Hans Moleman
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Man, that's too bad. Well at least he's still young enough for a career change.
True dat. Fortunately, Keller's a bright dude. He partnered with his uncle to buy a few McAlister's Delis right out of college since he knew the shelf life of an NFL player wasn't long.
Plus, he's a foodie, so what's not to root for?
I also just noticed Lattimore's been placed on IR for this year so his recovery will trend closer to 2 years, if he can bounce back. Just to put the timetable in perspective.
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Isn't it very similar to Lattimore's injury...minus the supposed nerve damage?
Similar...but if you can believe it, Keller's is worse.
Also, from a business standpoint, he's a middle of the road vet playing on a one year deal (on a much higher price tag- over $4 mil if I recall) as opposed to a rookie that a team can stash and allow to heal cheaply. Whereas a team can wait and take a gamble on a rookie like Lattimore, players in Keller's position (kinda like Marlin Jackson) are typically left alone as damaged goods.
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Still haven't seen the video. But it sounds like for all purposes the only thing holding together his upper leg, and lower leg is skin? That's just crazy to think of.
Yep, that was pretty much the case. Every major ligament was torn and the kneecap dislocated to the point of causing nerve damage.
This isn't your typical "see you next year" ACL tear. Keller's career, unfortunately, is finished.
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Realistically? His career's over.
Hope he invests well and can regain full mobility (by good quality of life standards).
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I agree with this, with one exception. Very few of those said athletes will ever sniff, let alone succeed at a professional level.
This is absolutely true. That's why I don't see the harm in allowing players who may be college favorites, but have no pro potential, the chance to make a little extra cash on the side. And, rather than imply it'd be some slippery slope where every big time player gets millions and the other guys get zilch, it's the lesser known players who'd benefit the most because they can cash in before they leave and are forgotten about. The whales, like Manziel, would be big regardless. However, is it really the downfall of amateur athletics if I wanted to pay to have the starting offensive line be spokesmen for my pizza place and give a cut back to my school as their share? To me, that's a win/win. Even give the school the right to refuse if it'd hard their image. It's much healthier than the zero tolerance, but hey, sign this helmet so we can auction it for ourselves for $15k system.
Expanding it past college football to the NCAA at large, there's plenty of sports where there are practically, if not literally, zero pro prospects for even the best of the best. I say give 'em a chance to strike for what little extra they can get while the iron's hot.
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All semantics aside, the NCAA and the colleges are essentially already acting as these kids' agents/promoters. They give them education (mostly, in whatever easy degree will mesh most conveniently with football). give them exposure, access to facilities for development and healthcare, and market them. In exchange, they keep all revenue the player makes and the player cannot deal with other agents- that's called exclusivity. The reason selling autographs for personal gain is illegal is because it's harder for the school to track and confiscate that revenue stream for itself.
Call me crazy, but that's a lousy deal for those players who have the ability to make more just by signing their name. Perhaps the NCAA should drop the pretense that it's not already these kids' agents: allow athletes to profit off of their name but take a cut of the action like a good agent would, as opposed to taking all the action and acting like these guys are criminals for wanting to make some extra cash by writing their own name down.
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If it wasn't for Suh's reputation, this wouldn't be a story. Not late at all.
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Not sure it was as much Flacco as it was A.Boldin.,and him willing them to win,without him they went nowhere.
Anquan certainly played well, but if you're not sold on how much had to do with Flacco, allow me to sell you on it. Joe was not only superb in the postseason, but he had one of the best playoff runs in history. It wasn't just great numbers, but who he outplayed. A veteran outplaying a rookie QB in the playoffs at home is pretty typical, so him outdueling Luck was no big surprise.
He follows that up by outplaying Manning in Denver, and then outplays Brady in New England. That's beating two of the greatest QB's ever, surefire 1st ballot HOF players, in their back yard on back to back weeks, and outplaying them in the process. In the Superbowl, he plays nearly flawless against one of the top 3 defenses in the NFL.
Having Boldin certainly helped, but hey, Montana had Rice and Warner had Fitz when they put together their epic playoff performances. It takes more than one weapon to put together a run like that. Even in 2011 when Rodgers had an exceptional postseason run with Jennings and Nelson, he still had a rough game against the Bears.
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i know it was a bet or whatever.... but it is very hard to take anything you post serious with a shirtless Beiber as your avatar ;)
Trust me, I know lol
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I thought this at first too, until I read the full agreement. I found this-
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And also saw this-
Finally this-
So I think it does include real punitive measure this year. We shall see.
The most important line is "After the decision limit is established". There is a lot of leeway in how that limit is determined for the NFL, as they decided that WADA's method was unreliable. In essence, they can make the decision limit whatever they want. And I don't trust for a second that, if the limit they determine indicates widespread HGH use, the owners won't simply raise it in order to come in under that 5% threshold (meaning that 144 players or less can test positive with no names being linked to samples). They're not going to harm their business by admitting to a flood of PED use- they're too good at PR for that.
And, finally, check out the way it's worded. Nobody's getting suspended for anything that comes from the population study. The only way they can get suspended is if they test positive during random testing, which is nearly impossible to catch HGH use from anyways.
I've got my issues with Foxnews, but here's an article they get right about the perception of the move: http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2013/07/24/extra-points-hgh-testing-is-red-herring/
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This is a joke. And I'm not just talking about the ridiculously short testing window the testing provides, either. (one can use for dinner, test negative by breakfast).
Here's what you need to know: The NFL isn't suspending anyone for HGH this year. The testing being done is a population study being performed in order to determine "normal" baseline levels in the future.
Why do I use the quotation marks? Because players know that by using HGH right before the study, they can skew the baseline numbers to be artificially high so that none of them will test positive in the future. With no risk whatsoever of being suspended for HGH during this study, there's even less motivation for players not to use than ever.
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Just hope him getting concussions doesn't becoming a reoccurring theme.. (i.e. Collie)
Unfortunately, in the NFL, concussions are a recurring theme for everyone. People only really count the obvious ones like Collie or Jahvid Best whose severity is obvious to everyone. The reality is I'd be surprised if any LB playing today at the NFL level has less than a dozen.
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The TD pass was very well defended. Fleener had it and the defender got his hand in and knocked it out.
That's the thing- there's a difference between a drop (ie, Hughes from Harnish) and a defender making a great play.
Fleener shouldn't have fumbled, but the missed TD catch was Alonso making a great play. If he doesn't time and execute it perfectly, that's a TD catch.
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Harnish is what he is, and that's a #3 guy.
It's up to him to convince the coaches we need to carry 3 QB's on the active roster.
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I thought it was refreshing to hear a commentator who:
a) actually knows football and is liberal in dispensing that knowledge, and
b) delivered it like it was without feeling the need to kiss tail or suck up. A fan can actually learn more about football with him in the booth.
Kosar may not be the commentator this sport deserves, but he's the one it needs.
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TY!!!! Great catch, great pass. It's been a long time since we had an NFL caliber backup QB lol
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Re-watch the Fleener play. That was a perfect pass break up by Alonso
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On the plus side, Fleener looks much more effective in the passing game thus far
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Well, better get those out of your system now lol
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I hope so too! I don't think Fleener was #1 on everyone's board...I do think he was a late second rounder....he wasn't even the best TE on his team imo but I agree we valued him because of his time with Luck.
Depends on what kind of TE you're looking for. Fleener wasn't the most well-rounded TE at Stanford, and he's not more well-rounded than Dwayne, but his receiving ability and athleticism at the position are rare. TE's like that rarely fall- Jimmy Graham went in the 3rd despite having practically no college football pedigree because of that upside, and that's the kind of receiving threat Fleener gives us if he continues to develop like he has in training camp this year. Graham wasn't the best TE coming out by any stretch, but if you have faith you can develop a player, go for the gamebreaking upside. Eifert's game is similar, and he went in the 1st. Fleener wasn't a reach.
Personally, I'm psyched we got both. Allen and Fleener are perfect complements to each other's game. I hope Dwayne's healthy for the stretch run for us if he has to miss time, and hopefully we're good enough that we can afford to let him heal to 100%.
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I agree that Brady looked sharp and I think the Pats will be fine..but I think that game was more of statement of the Eagles defense...They had no clue what they were doing. Much like Oregon, Chip Kelly is an offensive mastermind, but he, and apparently his assistants, have no clue what defense even is.
Kelly didn't even know enough about defense to not hire a terrible DC. I disliked the Billy Davis hire so much, it's a big reason why I went with the Eagles to finish with the worst record in the NFL this year.
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Nah, he probably won't be first ballot. And it won't be his fault*.
Here's why:
1) Glut of WR's waiting to get in. (It shouldn't matter. It does.)
2) Bad media presence (It shouldn't matter. It does.)
3) Tougher to get in if you don't play for one of the glamour franchises. (It shouldn't matter. It does.)
*unlike his penchant for a crazy dual-life like Wayne Brady from Chappelle's Show lol
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Thanks for the info Dw. No wonder he's looking into a second opinion.
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Mathieu's got a loaded shotgun's worth of talent and the misfortune to forget not to point it at his own feet.
I'm rooting for the dude to turn it around and stay clean, but man, it's frustrating to watch someone that gifted be their own worst enemy. Best of luck to him.
Texans Antonio Smith Suspended
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Frankly, it's a disgrace he only got one regular season game. What a terrible precedent to set that a guy smoking weed is considered 4 times worse than an assault with a deadly weapon on the field. Smith's lucky Incognito's not a litigious person and won't press charges. What he did could easily be considered an actual crime and cross the line beyond the NFL being able to handle it in-house.
Disgraceful behavior and even more disgraceful penalty. It's hard enough being a football fan knowing the sport's rotten to the core without seeing a guy get a pinch on the wrist for trying to bash an opponent with his own helmet.