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Andrew Luck and Patrick Peterson for overrated. Alterraun Verner, Lavonte David, and Gio Bernard for underrated.

Tampa's sideline photographers kick your ass in photo taking.

There are very few people I know that didn't like GOT, and none of them liked LotR either. Just out of curiosity, does that stand for you as well? Just the fantasy thing that doesn't get you into it, or is it something else?

Still don't get all the hype behind BB. It was just so "meh" to me most of the time, and I felt like I was just pushing through because I expected it to get better. I was waiting for it to live up to all of its hype, but it never did for me. I finally watched the entirety of The Wire, and holy sh*t if it didn't take me the entirety of God knows how long... 8 months maybe? I'll tell you what though, as difficult as it was to get through, I still think it is the greatest TV show of all time (until GOT finishes). There has never been a social commentary nearly as great as The Wire. It breaks down inner city America to its absolute core: the streets, the drugs, the violence, the police work, the bureaucracy, the politics, the corruption, the school system, the laborers and the everyday man, the media, etc. It's just so incredibly real. The characters in The Wire are better than any TV show I've ever seen, again arguably barring GOT, and it's just... I dunno, it's hard to explain, but it is the ultimate social commentary. What really solidified it as an all-time classic is its realism, which I will continue with under the spoiler tag... The Wire is so ridiculously real, it just can't be topped by Breaking Bad IMO, especially coming from someone who has intently studied race in relation to space and the urban structure. But then again, I hold just one opinion in a sea of millions.

Vet minimum is obviously higher than a rookie deal, hence the "vet" part. I'm not dumb. And you can cut the guys whenever you want without any real consequence, ala Jason Avant. There is "boom" in both of those guys. Hakeem is just 27 and put up 405 and 4 TDs as the #3 receiver. Our #3 put up 296 and 2 TDs. Hakeem is one year out of a 900 yard season, but when lined up with Hilton and Wayne, you can understand why he wasn't the first target on that squad. Kenny Britt is even younger at 26 and put up 750 and was the leading receiver on a Rams team with an absolutely dreadful passing game, despite the carousel they had going between the top 3-4 receivers or so. Cobb is great, but 1,300 yards with Rodgers at QB and in a pass-heavy offense almost surely won't translate to 1,300 yards with Cam and our offense. I'd rather spend less money on two guys and a rookie and use the rest of the money to mend our many other holes than spending top dollar on one guy.

Hence the vet minimum. You can cut the guy whenever you please, which we wouldn't do because he'd be the 2nd best wideout on our team. What's your grand old plan if not drafting a guy in the 2nd and taking chances with boom or bust free agents like Britt and Nicks?

By your description, a younger, cheaper, and higher upside version of Jericho Cotchery. Saving money to get similar or potentially higher production... Sounds like a great f*ckin deal to me, do you disagree?

...Why? Spend little money, extreme low risk high reward. Draft a wideout in the 2nd. Can't see us spending the money it'd take to get Cobb. And I hated UNC with a passion when Nicks was here. Just because I'm a student now doesn't change certain things (Tyler Hansbrough still sucks).

Both Nicks and Britt please.

Black Twitter on the SOTU...

And the representation of minorities in Hollywood.