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***** the Pats. ***** Gronk. And ***** Edelman. We'll be laughing as Diggs steals their money the same way Poyer played the Dolphins last year. It's still Josh's division.
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Drive-thru marijuana dispensary near Highmark?
DrDawkinstein replied to notwoz's topic in Off the Wall
So as usual, folks want to restrict the individual things they dont like or partake in, and not restrict similar/same things they do like or partake in. Classic humans! End of the day, no matter what substance or product we prefer or not, we just have to hold our noses and deal with it. None of it is a big deal. -
Drive-thru marijuana dispensary near Highmark?
DrDawkinstein replied to notwoz's topic in Off the Wall
Fair enough. No weed, cigarettes, cigars, pipes, or vapes in public. You got my vote. -
Drive-thru marijuana dispensary near Highmark?
DrDawkinstein replied to notwoz's topic in Off the Wall
Sure. But cigarettes and alcohol also have a ton of advertising money poured into them, often targeted at kids. And both are far more addicting. For sure on the vape garbage. There is definitely a problem there. My point in the usage comment was to illustrate the shift in thinking about "weed". We all grew up being taught a much different mindset. It will be interesting to see how it all shifts over the next years/decades. There has definitely been a change. The numbers dont lie. https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/articles/marijuana-use-teens-study Now, that report does not that usage goes up as kids get to 12th grade and continues to increase as they age. But that is just adults making their own decision. To my earlier point, the young kids dont care as much anymore. It isnt as big a deal. -
Drive-thru marijuana dispensary near Highmark?
DrDawkinstein replied to notwoz's topic in Off the Wall
I hear you. But he also might not have brought it up because to him, it's just a normal piece of the background landscape that he barely notices. Whereas you and I have 40, 50, 60ish years of bias ingrained in us that it is "bad" and to always notice it because it is (or used to be) a big deal. Gen Alpha is already showing much, much lower usage than previous generations. Especially in states where it is fully legal. It is something "parents do" and therefore the kids think it's lame. It's no longer something cool and badass and subversive. And still probably better than NYC smelled in the 80s -
Drive-thru marijuana dispensary near Highmark?
DrDawkinstein replied to notwoz's topic in Off the Wall
Dunno. But up until now your entire beef in this thread has been about the smell and having to smell it, and finding it disgusting, pervasive, and gross. Same could easily be said for cigs and any/all types of smoke. If you want to move the goal posts now that we are getting into limiting a lot of products of the same nature then that's on you. Let's be consistent tho. As far as the intoxicating nature goes, ask any cop on your walk into the stadium or working any crowd control. They'll tell you they'd rather have everyone on weed which chills people out and makes them more peaceful over alcohol which almost always leads to trouble. So not sure that shift in argument makes sense. -
Drive-thru marijuana dispensary near Highmark?
DrDawkinstein replied to notwoz's topic in Off the Wall
Even as a pot head I could get behind this, if you mean no smoking cigarettes, cigars, pipes or anything else either. Cigarette smoke is the worst. But then that is quite the nanny state you are setting up. -
This isnt some secret. They dont pretend to be fair and balanced. They are Bills employees doing a 2 hour show where the main purpose is marketing that team. If that annoys you and you still listen, thats on you.
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Has Cook talked himself OFF the Bills for 2025
DrDawkinstein replied to DeepPass's topic in The Stadium Wall
Two points to address: 1. It's our OL... Sure, but that's always a part of EVERY good/great RB (outside of maybe Barry Sanders, who retired early because he was sick of running behind a bad OL). OJ had the Electric Company, Thurman had 5 All-Pros in front of him. No one diminished their abilities because of their OL. 2. He can be easily replaced/Davis can replace him... I already illustrated a few pages back that Beane has spent multiple day-2 picks and plenty of FA resources before we were able to find Cook. As far as the backup, Ray Davis is no James Cook. He just isnt. I know we all love the feel good story of the up-and-comer, but he is not as talented as Cook. Speaking of Davis, we had a great backup to Thurman in Kenny Davis, but Kenny was no Thurman. One could even argue Ray is no Kenny. We'll see. I'm not saying Cook is anything close to OJ or Thurman, but he is far closer to them and their situations than our other options. -
Has Cook talked himself OFF the Bills for 2025
DrDawkinstein replied to DeepPass's topic in The Stadium Wall
That's 90% of the team/NFL. The league doesnt even test for it anymore. Beyond that... A real shame for fans to start personally attacking/slandering the guy with no real evidence just because he's trying to maximize his one-time payout from the trillion dollar NFL. -
Has Cook talked himself OFF the Bills for 2025
DrDawkinstein replied to DeepPass's topic in The Stadium Wall
As much as I hate Tom Brady, I appreciated him continuing to play as long as he did. Since he's 2 years older than me, as long as he was playing, I still had hope my pro career would take off... -
Has Cook talked himself OFF the Bills for 2025
DrDawkinstein replied to DeepPass's topic in The Stadium Wall
Ok, but it wont be easy to fill his shoes. We'll spend more high picks and hope for the best. -
Has Cook talked himself OFF the Bills for 2025
DrDawkinstein replied to DeepPass's topic in The Stadium Wall
3rd rd pick on Singletary, wasnt the guy. 3rd rd pick on Moss, wasnt the guy. FA money on Chris Ivory, Frank Gore Sr, TJ Yeldon, Latavius Murray... Trade and re-sign Nyheim Hines... None of them, NONE of them, are anything close to the playmaker Cook has proven to be. Not even current board favorite, Ray Davis (the backups are always the most popular guys). Getting a true playmaker at RB who can be a gamechanger and take it to the house on any given play is NOT an easy position to fill. Finding a guy who has that special ability and who can therefore take those dangerous carries out of Josh's hands and prolong his health is NOT an easy position to fill. We finally have that and everyone is ready to let him walk because of a few meaningless posts on social media. Absolutely insane. -
I'd say it's working exactly as intended for both the teams and the players.
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Another one - Trey Hendrickson asks for a trade from Cincy
DrDawkinstein replied to Roundybout's topic in The Stadium Wall
I gave way more examples than that. Namely, 2021, 2022, and 2023's drafts. I've even added the links now so you can see for yourself. And I'm sure if I went through more drafts, we wouldnt be surprised to see the talent fall off after the first 25 picks or so. And there is no guarantee that Jefferson/Josh works out like Diggs/Josh. Remember, Diggs was the savvy vet who provided some guidance to a young Josh. Much different when our development project QB now has to also coach up a rookie at WR. Could've happened, but success doesnt happen in a vacuum. It's very situational in the NFL. I'm not saying we always should. I'm just saying that doing so isnt crazy.