To my knowledge Lombardi is arguably the largest Hoyer fan of any GM. I would be shocked if he was released before next season.
Lombardi is also a big fan of Mallett. I wouldn't be stunned if we traded for him with our second 1st and didn't draft any QBs.
I really don't get into pissing matches that often so I won't continue this one.
It is my opinion that the certification process at pirate bay for VIP uploaders is consistently excellent. I've been downloading tv shows and football games for the last six years without a single problem.
I consider the VIP uploaders to be a known source. I would agree there is some risk if the uploader is not certified.
I mostly don't want people to be afraid of downloading the game when the risk is seriously very very low.
If only someone would invent antivirus software. Oh wait...
Lol I'm usually not a dick but unless you're well informed try not to spread paranoia. The biggest risk downloading from VIP uploaders on pirate bay is you may hurt your back sitting down.
I consider crossing the street a more dangerous "chance", but that's just me.
Pirate bay has a way of having preferred uploaders with files basically guarenteed to not be malicious or full of viruses. These files will be marked by a little green or pink skull and bones symbol. All NFL games are uploaded by one of these reliable uploaders guarenteed to be clean. I've been downloading from pirate bay for years and have never experienced a virus, I see no danger in it.
I have no idea on the policies here regarding piracy, Dawgtalkers is pretty strict but I suspect it might not be the case here.
Download a torrenting program: http://www.utorrent.com/
Then go to pirate bay and download the browns game (Available every monday in HD).
http://thepiratebay.sx/torrent/8952709/NFL.2013.RS.Week03.(22_sep).CLE.Browns.v.MNN.Vikings.540p
Click on the little magnet to start your download. The big buttons that say DOWNLOAD are just advertisements.
There is a higher quality option if that is something you want, but 540p is as good as 720 with a much shorter download so its my preference.
I would have loved for Chud to say "We will rally around Brian Hoyer, and we will play good football"
Problem is with Weeden's injury he's not hopping on IR so Hoyer isn't really cemented as a starter right now.
It would have made more sense if it was about Willis McGahee, but RB's are meaningless.
Rodgers backed up Favre, Brady backed up Bledsoe, and Phillip Rivers backed up Brees.
But Curtis Painter might skew the numbers more in your direction when it is all tallied.
What other than winning matters?
Ask Tim Tebow.
Just a thought while we're discussing draft picks. Outside of Hoyer and Weeden, Ryan Mallett is a possibility for a veteran player.
A little history on the Triangles.
Due to being from Dayton they were one of the teams eventually (perhaps the last team) finally phased out of the NFL due to limited fan draws. They were a traveling team that played mostly (if not entirely away games). They hired primarily players from the Dayton area and couldn't compete with the larger talent draws other teams were acquiring.
I'd be pretty happy if any league in the US could have teams more like the Triangles. Imagine rooting for the Browns if they could only acquire people with an Ohio Pedigree. Those are big pluses for me with Chud and Hoyer. It was a plus for me with Quinn before he turned up talentless. It is also the issue we have with Bernie constantly talking about the U or Holmgren with his Seattle lovefest.
Wouldn't have any issues with guys not wanting to play in Cleveland, unless they prefer Cinci. Too bad the Triangles folded 50 years before I was born. For all the trouble Dayton had supporting the Triangles, the Dayton Dragons have one of the most loyal fanbases in the country.
Chud officially said Hoyer is starting just FYI:
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/hoyer-start-again-browns-154202538--nfl.html
Thanks
I'm digging Hoyer right now. Don't know the odds we have at having him start next season, but a qb with a cleveland pedigree and winning games, makes for an entertaining season.
This might be a stupid question. But was Hoyer officially announced the starter? We have to assume he is, but there was some discussion about plugging in Campbell.
Just because Gordon would piss a year away doesn't mean it is going to happen. To the best of my knowledge that has only ever happened twice....ever. Three times if you count sticky Ricky's "retirement". We might as well be debating Haden being suspended a year if he fails another piss test.
Seems to me trading WRs doesn't net value. Usually just getting rid of headcases like Marshall. The Boldin trade was completely stupid, might have been for cap space. The fact that Little stinks makes trading him for a lousy pick considerable. If Gordon is traded it won't be due to drug stuff, it would have to be a really bad attitude.
I'm not suggesting we would ever fetch someone like Johnson or Stafford for Gordon. I'm just saying that is what I would want for it to happen. Gordon is a rare athlete who shouldn't be traded unless he is a complete cancer.
And how many Interceptions is Manning behind Favre?
Favre played until he turned into dust and painkillers. I hope Manning retires before he struggles with the same pain and injuries Favre had to deal with in his later years.
I wouldn't trade Gordon for anything less from the lions than Stafford or Johnson.
Maybe 2 1sts, maybe.
Gordon's suspension history is nonsense. Getting suspended for a year raaarely happens. It's like worry about plane crashes or being struck by lightning. Guys get suspended for drugs constantly, but they almost never get the full year. I think Gordon will wise up or find some clean pee.
I don't know what I'd want for Little...but a 5th is stupid. I'd consider a 2nd, maybe a 3rd and a player we need. 5th rounders are throw away picks. Problem is Greg Little kind of stinks much of the time.
Just my thought on Gordon....
How many players have been suspended 2-4 games for drug use?
How many players followed that up by being suspended the entire year following another test?
Almost zero. Barely anyone.
We are worrying about lightning strikes right now. If Gordon is suspended for an entire season it will be a massive deviation from the norm. It never happens. And odds are heavily favoring it not happening to Gordon.
Keep him around and let him do his Randy Moss impersonation on the field as long as he can IMO.
Trading Gordon would be a huge mistake. For how easy it is to find a RB it is equally as difficult to find a #1 WR.
It would be like trading away Calvin Johnson or AJ Green...and a couple bags of weed.
You don't trade away Randy Moss type players. Ride it out and see what happens. Even if we were to get a 1st round pick, there just aren't that many guys who have the size, speed, and ability of Gordon. You're far more likely to settle for a guy like AJ Jenkins or Kendall Wright.
A rocket arm is more of a detriment when you can't control you're velocity like Weeden or Anderson. Firing bullets at dudes 10 yards away tends to create deflections, especially when the passes aren't accurate.
I didn't see any problems with Hoyers arm last game but wasn't looking that closely. His pass to Gordon deep was a tiny bit underthrown, but he threw a fade route like I haven't seen from a Browns QB in I don't know how long.
In terms of draft value trading nearly any RB for a 1st rounder is a steal.
My only wish is that we had traded TRich to Dallas so we could say he's Dancing with the Stars now.
