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I hope this is an approach to firm up the guard position. As a center, one of the skill sets is to snap the ball consistently. He does not do this.

If it's not 5 billion dollars, I doubt he signs it.

I don't know where she's going to get money to sustain her operation. Hell, I don't know where any of these early announcers besides Bloomberg are going to get money to keep going for a solid year. It's Trump 24/7. He leaves zero tv time for anyone else. IMO, the donors that matter are holding the dry powder for Biden.

I'd really like for the Bills to draft a blue chip pass catching TE.

Other than satisfying one's ego and adding some lines to the LinkedIn, I'm not sure why she's even bothering. She will be one of the first to pack it in.

The Bills need a real deal Center this year, preferrably in free agency. That'd be at the top of my shopping list. Given that the OL will have a new coach, you want somebody who has real game experience in properly executing line calls. No more half measures Walter.

"Anyone who is opposed to medicare for all is an idiot. That might be too strong. Anyone opposed to medicare for all has likely done no research on the subject and just buys the spin of higher taxes without thinking more about it." You're welcome to voice an unpopular opinion in this very entertaining thread. I'm glad you did. I'd only offer that something "big" would have to give to pull off Medicare for all. There simply aren't enough future taxpayers in the United States to support that program, Social Security, the future federal government bailout of state pension systems, the federal debt and even if it's whittled down significantly, the expanse of the federal government. The problem is that the US needs to grow taxpayers at such a significant rate to pull that off and it's not. It's like somebody bringing in a dozen doughnuts for an office party of 30. I think ultimatley it'll come down to some almost too difficult to imagine choices. We can do Medicare for all but no more social security or the government doesn't ride to the rescue of the countless states with massively underfunded pensions and when they go broke, people lose everything they thought they had in them.

I'm not worried about her or her "plan" whatsoever. On a future Rob Lowe-narrated look back on the 2010s on CNN, she'll be a nice 3 minute section of the show. (FWIW, I really like those shows.)

Insofar as choice, I'd agree we don't. VW has a nice mid-size pickup you'll never see on a street here. However, I feel the tariffs help keep these companies in business and that generates jobs, advances in automotive research and development and a source of American automotive technology for the military. There isn't a country in the world that does not tariff something to protect its automotive industries. The concept that there is free trade in the automotive industry is a myth, largely because the sale of automobiles is just the retail face of a much larger defense contractor, that if needed, will build all the tanks and vehicles a war may need. That's why the government ultimately protects them. Sure, the jobs are nice but it's really about that if the US finds itself in a war, it needs American resources available to build stuff, and lots of it. A USA without American car plants can't build armor. Can you imagine needing 100 battle tanks in six months and you have to rely on Elon Musk to do that or the benevolance of of a foreign entitty to build them for you? An interesting example - The M1 Abrams tank contract was awarded to Chrysler Defense...who beat out General Motors.

You could argue that the tariff on light trucks, instituted way back in the LBJ days, has been amazingly successful for the United States over the long run. Chevrolet, Ford and Dodge still have a monopoly on the pickup truck market despite Toyota and Nissan taking their shots.

I really thought Buzz Aldrin had passed away. I was stunned he was there. Easily the most shocking moment of the speech for me. ? Last night was an example of personality overwhelming everything else. If Bill Clinton or Barack Obama read that speech, the Democratic Party would be making plans to add them to Mount Rushmore. If Reagan read it, the Republicans would opine he's better than Lincoln. If you can remove his considerable personality defects, the policies are pretty sound. It makes sense to talk to North Korea. It makes sense to fight childhood cancer. It makes sense to make a border safer.It makes sense to not fight a war for two decades. School choice is probably a lot better received by the average parent than you think. The economy is in good shape. The problem is, with his tweets and persistent personal antagonism, etc. he makes it nearly impossible to do so. I have issue with the persistent US meddling in South America. Our involvement in countries down there goes back decades and our actions only serve to create the dictators. You'd think we'd do something different.

I think it's got a better shot at being a true "minor league" team for the NFL than the XFL. The NFL needs a true development league for both players and coaches. If I were the AAF, I wouldn't resist being the feeder league to the NFL at all. I think it could attract a lot of high potential/needs seasoning young talent, some current players who are "finds" like Lorenzo Alexander was for the Bills and perhaps some ex-players wanting to play again. It could also be a fertile ground for coaching talent as well going forward, not beholden to "coaching trees" and retreads.

The rest of the league's teams are managed by men who are predictable, pathologically fear change and don't trust their players whatsoever to grasp what the Patriots do. The NFL is filed with PROCESS guys. PROCESS is predictable. How do you beat the Patriots? Have one member of your film unit obsess and study them full time, especially if you're in the AFC. You throw out every single play you ever ran this year and create brand new plays they've never seen before for their games. At the half time of the game against the Patriots, you throw out the first half plans, and have new ones just for the second half. The key to beating the Patriots is not letting them get tape on you and that requires a level of adaption these NFL coaches just can't handle. That's why the Patriots own the NFL. New England preys on the predictability of everyone else.

The only way this guy killed one without weapons is if this mountain lion was sick, emaciated or standing on just three legs or severely cross-eyed. It's not a fair fight otherwise. Not that you want a fight to ever be fair (always to your advantage) but if this is your average, healthy, hungry mountain lion I doubt it goes Mr. Jogger's way. Those animals are sneakily strong in getting prey in exposed positions. It's not like the guy was boxing with the mountain lion or unleashing Krav Maga. He was probably just your average guy punching and gouging whatever he could find furiously and exhausting himself in the process and that's when they get you. That's where any carried weapon gets those odds a little more 50/50. It's like going down a dark alley at 2am. The situational awareness buzzer should be going off to be a little prepared. Mountain lions aren't a problem in the east. I suppose if one happened to meander into Pennsylvania for the first time in 150 years, there'd be hunters who'd deliberately jog for the first time in their adult lives just for a chance to bag it.

I've never understood the logic of running or biking in mountain lion country without being armed with a knife, small handgun, etc. that gives you a fighting chance if you find yourself squaring off with a hungry mountain lion on his home turf. Do the runners and bikers think they will outrun a mountain lion? Do they think they are stronger than the mountain lion? There's no way Mr. Jogger Man killed a mountain lion with his bare hands. Not a chance.

I've made some DIY art projects with cards for family members who appreciate the historical look of the cards and they are various players across decades from their favorite teams. The best one I made was a small laqured table top of Milwaukee Bucks basketball cards from the 90s. Matched the team color with a paint from that era, with the cards underneath a laquer finish. You might see the idea around in sports bars. They call it "decoupage" on the internet. I call it basketball card table. Truth be told though, you can make pictures, wall clocks, etc. using the cards and some moderate DIY skill. They make great handmade gifts for Christmas or projects with your kids, especially if they have a favorite team. It's a cool way to see the different jerseys, hats, team colors, and even the hair styles over the decades.

My guess is it's a very painful, maybe even torn, Achilles tendon or a doctor suggesting it's going to happen. It has to be some outcome, that if it reaches a certain point, instantly means he's lost for an entire season. An achilles rupture would do that. If it was a knee you'd see it. If it was headaches or migraines, he probably wouldn't tolerate being under all those lights.

I voted yes. The actual football game on the field was ok. Tony Romo's prediction act is getting old quick for me. The rest of the NFL "experience" was terrible. Halftime show. An abomination of mediocre menagerie. Why can't the NFL find somebody to sing the national anthem without being weird about it. Just sing the song. The ads were a reflection of modern society. Recreational outrage, overly political, taking ourselves often way too seriously, and everyone is too afraid to offend. The result: Lots and lots of vanilla and mostly unfunny commercials. The Washington Post could literally make people cry at a birthday for an eight year old.

I don't think McVay is overrated. He, however, committed the blunder that every other coach in the NFL tends to do. NFL coaches sans Belichick, are very very predictable human beings. They run the same schemes, same plays they've run all year even in big games. The Patriots study film better than any other team. If they know what's coming, you're in deep trouble. It's why they were able to shut down the Chargers. It's why they exploited the Chiefs defense. They more than likely had a staffer study the Rams all year long. If you're a Patriots opponent and expect to beat them, you need to install a special gameplan just for them and hope your players are smart enough to figure it out in the week before the game. Not just a play or a series, but a WHOLE PLAN.

33-30 Rams. I think Wade Phillips is smart enough not to go out and pull a Bob Sutton and run the same ol' same ol' against the Patriots.

I'm an introvert and a "professional" extrovert, trained in public speaking, the country club chit-chat and the uncomfortable times sitting at a table with strangers. It's on a level of professional acting. I look like I belong but I'd love nothing more than to run for the exits and find a forest without a soul in it. Public speaking/events exhaust me. It's a 2:1 ratio. For every event I have to present or glad hand, I need twice the amount of alone time to recover. Besides being a podiatrist, the job in hell for me is a car salesman. Couldn't handle people all day, every day.

The Bills, Jets and Dolphins can continue just playing mediocre football for the sake of putting a product on the field or they can get ready to fight it out amongst each other when the Patriots empire comes to an end. ...and that will inevitably occur. Every team goes through a life cycle of rebuilding and competiton. All good things...

That's interesting. What are the details on uncredentialed visits? Is that legal per NFL rules or can teams do whatever they want in regards to that?

The NBA has a serious problem on their hands with these star player "trade me now" shenanigans. It was Kyrie Irving. Then Kawhi Leonard. Now Anthony Davis. The owners are going to do one of two things (or both). Lock the players out until its addressed in the new CBA; Collude collectively, just like MLB is doing to their free agents, against these player attempts. In this scenario, no team trades for AD and no team signs him in free agency either and he just sits...and sits...

The trophy breaking on television symbolizes the state of the NFL's Pro Bowl concept.