HarleyQuinn

I've always been a proponent of daily roster changes as well (much like VX). "I know for me my biggest thing each week is making sure I have at least a couple pitchers throwing two games in my lineup. With daily changes, you could then load up your staff with closers and middle relievers and eat up even more saves and holds and rotate starting pitchers in to the SP slots for the days that they are scheduled to start." It's funny you said that because... that's been my strategy all season using the "weekly" format and I'm currently sitting in 6th place. I'm basically running out 3 SP knowing at least one can go 2 starts and that everybody will usually get me over the minimum IP limit. I think with daily limits, it'll almost be worse to have that "bad start" from a SP because that's one start that was ruined and now you're in the dilemma of trying to completely reverse that bad game (i.e. load up on the MR to salvage ERA/WHIP) or accept it and try to just go for the other categories that week (W/S/H).

Here's my attempt at the BoSox. Also going with where I'd slot them position wise (based on current or past MLB history) C: Scott Hatteberg 1B: Kevin Youkilis 2B: David Eckstein 3B: Mark Teixeira SS: Nomar Garciaparra OF: Pat Burrell OF: Matt Murton OF: Trot Nixon Bench: Jacoby Ellsbury, Shea Hillenbrand, Freddy Sanchez, Dustin Pedroia, Kelly Shoppach SP: Curt Schilling SP: Aaron Harang SP: Brian Bannister SP: Jeff Suppan SP: Aaron Sele MR: Chris Reitsma MR: Manny Delcarmen MR: Justin Duscherer MR: Casey Fossum MR: Mike Maroth MR: Jon Lester CL: Jonathan Papelbon Not as horrible as I expected although I'd have very little hope for that pitching group. Offensively, surprisingly solid up and down for the most part with a somewhat deep enough bench.

The Chicago Bears signed Ryan Grice-Mullen (released by Houston). Also Davone Bess seemed to be impressing Miami and was "catching everything." Jason Rivers got released by Tennessee on 7/23.

Found these salaries on USA Today... for top drafted quarterbacks by season for their first 4 years (Essentially what they made per season added up) QB Chad Pennington (2000-2003): $9.85 Million QB Michael Vick (2001-2004): $30.4 Million QB Drew Brees (2001-2004): $6.91 Million QB David Carr (2002-2005): $21.75 Million QB Joey Harrington (2002-2005) $21.97 Million QB Patrick Ramsey (2002-2005): $6.49 Million QB Carson Palmer (2003-2006): $31.91 Million QB Byron Leftwich (2003-2006): $17.57 Million QB Kyle Boller (2003-2006): $8.32 Million QB Rex Grossman (2003-2006): $6.07 Million From looking at the salaries: http://content.usatoday.com/sports/footbal...on.aspx?pos=119 it seems that the majority of the rookie contract is built into the signing bonus while the actual "base salary" is low, well under $1 Million for most. 2007 Top 3 QB Overall Salaries - Marc Bulger(!): $17.5 - Vince Young (!!): $13.14 - Peyton Manning: $11.00 Tom Terrific was being paid only $6 Million.

Texas Tech is playing Eastern Washington (9-4) AND UMass (10-3) within the first 4 weeks while playing the traditional Big 12. Clemson's two opponents both went 7-4 but SC State scored a combined 6 points in their 2 FBS games last year and Citadel is... the Citadel. Color me not impressed. As for Bored's mention of North Carolina... they have IMO a really interesting game against McNeese State (11-1). They beat James Madison last year 37-14 but the year before they did have that shootout win over Furman 45-42. It wouldn't surprise me if North Carolina gets a really tough game there.

It's been almost 12 hours since Goblin picked so I'm going... Assuming we're picking guys mostly on peak (from what I've gathered from a few comments)... WR Herman Moore Huge size at 6'4" and 210 lbs. means a great size advantage relative to my other three wide receivers. This allows me to fit Herman and Sterling on the outside with Maynard and Warfield inside in the slots. He had 62 career TD and his 3 year peak from 1995-1997 was insane (333 catches, 4275 yards, and 31 TD).

I really need to work on my non-conference record 'cause I was woeful in the AFC (but very solid both in division and against the NFC as a whole). I blame jet lag and flight schedules

Has anybody PMed Brooklyn to let him know it's essentially his turn?

Can I bounce from Philly to New England (letting Rant or whomever take Philly)?

RILB Chad Brown A bit of a surprise pick perhaps, but has had a really solid little career that may be overlooked by many. At his peak, he was good for 7-9 sacks a season. Started his career out under Cowher at Pittsburgh and had 30 sacks in 4 seasons (including 13 in 1996). Also has ideal size at linebacker for the 3-4 defense and can pick the ball off at times (6 career INT). At 245 pounds he could also play down at DE in a 4-3 when pressed upon.

Ah... Ben Coates. I grew up with the Bledsoe/Coates connection and am surprised he "fell" in terms of tight ends. He was right there with Tony G and Sharpe as the pre-cursor to the modern day prototypical receiving tight ends.

Huh... New York Jets New York Giants New England Patriots Tennessee Titans New Orleans Saints KKK Bowl VI Champion Prediction: Atlanta Falcons Slowly making our way over to the west coast now.

Hey, KKK... Any chance we can get a "History" recap so we all mock the losers (and bitch about the winners)?

Since I'm hell-bent on making sure the Run and Shoot is known... Updated the Wikipedia Page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Run_%26_Shoot Included playbook notes, route notes, and updated the massive list of teams (complete with coaches when applicable). Did you know that Mike Shanahan started off with the run and shoot from 1979-1983? That was partly why Dan Reeves hired him in 1984 with Denver. Mike Sherman also coached the run and shoot in 1988.

Back as the Philadelphia Eagles and I'll send PM picks at a later date.

Here's Bill Belichick's 1997 Defensive Playbook: http://www.scribd.com/doc/2941740/1997-NY-Jets-Belichick Fascinating to read given his defensive prowess. In particular are gems like tape study, a list of questions that should be answered, and how to tackle a ball carrier. http://www.scribd.com/people/documents/860399/folder/15511 is a shitload of other playbooks (college and pro).

Yeah, but Deion was mainly a Punt Returner and as exciting/flashy as he was, Mitchell was simply better. Also this would allow Deion to focus 100% on being a CB without worry of getting an injury on a special teams tackle or something.

Not to mention, west coast teams that I'd like to watch (i.e. Oakland) have their games start at 10 PM ET. That means the game won't end until 1 AM normal... way after if extra innings come into play. NFL games start at 1 PM and 4 PM ET (11 AM and 1 PM West Coast) but MLB starts at 4 PM and 7 PM West Coast. If the west coast fans are watching mostly their teams, why not even bump the games back just 2 hours so it'd be 2 PM and 5 PM and 5 PM ET and 8 PM ET? The west coast fans could still catch their teams just as they get home while the east coast fans have time to follow their teams and maybe catch an hour or two of the west coast game.

Meh... sorry. Forgot I was after Brooklyn on the swing back and not MFer. LDE Trace Armstrong 106.5 Sacks 23 Forced Fumbles Had 5 seasons of 10 Sacks or more 1x Pro Bowl I remember this guy most for being a beast with the Miami Dolphins and being the one guy who was constantly around Drew Bledsoe. Natural sack artist who pairs up well with Chris Doleman.

Since this was the earlier thread... Part 1 was great. Loved NHP's singing and the laundry scene in general. The letter from Bad Horse... classic. Didn't dig the end a ton but I liked everything up to it (the fluster of doing something dastardly while trying to maintain the convo with the girl Dr. Horrible likes was great)

You're in and we've filled the four open spots. Now I will still take new sign ups between now and August 10th as again I've never had 100% return on holdovers. There does appear to be at least one MIA poster and possibly as many as three. Would me huge lack of College Football be a total of waste of time taking part? I'm not even sure which team I'd support - probably the one of good fans, that never wins shit but has some hard hitting bastards. I've found that participating in events like these has helped me expand my knowledge on certain sports. At best, you do well. At worst, you learn about the college game and by the end of the year you can tell why say, Michigan would beat Penn State or vice verse.

I need a guy who can give my Run & Shoot good field position. I need a guy who can also be a valuable backup and play multiple positions should he be called upon. I need a guy who inspires fear... Return Man - Brian Mitchell The Stats - 13 Return Touchdowns (9 Punt, 4 Kick) - Averaged 23 yards per kick return for career (23.09) - Averaged 11 yards per punt return for career (10.80) - Had 5 straight seasons with at least 11.2 yards per punt return, including 14.1 in 1994. - Had back to back seasons in 1994 and 1995 with a 25.5 and 25.6 kick return average - 5 seasons in his career with a 12.0 punt return average or higher - 4 seasons in his career with a 25.0 kick return average or higher Take your Devin Hester and Eric Metcalf but I'll take the guy who was a threat to go deep with every punt return and was a fearsome kick returner who could make you pay on a consistent basis ala Josh Cribbs last year (Not as flashy as Hester but just as deadly). Mitchell can also be a 3rd down RB or a #5 WR if called upon.

In Flacco's defense... He was far, far more accurate than Boller could've wished to be. He does have a good pocket presence and could buy some time when necessary but he isn't known as a scrambler. Think Peyton Manning maybe, capable of a 3-4 yard run but don't expect him to be running often. The downsides... a laser of an arm but there are questions about his touch and whether he can consistently throw middle routes without just powering them through. Also is he a one year wonder? He really struggled down the stretch but made smart decisions in terms of TD to INT. Final 5 Games: 97/188 (51.2%) with 1,223 yards (6.5 YPA) and 7 TD vs. 1 INT. I personally liked QB Josh Johnson more, who was selected 4 rounds later. Johnson's similar to Troy Smith, athletic and played in a pass happy offense meaning that his decision making was better IMO because he played in an offense where he had to make smart decisions with the ball.

I'd like to see Troy Smith start simply because he had success at Ohio State in a tough conference and played well against good competition. Even at his height, he has a really good weight (6'0" 225) and is mobile enough to pick up 20-30 yards a game. Even with the increase in size of defensive players, the concept of a small quarterback not being able to read throwing lanes isn't that much of a hindrance. The difference between 6'0" and 6'2" is largely nothing in all honesty and too much IMO is made on a quarterback's height between 6'0" and 6'3". They drafted Boller after all because of his rocket arm and size without realizing he couldn't play football. College stats don't mean a ton but he averaged in 3 seasons a 50.0% completion rate. His best year was 53.4% his Sr. season... What I liked about Troy coming out of college was: Accuracy, ability to prevent mistakes (46 TD vs. 10 INT his final 2 years), and ability to go to the open receiver (In 2006, 7 players had at least 13 catches).

Well, the 3-4 was "the" defense of the 70's and into the 80's, much like the 4-3 is "the" defense in the 90's and 2000's. Most 3-4 LBs seem to be around 6'2" - 6'4" thanks to the Parcells/Belichick mold of a solid size ratio.