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What are you throwing on the grill?
(I'm attending a college graduation, so I'm out of commission on the barbeque front),
May 23rd, 2009
7:56 am
Barbecued yard bird, of course.
Probably Rib Eyes too.
The nation has lost 5.7 million jobs since the recession, the longest since World War II, began in December 2007. The nationwide unemployment rate stands at 8.9 percent, the highest in a quarter-century.-Urinal
It's a good thing that Obozo saved 4 million jobs, where would we be with out the messiah?
Yay, Obozo!
May 23rd, 2009
8:04 am
Plan to go to the military cemetery just outside of Ft. Benning and pay my respects… wish it could be in Normandy.
May 23rd, 2009
8:14 am
Summer in the South. Every May I'm reminded of reading William Faulkner. You can practically taste the dust of the dirt roads in those stories.
Sentences that go on for pages.
May 23rd, 2009
8:22 am
Thank you veterans and present military servicemen for your 24/7 service. The US is proud of you and your accomplishments. May those who have passed rest in peace. May their families feel the pride and gratitude that we, all Americans, have for them.
May 23rd, 2009
8:53 am
We did our family gathering last night. Burgers, brats, coleslaw….all the traditional stuff. Small crisis when we couldn't find the key to MeeMee's oxygen tank, but Zillette in Law (now officially #3) found the pliers.
Our favorite Vet, Mr. G. is already on the links. Late into the night he wistfully watched the hourly precipitation forecast for today and triangulated tee time to within a nanosecond. He'll show up happy, wet, stinky and hungry 'bout noon.
My other favorite Vet, Pop, not so happy. My Mom passed on memorial weekend 18 years ago, it's also her birthday this year. Surrounded by over 2 dozen grandkids, he still will have the mully-grubs all weekend.
Both of these men gave service to their nation. In uniform in time of war and as good husbands and fathers their whole lives. I'm crazy about them.
Thank you to all the men and women in America's service. May god bless you and keep you from harms way.
May 23rd, 2009
8:59 am
Jay probably doesn't even know what holiday it is. All he can think of to ask is "what are you throwing on the grill?"
Jay, wouldn't a better question be "How are you planning on honoring our fallen American soldiers that gave their life for our country?"
May 23rd, 2009
8:59 am
Wish i was working the Q-pit this weekend but I bought some real estate and will work all weekend getting them ready to rent–"slumlord-in-training".
Will be thinking of our vets and blessing them for the work they're doing to keep our country safe.
Have a great weekend all!
May 23rd, 2009
9:35 am
Well, I see they outlawed the student librul Democrat club up at the Rev. Falwell's old place, Liberty University. Kicked them right off of the campus. Said it was godless and didn't have the right values. Now that's the kind of colledge I might could support. I'm for Free Speech and all that stuff, but not when it's in favor of stuff I don't beleive in.
Anyhow, no BBQ grilling for me. Me and the missus are headed to Ryans to stuff our face to honor all the dead veterans. There's nothing better anybody could do than help Free Innerprize at a place like Ryans. Those veterans died in order to give us the right to grab as much money as we can as quick as we can. Now if the U.S. of A. would stop stealing our paycheck with all the taxes we could make it alot faster.
Have a good day everybody.
May 23rd, 2009
9:43 am
I may barbequte some hot dogs on a stick over an open fire this weekend.I'll leave the grilling to the police.
May 23rd, 2009
9:43 am
Republican kabobs.
May 23rd, 2009
10:04 am
Going to waterboard some seafood and cover it up with steaks.
May 23rd, 2009
10:10 am
big green egg: ribs and brisket. and a little sausage on the side.
maybe this won't get dumped by the pc police?
May 23rd, 2009
10:19 am
keep it up redneck! it's awesome to see your backassward librul view on the hardworking blue collar sect of america!
we love you
May 23rd, 2009
10:29 am
What are you throwing on the grill?
If it ever stops raining….a sponge and soapy water.
Is there a reason you brought out "civil" discussion to the upper level for everyone to see?
Just wanted to show off your riding skills didn't 'ya, pilgrim?
Mail call one flight down.
GiddyUp cowboy!
May 23rd, 2009
10:30 am
I'm fairly surprised the christo-fascists in Va. allowed Democrats in their cult to begin with.
I always laugh when rabid Reich-wingers listen to The Who, etc.
Those uber-liberals stand exactly for everything the reactionaries hate.
Must be very confusing for the neo-conned. That, and they have so precious little musical talent that even remotely agrees with their loathsome worldview…
Big shindig at the girlfriend's house. I bring the beer. (No Wiper, not that cheapa$$ swill. The real stuff. Microbrews and/or Belgian, etc…)
But, I'll be thinking about my dad, who is buried in Fort McPherson National Cemetery. A beautiful little place along the Platte River in western Nebraska. Gone twenty years and I still miss him.
And to those who paid the ultimate sacrifice for this nation, I salute you. Because of you and your valor, we have EVERYTHING that we do. Including our very lives.
And I will never, ever forget you…
May 23rd, 2009
10:32 am
Tenderized enemy combatants.
May 23rd, 2009
10:37 am
I'll be serving up the deeply sad irony of failed political policy and the thousands of lives it has cost.
There will be a force-feed side of celebration of state-sponsored murder and violence salad.
Whine will be served. Sorry, but, as usual, it's bitter, predictable, sour and quite unoriginal.
May 23rd, 2009
10:39 am
i laugh when libruls like amvet try and roast a hotdog.
couldn't boil water…
May 23rd, 2009
10:54 am
In a sobering holiday interview with C-SPAN, President Obama boldly told Americans: "We are out of money."
Boldly, he broke the news.
No more silly milestones in United States history, pointless accomplishments like landing a man on the moon, defeating fascists in Germany and Japan, eradicating polio, nope, future generations will be hailed for figuring out that they are spending money we do not have.
I am truly awed.
May 23rd, 2009
11:03 am
I thought this tidbit from OpenLeft was interesting….
"According to Professor David Blight of the Yale University History Department, the first memorial day was observed in 1865 by liberated slaves at the historic Washington Race Course (today the location of Hampton Park) in Charleston. The site was a former Confederate prison camp as well as a mass grave for Union soldiers who died in captivity.
The freed slaves disinterred the dead Union soldiers from the mass grave to be inhumed properly reposed with individual graves, built a fence around the graveyard with an entry arch, declaring it a Union graveyard. A daring action for freed slaves to take such in the South just shortly after the Union's victory. On May 30, 1868, the freed slaves returned to the graveyard with flowers they had picked from the countryside and decorated the individual gravesites, thereby creating the first Decoration Day. Thousands of freed blacks and Union soldiers paraded from the area, followed by much patriotic singing and a picnic."
May 23rd, 2009
11:07 am
BS Deity, that's what I pay flunkies like you minimum wage.
So I can drink beer and recreate…
May 23rd, 2009
11:14 am
i hope your flunkies quit and never come back.
do it you self jackass.
May 23rd, 2009
11:16 am
When I was a boy, virtually all adult men were WWII vets. We're reportedly losing them at the rate of about 1000 a day (that rate may have decreased) and soon they'll all be gone. I'm a much better person for having known them.
May 23rd, 2009
11:17 am
im sure amvet is king of his domain, but everyone, and i mean everyone answers to somebody.
your choice…
May 23rd, 2009
11:17 am
No, BS, unqualified to do much of anything else, as well as stupid and desperate means you'll never leave…
May 23rd, 2009
11:18 am
Well golly gee…Up here we're having a wolf fest…(wink) have I told you how easy it is shooting these critters from our state funded helicopter? Well, it's really cool! As they run across the open field we just plunk away….sooner or later we wound them, and once they're on the ground withering around .. It's lights out! (wink) Ka-bam!!!!! Ya betcha….
Joe the plumber is our scheduled speaker…and Bristol is bringing the young'un….and, I'll be keeping my eye on Russia from my front porch, just in case they try somethin' funny on this Memorial Day….Ya betcha
May 23rd, 2009
11:19 am
And another thought since this is Memorial Day, we've all seen the films of the celebrations at the end of WWII. The nation was swept up in great joy but think how bitter sweet it must have been for the families of the 400,000+ who knew their boy wasn't coming home.
May 23rd, 2009
11:33 am
baby back ribs on the smoker.
Mrs G. to add to your piece from americaslibrary.gov:
The official birthplace of Memorial Day is Waterloo, New York. The village was credited with being the place of origin because it observed the day on May 5, 1866, and each year thereafter. The friendship between General John Murray, a distinguished citizen of Waterloo, and General John A. Logan, who helped bring attention to the event nationwide, likely was a factor in the holiday's growth.
Logan had been the principal speaker in a citywide memorial observation on April 29, 1866, at a cemetery in Carbondale, Illinois, an event that likely gave him the idea to make it a national holiday. On May 5, 1868, in his capacity as commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, a veterans' organization, Logan issued a proclamation that "Decoration Day" be observed nationwide. It was observed for the first time on May 30 of the same year; the date was chosen because it was not the anniversary of a battle. The tombs of fallen Union soldiers were decorated in remembrance.
May 23rd, 2009
11:45 am
A rational Republican? OK, so to the "faithful", the chickenhawks and the neo-conned, he's not a member of the GOP, but really isn't they who are the RINOs?
Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, tells Fox News that the Guantanamo Bay prison facility that houses terrorist detainees in Cuba should be closed because of the questionable way prisoners were captured.
"It should be closed because we don't need it," Paul, a former presidential candidate, told The Glenn Beck Show's substitute host Andrew Napolitano.
"It was unnecessary, the way these prisoners were captured was very questionable, Paul said. "They haven't had really due process. So, the real thugs that need to be tried, they ought to be tried."
Paul said the key to closing the facility is first to show why the detainees are there, and then prove that they've done something wrong in some legitimate recognized court of law.
"I think that's the key to it. And so far, they don't have an answer, because they're not allowing them to be tried in a legitimate court of law."
Paul said a good example of what to do with alleged terrorists was set with the individuals involved in the bombing of the World Trade Center in 1993.
"I mean, we even went into Pakistan, arrested them, brought them over here, tried them in our court system, and they're not our neighbors," Paul pointed out. "They are in a federal prison and nobody feels threatened by them. So, I'm not so sure why they are so determined not to pursue the law."
May 23rd, 2009
12:09 pm
This is going to be a special weekend in the scouts household…A bunch of my old comrades in arms (vietnam) are getting together to eat, drink and really get merry for the next two days! This little get together was planned at our last reunion…and I won the lucky straw to host the event! It should be a blast! One of the guys is coming in from as faraway as Seattle, another from Wyoming. Time's a wasting .. gotta run.
May 23rd, 2009
12:11 pm
"Greta: Is waterboarding torture or enhanced interrogation techniques, what words do we use on this?
McCain: It's torture. It's in violation of the Geneva Conventions of the international agreement on torture treaty…singed during the Reagan administration. It goes all the way back to the Spanish Inquisition. It's not a new technique and it is certainly torture."
Yet, he wants to give them a free pass.
What are these people thinking?
May 23rd, 2009
12:22 pm
Grilled mancow — what a whiner. God knows there's no bull there.
May 23rd, 2009
12:36 pm
1/16 of the comments are libs for cannibalism. You are some truly strange folks.
May 23rd, 2009
12:38 pm
"Grilled mancow–what a whiner. God knows there's no bull there."
And it comes pre-brined.
May 23rd, 2009
12:44 pm
Clearly Taxpayer has not experienced the drowning torture. Nor, would I wish it upon him/her or anyone.
If you want to prove you are macho, take a terror suspect and apply the same rules to his/her detention and access to the courts as you would anyone else. That, my friend takes guts. That, is what makes our country exceptional.
Having experienced torture himself, Mancow did the right thing to call it what it is.
May 23rd, 2009
12:50 pm
I agree with your 12:44 post. Really, I do.
May 23rd, 2009
1:36 pm
Dick Cheney–would that be tenderized FOREIGN terrorists or tenderized DOMESTIC terrorists?
Thank you and GOD bless to all the people in service to our country, stretching back over the centuries: my father, captured and imprisoned in the Battle of the Bulge (who finally found out 45 years later what had happened to "his men", and cried in relief), my granddad in France in WWI, my former husband, Viet Nam era, and all the others.
Question for one of you who understands these things: I live in an area that has had very few veterans from WWI, WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. There were not many who served. Do you think it was some kind of geography thing–that they just stayed on the farms in the mountains and didn't register? Growing up, I knew few adult men, and relatively young men my age (Vietnam) who did not serve from the area I lived in in northern Alabama. I have always been puzzled as to why so few from my current county in North GA served, even during times of conscription during Vietnam. They certainly did not have college deferrments! Were there marked differences between areas of the country? (I find it funny that an area that holds God, country, family, and guns in such high esteem would have had so few to serve. Or maybe, like Dickey-boy above, they are all for service BY OTHERS).
At any rate, I hope we all spend time reflecting on those who have and are serving the country.
May 23rd, 2009
1:45 pm
Same thing happened under FDR. It took 18 months for his programs to start reversing the downward momentum of the conservative economic policies put in place by his Republican predecessor, Herbert Hoover. Like anything, the downward momentum caused by idiotic conservative faith based economics does not immediately reverse itself when sane policies are put in place. You look at the effects of conservative policies on the economy BEFORE Roosevelt took over and note that they continued well into his second year in office before government policies reversed them. Same thing happened with Clinton. Took months to reverse the downward spiral caused by his predecessors assertion that the "market would correct itself". This is the MAIN conservtive myth. That there is some supernatural aspect of the market called "market forces" that is distinctly separate from human behavior which will ALWAYS punish those who try to use the market in bad ways.
There is ZERO historical proof to back up these assertions, but Repblicans and conservatives tend to be averse to things like proof or scientific method.
The data is here:
Year Receipts Spending Growth Unemp. Rate
1929 — — — 3.2% < Hoover era, Great Depression begins
1930 4.2% 3.4% – 9.4% 8.7
1931 3.7 4.3 – 8.5 15.9
1932 2.9 7.0 -13.4 23.6
1933 3.5 8.1 – 2.1 24.9 < FDR, New Deal begins; contraction ends March
1934 4.9 10.8 + 7.7 21.7
1935 5.3 9.3 + 8.1 20.1
1936 5.1 10.6 +14.1 16.9
1937 6.2 8.7 + 5.0 14.3 < recession begins, May
1938 7.7 7.8 – 4.5 19.0 < recession ends, June
1939 7.2 10.4 + 7.9 17.2
As you can see, Roosevelt began relatively modest deficit spending that arrested the slide of the economy and resulted in some astonishing growth numbers. (Roosevelt's average growth of 5.2 percent during the Great Depression is even higher than Reagan's 3.7 percent growth during his so-called "Seven Fat Years!") When 1936 saw a phenomenal record of 14 percent growth, Roosevelt eased back on the deficit spending, overly worried about balancing the budget. But this only caused the economy to slip back into a recession, as the above chart shows.
In 1937, the Depression was essentially over. Roosevelt being a basic capitalist knew that since unemployment is a lagging indicator, that once GNP growth had been relit, employment would soon follow. His only error was that in 1936, being pressured by a Republican Congress, as well as a Supreme Court that declared the New Deal unconstitutional, he reverted to his original idea when elected. Balancing the budget was FDR's sole principal for restoring the economy in 1933, and so government spending did not increase much in 1933.
While everyone claims it was WWII that ended the depression, this is only partially true. Kenynes predicted that only some massive global catastrophe that requireed the GOVERNMENT to enter into deficit spending that was many times higher than it was, pumping money into businesses that the private sector would not, before would be sufficient to end the depression completely.
Roosevelt saw the main fallacy in conservative arguments. The assertion that if you give the rich a tax cut they will use it to start new businesses or create jobs is at best, a guess. There is no absolute certainty that a wealthy person will take every cent of the money they get from tax cuts, and use it in ways that are good for the economy. Nothing to stop them from using it to buy a yacht, build another mansion, or blow it all in the Casino at Monte Carlo. Nothing at all. But if you create a very high top marginal tax rate, which results in a rich person losing 70 percent of any money they pull out of an investment or even their own private corporation, so that the only way they can avoid that tax is by leaving in the markets, both main street and wall street, you keep capital in the markets, and not outside of them. The rich will do anything to avoid taxes, they rarely pay them. It is for the government to assure that they WILl use them in ways that are good for the economy, and not merely good for themselves.
May 23rd, 2009
3:13 pm
more data, NJ, more data!
May 23rd, 2009
4:08 pm
I don't know where you live in North Georgia but in my area the woods is full of them as we say. That's not meant to be a flippant answer; it's just the truth.
One man from my county was shot down and killed in France in WWII. A young French girl there saw his plane go down and a few years ago she made the trek here to meet his family. She said she had been close enough to it to actually be able to see him and it had never left her. She had always wondered who he was and where he came from. After many years of searching she was finally able to do that. It was a gesture on her part that did his family a world of good.
May 23rd, 2009
4:23 pm
hd, you might not get much sympathy from catlady (how many cats do you have?) and once admonished (ms. chadly) .
May 23rd, 2009
5:21 pm
May 23rd, 2009
8:59 am
That was addressed in an earlier posting.
Weather too bad for me to be grilling outside.
Do you think Obama would be prepared to offer to withdraw all U.S. troops from Muslim countries if they capture and turn over UBL at his "summit?"
May 23rd, 2009
7:09 pm
Give it up Chad, you loser.
Your cut and paste 'technique' shines you out like a good flashlight when you go 'gator hunting.
No one reads it. You, like your posts, are a stain upon this site.
Begone, foul spot!!!
May 23rd, 2009
7:16 pm
Here is where my data comes from: for many years I filled out or reviewed the data forms submitted when kids registered for school. Virtually NONE of their fathers were veterans, out of hundreds of kids.This would be data from kids entering school from the early 70s to the late 80s, and should have captured Viet Nam era veterans well.
Also, our county honors local veterans each year, and very few of them listed in the paper(for free) are "native sons." Lots of "new people", but few natives. In addition, few come to be honored with food, a parade, etc. on Veterans' Day.
Both sources might be a result of bias due to self reporting, however. Our local paper and TV stations also frequently print the stories of these (seemingly) few veterans.
Is there a source for the correct information?
We do have several local youth in the service now, although very few are "native" folks. (Native: lived here at least 3 generations, which would be about 50 years in local time).
May 23rd, 2009
7:21 pm
Well, obviously the tv does not print the stories, but it does interviews. Also the local VFW has monuments in the park listing the names of local veterans who died in the wars. Few are listed.
I have just wondered if the Viet Nam era boys were not inducted because they did not register for the draft, or the draft board did little to find them. Surely they did not all get high numbers.
May 23rd, 2009
7:27 pm
We could have captured Bin Laden years ago had we not gotten involved in either Iraq OR Afghanistan as long as that was where Bin Laden wasn't. The idea of forcing "democracy" on both Iraq and Afghanistan was simply a rebranding of the 1950's policies of "making the world safe for Democracy" which was basically a catastrophe and resulted in the Muslims finally getting the idea that democracy sucked for them,that they always were getting the wrong end of the stick in anytime they dealt with the United States. Their relations with the Soviets was better, because it wasnt very hard for them to get the Soviets to leave. When the Egyptians told the Russians to get out, they got out, simple, clean, and easy, but when the U.S. came in they stayed for good and would not leave when politely asked. So the in the end, the Muslims simply copied the methods that the Israeli's used to get the British to leave the Mandate of Palestine. Terrorism. This was not a Muslim idea. They saw how well it worked when the Jews of Palestine wanted to get the British to give up its mandate and decided that if it worked for the Israelis, it would work for them
May 23rd, 2009
7:53 pm
In my community a lot of people are veterans but they never mention it. They don't go in for parades or seeing their name in the paper. My Daddy is one of these people as was my Grandpa. They view it as they served when it was their turn and doing their duty isn't something they need rewarded for. I guess I'd qualify as local; I'm 7th generation.
May 24th, 2009
12:36 pm
May 23rd, 2009
8:59 am
And I'm sure it will be addressed again Monday.


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FLOWERY BRANCH – The one lasting impression of the Falcons minicamp, was seeing Tony Gonzalez whizzing around the field like a youngster.
He appeared to catch everything thrown his way. On Sunday, he drove out to tip a pass that was too far in front of him. While falling to the ground, he caught the ball.
Offensive coordinator Mike Mularkey had him run a couple of vertical routes and it doesn't look like the 33-year-old has lost a step. (Wonder if the Hawks have called the Falcons to see if he can suit up for Game 4 on Monday. Gonzalez also played hoops at California and went to the Sweet 16 with Jason Kidd and the crew back in the day.)
"He's everything that I've seen for the last nine or 10 years," Falcons head coach Mike Smith
said. "He's the prototypical tight end. He can block. He can catch. He can run after the catch. He's just a guy who's going to make everybody on this team, offense and defense, better.
KICKING IT WITH THE BVG: Defensive coordinator Brian VanGorder is still the loudest coach on the field.
He's got perhaps the toughest job, but has tons of help from his assistants and Smith. Molding at least five new starters into the unit is going something we'll keep tabs on.
Strong safety Lawyer Milloy Thomas DeCoud
Cornerback Dominique Foxworth Brent Grimes
Weakside LB KeithBrooking Michael Peterson
Strongside LB Michael Boley Stephen Nicholas
Nose tackle Grady Jackson Trey Lewis
BVG thinks he has enough veterans to blend in some of the young talent.
He cited Erik Coleman, Michael Peterson, John Abraham and Chauncey Davis.
"We've got enough veteran leadership that can work out to be a great blend with the young players," VanGorder said. "With young players . . . right now it's kind of crucial to allow them to get comfortable."
COMPETITION: Smith said don't put too much stock into how the unit lined up in mini-camp. There will be plenty of competition for those starting spots. First round pick Peria Jerry could push Lewis. Chris Owens could push Grimes and William Moore could push DeCoud.
"They are competing for playing time," VanGorder said. "That playing time could come in a lot of different forms. That doesn't mean, just as a starter. Certainly a lot of guys are battling for starting positions. Some guys are trying to earn spots on the roster. Some guys are trying to get into the two-deep so that they can gain reps. There are a lot of dynamics involved in that."
NO MATTER HOW IT GOES DOWN, THE DEFENSE WILL BE YOUNG: "We're going to be young,
but I still think we've got a good mixture," VanGorder said. "We have a number of guys going into their third year. We played with some rookies last year, who gained some valuable experience and should improve this year.
We've got a good formula set up."
MULARKEY ON THE OFFENSE: Mularkey knows that with Gonazlez on board, teams will have trouble keying on one player.
There were games last season, when teams could sellout on stopping Michael Turner or Roddy White and shut the offense down.
"It will be hard to beat down on one guy with Tony in there," Mularkey said. "It should help the run game with him in there."
The theme for the offense is "Get Better."
"We want to get better, everywhere," Mularkey said.
THE ROOKIES: Made it a point to meet all of the rookie draft choices. Real nice and intelligent group. The Garrett Reynolds kid is huge. He's the second biggest lineman next to Tyson Clabo. Was worried about the cornerbacks — Chris Owens and William Middleton — being to small. But one Falcon scout told me "as long as they can play." And warned not to get caught up on their height. William Moore looks like a stud, now it will just be a matter of how fast will he pick up the defense.
Well, now that mini-camp is over, did you get your football fix? Learn anything new about the rookies? Worried about the defense still? Excited about the offense?
May 12th, 2009
9:03 am
trying to post the rest of my entry. i can refresh 5 times in a row and it will go from 181 comments to 183 comments, back to 182 comments, on to 181 comments, and back up to 183 comments. good lord these technical issues are a trip.
May 12th, 2009
9:04 am
blog monster alert!
May 12th, 2009
9:05 am
Attempt #6
The offense may be ok with McDaniels and Orton(who is no Brady and didn't tutor under the "system" for years like Cassell) but their running game is a hot mess. They have like 8 rb's on their roster this year, signing 4 in the off-season before they drafted Moreno. As a UGA grad and fan, I can say that Moreno seemed to buy his own BS this year, as much of the rest of the team did. As much as I love him, he was wearing his OWN shirt on draft day. Ridiculous. They're transitioning away from the zone blocking which won't be easy. Brandon Marshall is suspended for at least 3 games, maybe more.
Defense got upgraded a little with Robert Ayers, Brian Dawkins, & Alphonso Smith. Ayers had one good year at Tenn and we know about the development time of DE's. Their LB corps is in total disarray. Nate Webster and Jamie Winborn gone. DJ Williams moving to ILB and I have no clue who will start on the outside. Besides Dawkins and Champ Bailey, don't know who will be starting in the secondary. Their draft strategy was scattered and haphazard.
1 Sep 13 DEN @ CIN (Win)
2 Sep 20 CLE @ DEN (Win)
3 Sep 27 DEN @ OAK (Win)
4 Oct 04 DAL @ DEN (Loss)
5 Oct 11 NE @ DEN (Loss)
6 Oct 19 DEN @ SD (Loss)
7 Bye
8 Nov 01 DEN @ BAL (Loss)
9 Nov 09 PIT @ DEN (Loss)
10 Nov 15 DEN @ WAS (Loss)
11 Nov 22 SD @ DEN (Loss)
12 Nov 26 NYG @ DEN (Loss)
13 Dec 06 DEN @ KC (Win)
14 Dec 13 DEN @ IND (Loss)
15 Dec 20 OAK @ DEN (Win)
16 Dec 27 DEN @ PHI (Loss)
May 12th, 2009
9:05 am
I'm not feeling the Broncos this year. After the snap, the QB is the first person, in most cast, to touch the ball; and considering Kyle Orton didn't take Chicago to that next level, he's not going to be the saviour for Denver either. Still, situations are different with each team and the Denver Broncos offensive line can even make DJ Shockley look like a Pro-Bowler.
Their draft scored a strong "B" for me. I'm not too familiar with 3-4 defenses but something tells me that their draft and free agent acquistions will put their defense at the very top of NFL rankings. Do you all remember that year when Denver would load every defensive personnel on the line and play man-to-man on the outside? I think it may have been called "46″ defense. Well, I don't think they can pull it off, this year, with smart offenses like Atlanta and New Orleans; but I do think that they have the type of personnel that's very similiar to that All-Star defense they once played with. Ayers is a monster coming of the line; and with an all-star defensive backfield (Bailey, Smith, Dawkisn, Hill, McBath), its going to be very difficult to pass on the Broncos. They will lose more games than they will win (because of a tough schedule) but the difference in points will be in single digits and low scoring.
Speaking of their schedule, they start out against weak and questionable teams (Cin, Cle. and Oak) but they follow up with three tough teams before their bye week. They should end up 3-3 before week seven; afterwhich, they have the most brutal schedule in all of football (BAL, PIT, WAS, SD, NYG, KC, IND and PHI). OUCH! That schedule will either end your season early or make you favorites for Super Bowl contention. I think they'll fold and watch the first round of playoffs on television.
D3, I have a suggestion, my friend, that I think you'll find more participants with. We have 16 games this season, correct? Subtract three games (because each team plays divisional foes, twice). That leaves the fact that we play 13 different teams. Instead of analyzing each division of the NFL and teams that are irrelevant to the Falcons this season, why not evaluate the thirteen different teams we have to play in the upcoming season. By all means, keep your strategy intact (analyzing schedules, starters, win/losses, draft pics, etc.) but lets do it for teams we look forward to playing. Scoring can be accomplished in different manners. We can either wait until the season and evaluate each game to see how we fared; or, we can grade, before season begins, based on the number of those that agree with your game call. This way, I think you'll find more Falcon fans interested in participating with analyzing opponents, than you would analyzing teams that we don't play.
Just a suggestion. You know me; I'll participate either way.
May 12th, 2009
9:05 am
apologies if a re-post
Defense got upgraded a little with Robert Ayers, Brian Dawkins, & Alphonso Smith. Ayers had one good year at Tenn and we know about the development time of DE's. Their LB corps is in total disarray. Nate Webster and Jamie Winborn gone. DJ Williams moving to ILB and I have no clue who will start on the outside. Besides Dawkins and Champ Bailey, don't know who will be starting in the secondary. Their draft strategy was scattered and haphazard.
1 Sep 13 DEN @ CIN (Win)
2 Sep 20 CLE @ DEN (Win)
3 Sep 27 DEN @ OAK (Win)
4 Oct 04 DAL @ DEN (Loss)
5 Oct 11 NE @ DEN (Loss)
6 Oct 19 DEN @ SD (Loss)
7 Bye
8 Nov 01 DEN @ BAL (Loss)
9 Nov 09 PIT @ DEN (Loss)
10 Nov 15 DEN @ WAS (Loss)
11 Nov 22 SD @ DEN (Loss)
12 Nov 26 NYG @ DEN (Loss)
13 Dec 06 DEN @ KC (Win)
14 Dec 13 DEN @ IND (Loss)
15 Dec 20 OAK @ DEN (Win)
16 Dec 27 DEN @ PHI (Loss)
17 Jan 03 KC @ DEN (Win)
Final: 7 -9
Comment: Great job getting rid of Shanahan and McDaniels seat is ablaze!
May 12th, 2009
9:12 am
Stirg – right in line with you brother. Since we have a total of 11 weeks until training camp and 14 weeks until 1st pre-season game, we will have 3 weeks between the start of camp and pre-season; so I was thinking we could do one game every 2 days which would lead us right into the start of the season after our division competition.
Broncos record correction: 6 – 10; maybe too much wishful thinking, but we'll see. Name any other Belichick clones that worked: Crennel(fired), Mangini(fired), Weis('bout to be fired).
ok, nuff posts from me. its time for the rest of the Bird-Cage……
May 12th, 2009
9:17 am
…and this "panties" thing. I admitted that I may have been a little overboard. Still, I cannot get the image out of my head and it is hilarious. I, too, find myself laughing uncontrolably, Unca' Bob (like right now). Yet, I discovered lastnight that my words may have been offensive to some people and I don't won't to disrupt the comradery that has developed amongst us, in this Cage. So, I'll lay back and maybe redirect my heckling on some other blog.
In the meantime, get that image out of your head. We don't want to imagine our offense (or defense) lining up with panties on their heads. I thought about it and it won't work during regular season. Laugh it off, fellows. Its over.
May 12th, 2009
9:23 am
D3, I am going to do something for you. I will give you a DAWG breakdown this weekend. Do it in your format. Hopefully the Falcon fans wonn't mind. I also like Stirg d'Nahsif's idea. That should be the last fix we need to bring in ATL2009.
May 12th, 2009
10:02 am
D3, I have met the blog monster before and have felt his "I have just deleted everything you just said" breath. I call him The Epiphany Eater. He has gobbled up some of my best stuff, especially on that "other" impersonal, nationwide sports blog that has all the rabid Ain'ts fans. Good for them but there is no continuity in the conversations.
Jason, I like the Dawg breakdown (being a Alum and Herschel's neighbor way back when) but we are all Falcon friends and we don't want to bring in the wacky ones from all other sides into our happy camp. Just a thought.
May 12th, 2009
10:16 am
JohnWaynesworld, will respect the blog. see where you are coming from.
May 12th, 2009
10:45 am
Well JJ beat me to it I was going to post the Peter King info. I laughed pretty hard at how pished off the Carolina fans were gonna be when they read that article. HA HA HA!!!!
May 12th, 2009
10:46 am
With all the Coaching changes on both sides of the ball as well as scheme changes, every player has to learn anew. There are going to be attitudinal problems over Cutter,i.e., "He's my man and they traded him" to "I'm glad the cry baby is gone". Conflict is not a good formula for winning. If they have a good year…5-11.
May 12th, 2009
10:49 am
Good morning Gents,
First order of business Unca'bob, excellent post about Victoria Secret, cracked my side reading it this morning. I'm probably the one who detered Stirg from making the panty comments, I didn't realize he was just heckling and not issuing personal attacks, so I guess you could say I have to get mine out of a wad.
Stirg, good idea on analyzing each team, with the other idea, I just figured it would be more interesting to see what actual people think beyond the so-called experts.
Now on to my Denver analysis,
This is a rather difficult team to figure out. On the one hand you have one of the best offenses in the league with all the major components in place to succeed except running back. Then you trade a successful good quarterback when your defense is what probably kept you out of Superbowl contention. Now you go get the running back you needed, draft good players to upgrade your defense but you have a quarterback competition between Kyle Orton and Chris Simms, two players who don't exactly strike fear in any opponent. You have a rookie head coach who believes he's bringing the Patriot system to a new team but as I recall the Patriot system seems to function best when it involves Bill Belichick. Denver begins the season with three cake walk games, but given that its the NFL, you never really know if any games will be a cake walk. After the first three games the Broncos face the NFL equivalent of the Matrix. The team begins to struggle your fans and critics are second guessing every move you make and are out like roaches because your non-experienced very young head football coach put your team under tremendous scrutiny not afforded most other teams.
Chemistry and the lack of it will be a major issue for this team. The defense is going to be very young, but talented, the offense remains intact and add quality at running back, but its going to be hard to buy into Josh McDaniels system considering the moves he has made in the offseason. After week three when the s*it starts to hit the fan I expect the chemistry to become volatile and with Kyle Orton as your leader I see no stablizing force to point the ship in the right direction.
5-11-Talent is there even with Orton as the QB but decision making of the rookie head coach will come into question both externally and internally,once the season gets tougher, sad to say it but players who are paid millions will quit on the team because chemistry is lacking and no real belief in the coach exist.
May 12th, 2009
11:16 am
Denver P.S.,
Didn't one of their WR's run afoul of the law during the off season?
May 12th, 2009
11:24 am
Good points WR. I guess we shall also see how Brian Dawkins performs as a player and a leader to bring cohesion to their patchwork defense (and of course how long Champ can be healthy and productive as a shut down guy).
I am not sold on this Ayers kid. If I recall, his resume is suspiciously like our own Jamaal Anderson's.
Jason, I do think Knowshon will be breaking away for many, many yards this season. He will probably get off to a roaring start against the perennial wheel chocks of the AFC North, Cincinnati and Cleveland, and then get to outduel Mr. McFadden and that Al Davis defense the third week. So Knowshon should have about 500 yards by then. I will go way out on a limb (not) and also say that he gets 100+ in the Dallas game (in Denver-Game 4), so he could have 600 yards with two thirds of the season left.
Speculation…Free of charge!! lol
Don't forget Denver plays OAK and KC twice! Yummy for RB's!
May 12th, 2009
11:26 am
Dang monster.
May 12th, 2009
11:27 am
Enter your comments here
May 12th, 2009
11:40 am
The poor situation in Denver leads me to believe theirs in 2009 could be very similur to ours in 2007. Not saying they got anywhere near the same shaft we got but… the makings are there. Star QB and coach cause a ruckus, QB disappers. New volitile head coach in place and the fans loved the old one (ok we didn't love little Jimmy Mora but we didn't believe in Petrino either) they are lucky the play the Raiders twice. New QB is questionable at best, Charger Fans are loving this mess. Suddenly McDaniels is looking a lot like Petrino to me. And that is not good.
May 12th, 2009
12:05 pm
Strange…..The Falcons already had a YOUNGER pro bowl tight end on the roster, yet released him last year…..Why? Because he had the audicity to publicly support Mike Vick. You can't pull the wool over my eyes.
May 12th, 2009
1:02 pm
D3, on a side note, I have a suggestion for that little future Falcon wide receiver you've been tending to for the past month. My field of study is psychology and, in my study, I learned of a technique called music psychology (specifically, musicology). In my work study, we've applied this technique to some veterans suffering from P.T.S.D.; the results are remarkable.
Anyway, last year I had my first (a hybrid-DE/LB, in the draft class of 2033) and I attempted this technique. Every chance you get, I suggest that you play some classical music around young D3. Try some early classical music from the Baroque period, like some Bach and some Handel; then, graduate into some Mozart and Haydn. I don't know what kind of drug Mozart was on but he is the most intelligent human (besides King Solomon) I have ever studied. He does something with music that, to this day, has never been conceived. I'm a music enthusiast, so I can go on and on about this subject. I better stop here…
Still, try this technique (I find young stirg sleeps well with classical music) and You will be amazed with his development.
May 12th, 2009
1:12 pm
Brent Grimes starting???? Hell no!!! Owens shopuld win that job. At least
May 12th, 2009
1:13 pm
I meant, at least I hope he does.
May 12th, 2009
1:33 pm
Starting at the corners will be Chris Houston and Chevis Jackson (he's earned the start). Owens will be the starting nickle back (the same role Jackson played last season). Brent Grimes is a good corner and he has paid his dues, as well. With the defensive scheme that Smitty n'em implemented, Grimes, Middleton and Owens will get a lot of playing time. Finally, we have depth. Don't get caught up in "starter" titles. All 53 men will have a role.
May 12th, 2009
1:37 pm
Stirg d'Nahsif, Are you saying something like a rotation for the CBs, ala smilar to a DL rotation ?
May 12th, 2009
1:57 pm
Great Afternoon Bird-Cage Ladies and Gents! Our Bird-Cage Division/Team Analysis & Final Standings Competition is off and running and we gotta love keeping the Football Mojo going here in the 'Cage. Got several of your entries, you can change them anytime, and don't worry about not remembering your picks, because I am saving them in a folder marked Falcons on my computer.
2009 Bird-Cage Division/Team Analysis & Final Standings Competition
**Make sure you mark individual picks (who they defeat, who they lose to), so we can keep score when the regulary season rolls around. You can simply copy and paste the schedule below and mark each game with a W or L. I'll save all the data.
Unca' Bob
Broncos: 5 – 11
Broncos: 5 – 11
Broncos: 6 – 10
JJ, Ken Strick, dacha, Falcon Devil, jason, Stirg, Marko, Sarah B. johnwaynesworld, nookah, Lil' Dave, cutter, Seminole, Gatorzone, Reno911, row3, Cameron, jp3stacks, irvin, Dean21, & anyone else I may have left out: JOIN IN ON THE DEBATE AND HELP KEEP OUR FOOTBALL MOJO GOING!
Weekly Division: AFC West
Today's Team: Denver Broncos
Bronco's 2009 Schedule
1 Sep 13 DEN @ CIN
2 Sep 20 CLE @ DEN
3 Sep 27 DEN @ OAK
4 Oct 04 DAL @ DEN
5 Oct 11 NE @ DEN
6 Oct 19 DEN @ SD
7 Bye
8 Nov 01 DEN @ BAL
9 Nov 09 PIT @ DEN
10 Nov 15 DEN @ WAS
11 Nov 22 SD @ DEN
12 Nov 26 NYG @ DEN
13 Dec 06 DEN @ KC
14 Dec 13 DEN @ IND
15 Dec 20 OAK @ DEN
16 Dec 27 DEN @ PHI
17 Jan 03 KC @ DEN
Projected Starters(Best Available)
QB – Kyle Orton
FB – Peyton Hillis
RB – Correll Buckhalter/Knowshon Moreno/JJ Arrington
TE – Tony Scheffler
WR – Brandon Marshall
WR – Eddie Royal
LT – Ryan Clady
LG – Ben Hamilton
C – Casey Wiegmann
RG – Chris Kuper
RT – Ryan Harris
Defense (3-4)
NT – Marcus Thomas
DE – Robert Ayers
DE – Jarvis Moss
OLB – Boss Bailey
ILB – DJ Williams
ILB – Andra Davis
OLB – Mario Hagan?
CB – Champ Bailey
CB – Josh Bell/Alphonso Smith
SS – Brian Dawkins
FS – Renaldo Hill/Darcel McBath
K – Matt Prater
P – Brett Kern
So there you have it. Let's hear it about the Broncos described with the following:
-analyze schedule, starters, possible wins/losses, draft picks, etc
-analyze a team each day mon-thurs, & friday-saturday can be our final standings prediction, which I will save
-predict where wins & losses will come, final standings, & division rank
May 12th, 2009
2:13 pm
Bronco's 2009 Schedule
1 Sep 13 DEN @ CIN – W
2 Sep 20 CLE @ DEN – W
3 Sep 27 DEN @ OAK – W
4 Oct 04 DAL @ DEN – L
5 Oct 11 NE @ DEN – L
6 Oct 19 DEN @ SD – L (they are still mad this will be a big loss)
7 Bye
8 Nov 01 DEN @ BAL – L
9 Nov 09 PIT @ DEN – L
10 Nov 15 DEN @ WAS – L
11 Nov 22 SD @ DEN – L
12 Nov 26 NYG @ DEN – L
13 Dec 06 DEN @ KC – W
14 Dec 13 DEN @ IND – L
15 Dec 20 OAK @ DEN – W
16 Dec 27 DEN @ PHI – L
17 Jan 03 KC @ DEN – W
May 12th, 2009
2:18 pm
200+ posts on this blog, you get a little behind and you spend your whole day reading just to get caught up. Question? DJ was QB3 last year, I think the third string QB does not count as a gameday roster spot, and used only in case of an injury. Does this make the player ineligible to play in situational offenses (such as the Wildcat).
May 12th, 2009
2:23 pm
I think our safeties will be better than most expect. When you increase the overall speed of the secondary like we did, the zone looks work much like the man to man, especially in the nickel. The opposing quarterback has much smaller windows to throw the ball and there is always help for star receivers. That is not to say we will always be sound because there will be rookies and 2nd year men out there. That's where the front seven come into play. Our new "urgent" pass rush will force the action and I expect us to double our INT's from last year (and that won't be very hard).
May 12th, 2009
2:38 pm
And some early interceptions will give these young guys a world of confidence, much like it did for Chevis Jackson and Chris Houston last year. Ok maybe 20 INT's is too much to ask for from these young guys but that's the number I'm going with.
May 12th, 2009
2:40 pm
And some early interceptions will give these young guys a world of confidence, much like it did for Chevis Jackson and Chris Houston last year. Ok, maybe 20 is a bit much to ask for, but that is the number I'm going with.
May 12th, 2009
2:44 pm
friggin monster…
May 12th, 2009
2:58 pm
No, jason; I'm not suggesting a rotation at cornerback. I'm just saying that, in my unprofessional opinion, the starters at corner ought to be Chris Houston (because he started and played well last year) and Chevis Jackson (because he earned the right to start for his play last year). After that, we have very good depth with Von Hutchins and Grimes. Owens and Middleton should handle nickel and dime back roles. I referenced our defensive scheme, that will require all of the beforementioned players to participate. Everybody is going to play every sound with our scheme.
May 12th, 2009
3:06 pm
Sarah B – got your picks. nice job.
Hate Alert – OMG, don't be tempted to venture over to the injury blog. Vitriol, Hate, and Execration ay an all-time pitch. Its not DOL's, so no need to even participate.
May 12th, 2009
3:16 pm
D3 – let me guess the topic? You know who?
May 12th, 2009
3:18 pm
JohnWW – it's like the monster on Lost sometimes isn't it???
May 12th, 2009
3:21 pm
I wish I would have come to the Cage first. I saw something new, and, wellll…you know the rest.
May 12th, 2009
3:31 pm
Stirg d'Nahsif, I was thinking along the lines of keeping the starters fresh by not being afrais to play all the CBs. If you are on an NFL roster you should no doubt be able to play the position you were drafted for. Maybe not full time starter, but enough to keep the starters fresh. And that would include all positions, especially on the defensive side. Like you said, Houston and Jackson as starters with Hutchins and Grimes first in reserve. Then you have Owens at nickel, and Middleton backing up the nickel and playing the dime. Not arguing with you, just my ADHD prevented me from understanding your post.
May 12th, 2009
3:47 pm
D3 – I snuck a peek to see if I was right and I am. Let's hope they never find us but if they do we vow not to take any bait as a group and just ignore them like they do not EXIST!
May 12th, 2009
3:52 pm
Ohhh, so its you that's in favor of rotation. I'm just excited that we finally have depth at cornerback. Both Von Hutchins and Grimes have starting experience. So if anything goes wrong with the starters, we're set (provide Houston and Jackson are the starters).
What you think about Owens? How do you like him? I'm not familiar, at all, with the kid; but I have noted the big buzz about him. Everybody is liking this kid at corner. During the draft, I had assumed that TD jumped on Owens in the third because Asher Allen was just taken by Minnesota. Now, reports are making me believe that TD had his eye on him all along.
Do y'all believe that TD would have taken Owens, in the third, if Asher Allen had been available?
May 12th, 2009
3:59 pm
I do think it was Owens all the way. I read TD had been watching Owens for the past two years. That's why I first questioned his ability to this year. With the depth being built on D, I see a mini rotation. Starters play the bulk, but have the ability to play Back ups to stay fresh. Also good on the job training. Have to always keep that salary cap in mind.
May 12th, 2009
4:02 pm
row3, I believe that the third string QBin non roster on gameday. However, he can play. But if he plays, the first two QBs can not come back into the the D3 to see what he thinks.
May 12th, 2009
4:08 pm
Stirg d'Nahsif, also, I am a big a DAWG Homer as there is, but if TD was looking at Owens for 2 years… As much as I wanted Asher in ATL, screw that. in TD I trust. and hopefully Asher will have a Champ type career; just not at Atlanta's expense.
May 12th, 2009
4:21 pm
row3, I believe that the third string QB is non roster on gameday. However, he can play. But if he plays, the first two QBs can not come back into play on that game day. I think that's how it works. Might have to go to the man, D3.
May 12th, 2009
4:22 pm
row3, sorry got hit by the blog monster…
May 12th, 2009
4:36 pm
jason..Thanks, I bet you're right on that, we'll get D3's input too.
May 12th, 2009
4:42 pm
I really didn't know the answer until a couple of days ago. I think I saw it on (ugh) ESPN. The topic was brought up concerning the "wildcat" formation in Miami, and how they would get Pat White involved.
May 12th, 2009
4:47 pm
Whats going on this afternoon Bird Cage? I'm going to take a guess here with the Bronco's schedule and see if I cant nail there win/loss record for next season. I read all of your (bird cage gang) input on there draft and starters so I wont go in depth there because you guys already nailed it. Ok here I go.
1 Sep 13 DEN @ CIN -L- I'll go with Cin on this one.. Better QB and O just feel it in my bones.
2 Sep 20 CLE @ DEN -W- I'll give this on to Denver. Better prepared after losing to Cincy and its the home opener.
3 Sep 27 DEN @ OAK -W- Denver should win this one but if Oakland's offense ever wakes up Denver could get embrassed.
4 Oct 04 DAL @ DEN -W- I hate Dallas enough said.
5 Oct 11 NE @ DEN -L- NE is just a way better team and I would give Denver a +10 pts they'd still lose this one.
6 Oct 19 DEN @ SD -L- SD has a balanced off/def and Merrmian will be waiting.
7 Bye
8 Nov 01 DEN @ BAL -L- Bal def's can win games by itself, Denvers cant.
9 Nov 09 PIT @ DEN -L- There probably missing J-Cutler by now and the D probably isnt looking much better.
10 Nov 15 DEN @ WAS -L- Was run D will shine in this game.
11 Nov 22 SD @ DEN -W- Weather will help Denver and Knowshon will have his first 150+ yard game close but Denver pulls it out.
12 Nov 26 NYG @ DEN -L- NYG are just a better overall team top to bottom.
13 Dec 06 DEN @ KC -W- I'm just to unsure what KC is going to be working with at this point in the season.
14 Dec 13 DEN @ IND -L- Payton enough said.
15 Dec 20 OAK @ DEN -W- The best Denvers D has look all season.
16 Dec 27 DEN @ PHI -W- Dawkinsville is back in town!
17 Jan 03 KC @ DEN -L- KC just cant get right.
7 and 9 not to bad for trading your Franchise QB and losing to Cincy on opening day.
May 12th, 2009
5:11 pm
Sarah B, you may not know it but I'm sure D3,Stirg,Nookah,Seminole, as well as many others remember when we worked hard to weed the bad apples out. Occasionally they reappear but we just don't take the bait and they usually go away. Happened to my man Big Ray a couple weeks ago, he took the bait and realized you can never out do an idiot in an argument, but once you stop they tend to disappear.
Lil'Dave, though I have Denver going 5-11 your predictions look good. Now the win over Philly I don't get, you have them beating Philly in Philly but the next week losing to KC at home. I understand the Dawkins motivation and any other year I could see him being a game changer in this game, but it would appear in my opinion that Philly has finally built an adequate offense around McNabb, the OL is tight, and if Maclin turns out to be half as good as he was in college the receivers will be straight.
May 12th, 2009
5:24 pm
1 Sep 13 DEN @ CIN L, Bengals better than you think.
2 Sep 20 CLE @ DEN W, Same ol' Browns
3 Sep 27 DEN @ OAK W, Ditto for the Raisers
4 Oct 04 DAL @ DEN W, Trouble in Dallas?
5 Oct 11 NE @ DEN L, Patriots, Anything else needed
6 Oct 19 DEN @ SD L, Strongest team in the AFC West
7 Bye
8 Nov 01 DEN @ BAL W, Bye week helps
9 Nov 09 PIT @ DEN L, Orton in trouble with fans
10 Nov 15 DEN @ WAS W, close one, Knoshown turned loose
11 Nov 22 SD @ DEN L, not good enough
12 Nov 26 NYG @ DEN W, Home field helps
13 Dec 06 DEN @ KC W, Don't know
14 Dec 13 DEN @ IND L, Colts not done yet
15 Dec 20 OAK @ DEN W, still the Raiders
16 Dec 27 DEN @ PHI L, Phili tough at home
17 Jan 03 KC @ DEN L, I know, home game, but KC has direction by now.
I have them going 8-8; win one they shouldn't. I don't think Denver's D will be to good this year. To young. Also Orton will not be able to take advantage of the WRs Denver has. Moreno will get a little over 1000 yds. Teams will stack the line with no fear of Orton.
May 12th, 2009
6:30 pm
Great Early Tuesday Evening My Brothers & Sisters! So happy to see the Bird-Cage alive, rockin', and exceeding all expectations….and this is supposed to be the dry spell? Almost 250 posts since Sunday afternoon? WOW. Great stuff. Getting some great responses on the Division Competition. To Football……..
Stirg – thanks a ton for the music advice for my little guy. I actually got that advice from my brother as well. He has 3 boys and used the same technique. I've been doing it from day 1 and it has been a huge help. We're on a little Pachebel right now and gradually rise to some more artist. I've gotten into myself after listening to it. Thanks again man. Every little bit helps when raising a little guy.
row3 & jason – appreciate the props guys. You all have been rockin' the insights hard here in the 'Cage. From Jerry Markbreit at the Chicago Tribune:
"Each team is allowed to dress 45 players for each game, plus, a 46th man, providing he is designated as the third quarterback only. If this third quarterback enters the game during the first, second or third quarter, the first and second string quarterbacks are not allowed to return for the rest of the game. If the third quarterback enters during the fourth quarter, the other two quarterbacks may return to the game. This is a special rule that was put in about 10 years ago, and gives each team an insurance policy for quarterback injury."
Sarah B. and Unca' Bob – what's up guys and gals. Yeah, I took a peek at that trash for like 3 seconds and almost vomited in my mouth. Its amazing that it still exists, but surprisingly we've done a good job of deterring from our 'Cage. As I told all our Bird-Cage brethren, negative attention is still attention.
2009 Bird-Cage Division/Team Analysis & Final Standings Competition
Unca' Bob
Broncos: 5-11
Broncos: 5-11
Broncos: 6-10
Sarah B.
Broncos: 6-10
Lil' Dave
Broncos: 7-9
Got all entries saved so far. Great stuff. WR & Unca' Bob, need your individual wins and losses. Bunch of more boys hadn't heard from: Seminole, Nookah, Stirg, JJ, row3, Ken Strick, cutter, johnwaynesworld, and anyone else who wants to jump in and swim. We welcome your input.

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Wow that reads so "closet gay"
It's like saying do you need to be an artist to paint a house.
No.. you need a paint brush.
Certainly, you need to be an artist to paint the Sistine Chapel ceiling.
Porn is exceptionally easy to shoot and the vast majority of it is done by house painters. It's true that a few artists also shoot porn.
Some may call what I shoot porn, but I don't wish to shoot what I would call porn.
A paycheck is a paycheck.
And it is quite interesting to read the OP's updated Bio.
she hasn't been around in 2 years. Interesting read...
I think your idea of good money and mine are significantly different.
A friend of mine is a long time actor and director in porn. He's been doing it for 40 years or so. The money isn't good.
Because he reads a bible he's a bigot,,,, or who's a bigot? I'm confused?
I'd like to remain married.
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This is a follow-up to my earlier post about Komen, its cosmetics-company sponsors, and lack of emphasis on research into environmental factors of breast cancer, including … well, chemicals.
I'm offering this Komen-created list of corporate sponsors for your information. Peruse and use as you wish.
Presumably, the list is a subset, selected names only. Interestingly, almost none of the earlier-mentioned beauty product companies are on it — no Estée Lauder, no Revlon. There are beauty companies listed — Redken, Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc., etc. But the big names are not listed. I'm not sure what that means, but it's interesting.
We do know that Komen for the Cure cares 24% about actual research (so long as it doesn't look too hard at environmental factors), and they care twice as much, almost 50% about "education" (whatever that is) in their mission to do something about breast cancer.
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Nick Hornby likes to tell me secrets. He sits me down and forces me stop moving and just listen. Very few people can do that. And so when Hornby tells me that I'm going to talk to Tony Hawk and look into the future and live in parallel universes for short spurts of time, I say "yes." Because I trust him, even with all this weird business.
Slam is preachy in moments (because it's a young adult novel about accidental pregnancy from the male's perspective), but it's easily forgiven because, come on, it's Hornby. He can do no wrong. If anything, I'm angry that I'm not angry about the "message" of the book. But I suppose someone needs to remind guys to wrap it up.


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Peyton Manning started heading towards the locker room before time even expired in Super Bowl XLIV. He didn't shake hands, he didn't answer questions, he just left the field, while the Saints knelt the ball and ran down the clock.
And there's nothing wrong with that. Seriously. I don't blame him. Not one bit.
The problem is, however, that you'll hardly hear anyone talk about it, despite the fact that it was a huge scandal when Bill Belichick did it a few years ago.
Some might say "coaches and players are different, and have different expectations". Yet, when we talk about Peyton Manning's greatness, everyone wants to bring up the fact that he calls all the plays, he's like a coach on the field, he's the face of the franchise, etc.
You can't have it both ways, people. If you're going to attack Belichick for it, you need to show Manning the same treatment. And if you're not willing to attack Manning for being a selfish, whiny poor sport, then get off your high horse when someone like Bill Belichick does it.
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A student at the RA schools, John Phillip RA's association with the Royal Academy began at a young age, stowing away on a ship from Aberdeen to London to visit the Royal Academy Exhibition.
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Object of the month: September 2014
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Behind the scenes with the conservators working on our Maclise cartoon.
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Taken from one of the artist's sketchbooks, this captures the Italian town of Nonantola just prior to the beginnings of the First World War.
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George Clausen is remembered for the range of his remarkable accomplishments, both as an artist and as a dedicated Member of the RA.
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James Ward RA's 'Defence of the Beard'
A small pamphlet, discovered deep within our archives, shows that the beard as the defining feature of hipster facial fashion has been around longer than you might think.
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The film 'Love has no reason' by RA Schools graduate Julie Born Schwartz has been added to the Royal Academy's historic Collection.
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The works of the architect, and subject of our 'Dream, Draw, Work' exhibition, recall the now rare traditional skills and techniques of architectural design, from working drawings to beautiful ink drawings.
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One of the most influential figures in twentieth-century British art, Sickert's Diploma work uses an impasto style to depict the ornate Baroque decorations of the Santa Maria della Salute in Venice.
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Child prodigy Angelica Kauffman went on to be a founder-member of the Royal Academy. Her paintings and drawings were widely reproduced and were particularly popular in England, often being used in interior dec...
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On the 100 year anniversary of Mary Wood's attack on Sargent's portrait of Henry James, we delve into the Royal Academy's archive to find out how the Academy, and the public, reacted.
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There are a lot of places where you can get new travel inspiration from and I have got it from the TV twice now. This time it is from a Swedish documentary called The Man From Jupiter. It's about a Swedish man who lived without any friends or family for 45 years in a small apartment outside Stockholm. Only the building of a 7 meter long model cruise liner in his living room gave him pleasure. Until the film team arrived…
The film did hold me in a sturdy grip all the time, I couldn't let it go. It was not my meaning to see the film at all, but I could not stop to watch. How could it be possible to isolate yourself like Hans-Erik Norberg did, for so many years and WHY…?
The film team lead by the documentary director Erik Strömdahl really succeeded (or was it Hans-Erik himself?) to reach out to my heart, I felt such a compassion for him. And sadness: no one should be forced to live like that without human closeness!
The answer was obvious after a while: with a childhood of sickness (several heart operations), abuse of his father and bullied around in school, he decided to not have any friends anymore. Just like that. Or maybe not if thinking about it: I can understand where it was coming from since he had been betrayed so much and from his own family too. Why is it that we humans so easily pick on other human beings?
Everything changed though after the director of the film got in contact with him. To finally talk to someone, someone with patience, understanding and compassion, who tried to understand what happened and helped him to understand himself what have had happened.
The title of the film came from Hans-Erik himself, when people asked, he said he came from Jupiter. It says it all. Can you imagine how off he must have felt himself to be from other persons?
The film team even let him come with them to southern Sweden to explore the friendship of one of his old friends who lived down there now, plus visiting his relatives he had not have had contact with all those years, to straighten out some misunderstandings. After that things turned out different for him.
Especially after they also took him over the border to Copenhagen, Denmark. You should see his face expression when they did drive over the bridge and he got to know that they had passed the border. That he was actually ABROAD now. The fascination in his face will never leave my mind… How he did put down his feet on the new country's ground, like it was on the moon he had landed!
If I ever get tired of traveling I will try to remember that expression of his feeling when being abroad for the first time in his life!
He said himself: it happened something when they went to the Tivoli in Copenhagen. He suddenly got a very happy feeling and it would not leave him, since then he was much more happy… It breaks my heart, that such things that the film team did, could change his whole life vision. From being such an offish person, to this new, open for life person, with so little attention! He should have had that 45 years earlier!
When the film team was leaving him, one of the young girls did give him a long hug – afterward they got to know that it was the first hug EVER he got from a woman… Can you imagine to be in his shoes…?
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The film team continued to meet him, to help him to shop among other things – I guess they couldn't let him go as I couldn't when watching the film – and finally after the Christmas holidays they couldn't get in touch with him suddenly and went there to see what was up.
They didn't get any answer when knocking on the door and checked with the health care which had not have any luck either, so finally they contacted the police which went in to the apartment and sadly enough found him dead…
I so wanted a more happy ending… *deep sigh*
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WEST MICHIGAN (WKZO) -- Tens of thousands are without power in west Michigan as powerful and unusual spring-like wind storms swept through the entire Midwest.
Some can expect to be without power for the next few days because of the scattered outages. Consumers Energy spokesman Roger Morgenstern says the majority of the 85,000 thousand impacted by the line of storms should have power restored by Tuesday afternoon.
Indiana and Michigan Electric are reporting over 40,000 customers in the southwest Michigan Counties they serve are without power, nearly half of them in the Benton Harbor area.
The most severe damage in Kalamazoo County appears to have occurred in the townships just north of Kalamazoo, but there have been no reports of death or injury.
There are reports of a crushed mobile home in Kalamazoo Township off Douglas,
Limbs fell on trees and limbs fell on lines all over. A barn was destroyed in Barry county and two men were trapped in a truck when a tree fell on it.
If you are out and about, watch for downed limbs, downed wires and standing water on some roadways. Leaves have blocked storm drains causing some temporary flooding.
Mattawan High school is also reporting damage to the roof on their gym and cafeteria areas.
As bad as it was here, it was much worse to the south.
At least five people are known dead and more than two dozen others injured as a result of the unusually strong November storm that seemed to do its worst in Illinois and Indiana.
There have been close to 80 tornado sightings with more than a dozen confirmed twisters in Illinois, where thousands are without power.
There has also been severe damage in parts of Indiana.
The Chicago Bears game at Soldier Field was halted for a time while a line of storms approached. O'Hare and Midway airports stopped air traffic as well.
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Majority CaucusLouisville Metro CouncilFor More Information Contact:Tony Hyatt: 574-4137/ 526-3622For Immediate release:
Louisville – It is a time when family and friends gather over turkey, dressing and cranberries. Some council members will continue an event to ensure area senior citizens have a special Thanksgiving celebration.
Eight Metro Council members will host the annual Willie B. Bright Thanksgiving Dinner on November 23rd.
"Mr. Willie Bright loved this community and he would want to make sure everyone had a chance to be around friends and family for the holiday," says Councilman David Tandy (D) 4. "So, I am happy to make sure that tradition continues."
Joining Tandy (4) in hosting the dinner are Leonard Watkins (D) 1, Barbara Shanklin (D) 2, Mary C. Woolridge (D) 3, Cheri Bryant Hamilton (D) 5, George Unseld (D) 6, George Melton (D) 15, and Dan Johnson (D) 21.
PRIDE Inc.is also a sponsor of the free dinner for persons age 65 and older. It will get under way at the Presbyterian Community Center, 701 S. Hancock Street from 12:00pm to 3:00pm.
Free transportation will be provided from low income senior housing facilities in the Metro area who would like to attend the dinner.Sponsor(s):Leonard Watkins (D) 1Barbara Shanklin (D) 2Mary C. Woolridge (D) 3David Tandy (4) Cheri Bryant Hamilton (D) 5George Unseld (D) 6George Melton (D) 15Dan Johnson (D) 21.


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lots of new things coming soon. websites, comics, other things-
for now, I was going through my records and found this; flashback.
Suddenly she steps, sheathed in wind,
brightly into brilliance, as if singled out,
while now the room as though cut to fit
behind her fills the door
darkly like the background of a cameo,
that lets a glimmer through at the edges;
and you'd think the evening wasn't there
before she stepped out, and on the railing
sets forth just a little of herself,
just her hands, —to be completely light:
as if passed on by the rows of houses
to the heavens, to be moved by everything.
Rilke - "Woman at Balcony"
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spirit of whiskey
old god
spring girl
regal day


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After a year of using my HTC Hero, this post reflects on my use of Android and recommends apps that have become central to my life.
Up until last year I was not a huge user of mobile phones. I actually dislike speaking on the phone and send very few text messages. My main communications go through either social media or email. I used these sporadically on my 'buggy' Nokia N82 with varying success for 18 months. When it came to time to upgrade in July 2009 I explored other options instead of going for the next Nokia (Symbian OS) handset. The iPhone seemed very expensive and quite limited in terms of customisation (and I certainly like to make a phone fit with 'me') so looked at other options. After reading a few forums the term Android started to pop up. Still in it's infancy (Android 1.5), it looked like it had promise, and included a limited selection of apps at the time such as third-party apps for Twitter and Facebook. I also liked the fact that the apps and social networks were not discrete and merged with each other as well as the OS being open source. I decided to take the plunge, ordered a HTC Hero, and never looked back. (more…)


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Easier and icier than sorbet, a granita is especially refreshing made with tangy rhubarb.
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1. In a wide pot, cook rhubarb, sugar, salt, and 2 1/2 cups water over medium heat, stirring often and mashing with a spoon if needed, until rhubarb turns to mush.
2. Pour mixture through a strainer into a bowl and rub with the back of a ladle to push through as much of the rhubarb as possible.
3. Transfer to a shallow pan and freeze until firm, stirring and scraping with a fork every hour if possible, about 4 hours total. Scrape up granita with fork and spoon into bowls.
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This year's American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Children's Art Contest attracted entries from 36 states and 10 countries.
With the theme of "A World Free From Tobacco and Secondhand Smoke," the 2013 contest invited children to submit original art conveying messages about the effects of tobacco. Children were also asked to write a 25 word essay describing what a tobacco-free world means to them.
Winners of the three categories each receives a $500 cash prize – with matching amounts for their schools – at the AAP's National Conference and Exhibition in Orlando, Florida, on Saturday, October 26, in front of an audience of several thousand pediatricians.
Second-place winners, and their schools, will receive $250. The winners' artwork will be on display at the Orange County Convention Center during the meeting and posted on HealthyChildren.org.
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