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Jackson Lawyer Ridicules Unhappy Jurors | AccessAtlanta

Jackson Lawyer Ridicules Unhappy Jurors | AccessAtlanta

These two jurors should be charged themselves. One, for trying to capitalize off being a juror and in order to do so changing their story now. I hate to say it but I agree with the lawyer. These fools won’t get any of my money….

Washington Redskins - 5 things from CBS Sportsline

Washington Redskins, National Football League - CBS SportsLine.com

Everything said here I agree with. As such, I provide it to you for your analysis…..

Not Exactly Related

Found this on the MaddenNation.com website in reference to Auburn fans complaining about not being named National Champions.
AuburnPic
It’s a photoshop based on NCAA Football 2006 but it is hilarious.

Not Exactly Related

Found this on the MaddenNation.com website in reference to Auburn fans complaining about not being named National Champions.
AuburnPic
It’s a photoshop based on NCAA Football 2006 but it is hilarious.

Ramsey’s Turn

Clipped from: AP article by Joseph White posted at Washington Times, 8/2/05

Patrick Ramsey opened training camp as the starting quarterback of the Washington Redskins, but not necessarily as the quarterback of the future.

Ramsey looked at ease - much more comfortable than last year - as he tossed passes Monday to newcomers Santana Moss and David Patten and the rest of the receivers. Always the optimist, he spoke of making the best of his opportunity, even though his status has been muddled yet again by the team’s decision to select a quarterback in the first round of the draft.

Of this year’s quarterback threesome - Ramsey, Brunell and Campbell - Ramsey is the only one not hand-picked by Gibbs. In essence, Ramsey has been given the job with a one-year lease, knowing that Brunell’s career is on the wane and that Campbell - came to terms with the team late Monday - will probably need a season of grooming.

“Patrick’s been up here a while now,” Gibbs said. “He’s been through some stuff a lot of young guys go through, to be truthful. He’s established himself as the lead quarterback, and I would say he needs to take this thing and go with it now. Our opportunities in life - this is one where he’s perfectly situated.”

If Ramsey succeeds, he’ll bring stability to a position in flux more or less since the days of Mark Rypien in the early 1990s.

Physically and mentally, Ramsey is miles ahead of where he was 12 months ago, when he was coming off the foot injury and shaking off two seasons of unorthodox coaching from Steve Spurrier. Just the fact that he gets to go first in the practice drills helps his rhythm and confidence - and affects how he is viewed by teammates.

“Where you stand with the guys is what’s different,” Ramsey said. “But it’s not something I’m going to assume. I want to produce early. … I want to play well in the preseason and show that I deserve the distinction I have as a starter.”

Ramsey’s career quarterback rating is a modest 74.4, but he played well at the end of last season, completing at least 64 percent of his passes in five straight games. He has always had a strong arm, but he’s worked to improve his touch passes this year. He’s excited to have speedsters Moss and Patten, who should help him get the ball downfield more often and improve an offense that ranked 30th last year.

“I see potential,” said Patten, who spent the last four years working with one of the game’s best, Tom Brady, in New England. “I see the way he’s running the huddle. He’s just gotten more and more confident. He’s really starting to take control of the offense.”

“I have an opportunity,” Ramsey said. “I need to continue to earn the opportunity. You can’t ask for more than that.”

I personally have been a fan of P-Ram since the Spurrier days. I was captivated by his perseverance through the fiasco known as Spurrier Pass Protection. Let’s hope he can take full advantage of this opportunity.

‘Tis Official

Kwame Brown and some cat I’ve never heard of (Laron Profitt), as well as some cash, are coming to the purple and gold in exchange for Caron Butler and Chucky Atkins.

I liked pre-March Chucky Atkins. Post-March Chucky got a little to mouthy with the reporters and started to be a distraction in my opinion. So I’m not particularly sad to see him go, especially if Smush Parker is as solid as his play was in the Summer Pro league. I don’t think Smush is going to be ready for a starter’s role but we should be able to find a decent point before the season starts.

I will miss Caron (especially since my mom in law bought the jersey for me). It’s sad to see him go because I felt he was making strides toward the end of the season and I thin khe would have been a very legitimate number 3 if not number 2 option.

Kwame better step up…..

Ah

My lip is all busted up. Swole like Jay Z. Mrs. Xpinionated beat me up. Don’t get it twisted, it wasn’t a fight. We were playing around and her shoe somehow left her foot with velocity and trajectory that I, to this very minute, still find hard to believe. Now, I’m walking around work trying to hide my huge lip like I’m a battered husband…not looking folks in the eye, turning away to avoid giving them a clear shot of the grotesqueness known as my left upper lip…My normal cockiness is not to be found today…..I’ve kept conversations limited ’cause I didn’t want anyone to see my malformed mouth…..

Ok, Mrs Xpinionated should feel bad enough now…if she even reads this…

Signing Day

Well, all the collective bargaining agreement delays are done, words are on paper, and the fun of the offseason began at noon eastern. The Lakers have yet to make the Kwame deal official. Let’s hope there are some other surprises in store as well. So far, Bonzi Wells to Sacramento is probably the biggest news. Actually no it’s not….The big faker, Shaquille O’Neal has duped Miami for $100M over 5 years….I’ll give him two before he a)starts some feud\negativity with D-Wade, or b) injures his widdle toe or big stomach and decides to retire to fake being a cop. Yeah, I hate that dude…and what?

In other news, a nice tribute to Chick Hearns is on the Lakers page today.