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[quote=Giantone;1075232]LMAO , same as the Eagles

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[quote=Chico23231;1075288]Was he the guy in bathroom in Vegas rolling up a dollar bill?[/quote]

[URL="http://i.imgur.com/vjOTQwH.jpg"]What happens in Vegas...[/URL]

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[quote=itvnetop;1075297][URL="http://i.imgur.com/vjOTQwH.jpg"]What happens in Vegas...[/URL][/quote]

Best comment I saw today was "he's just making an antenna for his money phone."

Anybody whose ever rolled a bill up like that, it's only done for one reason.

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[quote=Chico23231;1075288]Was he the guy in bathroom in Vegas rolling up a dollar bill?[/quote]

No, he was cutting the coke

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From Tandler:

"Quarterback Robert Griffin III will work with quarterbacks coach Terry Shea next week. Griffin worked with Shea earlier this offseason for a week, but wanted another tune-up before training camp begins July 24. Shea focused hard on Griffin’s fundamentals, including narrowing his base, getting his feet to turn with his body in the pocket and raising where Griffin held the ball -- at times last year he held it too low, leading to a wind-up throw. Griffin clearly has worked hard this offseason."

I think that this is great news for Skins fans. RGIII is doing everything he can this offseason to improve his game. I'm anticipating a big year for him. If he does have a big year, I think there's no limit to what the Skins can achieve. He can be that good, IMO.

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You can say what you want about him being a diva and an attention hound.

The man works.

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[url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000363740/article/rgiii-statue-will-be-unveiled-outside-baylors-new-stadium]RGIII statue will be unveiled outside Baylor's new stadium - NFL.com[/url]

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Rg III is for real.

As far as the dollar bill goes, he's either about to snort something or tip a bouncer.

JM is a douche, and I don't believe will last in the league till he gets his head on right.

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[url=http://profootballmock.com/pfm-extra-dallas-cowboys-read-mean-tweets/]PFM Extra: Dallas Cowboys Read Mean Tweets About Themselves - ProFootballMock.com - ProFootballMock.com[/url]

[quote=SirLK26;1075313][url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000363740/article/rgiii-statue-will-be-unveiled-outside-baylors-new-stadium]RGIII statue will be unveiled outside Baylor's new stadium - NFL.com[/url][/quote]

If anyone should have had a statue unveiled outside their Alma-Mater it should have been Patrick Ramsey at Tulane. Talk about a statue. I will say this though that college football teams in Texas are having a mini arms race being among the very few willing to build new stadiums as its very rare these days for a team to get a new place in college football. Maybe an upgrade or renovation if they're lucky.

[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_stadiums]List of NCAA Division I FBS football stadiums - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/url]

This year Baylor, Tulane, and Houston will have new stadiums to go along with North Texas who had a new field build in 2011.

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[quote=Dirtbag59;1075321][url=http://profootballmock.com/pfm-extra-dallas-cowboys-read-mean-tweets/]PFM Extra: Dallas Cowboys Read Mean Tweets About Themselves - ProFootballMock.com - ProFootballMock.com[/url]



If anyone should have had a statue unveiled outside their Alma-Mater it should have been Patrick Ramsey at Tulane. Talk about a statue. I will say this though that college football teams in Texas are having a mini arms race being among the very few willing to build new stadiums as its very rare these days for a team to get a new place in college football. Maybe an upgrade or renovation if they're lucky.

[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_stadiums]List of NCAA Division I FBS football stadiums - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/url]

This year Baylor, Tulane, and Houston will have new stadiums to go along with North Texas who had a new field build in 2011.[/quote]

Well luckily for those schools the students will be paying for it.

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[quote=Dirtbag59;1075321]<snip>If anyone should have had a statue unveiled outside their Alma-Mater it should have been Patrick Ramsey at Tulane. Talk about a statue. I will say this though that college football teams in Texas are having a mini arms race being among the very few willing to build new stadiums as its very rare these days for a team to get a new place in college football. Maybe an upgrade or renovation if they're lucky.

[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_stadiums]List of NCAA Division I FBS football stadiums - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/url]

This year Baylor, Tulane, and Houston will have new stadiums to go along with North Texas who had a new field build in 2011.[/quote]

Ehhh... wasn't Griffin's Baylor career more impressive than Ramsey's Tulane career? Ramsey's numbers didn't even approach Griffin's in terms of completion percentage, rating, and TD-INT ratio. And then there's, you know, the Heisman thing...

Whenever I think of new stadiums being built, I think of [url=http://m.espn.go.com/general/story?storyId=11109705&city=dallas&src=desktop&rand=ref~%7B%22ref%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F%22%7D]this[/url]. Just pathetic that a high school would spend 60 million on a stadium, only to find out they hired an architect that designed a stadium with structural problems.

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[url=http://espn.go.com/blog/washington-redskins/post/_/id/8773/garcon-neild-featured-on-american-muscle]Redskins' Pierre Garcon, Chris Neild featured on 'American Muscle' - ESPN[/url]

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[quote=SirLK26;1075329]Ehhh... wasn't Griffin's Baylor career more impressive than Ramsey's Tulane career? Ramsey's numbers didn't even approach Griffin's in terms of completion percentage, rating, and TD-INT ratio. And then there's, you know, the Heisman thing...

[/quote]

You must not be too familiar with Dirtbag lol.

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[quote=mooby;1075333]You must not be too familiar with Dirtbag lol.[/quote]

Dun worry its k. No 1 iz familar w Dirtbag cuz Dirtbag haz 0 friends.

However in all seriousness to SirLK the Ramsey comment was just a crack at Ramsey's mobility, or more specifically his lack there of.

[url=http://msn.foxsports.com/home/story/Patrick-Ramsey-Scouting-Report]Patrick Ramsey Scouting Report - News | FOX Sports on MSN[/url]
[quote][B]Patrick Ramsey Scouting Report[/B]

40-yard dash: 5.24

"He is not very mobile but will occasionally get outside the pocket."[/quote]

LMFAO at 'will occasionally get outside the pocket.' Yeah maybe during 7 on 7 drills.

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LOL. Yeah, I was a little late to the bus there. :frustrated:

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[quote=Dirtbag59;1075334]Dun worry its k. No 1 iz familar w Dirtbag cuz Dirtbag haz 0 friends.

However in all seriousness to SirLK the Ramsey comment was just a crack at Ramsey's mobility, or more specifically his lack there of.

[URL="http://msn.foxsports.com/home/story/Patrick-Ramsey-Scouting-Report"]Patrick Ramsey Scouting Report - News | FOX Sports on MSN[/URL]


LMFAO at 'will occasionally get outside the pocket.' Yeah maybe during 7 on 7 drills.[/quote]

I remember against a Jets opener game him running for about 30 yards to set up the game winning field goal. I think that was the only time it happened.

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[url=http://guardianofvalor.com/deangelo-williams-carolina-panthers-running-back-duped-fake-marine/]Was DeAngelo Williams, Carolina Panthers Running Back Duped By a Fake Marine? | Guardian Of Valor[/url]

At least Josh Brown or Manziel isn't this big of a douche bag(referencing the fake marine, not Williams).

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[quote=NC_Skins;1075342][url=http://guardianofvalor.com/deangelo-williams-carolina-panthers-running-back-duped-fake-marine/]Was DeAngelo Williams, Carolina Panthers Running Back Duped By a Fake Marine? | Guardian Of Valor[/url]

At least Josh Brown or Manziel isn't this big of a douche bag.[/quote]How do you equate what Manziel's done, with what Brown has done?

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Just bone headed things in general. Wasn't comparing their actions or weighing them out.

[QUOTE=HailGreen28;1075343]How do you equate what Manziel's done, with what Brown has done?[/QUOTE]


Yeah I'm not seeing it either. Plenty of folks would have been duped in the same spot as Williams. Not sure how that makes him a DB.

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[quote=Mattyk;1075348]Yeah I'm not seeing it either. Plenty of folks would have been duped in the same spot as Williams. Not sure how that makes him a DB.[/quote]

What? I'm talking about the the guy faking being a marine is the douche bag, not Williams. :doh:

[QUOTE=NC_Skins;1075351]What? I'm talking about the the guy faking being a marine is the douche bag, not Williams. :doh:[/QUOTE]


Sorry it wasn't clear who you were talking about.

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[quote=SirLK26;1075329]
Whenever I think of new stadiums being built, I think of [url=http://m.espn.go.com/general/story?storyId=11109705&city=dallas&src=desktop&rand=ref~%7B%22ref%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F%22%7D]this[/url]. [B]Just pathetic that a high school would spend 60 million on a stadium[/B], only to find out they hired an architect that designed a stadium with structural problems.[/quote]

You should have ended your sentence after the bolded part. I could hardly believe what I was reading when this clown stated: "This district did everything it should have done with regards to this stadium," Allen Superintendent Lance Hindt said Thursday, according to KXAS-TV. "This is not a black eye, I've said that from the beginning, for Allen ISD, nor a black eye for the city of Allen."

Did everything right? The damn thing should have never been contemplated, much less built! Sixty million dollars of education money spent on a high school stadium? That is insane! Just think what the school district could have done with that money if it were used for something like, you know, education. That's the black eye, Lance, you stupid shit!

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[quote=KI Skins Fan;1075364]You should have ended your sentence after the bolded part. I could hardly believe what I was reading when this clown stated: "This district did everything it should have done with regards to this stadium," Allen Superintendent Lance Hindt said Thursday, according to KXAS-TV. "This is not a black eye, I've said that from the beginning, for Allen ISD, nor a black eye for the city of Allen."

Did everything right? The damn thing should have never been contemplated, much less built! Sixty million dollars of education money spent on a high school stadium? That is insane! Just think what the school district could have done with that money if it were used for something like, you know, education. That's the black eye, Lance, you stupid shit![/quote]

Yeah, it seems outrageous, but Allen is a fairly wealthy area, and lately they've invested in some new sports facilities as well as a retail/office complex in order to encourage more population growth in the area. A new stadium for the high school football team makes a ton of sense, especially since high school football is so popular in Texas.

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[quote=SirLK26;1075365]Yeah, it seems outrageous, but Allen is a fairly wealthy area, and lately they've invested in some new sports facilities as well as a retail/office complex in order to encourage more population growth in the area. A new stadium for the high school football team makes a ton of sense, especially since high school football is so popular in Texas.[/quote]

Now THATS a stadium
[IMG]http://imagizer.imageshack.us/a/img833/6260/aerial20low20res20night.jpg[/IMG]

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[quote=Dirtbag59;1075366]Now THATS a stadium
[IMG]http://imagizer.imageshack.us/a/img833/6260/aerial20low20res20night.jpg[/IMG][/quote]

This stadium is very impressive. I live in TX and have been there for a Friday night game. TX high school football is for real and is treated like a major event all across the state.

Oh, and yes, Allen has some VERY wealthy residents and this was a piss in the wind to build.

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[quote=jbcjr14;1075376]This stadium is very impressive. I live in TX and have been there for a Friday night game. TX high school football is for real and is treated like a major event all across the state.

Oh, and yes, Allen has some VERY wealthy residents and this was a piss in the wind to build.[/quote]

I hope you didn't go there in support of the visiting team. Because that very likely means you went home disappointed. :cheeky:

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If players on the team have Chris Neild's attitude they will kick ass this year. Love that guy!!

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[quote=jbcjr14;1075376]This stadium is very impressive. I live in TX and have been there for a Friday night game. TX high school football is for real and is treated like a major event all across the state.

Oh, and yes, Allen has some VERY wealthy residents and this was a piss in the wind to build.[/quote]

And to think I thought the High Schools I attended were big shots when they installed field turf and video screens. My only problem with the field turf is since a lot of High Schools have Football share with Spring sports like Lacrosse and Soccer that the lines for all sports are on the field year round. I imagine running across a field marked for Football isn't exactly a picnic for Soccer and LAX players either.
[IMG]http://www.northfulton.com/datedimages/2013/10/14/21DAC3SpojC231F3.med.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i.ytimg.com/vi/qBKor_nzzvM/0.jpg[/IMG]

Though from what I can tell the basic outlines for LAX and Soccer are much lighter during football season.

Part of the reason I was pissed at the Redskins after the Seahawks playoff game was that virtually every High School in the area that I attended had installed field turf while one of the richest sport franchises in the world was dragging their feet with poorly maintained natural grass.

Also speaking of video screens:
[IMG]https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-2-o4yRQn1p0/U732qknj9EI/AAAAAAAAAZk/ZD5ExywyfYA/w1018-h815-no/Jaguars+final.png[/IMG]

[quote=SirLK26;1075133][url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000363018/article/jimmy-graham-deemed-tight-end-in-system-arbitration]Jimmy Graham deemed tight end in system arbitration - NFL.com[/url][/quote]

I've thought this for a while now that the Franchise system needs to be tweaked a bit into more broad categories

[B]Quarterbacks [/B]

[B]Skilled Players[/B] - Running Back, Wide Receiver, Tight End, Fullback

[B]Defensive Front 7[/B] - DE, DT, ILB, MLB, OLB

[B]Defensive Backs[/B] - CB, S

[B]Specialists[/B] - K, P, LS

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[quote=Dirtbag59;1075402]<snip>I've thought this for a while now that the Franchise system needs to be tweaked a bit into more broad categories

[B]Quarterbacks [/B]

[B]Skilled Players[/B] - Running Back, Wide Receiver, Tight End, Fullback

[B]Defensive Front 7[/B] - DE, DT, ILB, MLB, OLB

[B]Defensive Backs[/B] - CB, S

[B]Specialists[/B] - K, P, LS[/quote]

That wouldn't be fair to the positions in each category that are more valuable than the rest of their group; WR's and CB's, for example. The reason being, teams would just franchise their top WR/CB/3-4 OLB/other examples and make them play every year under the franchise tag at a less-than-market-value salary and with no way to escape, except for a holdout.

I still think the best option is to begin designating new positions.

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Has anyone written more pointless drivel on a subject than John Keim has about the Redskins?

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[QUOTE=TenandSix:Unacceptable;1075450]Has anyone written more pointless drivel on a subject than John Keim has about the Redskins?[/QUOTE]


What exactly?

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[quote=SirLK26;1075435]That wouldn't be fair to the positions in each category that are more valuable than the rest of their group; WR's and CB's, for example. The reason being, teams would just franchise their top WR/CB/3-4 OLB/other examples and make them play every year under the franchise tag at a less-than-market-value salary and with no way to escape, except for a holdout.

I still think the best option is to begin designating new positions.[/quote]

Or get rid of franchise tags all together. The player's union for the NFL is def. the weakest one out of all three major american sports.

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[quote=TenandSix:Unacceptable;1075450]Has anyone written more pointless drivel on a subject than John Keim has about the Redskins?[/quote]

I tend to find Keim the most informed of the Skins beat guy. Woody in Richmond usually does some fine work.

I tend to find the drivel comes from Reid, Jenkins, and this f*ckface antonym Wise.

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[quote=TenandSix:Unacceptable;1075450]Has anyone written more pointless drivel on a subject than John Keim has about the Redskins?[/quote]

On the contrary, Keim usually writes excellent articles. I don't always agree with him, but his articles are generally well-thought out and reasonable.

[quote=donofriose;1075452]Or get rid of franchise tags all together. The player's union for the NFL is def. the weakest one out of all three major american sports.[/quote]

Yes, I suppose this would be an option as well, but my opinion is that if a team invests money, time, and/or a draft pick in a player, they should have some way of retaining the player even if he wants out. *Edit: At the same time, I hate the exclusive and non-exclusive tags, where the player has very little chance of getting out.* Having no sort of tag at all would mean lesser teams would stay lesser longer, unless they would happen to be a demon in the draft. Maybe do away with the exclusive and non-exclusive tags, but keep the transition tag.

Plenty needs to change, though, because the current system doesn't cut it.

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Not sure there's anyone better than Keim covering the team.

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Gotta agree Matty

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[quote=TenandSix:Unacceptable;1075450]Has anyone written more pointless drivel on a subject than John Keim has about the Redskins?[/quote]

Da fuq?

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[quote=SmootSmack;1075457]Da fuq?[/quote]

If I were 10 years younger, I'd use an acronym to show that I laughed out loud at your post.

I agree, Keim is the best beat writer we've got. I appreciate his detail and comments on technique. His post-game stuff is the best around for analyzing what went down.

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Ok. Ok. I used some hyperbole. Perhaps the sheer volume of content makes for a lot of repetitious analysis and I think his opinions are more or less vanilla, which is the name of the game to a certain extent when you're a beat reporter. I also practically fall asleep when reading about a third of his posts, but that's the consequence of following the NFL during the dead season. No one can hold a candle to the unreadable pablum that Jason Reid produces. He is the least edifying columnist in sports history.

I guess I just long for the days of old journalism when a column for a major newspaper was well written and insightful nine times out of ten. I would much rather read one article every couple weeks by someone like Boswell or the Kornheiser or Wilbon of old than ten daily items of bland schlock that is typically found on Bubba's.