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Ok, I won't. I'll just have a ban, though. I mean, God forbid you foment a revolution here. You're just a regular Che Guevara aren't ya? We can't have that here, we're running a brutal dictatorship, damnit. You're talk of freedom and liberty will only recruit others to the fold, and us tyrant ES mods will no longer be able to enslave!

Banned from where? Cuz, if it's from here, you should care. You should care enough that you know the rules in the first place and that, because you know them, you know you didn't violate any with that post, anyway. If you don't care, maybe you should go find another board since you don't respect this one enough to give a crap. Otherwise, start caring.

This is awesome. Cooleyfan is becoming an adult at Conn's expense. In the ATN (Sacks and Stuff) and now here.

Yeah, Die Hard is right, it should be bothersome seeing all that. I'm just hoping that all the craziness surrounding the shock of the tag being rescinded; the resulting intense focus it generated by the entire NFL (imagine the Shefter's and Rapaport's all calling their sources non-stop); and the desire from Norman's people to talk about it since they were probably devastated, all lead to what we just saw and not what Die Hard is legitimately insinuating. Plus, this excellent article (absolute must read posted by Hap in BRBN) details everything that happened fascinatingly well. It doesn't seem like it's bs to me: https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/redskins/how-one-of-the-nfls-best-cornerbacks-suddenly-ended-up-with-the-redskins/2016/04/24/03f1aa62-0a57-11e6-bfa1-4efa856caf2a_story.html

I gotta be honest, there is definitely something extremely shady with how the NFL handles its refs. Why aren't they just full-time professionals at this point? I mean, you kidding me with where the NFL is now as a financial empire? Why not make things simpler for them instead of increasingly complicated every year, making it next to impossible to call things consistently? Why not add the technology that's becoming increasingly available and cheaper to the fields so as to alleviate some of their responsibilities and remove human error from the equation? You almost get the sense that they want the rules to be so convoluted that any call or non-call can technically be argued and justified. There is definitely something there in my mind, just can't say at this point that it's based on a real gambling/fixing conspiracy or not. At the very least, it's gross negligence or maybe even a belief that the human element adds intrigue and, therefore, entertainment value. Hard to believe that's all it is, though.

Don't listen to anyone, man... I think this thread will be fun at the very least and it's a nice change from the norm. I do think Snyder is generally disliked enough around the league that the organization gets zero benefit of the doubt or leniency (as we saw with the cap penalty) and I do think our team has stunk so bad for so long and in the most circus-like ways it has had a psychological effect on how the refs view us, simply because they're human. You know, the Jordan effect and whatnot. I don't think there's anything else to the perceived "conspiracy against us", though. Just that.

Why I oughta! No worries, you should be okay.

I'm running it for you by the other mods right now, I'm thinking you can create a new thread for it in the Stadium, but let me make sure. Should be fun for everyone and it's relevant since we're in "draft season".

I can't wait to hear how Allen spins this season in a few weeks. Should be fun (miserable) watching the diplomat at work.

I think he looks at the situation and says, "my God, how can I evaluate somebody operating in this garbage disposal. Let me take him out of it here for a sec so I can see if he actually is clean or if the dirt on him really is his own". Anyone who comes here is gonna lose it. Anyone. Player or coach. It's almost impossible to judge them because it's almost impossible to rise above the issues presented by this organization in the first place. Fix that first. Period. The truth will then come out about everyone else.

In the lists you guys are putting up above, you're forgetting to mention allowing Morocco Brown to depart to the Browns where he can actually fulfill the role he was supposed to have here. That may have been as big a gaffe as any. What's disturbing about it is that Allen himself, the top guy, vouched for him as a personnel guy and said the personnel issues in the past weren't his fault. Now, I'm not sure I really believe him, anyway, but from the standpoint of structuring an organization properly, wouldn't you give that guy the title that goes with that expertise you vouched for (GM) if you actually believe what's coming out of your mouth? Of course, instead, that means we let him leave and Allen who isn't even good at personnel is making those decisions and assuming that title, lol. Can't make this stuff up. We really don't need to go further than the fact that Snyder handed Bruce Allen a title in this organization that's main responsibility is something he has been proven to be weak at. Nothing else matters, really. We can sit here and talk about every move that was made to death, but that was the move right there that created all of the issues. Some of us said it was a major issue and were told to not worry, that at least we have a GM (and the "normal" structure successful organizations have) finally in place so that Snyder wasn't involved. When we responded with "yeah, but we had this same type of 'normal structure' with Vinny after Gibbs left", it was considered ridiculous and that Allen couldn't be compared to Vinny. Lol.

Trying to find another one of our most successful draft picks in our franchise history, Durant Brooks? Impossible!

I'm not going to even try this, I suck at college players. I really don't have any idea about anyone unless they're mentioned in reference to the Skins close to the draft every year. But, if these drafts are any indication at all, I'm actually excited to see the kind of guys we should be able to bring in. It seems to be a pretty deep depth at numerous positions and I'm hoping we trade down and add some picks. The more players the better.

This would be hilarious if it actually happened. Could you imagine?

This was a fun read, thanks so much Mark! *cough* Kurenai *cough*

Really, really cool read. Thanks guys.

lol, Dallas gets stuck with Wade and we get Shanahan! Hurray for Wade!

Hey, you, Cowboy fan! Shut up.

Something tells me this won't work here. People are in desperate need to let us all know how much this team sucks, and they need to make sure their names are in the limelight while doing so. I hope this is the filter we so desperately need here. There's like 2-3 good threads with nice discussions right now on the front page, and that's it. It's sad, honestly.

Cowboys, well, you know.... they suck. mmmmK?

Cowboys can eat my caca.