Cap carry over for 2016

[alf8478]

Alshon Jeffrey has been tagged by the Bears. That means that Marvin Jones is undoubtedly the #1 FA wide receiver on the market. Say goodbye.

Oh no. How are we going to lose a first round playoff game without Marvin Jones.

 

[CrashDavisSports]

Seriously, I am not in the least bit worried about losing both Jones and Sanu if they are going to demand major money. We have Eifert, Green, I like what I saw out of our other TE's, I love our RB versatility in the passing game with Gio and Rex. We draft a guy and just find a decent WR FA that maybe needs a change of scenery.

Hakeem Nicks
Lance Moore
Rod Streater
Maybe even deal Cleveland a blow by grabbing Travis Benjamin

You want a real reclamation project, find out what is going on with Josh Gordon and his status with Cleveland.

 

[cincygrad]

Seriously, I am not in the least bit worried about losing both Jones and Sanu if they are going to demand major money. We have Eifert, Green, I like what I saw out of our other TE's, I love our RB versatility in the passing game with Gio and Rex. We draft a guy and just find a decent WR FA that maybe needs a change of scenery.

Hakeem Nicks
Lance Moore
Rod Streater
Maybe even deal Cleveland a blow by grabbing Travis Benjamin

You want a real reclamation project, find out what is going on with Josh Gordon and his status with Cleveland.

Historically, free agency hasn't been a very good place for receivers..... And that will probably be true for Jones and Sanu when they leave - They'd be more productive here.

But, if you think AJ and some other clown on the outside will get it done, you've already forgot the 2014 season when Dalton really struggled. Eifert can never be counted on for 16 games and the running backs can only do so much. I'd be okay with rolling the dice with a high draft pick, but I don't think we can trivialize their departure.

 

[kramer1]

Braxton Miller. Make it happen.

 

[DanBengalfan]

the excuse that we had for losing our 2nd to the last playoff game were the injuries to our receiver core...

 

[cincygrad]

the excuse that we had for losing our 2nd to the last playoff game were the injuries to our receiver core...

To be honest, that was the one playoff game in the last four years that we HAD a good excuse to lose. Our receivers that day were Mo Sanu, Rex Burkhead, and Greg Little. We were playing without Burfict and Geno Atkins was basically just another guy as he still hadn't recovered from that injury. That might have been Marvin and Hue's best work to get us to the playoffs that year, because we weren't very good.

 

[DanBengalfan]

in any case, it would be nice if, we make it to the playoffs again we actually throw the ball to AJ Green.

 

[cincygrad]

 

[mrschaney]

History of Cheese
According to ancient records passed down through the centuries, the making of cheese dates back more than 4,000 years.

No one really knows who made the first cheese. According to an ancient legend, it was made accidentally by an Arabian merchant who put his supply of milk into a pouch made from a sheep's stomach, as he set out on a day's journey across the desert. The rennet in the lining of the pouch, combined with the heat of the sun, caused the milk to separate into curd and whey. That night he found that the whey satisfied his thirst, and the cheese (curd) had a delightful flavor which satisfied his hunger.

Travelers from Asia are believed to have brought the art of cheesemaking to Europe. In fact, cheese was made in many parts of the Roman Empire when it was at its height. The Romans, in turn, introduced cheesemaking to England. During the Middle Ages-from the decline of the Roman Empire until the discovery of America-cheese was made and improved by the monks in the monasteries of Europe. For example, Gorgonzola was made in the Po Valley in Italy in 879 A.D., and Italy became the cheesemaking center of Europe during the 10th Century. Roquefort was also mentioned in the ancient records of the monastery at Conques, France as early as 1070.

Cheesemaking continued to flourish in Europe and became an established food. In fact, the Pilgrims included cheese in the Mayflower's supplies when they made their voyage to America in 1620. The making of cheese quickly spread in the New World, but until the 19th century it remained a local farm industry. It wasn't until 1851 that the first cheese factory in the United States was built by Jesse Williams in Oneida County, New York.

As population across the United States continued to grow dramatically, the demand for cheese increased and the industry gradually moved westward, centering on the rich farm lands of Wisconsin. In 1845, a band of Swiss immigrants settled in Green County, Wisconsin and started the manufacturing of foreign cheese in America. Most Wisconsin farmers began to believe that their future survival was tied to cheese and their first factory was a Limburger plant which opened in 1868.

The wholesale cheese industry was thus born and showed phenomenal growth during the latter half of the 1800s. By 1880 there were 3,923 dairy factories nationwide which were reported to have made 216 million pounds of cheese that year valued at $17 million. This represented almost 90 percent of total cheese production that year. By the turn of the century, farm production of cheese had become insignificant. The 1904 census reported only factory output, which totaled over 317 million pounds. As cheese demand continued to grow and spread rapidly, manufactured and processed cheese production increased dramatically. Total natural cheese production grew from 418 million pounds in 1920 to 2.2 billion pounds by 1970. Rising demand for cheese throughout the 1970s and 1980s brought total natural cheese production to more than 6 billion pounds by the beginning of the 1990s. Processed cheese also experienced a surge in consumer demand with annual production exceeding 2 billion pounds a year by the beginning of the 1990s.

Currently, more than one-third of all milk produced each year in the U.S. is used to manufacture cheese. Recent increases in the overall demand for farm milk have in large part been due to the continued growth of the cheese industry. As consumer appetites for all types of cheese continue to expand, so will the industry.

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[mrschaney]

Oops, sorry about that, wrong link. That was meant for my cheese of the month forum.

 

[DanBengalfan]

you can also post that in the Green Bay Packers forum without objection.