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I was just using the Dow as a generic term. The economical downfall is being sensationalized in terms of permanent damage. Every devastated economy recovered and rather quickly. Not downplaying the severity of this in the short term, just saying this isn't a permanent economical situation. George W. Bush and corrupt financial practices combined to lead us into the worst economical disaster since the crash in the early 1900's. The last 11 years have been a Bull market, literally from the first year of Obama's administration to when the Coronavirus hit, 11 year Bull run and dow finished higher every year for 11 straight years as well.

I hear you, and listen I dont want to see my friends and family lose jobs or businesses either. But the truth remains, the demise of the economy is greatly exaggerated. It will recover and quickly once things get back to normal. The vast majority of the jobs people are not at work for will resume. Teachers go back to work, restaurants reopen, travel resumes, sports will come back, etc etc. Measures are being put in place to prevent people from being evicted as a businesses or from their homes. There is money being distributed to help those industries stay afloat so there is a place for our workforce to return to. Will it be perfect? No. Will there be no business casualties? No. But business and the economy are repairable, death is forever. And if people are TRULY worried about the economy and the workforce, then the most disastrous thing you can wish for is to return too soon which would undo everything being sacrificed and being done now and make things catastrophically worse and for much much longer. And that would be something that would NOT be very easy to rebound from and could set us back years and years economically as a country. No one wants to see this go on for longer than necessary, its just imperative we listen to the worlds experts on controlling this virus and not be impulsive and disregard it...again. Lets be honest here, Trump and his administration, along with Fox News, did not help the matter by downplaying this and spreading misleading and false facts in direct defiance of all the worlds health experts up until about 10 days ago. Had we been more deliberate and more prepared sooner, possibly it wouldn't have gotten to these extremes. The worst thing we can do right now would be to REPEAT that same mistake AGAIN and see them go against the wishes of the people with knowledge and medical degrees who know better.

If we don't slow the spread down, the death toll can be in the millions, not 12,000. That is the issue. No one wants to see the economy crumble, but at the end of the day, life matters more than the Dow and we need to prioritize slowing this down above all else. People keep talking about the death numbers NOW versus later when discussing these things, and thats just not what this is about. Death rate is over 4% compared to 0.16% of the flu. Even if that comes down to 2%, based on the expected amount of infected over the rest of 2020 if not slowed would put the US death toll as high as 2 million people or more. I assure you there will not be anywhere near those amounts of suicides. Hopefully, the initiatives work and lowering the curve to a manageable level within our health care system. And if so, easing back into normal life will begin. But until that point, going back early isn't going to accomplish anything but make it worse. Its imperative we do NOT go back too early or this will all have been for nothing and things will only get worse for longer. And the other thing is, if we go back to early and this gets way worse...the suicide numbers would be a lot higher than just waiting this out the appropriate time given the damage would be substantially worse as this would catastrophic for much much longer.

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Hahaha well I meant about COVID-19. I altered title to be more specific. But this was great too!

This is a slam the mic down moment hahaha. He killed this...and if you dont follow him already on FB and IG, you totally should. He's amazing.

This is like asking if Putin would make a good VP for Trump... ...oh wait...

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Me too, a lot actually

Lots of backs I would be stoked to get. But I got a draft day crush right now on AJ Dillon.

I would take Gordon too over him don’t get me wrong.

Now that is true too. I think Gurley will just get a lot of receptions still though, they love throwing to backs. Atlanta would not have been my first choice if I was Gurley for that very reason. I think he will be used a lot how Ekeler was used by Chargers last year.

He isn’t available, signed with Cleveland. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cleveland.com/browns/2020/03/kevin-johnson-3-things-to-know-about-the-new-browns-cornerback.html%3foutputType=amp

Crazy thing about Gordon was he literally watched Bell attempt it the year before and not get the deal he wanted nor will he ever make up the money he lost. I would fire my agent if I was him. This was as bad a decision and as bad advice as LaVar Ball convincing his son to turn down Nike to instead make his own shoe...that no one wants because his son isn’t really “Better than Steph Curry” as he loved to say for so long.

Gurley will finish season as top 5 fantasy football RB. His demise is over exaggerated, I mean he has only missed 4 games in last 4 years. Rams OL was not the same OL he flourished behind and had fallen off a lot mostly due to losing players to FA. His knees aren’t so much about being shot today, it’s about how many more years he can play as it’s a debilitating issue. That being said, I wasn’t losing sleep over any free agent RB. Love Devin and there are several running backs in the draft I would love to snag as a compliment. One of my crushes is AJ Dillon.

See: Brown, John. See: Diggs, Stefon. I am more concerned about our RB's moving chains then just homerun speed. I mean the obsession with the home run long TD runs is crazy to me. That happens a few times a year at best. But moving chains happens on every drive on every carry. Get me the guy who gets me the most consistent YPC and is a TD threat in the Redzone. Homerun long TD runs by a RB is over rated and the least important part of a RB's job.

No, even McVay said it was his biggest mistake not using him in SB. You only play to reach the SB, so you dont limit Gurley to save his knees for future seasons while in the SB. Gurley and McVay have both said he was good to go in the SB, it was a blunder by McVay, and said so himself, like the bone head moves Atlanta did to blow the SB. And this past year, Gurley was good and wanting more touches. McVay said he was good and he needs to be better to get him more involved. Rams cap is totally screwed and they need to fix it. Goff's contract might be the worst in the NFL and they are pretty screwed after wagering everything on a 1 or 2 year push. They need to plan for the future, they know their window is basically closed. So they cant move his bad contract, the only way to repair the damage of it is to cut him and save later. Gurley getting cut is all about his massive contract and the bad cap management the Rams did trying to buy a SB win. He was paid to be a bell cow and focal point, and with his knees that is no longer wise. He has plenty left to offer in a shared role, the talent is all still there. Also, the Rams OL has taken a big dive too and isnt what it was when he was dominating.

His knee is not so much the issue now as later. Its more about limiting him to extend his career vs he is gonna go out on any given play and be done. I think he will be quite fine and dangerous in a 2 headed monster.

I can assure everyone Gurley is not done. Rams went away form leaning on him, he wanted more touches and was ready. McVay didnt even use him in the SB and has regretted ever since. His demise is greatly exaggerated by fantasy football people who got burned drafting him as high as they did. He isnt going to be a bell cow, and shouldn't, but he can be part of a 2 headed monster and be just fine. His knees aren't shot, they just need to reduce wear to extend his career. People also forget Rams OL has been getting worse and McVay has been hyper focused on letting Goff throw a ton. Gurley was under used, not shot. I would take Gurley in a heartbeat. Him and Singletary would be awesome. But I’m also not losing sleep if we don’t, I love Devin and love several backs in the draft.

Sorry, didn't realize they had that many carries. My bad. I saw them but thought they had a lot less carries.

He actually tied for the lead with all full time RB's.

Coaching is seen as high level here now and the type of coaches guys want to play hard for. GM is seen as one of the better ones in the league already and smart with his cap, drafting well, and aggressive still. We are set up to sustain success, not go all into cap hell for a one or two year push like Rams did for instance. Josh Allen is seen as a gamer who will put it all on the line and players love that. And he’s surrounded by young talent and not a team with a rapidly closing window. Our training facilities are the best in the league and guys have come here who have had injuries and been able to stay healthy while our roster has been overall relatively healthy since the changes too. Bills Mafia is becoming legendary and guys want to play for fans like that. In other words, we have a LOT going for us right now that’s attractive to people serious about football and winning.

Flacco makes sense as a backup IMO. I would have more confidence in him starting if Josh got hurt than Barkley, but also would never feel like Flacco should ever start OVER a healthy Josh. Most importantly, he has playoff and Super Bowl winning experience to share with Josh when we make our post season push this year. I would more than welcome a Flacco signing as a back up upgrade. Nothing against Barkely, like him as a person, but he really hasn't shown much when he had to play outside that one first game against the Jets in 2018.

Yeah I do not get the utter hate for Murphy. Is he a stud and pro bowl level player? No of course not, but he has been a solid player for us and much better than he gets credit for, especially last year when he was healthy. It basically reminds me of what people say about Jordan Howard. Everyone loves to say Howard sucks or is trash, but thats just not the case as he is a lot better than some make him out to be. I think we have a pretty darn good DE rotation right now with the guys we had already and the guys we just signed, Murphy included.

I don't get this post, no disrespect and this reply isnt only directed at you, but I have seen others say this in some other threads too, so kind of an all encompassing response by me here. But what players on offense need to be badly replaced so far in FA? I mean we didn't lose anyone on offense and lost a large amount of our sack totals through Shaq, Zo, and Phillips. Not to mention we are likely losing Kevin Johnson, so needed to add a CB too for more depth. You cant look at stats last year and go D is fine and ignore we lost 4 solid to major contributors from it. Back to offense: Because I have seen a couple others say this (complain number of D players vs O players added) lets look at the our guys and tell me who needs to go and more importantly, who did we need to bring in from FA to replace them: QB - Josh Allen RB - Devin Singletary WR - Diggs (NEW), John Brown, Cole Beasley TE - Knox, Kroft, Sweeney OT - Dawkins, Ford, Ty C - Morse G - Spain, Feliciano, Ford What guys on that list need to be replaced as starters? I have Ford double listed since he is not for sure a G or T yet. The only real argument is we could maybe use some competition at RT for Ford to determine where he will be full time. We still have 7 picks in the upcoming draft too. They traded up for Knox, so they aren't looking for a guy like Hooper at TE when they want to develop Knox. So even if they looked at TE it would be more of a vet to help mentor him and develop him like how they showed interest in Olsen. By far the biggest area of need was a top end WR. We got that. Everything they will add on offense will be complimentary and rotational players to our young talent. We can get a lot of that in the draft as well and at a lot cheaper cap hit with a lot more upside. Plus, early days of FA guys are always the most expensive. So it doesnt make sense to try and sign a bunch of depth and rotational players early as it chews up more cap space.