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    “I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
    - John 13:34-35 (NRSV)

  • #2
    HA:



    From: http://www.holytaco.com/2008/08/19/h...y-quarterback/

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    • #3
      They could have stopped after "the brain of Rex Grossman." Rex could also challenge in the tiny hands category.
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      • #4
        Yeah, it's preseason, but apparently the Browns starters imploded:

        Peter King, MMQB - Tu ed.

        The problem with preseason football, other than the fact it's preseason football, is you never have any idea what it means. Never. Having said that, I am questioning all the love I've thrown the Browns way this off-season. It would impossible not to, after being in the house for the first 17 minutes -- which took about four days -- of Cleveland's preseason loss to the Giants here Monday.

        Keep in mind that in the second preseason game, the starters usually play a quarter, or a little more than a quarter. Or 17 minutes, roughly. So this wasn't the 78th guy on the roster screwing up for 17 minutes. It was the third, and 11th, and 15th.

        In the first 17 minutes, the Browns fell behind 30-3. Derek Anderson was off-target and inaccurate on even the dumpoffs, screwed up a handoff with Jamal Lewis (looked to be equal blame on both sides) that the Giants picked up and ran for a touchdown, felt pressured constantly behind a line that's supposed to be very good, and finally got steamrolled into a concussion on a vicious Osi Umenyiora sack 90 seconds into the second quarter. The special teams were so awful I don't know where to begin. Maybe on the worst two consecutive plays in preseason history in the first quarter -- a punt Dave Zastudil kicked into his own blocker, Travis Thomas. Followed by Zastudil's free kick that Domenik Hixon ran back 82 yards for a touchdown -- and he was touched by exactly one Brown. The secondary, particularly under-pressure corner Eric Wright, was strafed by Eli Manning for a touchdown and a 53-yard interference penalty when he was badly beaten by Sinorice Moss. Cleveland had 128 yards of penalties, 15 coming when linebacker Andra Davis took a wild swing at a Giant after a play.

        And Josh Cribbs injured an ankle. I don't know how long he or Anderson will be out.

        Other than that, Mr. Crennel, how did you like the play?

        "We didn't have enough poise,'' Crennel said. "We're not very good right now.''

        A few things worry me about Cleveland now. The secondary, obviously. The Browns knew it was going to be a work in progress, especially at corner with young starters Wright and Brandon McDonald. They've got to get Shaun Rogers (shoulder) back healthy, which he should be for the opener so he can push the pocket and help take the pressure off the corners. Rogers and Corey Williams containing the rush is a worry, because we haven't seen them do it yet (though Rogers was stout early against the Jets last week) and the Browns gave up 4.5 yards a carry last year. And Anderson simply has to be more accurate than he was late last season (he completed 53 percent in his five December games), particularly with a rush in his face. That was troublesome Monday.

        "What do you think?'' I asked Phil Savage, the Browns GM, outside the Cleveland locker room when the debacle was over.

        "I don't know,'' he said. "You never know. It's preseason.''

        True. But I sure hope the Browns have a big drawing board. They need to get back to it.
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        • #5
          how bout that Domenik Hixon? Two Rec. TD's and a Return TD. Good job by the guy who was previously best known as the guy who temporarily paralyzed Kevin Everett.

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          • #6
            Gene Upshaw: Dead at 63

            Pro Football Hall of Famer and longtime NFL Players Association executive director Gene Upshaw has died. The former offensive lineman had been fighting pancreatic cancer. He was 63.


            Source: http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=090...o&confirm=true

            RIP

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            • #7
              NFL players union chief Upshaw dies at 63
              Former Oakland Raiders legend, Hall of Famer had pancreatic cancer

              Michael Conroy / AP file
              Gene Upshaw, executive director of NFL Players Association, was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987.
              BREAKING NEWS
              The Associated Press
              NEW YORK - Gene Upshaw, the Hall of Fame guard who as union head helped get NFL players free agency and the riches that came with it, has died. He was 63.

              Upshaw’s death was announced by the NFL Players Association, which he headed for a quarter century.
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              • #8
                Wow... wonder what's going to happen to the collective bargaining agreement now.
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                • #9
                  I'm sure it's still valid.
                  It's almost as if all his overconfident, absolutist assertions were spoonfed to him by a trusted website or subreddit. Sheeple
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                  • #10
                    I mean the upcoming CBA discussions, silly.
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                    • #11
                      RIP.
                      Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. - Ben Franklin
                      Iain Banks missed deadline due to Civ | The eyes are the groin of the head. - Dwight Schrute.
                      One more turn .... One more turn .... | WWTSD

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                      • #12
                        Merriman evaluating options

                        SAN DIEGO -- Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman, who has missed more than a week of practice because of a sore left knee, said he has ligament damage and is evaluating his options, including the possibility of undergoing season-ending reconstructive surgery.

                        The trouble is "a loose ligament and (I'm) waiting to get more info on what I need to do," Merriman said in an e-mail to the North County Times on Thursday night.

                        Merriman told the San Diego Union Tribune he has a torn posterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.

                        The All-Pro linebacker underwent surgery to repair cartilage damage five months ago but has had persistent pain in the knee during training camp. He traveled this week to Birmingham, Ala., so the knee could be examined by Dr. James Andrews, who performed the operation.

                        The Union-Tribune reported that Merriman was in New York on Thursday to see another specialist and was considering seeing a third on Friday to determine when or if he would play this season.

                        Merriman last played in the Aug. 9 preseason opener against Dallas and has not practiced since then.

                        "It's finding out what do I need to fix, what I need to do," Merriman told the Union-Tribune. "If it's left up to me, I want to play football. I can't stand sitting out."

                        Chargers coach Norv Turner said he hoped Merriman will be able to play on Sept. 7 when the Chargers open their regular season against the Carolina Panthers.

                        "I think he can be close to 100 percent and get back with some real good rehab work," Turner said. "He's been doing a great job with it and I think he just needs some more time right now."
                        Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
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                        He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead

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                        • #13
                          Hmm, it's the Snoopy Fantasy Curse striking again... I think I drafted him the day he got hurt
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                          • #14
                            It's a sick feeling whenever you see someone go down and not get back up.

                            Texans WR Williams has movement after leaving on stretcher

                            Associated Press

                            IRVING, Texas -- Houston Texans receiver Harry Williams fractured a vertebra Friday night and is facing spinal surgery after being hit in the head during a collision with a teammate.

                            Williams temporarily lost movement in his arms and legs but later "regained almost normal neurologic function" after being taken from the field on a stretcher and hospitalized, Texans team physician Dr. Walter Lowe said in a statement.

                            Williams was expected to have surgery this weekend to fuse two vertebrae. The operation was to be performed by Dr. Drew Dossett, one of the Dallas Cowboys' team physicians who is a nationally recognized spine surgeon.

                            Williams, who was trying to make a tackle on a kickoff return by the Cowboys, was face down on the field when the play ended. Medical personnel immediately called for a stretcher and the game was delayed for about 10 minutes while they tended to Williams.

                            Lowe's statement said Williams started regaining feeling in his arms and legs on his way to the hospital. Texans coach Gary Kubiak sounded upbeat after Houston's 23-22 loss.

                            "He's got movement throughout his body," Kubiak said. "All the feedback I'm getting is that Harry will be fine."

                            Williams' face mask was removed and his head was immobilized when he was strapped to the stretcher and taken to an ambulance.

                            Williams was hurt after he reached and unsuccessfully tried to tackle Isaiah Stanback. After Williams slid off the runner and was falling to the ground, he collided with teammate Nick Ferguson, who was also trying to tackle Stanback. Ferguson got up and had no apparent injury.

                            The play occurred about 3 minutes into the game, on the ensuing kickoff after Houston capped the opening drive with a field goal. Stanback's 44-yard return set up the Cowboys for a touchdown.

                            Williams spent most of last season on the Texans' practice squad, playing in only two games. He is considered a long shot to make the team as a receiver, but has been one of Houston's best special teams players in the preseason.
                            Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
                            "Hating America is something best left to Mobius. He is an expert Yank hater.
                            He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead

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                            • #15
                              Wow. Osi Umenyiora and Jason Taylor both carted off with knee injuries on the same preseason night.
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