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Hobbs and Shaw: Boring, predictable formula. I'm not sure if the Fast and Furious franchise wants to be a lesser Mission Impossible or a better Expendables.

I agree. Bans just speed up the evolution of the means. Today it's guns. Tomorrow it's drones. Why shoot up a place when you can fly a drone or drones inside it and detonate the bomb you've attached to it?

Ed doesn't want to put the work in. A lot of players who want to be coaches intern and do the grunt work for a few years on staff. He just wants to be coach because he's Ed Reed.

I don't think the Chinese can wait out the United States. Despite the bluster, their economy is more fragile than ours.

He will be right back into retirement like three games into the season once his body tells him why he retired the first time. These guys who announce....and come back never seem to stick around. Is Brett Favre the anomaly?

I don't think he has more than Biden. The Sanders fundraising is consistent or stagnating, depending on how you look at it. He's raising it but I think he's burning through it equally fast. The transfer of money from his senate account already suggests to me he has a cash flow problem. It's early to be doing that. I think he likes being rich more than seeing the party adopt his ideals. I know a lot of people believe in Bernie Sanders but he's a millionaire and has published a book every year since he ran in 2016.

I think Bernie Sanders is done after last night. I don't think his campaign has any money, he's not going to spend his own money, and he doesn't look like he's interested in campaigning for *another* year. I give it a month. The DNC isn't doing anything to trim the heard either - so the money will continue to be diluted.

Panthers/Chargers The Ron Rivera "every other" holds true for another run. Chargers avoid Foxboro. Panthers have a legendary title match against the Seahawks in the conference championship. The Chargers, with home field advantage, beat the Chiefs. (Age catches up to Brees and Brady, Wentz is injured again, Steelers, Packers are average)

A not so bold prediction: Casino sportsbooks will not only rival bars for NFL game watching on Sundays, but will siphon off a lot of fans that would have attended the games. I expect casinos to make sportsbooks *the* deluxe sports nerd destinations that will combine gambling, food, drink and the game into a superior experience for a lot of people. Generally, I think today's NFL is peak NFL and decline in interest is inevitable.

Despite signing a new contract, Roger Goodell will announce his retirement, effective the end of the 2020 season. Kliff Kingsbury will be one and done in Arizona.

There are likely fans in the stands that are faster, more motivated and can pick up the playbook faster. When I saw him drop those touchdown passes in KC just like he did in Buffalo, I knew his career was toast.

He's done. I know nearly all these candidates are running on fumes already but it wouldn't surprise me if he's the first to call it a day. He's been able to parlay "running for President" into a very nice retirement fund. He can quit the campaigning and still makes gobs of money.

He's oddly one of the Democrats smart enough to start distancing himself from Nadler and Schiff. You're never going to be able to tell these guys to move on. So, in the alternative, just don't be involved. Schumer realizes that the party needs to pivot away from this sooner rather than later if they stand any chance in 2020. The weak DNC has allowed this Russia! circus to go on for too long, along with the Chuck and Nancy's circus, the "squad" circus, the 47 Democrats running for President circus, etc. They have all these personalities doing and saying whatever they want, whenever they want and it's a mess. It's just one emotional free for all, free of any strategy. Trump's application of political strategy can't be underestimated. He's kept the Dems off balance for four years, has every single one of them all emotionally in, and the time is ticking by.

I think it will be a big nothing burger. The zealots on both sides are going to leave disappointed.

The biggest change I've noticed with summer is the amount of rain that Pennsylvania has received over the last two years. It's not only more frequent, but the volume of rain that falls in a storm seems to be more substantial. For years, you had to worry about drought killing lawn and crops. Now it's fungus and so much moisture it kills the roots of the plants.

Data looks bloated. I have no doubt this will be a success. CBS seemed to pull it together story wise with the other Star Trek show.

If you can't impeach a President who actually committed a crime while in office with airtight evidence and witnesses of said crime, there's no chance of impeaching a President who has committed no crime while in office with zero proof and zero witnesses. They hand 2020 to Trump if they try to go through with it.

Famous actor. They seem to do pretty good and there are a couple routes to get there. Sometimes you need just one "great" movie or tv show to make your career. It's the one "famous" career where you can really retire from. (Sean Connery, James Caan, Gene Hackman). I'd make a hard pass on the famous athlete for what you put your body through. I think it's a difficult climate for musicians today. No MTV, no real tapes or records to sell anymore, so its endless touring if you want to make money.

Frosted Cherry. If I absolutely positively had to enter an eating contest, they'd be a likely choice.

I watch it but I agree it's a terrible mess. Strand is a hilarious character. This dude has a yacht. He flies planes. He drives tractor trailers. He knows how to set up and pilot a hot air balloon. Can't wait for the submarine!

Could be a clunker with the director changes, rewrites right before filming and the added audience expectations. It'll be interesting to see how they give gravitas to Rami Malek as the film's villain. The McQuarrie/Cruise M:I series gets better with every installment with the set pieces, story depth and the acting.

I think the FBI finding that Boeing, the airlines and even elements of the United States government (FAA) engaged in criminal conspiracy over the shortcomings of the 737 MAX airplane will trigger the global recession everyone is talking about.

Counter to the counter! (Just kidding.) I think it's working for now but I think we're experiencing the later stages of peak NFL as the decade draws to a close. I think there are some significant headwinds forthcoming. Pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered, as they say.

The NFL needs smaller stadiums, less teams, less games, less exposure and a minor league for GMs, coaches and players to learn - to have sustainable success. It's a bloated, overexposed operation already.

The team should be congratulated for its accomplishments. I'm always happy for the US to win championships in international sports. However, I find the 2019 team really unlikable and obnoxious. The team's accomplishment has been largely overshadowed by Megan Rapinoe's thirst for publicity.