 - 04:23 PM, said:

Is it just me or do you love the clause in Revis' contract that states if he holds out again, 3 years gets added on to the contract? It's brilliant. Go ahead, hold out, we'll never negotiate and you're tied up for 5 years. Good luck mofo. And I'm usually pro player.

Wait, I don't really understand that. 3 years at what amount? And what if he gets injured and he becomes kind of sucky? Can he just hold out to get himself an extension? I guess since the NFL doesn't have guaranteed contracts the Jets could just cut him at that point. That is a really interesting clause.Along those lines, the new Penn State coach had a clause in his contract that stated he gets a year extension added for every year of probation they are penalized. So he just got himself a four year extension. He has a nine year contract without having ever been a head coach.

[YonYonson]

yeah and his lawyer is up for lawyer of the year. gives me something to shoot for.

[brvheart]

Tim Tebow, wtf!

[SuitedAces21]

sweet jesus what a hunk.

[DJ Vu]

Is there any precedent to signing a free agent QB for big money and then naming your 3rd round rookie QB the starter? I can't figure out if it's really smart or really stupid.

[BigDMcGee]

smart coaching, dumb GM-ing.

[DJ Vu]

I'm not so sure. They obviously needed a QB, so they paid for one that they thought was good. Then they used a non-first round pick to grab some more QB potential. If Wilson was named the starter because he was just that good, I feel like the GM deserves some credit for that and for not locking yourself into someone simply because you paid him a lot of money. Somewhat related, on Grantland, this was great:The Buffalo Bills acquired quarterback Tarvaris Jackson in a trade with the Seahawks, and subsequently cut Vince Young from the roster. And finally, after years of coming excruciatingly close, the Bills have now completed a transaction that matches the city of Buffalo in pure sadness. "This is our 'closing the public libraries' moment," declared triumphant owner Ralph Wilson.

[SuperJon]

Any other video game nerds get the new Madden today?

[DJ Vu]

SuperJon, on 28 August 2012 - 04:37 PM, said:

Any other video game nerds get the new Madden today?

I bet a lot of them did.

[SuperJon]

On another note, I am now off the "Tebow can make it as an NFL QB" bandwagon.

Just teach him how to catch and block, and make him a TE or a FB

[DJ Vu]

Tebow isn't a quarterback, he's a winner.

[YonYonson]

you can't argue with the logic that he just wins games. i've tried, people don't want to hear it.

[BigDMcGee]

DJ Vu, on 28 August 2012 - 12:04 PM, said:

I'm not so sure. They obviously needed a QB, so they paid for one that they thought was good. Then they used a non-first round pick to grab some more QB potential. If Wilson was named the starter because he was just that good, I feel like the GM deserves some credit for that and for not locking yourself into someone simply because you paid him a lot of money.

I don't know why the GM gets credit for what is a coaching decision. Head Coaches determine who starts, at least in healthy organization. GM's deserve scorn (I'm looking at you, Jerry Jones) if they interfere with start/sit decisions, but they don't deserve credit for letting coaches do their job.

[CaneBrain]

BigDMcGee, on 01 September 2012 - 09:53 AM, said:

I don't know why the GM gets credit for what is a coaching decision. Head Coaches determine who starts, at least in healthy organization. GM's deserve scorn (I'm looking at you, Jerry Jones) if they interfere with start/sit decisions, but they don't deserve credit for letting coaches do their job.

I thought he meant the GM deserves credit for a great third round pick. Russell Wilson looks a lot better than Tannehill and was taken like 70 spots later.

[DJ Vu]

CaneBrain, on 02 September 2012 - 07:22 AM, said:

I thought he meant the GM deserves credit for a great third round pick. Russell Wilson looks a lot better than Tannehill and was taken like 70 spots later.

Right. He deserves credit for taking a QB who I assume he saw some real potential in, even though he spent big money on a free agent QB. Unproven QB's are almost like pitching prospects in baseball. Just stockpile them and hope you get a gem.

[BigDMcGee]

Here are the combine numbers of three quarterbacks that were drafted in the first round over the course of the past few years.


Player A:

Height: 6'5” Weight: 248 lbs 40 Yd Dash: 4.59 sec 3 Cone Drill: 6.92 sec 20 Yd Shuttle: 4.18 Vertical Jump: 35.0” Broad Jump: 126.0”

Player B:

Height: 6'4” Weight: 234 lbs 40 Yd Dash: 4.63 sec 3 Cone Drill: 6.80 sec 20 Yd Shuttle: 4.28 Vertical Jump: 36.0” Broad Jump: 124.0”


Player C:

Height: 6'5” Weight: 236 lbs 40 Yd Dash: 4.71 sec 3 Cone Drill: 6.66 sec 20 Yd Shuttle: 4.17 sec Vertical Jump: 38.5” Broad Jump: 115.0”



Very Comparable numbers, right? Similar Heights and weights. Player A is marginally faster straight ahead, Player C a little faster at the 3 cone drill. Player C can jump a littler higher but not quite as far. But basically, all 3 of these players have very similar physical profiles. From this comparison, knowing nothing else about the players, you would describe all 3 as big, strong mobile quarterbacks, right? You can't tell anything about their passing abilities from the combine numbers, but you can project that all three have the physical gifts to be successful scrambling quarterbacks at the NFL level, right? Two of these Quarterbacks won't surprise you. Player A is Cam Newton, Player C is Tim Tebow. Player B may very well surprise you. He's Andrew Luck.



Don't let the media sell you that RG3 is the athlete, and Luck is a pocket passer. He's a great athlete too. HE's a cross between brees and tebow. A more talented Aarod, if you can wrap your mind around that.

[BigDMcGee]

OMG.That is the best game ever. 1) It was the best cover ever for me, since I had seattle +3.5, I finished the weekend 8-0-1, my greatest football betting weekend ever 2) the packers got literally cheated by a call in what will be the most infamous blown call of all time. I couldn't be happier to see the team I hate most on the planet cheated. Oh the rage from packer fans literally arouses me. 3) this will be the catalyst for the real refs to come back.

[rsmbox]

BigDMcGee, on 24 September 2012 - 08:05 PM, said:

OMG.That is the best game ever. 1) It was the best cover ever for me, since I had seattle +3.5, I finished the weekend 8-0-1, my greatest football betting weekend ever 2) the packers got literally cheated by a call in what will be the most infamous blown call of all time. I couldn't be happier to see the team I hate most on the planet cheated. Oh the rage from packer fans literally arouses me. 3) this will be the catalyst for the real refs to come back.

it doesn't matter if you love or hate the team that got fist****ed like this, the fact that you're happy to see it happen is pathetic. a blown call of this magnitude seriously calls into question the integrity of the game. missing the original call is one thing, but to have it reviewed and still blow it is just unbelievable. the only thing i can possibly agree with you on is that it might actually speed up the process of getting the real officials back, because for god's sake these morons need to get the **** out of the nfl and back to footlocker as soon as possible