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I noticed it right away. Couldn't believe it's in such bad shape so early in the season. Crumbly and small chunks everywhere. I think they had a lot of green painted dirt too.

Maybe, but I don't think so. Brady is going to figure out what works and go with it. It may look different every game. We have a strong OC who understands using one play to set up a future play and isn't bound by his own ego to call one style of offense. I'm just praying he's back next season but am not confident in that. We also have a ton of change at the WR position and games like this buys us time for them to gel with JA while still racking up the W.

So many reasons. The guy pulls a BS blurb from social media and uses it in a presidential debate. Who truly wants a social-media ***** as president? With a complete lack of critical thinking? How many magA ssholes gripe about the younger generation stuck on their phones/social media and think nothing about supporting this guy?

https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/sports/pro/browns/2023/03/28/jimmy-haslam-stands-cleveland-browns-deshaun-watson-trade-contract-nfl-year-later-lamar-jackson/70048917007/ Haslam's direct perspective: "Everybody understands that in the NFL it’s all about the quarterback, right?" Jimmy Haslam said. "Kansas City Chiefs have been to three of the last four Super Bowls, won two of the last three. Why? They got No. 15 (Patrick Mahomes), right? So everybody understands the importance of quarterbacks. ....... Quarterbacks in their prime — (the Green Bay Packers') Aaron Rodgers is 39 now and still a phenomenal player — but quarterbacks in their prime don’t come in the market when they’re 26. So we reached out and grabbed Deshaun."

I refer to Watson as "pervert" but can't agree he is just mailing it in. He's put a lot of effort to try and fill the role, but he will keep getting injured until he learns to protect himself better.. His throws are mostly a fraction late and he struggles to see the defense at times. Playing time might help but he's in a catch-22 with injuries and I saw the same situation yesterday. He took a couple bad hits.

2x coach of the year with a background in offense to serve as a mentor. I'd take Andrew Berry over Beane in a heartbeat. Beane is good but Berry is just a cut above. Haslam has stuck his nose in once or twice but is hopefully learning and otherwise a solid owner. I can't fault Dorsey's choice.

Thanks for posting this, it says a lot about how Diggs sees the world. What does Diggs want? He's acutely aware he's about to surpass the 25,000 yard mark (Pro HoF territory), he prides himself on trying to be perfect. He's very individualistic in his views but also was a team captain here and by all public accounts a motivated, good teammate. LeBron James was never going to play his entire career with one team. One of his desired legacies was to win multiple titles through different teams and he knew that. He's always known where he wants his career to go, and Diggs is the same way. Diggs wants to leave his mark on the game by winning at least one Superbowl and being in the HOF. In his mind, he has to feel the team he's on can do it relative to where his career is, in our case, he's going to be 30 soon. He's going to give his all and be a leader with whatever team he's on, but he won't hesitate to move on when he feels a team won't help him achieve those goals. I think he started to see that happening, I suspect his primary issues were with the FO more than Allen, but he decided, antics and check-outs ensued. It was time and the FO agreed. One thing's for sure, he's going to dictate how he achieves his goals. Good teammate but the team is just a tool to him.

So how's it worked out? My gut reaction thinks you've got it backwards but you're very much alive!😂

From what I can see, based on a computer model projection from 2005. The next stage of this research was actually going to prove it and then the research was never heard from again.... 😂 Except in articles quoting the original unproven assertation!

I'm curious. What reaction are you hoping for? What constitutes a "pass"?

Poor choice of words, my apologies. I meant each side.

It's the same on both sides, pick your parentheses. Critical thinking involves being open to all sources and judiciously distilling your most educated guess where the truth lies. Almost always, bits and pieces are in both sides. The problem you have is one side enjoys finger pointing at the other while never turning it on themselves.

Yep, both sides now embrace the same tactics to enforce what they see as "correct"

One of the biggest problems we've had over all the years is the lack of a dominant defensive front. Got to be able to rattle Mahomes to have a chance in the playoffs. Our playoff "next men up" defense did about as good a job as they could this year vs the Chiefs. They gave up 7 yds per play, but KC was 1/5 on third down, we also held them under 400 yds (361) but benefitted a significant TOP advantage, roughly 37 min to 22. People can read as much as they want into things but we were missing a number of playmakers behind the D-line. 27-24 loss, the game came down to the Diggs drop, the defense was adequate and the best we were going to get for that day

Amen. To win those playoff games, you need your playmakers to step up for those handful of plays. In all three facets of the game. Our D did a great job considering.

Appraised value and assessed value are two different things. Appraised value (market value) determines the change from the previous appraisal to give gains or loss. Assessed value (taxable value) is part of what determines your taxes in conjunction with the property tax rate. Assessed value is typically lower than appraised value and can change yearly at the local legislative level. Property tax rates can change yearly for things such as school levies. You can appeal and contest the appraisal value directly to the county auditor. Therefore, your property taxes DO NOT have to change in direct proportion to your unrealized gains or losses, rendering your argument incorrect. It's an assessed value/tax rate change not an unrealized gains tax.

No it's not. Assessed value plays a part in your taxes but it's not based on unrealized capital gains. We have some communities in the Cleveland area which are almost all residential and their property taxes are significantly higher than mine for the same market value house. Reason is no corporate taxes get extra tacked onto property taxes. If you and your neighbor own the exact same market value house, same size house, same size property. In Ohio, your property taxes would be the same. Assume you both paid the same price for each house, you put in $60,000 in improvements, him none, and you both sell for the same price. Your capital gains are different than his. Please explain to me how property taxes are a tax on unrealized capital gains?

No, property taxes are absolutely not a tax on unrealized gains. They are a usage tax. While an assessed value of the property is used as part of the formula, there are many different factors that go in to determining property taxes. States, cities and towns can have separate rules. For example here in Ohio, residential, agricultural, and commercial/business properties have different property tax rates. We have a percent exemption, called the Homesteader's exemption, for seniors and handicapped homeowners. School levies get voted on in each community that increase the property tax rates. Rates are determined by the square feet of the house and property, but each community can enact blanket deductions from the assessed value. Often the taxable value is different than market value. Re-assessments are done every three to six years and eligible for appeal to the county auditor. Even villages can establish their own special tax zones and rules to some extent. All that being said, I'm totally against an actual unrealized capital gains tax.

Wight Wing Weetards at their finest.

Yeah, I hope they can but there will be a lot of noise from the airport as the large majority of traffic comes in/takes off Northeast direction of the main runways. It's really fairly close to his property along with I-71 and I-480, both 6 lane highways. Plus, the Brookpark area is lower middle class. Haslem had also tried to work out a deal with Hopkins airport, probably a land swap so he could get closer to Berea (practice facilities) which is also nicer neighborhoods/area, less highway proximity for growing his village. They turned him down though.

I'm sure they will. The strip clubs have been there a long time though, we'll see their representatives on the local news when changed ordinances force them out.

It is really nice and as a Clevelander it would be a complex choice. It'll be right next to the airport where all that glass will get regularly shook. Wonder how the proposed rentals will sell? I also shudder to think of the area traffic on gameday Sunday evenings between those two areas. At least they'll redesign the airport entrance which is really crappy right now. Hopefully it'll revitalize that grungy area. Also on the good side, one or more strip clubs should be easy walking to the stadium, thereby redefining tailgating!

Just a generalized take on the situation: I feel like the primary driver of Diggs wanting out was Allen. Coaching may have played a role also but it's hard to get a read on how much. Diggs: Very, very detailed and driven receiver who wants very much to win a championship -Superb route runner/catcher -chooses situationally when to fight for extra yards or save himself for the next play -very focused on the quarterback's role in winning as proven in Minnesota and most likely Buffalo -multiple confrontational "arguments" with Allen -Both during his time here and after coaches and players discuss his will to win and that he's misunderstood because of it. -this to me points at poor communication skills. A bit arrogant also. Allen: Generational QB that we are lucky to have -Amazing ball talent. Probably the best this franchise has ever seen. -Very competitive on the field -Admitted he doesn't watch much game film. This is a huge indicator of the limits of his competitiveness -Coaches long tried to diversify his approach on offense. Taking the short throws, staying in the pocket longer -Forces balls, becomes predictable throwing patterns to the defense which leads to the turnovers. -I believe, despite his stats, this is why un-named execs call him "a bit overrated". Last year, it was clear the entire offensive focus shifted off of Diggs around mid-season. I thought it had to be an injury but that would have come out by now. The prime possibilities are a falling out between QB/WR, coaching changes or both. It was also easily apparent to me that Diggs gave up on the season. Body language, effort and attitude all took a dump. And yet he had his opportunity against KC and shanked it. Wants to be a winner but quickly turns into a petulant loser. I think Diggs felt Allen's game needed to be more diverse to win at the final levels but was divisive in communicating that. Diggs forced action with his petulance and I think it's to the benefit of all sides that he's gone. WRT Allen, he's proved he can dink and dunk and be a conservative QB when pressed. Last year, and maybe with Brady, they decided it's up to him now and let it go. Hopefully he incorporates it.

Yeah, maybe. Or maybe they simply got a little lazy because it was out in the sticks which is usually Trump country. We'll see.

Definitely USSS people should lose their jobs over this. It's the middle of nowhere. How do you not put even one agent on top of that building complex?