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This all day long. We can have the little guys running around at MLB/WLB. But we really need a stud 1T and maybe a more effective 3T for the little people to hold up all season. All of our guys look maxed out in their frames. Except Andreesen. And Milano, who I think is a little fat and slow at the moment.

Gore and clapp. It’s a no brainer. Entire starting OL sits. That’s the engine of this team.

It's possible. I initially was thinking Rams/GB in that slot, but for travel reasons (winner of the 4/5 game is going no further west than Minneapolis, whereas a Rams win in 3/6 game gets them a cross-country trip to Philly) I think you might be right.

I would have thought 8p on Saturday because Allen is a huge TV draw. (And I thought through where other games would fall.) That's why I posted it. I was very surprised to hear of the 1p projection. Agreed. And I had Tampa/Atlanta pegged for 1p Sunday.

Hoax. Get to work and maybe the skilled H1B people won't beat you.

Second hand, but from someone who would know (and obviously subject to change). Plan on Sunday at 1p if it's not the Bengals.

If it’s the house I think it is (at the end of that road), it’s way back off of the street and the yard is enormous. The bigger issue is the health of the pilot. I hope he/she survived.

I am HIGHLY confident Belichick was talking to Jax early in the season. I see UNC as a placeholder job. No good NFL job available this year, he doesn’t have time or desire for a rebuild, and he’s better off waiting for a job with an established QB (Eagles, Miami, Bills) to maybe open in early 2026.

I’m guessing it was the touchdown run. Field was in better shape on his path because during breaks our grounds crew was, shall we say, a bit more liberal in how much area it cleared along the sideline when we had the ball.

My guess is 5x your current STH cost. Tickets will be a little less than double on an annual basis.

Get ready for 6k and 2300-ish.

Maybe we swap him out for Morrow based on the comp pick thing mentioned upthread.

There's a reason mercantilism was left in the 1890s. The whole thing is comical. The guy who, historically, has never given an eff about anyone but himself is now the protector and savior of the working class? Give me a break. But that's immaterial. What is material is that the people around him frequently characterize him as averse to details and ill-prepared. So now America bet on an outdated economic approach that, essentially, only this ill-prepared buffoon thinks is a good idea. I believe in America, and I root for America, so I genuinely hope this works. I just don't see it, however, and I think that (a) he is going to go through with it, based on Musk's comments about near-term pain, and (b) there are going to be a lot of people who learn the hard way about tariffs and retaliatory tariffs very soon.

I think you nailed it. Isn't Week 10 relevant to that analysis? And didn't we do the same thing (maybe with Andre Holmes?) a few years ago?

The master negotiator was foiled by RINOs. Unbelievable. Throw up the tariffs and let’s see what happens.

Mercantilism is, essentially, export more than is imported. MAGA doesn’t realize we rely on cheap foreign labor. Domesticate that for disposable junk and prices skyrocket. Not to mention that our tariffs will be met with retaliatory tariffs. The whole thing is moronic. Capitalism is going to keep prices sticky. These guys are Bernie Bro socialists with Trump induced hate. But they call themselves conservative.

Lots of command economy stuff in here. Price controls. He’s had since 2015 to do a health care plan. Case by case basis on the illegals? Either there aren’t that many or this is going to take huge sums of money and time to accomplish. Then, qualification and stifling of free speech. Sounds like commie to me. Unbelievable.

The super rich bought trump. It’s what you don’t get. These tariffs and flat tax nonsense are terrible for lower classes. You got played. It’s sad. Mercantilism. And a MAGA welfare state. They don’t even see it coming.

Of course. But he’s a roster player out late. Which other roster players were also there?

He had unified government. And also, he’s an amazing negotiator, right?

The wall and health care did not get done the last time trump had unified government. You weren’t alive for Grover Cleveland. This is unique and it’s a fair point. Sumitomo shut down too. Not gonna play the tariff game.

Big money wins again, man. Stocks are flying right now. Most of MAGA isn't part of the investor class. And stocks are smoking because of the looming tax cuts--not the tips and social security and crumbs that MAGA's going to get, but the big stuff that's going to go to the top earners and corporations. MAGA's hope is that it eventually trickles down from the rich folks to them. That, as far as I know, has never been the case in the history of this country. Maybe it changes. But I doubt it. And then, to top it off, these "conservatives" that comprise MAGA really want a welfare state. (There was a nice piece on this in, I believe, the Economist today.). Insulin price controls. Still want Medicaid and Medicare (in spite of "Stop Socialism."). A wide swath of MAGA voters rely on government subsidies and handouts, like the M&M, as well as social security and SNAP. Then, we're trending toward a mercantilist system with this tariff nonsense (welcome back to the 1850s, I guess). Add it all up and maybe there will be more manufacturing jobs here, but inflation will follow the tariffs, goods will cost more, and if you're not in the investor class it's going to be extremely difficult to break out of that labor group without the benefit of union assistance (which, of course, MAGA is against). Bottom line - the rich and educated, who invest in securities, just scored huge here. $64B for the ten richest people in the world, yesterday. Working folks think they're going to get some crumbs, but the end game for them is brutal if these economic policies carry the day. So, personally, my contempt for the MAGA social agenda aside, I did great in the last few days. I'll probably do great with the tax cuts, but the inability to concomitantly cut social programs that MAGA relies upon is going to lead to massive national debt. Working stiffs (of which I was one)? Got played.

Occasionally there's really good ideas here, and this is food for thought. He is going to be a lame duck, and it's going to be hard for him to govern if he loses the sway over his followers. What if, for example, there's a recession in the next 12 to 18 months? Gonna be tough to hold authority. By contrast, he's got tons of capital right now, which is why the first 100 days is so important to his agenda. In another thread, the question was posed of the PPP cabal as to what they'd like Trump to prioritize when he takes office. Nobody really had a good answer. The bet here is that the establishment with which he works and which he's too lazy or incapable of rooting out is going to push the tax cuts. He's going to backstop that with the tariffs. (Which is a toxic stew for the economy, but sort of besides the point here.). Beyond that, I question whether there's a plan.

Believe it or not I'm actually sad for you. I wish it was different. I feel badly that people are hanging on by their fingernails. I look at the market the last couple of days, though, and it hit me that you got duped.

Like I said, truth hurts. I'm not sweating culture issues (live and let live), and I didn't need to vote for MAGA because I'm hanging on by my fingernails. We'll see if your way works. I just hope you follow through on everything - cut the Medicaid, cut the Medicare, and see what trickle down does for you. Have at it.