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I'd be thankful for any tips for playing Frost Mage/Destruction Warlock in 2v2 obviously. We're having hard times against healer teams usually (especially druid teams), but also against selfheal temas (shadowpriest ret for example).
The main problem i think is that we have many tools for cc and burst but we don't use them properly. Is there any particular chain cc/burst model we should aim for? (like offensive deepfreeze and deathcoil and something more?). We also have problems when one of dps is locking down one of us, making impossible for us to burst a healer team. Any propositions for handling that? Should we always make sure that we're popping our best cds at same time? Cause i feel like it's random sometimes, mainly because one person pops cds and other has garrote for example and can't cast.
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Peoria Sports Complex, Peoria, Arizona
PEORIA, Ariz. -- Brandon Crawford hopes to change the perception that he's a liability at the plate.
The slick-fielding shortstop helped his cause Wednesday, getting three hits and an RBI in a Giants split squad's 6-4 victory over the San Diego Padres.Crawford hopes to improve last year, his first full season, when he hit .248 with .304 on-base percentage. This spring Crawford is batting .273, and he's hitting .321 with a .403 OBP in March. He thinks the improvement is a sign of good things to come."I'd like to think it is," said Crawford, who went 3 for 4 with a double and an RBI. "I've hit wherever I've gone in the minors, and I had a good second half last year I'd like to build on. I've really been feeling good and I've been gaining confidence this spring. I've been in the league a little while, and I think I'm ready to take that next step as a hitter."Crawford's first step forward came in August 2012. He hit .285 over the final two-plus months of the season, and considers this spring a launching pad for further growth."My timing has been good, especially over the last few weeks," Crawford said. "We have another week or so to get right before the regular season, and I'll continue to work and fine tune and prepare for what I believe will be a productive season."Left fielder Carlos Quentin played the outfield for the first time this spring. He's been sidelined with knee discomfort, but came out of the game physically fine. Quentin played three innings in left field. He went 0 for 3 with a walk.Padres starter Andrew Cashner wasn't as efficient has he had been in two previous spring appearances.The Padres hoped Cashner would get into the fourth inning with less that 40 pitches, but he didn't make it through the third -- he threw 31 pitches in the first.Cashner gave up one run on three hits in 2 2/3 innings, but he struck out four in his second start.After starting late due to offseason thumb surgery, Cashner is trying to elevate his pitch count to be considered for the starting rotation come opening day."We're still not sure on that. It's going to be close," Padres manager Bud Black said. "Today, I thought he was much better after the first inning. He was a little erratic, but I thought he recovered well and spotted his fastball and change up much better in the second. He's making progress, and he'll continue to grow as he gets more opportunities to pitch."Giants starter Chad Gaudin pitched three innings and gave up two runs on seven hits. He had two strike outs. Giants left fielder Gregor Blanco had two hits, including a perfectly placed bunt single. Padres catcher John Baker also had two hits.Game notes
RHP Jason Marquis started a Class-A game in Peoria and threw 90 pitches. C Yasmani Grandal also played, and went 1 for 3. C Nick Hundley and OF Chris Denorfia were sent home with flu-like symptoms. RHP Edinson Volquez traveled back to camp after representing the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic. He's expected to make a start for the Padres on Friday or Saturday. INF Logan Forsythe (plantar fasciitis) is expected to play in a game this weekend. Forsythe has been out since March 7. Giants 2B Brock Bond left the game with an abdominal strain. He was removed after being walked in the fourth inning.
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Preseason Series
Scoring Summary
1st | B Bond singled to left, G Brown scored, B Crawford to third, B Bond to second advancing on throw. | 1 | 0 | |
2nd | T Jankowski reached on infield single to pitcher, Y Alonso scored, K Blanks to third, J Baker to second. | 1 | 1 | |
2nd | E Williams reached on infield single to shortstop, K Blanks scored, J Baker to third, T Jankowski to second. | 1 | 2 | |
4th | R Oropesa tripled to deep center, R Cavan scored. | 2 | 2 | |
4th | J Williams hit sacrifice fly to right, R Oropesa scored. | 3 | 2 | |
4th | J Galvez hit sacrifice fly to center, T Jankowski scored, E Williams to third. | 3 | 3 | |
5th | B Crawford doubled to right, G Brown scored. | 4 | 3 | |
5th | R Cavan reached on infield single to pitcher, B Crawford scored. | 5 | 3 | |
6th | M Williamson singled to left, N Noonan scored, J Williams to third. | 6 | 3 | |
8th | T Medica homered to left. | 6 | 4 | |
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Game Information
Stadium | Peoria Sports Complex, Peoria, AZ |
Attendance | 5,418 (12.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
Game Time | 2:53 |
Weather | 86 degrees, sunny |
Wind | 1 mph |
Umpires | Home Plate - Lance Barrett, First Base - Jim Joyce, Second Base - Ben May, Third Base - Mike DiMuro |


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I come from Denmark, yes it is rather a shocking experience to ride a bicycle in Australia. I hate those on-road bicycle lanes that are just cheap solution, unfriendly drivers and uneducated cyclists who do not know how to overtake other cyclist, believe it is OK to ride side by side with other cuclist on the road etc etc.
But my point is: to change it - you have to change the whole society and the mentality. To me Australians are on a different evolution level compared to the North Europe (not UK - you are copying everything from them). I dont want to say you are on the lower level when it comes to a duty of care for other citizens or social responsibility. But you are. I would say some 40-50 years behind in many aspects of social development. I dont think you will ever reach our standards. You are also way too individualistic - meaning basically selfish and if it doesnt hurt you - who cares.
I believe the rules may change your behaviour, but they wont be enough.
Anyway take care while riding. And I rather use the car in Australia.


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Alfredo "Freddy" La Spina, High Country
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Freddy La Spina grew up in Whorouly, near Myrtleford. His wife, Lisa, is also from Victoria's north-east and together they serve authentic Sicilian-influenced dishes at Bar Paradiso and Bar Idda in Melbourne's cool, eclectic inner north.
The La Spinas recently returned to the high country to explore its fresh produce, amazing wine, great cooking, hospitality and stunning countryside – from lunch at Boynton's Feathertop Winery to dinner at Tani Eat & Drink in Bright, to coffee at Myrtleford's Cafe Fez, and the King Valley's "Prosecco Road" wineries.
As they commented during a weekend of wining and dining: "It's been three days of glorious weather, fresh air, star-filled skies and of course, the amazing food and wine! So much talent up here and great use of local and seasonal produce. You see everyone supporting each other and a great sense of community, which is lovely."
Lisa and Freddy are hosting a food tour to Sicily in 2013 but, who knows, you might one day catch them undertaking tours of Victoria's high country, too.
"Everywhere you go there was somewhere to stop and sample," Freddy says. "Farmers have stalls at their front gates, selling the most amazing, tasty things. You should absolutely bring an Esky."
Food and wine "He's chef of the year as far as I'm concerned," says Bar Idda's Freddy La Spina when asked to rate Hamish Nugent's Tani Eat & Drink, Bright's newest restaurant. The menu is deeply informed by what nearby small producers have in season.
Lunch at Boynton's Feathertop Winery at Porepunkah included delicious salmon sourced from nearby Harrietville. And for dessert? Lemongrass and kaffir lime leaf panna cotta with chocolate ganache and mandarin. Delicious. Served with a glass of prosecco, of course.
The King Valley is famously known as the Prosecco Road, as well as the key place to source great Mediterranean varietals such as pinot grigios and temperanillos.
Freddy's cellar door stops included Sam Miranda at Oxley; Whitfield's Dal Zotto; Pizzini; and Cheshunt's Politini Wines, for seriously good cool-climate wines.
And for a bit of the other? Freddy recommends Bright Brewery's Staircase Porter, a traditional dark ale.
Places to stay Freddy and Lisa La Spina stayed at The Buckland Luxury Retreat, environmentally friendly, boutique accommodation where secluded guest studios are built in a native peppermint forest overlooking Buckland Valley. All studios have king beds, fine linen, a well-appointed kitchen and bathroom, sitting room with hearth and a verandah. Breakfast is included in the tariff and Bright township is within easy reach.
Freddy and Lisa also checked into Casa Luna, at Myrrhee, which is near Whitfield and within easy reach of quite a few wineries. "I read the guest book at Casa Luna and another guest had written, 'Who needs Tuscany when all this is three hours away,'" Freddy says. "That sums up the high country perfectly for me. We'll be pencilling in some more trips from Melbourne."
Experiences The term "homewares" simply isn't ample enough to describe Myrtleford's Red Ramia Trading, where building and decorating materials (think doors, shutters and staircases) are sold alongside teak furniture, rich fabrics and clothing from Istanbul and beyond. In one corner of the vast space Red Ramia occupies on the Great Alpine Road is Cafe Fez, where staff serve gorgeous fruity cocktails and generous sharing plates that pop with spice.
At No.15 Great Alpine Road, Naomi and Bronwyn Ingleton run The Butter Factory, making hand-made butter using cream from high country cows and Mount Zero Pink Lake Salt. A pure buttermilk, the only one of its kind in Australia, is also made and sold at the factory. In keeping with the factory's European style of butter, Naomi has trained with the legendary Noma restaurant's butter maker in Copenhagen, as well as the best makers in France. Guided and self-guided tours at the Myrtleford works are available, there's a cafe on site and the store sells plenty of creamy local produce.
The incredibly popular A Tavola! cooking classes hosted by Katrina Pizzini at Whitfield's Pizzini Wines are as hands-on as ever in 2013, be it making vegetarian dishes, classic Italian fare or quick and healthy meals. Book your place when you book your travel to the high country.
This article first appeared in The Age and is reprinted courtesy of Fairfax Media.
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Make a day of it and enjoy wine tasting and delicious alfresco lunches on the garden terrace overlooking Mt Buffalo and the Ovens Valley.
Travel through the subterranean passage for limited releases from this third generation winemaker and enjoy seasonal local produce on the expansive terrace.
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The wine, food and hospitality here will make you wish you shared the Dal Zotto name. A visit to the cellar door and trattoria is a King Valley must.
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Experience true Pizzini style in a warm family atmosphere while tasting top regional Italian varietals. Stay on at the Pizzini Vineyard guesthouse.
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Live it up and enjoy the good life in Milawa and King Valley, Victoria's breadbasket and one of Australia's oldest gourmet regions.
Whether you're driving, cycling or walking around Victoria's High Country your appetite will eventually lead you to the bountiful town of Myrtleford.
Walk, cycle, ski or snowboard on a holiday in and around Harrietville, the gateway village to the stunning Alpine National Park.
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The Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute and the David Eccles School of Business announced plans in April 2014 for an incredible new building for student entrepreneurs.
The building, called the Lassonde Studios, will house more than 400 unique student residences and 20,000 square feet of "garage" space where any student on campus can build a prototype, attend an event or launch a company. It will be the place where students "Live. Create. Launch." The building is made possible by a new $12 million donation from Pierre Lassonde.
"This building is the materialization of Pierre Lassonde's visionary approach to student innovation and entrepreneurism," said David Pershing, president of the university. "His enormous generosity and this unique building will make the University of Utah the best place in the country to be a student entrepreneur."
Groundbreaking is planned for this fall, and students are expected to move in starting fall 2016.
The Lassonde Studios building will be an estimated 160,000 square feet in total. It will sit near the heart of campus and the David Eccles School of Business. The exterior design of the building will be inspired by the slopes and angles of the canyons along the Wasatch Front. The design team hopes the building will be iconic and help attract national attention to entrepreneurial learning opportunities at the U.
The inside of the building will be just as unique. It will feature a flexible floor plan, so rooms and spaces can be reconfigured as needs and trends change. The student residences will come in several forms, including large lofts for groups and small, moveable "pods" for individuals.
Meanwhile, the ground floor of the building will house the "garage," which will be a gathering space for student entrepreneurs and have tools they will need – 3-D printers, co-work space, prototyping tools and more.
"The building will be as innovative and entrepreneurial as the activities inside," said Troy D'Ambrosio, executive director of the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute. "Students will be able to choose what type of residence they want and what type of creative space they prefer."


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Usability's important, but it's not essential to a commercial Web site's success. Part 3 in a series.
The last couple columns discussed the need to develop archetypical fictional characters, called personas, who represent your buying audience. We use personas to plan the click-through-experience models, or persuasion scenarios, each persona will have on the Web site. We must allow for multiple personas to reach many of the same pages, but must separately address their needs.
Before designing a single pixel or writing a single word, get a feel for the experience personas will have navigating the site with the wireframe. Spend time up front planning the hyperlinks and the words around them, to be sure each page the personas visit will be relevant to satisfying their needs and answer their questions, moving them one step further in the buying process.
Today, I offer example character biographies of four incomplete (not the final deliverable) personas who all want to attend the upcoming Search Engine Strategies (SES) Conference in New York. (Disclaimer: These are not the actual personas used for the SES site; I made them up for illustration purposes.)
In an atypical example, I've purposely named each personas Janet Smith. They're all college-educated, single women aged 33-36. They have annual incomes of $65,000-$75,000 and work in marketing. They all live on the same block in downtown Manhattan and work in the same building in midtown Manhattan. They've been using the Web for several years and are proficient in all Microsoft Office applications. They use Internet Explorer as their default browser on 17in. monitors set at 1,024 x 768 and use high speed connections.
From a traditional user-centered design (UCD) perspective, these four personas could be regarded as identical. They share the same demographics. And they share the same goals: visiting the New York SES Web site and attending the conference.
Persona #1: Janet Smith
Janet, a 36-year-old marketing director, works for an Internet company that licenses data to manufacturers on a business-to-business (B2B) basis. The company powers comparison channel sites and well-known manufacturer sites. In addition, it powers all the comparison data at popular industry research sites.
Janet makes judgments decisively. She wanted the site to generate more revenue, so she introduced the business-to-consumer (B2C) concept to run the Web site as a profit center. Results have been great. Revenue for channel and manufacturing sites is about $5 million, with 90 percent of that generated from the B2B channels. But B2C is rising.
Janet's main challenge is search engines' inability to effectively spider the sites. She understands a site requires optimization (SEO) for search engines. But because the channel sites are dynamic, Janet wants help understanding exactly how to get them indexed. She has discretionary money in her budget to attend conferences but must make sure her assistant can reach her while she's gone.
She has a secondary motivation to attend the conference. She wants to meet some of her favorite industry experts, such as Danny Sullivan, Frederick Marckini, and yours truly. Deep down, she's really hoping for some good face time with SES's most eligible bachelor, Mr. Marckini.
Persona #2: Janet Smith
Janet's 35 years old and runs Internet marketing for a medium-sized click-and-mortar retailer. The company sells products to a niche market and has been in business 10 years. It's been profitable from the beginning. Last year, it finally decided to build an e-commerce site. The site also offers a few exclusive product lines for testing before they're rolled out in stores.
Janet's assembled a team of energetic young people to develop and maintain the site. The site's done reasonably well in search engines, because Janet works with the content and IT people to focus more on the customer and less on the technology. But with growing competition, changes in Google's algorithm, and Yahoo soon replacing Google in its search engine results pages (SERPs), Janet wants to stay ahead of the curve.
In the past, SES conferences allowed her to network with and learn from search engine reps, industry experts, marketers, engineers, Webmasters, and business owners. Colleagues who referred her to this company were actually people she met at previous SES conferences. She'd like to attend the next conference but must convince boss to allow her to go.
She'd really like to keep up the friendships she's developed from attending past SES conferences. This time, she hopes to focus more on the conference itself, and the organic track in particular. She doesn't want to miss too much valuable information during the morning sessions because of the inevitable late-nights parties and time spent with colleagues.
Persona #3: Janet Smith
Janet is a 33 year old responsible for search engine marketing (SEM) at an interactive agency. She was recently promoted from media planner to SEM because of her methodical presentation of client documentation. She's still unsure about how to get more return on investment (ROI) from her current ad budget. In her previous position, she oversaw trafficking out ads. She has more direct contact with clients now and is certain she could manage their ad budgets more effectively.
One of the company's plans this year is to begin marketing to Hispanics. She's interested in an SES session that could help.
Persona #4: Janet Smith
Janet is a 34-year-old PR specialist. She partners with four other PR specialists and developed a business writing and sending out press releases almost guaranteed to be read. She describes her company as the best of the best because of the experience and flair of her company's people.
Although Janet's style ensures her press releases get read, sometimes in SERPs her press releases are buried below negative press about the company or product she's promoting. Janet wants to provide value to her clients and realizes her SEO skills aren't very good. A creative marketer, she's been in the PR industry for nearly 10 years and on the Web since '96. She's become a household name in her industry. She feels almost forced to learn how to optimize her press releases properly for search engines to remain the expert she is.
Personas as a Tool for Competitive Analysis of Web Sites
If we accept the above as realistic SES attendee personas, how would they influence the experience and content on the site? Make the effort to empathize with each one. Visit the current site, and experience it the way they might. Visit competitive conference sites, and compare each persona's experience. A competitive analysis from your visitor's point of view is more valuable than one from your own.
I look forward to meeting Janet Smith -- and you -- at New York Search Engine Strategies.
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While I can certainly see where you are coming from ryan83 - having met Jared on a number of occasions (and even had him sleep on our floor once - which still seems to make my wife blush a little) I would say if he says good things about a bike he means them. There are some riders I would not say this about - heck even I talked up the Fusion bikes when they sponsored our team and they seemed to be made of bloody ice, they shattered so quickly - but having followed Jared's career he is honest and forthright about what he rides and likes. It has been my experience that he would tend to say nothing before he pipes up if he is not fully on board with the message.
Possibly what more people should be doing is just stowing the opinions until they ride it and understanding it may not be for them. By all means read the reviews, but don't take it as gospel that you will like a bike that the reviewer likes or hate one they hate. Surprise, surprise we all ride differently, with different needs around the edges of the two constants - going up and down a mountain.
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January 23, 2012
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Real average weekly earnings rose 0.5 percent over the month, as a result of the increase in real average hourly earnings and a 0.3-percent rise in the average workweek. Since reaching a peak in October 2010, real average weekly earnings have fallen 1.1 percent.
From December 2010 to December 2011, real average hourly earnings fell 0.9 percent, seasonally adjusted. A 0.6-percent increase in the average workweek, combined with the decline in real average hourly earnings, resulted in a 0.3-percent decrease in real average weekly earnings during the same period.
These earnings data are from the Current Employment Statistics program. Earnings data for November and December are preliminary and subject to revision. To learn more, see "Real Earnings – December 2011" (HTML) (PDF), news release USDL-12-0062.
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The Paradoxes of Freer Expression. Vanishing taboos create new problems for independent-minded journalists and artists. POLAND: UNSHACKLING THE MEDIA
THE communist regime's proposal sounded like a stunner - an end to all censorship. Solidarity's response was just as stunning: It turned down the suggestion. ``We realized that we needed preventive censorship to protect ourselves,'' explains Krzysztof Kozlowski, a member of the relegalized trade union's negotiating team on news-media questions. ``We don't have an independent judiciary like you in the West. Our authorities could just decide they don't like what we write, indict us for libel [under the vague charge of violating state secrecy], confiscate our newspaper, and destroy us financially.''
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Solidarity won the right to publish a daily newspaper with a 500,000 circulation - in 1980, it could only publish weekly magazines. The independent union will also have a one-hour program on state-run radio and a half-hour weekly television show - before, it never had access to television.
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Posted 20 November 2012 - 01:14 PM
if he gets to do his thing we have some solid hires to look forward to at the very least.
Posted 20 November 2012 - 01:17 PM
so that probably means that savage isn't on the list.I asked bill rosinski about this last night on twitter this is what he said:
@RosinskiBill: talked with Savage a few times and I asked if he was interested in Panthers. Seemed to think Acorsi had own list if go to guys.
good to know. not a fan of that idea either.
this is kind of what i thought, though. accorsi's got his own group of people that he feels comfortable with and it's probably guys he's worked with before. that's a good starting point, but that's still a huge pool to draw from.
Posted 20 November 2012 - 01:21 PM
i don't know. i think it could work and it wouldn't be just any leadership conference. it would be more tailored to team sports, i would think. and it would benefit a lot of the roster to help get their minds on straight.As a guy who has attended many of these and led more than a few, they are typically designed to teach people how to get along in a large organization. They are great for the bottom 60% of the organization, but often have the effect of neutering top performers. It just doesn't seem like a good fit when talking about football players.
One exception, and perhaps this is what you intended, would be team building excursions when the intent is just to let them build bonds by having fun together. Whether paintballing, white water rafting or some equivalent activity, these can be used effectively to bring an organization closer together.
for the guys at the top, though, i think something like this is very much needed. they need some kind of in depth leadership training and workshop just to let them know what is expected of them as leaders and help them find better ways to motivate others on the team.
Posted 20 November 2012 - 01:25 PM
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Posted 20 November 2012 - 01:26 PM
See which teams rise to the top.
Start interviewing key guys on those teams.
Don't hire anyone from the Browns, Raiders, Bengals, or Jags.
Posted 20 November 2012 - 01:35 PM
my suggestions fill holes with vet players (thru FA and/or trades) and draft BPA.
I think it is as simple as that, however this offseason and draft may be a little different simply due to the cap. This offseason will be a clean up period. We will likely unload some pretty familiar names. If I were a 3rd year or greater player on this team and my name wasn't Ryan Kalil, Jonathan Stewart, Steve Smith, Charles Johnson, or Greg Hardy; I would seriously be worried about my future here. There could be a mass exodous of familiar faces. Obviously, the new GM won't unload all the vets, but i'm guessing there will be some 20+ page threads on the huddle when a couple of these guys tweet that they are no longer Panthers.
In the draft, If we end up with a top 3 pick, I would ideally like to see them slide down (even into the teens and pick up an additional second and a fourth).
Draft a first round O-Lineman and then BPA from there on out. There is no margin for error in missing in this next draft. Each player from the first three rounds will need to be solid contributors. The panthers cannot afford another Claussen, Armanti, Otah, or Everette Brown.
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Posted 20 November 2012 - 01:37 PM
so that probably means that savage isn't on the list.
good to know. not a fan of that idea either.
this is kind of what i thought, though. accorsi's got his own group of people that he feels comfortable with and it's probably guys he's worked with before. that's a good starting point, but that's still a huge pool to draw from.
Or we might just hire a fuggin sports agent! *rolls eyes*
Posted 20 November 2012 - 01:37 PM
Probably more than you realize.
Mmmhmm. I'd wager not a goddamn thing, myself.
Posted 20 November 2012 - 01:45 PM
Leadership in football boils down to three things: 1) Do want to win? 2) Are you going to do what the coaches tell you? 3) Will you avoid killing any teammates?
That's it. These guys aren't out there thinking to themselves, "Geez, it's 4th and 1, let me be a leader by not blowing my blocking assignment."
Championship teams have won all the time with open rifts among players, ownership, coaching, etc. and won when everyone was kumbayaing. It's irrelevant, it's lazy, and it leads to placing unneeded burdens on players just because they don't fit the preconceived mold of what a leader acts like. Everyone blames the Cowboy's troubles on lack of leadership when the fact is they just plain-out suck, and much of their talent is overrated due to their market. Half of Tom Brady's teammates never speak to him and Aaron Rodgers made it a point to stay away from his teammates during the lockout. Stop attributing this crap to a lack of leadership and wanting Cam to turn into Ray Lewis, when the reality is that we need better coaching and that's where real leadership has to originate form in order for this franchise to get anywhere.
Posted 20 November 2012 - 01:49 PM
I thought about this some time back, Id love to see him go to Quantico thru USMC OCS.
i'd be in favor of sending all of them for the sole purpose of seeing steve smith square off against somebody with pugil sticks.
and to see tolbert try to chug up danang hill.
and to see cam run across the logs like a drunken giant on the obstacle course and try to fit through the tunnels on the timed course.
yup, that could be entertaining.
Posted 20 November 2012 - 02:06 PM
Mmmhmm. I'd wager not a goddamn thing, myself.
And what is it you know about leadership?
Posted 20 November 2012 - 02:18 PM
Usually people who place little value on leadership have no cognition of the concept.i think he answered that...
his follow-up post does nothing to detract from that.
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