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Skins, Campbell is not mm'good. Sign Cassell, if he's available. Draft both sides of the line this year. Be in a good position for the QB frenzy in the 2010 draft, and whoever they draft can learn under Cassell.

Prove it.

Thought he was a true soph. Oh well, it was a joke about their WR love anyway. I'd actually take Stafford. I think he's got the arm and accuracy for the level, and he makes good reads. They need to focus on both lines after that, and the load of picks they got from Dallas will help there. The Dallas pick will be in the 16-19 range depending on draft position tie-breakers, and the good QBs will be gone already but there should be plenty of good line options still available. George Selvie, if he declares, may be available there. I'd look at him. If he isn't, I'd look for an OT.

Jett Favre strikes again!

Really, and the Lions are kind of protected from themselves, because Michael Crabtree is a true sophomore and can't enter the draft.

You are a Romo to Witten hook up for a TD away from leading in that game, and the Cowboys will still lose in epic fashion if they do that in garbage time.

Well, since my Redskins pissed away their season when they went from 6-2 to 7-7 over a 6 game stretch, all that's left for me this season, at least all I really care about, is seeing the preseason "best team ever" on the outside looking in for the month of January. Looks like that's clearly going to happen. Quite showing from that "best team ever" today with their season on the line. Looks like Pats fans will have to rely on Brett Farve, as the Dolphins just retook the lead. Sorry, but that sucks, guys. Best of luck to you.

The idea that there is parity just because you have unexpected playoff participants, and even winners, demonstrates a deficiency in one's ability to appreciate the very nature of the game. Baseball's best teams typically win 60-62% of their games on a yearly basis. This is the lowest, by far, of any of the major sports used for comparison. The fact that there has been some variety speaks more about the sport than the level of fairness. No, spending hasn't resulted in championships. Again, this due to the nature of the game. Ever heard the phrase, "The postseason is a crap shoot?" Sure you have, that's because it is. In a sport in which streaks play such a large role and teamwork is at a minimum, the better team from the regular season loses regularly to the team riding a few streaky players at the right time. What spending has resulted in is opportunities. Spending gets you to the dance far more regularly than not. Over the last 10 years, 75% of the playoff participants came from teams that spent more money than the league average.

I can picture you comparing presents with the other kids on Christmas afternoon, and when some kid inevitably fessed up to getting 3rd rate gear and not much of it, you'd quip, "Wow, Mommy and Daddy REALLY love you, huh?" Yeah, it's scandalous that his first year of declining payroll resulted in a game 7 of the ALCS with their starting 3B and big game pitcher contributing little to the positive. Scandalous that the biggest portion of the salary coming off the payroll is from a guy who they kept around longer than they really wanted to because of, partly, his adoring fans. It's scandalous that they go into next year with same starters that accounted for the best D3 in baseball last year. If ever there was a case of it being OK to stand pat on the merits of your evaluations, Henry has earned it at this juncture. I may disagree with their evaluations, I may feel they botched the Teixeira thing, but I don't question their loyalty to maintaining competitiveness (ie to the fans). f***ing jerkoff.

They could build a 100,000K monstrosity with the upper tier seating requiring that you strap in for the inverted seat view, and they'd still be leagues away from the Yankees financially. The insurmountable obstacle is the ~18M+ more viewers in their viewing region, who all pay for YES with their basic cable package. 18M more subscription fees from the cable providers per month. Cha-ching!

And I'm cool with that. In fact, let some replacement players come in and take the field for a year or two earning 1/20th of what players make now and still making more than they ever will for the rest of their lives. Baseball is a sport. In every sane person's mind, sports is about competition on a level playing field. All play by the same rules, and you win by being better within those rules than your opponents. Team management should be no different. Allowing a handful of teams to horde the most talented players only on the basis of having more money betrays the notion of a fair playing field. The first tired argument someone will make is that an owner should be allowed to spend as much on the success of his team as he wants. Does that freedom extend to their resource market? No, they, by the confederation of the league, are bound to an agreed upon market in which they can operate. These markets are inherently unequal, so the freedom of choice argument goes out the window. The next will be that too many owners are willing to just pocket the money. Well, with a salary cap there will of course have to be expanded revenue sharing. In other sports with more broad revenue sharing, the salary cap is actually a spending range, ie a cap and floor. This will be necessary as well. I actually won't be upset if the Yankees win a championship or two between now and the next CBA. It will probably be necessary to strengthen the resolve of those who want to push for a cap. If they win in '09, so be it. And hopefully their gluttony makes them open the vault for Holliday. I hope it does, and whoever else they deem a "can't pass on" player. Then, in 2011, lock the doors and start calling the independent leagues for players. I'll support it.

I've only done one eating challenge in my life. When I got out of boot camp, I went to see my buddy in Blacksburg who was going to VTech. The bar we went to had a hot wings challenge. Eat 16 insanely hot chicken wing pieces in 30 mins and get something stupid, like a t-shirt. I did it. The amount of food was easy to handle, but the hot sauce was crazy, and I like spicy food. It practically ruined my night. My stomach was churning with the spice all night. I could hardly even drink beer. I've never done one since, nor will I.

I haven't had a cold sub from any other place since I found out about their deli. Hot subs are another story. The Publix cheesesteak is OK, but it's not a real cheesesteak, IMO. There's a place down the street called Jersey Mike's that makes a good one, although I prefer to make my own (using Publix bread, of course).

Yeah, they slice cold cuts fresh every day to stock the deli for the traffic they get. If you are particular, they will cut slices to your liking right then and there. The quality of the meat is important, but I think a great sub starts with great bread. The Publix bakery is top notch. Some of the stuff there is not to my liking, but where they stand out is their fresh bread. Of course, your sandwich comes on a roll made that day.

Quiznos is probably the best of the national chains. But just being a national chain means a sacrafice of quality for mass production, IMO. If you ever come to Florida, find the closest supermarket. It's likely a Publix. Go to the deli and order a sandwich, you won't be disappointed. Just make sure you upgrade to premium (Boar's Head) meats. It's worth every dime, in quality.

Given the topic of discussion, I suppose it's ironic that we may be about to announce that we'll be adding Jared to the team. I agree with Crunch and Rician. Subway does suck, and the burger joints do suck worse, so if I'm getting a sammich for lunch, it's from Publix deli with Boar's Head cold cuts. It takes no more time to get your sandwich made at Publix, and it might only cost a dollar or two more than Subway, but the quality is off the charts better. I'd put a Publix cold sub up against any sup shop I've been to, and I've been all up and down the east coast.

I think the Brother Bowl is what we are heading for. My ears are already bleeding in anticipation of what will be incessant from the talking heads if that happens. EDIT: Over under on the number of Civil War references made?

I was aware of the time change, but the implication in terms of motivation didn't occur to me. While I agree for the most part, sotks, in that I think teams don't intentionally lose, motivation is key in any game. Motivated players will go that extra "yard", pardon the pun, to make plays. Watch Miami, they will be playing all out if the Pats win. You can't say the same for the Jets if their season is essentially over. Why put out that extra bit of effort and risk injury for nothing? I think "fairness" is best addressed by having them play concurrently. I will put this out there, if the Pats do win, and then the Jets do subsequently lose, what's the over/under on the number of quotes posted by mtbykr on the subject of how the Pats got screwed? I'd put it at 4 right now.

Dojji, it's gotten to the point where if you found a stark white Coco Puff in your cereal box, you'd present it in the case against Teixeira. The offseason trade market tends to lag the free-agent market, as teams prefer to let the money acquistions play out before they start moving on-field assets. The only way to circumvent that process is to make an offer very attractive. It's in their best interest to wait.

If Cowher is coming back to coach, they'll never get him. Snyder will blow their offer away. Now, I'm a 'Skins fan, and I don't even know if I want that to happen, but he's lusted after Cowher ever since he left Pittsburg, and he spends money like no other NFL owner.

I have no problem with them picking up Johjima. They do need to address finding a starting catcher. I only joke about him because when posed with the question of what they ought to be doing rather than pursuing Teixeira, Dojji suggested their time would be better spent going after a catcher and threw Johjima's name in there. David Ross is the only free agent catcher to have signed. If the M's are interested in trading Johjima, they'll likely wait until the market clears a little. Yeah, you can probably get them to jump with a good offer, but that means you don't take advantage of his current depressed value. There's ample time to address those other needs after the Teixeira market closes.

Headline: Steinbrenner Eats Fresh Baby Brains in Radical Treatment for Alzheimer's The rest of the world: He's a depraved, murdering cannibal. 26 to 6: It's really not that bad guys, so ENOUGH WITH THE CANNIBAL STUFF! Film at 11. Lock the thread.

He's winning with wit. You have none. His bit about LaRoche was an obvious joke. Only a total twit gets into an irrelevant semantical argument about the veracity of whether or not Laroche takes meds to manage his ADD. Even worse, that twit can't even get the facts straight. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/nl/pirates/2007-07-18-PiratesADD_N.htm Look at the dates.

Despite the fact that it looks like this zac character is typing with his schwanz, he's blasting 26 to bits in this discussion. And I don't even agree with his idea that Manny should be blacklisted. He obviously can't/won't come back to the Sox, but if I'm the fan of another team, I'm interested.

I'm not being smug. To me, your question asked if Beckett was an "ace", not his standing relative to Sabathia. I rate Sabathia ahead of Beckett, mainly based on his consitency. Beckett does have the ability to surpass him if he can find some consistency, but until he does, he's a notch below Sabathia in my estimation.