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Posted Dec 12, 2008 @ 7:06 PM
There's a daily Vlog.
NBC page: http://www.latenight...immyfallon.com/
Hulu version: http://www.hulu.com/...th-jimmy-fallon
The house band is the hip hop band, The Roots. Which is actually kind of cool.
Studio 6B is right across from Conan's 6A. Milton Berle, Jack Paar and Johnny Carson all had shows out of it. In recent decades, the local NBC affiliates news has been done out of it (something we've actually often seen, when first Dave Letterman, and then later Conan, would walk across the hall and disturb local Anchor Sue Simmons while she was on the air).
Having been to 6A, I know its minuscule. It leaves me wondering about the size of 6B--which I've walked by but never really got inside of.
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Posted Dec 15, 2008 @ 3:30 PM
Edited by Trikywu, Dec 15, 2008 @ 3:31 PM.
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Posted Dec 17, 2008 @ 12:29 PM
Actually, isn't 6B the ex-Live at Five?
Although 6A is the former studio for WNBC news Live At Five.
As for them all being the same size? I guess they could be. I DO recall thinking that the studio that Rosie O'Donnell used to be in looked bigger though, especially when compared to Late Night's studio.
I notice that NBC.com has been advertising the show, and Fallon's blog, prominently from their front page. But somehow I just don't FEEL the buzz yet. Even with his SNL past, I bet there's still a lot of "Jimmy Who?" out there, and I'll bet most people have NO idea he's taking over in 3 months.
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Posted Dec 31, 2008 @ 2:59 PM
Really, its rather ridiculous to have two people named Jimmy in the same late nite spot, competing against a Scotsman, for a mere sausage. If it wasn't real, who could invent a scenario like this?
Hey, look. NBC made a Countdown To Jimmy Widget nobody's going to use! I won't try and embed it here (yuck, yuck!), but if you REALLY want one, the code for it is on http://www.latenight...immyfallon.com/ in the right hand column. I bet DOZENS of people worldwide have embedded it on THEIR webpages! Boo ya! Snicker.
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Posted Feb 21, 2009 @ 2:06 AM
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Posted Feb 21, 2009 @ 10:36 AM
Sounds like Jimmy is on his own.
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Posted Feb 21, 2009 @ 11:12 AM
He's in an unfortunate situation. At least Conan started, no one knew him really, so there wasn't pre-existing idea of how he might do. Plus, I think having Andy really helped.
But people were so tough on Conan for the first year or two. I remember that there used to be articles on how he should be fired or replaced. He was lucky that NBC kept him on the air because he did get better over time and/or his humour grew on viewers.
I remember initially liking Jimmy Fallon on SNL, and then starting to dislike him for giggling at every single joke. But I'm definitely willing to give him a shot and see how he does. He may totally suck and get canned, but he deserves to get the chance to prove he can deliver.
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Posted Feb 26, 2009 @ 11:32 PM
I remember initially liking Jimmy Fallon on SNL, and then starting to dislike him for giggling at every single joke.
At least nobody played around with the idea of Horatio Sanz as his sidekick.
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Posted Feb 28, 2009 @ 5:48 PM
But I'm definitely willing to give him a shot and see how he does.
I'm going to give him a shot too. I never thought I would be such a big fan of Jimmy Kimmel but it happened. I also remember thinking when I heard Craig ferguson got his own talk show "That's weird". I didn't have a bad opinion of him it just seemed a little random to me and he's awesome. I think the format either works for you or it doesn't. I don't think they will give him 2 years to find his legs though like they did for Conan.
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Posted Mar 1, 2009 @ 11:38 AM
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Posted Mar 1, 2009 @ 5:25 PM
I don't see that he has the interview skills to pull off this big show. By himself? No way. He just isn't talented enough to handle it.
ITA about how he couldn't get through any SNL sketches without busting up. Very unprofessional, and very unfunny.
I will watch the first week to see this ship sink fast. It's historical, after all.
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Posted Mar 2, 2009 @ 2:03 AM
Is interactivity entertaining?
I've been following his blog for the past few months, but maybe not anymore.
He hired a team of 3 bloggers to document "the best of the web."
But I already go to 5 million blogs that tell me the best of the web...
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Posted Mar 2, 2009 @ 3:26 PM
If he hires bloggers, and he just reads blogs, but doesn't focus on real live people, he's done. That's what I think.
I guess tonight, we'll see? I hope I'm wrong. But I still smell fail.
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Posted Mar 2, 2009 @ 9:18 PM
Because the show hasn't aired, I don't want to comment on specifics in too much detail, so I will try to talk about some 'behind the scenes' things. The warm-up comedian was great, the house band, Roots, was awesome, and Conan did a pre-taped appearance at the beginning of the show. The show itself was pretty good. Now, understand this is seeing it live, for free, so I'm a bit biased. I'm not sure how it will translate in TV land... I'll have to wait a few more hours to see. I'm an enormous Conan fan, so I would have to say there was no comparison.
One pretty funny thing was a 'space' skit between Jimmy/Robert.... I don't know if it will come across this way when it airs, but the acting was in 'real time'... that skit wasn't pre-taped, in other words. Jimmy/Robert dressed/undressed in the suits while the pre/postamble to the skit ran. (I'm not sure if that makes sense?). The DeNiro interview was awkward, typical DeNiro, but the Timberlake one was definitely on. Van Morrison was great - I've listened to his music forever - but wow, he's a small man!
During the show, Fallon had his iPhone close to him at all times, appearing to text / twitter? during commercial breaks, and even during the Van Morrison performance. At the end of the show, Fallon did a 'lap' up, around, and back down the studio audience shaking hands and high-fiving..... which was cool, because the studio was completely packed, with a dozen or so people even standing at the back.
Oh - and the studio was quite nice and intimate, it held I'm guessing 300-400 people? However, it was FRIGID!!!! If you're going to a taping, make sure you bring a sweater!
Edited by melgal, Mar 3, 2009 @ 4:09 PM.
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Posted Mar 3, 2009 @ 1:36 AM
The show was really hit or miss. The DeNiro stuff was awful as expected. The monologue was mostly decent. The game was crap. Timberlake was fun. The Roots were pretty awesome. And I love Conan so the opening was my favorite part.
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Posted Mar 3, 2009 @ 1:38 AM
The announcer, Steve Higgins, is a longtime Weekend Update writer.
Okay. That doesn't mean he's a good announcer though.
Just an FYI...
Yeah, the first show sucked, but I remember critics killing Kimmel's first show. And he's still around 7 Super Bowls later.
But can Fallon succeed in a 24/7 Internet opionated world? I was following 40 pages of instantaneous reaction on Twitter, and there was hardly any praise.
BTW, Robert De Niro did the same Jimmy Fallon impression on Weekend Update in 2000.
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Posted Mar 3, 2009 @ 1:38 AM
Jimmy was pretty awkward but I will probably tune in until Conan's show starts--then I will reward myself with an extra hour of sleep each night!
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Posted Mar 3, 2009 @ 1:41 AM
I made myself watch the entire episode for historical purposes, as I want to be fully informed for the inevitable media shitstorm we're going to see over this tomorrow. But I don't see any reason to subject myself to one more minute of Amateur Hour with Jimmy Fallon.
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Posted Mar 3, 2009 @ 1:43 AM
Carson, Leno, Letterman, Ferguson, and Conan all succeed because they interact with the audience. In studio, and at home. This is where Fallon needs to concentrate.
If he hires bloggers, and he just reads blogs, but doesn't focus on real live people, he's done. That's what I think.
I can tell you, communicating directly to the audience is something Jimmy's doing very right. He had a daily video blog for months leading up to the show, where he detailed behind-the-scenes stuff and took viewer questions on Fridays. He even had a post where he did a video chat with a viewer. And I know he uses Twitter a lot to communicate with fans.
Anyway, I thought the show tonight was pretty good. Loving the amount of Roots, and the Timberlake interview was great.
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Posted Mar 3, 2009 @ 1:51 AM
That said, I think a DeNiro interview on the first night was daunting. The guy is a known tough guest anyway. Why on earth DeNiro does chat shows at all is beyond me; he obviously hates it so much. Which makes for a poor show.
I'll try Jimmy again on another night this week. All-in-all, he did fine for being so rattled. And he had right to be with such big shoes to fill.
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Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
Starring Steve Carrell and Keira Knightley
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From Ragnarok to the Rapture, for as long as there has been civilization, there has been someone predicting the end of it. We'll avoid the theological implications, but we were supposed to have an apocalypse last year in October and most know about the supposed end of the world that's been predicted this year. Mayans 2012, look it up.
It's no surprise then that the world-ending conflict idea found its way into popular culture. Think of Mary Shelley's "The Last Man," which led to H.G. Wells' "The Time Machine" to Richard Matheson's "I Am Legend."
In fact, think of the last 20 years. Two major meteor movies, dozens of various natural disaster flicks including last year's "2012," zombies, alien invaders and global pandemics.
The question becomes, why? Why are stories involving the potential destruction of Earth so appealing? Post-apocalyptic as a story theme is easy, so we'll just get that out of the way: the triumph or failure of the so-called human spirit, skewed by what caused the event in the first place.
But what about apocalyptic stories? The leading up to the end? Funny enough, the same idea applies; the triumph or failure of humanity by starting, stopping, fighting or accepting Armageddon, depending on the story.
By now it should be clear, "Seeking a Friend for the End of the World" is an apocalypse movie. The culprit: a 70-mile wide asteroid. Time: three weeks. Goal: find lost love and family members.
The humor here is primarily found in the redundancy of the menial tasks such as laundry and mowing the lawn, and the unbridled freedom that some exhibit when everyone knows that it no longer matters. The problem, from a movie standpoint, is the tone doesn't fit. That's not to imply that an apocalypse movie can't be funny – "Dr. Stangelove" being the best example – but reusing the offbeat, quirky humor that primarily centers around people's inability to accept wears thin. It's just not as interesting as others of its type.
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Steve Carrell reprises his tired, schlub role best seen in "Dan in Real Life" here, playing a lonely husband weighed down by unimaginable blandness. After his wife literally runs away, Dodge (Carrell) unexpectedly builds a friendship with his neighbor Penny, played by the adorable Keira Knightley. Dodge looks to find the one that got away, while Penny hopes to reach her family in time. Road trip, funny cameos and despair ensue.
The concept here is that it takes an Earth destroying event to force Dodge into life and with the clock ticking, inspire him to find that love. The movie gleefully tackles the question: if you had three weeks to live, what would you do? We can get into the whole idea of whether or not this planet matters, in the grand scheme of this universe or any other universes that might be out there. That's not the focus here though, what is: a handful of lives connected by humanity's impending demise, and, as expected, love.
"Seeking a Friend" posits, with the world coming to a close, how will the main characters adapt, or at the very least, resign themselves to their fate? With three weeks left, can anything truly be accomplished?
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posted at 11/8/2013 3:22 PM EST
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I would be okay with giving Talib a bit more than usual if we could get some kind of injury language like in Vollmer's contract.
[/QUOTE]Yes, that would be ideal.
posted at 11/8/2013 3:23 PM EST
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ditto Mankins?
[/QUOTE]I'm not as down on Mankins as most here, but if you were going to do it, it certainly wouldn't be in 2014. The cap savings wouldn't be sufficient next season to justify cutting him. 2015 on the other hand would be more viable.
[/QUOTE]I'm certainly not down on Mankins, but by 2015 they need to talk about adjusting his contract as well.
posted at 11/8/2013 3:26 PM EST
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I could see something like this;
$15M signing bonus
2014 $1M salary cap hit $4.75
2015 $2M salary $62,500 per game bonus ($1M) cap hit $6.75
2016 $2M salary $62,500 per game bonus ($1M) cap hit $6.75
2017 $2M salary $62,500 per game bonus ($1M) cap hit $6.75
thats a $16M guarantee if he is on the roster June 1st 2014
if he is on the roster June 1st 2015 he gets $18M
compared to Arringtons deal, and each players performance, thats a fair deal
[/QUOTE]I think the Arrington deal is the other "frame" for what you could offer him.
Arrington has been very good in the slot and on ST, and he got $8 million guaranteed.
It's just the going rate for corners in the NFL.
Talib should 'easily' warrant $16 million guaranteed. I'd go as high as $20 depending on how the rest of the contract was worded.
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I'm certainly not down on Mankins, but by 2015 they need to talk about adjusting his contract as well.
posted at 11/8/2013 3:29 PM EST
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Vince will work with BB with his situation. Not worried about that.
[/QUOTE]Or we'll just cut him. Vince's cap hit is coming down next season one way or another. I am not worried either.
[/QUOTE]I hope it doesn't come to that, but the prospect of paying a 33 year old interior tackle coming off of a major lower extremety surgery around $12 million against the cap is daunting.
I tend to think, given his ties to the region and the Krafts, and the lucrative deal they extended his way last time, he'd be willing to bring his salary down.
I also think the days of VW taking 85% of the snaps are officially over for good, which practically merits that adjustment.
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posted at 11/8/2013 3:36 PM EST
[/QUOTE]I think it's gonna have to wait until 2015. They won't have enough leverage (the threat of cutting him) in 2014 because the cap savings would be insufficient to justify getting rid of a guy that is capable of playing at an all-pro level. Considering how nasty the negotiations were over money last time with ol' Logie I suspect BB and Kraft will need as much leverage as they can get.
[/QUOTE]Yeah, and he has been healthy, and has been a top-10 run blocking guard in the league.
By 33, when NE will be able to trim a LOT of cap space on his contract, he will not be the same value he is now or was.
Hopefully, he will stick around too, but parting ways is not the end of the world with 33 year old players, no matter what they've meant to the franchise.
posted at 11/8/2013 3:39 PM EST
Yeah, and he has been healthy, and has been a top-10 run blocking guard in the league.
posted at 11/8/2013 3:41 PM EST
[/QUOTE]That is certainly the word on the street. As a fan I hope it happens.
[/QUOTE]Me too. He and Mankins are bother leaders for their respective lines. I feel bad for VW losing this season before that cut date on his contract though.
He really didn't have a great beginning of the season, and if something was wrong, it's possibly a result of NE being forced to lean so heavily on him over the past few seasons.
But the bottom line, when BB thinks about it (and he can be very unsentimental) is that VW was a minus run defender this season before his injury. He will be 33. He will be coming off an injury. He will be eating up ~$12 million in cap space.
Something has to give, or NE could be very exposed and devoting resources that could be spent on Vollmer, Solder, Jones, et al.
To be frank, with these rookies I want to see MORE aggressive deals like the Gronkowski pact. Lock them in as bargains BEFORE their walk year.
posted at 11/8/2013 3:45 PM EST
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I think this is part of the problem with fans' perspective on Mankins. For whatever reason when a running play gets blown up it's never thought of as badly as when protection breaks down and Brady gets decked. Mankins has had more really negative plays in pass protection this year than usual, but he and Solder are complete maulers in the run game (which again probably isn't appreciated sufficiently).
It's apples and oranges.
Also, most guards, in fact pretty much all of them, do one thing or another well. There aren't any players, outside of seasonal anomalies, that do both pass protection and run blocking extremely well.
The physical makeup that makes you good at one doesn't do you any favors at doing the other.
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posted at 11/8/2013 3:53 PM EST
I don't see anyone giving him that. Too many red flags even for someone as talented as him. Lets face it Talibe can't stay on the field, has been inconsistent a vast majority of his career, has the rep of not putting in full effort (prePats), has numerous off field issues, and was on the cliff to be tossed off his former team (before the Pats offered up a pick). You add all that up combined with the complete lack of interest of others teams this past offseason and he'd be a fool to expect big money (asking is different). My guess is he'll end up with a 3-4 yr deal about $5mil per year and something in the upper single to lower double digits in signing bonus.
posted at 11/8/2013 3:59 PM EST
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[/QUOTE]I think this is a possibility ... if he can't come back clean.
I think he gets more than that if he stays healthy through the playoffs.
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posted at 11/8/2013 5:37 PM EST
I have three words on this subject. PAY THE MAN!
Maybe five more. GET THE DEAL DONE EARLY!
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posted at 11/8/2013 5:42 PM EST
We aren't paying Talib $15m in guaranteed money. He can't stay on the field with his bum hip. Get surgery, prove himself and then we will talk. I always hear that players will take less to play here, well lets see if that is the case. He will be walking next season.
posted at 11/8/2013 6:03 PM EST
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[/QUOTE]Well, there is a list of players who have taken less than market to play here.
I understand that isn't a guarantee in Talib's case, or any future player's case, but it is the case. And true there are other teams that acquire plaers below market for various reasons. Stop and think of the organizations that never get players below market. There are many.
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posted at 11/8/2013 6:21 PM EST
What good is Flacco now to the Ravens?
What good is Revis now to Tampa?
The Patriots wrote the book on how to spread the CAP around so the team stays strong. Even Brady knows this and has done more than his share freeing up CAP space.
Talib will need to take less than Market value to stay. It will be tempered a bit by a decent amount of guaranteed money.
If BB Mother demanded crazy money to continue being his mother he would cut her...nothing personal...just business.
Talib ain't breaking the bank here nor is going to be given a deal that messes up the CAP situation.
posted at 11/8/2013 6:28 PM EST
Well, there is a list of players who have taken less than market to play here.
Billy B will show him the dorr. Talib will miss part of next season with another hip injury. Take that to the bank.
posted at 11/8/2013 9:04 PM EST
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[/QUOTE]I agree BB cuts his mother...but gets a deal done with Talib. He has never been shy to get an early contract with guys he wants - Mankins, Gronk, Hernandez (unfortunately!), Arrington, and the list goes on. I would be very surprised if BB and Talib don't work something out. I hope it's earlier than later. I do agree that he won't or can't mess with the cap long-term.
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posted at 11/8/2013 9:13 PM EST
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posted at 11/8/2013 10:12 PM EST
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good job rkarp
being lazy - is he 27 or 28?
May be the first thing to be considered is he really coming back -after me hoping for the Kelly return , i feel a little less sure he is back until he is
the other mitigatng factor, in the Pats favor for a deal, is that Revis hasn't exactly been the difference in win / loss. so it may give some trsmd room to pause for more $- However if the Pats win the SB his price with him playing hisd price will get jacked
I think the price is $8-10m per yr but the question is how much in guanteed $? and how long ? Can a team pay per games played?
the Revis money was absurd and he was always angling for the next contractAsamwa? wasnt much better.
I think paying qbs $20m a year is also a bit crazy, Balt got fleeced with Flaco - which was between a rock and a hard place- I wonder if about now if Flaco wished he had Bolden who was the real MVP for that team last year in the playoffs and SB?(Please lets not get into the WW talk - lol)
glad i am not writing the check<br/>
[/QUOTE]Baltimore got fleeced with Flacco because Ozzie sat back and risked losing his leverage. I warned of it at the time. I don't even think they tried to get him re-upped off the lockout. He gambled and lost. Now, with a 3-5 club with a weaker D and a weaker overall offense, they just don't have the pipeline to withstand.
I remember people on here saying we should have traded a 1st rder for Ladarius Webb and then pay him the Courtland Finnegan money! I think it was Prolate who had suggested it.
I warned of him being moved outside and how it would expose him.
Look at his disaster for Baltimore:
2014: $7.5 million, 2015-2016: $8 million, 2017: $8.5 million (Option Year)018: Free Agent
Not trying to call Prolate out, but I still don't think people get the financials in all of this.
[/QUOTE]Not me on that one Rusty. Must have been someone else.
posted at 11/8/2013 10:27 PM EST
[/QUOTE]I'm not sure, of course, but I can see a scenario where Mankins may be more docile this time around. The last time, he was trying to secure that big contract in part because he had worked so long on an undervalued rookie contract, which meant many of his potential big earning years were already lost. I think he and his agent were well aware that the second contract was his only chance for big money, which is why they smartly pushed so hard to get that big deal then. This time around he already has the big money and, because of his age, the market won't be as hot for him, so he may be willing to accept something more modest. In the NFL, the second contract is, for most players, the best opportunity to make really big money. On your third contract, your age gets in the way . . . as happened with Welker this time around.
posted at 11/8/2013 10:38 PM EST
This really becomes clear if you watch the coaches film every game. Wendell and Connolly often are doubling a defender, while Mankins usually takes his guy one-on-one and often also slides to help Solder with his block. In fact, one thing that really stands out if you watch Mankins on every play through the whole game is how often he is making contact with multiple defenders on a single play. You'll see him drive a DT into the ground then slide over and help Solder with a DE. Or on a running play, he'll move the DT out of the way and then hit an LB at the second level. It's hard to see this when you're watching the game on TV or in the stadium, but it really stands out if you watch the film and focus on just the line play. The more closely I watch Mankins, the more impressed I am with his abilities. Sure, he makes some mistakes, gets a few too many penalties, and has some missed blocks, but on 90% of the plays, he's really doing a heck of a good job.
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posted at 11/9/2013 7:21 PM EST
In response to WazzuWheatfarmer's comment:[QUOTE]8-10 million per year is likely what it would take. If I were in charge, I would make sure he remains a Patriot for that price.[/QUOTE]
He's in that area somewhere but with his fragileness having a large part of that being guaranteed is probably a deal breaker.
He is lock down when he is healthy though and man he was what the D needed.
I hope they come to terms.
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"BB might, this time, want to mull over whether paying a legit ace corner is worth it. The "trickle down" effect on the other corners, safeties, and pass rushers is tremendous."
Bingo. He has shied away from this type of signing because he rightly believes he can coach up a "bend don't break" defense, and he absolutely can do that and Belichick gets all the credif for being so good a coach that he can put together bend don't break with imperfect pieces.
But: I think he realizes: a. Peyton, a likely postseason adversary, knows how to carve up his bend don't break schemes and can only be stopped by savvy playmakers like Ty Law, b. He is getting sick of humiliating postseason exists with a regular season formula that doesn't carrry over, and c. He realizes that the offense is more vulnerable than in the past is is likely to need the D to win the team a game in the post season, especially if one of the oft-injured offensive playmakers comes up limping.
Therefore I think he will pay a slight but important premium for Talib rather than a rigid Welker style negotiation and get him signed for a few years.
That said it may depend somewhat on how this season plays out...
posted at 11/10/2013 7:39 AM EST
Talib (age 27) and Dennard (24) at corner, McCourty (26) and Gregory (30) at safety, and Arrington (27) as nickel-back...that's a tough secondary to throw or run at. And one of the youngest in the NFL so a good foundation for many years. It would be stupid not to find a way to keep Talib. BB can then focus on other areas for drafting and trade. I have no idea where the break-even is on a talent like Talib but BB and Kraft both have a sound mind for NFL economics so they will know it to the nearest penny, I would bet and trust.


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AN inquest into the death of a teenager involved in a road traffic collision at a notorious crash hot-spot near Castle Cary has returned a verdict of accidental death.
Former Ansford Academy pupil Michael Norman, 18, was involved in a collision with a van on a crossroads at Lydford on Fosse on March 11 this year.
The vehicles collided as he crossed the A37 on the B3153 heading towards his home in Lovington on his motorcycle.
The inquest, conducted by East Somerset Coroner Tony Williams on Thursday heard that Mr Norman collided with a Volkswagen Caddy being driven by plumber Gregory Channing who was travelling south along the A37 towards Yeovil. Mr Norman died of a traumatic brain injury.
Head teacher at Lovington Primary School Claire Marsland was approaching a red light at the junction in the opposite direction to Mr Norman when the incident occurred.
She said: "He didn't appear to be out of control of the bike. My only thought was that he didn't seem to be slowing down for the red light."
An investigation carried out by Avon and Somerset Police and Somerset County Council found no fault in the phasing of the traffic lights, suggesting that the lights on the B3153 had been red for four seconds before the moment of impact, which saw Mr Norman cross the northbound lane of traffic and collide with Mr Channing's driver's side door.
Vehicle investigator Geoffrey French examined Mr Channing's vehicle and Mr Norman's motorcycle and told the inquest he had found an area of corrosion on the throttle cable of the bike.
The motorcycle was also in fifth gear at the moment of impact. The inquest also heard that Mr Norman's motorcycle had been in for repairs on six occasions since the previous November – on the last occasion just three days before the incident.
Toxicology reports found no traces of alcohol in Mr Norman's blood, although it found evidence of cannabis. Mr and Mrs Norman said that they were not aware that their son had used cannabis, nor had anything come to light since to suggest that he had.
Speaking at the inquest, Michael's mother Gill Norman said that her son would not have been able to see the traffic travelling in the opposite directions due to layout of the crossroads.
She said: "In my opinion he thought he had a couple of seconds to get across and thought he would try and make it. He made the decision to run the lights, for what reason we do not know and he decided he was going to make it, that's why he didn't drop a gear."
Michael's father, Dave Norman, who revealed he had been riding motorbikes since the age of 17 himself, said he thought he understood why it appeared that Michael had not taken evasive action.
He said: "I believe he just froze, he could see what was going to happen. It's a very dangerous junction, there are so many accidents there."
Concluding the inquest, Mr Williams said: "We know that he wasn't riding at excessive speed, but he was certainly going too quickly to negotiate the junction.
"We are left with the frustration that we can't pull it together in one process as we do not know what was going through Michael's mind."


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The Kathleen Compton Sherrerd '54 and John J. F. Sherrerd Prize for Distinguished Teaching is given annually to Smith faculty members in recognition of their distinguished teaching records and demonstrated enthusiasm and excellence.
Andrea Hairston, professor of theatre; Susannah Howe, senior lecturer in engineering; and Douglas Patey, professor of English language and literature, were the recipients of the 2013 Kathleen Compton Sherrerd '54 and John J.F. Sherrerd Prize for Distinguished Teaching. They were honored during a reception and presentation of the awards on Thursday, October 24.


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The entrepreneur has a plan for land preservation that actually makes money. Now he just has to prove it.
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You can't reach Melimoyu, a fishing village of 50 nestled on the rugged southern coast of Patagonia, by car. From Coyhaique, Chile, a twin-prop Piper Comanche carries me between jagged mountain peaks, through thick gray clouds, driving rain, and 50-mph winds toward a small private airstrip. As the plane banks sharply to land, the wind buffets the craft so severely that the instrument panel issues stomach-churning blips and beeps. As I cling to my seat, I take some solace in the fact that Hugo, our pilot, is wearing an olive green flight jacket with an insignia on the sleeve that looks like he was once an F-16 fighter pilot in the Chilean air force.
After a safe landing and a hearty pat on Hugo's back, I hop onto the tarmac thinking my journey is over. But no one -- and not a single building -- is in sight. Eventually a pickup truck appears and takes me to a makeshift metal dock. From there a 30-foot twin outboard carries me across a bay surrounded by rain forests, magnificent waterfalls, and glaciers -- think Avatar without the blue people. Heavy seas slam the hull as loudly as a Fourth of July cherry bomb. As we near our destination, I notice there's no dock. I jump off the boat onto a launch, which carries me to a beach where a tractor waits in water halfway up its wheels. The wooden platform attached to its rear acts as a dock. Welcome to Patagonia on a not atypical summer day. More
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