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QB sacks, the untold story.

In the NFL Sacks under 3 seconds are usually attributed to protection failure, while sacks over 3 seconds are layed on the QB.

JJ Cooper compiled this information for the 2010 season, but his analysis as always was based on gross stats, and by now you all know that I’m al about relativity. Jay Cutler was sacked a lot this season, but was he really holding the ball that much.

I’ve taken the data and placed it HERE for you ...

It goes without saying that one of the prominent philosophers of the 20th Century is Dr. Suess.

One of his seminal works is The Sneetches. Let me quote:

Now, the Star-Bell Sneetches had bellies with stars.
The Plain-Belly Sneetches had none upon thars.
Those stars weren’t so big. They were really so small.
You might think such a thing wouldn’t matter at all.

But, because they had stars, all the Star-Belly Sneetches
Would

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FP News
February 17, 2011


We here are FP News have obtained EXCLUSIVE security camera footage from the CBA negotiating meetings this weekend. View them for yourself.






And then later that day, we have more footage.





That's it from FP News.

I am going to use this blog to track the CBA Proposals until resolution, as best as I can. If you see errors, post comments. I will keep this top page current. I will add information as I get it.


FINANCIAL

Current CBA (All Revenue - 11%) x 60% = Player Revenue

Currently the NFL made about $9 Billion. This is called "All Revenue" in the vernacular. The NFL gets 11% ($1 Billion) of the top (called "Expenses"), leaving ...

Oversigning, Greyshirting, et al come from some basic faults with the NCAA and its rules.
Here is how I would fix them.

1) Scholarships need to be 5 years, not 1 year.
Many people, players included don't know that athletic scholarships are 1 year contracts with a school option. The NCAA gives 5 years of college to use 4 years of eligibility. So why aren't Scholarships for the FULL RIDE, not year to year?

2) The 85 scholarship rule needs to be NO EXCEPTIONS, ...