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QUOTE(hammerhead johnson @ Jan 6, 2006 -> 03:00 AM) 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. 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?

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Jan 5, 2006 -> 06:51 PM) He deserves it. Manning really wasn't the Colts MVP. I'd given that nod to James this year. I have to disagree. When James was doing all the heavy lifting for the offense, it was because teams were playing to not let Manning beat them. Once they stopped doing that, Manning put up similar numbers to what he had last year. There is no other QB in the NFL that could run the Colts' offense IMO, and certainly no one else could make it as efficient as Manning does. To me, that makes him the MVP of the Colts at the very least.

QUOTE(White Sox Josh @ Jan 5, 2006 -> 07:02 PM) 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. There's a reason the Seahawks run to the left over 50% of the time, and that reason would be the 2 future HOF lineman on that side. That and the fact that Alexander disappeared against the good teams of the NFL are reason enough to not give the award to him IMO.

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.

QUOTE(RME JICO @ Jan 5, 2006 -> 10:07 AM) As long as Indy gets up early on any opponent, they will be hard to beat. That is when the DEF steps up and attacks. I think they scored a TD first in almost all of their wins, and the other team scored a TD first in their losses. So that seems like the key. Actually, if you're going to base your plan of attack on the Colts losses this year, then you better make sure they aren't playing players that could play, they don't really need the game, and your team does really need the game. That's how they've been beaten this year.

Pope should be a late 1st/early 2nd pick. I really think he'll be the best overall TE from this draft. Also, Ernie Sims declared!

What was the compensation for the Jets?

Here's a shocker: the Colts fan says the Colts would win. The Bears defense is the best in the league, but in the 13 games where the Colts actually played to win, the defense gave up an average of just under 14 points per game. The unit that would end up making the difference in this matchup would be the Colts offense, which is probably the best offensive unit in the NFL, and averaged 30 points in those same 13 games. The Colts have the best pass protection unit in the NFL, which would take away one of the Bears' major strengths, and since Lovie Smith came from Tampa Bay in the days of Tony Dungy, the Bears run almost the exact same defense as the Colts, so Manning will have seen pretty much every look the Bears have ahead of time in practice. Thus, I think he could beat even that defense for a significant amount of points, and I think the Bears' offense simply wouldn't be able to match the offensive output of the Colts.

QUOTE(RME JICO @ Jan 4, 2006 -> 10:58 PM) Scott Sullivan - 34 737.1 IP, 281 BB, 622 K, 3.98 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, .244 BAA Felix Rodriguez - 33 557.0 IP, 267 BB, 497 K, 3.51 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, .238 BAA Jeff Nelson - 39 782.0 IP, 423 BB, 827 K, 3.41 ERA , 1.35 WHIP, .223 BAA Paul Quantrill - 37 1255.2 IP, 336 BB, 725 K, 3.83 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, .292 BAA Julian Taveras - 32 1081.1 IP, 413 BB, 626 K, 4.33 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, .281 BAA I like those guys. Taveras was pretty good for the Cardinals the past year or two, Quantrill might have a year or two left, Nelson's slider will always get some hitters out, and Roriguez and Sullivan have good stats for releivers. Anyone else think Kenny brought Redding in to compete for that final pen spot? That's about the only reason I can think of for the Sox to sign him.

QUOTE(The Critic @ Jan 4, 2006 -> 11:55 AM) Not a big deal to me. When the Sox repeat, maybe THAT will be big enough news to get the main cover photo. Unless the Manning Brothers are squaring off that week, of course...... I'm a Colts fan, but I don't mind saying that I was extremely pissed when that issue came to my house. I couldn't believe (still can't) that the Sox didn't get the cover.

QUOTE(thedoctor @ Jan 4, 2006 -> 11:29 AM) besides, how many impact tight ends are in football? That depends on how you define "impact". I can think of quite a few TEs that are a very important part of their respective offenses. Antonio Gates, Jason Witten, Tony Gonzalez, Chris Cooley, Dallas Clark, Heath Miller, Jeremy Shockey, and Alge Crumpler are names that come to mind immediately.

Vernon Davis may go high. Even if he doesn't, he projects more as a WR than as a TE IMO (with his size and speed, he'd be a Moss/Owens hybrid I think). Personally I think Leonard Pope will be the most complete TE (able to block and catch) from this class. The Bears should look at him when they pick (should be in the mid-late 20s). As for the Colts (my team), I'm still hoping that Ernie Sims declares. He or Thomas Howard would make an excellent choice for the Colts (hopefully) at 32.

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Jan 2, 2006 -> 03:43 PM) Then why do SABR-heads discount wins by a pitchers and compare lame stats like BABIP or DiPS? Because a pitcher can be average and get 20 wins (see: Andy Pettitte in 2003), or they can be great and get fewer than 15 wins (see: Roger Clemens in 2005). In other words, the win stat for pitchers is far too dependent on factors that the pitcher can't control.

Well, he did get one out of 5 right (see: #5).

Why do I have a feeling this will work out almost exactly like it did with Garland?

QUOTE(WinninUgly @ Dec 28, 2005 -> 10:06 PM) WTF? Your Results: Timo Perez's critical flyout in the Bottom of the 8th of Game 1 of the ALDS vs Boston. This flyout propelled the Chicago White Sox to a 14-2 win and eventually a World Series Championship. You are barely even known and sometimes get carded to enter your own house. People like to use your name in palindromes. OMIT TIMO.

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QUOTE(SEALgep @ Dec 23, 2005 -> 10:54 PM) Boston has Lowell for two seasons. Correct me if I'm worng, but isn't he moving to 1B? If so, trading Marte would open a hole at one of the corner infield positions for them.

QUOTE(SEALgep @ Dec 23, 2005 -> 10:03 PM) This isn't rumored, but what about sending Garland to Boston for Andy Marte. Ride out Crede for this year, maybe use him for a trade at the deadline, and possibly deal Fields as well. It certainly makes Boston even stiffer competition, but could also make us solid at third for several years to come. It also creates another difficult to fill hole for the Red Sox. I don't think they would jump at the oppurtunity to create another hole for themselves, even if they make their pitching staff better (and far more expensive in the short and long term, should they decide to keep Garland).

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Dec 22, 2005 -> 12:20 PM) I didn't want to add that...entirely because I didn't want to imply that they'd already made the decision and were going to need to do any Rueing. But it's a Family Guy reference, and as we all know, Family Guy is awesome, so it had to be used.

QUOTE(knightni @ Dec 22, 2005 -> 12:51 AM) Well...go ahead! Start rueing! Family Guy sucks!

Did I miss something here?

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Dec 18, 2005 -> 06:18 PM) I think the Chargers match up well with the Colts. A healthy Steelers team does as well, as does Jacksonville (with Leftwich). Cinncy could make it interesting in the playoffs as well, but there defense is bad and Rudi isn't LT. If you didn't notice, the Colts have beaten all those team except the Chargers, and they had absolutely nothing to play for today, and they showed it. I'd say they beat each of the teams that they have beaten that you listed rather convincingly, as only the Jags really had a chance after the Colts' opening drive (and that was in the first matchup). Beating the Colts at home when it counts is extremely difficult. I don't know if there is a team in the NFL that could.

QUOTE(Sox Hustler @ Dec 18, 2005 -> 12:54 AM) Coco Crisp huh. He's pretty damn good. If they were to trade them they should get some pretty damn good players in return. Well, they are the Indians, so I wouldn't mind if they traded him and got a bag of balls and Mike Jackson (the RP, not the singer) in return.

Who do you think are good candidates to make a Garland for 2 pitching specs trade? My leading candidate right now would be the Dodgers. They have quite a few good young pitching specs, they seem to want to contend right now, and they're on the west coast, which plays into their favor when trying to resign Garland. I'd love to get a couple of their pitching specs.