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  1. Yeah, why? A 26 year old was taken out of the house in cuffs!
  2. Tank has been about as useful. Seriously? Tank has actually contributed. The other guys have been a black hole of terribleness.
  3. I really like what Tank is doing here. He's taking the pressure and spotlight off Rex so that he can relax. Tank's a real team player.
  4. I thought he was crying at first.
  5. As we all know, the Manning, Jr. suspension was ridiculously drawn out. Hopefully the same thing happens here, if at all. As far as I can tell, the Bengals can still field a team.
  6. Even still, it doesn't sound like the league would suspend him for any of this stuff, anytime soon.
  7. Is this based on anything or is this guy just shooting from the hip? Please explain in 3 sentences or less. Thanks in advance.
  8. Garay. They have also moved Brown over in obvious passing downs. Israel has also played.
  9. A swat team took part in executing the search.
  10. Search warrart at his house. Not sure what they were looking for. Not sure if he was a part of it. Local police searched it. No other information.
  11. B&B just said they have information on this but can't disclose yet due to legal reasons. They did say that it effects his future with the team. Sounds serious, guys.
  12. Tough call. Both have excellent matchups. The Bengals are terrible against the pass and the Skins have given up the most passing TD out of any team in the league. I have Palmer and Brees and I'm going with Brees. If I were you, I'd be hard pressed not to go with Peyton.
  13. This team does not need DEFENSIVE TACKLE drama right now. fixed
  14. Just heard on 670 that Tank Johnson didn't practice, isn't on the injury report, and wouldn't talk to the media in the lockerroom today. An update is coming shortly, supposedly.
  15. DVOA is the keyness. I think it has some problems but is a much better system than any of this other stuff. If you look, Benson has a much higher DVOA than Jones as well.
  16. The Patriots released Doug Gabriel.
  17. Hrm.... Does he view him as a player who can play with the offense, or just as a scoring threat on special teams, therefore, like an offensive player. I'd think that would be a nice wrinkle to throw at the opposition with the playoffs coming. I heard a clip of Lovie and he said that was what he meant. No plans for Hester on offense for the time being. That's unfortunate. But not surprising. If they were going to make that kind of change, I bet they'd do it during the offseason. I could still see them try and throw him in for a play or two before all is said and done this season. I could have sworn there was a clip from Lovie where he said it might be time to start looking at offensive possibilities for Hester. The key words being "start looking." I have no way to prove this though. This is the quote we're talking about. He said "Start looking at him as an offensive player" in terms of the ROY hunt. He wanted his name in the running for offensive rookie of the year.
  18. I wouldn't mind seeing a few plays mixed in for the first playoff game.
  19. Do you have stats for number of pitches thrown per season during that era? Pitches per plate appearance have increased pretty dramatically since then. it sure doesnt sound like that is the case according to this quote from Ferguson Jenkins: "I hear in the clubhouse all the time about a pitcher having a twinge, and they go on the disabled list. I would have never won any ballgames if I would have missed a start with a twinge. "Pitchers are definitely protected," added Jenkins. "I used to warm up and throw 100 pitches in the bullpen and then throw 150 pitches in the game. I would throw nine innings, which they usually won't let these young men do right now." link: http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060709&content_id=1549169&vkey=allstar2006&fext=.jsp He also walked barefoot in the snow, 5 miles, and uphill both ways to school every morning. When he got home, he shoveled coal into the family furnace for 3 hours just so the ice was thin enough the break though for his evening bath. After he was washed up, he cut the family firewood for the next day with the edge of his hand because his family couldn't afford an axe. He didn't complain one bit! Whippersnappers these days and their pitch counts. Back when old people were young, everything and everybody was better in every way. i'm sure you are trying to be funny but have you ever looked at the career stats jenkins had? perhaps you should do so and compare them to modern day pitchers and maybe you'll see he has a point. http://www.baseball-reference.com/j/jenkife01.shtml His stats are irrelevant. What is his point? Everyone now a days is a wussy? If everyone was an ironman like back in the day people wouldn't get injured? Injuries are due to people not toughing it out? Managers are babying these guys? Circumstances have changed. Pichers are a valuable commodity and are treated as such. We know more about arm injuries and how to prevent them now. Pitchers are throwing lots of breaking pitches and are throwing harder. There is a litanty of possibly reasons for pitchers not pitching as many innings. Jenkins quote isn't one of them, imo.
  20. From the other thread: Hrm.... Does he view him as a player who can play with the offense, or just as a scoring threat on special teams, therefore, like an offensive player. I'd think that would be a nice wrinkle to throw at the opposition with the playoffs coming. I heard a clip of Lovie and he said that was what he meant. No plans for Hester on offense for the time being.
  21. Do you have stats for number of pitches thrown per season during that era? Pitches per plate appearance have increased pretty dramatically since then. it sure doesnt sound like that is the case according to this quote from Ferguson Jenkins: "I hear in the clubhouse all the time about a pitcher having a twinge, and they go on the disabled list. I would have never won any ballgames if I would have missed a start with a twinge. "Pitchers are definitely protected," added Jenkins. "I used to warm up and throw 100 pitches in the bullpen and then throw 150 pitches in the game. I would throw nine innings, which they usually won't let these young men do right now." link: http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060709&content_id=1549169&vkey=allstar2006&fext=.jsp He also walked barefoot in the snow, 5 miles, and uphill both ways to school every morning. When he got home, he shoveled coal into the family furnace for 3 hours just so the ice was thin enough the break though for his evening bath. After he was washed up, he cut the family firewood for the next day with the edge of his hand because his family couldn't afford an axe. He didn't complain one bit! Whippersnappers these days and their pitch counts. Back when old people were young, everything and everybody was better in every way.
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