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Patriots are 11-6 when Brady hasn't been at QB. I agree with you that they don't have superior talent. What they do have is a system of coaching, player participation, and performance that is second to none. They don't fall apart when Brady's out. They were 3-1 and Brissett had a broken thumb when they lost to us. Can't say how good Garoppolo/Brissett truly are, but Cassel is a large part of that record and he's nothing special.

Just wanted to take some Browns to the Super Bowl. No one likes to do that on a plane.

Plus, he's starting to grow up a bit. Seems more laid back and willing to let his full personality show. And let's be honest, how likable was Kelly's personality at 29? Great to see.

My biggest problem with UBI is that we're trying to pretend currency is money. If you give everyone a UBI, it devalues the dollar and goods and services will all increase in price. Also, for those earning their own income, it devalues that income. Over time the net sum may be zero, ie. UBI won't be worth much as everything will be correspondingly more expensive. I never hear how they will address this future problem so welcome any insights.

For me, class is having morals and principles, but importantly, also being of the highest character (humble, honest, platinum rule). This of course means living and staying true to yourself under even the most adverse situations. But you must have both to truly have class. Marrone is an interesting example. He most definitely had principles and I admire him for sticking to them. Orton over EJ, team rules, discipline, etc. But St. Doug (if true) and the way he left the organization were classless. Someone posted a story about how the team went to a movie together, the players left a big mess, and Marrone stayed behind to help clean up. Sounds classy, but what if he was bitching about his players and how they're a bunch of pigs the entire time?

Another interesting article: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/gregg-jarrett-comeys-revenge-is-a-gun-without-powder/ar-BBBdLbm?li=BBnb7Kz "Under the law, Comey is required to immediately inform the Department of Justice of any attempt to obstruct justice by any person, even the President of the United States. Failure to do so would result in criminal charges against Comey. (18 USC 4 and 28 USC 1361) He would also, upon sufficient proof, lose his license to practice law. So, if Comey believed Trump attempted to obstruct justice, did he comply with the law by reporting it to the DOJ? If not, it calls into question whether the events occurred as the Times reported it. " "But by writing a memo, Comey has put himself in a box. If he now accuses the President of obstruction, he places himself in legal jeopardy for failing to promptly and properly report it. If he says it was merely an uncomfortable conversation, he clears the president of wrongdoing and sullies his own image as a guy who attempted to smear the man who fired him. " "Either way, James Comey comes out a loser. No matter. The media will hail him a hero. After all, he gave them a good story that was better than the truth. "

I know someone who is a trainer and a yoga instructor and she is a bit heavy. But she's toned and you can tell right away she knows her stuff and works out a lot. But I wouldn't want to train with a flab ball who hasn't spent any significant time using a gym. There's tricks and subtleties to doing lifts and ones that are too hard on the joints. So, weight is not a disqualifier, but I would talk to any potential trainer and find out their fitness background and go from there. As a counterpoint, the trainers who are really ripped and in top shape are often aholes who lord over you and preach incorrect info because it worked for them and they didn't get hurt doing it. To each his own.

I like the stampede drum corps far better than the Jills. I'd like to see their role expanded, have them come up with something for third downs and get rid of that annoying train whistle.

McDermott: We’re anxious to see how Tyrod develops in his third year as a starter in a new system, a system that he has some familiarity with in terms of [new Buffalo offensive coordinator] Rick Dennison’s system in Baltimore a few years back with Gary Kubiak. This is really encouraging for me. I felt Tyrod made progress last year with his decision making. Not as much as I hoped, but he improved. Tyrod is definitely a young starter in this league and I'm glad to see coach recognizes this and is willing to give him more time. The class, passion, and character TT displays demand it.

No, I don't. I was extremely happy Hillary lost but was incredulous at Comey's essentially insubordinate behavior at the July press conference and recklessness just before the election. He should have kept the reopened investigation quiet until he confirmed there was sufficient new evidence to justify formally reopening it. Lynch's actions were shaky at best but that wasn't for Comey to step in on. If he felt strongly enough about it he should have resigned after the DOJ refused to charge HRC.

Comey should have been fired by Obama, period. The Rosenstein memo is inarguable IMO, whether you are Democrat or Republican. Beyond the politics, Comey was using a public platform to convey his version of the truth and usurping power and procedures. Why would you go public with reopening the Clintion investigation 2 weeks before the election without first investigating whether there was any new merit to it? Pages 4 and 5: https://apps.washingtonpost.com/g/documents/politics/fbi-director-james-b-comeys-termination-letters-from-the-white-house-attorney-general/2430/ The fun part is watching everyone take sides on what should be a united, long under-resolved issue.

Nice! It does take patience but the biggest thing is doing it your own way. Congrats! If the beer is really a problem the next step is to self negotiate and clearly define "a beer or more". I love dark chocolate and buy the ghirardelli 70% squares. Initially I would buy them randomly and eat them randomly, moved to buy them only when working out, but eat them randomly. Over about a year I self-negotiated it to where it's always on-hand and I get to eat 2 squares if I workout, none if I don't. Learned to savor that reward also, but every time I see them it's a reminder to work out and I don't touch till then.

I'm 47 myself. Your diet, weight lifting and cardio all go hand-in-hand. Simply controlling portion size and rolling in some more veggies helped a lot for diet. I don't deny myself a burger or the like, if you can shrink your stomach and then avoid overeating that goes a really long way without having to give up favorite foods. Walking as much as you can in a day (for me it's walking stairs over elevators)pays off too. Weight lifting also really helps burn fat, especially first thing in the morning. My suggestion for cardio is identify a race or competitive event you'd like to do, bike race, run, tough mudder etc. Then train for it and see how everything goes. Races like the mudder are great because you can't skimp on cardio or weights. Welcome to getting old! I was heavier at 35 then 45 because it took me a while to realize I couldn't eat like I was 25 any more. But you can find overweight vegetarians, weight lifters, and runners. Find goals in all 3 areas, make sure it's activities you really want to try, so it's personal. Just doing something because you need to lose weight seldom works/lasts.

Thanks for the thoughts, experiences, and perspectives JustWinPlease! Really valuable and encouraging as I don't follow the panthers closely.

Haha! That's what I thought also.

This. I am truly sorry to hear so many losing their jobs. We also seemed to do well drafting DB's. Thrown all away with little seeming intelligence to it. I can only hope Polian or someone who knows how to run a football organization is in the background but I doubt it. McDermott has been given way too much power for a rookie head coach. I hope he can handle it but this all seems incredibly amateurish management and I'm worried the future will be the same as the past until we get a plan and more consistent leadership from the owners.

When Marrone/Brandon/Whaley had that public spat on the practice field a few years ago, then there was supposedly more animosity at a later dinner, Graham was tweeting about false items and referencing a source within the Bills organization. Later that day Brandon interviewed and went on record saying the same things Graham had tweeted. At that point I assumed Graham has Brandon as a source. I could easily be wrong but the events were not-so-coincidental in my mind. Looking at Graham's article on Brandon from the other day: http://buffalonews.com/2017/04/24/tim-grahams-power-take-thank-russ-brandon/ This is a garbage article, very unlike the quality TG usually writes. No real substance, just a "hey Russ isn't all bad" puff piece. My take is (assuming Russ is a source) that either Russ asked him to write something or TG decided to do it on his own to help RB out. Either way, it hints that the Pegula's are changing their philosophy and even Brandon may not be safe. Whaley has proven at this point he is not a leader. I don't hate the guy, he's done some good things for us, but he's just not a worthy public figurehead. If he stays, I would be fine if he were moved to director of scouting or some area that maximizes his strengths. Pegulas are pinning the leadership of the franchise on a rookie head coach. That's garbage, he needs to focus on leading his team, not the entire franchise. As good as he may be, he's in over his head right now. To Terry and Kim: We NEED someone in the FO to give this organization vision, direction, leadership, and patience. To get our kitchen in order and be the face of it in good times and bad. You're asking too much of our head coach. I think very little of Haslam's leadership of the Browns but I must give him credit that right now they have a very nice plan in place to build that franchise.

I'll say this, Mahomes did his share of audibling out of plays, which I don't usually see in a system offense. I'm not a crusader but I do think that mentally he will be able to handle NFL decision making. Whether he can grow out of his happy feet is a different story.

Winning is a process not a final score. A system of habit, focus, passion, and talent. This is why many people take note of how our coach goes about his business. It starts now.

I hope Romo does leave the game. Being ok with his benching, just seeing him and his quotes, how he's been in no hurry to get out of Dallas, I don't think he has a passion to compete in the NFL any more. His experiences and skill set doesn't matter if he's not going to exploit it.

Yea, maybe a bit fantastic but I would bet teams really wanting to move up in the draft contact the appropriate teams before the draft and make their intentions known. That may be the jist of it until the draft actually unfolds but I could see it going one step further and working out terms then just need a phone call confirmation as the spot comes up. That way the team willing to trade back knows what they have in their pocket.

Seems like we could work out the terms and retain the choice to execute it after pick 9 on draft day. Seems to me a lot of draft day trades are "last minute".

Sure, Pegula was ultimately responsible, and Whaley had justification to avoid the situation because of that. But to those saying Whaley should be given more power, here was a vacuum for him to step up and show some leadership skills. Fail. Many companies don't promote and then see how you handle the new responsibility of the position. They give you some of those "new" responsibilities or judge how you step up to situations beyond your current responsibilities before deciding on the promotion.

If memory serves he called Buddy Nix being hired which was about a month before Fitzpatrick arrived. Any criticisms about how press conferences were conducted seemed to draw a bit of a personal response so I kind of felt he is/was in that communications group.

I was curious how you learned that about NGU?