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Isaiah Frey, your turn

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Aug 7, 2013 -> 10:40 AM) Replace every Republican or conservative word in that post, change it to Democrat or liberal, and it's also 100% correct. You're a fool if you don't think Democrats/liberals in power are just as wrong on Wall Street regulations as Republicans. Both parties get their pockets lined by Wall Street. Neither party has any incentive to actually change how things are done. That's half true. The Democrats are useless for a reason, those are the rules of the game, so if you want to get anywhere in the game, that's the way it has to be played, otherwise you're no factor at all and you're forfeiting. This and the campaign financing system are the biggest reason the government is so useless and over the past 15 or so years, the Dems have made half-assed attempts to do anything about it but it's followed by a Republican freakout about free markets and s*** (as if the American finance system resembled a free market in any way?) which these days is followed by either an unceremonious GOP filibuster or a bill that's so watered down that it either does nothing, or further promotes the problem.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Aug 7, 2013 -> 10:41 AM) With the dollar amount Corzine stole and lost, and the cockiness about it, we would have noticed even if it was Jesus. He's no anomaly. Just a dickhead fish swimming in an ocean of dickheads. He's right where he belongs. What's the government going to do about this though? Pretty much nothing. Carry on.

Ok, I think I know what Balta is getting at. For the most part it's difficult to get Republicans or right-leaning voters to notice institutionalized Wall Street corruption in any meaningful way, most of the time they defend it (perhaps without realizing that's what they're doing, resisting the call to add to or modernize existing regulations because they usually believe the regulations are a problem as an article of faith) or won't accept that the modern GOP since the 80s supports the environment that allows things to like this to happen full stop. But, they notice CORZINE because he was an elected Dem, so now some confirmation bias is in order. Corzine is a Dem, ergo, similar corruption is the fault of Dems, ergo, there is otherwise no problem and nothing needs to be done except get rid of Dems.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Aug 6, 2013 -> 04:15 PM) Krogan have to be Spartans. I'm thinking Germany or Japan. "You got out of control so we wrecked you and now you can't have a military ever again." Oh wait we need you against Russia... Wait forget we ever said that.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Aug 6, 2013 -> 07:10 PM) No, it was just deer horn powder. Which is not illegal. (I can't get the green to work on my mobile) That we know of

QUOTE (mr_genius @ Aug 6, 2013 -> 07:18 PM) that will be a hard sell, considering they pretty much fund the Democrat party. Obama's biggest donors were wall street bailed out bankers. So you're down with tearing the campaign finance system and starting it over so nobody can do that? Ok, someone tell the Republicans that and lets get started

When is the last time after Rose's rookie year that he was shut down by a point guard? I can't think of a single time, all "he shut himself down last year" jokes aside.

In Mass Effect, the turians are Romans, and the Asari are Greek I had a thing going with a friend trying to match the races in it to real-life civilizations.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Aug 6, 2013 -> 04:03 PM) I didn't see or hear the people going after MLB, but you can bet that if Adrian Peterson or Aaron Rodgers were ever busted for PEDs, the NFL fans would be signing a different tune as well. I honestly don't think Peterson was juicing (although asking the question isn't taboo), but I think the last 5 years of Ray Lewis's career, especially 2012, is suspect

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Aug 6, 2013 -> 03:47 PM) I just don't think the NFL fans care that much. If it wasn't for the sacred home run record in baseball, fans wouldn't have been as upset either. If suddenly NFL QBs started throwing the ball 95 yards or running 3.95 40s, people might raise an eyebrow. Otherwise, you don't notice the clean or dirty guys, just still a bunch of large men hitting each other, PEDs don't affect their viewing. I think that's all well and good, but with that attitude they've got no business throwing rocks at MLB for what they're doing.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 6, 2013 -> 03:44 PM) Really, you think it's gotten worse? I think it's just gotten recognized. 20 years ago a guy with a concussion gets sent back out to play unless he's a QB. I think it's both

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 6, 2013 -> 03:40 PM) The NFL has been doing it since the 70's. Yeah, and we wonder why head trauma has gotten so much worse in the last 20 years. HELLOOOOO?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 6, 2013 -> 03:27 PM) I'd like to say I am cheering for him to overcome it...but he signed with the Heat. I am not. I feel exactly the same way, I was rooting for him in his career, he was a good guy who had some awful luck in his career. But not now. No way.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 6, 2013 -> 03:29 PM) Yeah, but this past CBA really ramped up what they can catch versus what it was when they started. NFL fans at large are pretty much in denial about PEDs in the NFL and I'm getting really tired of them s***ting on MLB for all the cheaters. Did MLB turn a blind eye towards PED use for 10 years and pretend they didn't have a widespread problem? Absolutely. But the NFL is doing that RIGHT NOW.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 6, 2013 -> 03:19 PM) The current testing regime was just adopted in the last CBA, and I am not sure how long it has actually been in operation. I think it's been around since 2003 in some way shape or form, but it's only been strong enough to be effective starting this year.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 6, 2013 -> 03:19 PM) The 50/100/life penalties have been in effect for a long time (2006 I think) but MLB was supposed to just begin blood testing and HGH testing this year. Prior to this year they've only been doing urine tests, which can catch the occasional idiot like Ryan Braun but are much easier to mask and cannot be tested for HGH. That's what I thought. They also test for synthetic testosterone. Pretty sure the NFL only does urine tests, which only catches people who are sloppy, and the NBA's is a total joke.

How long have the current MLB testing standards been in effect? Having an argument right now with someone who likes to pretend they are the same as they've always been.

lol, that was supposed to be in the NBA thread. Whoops

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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 6, 2013 -> 10:50 AM) I'd guess that Marshall will have a similar or even larger number of targets....but that's because I expect the Bears to have a whole lot more plays on offense next year. I'd expect the %age of targets going to Marshall to decrease. Similar, I'd agree, larger, I doubt it. Cutler had ~3000 yards last year. Marshall had 1508(! that has to be some kind of record). I'll pencil Marshall in for 1400, 100 receptions and change. Martellus should have about 300 more yards than Davis . Forte should have about 150 more yards than he did last year, which puts him in line with where his career totals have been prior to last year (not his career highs under Martz). Earl Bennett is good for about another 150 with increased use. Jeffery should be primed to take The Leap but I'll be conservative and say he'll be short of 1000 yards, and add 500 more yards. That puts Cutler at about 4000 yards for the season plus assorted scraps off guys like Anderson and Wilson - totally within the realm of possibility considering he did 4500 in a similar system with less balance than this one. There is more room for Marshall to have more yardage, but I was also conservative on Martellus and Jeffery.

QUOTE (bmags @ Aug 6, 2013 -> 10:46 AM) I don't understand what will be accomplished by cutting him right now. Nothing. You develop Anderson this year to replace Bennett next year for dirt cheap, then trade or cut Bennett in 2014. Ideally by then Wilson's developed into a NFL-ready player, or is close to it, and you draft another WR project - Emery likes to do this.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 6, 2013 -> 10:39 AM) If he can stay healthy enough (and yes, we'll see) I think he'll be the guy who benefits more than anyone from a Trestman system. Marshall isn't going to get all that many more chances, but the hands/possession guy in the slot, that's the guy who should be freed up to do a lot of damage in a west coast system. Bennett was all but ignored last year, but also he was pretty unreliable when he was actually on the field which isn't like him. Marshall if anything is going to have many less targets than last year. A lot was made of Cutler excessively targeting him last year but that was just the way the offense rolled, Cutler didn't trust Hester with good reason, Davis was a joke, Bennett didn't get used, and Forte's pass-catching was ignored. When one guy has that much volume in an offense it's bad (see Forte 2010-2011 and the "pay the man" crowd not understanding how this is a drawback when justifying giving him a Brinks truck full of 100s).

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Aug 6, 2013 -> 10:36 AM) The injuries are the entire reason this conversation is happening. His salary is too much to be a healthy #3, let alone one who plays 9 games a year, so unless he plays all 16 this season I would be surprised if he's on the team next year, given how many guys are on the last year of their deals.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Aug 5, 2013 -> 01:49 PM) Sucks that Bulaga is missing the year, but it's not the end of the world. Packers are 22-6 and average 27.6 points per game with Newhouse at LT. PFF has Bulaga and Newhouse ranked nearly the same. Don't put too much weight into those though since they also have Bushrod and Webb being similar players in 2012.