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On August 08 2011 13:00 nemY wrote:Show nested quote +On August 08 2011 10:44 BloodNinja wrote:On August 08 2011 10:34 nemY wrote:+ Show Spoiler +As much of a diva/underachiever he has been, I'm so glad the Raiders drafted Darrius Heyward-Bey over Michael Crabtree in the 2009 draft. I watch this for fun and it makes me smile: God damn Heyward-Bey is fast! Then I think about all the WRs drafted after Crabtree in 2009 who have gone on to do bigger, better things. Sure would be nice to have Harvin, Nicks, or Maclin right about now.. One of the few good Maryland football products over the past few years. I am a VT alumni and huge fan still, but you could tell that kid had the tools needed to play in the NFL when he was in college. That said a atleast one of the others you mentioned has had issues though. Hasn't Harvin spent a lot of time on IR with medical concerns? Although Nicks and Maclin seem to be solid. You did leave off one other 1st round WR from that year, Kenny Britt (who I don't know what to think of since he played in Tenn). Harvin has had migraines I think? He's only missed a few games though and in-game he's a nightmare for defensive coordinators to plan against. In my opinion he's similar to Reggie Bush in many aspects, but I'd argue he's better and I also wouldn't take too much of what I say as fact, because I've rarely seen Harvin play 
Yeah, he has migraine-problems. At one point they had him go to specialists and they thought they found the core of the problem. He was fine for a few weeks and then it came back.
He hasn't missed a lot of matches but he misses lots of practice and it definitely affects him.
As a Vikings-fan I've seen every NFL-match he has played, I would easily put him ahead of Reggie Bush without a shred of doubt, he's damn good and extremely explosive.
I might be biased, but I think I would feel this way also if I wasn't a Viking-fan.
I'm a little bit concerned about his hands though, he has his share of drops.
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Wow awesome. Asides from Gordon Hayward, are there any other famous sport players who are also Starcraft fans?
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hahahah that looksl ike a white dude
Crabs, I expected a bit more, but at the same time, I probably made that decision while drunk trying to convince myself that Alex Smith wasn't in his 7th year. He's definitely not a burner though
also, that Fischer guy is apparently oblivious as to how fantasy works if he can't figure out why Nicks isn't a sure fire draft ahead of Crabs. The Giants have three receivers that could hit 1,000 in any season. Crabtree is gdefinitely going to get the most looks in San Fran
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On August 08 2011 20:23 -Aura- wrote:Wow awesome. Asides from Gordon Hayward, are there any other famous sport players who are also Starcraft fans?
Punters aren't real football players.
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On August 10 2011 04:14 SweeTLemonS[TPR] wrote:Show nested quote +On August 08 2011 20:23 -Aura- wrote:Wow awesome. Asides from Gordon Hayward, are there any other famous sport players who are also Starcraft fans? Punters aren't real football players.
Lemons posted. FOOTBALL IS HERE!
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On August 08 2011 04:36 ForbiddenGHoSt wrote:
what i would have liked to see was the cowboys get some sort of defensive player in the FA. they shouldve tried harder for asomugha or at least some defense...
Nnamdi was never going to Dallas. Dallas is too far from a championship at this point. Money was a big part of it, but he's looking to win after 8 or 9 years in Oakland.
On August 08 2011 08:06 BloodNinja wrote:Show nested quote +On August 08 2011 04:36 ForbiddenGHoSt wrote:
what i would have liked to see was the cowboys get some sort of defensive player in the FA. they shouldve tried harder for asomugha or at least some defense... They don't really need Asomugha tho. Esp not at the price he was going at. Their whole role was to drive up his price. I would have liked to see them try to address their holes a bit better though. They needed to get two safeties and two DEs. I would have liked to see the Cowboys name pursuing more aggressively in those markets. That being said, it seems they got solid fill-ins but most likely role-players.
Every team in the league could have used him. A guy that locks down one half of the field for pretty much 100% of the game automatically makes every defense he's on better. In other words, just about every team that ever runs man coverage could have used him--he's an asset to over 50% of the league.
Who the Cowboys don't need for high money is Terrance Newman. They would have been MUCH better off if they had Nnamdi, and released Newman.
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[QUOTE]On August 08 2011 17:29 TheBanana wrote:
[QUOTE]On August 08 2011 13:00 nemY wrote:
[QUOTE]On August 08 2011 10:44 BloodNinja wrote:
[QUOTE]On August 08 2011 10:34 nemY wrote:
+ Show Spoiler +As much of a diva/underachiever he has been, I'm so glad the Raiders drafted Darrius Heyward-Bey over Michael Crabtree in the 2009 draft. I watch this for fun and it makes me smile: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU8TeIxafXMGod damn Heyward-Bey is fast! Then I think about all the WRs drafted after Crabtree in 2009 who have gone on to do bigger, better things. Sure would be nice to have Harvin, Nicks, or Maclin right about now..
One of the few good Maryland football products over the past few years. I am a VT alumni and huge fan still, but you could tell that kid had the tools needed to play in the NFL when he was in college. That said a atleast one of the others you mentioned has had issues though. Hasn't Harvin spent a lot of time on IR with medical concerns? Although Nicks and Maclin seem to be solid. You did leave off one other 1st round WR from that year, Kenny Britt (who I don't know what to think of since he played in Tenn). [/QUOTE]
Harvin has had migraines I think? He's only missed a few games though and in-game he's a nightmare for defensive coordinators to plan against. In my opinion he's similar to Reggie Bush in many aspects, but I'd argue he's better and I also wouldn't take too much of what I say as fact, because I've rarely seen Harvin play
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I've seen a lot of Vikings games, living in the NFC North's area (we get them if the Packers and Bears aren't playing, no one is force to watch Detroit, rofl). They're similar players, but different. They're both the type of player that you want to get into open space and see what they can do, but Reggie isn't an over the middle, open space kind of guy.
Reggie is a guy that works best when you're creating mismatches with him (like all players, I guess). Maybe flex him out of the backfield, or run some sort of screen set up. He's the kind of guy you want to get on the edge with a couple blockers, then let him do his thing. Occasionally you'll line him up at slot and get a linebacker on him or a slower safety.
Harvin is similar, but he's a WR first. He runs crisper routes, he has more weight behind him, he's less injury prone, but he's probably slightly less agile.
I guess what I'm saying is that they're the same type of player, but you use them differently. Since you can use Harvin in the same ways that you use Bush, I would say that Harvin is the better player, since you can use Harvin in ways that you really cannot use Bush.
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Harvin is an every down player. Bush can only succeed in optimal situations. THat's really what it boils down to
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On August 10 2011 05:02 Hawk wrote:
Harvin is an every down player. Bush can only succeed in optimal situations. THat's really what it boils down to
Exactly what I was saying. hahaha. I'm just long winded.
Regarding Dallas' defense. Given their 12th rushing defense ranking, I don't think they need new DE's. Jay Ratliff and Marcus Spears are good run stoppers, which is what a DE does in a 3-4 defense. They could use some additional help in the LB corp to take some pressure off of Ware. If they had another edge rusher the offense wouldn't be able to key on him (not that it does very much good most of the time).
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On August 10 2011 05:15 SweeTLemonS[TPR] wrote:Show nested quote +On August 10 2011 05:02 Hawk wrote:
Harvin is an every down player. Bush can only succeed in optimal situations. THat's really what it boils down to Exactly what I was saying. hahaha. I'm just long winded.
I feel you. For far too long I have been called a one liner poster when I am merely efficient!
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L.A. just announced a 1.2 Billion Dollar Football Stadium to be built.
Someone is coming to town.
http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nfl/story/_/id/6847826/la-council-passes-aeg-plan-farmers-field
LOS ANGELES -- In perhaps the biggest step the city has taken in 16 years towards bringing the NFL back, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously passed the financial framework of an agreement between Anschutz Entertainment Group and the city to build Farmers Field, a $1.2 billion football stadium and events center in downtown Los Angeles.
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On August 10 2011 05:23 Fruscainte wrote:L.A. just announced a 1.2 Billion Dollar Football Stadium to be built. Someone is coming to town. http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nfl/story/_/id/6847826/la-council-passes-aeg-plan-farmers-fieldShow nested quote +LOS ANGELES -- In perhaps the biggest step the city has taken in 16 years towards bringing the NFL back, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously passed the financial framework of an agreement between Anschutz Entertainment Group and the city to build Farmers Field, a $1.2 billion football stadium and events center in downtown Los Angeles.
I hope it's San Diego, because . . . really, why does California need five teams?
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On August 10 2011 04:14 SweeTLemonS[TPR] wrote:Show nested quote +On August 08 2011 20:23 -Aura- wrote:Wow awesome. Asides from Gordon Hayward, are there any other famous sport players who are also Starcraft fans? Punters aren't real football players.
OK which other famous people involved physical competitive activity are Starcraft fans? :D
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On August 09 2011 09:36 nemY wrote:Guess who this sexy beast is? ![[image loading]](http://l.yimg.com/a/p/sp/editorial_image/e1/e1e8648e4e2cbe4114ce214d1ea875ca/even_with_the_dorag_deions_hall_bust_looked_nothing_like_him.jpg) + Show Spoiler +
Funny that he's probably least remembered as a 49'ers player, and you're proud. :D
Also, until today, I had no idea he played for the Redskins, or that he missed so much time throughout his career. He only played 3 full seasons, every other year he missed at least one game.
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On August 10 2011 05:23 Fruscainte wrote:L.A. just announced a 1.2 Billion Dollar Football Stadium to be built. Someone is coming to town. http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nfl/story/_/id/6847826/la-council-passes-aeg-plan-farmers-fieldShow nested quote +LOS ANGELES -- In perhaps the biggest step the city has taken in 16 years towards bringing the NFL back, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously passed the financial framework of an agreement between Anschutz Entertainment Group and the city to build Farmers Field, a $1.2 billion football stadium and events center in downtown Los Angeles.
Wooo, another publically funded stadium! And this time for a city that doesn't have a team and won't give a shit if they get one just like the last go round!
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On August 10 2011 06:04 SweeTLemonS[TPR] wrote:Funny that he's probably least remembered as a 49'ers player, and you're proud. :D Also, until today, I had no idea he played for the Redskins, or that he missed so much time throughout his career. He only played 3 full seasons, every other year he missed at least one game.
That Redskins deal was HUGE news. Dan Snyder shelled out serious cash for a well over-the-hill CB/return man. I believe that was the 2000 season where Snyder signed a bunch of old vets to huge contracts.
And the bust looks nothing like Deion to me.
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Deions bust shoulda just been the smile. Teeth and nothing else.
Anyone remember the Danny Woodcock fiasco?
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On August 10 2011 06:04 SweeTLemonS[TPR] wrote:Funny that he's probably least remembered as a 49'ers player, and you're proud. :D Also, until today, I had no idea he played for the Redskins, or that he missed so much time throughout his career. He only played 3 full seasons, every other year he missed at least one game.
Eh proud? My first thought when I saw this picture was, "Isn't Troy Aikman already in the HOF?" Regardless he was a catalyst on defense that year for the 49ers and he probably had the best year of his career that year.
Yeah Sanders was injured a lot. Playing two sports FT (or as close to FT as he could get to it) year-round took a heavy toll on his body. I think he had turf toe for like two years during his stint with the Cowboys? His foot is crazy deformed from it (sort of like Torry Holt's fingers). I think he also usually skipped training camps and preseasons in the NFL because of the overlap with baseball (ie: The months of July/August he wouldn't play football if he was still playing baseball). I can't recall if he actually ever skipped any regular season games of football for baseball... I sort of doubt it (unless the team was vying for the playoffs, then I could see it happening). He made the World Series one year though didn't he? So yeah he must have skipped some games of football for baseball.
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To my knowledge he never missed an NFL game due to a MLB game. However, I vaguely remember remember him taking overnight flights after a game to make another game on multiple occasions (sometimes NFL->MLB, sometimes the other way).
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