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NFLPA to focus on marijuana for therapeutic reason
Rockpile233 replied to papazoid's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
The league doesn't need to make any judgements one way or the other. They don't need to announce an updated stance on marijuana use or anything like that. They would just need to stop including it on drug screenings. I'm fairly certain that's how the other leagues treat it. -
NFLPA to focus on marijuana for therapeutic reason
Rockpile233 replied to papazoid's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
If you follow every law...you are a square. Let them smoke. -
GM Doug Whaley has been fired
Rockpile233 replied to Roundybout's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Pegula is evaluating QBs now? -
Russ Reported leading Sabres GM Search
Rockpile233 replied to MAJBobby's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Whether it's Terry and Kim or Brandon, either way someone grossly unqualified is leading the search for an NHL GM. Hopefully they have good league consultants. -
Like or dislike the future of the Bills Organization
Rockpile233 replied to Bill_with_it's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
I really like what McDermott is saying, but talk is cheap. There have always been buzz phrases surrounding new coaching hires and "detail-oriented" is the latest and greatest. When the real games start, I'll start developing a real opinion on McDermott. With that being said, I'm generally pessimistic about the fact that the owners want to hire everyone and be very involved. I don't think they are very qualified to make direct football/hockey operations hires, yet they insist on it. I would like a president of ops on both sides who is qualified to make GM/coaching hires based on X's and O's more than intangible personal characteristics. -
GM Doug Whaley has been fired
Rockpile233 replied to Roundybout's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
This is a rough presser for Pegula. I'm disappointed he's sticking to the collaborative structure and insists on being a micromanager. -
Agreed, they have to eventually trust someone, but I'd argue that the president/czar role is an easier hire to make based off of past accomplishments and gut feelings on someone. The lower you move down the organizational chart into more direct hockey/football operations, the less qualified I feel they are to make those hires. Yet they seem dead set on making them. The Bills is a clearer example.
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At this point, when I hear the Pegulas will be directly hiring coaches/GM I cringe. I understand they own the teams and it is their right. I'll hold off on making judgements until someone is hired, but we have seen a bit on the Bills side. We know the Pegulas directly hired Rex and seemed to have directly hired McDermott. Sure you can get a sense of the "intangibles", but to me any conversation coaching related should be rooted in X's and O's and how philosophies fit with the current roster talents. Focusing too much on the person got us a coach in Ryan, who's scheme didn't jive with the already dominant defensive talent leading to regression. My point here being...what qualifies Terry and Kim to make these sport specific decisions? I understand at some point you need to trust someone, but I have come around to the "czar" philosophy for both teams. I think we need a qualified buffer between the Pegulas and direct ops decisions. The owners seem to desire direct involvement though, which I'm skeptical of.
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Sullivan: One GM gone, one to go.
Rockpile233 replied to JM2009's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Tim Murray was a boss who owned every decision, welcomed criticism when something didn't work, accepted complete accountability for everything....and got fired. He should have taken a page out of Doug Whaley's book. Yes men go far at Pegula Sports and Entertainment. -
Pegula shows Tim Murray and Dan Bylsma the door.
Rockpile233 replied to Chandler#81's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
This is total garbage. Win and everyone is happy. -
Pegula shows Tim Murray and Dan Bylsma the door.
Rockpile233 replied to Chandler#81's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Between my home town teams and my baseball team, the Braves, I'm in a dark place as a sports fan... -
Hot for teacher: San Francisco style
Rockpile233 replied to \GoBillsInDallas/'s topic in Off the Wall Archives
We had a teacher gone bad at my High School. She was never blown in (nobody felt like a victim lol). She was an english teacher. -
Who is the worst political commentator on TV?
Rockpile233 replied to njbuff's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
The sportscenter 6 crew...oh wait. -
Who is the worst political commentator on TV?
Rockpile233 replied to njbuff's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
Hannity -
If We Can All Learn Just One Thing Today ...
Rockpile233 replied to Gugny's topic in Off the Wall Archives
Don't get hung up on the small stuff. -
Taisho Bistro on Sheridan Drive. My favorite Japanese in the Buffalo area.
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I work for a HVAC company. The laws are there, look them up. Most have cooling as well. My physical experiences are in New York State. The company furnishes prison materials, correct? Their customer is then the government entity, aka taxpayers. You are describing a company that furnishes material to themselves. I can't speak to your last point, but they are taxed like any other person.
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Yes, I'm in prisons regularly. They eat because of taxpayer money. There are laws dictating comfort temperatures ranges. Those are state to state, but none are as low as 60. Bob Barker uses 100% incarcerated labor? I thought they were a supplier? You just feel entitled to 100% of your paycheck, ignoring that gainful employment in most cases is a product of a community structure. We are humane with our incarcerated and it takes taxpayer money. The whole "not paying for your bad decisions" rhetoric is tired. When applied to healthcare, many conditions have nothing to do with decisions. Self over community is shallow. Progressives are in the same boat only their demands are different.