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Blokestradamus

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  1. Handsome doctor that's multi-lingual, absolutely loaded, articulate. If he ever wants to switch teams, let me at him.
  2. Kendall Gaskins - mainly because they did this to him.
  3. I know for a fact that they had tentative discussions over the summer, as I assume is cursory for most front offices and representatives of soon-to-be free agents. If what they were asking for then still stands as the demand now, I do not see Preston staying in Buffalo.
  4. His development has been stunted first by himself and then by circumstances beyond his control. An unpredictable illness with an unpredictable personality, I'm not sure how you trust him. Also, he's not actually that good at football. Bye!
  5. It's up there with death, taxes and obligatory shots of Niagara Falls.
  6. Sam Darnold's grandfather is called Dick Hammer. He's not even cooler than his grandpa, major character concern.
  7. You'll make a lovely wife one of these days.
  8. On the plus side, you can't actually sack him unless it's with a rolled-up newspaper.
  9. Kyle Lauletta - Richmond are called the Spiders. I hate spiders. Ooooh, Lamar Jackson - too short, is actually a wide receiver.
  10. No selfie in Bills themed denim dungarees? You really are the worst.
  11. I bet Poona would be a better QB, to be honest. Etling is more Purdon't than Purdue.
  12. I care, damn it! Garrison Sanborn is a ginger deity and you shall recognise him as such.
  13. It's a pretty safe assumption that something wasn't right inside his head. The fact that he was known as a danger either to himself or others does suggest that somewhere along the line, the duty of care has been mishandled. Quite how you apportion blame for that between the parents, the school, medical professionals and law enforcement, I haven't a clue with the information currently in the public domain. I think the vast majority of us have been there at some point, particularly during school days. Kids are cruel and they pick at weaknesses. In my own case, not even my father's suicide attempt was off limits for some of them. Understanding what makes people like this tick and looking at ways to better deal with them before they go off the deep end seems like a good place to start the conversation.
  14. What I know is that this is a complex and multifaceted problem, one that I'm not sure anyone has a guaranteed solution for. I'm the wrong person to be arguing how to change the law in the US simply because I'm not well versed enough in US legislation to provide the answers. Greater enforcement of current laws is a practical place to start. Just from anecdotal evidence I've heard from people that have used mental health services over there, it seems like more funding going toward that area might be helpful. It's probably more feasible in the long run to try to fix the crazy person part of "crazy person with a gun". I'm not trying to be a self-righteous prophet. All I'm saying is that from the outside looking in, it seems that your current systems in place regarding both gun violence and mental health are woefully inadequate and not fit for purpose. Not doing a damn thing is clearly not working so maybe try something different.
  15. We all look at these situations with a slightly different focus. I can't imagine what the parents are going through, nor can I grasp what you've been going through in the past few weeks. A friend of mine attended the school, his former football coach was one of those shot. I guess knowing the pain this is causing Rob is bringing this one into sharper focus for me. I think we'd both agree, beyond the semantics of recorded statistics, that one is too many. I'm sorry if my "feels" are stoked by 17 innocent people being dead. I live in a country that saw dead children in school classrooms and enacted change. I don't have to deal with this unending type of nightmare on a weekly basis.
  16. Get me professional Dolph Lundgren lookalike Josh McCown and you've got a deal, pal.
  17. Put me down as a provisional yes. I need to do erm.........research?
  18. If the talent matches up within the class, I'm not opposed to doing what the Redskins did and double dipping into the class. Probably not in back-to-back picks in the 1st but this is a talent acquisition business. Giving yourself more chances at hitting on a vital cog can't be seen as a bad idea in principle. I think the primary issue comes with Peterman. I can't see the team cutting bait in one year with him and the coaching staff is all about leadership. It seems unlikely that they'd go into the season with just a couple of starts in the entire QB room. Although I'm very happy to ditch Noodle Arm Nate for a vet to make this pan out
  19. Ehhhhhh, you'd barely get one
  20. In an ideal world, we would all just take this to heart and days would pass by where families could bury their children in peace. Where a local community comes together to mourn those lost. Unfortunately, with these incidents happening at the rate that they do, the next one is already happening before the shock of the one before subsides.
  21. RB Damien Williams (MIA) WR Jeff Janis (GB) - Even just as a gunner. OG Matt Slauson (LAC) DE Alex Okafor (NO) WLB Tahir Whitehead (DET) MLB Will Compton (WAS) CB Pierre Desir (IND)
  22. I could definitely sign up for a decade of Josh Rosen playing QB for the Bills. Underrated aspect of this - Josh Rosen's philosophical nature and intelligence vs Jerry Sullivan would be like watching Tyson in his prime.
  23. I call dibs on the next 'linebacker plays behind stud DL, isn't actually good' narrative
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