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Dustmite72

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Posted Monday October 05, 2009, About: New Cubs hitting coach could be...

I'd rather see Sandberg coach AAA next year so he's more prepared to coach the MLB team in 2011.

Posted Sunday July 12, 2009, About: Mannings don't want to meet in Super Bowl

Sorry to go all the way back to the first page for a quote, but, other than Tony Dungy leaving, Peyton doesn't have any new coaches. Mudd (the OL coach) and Moore (the Off. Coordinator) may have both retired, but they are coming back as consultants... in other words, every Sunday, they'll be the ones in Peyton's ears telling him what plays to choose from. And, it's not like Dungy was an Offensive coach anyway. Peyton will not have even the slightest downturn based on coaching this year.

Posted Sunday July 05, 2009, About: Cutler puts off endorsements

McNair was brutally murdered, and you want an internet blogging site (let's be honest, that's what T&R is) to become cops and investigate a murder? Are you crazy? Let's let the pros do their job and find the culprit in the McNair case. In the mean time, why not discuss how much money Jay Cutler can earn in Chicago?

Posted Wednesday June 17, 2009, About: Marshall to the Browns or Ravens?

If I were the Browns, and I traded such a dynamic player, (plus a draft pick or two that they're going to screw up anyway) for a stud wide out, I wouldn't want to trade my other stud wide out just because we just got one good player. Look at the Cardinals, they have 1A and 1B in Fitz and Boldin... that's the way teams should want to have their rosters set. If the Browns do make this trade, then they should keep Edwards, and he should be thrilled that he won't be double covered as much anymore.

Posted Tuesday June 16, 2009, About: Broncos unlikely to trade Marshall

10 years? Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't the Broncos go back to back in 98 and 99... which would be right on the border of 10 years ago?

Posted Sunday June 14, 2009, About: Has Peavy lost trade value?

I didn't mean money wise, but, I think his trade value took a hit. Any team looking to the future is going to be smart to take the plunge and get him on July 31st

Posted Saturday June 13, 2009, About: Has Peavy lost trade value?

Atro, any team that wants to improve their rotation next year and for the next few years would love to trade for Peavy on the cheap right now. Give up 2 prospects that are decent, maybe a third that won't make it past AA, and you got yourself an Ace for '10-12. Not a bad deal, since they wanted at least four blue chip prospects at the beginning of the year.

Posted Thursday May 28, 2009, About: Tarkenton: Favre's despicable

Fran, a HOFer himself, definitely has earned the right to voice his opinion. Sadly, it's a pretty bad one. Brett didn't fail in NY last year any more than Tom Brady failed in Boston. HE WAS INJURED. Should we blame Tom Brady, the media's poster boy, for the Patriots not making the playoffs? No, because that's absurd. Brett was injured, and it affected his on field play. No, he didn't sit like he probably should have, but at least one of those last games the Jets could have pulled out a win in spite of their injured QB, and they would have made the playoffs (if memory serves). Brett wanted to be the starting QB for the Packers last year. The Packers, well within their rights, thought it was time for him to move on. They also thought he would be potent enough to cause them heartache, so he could not go to the one team he wanted to go to, the Vikings. Now that he has the chance to do so, why are we vilifying him? It's not like I'm a huge Brett Favre supporter... I'm a Colts fan, and historically, I rooted for Joe Montana and Troy Aikman. That being said, let's give the man his due. He owns EVERY record on the books... (for a career) let's let him decide when to call it a career, huh?

Posted Sunday April 12, 2009, About: Cubs catcher sorry for showing up ump

I didn't watch the game, so I'm just commenting on the article and the responses before mine... but why is everyone jumping on Hill's back over this? He threw a ball down in disgust because he lost a game. He was excited, his adreniline was pumping, and it just manifested itself in him throwing the ball down. The article doesn't say that he argued with the ump. He didn't call the ump names. He was upset, more with himself than anything, that the play didn't go his way. He then apologized for his reaction, and complimented the umps for not only making the correct call on that play, but for doing so consistently. Any one of us in the same situation would have acted with some passion on a play like that... and if you don't, I wouldn't want you playing for my team. I want to thank Hill for actually giving a care about an April game.

Posted Tuesday April 07, 2009, About: Titans pushing Vince Young out?

You did not pick any true RUNNING quarterbacks. You picked the best of the scrambling QBs. And you threw in Montana and Brees for some reason. Tarkenton, when he retired, had the most rushing and passing yards of any QB... but, he was not a run first, pass second QB. He ran because his pocket collapsed... Vick and Young they'd rather run than pass. I applaud your effort, but your logic is flawed beyond belief. Montana had about 1000 yards over 16 seasons... or an average of 80 yards a year. Brees, has exactly 449 yards over 7 full seasons, and one game his rookie year. In fact, last year, he ran for a TOTAL of -1 yard. How on earth is that a running QB? Everyone knows a RUNNING QB is not the same as a SCRAMBLING QB. Well, except for you, apparently.

Posted Sunday April 05, 2009, About: Browns may still trade Quinn

Cleveland has the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, right? Well, that should draw at least one tourist for the sake of being a tourist per year...