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    37 minutes ago, Militant X 1 said:

    The man was voted the MVP of the NFL in 2015.  Regardless of how you personally feel about him, that makes him a major QB in the league and he should be protected like the other ones are.

    Exactly. 

    And has anybody watched Br*dy's temper tantrums right in the face of the refs when he feels he deserves a call?  Talk about childish. 

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    On 10/28/2016 at 9:40 AM, ALPHA said:

    Great post BmoreBird22! 

    Would it be possible/beneficial to gain all your nutritional requirements through an IV drip? say say while you're asleep, kind of like an intermittent fasting timeframe but without the actual downtime required for digestion.

    Also does dehydration lead to an increased level of waste byproducts building up in the body? is there a long term benefit to maintaining ideal hydration 24 hours a day compared to say intermittent levels of mostly high hydration with short periods of dehydration?

    Thanks in advance.

    We do that, actually, in the hospital for people with digestive issues like colitis or bowel obstructions that can't be resolved quickly. It's an inexact science requiring constant monitoring (lots of blood draws, needle sticks) and a pretty high risk of infection at the IV site (nutrient rich solution provides an excellent medium for bacterial growth). Also,  the solution is pretty caustic to the veins going in, and can cause phlebitis and other localized reactions. So, not recommended outside of life-threatening conditions. 

    As for #2, SEVERE dehydration can lead to kidney failure (poor perfusion to the kidneys can cause them to die), but Bird is right - the body is designed to maintain fluid balance despite fluctuations in oral intake. Think of your GI tract as a holding tank,  you fill it up, then your body takes what it needs as it needs it, and flushes what it doesn't need out the kidneys. You don't actually go through cycles of overhydration/dehydration just because the levels in your tank go up or down.  You just need to remember to fill it up occasionally. 

    On a side note,  alcohol depresses the part of your brain that tells your kidneys to conserve water, which is why the floodgates open and you have to pee so much when you drink, and wake up hungover with cottonmouth. The more beer you drink, the thirstier you get, so you drink more beer,  which actually dehydrates you even more. That's why they recommend balancing each alcoholic drink with a glass of water,  and drinking a huge glass of water before going to bed. Keep that tank full,  your body will thank you in the morning. 

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    11 minutes ago, designermaryland said:

    Perriman looked great in off season practice with much more rhythm and coordination. Now he looks gawky and hesitant. The only thing that has changed is the qb throwing the passes. Mallet was throwing all off season. Perhaps it is time for a change to see how the offense clicks without Flacco. I have always thought Flacco has no touch or timing. He cannot setup a screen pass to save his life. No feel for anything other than chucking it to a predetermined location. If Flacco starts off with any problems in week 9 against the steelers he should be yanked before half time. There is no time to be floundering around with a horrible offense every week.

    That's just not true. Reports say Joe looked great during TC, while Perriman was hardly able to practice at all.

    The only thing that's changed is that now they're playing in real games, against real NFL defenses. Perriman's basically a rookie without a TC under his belt to prepare. It's a learning curve. I honestly doubt we see his potential until next year.

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    3 hours ago, Halshayeji said:

    C Johnson 750 yards. A brown 200 yards. A Jeffry 350 yards. L fitzgerald 750 yards. Dez Bryant 650 yards. That's their rookie seasons. It's not out of the ordinary that WRs struggle early on, especially ones out of the top 10. The transition is hard unless you play for a pro style offense and face 5 or 6 really good corners in college.

    perriman is the #3 option on a team with a quarterback that's having a horrible stretch. Perriman will be fine. He has a solid foundation and his route running and chemistry with Joe will only get better. He's dropped a few balls and also made some tough catches. Just remember, you can't buy that speed if you wanted to. 

    Jerry Rice says hello. Very rare a WR lights it up his rookie year.

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    9 hours ago, trevorsteadman said:

    Steve Smith will go into the hall of fame. One of the most underrated players to ever play the game. His stats alone will get him there. 

    But I agree it is pretty pathetic that Steve Smith is the only reliable player on our offense. Wallace is doing fine as well and doing just as good if not better than what I expected. Everybody else is performing way below as advertised this offseason.

    I would put Yanda in that conversation. His being out has hurt us more than we realize.

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    1 hour ago, terps85 said:

    With all due respect, you're just throwing out a bunch of generalizations that aren't really true. If you watched Vikings games last year (gmaepass or live) you would have realized Wallace still was open deep plenty, but didn't have a QB to get him the ball. Saying a receiver is more talented or better because he has a QB that can get him the ball deep just doesn't make any sense. 

    You're absolutely right.

    This is a perfect example of where a player's stats don't tell the whole story, and why arguments based solely on stats are seriously flawed.

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    1 hour ago, JO_75 said:

    You might be on to something. Despite the game ending in a 6-6 tie, SNF saw it's ratings go up for the Seahawks/Cardinals game. In fact it was a 22% improvement from last week's Colts-Texans game. So you may be right, rivalries might be the key to it. Not just divisional, but also try to find the best conference rivals as well(like Ravens-Patriots). AFC South excluded, can't wait to see how low ratings are for Thursday's Jaguars/Titans.

    http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2016/10/24/sunday-night-football-ratings-seahawks-cardinals-tie/92678062/

    are ratings determined by how many people tune in at the beginning, or watch the whole thing? I know I was asleep by halftime, I just wonder how many people actually stayed up to watch the bitter end.

    Not disagreeing with you at all, just curious.

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    1 hour ago, CalvinSmoke said:

    Flacco has gotten almost all of his OC's fired man...

    That's ridiculous.

    Kubiak and Caldwell left to become HC's elsewhere. Cameron's firing led to the Super Bowl, and then there's Trestman. How does that translate into most?

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    4 hours ago, flynismo said:

    Here's what I saw on Sunday.

    Flacco was what, 15-22 for 200 yards in the first half alone. Can't really ask for any more than that. Then NYJ did a great job adjusting defensively in the second half, obviously, but it goes deeper than that.

    Flacco just was not himself that second half. Even his completions were poorly thrown passes. By poorly thrown, I mean they were catchable, but they were not put in good spots for his receivers to do anything with it after the catch. A lot of the passes were either behind the receiver or sailed up high. Now, I would point out the obvious in regards to his injuries, but that will just be labeled as a "homer excuse". He's making Brock Osweiller and Alex Smith money, so he is expected to move mountains no matter the circumstances.

    Has he regressed this year, like some people are saying? No, not as far as I can see. I strongly disagree with that notion.

    Cortisone shots, or whatever "treatment" he got during warmups wore off, plain and simple. Harbaugh was too sick with the stomach flu to notice. Joe should have been benched, let's see what happens with two weeks of ice and rest.

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    21 hours ago, Edgar said:

    I began noticing it last year but chalked it up to the Ravens struggles (my diminishing interest).

    The quarterback play league wide is on the whole and by comparison, poor. Many games are simply a struggle to see who stinks the least and are unwatchable.

    The cutsey and pandering way that the NFL promotes itself has really grown both tiresome and insulting. I dare anyone to watch the NFL network for five minutes (outside of, " path to the draft"), and not feel it a colossal waste of time. 

    draft season has become more intriguing to me than the games.

     

    Really interesting commentary by Louis Riddick on ESPN following last night's game on how offensive play across the board has deteriorated because lineman coming out of college have been taught "nothing that translates" to the NFL, so when you have rookies, and young guys, like we do, AND you're shuffling them out of position, the results, as you say, are borderline unwatchable. Despite all of the recent rule changes favoring the Offense, play continues to decline, which is why "NFL-ready" lineman like Stanley and Tunsil come at such a premium.

    I remember a few years back how people were laughing at Jerry Jones for taking a center with his first round pick; well, we're not laughing now.

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    Really interesting commentary by Louis Riddick on ESPN after the game tonight on how offensive line play has deteriorated across the board in the NFL .

    "Offensive line play has really taken a dip over the last couple of years because of what offensive coaches are teaching college players, which is basically nothing that transfers. So they're behind the eight-ball..Offensive lineman need practice. They don't get enough of it. That's why they're at a serious disadvantage, and it's having a trickle-down effect on the quality of play of Offense."

    So, concentrate on fixing the OLine, the rest will follow.

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    ,Agreed.

    I normally don't root for the Broncos, but Brock went to HS with one of my kids, and I hear he's an arrogant D-bag. I also heard he refused to return any phone calls from his Broncos teammates when he left, which fits that picture.

    I'm still not sure about this Denver D, though. Lost a lot of pieces this year, we'll see how it goes.

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    6 minutes ago, Ravenseconbeast said:

    Opinions are fine by me.   Just don't commingle your moderator power to use your biasness to harass people and treat them in different manner.   


    What question are you referring to?  Post it here.

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    I'm biased because I said Harbaugh should have recognized Joe's injury and benched him in the 2nd half? What, are you saying you DIDN'T want Joe benched?

    This question. I've asked it four times now, and you refuse to answer. Again, ALL QB's are competitive, and will insist on playing despite being hurt. It's up to the HC to draw the line.

     And, for the record, I have NEVER used my "moderator powers" to silence or harass you. You must have me confused with someone else. Or you're simply trolling.

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