<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:rawvoice="http://www.rawvoice.com/rawvoiceRssModule/" > <channel><title>Comments on: A Historical Review of the &#8220;Elite Quarterback.&#8221; Blame the Washington Post, Bert Jones, Joe Theismann, and John Robinson</title> <atom:link href="http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/02/06/a-historical-review-of-the-elite-quarterback-blame-the-washington-post-bert-jones-joe-theismann-and-john-robinson/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/02/06/a-historical-review-of-the-elite-quarterback-blame-the-washington-post-bert-jones-joe-theismann-and-john-robinson/</link> <description>Sports, Media, Entertainment</description> <lastBuildDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 15:50:38 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1</generator> <item><title>By: contrarian</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/02/06/a-historical-review-of-the-elite-quarterback-blame-the-washington-post-bert-jones-joe-theismann-and-john-robinson/comment-page-1/#comment-1894089</link> <dc:creator>contrarian</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 16:45:53 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=244814#comment-1894089</guid> <description><![CDATA[I don&#039;t know if it would greatly limit the references to elite quarterbacks, but it would most certainly dramatically increase the consumption of frogs.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t know if it would greatly limit the references to elite quarterbacks, but it would most certainly dramatically increase the consumption of frogs.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: A.P.</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/02/06/a-historical-review-of-the-elite-quarterback-blame-the-washington-post-bert-jones-joe-theismann-and-john-robinson/comment-page-1/#comment-1892294</link> <dc:creator>A.P.</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:45:10 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=244814#comment-1892294</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;TN: really cheap gas… one of the many reasons why living in TN is worth learning to say “y’all” and like country music.Also, it’s 58 degrees, sunny, and I’m writing on the laptop on the deck. &lt;/blockquote&gt;I&#039;d move to Tennessee if it weren&#039;t for the oppresive humid summers]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>TN: really cheap gas… one of the many reasons why living in TN is worth learning to say “y’all” and like country music.</p><p>Also, it’s 58 degrees, sunny, and I’m writing on the laptop on the deck.</p></blockquote><p>I&#8217;d move to Tennessee if it weren&#8217;t for the oppresive humid summers</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: A.P.</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/02/06/a-historical-review-of-the-elite-quarterback-blame-the-washington-post-bert-jones-joe-theismann-and-john-robinson/comment-page-1/#comment-1892292</link> <dc:creator>A.P.</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:44:27 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=244814#comment-1892292</guid> <description><![CDATA[Henne played pretty well (despite Mike Mularkey coaching) when he took over for Blaine Gabbert. Henne could have been better in Miami with more weapons and competent coaching]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Henne played pretty well (despite Mike Mularkey coaching) when he took over for Blaine Gabbert. Henne could have been better in Miami with more weapons and competent coaching</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Wide Word of Sport (?)</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/02/06/a-historical-review-of-the-elite-quarterback-blame-the-washington-post-bert-jones-joe-theismann-and-john-robinson/comment-page-1/#comment-1892290</link> <dc:creator>Wide Word of Sport (?)</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:43:50 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=244814#comment-1892290</guid> <description><![CDATA[TN: really cheap gas... one of the many reasons why living in TN is worth learning to say &quot;y&#039;all&quot; and like country music.Also, it&#039;s 58 degrees, sunny, and I&#039;m writing on the laptop on the deck.&lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/widewordofsport/status/299257048237998080/photo/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The alternative &lt;/a&gt;]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>TN: really cheap gas&#8230; one of the many reasons why living in TN is worth learning to say &#8220;y&#8217;all&#8221; and like country music.</p><p>Also, it&#8217;s 58 degrees, sunny, and I&#8217;m writing on the laptop on the deck.</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/widewordofsport/status/299257048237998080/photo/1" rel="nofollow">The alternative </a></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Jason Lisk</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/02/06/a-historical-review-of-the-elite-quarterback-blame-the-washington-post-bert-jones-joe-theismann-and-john-robinson/comment-page-1/#comment-1892280</link> <dc:creator>Jason Lisk</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:40:14 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=244814#comment-1892280</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;Fantastic stuff, but in addition, it’d be nice if there were a frame of reference for some of these 80s names and who they compare to currently so people can get a better idea of how ridiculous it all is. For example, Randy Wright compares to say, Chad Henne.&lt;/em&gt;Henne isn&#039;t bad. I would say Josh McCown would be a good comparison to what Randy Wright was. Bad. Started one year, and parts of two others.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Fantastic stuff, but in addition, it’d be nice if there were a frame of reference for some of these 80s names and who they compare to currently so people can get a better idea of how ridiculous it all is. For example, Randy Wright compares to say, Chad Henne.</em></p><p>Henne isn&#8217;t bad. I would say Josh McCown would be a good comparison to what Randy Wright was. Bad. Started one year, and parts of two others.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: A.P.</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/02/06/a-historical-review-of-the-elite-quarterback-blame-the-washington-post-bert-jones-joe-theismann-and-john-robinson/comment-page-1/#comment-1892278</link> <dc:creator>A.P.</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:39:51 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=244814#comment-1892278</guid> <description><![CDATA[Gas here in NY heading back to 4 bucks a gallon.  Screw you guys]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Gas here in NY heading back to 4 bucks a gallon.  Screw you guys</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: A.P.</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/02/06/a-historical-review-of-the-elite-quarterback-blame-the-washington-post-bert-jones-joe-theismann-and-john-robinson/comment-page-1/#comment-1892277</link> <dc:creator>A.P.</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:39:14 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=244814#comment-1892277</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;I don’t think anyone should be able to file for unemployment unless they report and pay full taxes on their income. Waiters/esses included… very few report their full income or pay taxes (better now with more cc usage), shouldn’t be eligible to benefit.&lt;/blockquote&gt;The claim was the strippers were independent contractors and not employees of an actual club but the court ruled in favor of the girls.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>I don’t think anyone should be able to file for unemployment unless they report and pay full taxes on their income. Waiters/esses included… very few report their full income or pay taxes (better now with more cc usage), shouldn’t be eligible to benefit.</p></blockquote><p>The claim was the strippers were independent contractors and not employees of an actual club but the court ruled in favor of the girls.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Wide Word of Sport (?)</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/02/06/a-historical-review-of-the-elite-quarterback-blame-the-washington-post-bert-jones-joe-theismann-and-john-robinson/comment-page-1/#comment-1892275</link> <dc:creator>Wide Word of Sport (?)</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:38:36 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=244814#comment-1892275</guid> <description><![CDATA[My entire salary is unreported to the IRS.  But I report the full amount and pay on it every year, so fuck people who don&#039;t.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My entire salary is unreported to the IRS.  But I report the full amount and pay on it every year, so fuck people who don&#8217;t.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: A.P.</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/02/06/a-historical-review-of-the-elite-quarterback-blame-the-washington-post-bert-jones-joe-theismann-and-john-robinson/comment-page-1/#comment-1892273</link> <dc:creator>A.P.</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:38:13 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=244814#comment-1892273</guid> <description><![CDATA[you are partially correct, WWoS. Also rates big with college students.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>you are partially correct, WWoS. Also rates big with college students.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Wide Word of Sport (?)</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/02/06/a-historical-review-of-the-elite-quarterback-blame-the-washington-post-bert-jones-joe-theismann-and-john-robinson/comment-page-1/#comment-1892270</link> <dc:creator>Wide Word of Sport (?)</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:37:52 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=244814#comment-1892270</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;We need Lisk and KCRes to comment on the new rule in kansas that strippers can file for unemployment&lt;/blockquote&gt;I don&#039;t think anyone should be able to file for unemployment unless they report and pay full taxes on their income.  Waiters/esses included... very few report their full income or pay taxes (better now with more cc usage), shouldn&#039;t be eligible to benefit.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>We need Lisk and KCRes to comment on the new rule in kansas that strippers can file for unemployment</p></blockquote><p>I don&#8217;t think anyone should be able to file for unemployment unless they report and pay full taxes on their income.  Waiters/esses included&#8230; very few report their full income or pay taxes (better now with more cc usage), shouldn&#8217;t be eligible to benefit.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Wide Word of Sport (?)</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/02/06/a-historical-review-of-the-elite-quarterback-blame-the-washington-post-bert-jones-joe-theismann-and-john-robinson/comment-page-1/#comment-1892266</link> <dc:creator>Wide Word of Sport (?)</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:36:19 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=244814#comment-1892266</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;/the point is to race-bait and reach out to &lt;strong&gt;unemployed &lt;/strong&gt;sports fans.&lt;/blockquote&gt;/TBL //actually working at home today ///TV hasn&#039;t been on though]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>/the point is to race-bait and reach out to <strong>unemployed </strong>sports fans.</p></blockquote><p>/TBL<br /> //actually working at home today<br /> ///TV hasn&#8217;t been on though</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: A.P.</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/02/06/a-historical-review-of-the-elite-quarterback-blame-the-washington-post-bert-jones-joe-theismann-and-john-robinson/comment-page-1/#comment-1892265</link> <dc:creator>A.P.</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:35:40 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=244814#comment-1892265</guid> <description><![CDATA[We need Lisk and KCRes to comment on the new rule in kansas that strippers can file for unemployment]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We need Lisk and KCRes to comment on the new rule in kansas that strippers can file for unemployment</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Wide Word of Sport (?)</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/02/06/a-historical-review-of-the-elite-quarterback-blame-the-washington-post-bert-jones-joe-theismann-and-john-robinson/comment-page-1/#comment-1892263</link> <dc:creator>Wide Word of Sport (?)</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:35:03 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=244814#comment-1892263</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;momentum (something I don’t believe in for football games)&lt;/blockquote&gt;Can&#039;t we study this rather than argue about it?  Can you look at scoring percent on drives, and if it is affected by previous drive or not?  Or look at drive scoring streaks expected by chance vs. if scoring on a drive is at all predictive of the next... or of a turnover.I think it&#039;s also ignoring a little bit of logic to say that.  You don&#039;t think that a team with a 21 point lead that gets it cut to 7 all the sudden may play tight, or riskier and end up with a higher chance of turnover?  I&#039;d consider that momentum... that one part of the game has predictive value for subsequent parts.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>momentum (something I don’t believe in for football games)</p></blockquote><p>Can&#8217;t we study this rather than argue about it?  Can you look at scoring percent on drives, and if it is affected by previous drive or not?  Or look at drive scoring streaks expected by chance vs. if scoring on a drive is at all predictive of the next&#8230; or of a turnover.</p><p>I think it&#8217;s also ignoring a little bit of logic to say that.  You don&#8217;t think that a team with a 21 point lead that gets it cut to 7 all the sudden may play tight, or riskier and end up with a higher chance of turnover?  I&#8217;d consider that momentum&#8230; that one part of the game has predictive value for subsequent parts.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Poindexter</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/02/06/a-historical-review-of-the-elite-quarterback-blame-the-washington-post-bert-jones-joe-theismann-and-john-robinson/comment-page-1/#comment-1892262</link> <dc:creator>Poindexter</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:34:46 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=244814#comment-1892262</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;“I just don’t want that flower to become a grossly fractured leg.”still haven’t seen it&lt;/blockquote&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHCXNt4P8Xg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;C&#039;mon dude&lt;/a&gt;. There&#039;s way worse out there...]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>“I just don’t want that flower to become a grossly fractured leg.”</p><p>still haven’t seen it</p></blockquote><p> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHCXNt4P8Xg" rel="nofollow">C&#8217;mon dude</a>. There&#8217;s way worse out there&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: A.P.</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/02/06/a-historical-review-of-the-elite-quarterback-blame-the-washington-post-bert-jones-joe-theismann-and-john-robinson/comment-page-1/#comment-1892261</link> <dc:creator>A.P.</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:34:15 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=244814#comment-1892261</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Oh dear, I saw he is going on First Take to debate Skip Bayless. Only adding to the problem of that show by going on it and giving it more attention.&lt;/blockquote&gt;Deitsch and Koblin from Deadspin have issued a request to Bayless and Jaime Horowitz to do a joint SI-Deadspin podcast in order to debate the usefulness and point of First Take./the point is to race-bait and reach out to unintelligent sports fans.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Oh dear, I saw he is going on First Take to debate Skip Bayless. Only adding to the problem of that show by going on it and giving it more attention.</p></blockquote><p>Deitsch and Koblin from Deadspin have issued a request to Bayless and Jaime Horowitz to do a joint SI-Deadspin podcast in order to debate the usefulness and point of First Take.</p><p>/the point is to race-bait and reach out to unintelligent sports fans.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Mantis Toboggan</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/02/06/a-historical-review-of-the-elite-quarterback-blame-the-washington-post-bert-jones-joe-theismann-and-john-robinson/comment-page-1/#comment-1892260</link> <dc:creator>Mantis Toboggan</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:31:19 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=244814#comment-1892260</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;If I don’t want to watch Dick Deitsch fight a losing battle while at the same time providing him enemy with more ammunition, I don’t have to.&lt;/blockquote&gt;Oh dear, I saw he is going on First Take to debate Skip Bayless. Only adding to the problem of that show by going on it and giving it more attention.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>If I don’t want to watch Dick Deitsch fight a losing battle while at the same time providing him enemy with more ammunition, I don’t have to.</p></blockquote><p>Oh dear, I saw he is going on First Take to debate Skip Bayless. Only adding to the problem of that show by going on it and giving it more attention.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: SouvenirCity</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/02/06/a-historical-review-of-the-elite-quarterback-blame-the-washington-post-bert-jones-joe-theismann-and-john-robinson/comment-page-1/#comment-1892259</link> <dc:creator>SouvenirCity</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:28:52 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=244814#comment-1892259</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;When the comment section during football games were a treat. Twitter killed it.&lt;/blockquote&gt;I think it just added to it. Good to see SROD come out the other side of the rabbit hole. Agree with Butters on controlled content. If I don&#039;t want to watch Dick Deitsch fight a losing battle while at the same time providing him enemy with more ammunition, I don&#039;t have to.Twitter is great. It&#039;s probably the best thing to happen to sports since PEDs.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>When the comment section during football games were a treat. Twitter killed it.</p></blockquote><p>I think it just added to it. Good to see SROD come out the other side of the rabbit hole. Agree with Butters on controlled content. If I don&#8217;t want to watch Dick Deitsch fight a losing battle while at the same time providing him enemy with more ammunition, I don&#8217;t have to.</p><p>Twitter is great. It&#8217;s probably the best thing to happen to sports since PEDs.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Wide Word of Sport (?)</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/02/06/a-historical-review-of-the-elite-quarterback-blame-the-washington-post-bert-jones-joe-theismann-and-john-robinson/comment-page-1/#comment-1892258</link> <dc:creator>Wide Word of Sport (?)</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:27:42 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=244814#comment-1892258</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;gosh, this is great.&lt;/blockquote&gt;not enough QB wins factor to matter to me]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>gosh, this is great.</p></blockquote><p>not enough QB wins factor to matter to me</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: A.P.</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/02/06/a-historical-review-of-the-elite-quarterback-blame-the-washington-post-bert-jones-joe-theismann-and-john-robinson/comment-page-1/#comment-1892255</link> <dc:creator>A.P.</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:25:35 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=244814#comment-1892255</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;The uptick in people talking about their fantasy teams (which became even worse during the Monday Nighter) is what moved me to where I can control the content&lt;/blockquote&gt;SHOULD I TRADE TRENT RICHARDSON FOR FITZPATRICK AND ANDRE JOHNSON?????????]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>The uptick in people talking about their fantasy teams (which became even worse during the Monday Nighter) is what moved me to where I can control the content</p></blockquote><p>SHOULD I TRADE TRENT RICHARDSON FOR FITZPATRICK AND ANDRE JOHNSON?????????</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: ButtersBC</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/02/06/a-historical-review-of-the-elite-quarterback-blame-the-washington-post-bert-jones-joe-theismann-and-john-robinson/comment-page-1/#comment-1892253</link> <dc:creator>ButtersBC</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:23:56 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=244814#comment-1892253</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;When the comment section during football games were a treat. Twitter killed it.&lt;/blockquote&gt;The uptick in people talking about their fantasy teams (which became even worse during the Monday Nighter) is what moved me to where I can control the content]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>When the comment section during football games were a treat. Twitter killed it.</p></blockquote><p>The uptick in people talking about their fantasy teams (which became even worse during the Monday Nighter) is what moved me to where I can control the content</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>
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