GaryPinC

Sure, why aren't they? I don't know but perhaps he doesn't have enough support for doing this in his own party? And that silence speaks loudly to me about what the truth of the situation is. Thanks for the insights, very cool. 👍

I would say I can, why do you think I can't look at how both sides project their bias? Each side of the biased media behaving the same depending on which party is in the white house. Why do you feel like only legacy media matters here? Fox, Breitbart, Washington Times, New York Post, Daily Wire, NewsMax? Why do you think we exclude these sources? Let's look at your argument. If Fox News covers up and/or makes excuses for Trump's obvious decline like the mainstream liberal media did for much of Biden's term, why is that different? Same MO. This time around the mainstream media would trumpet every mistake and gaffe just like right wing media did during Biden's term. They already are. What's the difference that is so critical to you?

Cool, thanks! I hadn't considered the helicopter and any others. My greater question is can the President fly a non-government approved (personal, private or charter) plane for personal reasons? I just imagine during office he can't, because of security reasons.

I don't follow a particular media that closely, tbh. I do gather from both sided biased media. But personal, yes. I try and discuss with both sides and understand. We seem to have lost that as a country so it's important to me to make the effort. While I certainly have biases left or right depending on the issue, I consider myself independent. Seeing both extremes on here only pointing fingers at the other side then wallowing in hypocrisy when the impropriety takes place on their side is laughable but sad. Real change needs to first acknowledge the BS of both sides, no matter how fervently you support one. Right wing for sure, left wing will scream it from the mountain tops, opposite of but paralleling what happened with Biden.

The Constitution states Congress must approve this gift by a foreign country or it's not allowed. This defines acceptance of foreign gifts while serving in a government capacity. Is there some reason you feel this doesn't apply or should not be the case? Anyone please feel free to answer. Is POTUS allowed to fly on anything other than AF-1 whether official or personal flights? I'm curious because I would guess while in office he always flies AF-1 for security reasons.

Yes, I have. Just not at PPP. Let's see if you are any better if Trump's mind is completely shot before the end of it's turn. Because it's always pots calling kettles black with both sides here.

Let's be real. No one over 80 should be President. That means 76 is the election cutoff. Even most Octagenarians displaying solid mental acuity are prone to critical thinking lapses which is why scammers are effective. Alternatively, you could consider a medical evaluation but it would have to be a neutrally selected panel and with a standard of testing and reporting. Speaking of that, I want some accountability on his physician who was lying through his teeth and/or willfully not conducting appropriate cognitive tests. Too easy to hide behind HIPAA. Lastly, Jill Biden deserves some accountability focus for her unethical behavior. Who was making the decisions? The one who is still trying to trot him out now. It's disturbing to me she won't usher him off into retirement in his fading years.

India wants to be respected as a world superpower so downplaying the US role is to be expected. We're in general agreement about the plane. Can you or anyone please explain how accepting this 400 million gift without congressional approval DOESN'T violate the US constitution ?

They don't want to give him credit and/or they're splitting hairs that while Trump brought them together Rubio didn't contribute significantly to the negotiations. Pakistan already thanked Trump, that in itself tells everyone all we need to know. I don't care about the politics, this is yet another situation that should rise above it and uphold the Constitution. That is the most disturbing thing no matter what your politics.

If it's a gift to the US government, why doesn't Congress just approve the acceptance of it? Repubs control both houses. Problem solved. Why is it going to his presidential library after he's out of office instead of staying in service? Especially if we spend big money to get it ready as AF-1? What are the chances it actually stays parked at the Presidential library? Sounds more like a thinly disguised personal bribe at this point. Hope that changes as the Constitution seems clear on this.

Back in 2019 or 20, Darnold was training with Jordan Palmer and Allen. I remember an article where a source discussed the difference between Darnold and Allen. Darnold would repeat a drill several times and move on. Allen would repeat a drill as many times as needed until he mastered it. Allen's base and throwing posture also changed significantly on the field. I'm sure a number of the big-armed inaccurate QB's simply didn't work as hard as Josh Allen at it. Saying a QB does offseason work doesn't speak to the quality of it.

I totally agree with you about Beane's overall drafting being disappointing. If he were a better exec he would target some better d-line scouts. Any exec is going to spin themselves in the most positive light, as is almost anyone, it doesn't mean Allen wasn't Beane's #1 choice and he deserves full marks for it. You may have felt Allen would be great from the beginning, but this casual fan took the time to watch all of Allen's college snaps I could find, and while he had great talent, at other times he made EJ Manuel bad decisions and locked on certain receivers. Talent first-class, decision making, piss-poor. Beane said he put a premium on Allen's leadership, competitiveness, and assessed intelligence and these carried the day in Allen's development as Allen willed and worked his way to better throwing fundamentals and decision making. His talent alone wouldn't have been enough and Beane deserves full marks for recognizing Allen's strength to succeed.

I don't agree WRT manipulating the fans about how much they liked Allen. Giants still had Manning and wanted to grow the ground game to support him. He couldn't knock CLE and NYJ out of their spots, so he was going to have to wait on those picks anyways. Indy wasn't in the QB market and it sounds like Beane had enough Intel from Elway that theirs wouldn't be a QB. He took a chance with Denver. He may have also felt Lamar had a chance to be great, we don't know about that. Also, Beane still had a franchise to construct so he wasn't going to mortgage their future picks too soon. I have no problem taking Beane at his word on their Allen view pre-draft.

Except the placebo effect is real. On paper it shouldn't be (your perception), but its reality is measurable and quantifiable. The opposite analogy for the point you're trying to make. Maybe as an athlete you ignored your emotional state, I did and regret it, because my best performances were when the stakes were the highest and I was totally and desperately invested in winning. It gave me massive focus and fear of mistakes or failing vanished. That's just me and everyone's different so I get what you're trying to say, I would simply conclude that perhaps you should open your mind more and that for some, influencing their mental state increases their performance.

Placebo effect involves an actual treatment of a physical or physiological condition, so for me you are completely mis-using it here. I think you are making the point that the players already had these abilities so the emotional heightening from perceived or actual "insults" is negligible. I would simply say that physiological changes when experiencing strong emotions can change mental focus, increasing it when channeled properly. https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01454/full So, some pro athletes find ways to experience strong emotions to find greater focus. This is what is being alluded to. Yes, you're right the athlete already had the ability, but finding ways to maintain maximum mental focus enables maximum and consistent physical performance.

Yep, it's the draft. Reasonably priced but undeveloped talent. I would think where you give something up is in second contracts. I wish someone would ask Beane what he's changing in his approach so we don't have to keep using so much draft capital on DL with such mediocre results.

No, it is undeniable it cost LESS than 2 second round picks. One of the seconds gained us the third round pick.

The problem with Kaiir was there is nothing between his ears. Gotta believe the scouts and coaches learned from that mistake this time.

Sure, his bad tape is all part of the picture and the gamble. It wasn't a surprise he struggled last year. The only potential intriguing aspect is why Baltimore didn't re-sign him, but it could be as simple as Tre feels better in our defense. We'll see!

Yes we are, but "later in the process" is important. The Rams seemed to discount how long it took him with the ACL and took that gamble way too soon. No way would I want Beane to take a chance on a guy with Tre's history and timing when the Rams did. It may not work out for us, but now is a good time post-injury to make this gamble.

Well, at least he's consistent with his valuations.

Beating the Chiefs in the regular season has value. You don't just go into the regular game running scaled down or vanilla game plans, because you have establish what's going to work, what isn't, and how we match up. Having the coaching acumen to tweak, adjust, deceive, adapt and bring in the right new plays/formations for the playoffs is where we are sorely lacking. I'd point to Rousseau mentioning the fullback quick runs during the regular season, multiple unstopped Mahomes sweeps in the playoffs. No adjustment. Stick to your gaps. Inexcusable. It's not like KC had an entirely new offense/defense. They just had strategic modifications at strategic times. Something McDermott seems to abhor as he relies on the same system of defending to account for everything. This is where he needs to grow significantly. I believe part of that is the Chiefs relied more on their coaching with less talent on their roster this year and then it finally caught up to them with a talented Philly team. Which really makes it all the more frustrating we couldn't beat them!

Totally agree except that you can't just show nothing of value in the regular season. You still need to win there, too. You just have to manipulate your looks and break trends at the right moments. KC didn't pull that end-around out for that game, they did it during the regular season. Just not much when they played us the first time, Rousseau mentions they did the fullback runs in similar situations during the regular season. But it totally feeds into your point about checkers and chess, after 8 seasons as our HC let's pray McDermott finally learns how to play chess this offseason and year. He's shown signs, like keeping Mahomes off the field late in the regular season game, but he really needs to accelerate his learning curve. 7 seasons is far too long to finally realize that.

Yeah, Rousseau alludes to it in the clip, said he's not getting paid to think, he's still going to cover his primary gap because that's what's most important. So it once again comes down to coaching being willing to adapt in-game or come in with a more diverse game plan.

1 year 12.6M is basically no risk compared to Von Miller's contract, lol. Bosa is not humble but has been humbled, I think. Let's hope he finds that chip to put on his shoulder.