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  1. dew1679666265
    It was a great article and very informative - and I'm not even a Bears fan. It actually reminded me of a show on ESPN that I used to watch all the time called - I think - "NFL Playbook" or something like that. It was a 30-minute show with, usually, Merrill Hodge and Ron Jaworski breaking down different plays from games as a means of previewing upcoming games (for instance, if the Bears played the Titans, they'd break down how Cutler might attack the Tennessee secondary based on how the teams had run plays previously). It might've been the best show on ESPN, but it was on at like midnight or 1 a.m. I haven't seen it in some time, though.
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    There would be a better chance of Davis clearing waivers as well. If so you can still stash him on the practice squad. Davis can't go on the practice squad, I don't believe. Only players with less than an accrued season of NFL experience can be on one and Davis has been around for 4 years.
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    Yeah, that's pretty accurate I'd guess.
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    OU tight end Jermaine Gresham will miss this week's game against BYU. Even though BYU is a pretty good mid-major, I can't imagine this having much of an effect on Saturday.
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    I see them covering the spread, but I'd be a lot more inclined to pick an upset if the game weren't in South Bend. Still, Nevada can score points, I really hope they pull it off. Nevada has a bit of a unique offense (the pistol), which could give ND some problems in stopping it early. That said, ND should end up winning.
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    Found this interesting.
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    How would you explain Billy Beane's overall success then? He exploited under-appreciated means of evaluating players. Now that they're not really under-appreciated anymore, he's been exposed as a fairly mediocre general manager. I'm not sure if I'd call Beane a mediocre GM, but that's beside the point. WSR said that a GM is as good as his payroll, but Beane has shown that a GM can have an extended period of success with a very small payroll. It can be done and some have done it, but it is very difficult.
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    Franklin: total contract worth $6.5 million plus incentives for games finished Miller: guaranteed $680,000 this year and gets $2 million next year. Also has a vesting clause for $2 million in 2011.
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    It will have Brad Pitt in it. He's had a good run of late.
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    I've meant to for a while. Just haven't gotten around to it.
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    How would you explain Billy Beane's overall success then? http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/e0/26/f580eb6709a0f3e8180c2110.L.jpg I've actually never read that.
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    How would you explain Billy Beane's overall success then?
  13. dew1679666265
    That almost guarantees they'll go out after a QB. I saw Tyler Thigpen brought up somewhere, that seems like a really good idea to backup Brady. I thought the Patriots signed Andrew Walter a couple of weeks back? :-k They did. There have still been rumors floating around that they're interested in a backup QB and honestly, I don't see Andrew Walter as a primary backup for a Super Bowl contender.
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    That almost guarantees they'll go out after a QB. I saw Tyler Thigpen brought up somewhere, that seems like a really good idea to backup Brady. Cassel's out for the next few weeks, so the Chiefs might hang onto him as an insurance policy. Ah, thanks. Didn't know how long Cassel would be out. I guess McCown or maybe Patrick Ramsey (if the Titans cut him) might be their best options at this point. I wonder if they'd have any interest whatsoever in Alex Smith?
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    I've never understood citing a player's record in a team sport.
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    He's being criticized for having a losing record at Vandy? QB record is a bad stat on its own merits, but especially when you're talking about one of the weakest programs in the SEC. Peyton Manning in his NFL prime probably couldn't have a winning record in his career at Vandy.
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    That almost guarantees they'll go out after a QB. I saw Tyler Thigpen brought up somewhere, that seems like a really good idea to backup Brady.
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    More info? The dude is 27 and has performed well in AAA and in the majors. He has almost 200 AB's in the majors and is OPSing over .850. It's time to either start him or trade him to a team that will. He is in his prime years. Fontenot was 28 last year and OPSd .909 in 284 PAs. He's been better than his numbers this season, but nowhere near those numbers. He also performed well in the minors. Not saying that has much of anything to do with Fox necessarily, but a couple hundred good ABs in the majors with good AAA numbers isn't always a sure thing guarantee to produce as a full-time player. I wouldn't be opposed to trading Soriano either, but it'd be to shed the contract (or some portion of it) moreso than starting Fox. However, because Fox has hit so well, I'd certainly give him the opportunity to win the starting job.
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    That's the thing with using RBI totals to evaluate a player, though - it's not useful on its own merits. Stats like EqA, OPS, OPS+, even OBP and SLG, can be used on their own merit and be at least moderately useful. A stat like RBI cannot stand on its own and tell you much of anything useful or, especially, predictive. For instance, if I tell you player A has 25 RBI this season, that doesn't mean a whole lot. Maybe he's only had 30 guys on base in front of him. Or maybe he's had 150 guys on in front of him. RBI alone doesn't tell us much. However, if I tell you player A has an OPS of 1.105, you know for a fact he's been highly productive in some fashion. Just the same if a player has a .310 EqA, you know he's been very good. That's the issue many people have with using RBI as an evaluator. It doesn't tell you much on its own.
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    Gaub is absolutely incinerating hitters this year. His BAA against righties in Iowa is .086. Could he have setup/closer potential? Or is he strictly a middle reliever? I think he has borderline setup potential. I don't really see him as a closer, but you never know. He was so dominant pre-injury, and he's never really found the same form as before ... and is still this good. If he finds that form, it can't be ruled out, but right now, I think he's a plus-LOOGY - more of a middle relief guy that may be occasionally used for setup situations. Thanks. I figured closer was probably a bit of a stretch, but as dominant as he's been, set-up man upside doesn't seem all that unlikely.
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    Entirely possible. Though Tennessee's likely to make a bowl game this year. WHOOSH Blast. I agree with Andy, though.
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    Entirely possible. Though Tennessee's likely to make a bowl game this year.
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    Definitely. He has David Kircus to throw to and Marcel Shipp in the backfield. He should put up nice points.
  24. dew1679666265
    There are actually two forms of waivers. The first is the most common - revocable waivers. Using this form of waivers, a team can place a player on waivers and, if he's claimed, the original team can pull him back and keep him if they choose. Teams use this form of waivers to gauge what kind of market a player has if they are considering trading him, primarily. It allows a team like the Cubs to see who has interest in a guy like Harden and whether they can work out a deal with the claiming team. Any player traded in the month of August also must have passed through waivers - or have been claimed and traded to that claiming team. The other kind of waivers are irrevocable waivers. Manny was placed on this by the Red Sox in 2003 (I think). This type of waivers typically mean a team wants to part ways with the player. If a player placed on irrevocable waivers is claimed, he cannot be pulled back. Thus, if Manny had been claimed in 2003, then the team that claimed him would have had him and his contract.
  25. dew1679666265
    when can we expect the other seven 5-star QB's to transfer? I don't know, but Jesse Scroggins, a 4-star QB, has committed to USC over Tennessee - where he'd likely be the starter the minute he steps on campus next year.
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