I hope he stays forever.

It does feel nice to climb out of the cellar. Steelers got a tough run coming up, so Id expect them to kinda get buried sooner than later. Times a changin.

@tim-couch-pulls-out said: In man coverage, the strong safety is tasked with covering the TE. Joseph Fauria is a TE. He's also 6'7. Ward is 5'10. I don't blame him for being beaten just as I don't blame Horton for believing Ward could handle him man on. Fauria is an undrafted rookie who runs a 4.8 40. He's not a world beater by any means. Horton believed Ward, a Pro Bowl SS, could handle covering Fauria. It turns out he couldn't. It was more that Scott Linehan knew he had a favorable matchup and knew how to exploit it. So instead of being upset that our current quarterback is, at best, a slow thinking benchwarmer, we should be upset because of your absurd observation that was factually inaccurate. We lost because our offense isn't strong enough to keep the defense off the field. The more three and outs our offense cranks out, the more opportunities their defense gets and the longer our defense has to stay on the field. Long, sustained offensive drives are a defenses best friend. Did you notice how well our defense seemed to play when Hoyer was methodically driving us down the field? It's because they had time to rest. Well said brother

@ballpeen said: Thanks to you and others for the info on Cundiff....I really wasn't paying attention so much to the number kicking when my buddy pointed it out. Glad it was late or i would have been more nervous than i already was....that was a big point. We couldn't allow Walh a shot at a last second kick. Lanning was both the punter and placekicker at South Carolina, so it's not like he can't kick. It's not like we can march him out there for a 55 yard shot at a game ender and expect much, but from say 40 in I would think we have the best 2nd kicker in the league. A pretty valuable guy to have. He kicked and punted the entire game in pre-season, and didn't miss a thing.

A poll like this is just sound and fury, signifying nothing.

that dog is rock n roll! is his 4th leg hidden?? or is he punk rock too? happy 10th of july to everyone. (better early than late)

@utzie said: Per Adam Schefter, Ravens' new deal with former Raiders S Michael Huff will be for three years, $6 million. WTf they stole him. How did we miss on that?

@miktoxic said: nothing good happens after midnite out at da clubs. don't like or watch nascar but respect dale earnhardt jr. built his own club in his basement so if he and his friends want to get fucked up they just party down there and people can spend the nite. the idea that these new million dollar players gotta be out on the scene and even open they're selves up for trouble is beyond belief. i guess that's what majoring in sports medicine gets you. A. I think it said that this supposedly took place outside TRs residence....so apparently he was not out at a club. B. Clearly profit motivated by these women.

It appears there is some interest between the texans and ed reed.

@browns_fanman said: What's up everyone? New here but thought I'd stir up some conversation with something I recently discovered. What do you guys think? 9 billion a year and yet tax exempt? http://articles.businessinsider.com/2012-03-05/sports/31123203_1_tax-exempt-status-tax-exemptions-antitrust-exemption Seeing as the NFL runs our entertainment industry outside of Hollywood I find it hardly surprising that the NFL gets tax exempt status from that fact alone. Think about it. Because the NFL is a money maker everywhere, who in Congress would object to exempting the NFL from Federal taxation?

@erie-dawg said: Heard on the radio, that most likely neither Byrd or Smith will be available. The reason was that Miami loves smith to much to let'em walk he will get paid and Buffalo has been making cuts and possibly more to free up enough to keep Byrd. I figured Byrd was a lock to return, but didnt think Miami wanted to pay Smith as much as he thought he deserved. Oh well. We can still possobly add Toler and another safety...say Goldson or Moore.

@erie-dawg said:Are you talking about Quintin Mikkel? Not sure I know who Iggles is? Yes, and you've never heard the Eagles called that?

Good article htb. If heckert keeps up with that track record it's only up from here.

@bag-o-browns said:So what is a reasonable price? This is the kind of move you make if you feel you are ready to compete NOW. I'm not sure we are there yet although a good QB and Fujita could change my mind..... I think these are the kind of moves you make to position yourself to compete, without making bold moves we will never hit that "ready to compete NOW" spot. I understand that Fujita is a veteran and won't be willing to wait around or be as productive in a 5 year building plan (let's hope that isn't the FO time frame). But moves like this only speed up the transition into ready to compete.

@miktoxic said:now i know who broke into my house and stole my shit. LOL. who are the hamilton tiger cats btw? is that from a movie or what? lol, they are a football team in the Canadian Football League.

Most fans think alike when it comes to the draft...we all want to trade down for more picks but i cant see the eagles draft team doing that they are going to come out of this draft smokin! Andre smith is a sad case that kid could have went in the top 10 now he is a weight risk no matter were he gets taken however if he falls late second or beyond and dedicates himself he could be the ultimate draft steal or the ultimate bust... Jennings is a gem in the rough and may go sooner then many think... Mankok really has no choice but to approach FA cautiously and is restructuring contracts and releasing players to open cap space as well this regime is playing it pretty much by the textbook and shows they can restrain themselves and act in the clubs best interest...

oldcow1945 said:This is what people do who have lost an argument. They become blithe. I wake up blithe. One has to do something to avoid getting bored when slowing things down for others. Again, I refer to the first post of the board: >>Thirty-seven wide receivers have been drafted in the first round since 2000. By our count, nine have been named to the Pro Bowl. << Premise of the argument? It's a dangerous idea--if not an outright bad one--to draft a WR in the first round. That was what I responded to at first. Incidentally, it's also what you responded to: >>In the last ten drafts forty WR's have been drafted in the first round. Of those forty only SEVEN have become Pro bowlers while 14 have been complete bust. The rest are marginal players. (One of those seven pro bowlers is Braylon Edwards!) Think of that! Only one in six 1st round WR's in the last ten years have become big time players while almost 2 in 6 become complete bust! Michael Crabtree is a bust in waiting. Between the history of WR failures in the first round and his lack of size and speed, he scares me to no end. Any team drafting him high is going to be making a HUGE mistake!<< Note the lack of references to offensive tackles or to Jim Schwartz, who apparently has become your L. Ron Hubbard in only a few months. The discussion was about WRs, I questioned the premise of said discussion, and away we went. Again...the original post implied that it is a bad idea to draft a WR based on the history of people who have been drafted at that position. At best, the logic underlying the argument is flawed. If you want to make it an argument about taking an OT instead, I'm sure plenty of threads will open up about that (for the record, I'm in favor of taking one...I have questions about Crabtree's foot). Dennis

I can't imagine taking a 21' boat 50 miles out in 14 foot waves to catch fish, something sounds beyond fishy to me. And I seriously doubt someone could cling to the boat all that time in 14 foot waves. 100 hours of boating time could be 10 - 20 nice fair weather trips. Plus, in the tampa bay area you have lots of other fishing available without venturing off shore.

@plumcrazy73 said:would not want him if he agreed to pay us 68 million for a 8 year contract, or a one year one for that fact.