Who's Comin' To Town To Visit, And Who May Already Be Out The Door?
Fresh off yesterday's news that the Texans are interested in meeting with Warrick Dunn, the Chronicle discloses that the team has arranged visits with two (2) other free agents: John Wade (started last season for Tampa Bay) and Chris Crocker (played last season with Atlanta). The interest in Wade (whose surname will surely conjure nightmares of the Ghost of Botched Free Agent Signings Past), a center, makes sense from the perspective that Rex Hadnot may no longer be on Smithiak's radar. And while I'm eager for the team to bring someone in to compete with Steve McKinney's torn anterior cruciate ligament, a quick search of SB Nation's blog on all things Buccaneer has left me a bit nervous about Wade's potential signing. Consider the following:
Wade isn't exactly in the prime of his career; he's about to begin his 11th season in the league. While age alone isn't determinative of worth, it's certainly a factor in a league where the average career lasts a mere 3.5 years. For a team that's trying to build with youth, signing a player like Wade would seem odd. Then again, the fact remains that Wade did start for a playoff team last year (and may be available only because of Tampa Bay's signing of Jeff Faine). Am I simply overreacting to acquiring veteran free agent offensive linemen in light of the team's previous, (mostly) unsuccessful signings in that area? Quite possibly. But then there's this quote from Buc 'Em as they took stock of their free agents:
Hmmmm...not exactly a ringing endorsement, is it? With regard to Chris Crocker, our buddy Dave over at The Falcoholic once glowingly described him as not appearing "capable of punching [his] way out of a wet paper bag with scissors in [his] hands when it comes to pass coverage." Cripes. I reckon that's just what a team starved for secondary help needs--another guy who can't cover. Maybe Smithiak is simply stockpiling defensive backs in the hope that someone will step up? That's better than no defensive backs at all, right? Right?
Speaking of DBs, the silence on the Will Demps front is deafening. I'm not saying that Demps is Ronnie Lott, but the guy did play well enough last season to merit a nod as a Pro Bowl alternate. Yet I haven't heard word one about the team trying to bring him back; the only things I've read involve him visiting other teams. Does this mean the Texans aren't interested in retaining a guy who was one of their better defenders last year? That Demps' price tag is too high for Houston? That Will has cut his swath through the ladies of our fine city and must go elsewhere to keep the dream alive? I have no idea, but the lack of discussion about keeping Demps in the fold strikes me as weird.
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Wade isn't exactly in the prime of his career
by 1Texan on Mar 4, 2008 11:16 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
REAL News you won't see on TV
Obama is the pre-packaged "New & Improved Chocolate Flavor" Presidential candidate PRODUCT - being hyped & PUSHED by GE and its WHOLLY-Owned subsidiaries NBC & MSNBC...along with Westinghouse & its subsidiary CBS...while slamming the Clintons all day every day. (Assisted by...CNN/FOX/ and a lot of newspaper & radio media dependent on advertising$$.)
GE is the 2nd largest corporation on the planet.
WHY? Obama is IN with the Nuclear Industry: Excelon Corp of Illinois has been one of his largest contributors from his entry into politics to the present. Excelon is the largest nuke operator on the planet;owns Con-Ed of NY; more nukes in Illinois than any other state.
GE, Westinghouse, Excelon & 3 consortiums of other companies are planning to build 29 new nuclear power plants. Their Wholly-Owned & Wholly Influenced "News" media are selling the Obama Product because Obama is in favor of Nukes.
In 2005 Obama Voted FOR the Cheney Energy Bill (H.R.6) which ENABLED the nuke industry to make its Plans to build 29 new nukes-by Guaranteeing Taxpayer Payback of any nuke loans that default. (No nukes were built for the past 30 years because the banks wouldn't loan the money - too risky)
Obama Voted FOR the Cheney Energy Bill-despite the fact the Congressional Budget Office rated the risk of default on the nuke loans at 50% or greater. (Does that sound like...GOOD...JUDGMENT to You?)
[NY Times has several articles about the nuke plans & a map showing all 29 locations; Wikipedia covers the subject]
Clinton Voed AGAINST the Cheney Energy Bill and said her Energy Plan does not include nuclear.
? "Its about the FUTURE...Turn The PAGE" ?
Nope. ts about Turning the PAGE BACK to the PAST: Obsloete 50 yr old nuke power plants-the dirtiest most expensive kind/centrally-controlled MONOPOLY POWER-instead of inventing New, Clean, Green De-Centralized inexpensive Energy.
An ad campaign has already begun on the TV media to re-package & re-name nuclear power plants as: GREEN & CLEAN -for-everybody too young to remember the 1970's anti-nuke movement and all the Bad News about nuclear energy.
Don't be taken in by the ad campaigns-Google:'nuclear waste dumps' & read about the hundreds of BILLIONS of gallons of nuke waste at the Hanford Washington dump; 140 tons of plutonium stored at Rocky Flats, Colorado; Barnwell, South Carolina; leaking into groundwater and rivers; plutonium released into the air around Denver from 500 instances of fires at Rocky Flats; stored on-site at every nuke reactor in America...presenting hundreds of potential "dirty bomb" targets for terrorists.
Is it true that Obama takes No Contributions/NO MONEY from Registered Federal Lobbyists?
Yes. It's a LawyerSpeak/Trick of: Speaking a Small truth covering up a Big Lie.
Nope, doesn't take money from REGISTERED FEDERAL Lobbyists.
DOES take money from STATE Lobbyists, Not Registered Lobbyists, AND the wives, husbands, law partners, aunts, uncles cousins...of Registered Federal Lobbyists. Gets money from the same big corporate donors as any other candidate.
Obama's campaign finances are involved in the prosecution (by Patrick Fitzgerald)and trial of his friend of 20 years Antoin Rezko. Some of the funds... allegedly...extorted by Rezko went into Obama's campaign coffers. Curiously, Iraqi Power Plants amd fraud are also involved in Rezko's trial. (Google: Obama -Rezko- Alsammarae-Auichi- IRAQ POWER PLANTS)
GE & the same wealthy people who sold the "new & improved vanilla flavor" Presidential PRODUCTS: Reagan & Bush/s 1 & 2 - are behind the massive ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN to sell you OBAMA.
At the beginning of this campaign season a large majority of voters were looking forward to electing Clinton. Then Obama stepped in and started the dirty campaigning that has created the DIVISION he so hypocritically decries. Obama played "the race card" so he could win in South Carolina. He was caught red-handed playing that race card-but the media blamed it on Clinton-even though they all knew they were pushing the Big Lie.
With nearly ALL "the mainstream media" pimping for Obama & slamming, smearing, and lying about the Clintons-it is truly amazing enough voters have seen thru the Media-Created Obama "movement"-for Clinton to STILL be in the race.
The only way a very small minority can CONTROL a very large Majority is: DIVIDE & CONQUER-Exactly the same Republican Strategy/Deception they have successfully pulled for most of the last century And ALL of this century, so far. . .
GE, the nuke industry/wealthy have hedged their bets & they will get Billions of your money via 29 new nukes IF either Obama or McCain is elected President.
Ladies & Gentlemen, Dads & Moms buy nothing GE & Westinghouse are selling - not Obama, not a washing machine, a dishwasher, 29 nuke power plants, or a garbage disposer .... because there is no garbage disposer for Radioactive Nuke Waste. Do not allow them to poison the earth and your children anymore.
by elme on Mar 4, 2008 11:28 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Fuck off
We all know today is the day for primary voting, but for fuck's sake, have enough sense to know that this is a football blog. When readers tune into BRB - they aren't trying to discuss whether or not Clinton is a mass murderer or if Obama is a covert terrorist sent by his cousin Osama. Lord almighty.
In my best East Texas accent: The only politics that are talked round these parts is whether or not we should go offense or defense in the first round, ya fuckin' pillow-biter. Go stump for Hilary somewhere else. Fuckin' queer. </accent>
by SOLIS on Mar 4, 2008 11:58 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
That was beautiful, Solis
by Shake on Mar 4, 2008 12:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
ya fuckin pillow biter
by 1Texan on Mar 4, 2008 12:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
RE: Obama rant
by HoustonDiehards on Mar 4, 2008 5:06 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Thin
Yeah I'm a homer - so what?
by SOLIS on Mar 4, 2008 11:46 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Aye, or last year's baseball offseason
As you can tell, I'm still not over that. I really hope he proves me wrong.
by Nashmeister on Mar 4, 2008 1:59 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
re: proving you wrong
by Shake on Mar 4, 2008 2:40 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
The Ladies Man
by Dragon on Mar 4, 2008 4:54 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Summarizing for Dragon
Lee, send in your 137 box tops and $89.99 S&H, and I'll mail you the secret decoder ring.
by Shake on Mar 4, 2008 6:09 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Well the Chronicle beat everybody for once
by Eddietherac on Mar 5, 2008 1:07 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Chronicle?
by HoustonDiehards on Mar 5, 2008 11:52 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Dempsy
Seek and ye shall find.
by SOLIS on Mar 4, 2008 9:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
new word
by Shake on Mar 4, 2008 10:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Cross-Bloggerization
by Dragon on Mar 4, 2008 11:13 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Consider it coined
by SOLIS on Mar 5, 2008 1:37 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Nice Summarization
Thanks Shake
by Dragon on Mar 4, 2008 7:19 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
WE RE-SIGNED DEMPS!
by BigTexBD on Mar 4, 2008 11:04 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Smithiak strikes again
by Shake on Mar 5, 2008 7:09 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

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