Viewers will want to see if he lives up to the convention hype, because no matter how much your sister talks up your blind date, in the end he better be a good looker and kisser.

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Since it's generally accepted that quarterback, left tackle (who blocks the quarterback's blind side) and defensive end (the big pass rusher) are the premier positions in the game, managers feel pressured to draft them high in order to keep big salaries tied to those positions.

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The blacksmith felt his organs clench as the first of the dogs, the bravely stupid, half-blind shepherd, reached the tiger and immediately went end over end as the big cat lashed at and then pinned him with all its enormous weight.

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Neither doctors nor patients knew who was getting what until the end (that's the double-blind part).

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