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ThomasGower

Going through old tweets looking for something & noticed @fboutsiders playoff predictor nailed all NFC playoff teams after Wk3 again about 2 hours ago via TweetDeck
@FO_DTuccitto @FO_VVerhei I'm sorry, have you been NORVed lately? about 7 hours ago via TweetDeck
@FO_DTuccitto 7 for Chuck Noll. I thought he had one or two more than that. about 7 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to FO_DTuccitto
@laurabrevitz I can sort of see that, but personally have a hard time with fairness-based arguments & their tendency to ignore tradeoffs. about 13 hours ago via web in reply to laurabrevitz
@barfyook I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU ALL! I HOPE YOU DIE!!!!!! Happy now? about 13 hours ago via web in reply to barfyook
Follow list is getting out of control. Going to have to start whacking some. Nothing personal. about 13 hours ago via web
New post (from last night), It's Safe to Ignore Stewart Mandel's NFL Projections bit.ly/KjEK1r Rejoice, #Dolphins/Tannehill fans! about 13 hours ago via web
New post, The Puzzling Arguments in Favor of Guaranteed NFL Contracts bit.ly/L8f0Ta about 14 hours ago via web
@elishearn Effect might be to privilege the vets good enough to sign multi-year deals, while more marginal vets find it harder to get jobs about 15 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to elishearn
@Ian_Ganley Maybe, maybe not, depending on how negotiation goes. NHL doesn't, which helps players & is competitive balance issue about 15 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to Ian_Ganley
@EnglishNFL I like the NFL's system. Right now, I'm just trying to understand the argument we'd be better if all contracts were guaranteed about 15 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to EnglishNFL
I'll have to sit down and think about that and write a post on it some day about 16 hours ago via TweetDeck
One effect of all gtd contracts might be to lengthen careers of vets & reduce total player turnover. Not sure that's normatively good or bad about 16 hours ago via TweetDeck
I can sort of see a distributional argument, in that gtd contracts might overpay declining veterans who outperformed their rookie deals about 16 hours ago via TweetDeck
In a cap system, though, the total compensation has a relatively rigid limit, so it's not like the players will be making 20% more about 16 hours ago via TweetDeck
One thing I struggle with is the argument that NFL players are really missing out by not having their contracts fully guaranteed about 16 hours ago via TweetDeck
New Total #Titans post, Locating the hypothesis and the Titans' offensive line bit.ly/LvMSZs 7:42 PM May 27th via TweetDeck
A third or so into Bakewell's How to Live, which 65% vindicates/35% makes me rethink my unconsidered decision to eschew reading Montaigne 3:57 PM May 27th via TweetDeck
Objective (first draft of all player comments for FOA 2012): completed. 12:32 AM May 27th via TweetDeck
@FtblSickness @FantasyAcumen Pressure seemed to get to Rivers more, maybe health. Didn't see a lot other than Gates open intermediate LY. 11:32 PM May 26th via TweetDeck in reply to FtblSickness

Name Tom Gower
Location Chicagoland
Web http://readthinkf...
Bio Football blogger and Football Outsiders staff writer. Fan of Titans, Hoyas, Blackhawks, USMNT. Occasional book reviews.