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Somehow my character ended up looking WAY too much like James Franco I am going to have to wear a helmet a lot

Well for Origins - I remember what my choices were For DA2 - I kinda knew but since I was in such a blind rage over that game anyway - I am just looking on the Dragon Age 2 wiki to re-read and then decide what I want to do.

I am finishing up my game world in the Keep so I can start playing DA:I Today. I really dislike that all the default choices are that either someone died or you fought with someone. Partly because that is the complete opposite of my play style but more importantly - it means it takes far longer to set up the world

I am going to be getting a head start on transitioning the board to the new year over the next couple of days. The majority of things will be closing old threads and starting new ones. There will be some other changes so don't freak out if you suddenly don't see something - it most likely was just renamed or move to a different location.

God - you weren't kidding about Mangini. The Raiders are actually interviewing him. Other coaching interviews (which may or may not have been discussed here) Jets Seattle DC Dan Quinn (interview is Friday. Yes they are doing it without hiring their GM first but they need to do the interview now or wait till the playoffs are over) Niners Have requested permission to interview Quinn and Cards DC Todd Bowles. (Bowles can't interview until the Cards are eliminated) They have also asked for permission to interview Broncos OC Adam Gase (I know we already discussed Josh McDaniels) Falcons They too want to interview McDaniels and Bowles and Gase They have also asked to interview Lions Teryl Austin (similar to Bowles has to wait till playoffs are done)

I can't remember where I heard it but supposedly there are members of the Niners front office who felt that the last three years - San Fran had the best team in the NFL and the fact that they didn't win a Super Bowl was totally Harbaugh's fault. Thus they wanted him gone

The Official Top 20 Draft Order (rest determined by playoffs) 1. Tampa Bay (2-14) 2. Tennessee (2-14) 3. Jacksonville (3-13) 4. Oakland (3-13) 5. Washington (4-12) 6. N.Y. Jets (4-12) 7. Chicago (5-11) 8. Atlanta (6-10) 9. N.Y. Giants (6-10) 10. St. Louis (6-10) 11. Minnesota (7-9) 12. Cleveland (7-9) 13. New Orleans (7-9) 14. Miami (8-8) 15. San Francisco (8-8) 16. Houston (9-7) 17 Kansas City (9-7) 18. San Diego (9-7) 19. Cleveland (from Buffalo 9-7) 20. Philadelphia (10-6).

Btw - the coaching staff changes for the Giants has to be the firing of Perry Fewell

AFC West plays the Norths next year http://www.johnnyroadtrip.com/schedules/nfl_future_afcw.htm EDIT - another site that lists the opponents in a slight neater fashion http://www.fbschedules.com/nfl/nfl-football-schedules.php

So the Panthers fans are visiting a website that hates hot-linking?

Schefter is saying the Niners and Harbaugh have officially parted ways

Third straight year a 10 win team missed the playoffs

Well Harbaugh better be leaving now the way the Niners are acting

I do enjoy that Stafford does Eli things

Curse you Earl Thomas!

If the Rams Hulk up here - they have a good shot of making me a fan for life

The Top 10 for the draft appears to be 1) Tampa Bay - 2-14 (.5059) 2) Tennessee- 2-14 (.5138) 3) Jacksonville - 3-13 (.5138) 4) Oakland - 3-13 (.568) 5) Washington - 4-12 (.496) 6) New York Jets - 4-12 (.5418) 7) Chicago - 5-11 (.5281) 8) Atlanta - 6-10 (.4799) 9) New York Giants - 6-10 (.516) 10) St. Louis Rams - 6-10 (.5282) There will be either 3 or 4 teams tied at 7-9 based on if San Fran wins or not. So those will be the next teams And Carolina will pick 25th - which makes me giggle

It's still a ways to go but as Barnwell just pointed out - the Panthers could play Ryan Lindley and Matt Flynn in the first two rounds of playoffs

Apparently Rodgers is Questionable to return

As he was scrambling - he started limping. Completed TD pass and then started grabbing the back of his left leg

All of Green Bay just threw up And since that is non-contact - that is terrifying

Correct I think the Jags are assured of the third pick but I am not 100% positive (mainly due to the SOS tiebreakers cant be determined until the games are done)

The Skins are the gift that keeps on giving

Tampa Bay officially has the #1 pick

Oh Eli...