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Hurry up training camp

 

I’m in need of some action on the football field. I feel like a crack addict living in an Amish community. Training camp can’t get here soon enough. I look over at the countdown clock in the left-hand bar and see that we’re now less than 17 days away from camp opening. I suppose I should be happy for that. After all these months of the offseason, it is now July - and late July means training camp. So I should be happy for small graces. I’ve even booked my travel for Oxnard so I know that it’s real, it’s semi-tangible.

But still, can’t it move any faster? I want to pull a Rip Van Winkle and go to sleep for 17 days and wake up to press conference with Jerry Jones' big, smiling mug talking about the upcoming first practice. I want to see Zach Thomas running around with the star on his helmet hitting somebody. I want to see Adam Jones catching some punts and covering receivers like gravy on a biscuit. I want to see Felix Jones shaking-and-baking some defenders or catching a pass out of the backfield. I want to see Terrell Owens’ new squeeze in a bikini. (OK, that last one had nothing to do with football).

The closer training camp gets the slower the time seems to move.

Are you guys jonesing for a real football fix as bad as I am?

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Kevin Burnett is blogging about NFL players getting into trouble.

How any player can be arrested numerous times still to this day makes me wonder. Is it something the player is doing or is it someone he is hanging around or is it just wrong place at the wrong time.

 Uh, Kev, you don’t need to blog to get an answer to that one. Just go over a few lockers and a certain new member of the Cowboys could probably give you some serious insight into that issue.

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Brian Stewart is doing his part to help out other minority coaches.

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I know in one of the threads below there has been a discussion going on about the best QB’s past and present. According to the ESPN survey of head coaches, there’s no doubt about the best QB in the league today. Tom Brady was the runaway winner with Peyton Manning trailing at a distant second when asked which NFL player would you draft first in a league-wide draft.

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This guy at FOX Sports likes Tony Romo as the #3 fantasy QB. 

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What better way to distract yourself from the wait?

http://www.serindaswan.com/

The galleries are worth a peek. We should start a thread on top distractions to help us through the next two weeks.

Tar Heels football will surprise this year

by DalaiLuke on Jul 7, 2008 8:11 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Raise your hand if you could have done without the music in the background.

by Mandmeisterx on Jul 7, 2008 8:35 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

i had my mute on...

but with those pics, maybe i would not even notice?

Tar Heels football will surprise this year

by DalaiLuke on Jul 7, 2008 10:17 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

no question Romo is the undisputed #3 fantasy QB

I see him entering the Brady/Manning atmosphere this season.

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Jul 7, 2008 9:31 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I'll say it again

If Marvin isn’t healthy he is 2.

"You can't win until you're not afraid to lose"

by Wmillion on Jul 7, 2008 9:51 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

brady

wont be top 3

What the French?! Toast!

by thebigham on Jul 8, 2008 7:50 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

with a healthy Moss and Welker

that seems hard to believe.

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Jul 8, 2008 8:48 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Of course if you picked right NOW you would choose Brady. Manning is starting to get up there. About 3 years ago I think they did the same poll and it was pretty even.

by burmafrd1944 on Jul 7, 2008 9:40 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

true

Even 2 years ago, before Randy Moss showed up it was pretty equal. Peyton was fresh off a super bowl victory, beating Brady on the way. Then Oakland made one of the 5 worst trades in league history and gave the Brady the oppurtunity to show what he can do with quality pieces around him.

"You can't win until you're not afraid to lose"

by Wmillion on Jul 7, 2008 9:54 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

i'd take manning over brady....

i think brady does so well because of the system they run, but manning is the better overall qb to me…..but thats not taking anything away from brady he’s still great…..

The main Ingreident to pickle bread is dill dough...

by hashishkabob on Jul 8, 2008 6:06 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

What do you mean?

By system they run?

"You can't win until you're not afraid to lose"

by Wmillion on Jul 8, 2008 6:10 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

If you compare systems it's not even close

Manning has the advantage of years with the same coordinator, the o-line coach, Harrison, Wayne, James/Addai. Not that he’s a product of the system, but he’s been running the same offense with the same coaches and players for years.

Brady has had to do more with much less until last season, and you see what he did then.

Nod to Brady.

T-New, shutting down WR's for Dallas since 2003

by APerfectStar on Jul 9, 2008 8:37 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

co-sign

Nod Brady and his brazilian model girlfriend..

"You can't win until you're not afraid to lose"

by Wmillion on Jul 9, 2008 10:34 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

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