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QUOTE(Dam8610 @ Jan 8, 2006 -> 01:50 PM) You're both wrong. Edgerrin James and Larry Johnson get stuffed the least. I can provide proof of this if you'd like. You missed the point too. I said AT OR NEAR THE GOAL LINE and not all goal-to-go situations. There is a pretty obvious difference there. I was clearly talking about SHORT YARDAGE situations, not 1st and Goal from the 10 or whatever. 16 for 16 on 3rd and 1 should tell people all that they need to know.

QUOTE(Felix @ Jan 8, 2006 -> 06:02 AM) I don't think so, and the first name that comes to mind that disagrees with that is The Bus. Alexander scored 20 TDs in 39 goal-to-go opportunites, was pretty much automatic from within 3 yards of the goal line, was 16 for 16 on 3rd and 1, etc. Like I said, when the Seahawks have to get a yard or two, it's like having Shaq underneath the basket. While Bettis is one of the best AT OR NEAR THE GOAL LINE rushers in NFL history, he's nowhere near what he once was, obviously. He can't f*** with Alexander right now. I'm assuming that you're only going on the Bears game, and that you didn't bother to check out his game log this year. Bettis Game Log

QUOTE(RME JICO @ Jan 8, 2006 -> 02:22 PM) So when a team is resting their superstar RB and they send him in at first and goal at the one yard line to break the record, that is not cheap? They were playing for the record, that is cheap. If he got hurt on that play, everyone would have questioned why he was in there for that play after he was already pulled from the game. They actually did that a lot. Why else would he play in a meaningless game? To break the TD record and win the Rushing title, and that is cheap. If he doesn't win the rushing title or break the record, he is not the MVP, and he knew it. Who gives a flying f***? He had 20 carries in the final game for only 73 yards and one TD. Even if he doesn't play in that game, he finishes the season with 1800+ yards and 27 TDs, which is MVP worthy. Perhaps it would have been cheap if he was going up against Green Bay's 2nd and 3rd stringers on defense. Was he? Not every coach believes in the "meaningless game" concept. It's nice to rest your impact players when you have homefield advantage locked down within the conference, but Holmgren was going to get Alexander 15 to 20 carries regardless of any record. QUOTE(RME JICO @ Jan 8, 2006 -> 02:22 PM) Alexander has had 39 rushes when SEA had a goal to go situation. He scored 20 TD's in those 39 rushes. So he had only 7 TD runs from outside of the 10. Of those 20 TDs, 15 were less than 3 yards. How many carries did he have when it was goal to go from within the 3 yard line? 15 TDs from within 3 yards in something like 20 carries is precisely what I'm talking about. He was 16 for 16 in 3rd And 1 opportunities. Does that not indicate that he is prety much unstoppable when a team needs only a yard or two to get either a TD or move the chains?

I am sooooo there! Ringo's kid is a damn good drummer.

Here's something that I just read in the Tribune: Jones and Hutchinson are absolutely terrific, but you have to admit that Alexander is a f***ing beast. And if you're a Bears fan, you're probably scared to go into Seattle. I know that I am. Let's hope that the Redskins can somehow upset the Seahawks.

QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Jan 7, 2006 -> 08:12 PM) Is it racist to ask someone who moves to Germany to learn German? Or someone who moves to Japan to learn Japanees? NOPE! So, how am I being racist or anti-Mexican? Ribbie Rubarb posted this hours before you jumped in: If you're from the city, you should have no beef in regards to the topic at hand. If you live in some distant suburb or on a farm with absolutely no concept of reality, then yeah, you might sound a little like Anthrax. If soxtalk had a John Rocker Award, well, I know who I'd vote for. It's always the people who are hiding out in the middle of nowhere on some deranged mountain man type s*** who find something wrong with a Spanish radio show, a Polish radio show, etc.

QUOTE(RME JICO @ Jan 7, 2006 -> 03:42 PM) SEA just never took him out near the goal line, and actually ran him in for a few easy ones, so if that is how you want to break the record, that is fine, but kind of cheap in my book. How often did Seattle get held to an FG when they were at or near the goal line? Alexander gets stuffed less than any other RB in this league in goal line situations. It's almost like having Shaquille O'Neal underneath the basket if you think about it. He's pretty much automatic. Thre is no such thing as a cheap touchdown in a goal line situation. You need to get that out of your head ASAP.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Jan 7, 2006 -> 06:46 AM) Anthrax, this is a market driven decision. It's all about $$$$. There is a large enough market to support a Spanish language baseball oriented show. If there was enough of a Polish speaking market that had an interest in baseball, then there would be a show for that. Yeah, really. This is beyond obvious, and it's a shame that you have to point it out. Anthrax can't possibly be serious about this, though. He forgot to use the green font.

This thread is "da bomb". I could see myself being a major fatass years down the road. I'll eat whatever you throw in front of me. I'm a hungry motherf***er.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Jan 6, 2006 -> 09:09 PM) So I've been saying this would be Milicic's (sp?) breakout year. All NBA predictions by me suck. 5 ppg woulda been a nice start. The Pistons want him to assume the starting PF role in 2009 after Rasheed's contract expires. He gets hardly any playing time as it is right now, but he gets to practice with Ben Wallace, Rasheed Wallace, and Antonio McDyess. I'm assuming that he has been hitting the weightroom something fierce with those three giving him advice. If McDyess wasn't on the roster, I think that Darko would be getting 10 to 15 minutes per game. As it is now, there really is no opportunity to get him in there unless they are up by like 20+ to start the 4th quarter. If McDyess or Rasheed Wallace were to get injured, Darko would most likely get those 10 to 15 minutes per contest.

Tough blow for the Cavs.

QUOTE(Dam8610 @ Jan 6, 2006 -> 07:39 PM) Swiss cheese? You want to actually look at his splits here? Alexander vs. Sub .500 teams in 2005 (10 games): 235 carries 1255 yards 5.3 YPC 125.5 YPG 22 TD Alexander vs. .500 or better teams in 2005 (6 games): 135 carries 625 yards 4.6 YPC 104.1 YPG 6 TD That doesn't look too bad, but one of those games against .500+ teams was against the Colts when they sat FIVE defensive starters and treated the game like a preseason game. In that game, Alexander got 139 yards and 3 TDs. Take that away, and you're left with: 114 carries 486 yards 4.2 YPC 97.2 YPG 3 TD in 5 games So against legitimate competition that played to win the game, Alexander averaged less than 100 yards and less than 1 TD per game. That's not what MVPs do, especially when you have candidates like Manning, Palmer, and Brady, who were all able to produce at about their season averages if not better against legitimate competition. Really now, if you have enough time on your hands, you could put together an argument bashing any MVP candidate. Brady had 6 games where his QB Rating was under 80. Carson Palmer and Peyton Manning both have a s***load of pieces to work with on offense. But if any one of those three were to win the MVP award, you can rest assured that I wouldn't be arguing against them because they are all great players. I don't care who Alexander went up against this year. If you've watched him numerous times, he's an insanely gifted RB who is capable of just pounding teams to death. Every RB in this league is going to have a bad game here and there. In the end, he ran for damn near 2000 yards and he set the all-time record for TDs.

I thought that Heineken tasted great? It's only good in a pinch? God damn beer elitists.

QUOTE(Dam8610 @ Jan 6, 2006 -> 01:11 PM) Look at his gamelogs: http://www.nfl.com/players/playerpage/187382/gamelogs/2005 He did nothing against the good teams (not counting the Colts, who didn't play 5 starters on defense and weren't trying to win the game). Also, Seattle runs to the left far more than they do to any other direction, but that has nothing to do with Walter Jones and Steve Hutchinson, right? Yeah, I looked at his game log, and it's f***ing insane. He really only had two bad games all year, and in one of them (against Philadelphia), he still scored two touchdowns. And of course they're going to run to the side of the line that has the better personnel. Every NFL team tends to have one side of the line that is better than the other. If you'e a head coach that doesn't have his head up his ass, you will run more towards the side with the better linemen. I mean, is this really the definitive evidence that he's not an MVP candidate? Also, if Alexander disappeared against "good teams", wouldn't that same line of reasoning apply in the cases of Jones and Hutchinson? Really now, you're sounding a little bit like Josh with this swiss cheese argument, don't you think?

QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Jan 6, 2006 -> 08:09 AM) I never said he wasn't a candidate. He most certainly is. But think about it. He is the most valuable player on his team but like I said, if he wasn't on the Seahawks, I doubt they would be a bad team. If Willie Parker wasn't on the Steeler in 2005, the Steelers would have no running game until week 11 or 12. They wouldn't have been a playoff team IMO. Now, I don't follow the Seahawks that well so I might be totally wrong but I think the award should actually be given to the MVP not the guy with the best stats. Yeah, but Willie Parker is a slightly above average RB at best. Would you put him in the Top 25 for RBs? I don't think that I would. IMO, on principle alone, a guy who is nothing special should never be considered for the MVP award.

QUOTE(White Sox Josh @ Jan 6, 2006 -> 12:02 AM) I wouldn't go that far. Alexander is a great running back and any other year he would deserve it. This is the wrong year. So, in the year he breaks the all-time record for TDs, he doesn't deserve the MVP. But if it was any other year, he would deserve it.

QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Jan 6, 2006 -> 07:59 AM) They should really change the title of this award. MVP means most valuable. But in all reality, they just give it to the guy with the best numbers and what not. Think about teams who would really suck without a certain player. Would the Seahawks suck without SA? Doubtful. Would the Colts suck with Manning? Probably not. Give the award to guys like Carson Palmer, Plaxico Burress, Santana Moss, Steve Smith, or Willie Parker. Guys who were truly the most valuable players. I am taking nothing from Alexander or Manning but if they deserve an award, then it should be Most Outstanding Player not Most Valuable Player. So, if Alexander was on the Steelers, he would be an MVP candidate, as he is clearly much, much better than Willie Parker. But since he is on the Seahawks, he should not be up for the MVP award. Hmmm, makes a lot of sense.

QUOTE(Dam8610 @ Jan 5, 2006 -> 11:58 PM) Why didn't they just give the award to Walter Jones and Steve Hutchinson? Those two are responsible for pretty much everything Alexander did this season. Come on, dude. Alexander is a monster RB. Could you imagine him on the Bears? I would just about cream my shorts. I never expected to enter this thread and read about how he didn't deserve to win the freaking MVP award after he set the all-time record for TDs in a season.

QUOTE(Spiff @ Jan 5, 2006 -> 10:24 PM) I still stand by my assertion that Evans is a good player. 7.4 ppg (53% FG pct) and 8.0 rpg in only 23 mins aint bad. I'd agree, primarily on the strength of his rebounding prowess. He'd be one hell of an asset as a 7th man on a championship squad.

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Jan 5, 2006 -> 02:56 PM) I felt the same way, then I saw them perform on some kind of benefit concert within the last few years, maybe it was a Sept. 11th benefit, anyway they completely blew me away as a live act. I'm still not a 'fan', but I can see the attraction. If you were blown away by a live concert with the 2001 version of the Who and no Keith Moon, then holy s***, you should hear some of the soundboard concerts from 1968-1975. There's like 25 to 30 of them, including a few official releases. Maybe I should invite Critic and Kid Gleason over to help me evaluate all of them. You guys would absolutely love my bootleg collection.

Reggie Evans led the league in Rebounds Per 48 Minutes last year, but he is one of the least impressive shot-altering PFs in the entire NBA. I'm not going on his 0.2 Blocks per game, either. I've seen him play close to a dozen times, and he just doesn't do much for me outside of the prolific rebounding. Also, if we're talking about leaping ability, Danny Fortson is one of the absolute worst in the NBA along with some of your major fatasses like Shaq and Sweetney. From what I have observed, he couldn't play defense if his life depended on it. Most scouting reports on him are ripfests. Here's one in particular that I completely agree with: IIRC, Spiff is a Sonics fan, so maybe he has observed something that I haven't, but I'll have to stand by my assessment that they are about as vulnerable as you can be in the paint when it comes to stopping people. Petro and Swift need like 3 or 4 more years to develop. Seattle is completely f***ed in the short term.

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Jan 5, 2006 -> 06:16 AM) Bottom line for the last 4 decades, if you wanna f*** kids your best bet is to study up on that catechism. Jim, this is pretty much the worst thing that I have ever read in my life. Now you're gonna get banned for like a week. I hope that it was worth it.

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Jan 5, 2006 -> 05:02 AM) Love the Who, always have, and proud to say it.

QUOTE(Adam G @ Jan 5, 2006 -> 04:55 AM) What does that have to do with Tejada swinging at every pitch he sees? He is trying to say that Billy Beane has no credibility, and therefore, we should all be skeptical of anything that he says, including his comments in regards to one Miguel Tejada. That's what I got out of it, anyway. I have no freaking clue as to why numerous people in this thread are failing to understand Flash Tizzle's Moneyball-related posts.

QUOTE(sec159row2 @ Jan 5, 2006 -> 03:01 AM) lastly... madonna... she's smokin hot... Yeah, maybe after like 16 heinekens.