SoCal Deek

It seems odd. Once Ukraine joins NATO then it would seem unnecessary…no?

You really seem to like this ‘they’re fat’ narrative. Very odd.

Is the small incursion over yet? Is this as long as it takes? Have we run out of other people’s money yet?

I’ve said it before….one solution is to release RBs from the handcuffs of their rookie contract. By the Union’s own design big money is made (in every position) only after that rookie deal is over. Would it have other repercussions, yes it will. But for every action there’s an opposite reaction. That’s why it’s ‘collective’ bargaining. RBs as a whole would have to be ready to bet on themselves.

I still say let the market sort all of this out as it generally does. The challenge is that the players Union gums up the work, albeit well intentioned, with outside factors inserted into the equation. If one side doesn’t fit all positions then it’s up to the Union to negotiate a carve out that RBs think is fair for their unique circumstances. Seems to me the gripe should be with the Union.

Your hopes were once again…. dashed. The bigger story was how they poured all of that concrete over the last weekend! 😳

It’s a balancing act for sure. Yes, I’m certain that other variables would change in the equation. But I frankly couldn’t care less what Round any particular player is drafted in, and neither should the player. That status lasts all of about 20 minutes and then you have to prove yourself on the field. (It’s not all that different from professions who instead put weight on the university you graduated from. You still have to prove it.)

The general concept behind the rookie contract scale was to make sure younger players proved their worth before getting a big pay day with a second deal. But…if the only way to ‘prove’ yourself is to leave virtually nothing in the physical tank by Year Five, then it’s somewhat fool’s gold for the RB position. Maybe the market has to shorten the rookie contract length for that specific roster position.

I think it’s actually an interesting point. If history has shown that a RB, even when really good, rarely can get a second contract because his own rookie contract success probably means he’s been worked to ‘death’, then I’m sure the market will adjust.

You’ll have to get up pretty early to fool this crowd. Nobody circles the wagons like the Bills fan base.

Except that’s Los Angeles and it’s actually a canopy, not a dome. 😉

Send them over to the new stadium site. We desperately need a REALLY BIG ditch.

Keep screaming Hawk. It’s working for you. 🙄

Frank, I’m about to catch a plane. I don’t disagree with you, but I have a unique perspective on this entire caper. Maybe we can talk later.

Okie Dokie

Why is this a story? Edmunds left because he found someone willing to pay him more. Hopkins has a thread longer than a country mile. All NFL players want to make more money. If they can find a team that will pay them more…good for them. If not, you play for less money. That last sentence more or less applies to EVERY player regardless of position.

Frank…your bias showing…just a tad. If you think Trump’s grand plan was to have a guy dressed like a bison lead the charge to “subvert the Constitution”, you may need to re-examine the entire narrative. I’ve never condoned J6 but the post event political opportunism is just over the top.

You forgot this one: Was the organic violence perpetrated by someone claiming to be upset about something that happened months ago, far from your location, in no way associated with you personally, and that didn’t directly impact them?

My wife is a public school educator. I’m not anti-school. But if a rural school is losing students because they’ve gone off the rails in what they’re teaching, then the market should force them to course correct (pardon the pun). And eventually, if the school is no longer viable, then the school will close and parents have to make other accommodations.

Once again….They get paid EXACT MINIMUM the industry has determined they need to be in order to fill the available positions. Just like every other job, ever.

Hopefully somebody remembered to remove all the rubber mats from the facility. Success is in the details!

All of that is true but it’s sort of like saying I want to be an underwater welder but am afraid of being in the water. Anyone ever seen the Monty Python ‘Lion Tamer’ sketch? One of my all time favorites! 👍

I’m not sure if funding is the same in all States but here in California the public schools get money based on Average Daily Attendance…or in other words per kid. So if the kid leaves the money goes with them. The public school district is no more damaged by a kid going to charter school than they are if that same kid moves to Arizona. Or, if they just suffer from declining enrollment (as many are) from demographic shifts.

‘Organic Violence’? That’s a new one. Keep going C3PO, you’re on a roll today.

As with all things, this is not complicated. What is something worth? Answer: What someone else is willing to pay for it. We seem to have a real problem with that in society. It’s time for a mandatory class.