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Reinhart showed his worth on both those goals as a crease presence. On the second one, both Reinhart and Skinner showed great hands, too.

I already did that.

Grassley can offer to make the plane fly real low for her.

Like semaphore. He was waiving red flags.

It is like you know the Sabres are good when they don't always face the other team's backup goaltender.

It is never good when the dump is bigger then the dumpster.

It's never good when the dump is bigger then the dumpster.

I wonder why the NYT suddenly has no more use for Rod Rosenstein.

If you click on the link, it looks like they're making a connection that the Humanitarian Air Bridge was smuggling arms to the Houthis.

Did what? There's no details. Maybe the Committee should have Kagan come in to question Ford on Monday. I bet Kagan can relate to Kavanaugh's situation. Kagan's probably just lucky that no woman came out of her high school past to accuse her of groping.

Not a one hit wonder, but not coming back for a reunion anytime soon. The lead singer hung himself in 1975 because he hired a crook as his manager. I remember looking up "Day After Day" a few years ago to figure out why I (wrongly) always thought it was a Clapton tune. I remembered the story. http://ultimateclassicrock.com/history-of-pete-ham-badfinger/ Around the time they started work on No Dice, they hired Stan Polley, a New York-based businessman with some experience in the music industry, to look after their money. Their agreement gave him power to negotiate all contracts, and he kept the members on salary throughout this time, paying them out of the royalties he was collecting on their behalf. By 1972, Apple was still in turmoil. With Badfinger owing the label one last record, Polley looked for a new company where he could get more favorable terms for his clients. He found one in Warner Bros., which signed the group to a $3 million deal for six albums in three years. It would start as soon as their contract with Apple expired. ... Meanwhile, Warner Bros. was beginning to wonder what Polley had done with the advances that had been placed in escrow. The band’s lack of money, coupled with sales declines, caused a great deal of tension in the studio. By late August, after the album had been completed, the situation came to a head. Ham, the only member of the group who still trusted Polley, walked away from the band and was replaced by keyboardist Bob Jackson, only to return a few weeks later. ... Over the next few months, Ham was driven deep into depression over his lack of money. On the night of April 23, 1975, he went out drinking with Evans, where they decided to fire Polley once and for all. Evans brought Ham home shortly after midnight when -- as recounted in Dan Matovina’s excellent biography of the band, Without You: The Tragic Story of Badfinger -- Ham told Evans, “Don’t worry. I know a way out.” That morning, Ham’s girlfriend Anne, who was eight months pregnant with their child, woke up and went to their garage, where Ham often wrote. She found him hanging from an overhead beam. He was three days away from his 28th birthday. The note he left was addressed to her and her son. It read, “Anne, I love you. Blair, I love you. I will not be allowed to love and trust everybody. This is better. P.S. Stan Polley is a soulless bastard. I will take him with me.”

Ha ha, Finns and Swedes. For what it's worth, I'm excited for this team, starting this year. I think they're going to be competitive for the first time in a long time and it will only get better from here.

What time would you like me to set the alarm for? Will you want a fresh cup of coffee? I think they can get the '19 draft right. Not so sure about '19 free agents. Edit: they really need to hit on both because they've decimated the talent that was on the team.

That was like a less talented, angry, drunk attempt at James Joyce, yes?

My idea has Groy waiting just behind the line for the nose tackle. All Ferguson needs to do is snap the ball and get down. I wouldn't expect that they would bring him in on every 3d down. I'm thinking maybe 4 or 5 plays per game. Also, earlier in the thread, it was mentioned that the rule prohibiting the scenario you bring up (for punts and field goal plays) might remain in effect even in my proposal.

Theres a big difference in time between waiting for a receiver to run 25 yards vs. running 10 yards. Moreso than throwing a ball that same extra 15 yards (especially with a strong armed QB like Allen). Receivers running the extra 15 yards requires the QB to wait in the pocket closer to the line of scrimmage for a longer period of time, and with a bad pass protecting line, that's doom. There is a huge difference between what I'm proposing and a 3d and 25 play. As as to your second point, the thread title says "obvious passing downs". Defenders never feel the need to defend the run in obvious passing downs. That's why defenses bring in extra defensive backs and pass rushing specialists. If defenses can adjust for obvious passing situations, then why can't an offense? Thanks for helping me explore the merits of this idea.

A receiver only needs to go 10 yards downfield on a 3d and 10. Yes, Allen would need to throw the ball farther than normal, but by the time the snap gets to him, his receivers would already be nearly 10 yards upfield. It is nothing like asking Allen to convert a 3d and 25. #bringinfergy

Yes, I know that. It is why you keep Groy in as a fullback. The fullback and RB would line up in their customary positions. Allen has a cannon. Of course I do. Do you? Are you afraid of change? What's going right with the line now?

If the DBs slant in, then a receiving RB or a TE would fill in behind them for a pass. LB can't cover Shady out of the backfield.

I know this may not be a well received idea, but sometimes creative solutions are necessary. I believe our offensive line is more well suited for running plays, not pass protection. Allen has a cannon for an arm, so now that he's going to be the starting QB, it may make sense to put the long snapper in for 3d down passing plays. Allen can line up 15 yards behind the line and take the snap, giving him much more time to read the play and make the throw downfield. Groy can be kept in as a fullback to play near the line behind Ferguson. Unconventional, yes, but I'm convinced that it would work.

That article made me wonder whether anyone has ever interviewed or questioned Nellie Ohr. Congress brought Glenn Simpson in, but I don't think they ever did the same for her. She seems to be pretty important to the story.

From a Buick 6 "She walks like Bo Diddly and she don't need no crutch. She's my junkyard angel and she always keeps me fed. And if I fall down dyin, she's bound to put a blanket on my bed."

Being a Finn, he probably doesn't want the Swede to come in and run the show.

I like eggplant when it is on someone else's plate.

Yes. You can't be wrong with that strategy. It is like Ike being married. You never get over zero points with the wife. You can only go negative and hope to get back up to even.