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[Doid23]

DLIP, +K for the recap, well done.

[mattvsmith]

Those jackets are pretty sweet but probably going to pass given the $200+ price tag.

Yeah...The Rev was thinking about it and since rainy season is almost over and fall is around the corner, maybe it would be OK to just buy a hoody.  The KRW is a little weak against the dollar, so the Rev is tight.

[labart96]

Yeah, TGP has little need for GoreTex in Lalaland but will probably drop some cei$h at the bookstore when back on campus for 9/25.

[union89]

Wow!!!!!!!

Has anyone seen the pictures of the reporter the Jets supposedly harassed?  Google Ines Sainz.

Erin Andrews who???

[SaintsFAN]

Wow!!!!!!!

Has anyone seen the pictures of the reporter the Jets supposedly harassed?  Google Ines Sainz.

Erin Andrews who???

egg-zachary, U... couldn't have said it better myself

[Frank Rossi]

Wow!!!!!!!

Has anyone seen the pictures of the reporter the Jets supposedly harassed?  Google Ines Sainz.

Erin Andrews who???

egg-zachary, U... couldn't have said it better myself

She's IN-SAINZ!

[AUPepBand]

Wow!!!!!!!

Has anyone seen the pictures of the reporter the Jets supposedly harassed?  Google Ines Sainz.

Erin Andrews who???

egg-zachary, U... couldn't have said it better myself

She's IN-SAINZ!

During the portion of practice open to the media, Ryan and defensive backs coach Dennis Thurman purposely overthrew passes so they would land near Sainz, she said.

Throwing passes or making passes? She's got a legitimate gripe and no doubt is loving the attention!

[SaintsFAN]

Wow!!!!!!!

Has anyone seen the pictures of the reporter the Jets supposedly harassed?  Google Ines Sainz.

Erin Andrews who???

egg-zachary, U... couldn't have said it better myself

She's IN-SAINZ!

haha... +K.

I read her interview on ESPN.com..... holy broken English.... she's officially perfect!!!  Think about it boys... there would be a language barrier.  I'll let LD finish this one off...

I'm eager to see what everyone thinks of the Ravens/Jets game.  My take?  Sanchise is nowhere near ready to lead them to a Super Bowl.  NE is going to beat them.  0-2 start for NY??  Ouch... Sanchez wasn't even giving the play enough time to develop.  I was pissed... I know for a fact a certain 30something surfer dude in Wilmington NC can make the play develop... and I know for a fact this fat 30something has_been can still make the play develop in flag football.  

*seriously, look at Sanchez's body language... even before the game.  He's just not confident.  And didn't seem to want to be there.  He had that deer in headlights look before he took a snap in the game, and before he called all those audibles.  He didn't throw any picks... but he also didn't make any plays.  Thats a level below caretaker (ala Trent Dilfer)

[Doid23]

Wow!!!!!!!

Has anyone seen the pictures of the reporter the Jets supposedly harassed?  Google Ines Sainz.

Erin Andrews who???

egg-zachary, U... couldn't have said it better myself

She's IN-SAINZ!

haha... +K.

I read her interview on ESPN.com..... holy broken English.... she's officially perfect!!!  Think about it boys... there would be a language barrier.  I'll let LD finish this one off...

I'm eager to see what everyone thinks of the Ravens/Jets game.  My take?  Sanchise is nowhere near ready to lead them to a Super Bowl.  NE is going to beat them.  0-2 start for NY??  Ouch... Sanchez wasn't even giving the play enough time to develop.  I was pissed... I know for a fact a certain 30something surfer dude in Wilmington NC can make the play develop... and I know for a fact this fat 30something has_been can still make the play develop in flag football.  

*seriously, look at Sanchez's body language... even before the game.  He's just not confident.  And didn't seem to want to be there.  He had that deer in headlights look before he took a snap in the game, and before he called all those audibles.  He didn't throw any picks... but he also didn't make any plays.  Thats a level below caretaker (ala Trent Dilfer)

Unwatchable. That's what I kept saying throughout the game. I would have preferred over the top Brett Favre type coverage of the Ines Sainz issue all night, of course with pictures.
Agree with all of your comments. The stupid defensive penalties killed. I'm all for a player's coach, and I dig Rex Ryan, but that team was undisciplined. That's what I learned from Hard Knocks was that the Jet's have problems with fumbles and penalties, and that carried over to the regular season. Still just one game, but an ugly one for sure.

I would

[PBR...]

this is getting kinda scary...how much of this stuff they are finding now. Interesting in how many pro players I have heard say they wont encourage their kids to play football.

     Sept. 14 (Bloomberg) -- The mother of University of
Pennsylvania football co-captain Owen Thomas, who committed
suicide in April, said she was "astounded" to learn that her
son had a trauma-induced brain disease found in more than 20
deceased National Football League players.
     Thomas, a junior defensive end, died at age 21 when he
hanged himself in his off-campus apartment.
     Doctors at Boston University examined Thomas's brain tissue
and discovered mild chronic traumatic encephalopathy, an
Alzheimer's-like disease that impairs normal brain functions and
eventually kills brain cells. While researchers said they
couldn't definitively link Thomas's death to the disease, they
noted the pattern of suicidal behavior in CTE victims, including
former NFL players Andre Waters and Terry Long.
     "I was just astounded that perhaps this was a contributing
factor to Owen's death," Thomas's mother, Katherine Brearley,
said in a video on Boston University's on-line news site. "Owen
never did have a big concussion, so I hope there is some
research into what happens in a developing young person with a
lot of little jolts to the brain."
     Chronic traumatic encephalopathy is characterized by a
building of a toxic protein in the brain. Early symptoms include
memory impairment, emotional instability, erratic behavior,
depression and problems with impulse control, according to
directors at BU's Center for the Study of Traumatic
Encephalopathy. Dementia and death can follow.
     The New York Times first reported the results of the study
yesterday on its website.


               Uncharacteristic Behavior


     Brearley said Thomas, who helped lead Penn's football team
to the 2009 Ivy League championship, exhibited uncharacteristic
behavior the day before he died.
     "He called home and my husband said he was very concerned
because Owen's voice was weak," said Brearley, a minister who
lives in Allentown, Pennsylvania. "Owen said, 'I'm failing
everything,' which was very uncharacteristic of Owen. The next
day, at about 2 o'clock in the afternoon, he hung himself in his
room."
     Thomas was an organ donor and Brearley said the family
signed "Gift of Life" papers after his death to harvest his
organs and other tissue for patients awaiting transplants. As
they were driving home, she said, she received a call on her
mobile phone from Chris Nowinski, one of four co-directors for
the BU center.
     Nowinski is a former Harvard University football player and
professional wrestler who retired at age 24 because of multiple
concussions. He's also the co-founder of Sports Legacy Institute
and author of the 2006 book, "Head Games: Football's Concussion
Crisis from the NFL to Youth Leagues."


                    Diagnosis


     Nowinski has sought to prove that brain damage is
widespread in men, women and children who engage in sports
involving repeated collisions. Brearley said she agreed to
donate Thomas's brain for the center's research even though he'd
never suffered a concussion.
     "I said, 'Even though you're not going to find anything,
I'm convinced that somebody somewhere is going to find something
that causes this kind of event to happen,'" Brearley said.
"I'm not going to walk away believing this just happened
because he was somewhat depressed about maybe two tests."
     Brearley said she was amazed when Ann McKee, an associate
professor of neurology and pathology at BU's School of Medicine,
told her two weeks ago that her son was diagnosed, post-mortem,
with a disease associated with repeated head trauma. Thomas's
case was unique, doctors said, since he was the first college
athlete found to have the disease and never had been diagnosed
with a concussion.
     University of Pennsylvania spokeswoman Lori Doyle said
yesterday in a statement that the school is "deeply concerned"
about the medical issues being raised about football head
injuries. She said the school would work with the Ivy League and
medical community to address those issues.
     Brearley said she's hoping for some good to come out of the
death of her youngest son.
     "If other younger athletes can be protected, that would be
a good legacy for Owen to leave," Brearley said.

[labart96]

this is getting kinda scary...how much of this stuff they are finding now. Interesting in how many pro players I have heard say they wont encourage their kids to play football.

     Sept. 14 (Bloomberg) -- The mother of University of
Pennsylvania football co-captain Owen Thomas, who committed
suicide in April, said she was "astounded" to learn that her
son had a trauma-induced brain disease found in more than 20
deceased National Football League players.
     Thomas, a junior defensive end, died at age 21 when he
hanged himself in his off-campus apartment.
     Doctors at Boston University examined Thomas's brain tissue
and discovered mild chronic traumatic encephalopathy, an
Alzheimer's-like disease that impairs normal brain functions and
eventually kills brain cells. While researchers said they
couldn't definitively link Thomas's death to the disease, they
noted the pattern of suicidal behavior in CTE victims, including
former NFL players Andre Waters and Terry Long.
     "I was just astounded that perhaps this was a contributing
factor to Owen's death," Thomas's mother, Katherine Brearley,
said in a video on Boston University's on-line news site. "Owen
never did have a big concussion, so I hope there is some
research into what happens in a developing young person with a
lot of little jolts to the brain."
     Chronic traumatic encephalopathy is characterized by a
building of a toxic protein in the brain. Early symptoms include
memory impairment, emotional instability, erratic behavior,
depression and problems with impulse control, according to
directors at BU's Center for the Study of Traumatic
Encephalopathy. Dementia and death can follow.
     The New York Times first reported the results of the study
yesterday on its website.


               Uncharacteristic Behavior


     Brearley said Thomas, who helped lead Penn's football team
to the 2009 Ivy League championship, exhibited uncharacteristic
behavior the day before he died.
     "He called home and my husband said he was very concerned
because Owen's voice was weak," said Brearley, a minister who
lives in Allentown, Pennsylvania. "Owen said, 'I'm failing
everything,' which was very uncharacteristic of Owen. The next
day, at about 2 o'clock in the afternoon, he hung himself in his
room."
     Thomas was an organ donor and Brearley said the family
signed "Gift of Life" papers after his death to harvest his
organs and other tissue for patients awaiting transplants. As
they were driving home, she said, she received a call on her
mobile phone from Chris Nowinski, one of four co-directors for
the BU center.
     Nowinski is a former Harvard University football player and
professional wrestler who retired at age 24 because of multiple
concussions. He's also the co-founder of Sports Legacy Institute
and author of the 2006 book, "Head Games: Football's Concussion
Crisis from the NFL to Youth Leagues."


                    Diagnosis


     Nowinski has sought to prove that brain damage is
widespread in men, women and children who engage in sports
involving repeated collisions. Brearley said she agreed to
donate Thomas's brain for the center's research even though he'd
never suffered a concussion.
     "I said, 'Even though you're not going to find anything,
I'm convinced that somebody somewhere is going to find something
that causes this kind of event to happen,'" Brearley said.
"I'm not going to walk away believing this just happened
because he was somewhat depressed about maybe two tests."
     Brearley said she was amazed when Ann McKee, an associate
professor of neurology and pathology at BU's School of Medicine,
told her two weeks ago that her son was diagnosed, post-mortem,
with a disease associated with repeated head trauma. Thomas's
case was unique, doctors said, since he was the first college
athlete found to have the disease and never had been diagnosed
with a concussion.
     University of Pennsylvania spokeswoman Lori Doyle said
yesterday in a statement that the school is "deeply concerned"
about the medical issues being raised about football head
injuries. She said the school would work with the Ivy League and
medical community to address those issues.
     Brearley said she's hoping for some good to come out of the
death of her youngest son.
     "If other younger athletes can be protected, that would be
a good legacy for Owen to leave," Brearley said.

agree and very interesting article - especially on what seems like a "slow news day" in the LLPP...

tgp has a lil guy (almost 4) that loves to crash and bash but it's stuff like the above that gives tgp major second thoughts on whether or not he'd want him to play football as well...

[union89]

Laurence Maroney traded to the Denver Broncos.........good f'n riddance.

[mattvsmith]

Interesting story about the PENN player.  The suicide hit Rev's dad pretty hard, as Dear old Daddy is a more than enthusiastic PENN athletic supporter.  ha ha ha.  Seriously, DoD brings cookies and snacks to the team on road trips and stuff.  He's a PENN groupy.  Anyway...

The Rev would not be surprised if he had not-so-mild chronic traumatic encephalopathy.  The Rev had his bell rung several times, a couple concussions that requied visits to the hospital. 

What evidence does the Rev have that his brain is permanently addled?  just look at my posts!

[Knightstalker]

Interesting story about the PENN player.  The suicide hit Rev's dad pretty hard, as Dear old Daddy is a more than enthusiastic PENN athletic supporter.  ha ha ha.  Seriously, DoD brings cookies and snacks to the team on road trips and stuff.  He's a PENN groupy.  Anyway...

The Rev would not be surprised if he had not-so-mild chronic traumatic encephalopathy.  The Rev had his bell rung several times, a couple concussions that requied visits to the hospital. 

What evidence does the Rev have that his brain is permanently addled?  just look at my posts!

If that is the criteria then most of us have taken severe blows to the head.  KS knows he did.

[labart96]

Interesting story about the PENN player.  The suicide hit Rev's dad pretty hard, as Dear old Daddy is a more than enthusiastic PENN athletic supporter.  ha ha ha.  Seriously, DoD brings cookies and snacks to the team on road trips and stuff.  He's a PENN groupy.  Anyway...

The Rev would not be surprised if he had not-so-mild chronic traumatic encephalopathy.  The Rev had his bell rung several times, a couple concussions that requied visits to the hospital. 

What evidence does the Rev have that his brain is permanently addled? just look at my posts!

If that is the criteria then most of us have taken severe blows to the head.  KS knows he did.

Right there with you KS...

Hey Rev - my CMU preview is up/online (excerpt below):

Keys to the Game:
1. Make CMU one dimensional on offense – The Tartans lost their prior QB starter, Phil Pantalone, to graduation last spring so they have a FY QB to run their Wing-T offense in 2010. For those not familiar with the “Wing,” it is a system predicated on forcing the opposing defense into multiple adjustments throughout the game due to the varying position of the wingback. The wingback can be any player in this four back running system and this formation forces the secondary to play at least three deep, due to the possibility of three deep receiving threats. FY QB Rob Kalkstein has been fairly effective and efficient (15 of 25) in his first two starts throwing for 274 yards and three TDs. He appears to be somewhat mobile having called his own number 16 times this season but only gaining 43 (net) yards. If the Statesmen can take away the pass, they will be able to be more aggressive at the point of attack like they were in the Dickinson game and force three and outs. RBs Chris Garcia and Justin Pratt have only averaged ~47 and 24 yards per game so far this season, so neither appears to be a big run threat.

2. Win the field position battle – With a punter like Pattison, Hobart needs to watch having getting pinned back in their own side of the field which leads to:

3. Attack the Tartan defense – The Statesmen should look to challenge a CMU defense that’s allowing an average of 421.5 yards per game (214.5 rushing yards per game and 207 passing yards on average, respectively). Last week Hobart didn’t need much offense given the play of the defense and special teams. Barring plays like blocked punts and kickoff return TDs; however, the Statesmen should look to move the chains and score on each possession, putting more pressure on the young Kalkstein to keep up.