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There we go, Papi!

I'm sure they will eventually change the cover. The first shipments, though, will have the old one. A few years ago for the EA Sports NHL game they had Dany Heatley on the cover. Well, then he got into the wreck that killed his teammate and the copies of the game after that had Joe Sakic on the cover.

I think they'd have been better off if they could get two years out of Favre and then hand the reigns to Brian Brohm, personally. I've never been all that big on Rodgers. I hope for the Packers sake I'm wrong though.

I believe I read somewhere that the Jets would owe the Packers three first round picks if they decided they wanted to trade Favre to Minnesota. Not sure if there's a similar clause for the Bears.

I'm fairly certain a guy from another forum I post at made that. That really got around. It looks good... doesn't look nearly as awkward as the mockup I saw of him in the Vikings unis...

Favre will be closer to average than elite this year.

Until they hit the road, that is. I trust the final stretch of the season, where the Rays play predominantly away from home while the Sox play mostly at home will be enough to take the division. Hell, they still have a West Coast trip left on their schedule... Sox don't. And Lowrie's an absolute stud.

I'm all about signing Bonds. Make it happen!

Not anymore. Broken up by a Chris Young double when he was just four outs away. Rats.

Great... you already jinxed it.

Denver Broncos QB - Jay Cutler was fantastic for it being his first full year as a starting QB in the NFL. In fact, considering he lost 35 pounds over the course of the season because of his, at the time, undiagnosed diabetes, he was incredible. He can make any throw on the field and he can run some too. Knowing that this Broncos team isn't expected to make the playoffs, what I really want out of this season is to see Jay Cutler continue to improve. He's going to be a very good QB in this league some day. RB - On any other team, you'd look at these names and think the running game would be the teams downfall. Selvin Young, Michael Pittman, Ryan Torrain... I think Torrain will eventually be the starter. He fits the Broncos system very well and as I've seen mentioned somewhere, the Broncos picking a RB in the sixth round is like any other team taking one in the second round. Selvin's too small to be an every down back. Another guy I'm interested in seeing in these coming weeks is Anthony Alridge. I got to watch him a few times when he played at Houston and followed him a little bit. Seeing him at camp on Wednesday, he was the most impressive of the RB's in my opinion. Then again, it was training camp and they were only in shells. FB - Colorado State alum Cecil Sapp has been good for the Broncos in this role. Where does he rank among the Leagues FB's? I have no f***ing clue. I just know he hasn't been a glaring weakness. WR - Brandon Marshall is going to be a superstar in this league -- but he's probably facing a 4 game suspension. Rod Smith's retirement isn't much of a factor on the field because he didn't play last year anyway, but he was a good leader on the team. There's a lot of competition for the #2 spot between Darrell Jackson, Kearie Colbert, Samie Parker, and a guy whom I am particularly interested in seeing play, Eddie Royal. I'd say Darrell Jackson has the slight lead for that #2 spot. And you can't do much better in the slot than a healthy Brandon Stokley. He looked like he started to get healthier towards the end of last season and developed some chemistry with Cutler. TE - Daniel Graham for run blocking, Tony Scheffler for pass catching. Scheffler's a very good TE... too quick for an LB, too big for a safety to defend. He's also developed some very good chemistry with Jay Cutler. He's a good player. OL - I'm not going to pretend to be able to break down the offensive line. I do, know, however, that if the system that's been in place continues to be as effective as it has, the Broncos are going to be one of the top rushing teams in the league again, no matter who carries the rock. DL - This has kind of been the issue for a while. Somebody's going to get open if you give the QB enough time. Just hope that Jarvis Moss develops into the force I expect him to eventually be. LB - DJ Williams is an elite LB in the league. Boss Bailey isn't a pickup that's going to put this team over the top but he's certainly a capable guy -- an upgrade over Ian Gold who last year just lost something off of his game. Pretty good competition between Niko Koutivides and Nate Webster for the MLB spot -- not overly excited about either of the two, but they shouldn't be too big of liabilities. CB - Easily the strength of the team, and the best CB's in the league. Champ Bailey's the best on the planet, Dre Bly's pretty damn good and Domonique Foxworth could start on a lot of teams. S - The loss of John Lynch hurts in the running game, but he wasn't going to be playing passing downs anyways. They signed McCree for those passing downs but he now finds himself as the full time starter. He's a capable guy, having played in SD these last few years. The competition for the other safety spot should prove interesting. Overall, not a strength on this team. I know Foxworth had to play some safety last year which he's never done. ST- I'm not sure if Sauerbrun is still a Bronco. I don't think he is, so there goes the only plus on special teams. Elam's replacement is terrible. I watched him manage only about 60% on 37 yard FG's from dead-center on Wednesday. Average starting field position has been a killer in the past, hopefully they can get that taken care of. Coach - I'm not sure where I stand on Shanahan anymore. I guess I'd rather have him on the Broncos sideline than not. He is one of the better coaches in the League. Overall outlook - Defense has to be better this year. In Domonique Foxworth's words, the defense had no idea what they were doing last year under Jim Bates. They started out doing one thing in camp, and by the end of the season, it was something completely different and nobody was sure of where they were supposed to be at a given time. If they can eliminate that confusion they should be alright. They have a lot of talent on D. I expect 8-8, 9-7 missing the playoffs, but I think they have 10-6 or 11-5 potential Then again, in this league, the difference between an 11-5 team and an 8-8 team is so slim. It should be a fun season, one that I'm certainly looking forward to.

... And our best guy on the mound. It's not a sure thing but I do like our chances. :D

'ere we go, Jared!!

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Oh f*** YES!!! I can not possibly be happier for the guy right now! That's how you fill Manny's shoes! I sure do wish I could've watched that one.

I'm in favor of the trade, and was in favor of trading him in general. But Manny did a lot for this organization and played an important role in turning this franchises image from that of being a team that left it's fans heartbroken and disappointed on a yearly basis to being, perhaps, the model franchise in Major League Baseball. But more importantly than that, to me anyway, is that Manny is one of the reasons that baseball, and the Red Sox, became anything more than just a casual interest of mine -- the reason why they became something of a passion. Manny will always be my favorite player to don the uniform, and I'll continue to cheer for him until the day he calls it quits. I just I really wish he could've ended his career with the Red Sox. With that said, welcome aboard, Jason Bay! What's really unfortunate is that because of the shoes he's filling, a lot of fans aren't willing to give this man a chance.

Because he didn't have a choice. What was he supposed to do? Throw a tantrum and demand a trade?

Here's a positive, at least they didn't get our hopes up with a late rally only to shatter them tonight like what just happened in the Bronx.

It's not all bad. I know this team has given us a lot of reasons to not like our chances, but they've given us a lot of reasons to like our chances. We're talking about a team that showed us last October that they have a lot of fight in 'em.