DrDawkinstein

We have 2 ebikes, a family bike that can carry the kid and some cargo and a single rider, small capacity bike (usually for me). The family bike is just "pedal assist" and gets you up to 20mph pretty quickly, but that's where the assist tops out so you'd have to be going downhill to go faster. The single is a Class II and has a throttle and goes up to 28mph. They are definitely way more bike than motorcycle. I get the craze because these things are great for the family to get around the city, and helps us 40-somethings relive our youthful days of the 90s. But what gets me is the amount of families I see riding these things with NO HELMETS. I'm a cusp GenXer and grew up before the helmet craze so never wore one growing up, and wasnt a huge fan of the idea going into it. But now, with so much to lose, and how dangerous it can be out on the streets with drivers... It blows my mind that people arent wearing them. I saw a family go by the other day, mom and 2 kids on back, zero helmets... I dont see people getting too crazy on them since we have pretty decent bike infrastructure in the city (Atlanta). Bike lanes almost everywhere we want to go, etc. But folks, WEAR A HELMET. As for kids riding the ebikes or electric scooters, no one under 16 should be operating these things on their own. It's more dangerous than being in a car.

It is NOT suspect. He literally had nothing before this so there was no point in a civil lawsuit until now. The bigger timing tip-off is how she went to the police IMMEDIATELY. Even now that they can, I'd be surprised if they did since there were no criminal charges.

In some cases, yes. In others, where the lady isnt able to fight back as much, no. Or some victims are afraid to fight back so they dont end up beaten or killed. There's no way to draw conclusions just from how much they fought back.

Same age bro!

Most DAs only prosecute slam-dunk wins. Cases that are pretty much already solved and guaranteed. They dont want to hurt their win/loss record or be seen as "wasting the taxpayer money", or even worse in small college towns, hurting the beloved football team. Rapes/SAs of this nature, which are basically only "he said, she said" almost never go since the DA cant prove beyond a reasonable doubt what happened. It isnt worth going to trial with such little evidence. Unfortunately. Again, I'm not making any judgements on this situation either way. Just pointing out that we dont (and never will) have enough information to make a true call. Just because no charges were pressed does not mean he is completely innocent and she is a gold digger. Just like I'm not calling for Hairston to be cut from the team or sent to jail. We dont know. We wont know. So we're all better off saving the conclusions on either side.

3 parties with incentives to not prosecute even if he is guilty.

Need more of this, at practice, and apparently on this board...

Given the general police track record all across this country of not believing victims, not properly investigating, and not processing rape kits, I'm not sure how much stock I put into "no charges so therefore completely innocent". And most of that is on regular civilian rapes. When a top athlete in a small college town is involved, they're even more incentivized to sweep it under the rug. That is what hurt Araiza. SDSU and the local police originally swept the whole thing under the rug because SDSU was about to get a bid to join the PAC-12, and they didnt want to hurt the chances with a scandal. So they just ignored her claims. Had they properly investigated it at the time, they could have cleared Araiza and then it all goes away. Sounds like more was done here in the Hairston case, which is good. And most of the stuff is public record now so easier to make a determination. But in general, "the cops didnt press charges" doesnt mean much when it comes to star athlete assaults.

The draft was also 12 rounds and there was no salary cap, or even free agency really, so that helped a lot too But it was a very special team. I was lucky enough that my dad, who had just lived through the tough Bills times of the 70s and early-80s, would always tell me after any/all of those miraculous 90s performances: "enjoy every minute of this, and dont get used to it, this is NOT how football teams usually play, this is a once in a lifetime thing." I think that advice helped me hold onto my mental health through the drought, lol.

They always will be. The allure of South Florida life attracts that type.

LMAOOOOO Well, any concern I had about the Dolphins getting better with Fitzpatrick over Ramsey has been wiped out with this move. Still the same old clown show.

It seems the only reason Grier has survived to this year is so Ross can fire/rehire the GM and HC at the same time.

There is no elite boundary corner in this specific discussion tho. Ramsey is old and washed.

I'd rather have Ramsey on the Dolphins than Fitzpatrick. Josh shreds Ramsey. Fitzpatrick is a very competent player.

Great take and insight and something I hadnt thought about before. The timing was lost in my childhood memory and I hadnt realized it occurred on the path to our first SB. Totally agree.

Lawrence and Tua. Without a doubt. I dont even consider many of the other guys mentioned here since they are more rentals (Geno, Darnold) than long-term, mega-million signed ("Franchise") QBs. I'd put Dak right behind them. He's better than them, but paid much higher. Then Purdy right behind Dak. I can put Kyler on that list too, but at least I've seen flashes from him. Baker deserves way more respect and should be no where near this list. I'm not even a big fan, and I was a disbeliever when he came out. But I'll never forget that Rams win he pulled off after having joined the team merely 48 hours earlier. And dude has been solid all around. Cleveland messed that up and did him dirty (surprise, surprise).

Was lucky enough to be there as a kid. This is the game, and really the moment, that pops into my head whenever the 90s teams are referenced. That real life image of the FG being blocked and and the ball just hanging in the air for what seems like forever with Bennett the only one underneath it. Just waiting to catch it and take it to the house. We could all see what was coming. And it's also a great summary of how magical and dominant those teams were. We were never out of it until the clock hit 0:00. And even then theres a chance...

Like the old saying "you aint rubbin, you aint racin", if you arent earning some warning points over a decade, then you arent really posting here.

Mr Bounced Checks

Wait until PFF releases their WR Corp rankings this week and Bills come in #1. Board meltdown.

We must be in PFF's "Generate Clicks in the Offseason" cycle. They rank our DL as Top 5, and McDermott as a bottom half HC. Now, I have my own issues with McD, but cmon... They're just saying controversial crap to get clicks.

Players (and fans) should know by now that Roger is the "HR" of the NFL. He isnt there to protect the workers, he's there to protect the company (the Shield) from the workers.

$270,000,000 in just NFL earnings. Probably another, what, $100M in endorsements? Now, he blew a lot of that money because he's a dummy, but the earnings are there. Drew and I are the same age. I too have arthritis in my shoulder from years of sports. I dont have $300M tho. So this songs for Drew...

I dont disagree.

Fan site, but I'm not letting these so called "facts" stand in the way of laughing at the Jets org. It's still the team idea to do the buy back since they know their own fans dont want to go to the games. Guys, dont take a thread and comments ribbing on the Jets too seriously or personally.