1 hour ago, EaglePhan1986 said:

Watched this movie on Netflix last night about that nurse in New Jersey who was just killing patients in the ICU for fun. But anyway… on the cops… Nnamdi Asomougha. He actually is a decent actor

Was he eating a sandwich in his cop car? #lifeimitatesart

14 hours ago, Waiting4Someday said:

Lucky to be alive… plenty of roofers wind up in a wheelchair falling off a 15ft ladder.

Yep. Christopher Reeve fell off a horse and that ended very badly.

I fell off the top of a 20' ladder two months ago. About a 15' drop flat onto my back. Broke some ribs and scapula. Somehow did not hit my head, though there is nothing to damage in there.

7 hours ago, pgcd3 said:

Cassette

I thought it was 8 Track. 🤷‍♂️

31 minutes ago, Mortimer said:

Yep. Christopher Reeve fell off a horse and that ended very badly.

I fell off the top of a 20' ladder two months ago. About a 15' drop flat onto my back. Broke some ribs and scapula. Somehow did not hit my head, though there is nothing to damage in there.

Years ago my dad had a similar situation. The ladder he was on slipped out from under him in icy conditions and he fell backwards. Landed somewhere between the back of his head and his back. He only sustained a concussion and was mostly banged up. He was working a 48 hour shift during a winter storm, and he believes he might have nodded off on the way down, but with his body relaxed, the injuries were greatly minimized. Nothing broke but he did manage to loosen about 4 or 5 teeth that come out over the course of the next month or so. Not sure how he survived that without more injuries. He's nearly 82 now... still going strong.

How excited should we be about the early success the Iron Pigs are having and the Phantoms being in the Calder Cup Playoffs for the 3rd straight season?

1 hour ago, Mortimer said:

Well, he can't take it with him. I'd consider it money well spent.

Interesting Thanksgiving dynamic…

4 minutes ago, bpac55 said:

How excited should we be about the early success the Iron Pigs are having and the Phantoms being in the Calder Cup Playoffs for the 3rd straight season?

It was a good deal when the Spectrum still existed and I could see the games there for $8.

46 minutes ago, bpac55 said:

How excited should we be about the early success the Iron Pigs are having and the Phantoms being in the Calder Cup Playoffs for the 3rd straight season?

One more than the other. Calder Cup success can lead to NHL success, albeit marginally. But the Phantoms won the Calder Cup with Mike Richards and Jeff Carter, and then those guys helped usher in an era of sustained playoff hockey, though they never got the ultimate prize, they did get TO the Finals.

Iron Pigs? Nah. The only guy there that really matters is Justin Crawford. None of the rest of them not so much. Are you excited for Michael Mercado at the big league level? Maybe Mick Abel could be a bullpen arm at some point, but the shine is off his prospect status now.

Amongst the position players you've got Garrett Stubbs and Rodolfo Castro. Any interest in them coming back up to the big leagues and offering anything of significance on the field. (I did hear some suggesting that they should bring Stubbs back to be Captain Sunshine in the clubhouse to help them bring back their good vibes. That sounds like desperation though to me. And if that actually makes a difference, then all of these guys need a good swift kick in the pants. They are grown men and professional athletes. They shouldn't need a mascot on the team.)

And then there's Justin Crawford and Brandon Marsh (on a rehab assignment). We know what one of them is... the other, I'm ready to bring him up whenever he's ready, but even then, he's not going to be a magic elixir to fix what ails this team. BUT... maybe he won't be stupid and stretch an easy double into a triple with 2 down in the 9th while trailing by 2. His run meant nothing... and the old axiom is... you don't make the 3rd out at 3rd. Just a stupid baseball play... another one. Rojas should know better by now, and he doesn't. His baseball IQ just doesn't seem to be there. So, I'm good with Crawford whenever he's ready... he can displace Rojas and/or Marsh and maybe there's a slight improvement. But, I just don't see it as something that will create enough of a wake to change the complexion of this team. Sorry.

Gulily as charged!

16 hours ago, paco said:

This was your entry, wasn't it?

15 hours ago, FranklinFldEBUpper said:

I think about him asserting that Matt Ryan was the best quarterback IN THE LEAGUE about halfway through his rookie year. Not the best rookie quarterback but the best overall. At a time when Peyton Manning and Tom Brady had already become legends and were still in the prime of their respective careers.

Baldinger loves his hyperbole on players. that show for a game or two Its good to see the positivity, but at times he makes himself look very foolish by claiming a rookie is the best already. And his overall opinion not that credible.

Camp today

1 hour ago, Iggles_Phan said:

Years ago my dad had a similar situation. The ladder he was on slipped out from under him in icy conditions and he fell backwards. Landed somewhere between the back of his head and his back. He only sustained a concussion and was mostly banged up. He was working a 48 hour shift during a winter storm, and he believes he might have nodded off on the way down, but with his body relaxed, the injuries were greatly minimized. Nothing broke but he did manage to loosen about 4 or 5 teeth that come out over the course of the next month or so. Not sure how he survived that without more injuries. He's nearly 82 now... still going strong.

I'm glad he was ok...but I literally LOL'd at the bolded part. I mean, falling off a ladder and he took a nap on the way to the ground 🤣

13 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

One more than the other. Calder Cup success can lead to NHL success, albeit marginally. But the Phantoms won the Calder Cup with Mike Richards and Jeff Carter, and then those guys helped usher in an era of sustained playoff hockey, though they never got the ultimate prize, they did get TO the Finals.

Iron Pigs? Nah. The only guy there that really matters is Justin Crawford. None of the rest of them not so much. Are you excited for Michael Mercado at the big league level? Maybe Mick Abel could be a bullpen arm at some point, but the shine is off his prospect status now.

Amongst the position players you've got Garrett Stubbs and Rodolfo Castro. Any interest in them coming back up to the big leagues and offering anything of significance on the field. (I did hear some suggesting that they should bring Stubbs back to be Captain Sunshine in the clubhouse to help them bring back their good vibes. That sounds like desperation though to me. And if that actually makes a difference, then all of these guys need a good swift kick in the pants. They are grown men and professional athletes. They shouldn't need a mascot on the team.)

And then there's Justin Crawford and Brandon Marsh (on a rehab assignment). We know what one of them is... the other, I'm ready to bring him up whenever he's ready, but even then, he's not going to be a magic elixir to fix what ails this team. BUT... maybe he won't be stupid and stretch an easy double into a triple with 2 down in the 9th while trailing by 2. His run meant nothing... and the old axiom is... you don't make the 3rd out at 3rd. Just a stupid baseball play... another one. Rojas should know better by now, and he doesn't. His baseball IQ just doesn't seem to be there. So, I'm good with Crawford whenever he's ready... he can displace Rojas and/or Marsh and maybe there's a slight improvement. But, I just don't see it as something that will create enough of a wake to change the complexion of this team. Sorry.

Technically they did get the ultimate prize. After taking the Flyers to the Stanley Cup they were traded to the Kings and won two Stanley Cups there.

26 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

One more than the other. Calder Cup success can lead to NHL success, albeit marginally. But the Phantoms won the Calder Cup with Mike Richards and Jeff Carter, and then those guys helped usher in an era of sustained playoff hockey, though they never got the ultimate prize, they did get TO the Finals.

Iron Pigs? Nah. The only guy there that really matters is Justin Crawford. None of the rest of them not so much. Are you excited for Michael Mercado at the big league level? Maybe Mick Abel could be a bullpen arm at some point, but the shine is off his prospect status now.

Amongst the position players you've got Garrett Stubbs and Rodolfo Castro. Any interest in them coming back up to the big leagues and offering anything of significance on the field. (I did hear some suggesting that they should bring Stubbs back to be Captain Sunshine in the clubhouse to help them bring back their good vibes. That sounds like desperation though to me. And if that actually makes a difference, then all of these guys need a good swift kick in the pants. They are grown men and professional athletes. They shouldn't need a mascot on the team.)

And then there's Justin Crawford and Brandon Marsh (on a rehab assignment). We know what one of them is... the other, I'm ready to bring him up whenever he's ready, but even then, he's not going to be a magic elixir to fix what ails this team. BUT... maybe he won't be stupid and stretch an easy double into a triple with 2 down in the 9th while trailing by 2. His run meant nothing... and the old axiom is... you don't make the 3rd out at 3rd. Just a stupid baseball play... another one. Rojas should know better by now, and he doesn't. His baseball IQ just doesn't seem to be there. So, I'm good with Crawford whenever he's ready... he can displace Rojas and/or Marsh and maybe there's a slight improvement. But, I just don't see it as something that will create enough of a wake to change the complexion of this team. Sorry.

Keep an eye on Otto Kemp at 3B. He is an older prospect at 25 but has hit at every level he has played and is by far their best hitter this year. You will see him in a Phillies uniform sometime this year if Dombroski doesn't give him away for some broken down rental reliever. By the time Dombroski leaves he will have ruined the farm system and the Phillies still will not have a WS win.

12 hours ago, TEW said:

I mean, that basically is Van Ginkel. Yes he had a bunch of sacks this year, but most of his career under Fangio he was a 4-5 sack type of guy.

I think Campbell will play a similar role and have a similar career trajectory.

Wat? Van Ginkel had Fangio for only one season.

11 hours ago, eagle45 said:

OK...I've been busy and not really into the discussion loop on this, so let me know if it's just a dead horse already. But let's talk Bill Belichick for a minute.

Love him or hate him, call him a great coach, call him a cheater....think what you want. But Patriots SB era Belichick was cold, calculating, and despised frivolous attention and distractions. All business, all the time...and he came down hard on anyone in his circle that wasn't.

Having a 24 year old girlfriend is certainly way off brand for that Bill Belichick. Having a 24 year old girlfriend dictating interviews and sauntering around the practice field in absurd team-themed outfits isn't off brand...something is wrong. This would at least be a little bit more in character if a coach like John Gruden came back and did it. Does no one nationally remember what Bill freaking Belichick was like 10-15 years ago?

I have almost no doubt in my mind that some form of dementia is in play here. This will all come to light when his sons inevitably end up in a legal battle with the girlfriend over his assets.

I think it's simpler than that, he's just a pervy old man who likes getting his knob polished by a 25 year old skank. I thought for sure he was gonna keep at it until he got Shula's record but when faced with a decision between that record and daily knob polishing, he apparently ended up choosing the latter. Jeff Bezos, Jerry Jones, Robert Kraft, not as drastic but even Lurie shacked up with someone much younger than him, hardly a new phenomenon if you're an old rich dude.

Campbell is not AVG. Different type of player. Hoping he lives up to the Derrick Johnson comps.

13 hours ago, mattwill said:

Twain, who apparently got this whole thing started, actually said, "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics". Things took off from there.

Well 60% of statistics are made up.

42 minutes ago, UK Eagle said:

Gulily as charged!

Baldinger loves his hyperbole on players. that show for a game or two Its good to see the positivity, but at times he makes himself look very foolish by claiming a rookie is the best already. And his overall opinion not that credible.

I have one that has lasted for many years that I'm particularly proud of:

Week 14: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Coming off a disappointing home loss over the Falcons, the Redskins stayed at home for an NFC East rematch with the Philadelphia Eagles. In the first quarter, Washington struck first with kicker Shaun Suisham nailing a 31-yard field goal. However, the Eagles struck back with QB Jeff Garcia getting a 10-yard TD pass to TE L.J. Smith. In the second quarter, things got worse for the Redskins as strong safety Michael Lewis returned an interception 84 yards for a touchdown, while Garcia hooked up with WR Donte' Stallworth on a 3-yard TD pass. Afterwards, Suisham would kick a 45-yard field goal. In the third quarter, Washington started to come back with Suisham kicking a 32-yard field goal, while QB Jason Campbell completed a 34-yard TD pass to WR Antwaan Randle El. However, in the fourth quarter, the only thing left of the Redskins' comeback was Suisham's 35-yard field goal. Afterwards, the Eagles' offense squashed any hope of a Washington comeback. With the loss, the Redskins fell to 4–9 clinching last place in the NFC East

It's minor. But you have to remember how that pre-season went when they were beating their chests and predicting 13-3 and a NFC East title was a foregone conclusion. (If you don't remember, see the spoiler box at the end of this post for context and the hubris they had which was particularly hilarious) After dealing with their fans all summer and early fall, getting to point out you clinched the basement with 3 games to go via a loss to us......

2nd place for me:

Williams first showed up in costume at RFK Stadium on September 10, 1978.[3] In 1983, Chief Zee attended a game against the Eagles at Veterans Stadium. Following their team's 10-point loss to the Redskins,[4] he was attacked, suffering a broken arm, leg and ribs as well as a torn original costume, leaving him hospitalized.[5] He returned the next year to Philadelphia but after a woman threw a beer in his face, it was his last time

Because... F him. Dude was as obnoxious as they come.

This ES post was literally a featured "article" on the R-words official site

ExtremeSkins Fan View: Cap Hell Rocks!

By Arthur Mills

ExtremeSkins.com

March 16, 2006

Don't hate us because we're beautiful.

No more blank, wondering stares, confused head scratching, frothing emotional outbursts, conspiracy theories or embarrassing, dismissive references to 2000. The Washington Redskins are the central theme of every NFL team message board out there. Here's a message to you all from all ExtremeSkins fans everywhere.

It's time to embrace the reality of it all. Simply, we're better than you.

That's it. Look no further. We are better than you. We're more fun. It feels better to be us. We've got flair. We're audacious, capricious, bodacious, supercalifragilisticxpalidocious.

Are you finally getting it?

Yes, yes, I know cap hell was supposed to be upon us. I know that's what you've been told. I feel for you, I really do. As you come to realize we're better than you, a second bit of stark reality must also penetrate.

We're smarter than them.

Repeat after me.

The Washington Redskins are managed, coached and owned by highly professional people who know more about running a football franchise than ALL the unnamed, anonymous sources any reporter has yanked from the broom closet and quoted.

Don't take my word for it. Take the following words for it.

Brandon Lloyd, Antwaan Randle El, Adam Archuleta, Andre Carter, Todd Collins, Christian Fauria.

The question you all should be asking isn't, "How is all this possible?" No. The question should be, "How didn't we know this was all possible?"

Six years of assurances cap hell was on the way and you still allowed yourself to believe the tripe. Perhaps busting the cap hell myth as it relates to the Washington Redskins is just too painful a thing for media and fans of other teams to do.

Like a child coming to the harsh knowledge Santa doesn't exist, the media and opposing teams' fans are struggling desperately to hang on to the fiction that cap hell is on the way for the Redskins despite--literally--YEARS of demonstrated contrary evidence.

Here's the best part.

You don't have to hate us for what we're doing. You can do it, too.

"The thing I want to emphasize is this: We haven't done one thing that anybody else can't do," Joe Gibbs said after the introductory press conference for Andre Carter. "We have certain rules in the league. Here's the cap, here's the numbers, here's what you can spend, so everybody in the league can do what we're doing, it's just that they choose not to, many of them."

Deep down, this is really the issue, isn't it? You can do it too and you know it, but, your team doesn't do it, so, you have a hard choice. Hate your team, or hate us.

Say you're a fan of the Philadelphia Eagles. You always have all those many millions available, which somehow never seem to get spent. All week you're hearing how you have LeCharles Bentley locked up as your free agent masterstroke to solidify your offensive line.

You are giddy. You're thrilled. You know this is the guy you need. He fills a need and makes it a strength. You're excited about the prospects of adding such a substantial piece. Then, the Cleveland Browns call, offer a few more bucks to Bentley and Bentley winds up in Cleveland leaving you with nothing more than whimpering excuses that Bentley is from Cleveland and always wanted to play there. Oh, hush.

Antwaan Randle El is from Chicago. He's always wanted to play there. Yet he's playing in D.C. Adam Archuleta admits he adores Lovie Smith after years playing for him with St. Louis and wanted to play with him in Chicago. Yet he's playing in D.C. Andre Carter just had to meet the Broncos because his father played there 12 years and he envisioned being the second generation of his family with the team. Yet he's playing in D.C.

And it's driving you crazy because you were so excited and thrilled about the prospects of adding a good player your management and owner can't figure out how to land while we get EVERY single player we shoot at.

We get to actually live the thrill and giddiness you only get to brush up against. And it's killing you.

Did we pay a premium for generally young players entering their prime with years left to play in the NFL?

You bet we did. Kind of like when the Eagles lock up their own young players for a premium before they really emerge on the scene and everyone calls that genius. Think of it like that, only, with the component of actually being smart because an expensive 24-year-old promising receiver suddenly becomes a very cheap 26-year-old receiver when he grabs 80 balls.

See, we already had good players under contract. Now we have more.

As you struggle to find words to describe the coming cap doom heading our way, try to process one final thought. When you have that free agent you need all lined up and you don't get him, well, isn't that really what cap hell feels like?

I wouldn't know, because I don't ever have to feel that way.

56 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

Camp today

I don't think they do OL vs DL drills but I could be wrong. Campbell won't participate I'm sure so we'll basically get some interviews and the media's estimate of how big the guys look

19 minutes ago, RLC said:

Campbell is not AVG. Different type of player. Hoping he lives up to the Derrick Johnson comps.

That would be superb. Derrick was a great player, and fun to watch.

51 minutes ago, RememberTheKoy said:

Technically they did get the ultimate prize. After taking the Flyers to the Stanley Cup they were traded to the Kings and won two Stanley Cups there.

Carter missing a wide open freaking shot and choking

18 hours ago, RememberTheKoy said:

Hurts has already accomplished more than McNabb obviously but it's crazy to see how Uche more at this stage of their careers.

After both of their age 26 seasons:

McNabb: 4-3 in the playoffs and 0-2 in NFC Championship Games.

Hurts: 6-3 in the playoffs, 2-0 in NFC Championship Games, 1-1 in the Super Bowl with a Super Bowl MVP.

I kind of think those NFC Championship Games would have been different if McNabb had the receivers that Hurts had.

Just now, NCiggles said:

I kind of think those NFC Championship Games would have been different if McNabb had the receivers that Hurts had.

McNabb was a choker through and through. He had the best player on the field that also happened to be a WR in the Super Bowl yet continually did his best to give the game away throughout.

In the Panthers NFC Championship Game, when Koy Detmer came in he immediately began moving down the field that McNabb couldn't do anything with all game.

Weird number for Jihaad.