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I thought he did well, too. He certainly didn't back down to either Kiper or Mort, which was refreshing.

He can still help a team for a year or two, though. Perhaps a team like the...Giants? :wink:
 
As much as it pains me to say this, I'll be shocked if the Patriots DON'T win the Super Bowl with the team they've got now.

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Headache in a Suitcase said:
so you're assuming that i'm brady quinn now?
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You have been known to cheer for Old Notre Dame, and profess to be of Irish descent...though with a name like yours I don't know how anyone could think you're Irish.:wink:
 
NFL executives consider 17-game season


By Barry Wilner, AP Football Writer  |  May 10, 2007


NEW YORK --Americans always seem to want more pro football. Yet it's the folks abroad who might be getting an extra taste of the NFL in the future.

Although talks are extremely preliminary, the NFL is investigating adding a 17th regular-season game and playing it outside the United States. The extra game would take the place of one in the preseason, allowing every team to play once abroad without sacrificing a home match.

This year, the Dolphins gave up a home date in Miami to play the New York Giants at Wembley Stadium in London. Two years ago, the Arizona Cardinals played a home game in Mexico City against the San Francisco 49ers.

"It is preliminary, but we certainly are putting resources into pulling that together," said Mark Waller, NFL senior vice president, international. "For now, we have the one game per season or two per season outside of the U.S. But we know it can be tough on home fans since we're taking a game away.

"So we have asked how do we create more inventory without taking games away from fans? That idea came up in internal conversations and we now have an international committee of owners and we talked it through with them, and they asked us to do some groundwork."

While the 17th game won't get off the ground next season, for sure, it could become a staple of the NFL's schedule by 2009 or 2010. But it would present some significant logistical and scheduling challenges.

For one, if there is another week to the regular season, does that mean openers played on Labor Day weekend, something the NFL has avoided in recent years? Or does it mean pushing the Super Bowl back a week to the second Sunday in February? Or leaving the title game where it is and eliminating the week off between conference championships and the Super Bowl?

"I don't see a huge downside to a week later. The strength of the idea warrants bringing it up for discussion," Waller said.

And what about during a Winter Olympics year such as 2010?

"It might be an issue for the Olympics," he adds with a laugh.

Where would the "foreign games" be played? And how would they be divided?

Waller notes that there won't be 16 different venues for the 17th games. More likely would be a "mini-season ticket" of perhaps four games in one city or country.

"It is very early, but our thought is what we could end up with is every week there would be one international game," he said. "We won't have all of them on the same week. And what you would do is look at taking, for instance, four games to London. Play a game in Wembley each month, having eight different teams coming through. A game in September, one in October, one in November and one in December.

"It's a great opportunity from a fan perspective, because they get half of what a fan in the United States gets, four games to eight."

Aside from England, other prime areas to get games would be Germany, which has a half-dozen quality stadiums thanks to last year's World Cup; Mexico; and Canada. Waller doubts Asia or Australia would be targeted because of the travel concerns, but he doesn't dismiss anything. Or anywhere.

"It is a complex idea and it will take a lot of work on a number of sides," Waller said. "The beauty of it is it's competitively fair."
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Clinton Portis seems to miss the point. Espn.com has that video thing and he weighs in on Mr. Vick's dog fighting by saying,
"It's his property, it's his dogs. If that's what he wants to do, do it... There his dogs, that's his business."
Reporter, "But that's a crime, it's a felony."
Portis: "It can't be too bad of a crime...I think people should mind their business."

Stand up guy. Oh, he adds he knows some back roads where dog fighting goes on in Mississippi if you want to see it.
 
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Clinton Portis seems to miss the point. Espn.com has that video thing and he weighs in on Mr. Vick's dog fighting by saying,
"It's his property, it's his dogs. If that's what he wants to do, do it... There his dogs, that's his business."
Reporter, "But that's a crime, it's a felony."
Portis: "It can't be too bad of a crime...I think people should mind their business."

Stand up guy. Oh, he adds he knows some back roads where dog fighting goes on in Mississippi if you want to see it.
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Portis has now issued a statement that he's not involved in dog fighting, nor does he condone it.

Both he and Samuels looked like idiots....shouldn't even say looked like, they are idiots.

It wouldn't surprise me if more than half the league was involved with dog fighting. Just sick.
 
Here's the article in full:

Supporting Vick
Skins Portis, Samuels ridicule dog fighting as crime


NORFOLK, Va. (AP) -- Washington Redskins players Clinton Portis and Chris Samuels defended Michael Vick on Monday by ridiculing the notion that dog fighting is considered a crime.

In an interview with WAVY-TV, Portis said that if the Atlanta Falcons quarterback is charged and convicted of being involved in a dog fighting operation, then authorities would be "putting him behind bars for no reason."

"I don't know if he was fighting dogs or not," Portis said. "But it's his property; it's his dogs. If that's what he wants to do, do it."

Portis said dog fighting is a "prevalent" part of life.

Portis, a native of Laurel, Mississippi, added: "I know a lot of back roads that got a dog fight if you want to go see it. But they're not bothering those people because those people are not big names. I'm sure there's some police got some dogs that are fighting them, some judges got dogs and everything else."

"Politicians," added Samuels, who found it hard to keep from giggling while Portis was talking.

"Presidents," added Portis with a laugh.

Vick has been under investigation since April 25 when police conducting a drug investigation raided the house owned by the quarterback in rural Surry County and found dozens of dogs. They also found items associated with dog fighting, including a "pry bar" used to pry apart a dog's jaws. No charges have been filed.

Dog fighting is a felony in Virginia, but Portis said that if Vick is charged and convicted, "Then I think he got cheated. ... You're putting him behind bars for no reason -- over a dog fight."

"Haven't you seen Animal Planet?" Samuels added with a giggle.

Hours after making light of the possible crime in the television interview, Portis issued a statement late Monday through the Redskins.

"In the recent interview I gave concerning dog fighting, I want to make it clear I do not take part in dog fighting or condone dog fighting in any manner," the statement said.

Copyright 2007 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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