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I'll ignore the ad hominem stuff because I can consider the source, but I don't see how anyone can see the completely one sided officiating and not think that affected the outcome. Am I exaggerating their effects on the game? Maybe. But it was only a two score game, had Boldin occasionally gotten called for his bullshit, maybe it would have gone a different way. Wait, what?! How would you even explain the TD pass that was initially ruled incomplete before the half? It took Coach Dickwad blowing his top to get what was an obvious TD to be reviewed. Since it was under 2 minutes, it would have been a booth review, regardless of Harbaugh losing his shit. The 15 yd helmet-to-helmet on Newton's sack was so egregiously bad as well.

It's been confirmed that Broncos CB Chris Harris has a torn ACL. Go Pats!

Yesterday, the 2014 potential HOF class was narrowed down to 15: Michael Strahan, DE -- 1993-2007 New York Giants Derrick Brooks, LB -- 1995-2008 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tim Brown, WR/KR -- 1988-2003 Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders, 2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Walter Jones, T -- 1997-2008 Seattle Seahawks Jerome Bettis, RB -- 1993-95 Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams, 1996-2005 Pittsburgh Steelers Morten Andersen, K -- 1982-1994 New Orleans Saints, 1995-2000, 2006-07 Atlanta Falcons, 2001 New York Giants, 2002-03 Kansas City Chiefs, 2004 Minnesota Vikings Kevin Greene, LB/DE -- 1985-1992 Los Angeles Rams, 1993-95 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1996, 1998-99 Carolina Panthers, 1997 San Francisco 49ers Charles Haley, DE/LB -- 1986-1991, 1999 San Francisco 49ers, 1992-96 Dallas Cowboys Marvin Harrison, WR -- 1996-2008 Indianapolis Colts Aeneas Williams, CB/S -- 1991-2000 Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals, 2001-04 St. Louis Rams John Lynch, FS -- 1993-2003 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2004-07 Denver Broncos Andre Reed, WR -- 1985-1999 Buffalo Bills, 2000 Washington Redskins Will Shields, G -- 1993-2006 Kansas City Chiefs Tony Dungy, Coach -- 1996-2001 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2002-08 Indianapolis Colts Edward DeBartolo, Jr., Owner -- 1977-2000 San Francisco 49ers Ray Guy and Claude Humphrey are both senior nominees up for election. So, who do you have entering this year?

Yeah, I'm benching Vereen in my 3rd place matchup this week as well. Baltimore will likely find a way to contain him. Gio against a weak Vikings D is the smarter play IMO. Terry

I think it's only a controversy is Cutler craps the bed against the Browns.

So Cutler and Rodgers were both back at practice today in limited roles. McCown and Flynn took first team snaps.

The only issue I have with this is that Gio has a time share with Green-Ellis. He could score a couple TDs, or he could only pick up 60 net yds, which makes it a risky call IMO.

So, in the 2 leagues I'm in, I made the playoffs in both as the 4th seed. I think I have my rosters optimized (and slated to lose based on estimated points), but would like your thoughts: Yahoo! Team (standard) QB: Dalton RBs: Le'Veon Bell and Reggie Bush WRs: VJax, Demaryius Thomas TE: Heath Miller W/T: Josh Gordon W/R: Vereen K: Gould DST: Chiefs Bench - Luck, FJax, Ridley, Gio, Keenan Allen, Hilton ESPN League (PPR): QB: Brees RBs: Charles, Lacy WRs: A.J. Green, Michael Floyd TE: Jared Cook FLEX: Le'Veon Bell K: Gould DST: Patriots Bench - Russell Wilson, Bobby Rainey, Streater, Gio, Jordy, Jordan Reed, Panthers DST Terry

I know Vernon Davis is on fire right now, but he has NOT fared well against Seattle in his last 5 games. Only 13 catches against 'em and zero TDs. Maybe he's due, or they have his number? Atlanta isn't a good team, but Harry Douglas has put up some decent stats as of late and the Packers D is no great shakes.

I wouldn't start Fitzpatrick in a playoff situation, even with Luck having been pretty bad as of late. Palmer should be able to put up serviceable numbers for you. He went 26/40 for 327 yds, 2 TDs, 1 INT and a lost fumble in Week 1 in St. Louis.

Caleb Hanie has signed with the Browns, leaving him and Alex "Trick Shot" Tanney are the only healthy QBs on their roster at the moment. Of course, that could change if Weeden and/or Campbell pass their concussion tests.

Jon Heyman reported on Twitter that the Red Sox signed A.J. Pierzynski to a contract. Looks like Saltalamacchia may have a 3 year contract in hand from Miami as well.

The list gets pared down from the 25 modern candidates to 15, but the 2 senior guys move into the final discussion, so 17 in total. There's a lot of great players/coaches on that list. Be interesting to see how the committee sorts it all out.

Since the baseball HOF got some nice discussion, I figure why not discuss this year's potential Hall of Fame class? Your 25 semifinalists... Morten Andersen, K – 1982-1994 New Orleans Saints, 1995-2000, 2006-07 Atlanta Falcons, 2001 New York Giants, 2002-03 Kansas City Chiefs, 2004 Minnesota Vikings Steve Atwater, S – 1989-1998 Denver Broncos, 1999 New York Jets Jerome Bettis, RB – 1993-95 Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams, 1996-2005 Pittsburgh Steelers **Derrick Brooks, LB – 1995-2008 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tim Brown, WR/KR – 1988-2003 Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders, 2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Don Coryell, Coach – 1973-77 St. Louis Cardinals, 1978-1986 San Diego Chargers Roger Craig, RB – 1983-1990 San Francisco 49ers, 1991 Los Angeles Raiders, 1992-93 Minnesota Vikings Terrell Davis, RB – 1995-2001 Denver Broncos Edward DeBartolo, Jr., Owner – 1977-2000 San Francisco 49ers **Tony Dungy, Coach – 1996-2001 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2002-08 Indianapolis Colts Kevin Greene, LB/DE – 1985-1992 Los Angeles Rams, 1993-95 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1996, 1998-99 Carolina Panthers, 1997 San Francisco 49ers Charles Haley, DE/LB – 1986-1991, 1999 San Francisco 49ers, 1992-96 Dallas Cowboys **Marvin Harrison, WR – 1996-2008 Indianapolis Colts Joe Jacoby, T – 1981-1993 Washington Redskins Jimmy Johnson, Coach – 1989-1993 Dallas Cowboys, 1996-99 Miami Dolphins **Walter Jones, – T – 1997-2008 Seattle Seahawks John Lynch, FS – 1993-2003 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2004-07 Denver Broncos Karl Mecklenburg, LB – 1983-1994 Denver Broncos Andre Reed, WR – 1985-1999 Buffalo Bills, 2000 Washington Redskins Will Shields, G – 1993-2006 Kansas City Chiefs Michael Strahan, DE – 1993-2007 New York Giants Paul Tagliabue, Commissioner – 1989-2006 National Football League Aeneas Williams, CB/S – 1991-2000 Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals, 2001-04 St. Louis Rams Steve Wisniewski, G – 1989-2001 Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders George Young, Contributor – 1968-1974 Baltimore Colts, 1975-78 Miami Dolphins, 1979-1997 New York Giants, 1998-2001 National Football League **Denotes 1st time on the ballot Senior Committee Nominees are Ray Guy and Claude Humphrey Discuss!

You posted this in the Week 10 thread, RIPPA. 2 W's down, 3 to go. Very much attainable. So yeah, Broncos/Patriots this week...

Well, we have that barn burner MNF football matchup of Dolphins/Bucs to look forward to... Patriots are on a bye, which couldn't come at a better time.

Very happy to see Gronk back, even if it is just limited snaps. Another target in the red zone is a good thing.

For Team 3, with who you gave as current options, I'd choose Pettis. He's been the preferred choice of Bradford as of late. But Brian's suggestion of Keenan Allen is a good one. If Vincent Brown is available, he might be worth a look as well. Terry

Patriots have signed Austin Collie to a contract. I wish the kid would retire. Terry

Patriots/Falcons should be a good one, this week. I'm interested to see what the Pats D does against Matt Ryan and company. Also read on PFT this morning that Anthony Spencer needs micro-fracture surgery that would end his season.

Brian Hoyer has been named the starting QB for the Browns this week against Minnesota, leapfrogging Jason Campbell on the depth chart.

Bowling shoe ugly at that. Gronk can't come back soon enough at this rate. I do believe the rookie WRs will get it sooner rather than later.

Rex has been able to confuse Brady in the past, and with less weapons at his disposal, this may be closer than we think. I could see a 20-10 or 21-13 Pats grind-it-out victory.

Henne is no great shakes, but he has the capability to at least move that offense towards the end zone. The Jags are still a bad team, but they are slightly less bad with Henne at the helm. I still think the Pats can beat the J-E-T-S, injuries and depth concerns be damned. No better time than the present for Ridley to bounce back from his fumble issues.

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