tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post242390669290332343..comments2023-10-31T06:31:41.395-04:00Comments on Bottom of the Barrel: MMQB Review: An NFL Committee Should Help NFL Teams Make More Decisions EditionBengoodfellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-67631660247024326542013-12-06T14:47:51.316-05:002013-12-06T14:47:51.316-05:00Eric, the link will probably go to Amazon.com so y...Eric, the link will probably go to Amazon.com so you can buy Gregg's new book that he pimps out in every TMQ. <br /><br />I see no reason why that wouldn't get Hawk in the Hall of Fame. If that were the case, then Rams fans probably think Mike Jones is a Hall of Fame linebacker too. Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-3312518540659287562013-12-06T13:51:42.130-05:002013-12-06T13:51:42.130-05:00"Did you see Sunday night how he made a stop ..."Did you see Sunday night how he made a stop with a couple of minutes to go and forced the Giants to punt—and Washington had a chance to win at the end instead of the Giants running out the clock.<br /><br />Since there is no question mark at the end of the sentence I guess that's a statement and not a question?"<br /><br />I think what Peter is trying to say is that if a linebacker makes a stop that forces a team to punt, then they should be in the Hall of Fame. I think I'm going to nominate AJ Hawk for the Hall of Fame. I think he stopped somebody once on third down (3rd and 15 and he got dragged 14 yards, leaving it at 4th and 1, but still a stop!)Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-61533488110909689312013-12-06T13:44:13.979-05:002013-12-06T13:44:13.979-05:00"a. Justin Tucker, in 32 career games includi..."a. Justin Tucker, in 32 career games including playoffs, has made 93 percent of his field goals (63 of 68). That says two things: Tucker should be DNA tested for the clutch gene.<br /><br />Which won't be found because there's no such thing."<br /><br />Gregg Easterbrook will claim that this gene actually exists in a soon-to-be-written column, and post a link to a webpage discussing plant DNA hoping nobody actually clicks the link. Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-51281053637815097182013-12-05T08:40:43.932-05:002013-12-05T08:40:43.932-05:00Snarf, it does sound like he got a good edit to hi...Snarf, it does sound like he got a good edit to his column. That's interesting he edited that part about Tomlin. <br /><br />I think JP II (as the non-Catholics like me who are lazy call him) and Benedict XVI didn't care at all about the poor. It's a completely new thing for the Pope to encourage others to help the less fortunate. Completely new. <br /><br />And yes, it is possible to care about the stock market losing money, mostly because that means a large group of people lose money, while also caring about the homeless. I get his point too. Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-88812018664610025932013-12-04T16:57:57.649-05:002013-12-04T16:57:57.649-05:00Looks like Peter got in a good edit to his column....Looks like Peter got in a good edit to his column. In it's original state:<br /><br /><b>Of course, owners don’t have to use the committee’s recommendation. Who knows if any will? Owners will do what owners want to do. The system works when owners and hirers go into the process with a truly open mind. In 2007, Pittsburgh’s Dan Rooney had a blank slate entering the process, and <i>he ended up hiring a minority he’d never met before, Mike Tomlin</i>. In Chicago last winter, GM Phil Emery went into his search wide open, interviewed 13 candidates and hired Marc Trestman from the CFL—a man on no one’s radar entering the process. That’s the key: not determining in October or November there’s one man you have to have and focusing all energy on him.</b><br /><br />...<br /><br /><b>n. Pope Francis Quote of the Week: “How can it be that it is not a news item when an elderly homeless person dies of exposure, but it is news when the stock market loses two points?”<br /><br />o. I think the new Pope is trying to get me back in the pew every Sunday.</b><br /><br />Two thing here:<br /><br />1) People are going to care about things that affect their daily lives. Even if you're not rich, if you have a retirement fund or savings for your children's college, etc. it is likely that these will be impacted by movement within the stock market. Also, the world isn't always so zero-sum. One can feel sad for the state of some group while simultaneously caring about something else or enjoying some other frivolous part of life. /rant (I do get the point of the Pope's comment, though)<br /><br />2) Were John Paul II and Benedict XVI just like, "fuck the poor?" Seems like this isn't some new revelation from the papacy. Maybe to Peter, though.Snarfnoreply@blogger.com