1984Echoes

Sensing a theme there... Similar to New Hampshire so... It's not just New Hampshire.

Sneed also had the tag placed on him... but the non-exclusive tag... Which means they're looking for other teams to put a value on him and they'll work something out long-term with him based on the offers he's getting... OR: they are willing to trade him to a team willing to pay him. Sign and trade so to speak. It will be interesting to see how that plays out...

"well" was the key word there... Well enough to live with whatever his fielding shortcomings might be because the team can't live with Baez swinging at air anymore...

He's already in the 1st. Now he's drifting upwards to top 10-ish after the Combine...

INSANE! https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39654399/broncos-cut-russell-wilson-take-85m-dead-money-hit Broncos to cut Russell Wilson, take on $85M dead money hit

Well you've certainly convinced yourself of this... Did you have a hard time doing this...? Convincing yourself? Because I've been an Independent for over 30+ years and Trump can go **** himself. I'm voting straight Dem ticket from top to bottom. I've voted Republican before... but I won't again, until MAGA Fascism is eradicated from the party. 90% of the Independents I know have either always hated Trump and would never vote for him... OR if they were right-leaning Indies have had enough of his horse**** and will never consider him again. They're voting Biden (and have said so) on most likely a split ticket. Uncommitted was simply a protest vote. 99% are voting Biden in November. Lastly, who gives a **** about Biden's age? Trump is 77 and already suffering from dementia, obesity, and probably worse. So yeah... anyone using Biden's "age is a concern" will probably vote Trump because they're using that as a BS excuse. So maybe you did get something correct there. But not much.

"We decided we liked the matchup with Alfredo Simon on the mound better..."

Room.

Eeeewww!

You just regurgitated everything that I said... exactly.

Can he play SS?

Time to call up Kasper for a week or two... Even if he's on the 3rd line and the 1st two centers are Compher & Copp... Let's see how he handles the NHL.

I've come to exactly the same conclusion. I mentioned it earlier... We're saying the same thing but in different ways... Great minds and such...

AND... The past 14 years of super low-rates was a counter-response to Bush ****ing up the response to the 2008 housing crisis. Does no one remember? Yeesh.

I also don't get it. Gas has been roughly $3/ gallon since 2007/8. They dropped below $3/ gallon when: 1) The housing market crashed at the end of 2008. That lasted 2 years and then went back up to $3/ gallon 2) The Saudi's flooded the market trying to kill off our fracking drillers. That lasted 2015/16 but only slowly started to creep up towards $3/ gallon again when: 3) The Pandemic hit and gas crashed again in 2019/20 and half of 2021 before the economy kicked back in at full force after the pandemic and drove gas up to over %5/ gallon... before it settled back down to... $3/ gallon, again? So same or similar gas prices ($3 or so per gal) since 2007. That's 17 years of tight gas prices not varying much except under exceptional circumstances (as in 1/2/3 above...). I fricking hate Stupid Americans.

That it's TOO EARLY to consider the reliability of any poll...

American Voters = Stupid. Trump's preferred measurement on economic performance (last 6 presidents using Dow): George HW Bush, R - 4 years, total appreciation = 45.66% increase Bill Clinton, D - 8 years, total appreciation = 226.6% Increase George W Bush, R - 4 years, total appreciation = (21.8%) Decrease Baraq Obama, D - 8 years, total appreciation = 148.23% Increase Donald Trump, R - 4 years, total appreciation = 56.0% increase Joe Biden, D - incomplete, total appreciation = 25.2% increase

That's gonna hurt... (Both Literally & Figuratively...)

October will be an indication...

There's no "book it" with the Wings this year. They are still too unproven. When the math says they're in the playoffs, that's when they're in the playoffs. That narrative could change, but only if they go on a "hot run" that puts them so far enough ahead of their playoff competition that there's no reasonable chance of being caught. And on that, we have yet to do that... And... I don't see that happening. It'll be the last few games (5-ish or so, maybe less...?) that calculate the math either in our favor... Or out of favor.

But my point is... All they have to hear is... TRUMP! And a visceral panic will spread across most Americans' minds... Just by hearing his NAME. They will fill out a ballot as fast as they can with whomever is the Dem nominee, it won't even matter who... Even those paying zero attention to this right now. Hear "Trump" and the same visceral reaction I had 9 years ago "AWW **** NO!!!" Such is the visceral GAG REFLEX that just hearing his name should now engender.

He still acts like a ****ing moron on a daily basis, or worse. His name is also now synonymous with moronic **** show wannabe fascism. Even if a lot of people aren't paying attention right now... I don't think it will take much for people to motivate themselves once they hear, even once, in any manner possible, Donald Trump is on the ballot for President again. I hope their reaction is the same as mine when he announced himself as a candidate in 2015: "AWE **** NO! NO ****ING WAY! NO POSSIBLE ****ING WAY THIS GROTESQUE SCUMBAG MF'ER CAN WIN THE PRESIDENCY! **** NO!"

At some point he's just not going to be worth it and the team would be better off going to Kreidler or even Eddys....

I don't think we're disagreeing here. They may have thought they were covered with Mosely and Sutton and the other guys in the room, plus they drafted Branch. But they DID draft for need because Holmes specifically stated that he drafted those 4 guys with an eye on those guys "helping them make the playoffs". He ABSOLUTELY drafted for need, and for talent. But I think where I am emphasizing a lot and you might not be catching this is... they drafted those 4 guys on a HUGE basis not on talent or need... but on "football character". guys who love the game so much or are so high with leadership capabilities that they can carry a team upwards... I think we're saying the same thing but saying it differently: I don't agree that they ignored the CB position because they were looking at their position needs differently and therefore selected Gibbs, Campbell and LaPorta... I think they loved the talent level of Gonzalez & Campbell close to equally as you say, but put Campbell ahead (and therefore didn't trade up for Gonzalez as you pointed out) of Gonzalez because of his "football character". Leadership qualities, love of the game, whatever you wanna call it. Same with LaPorta versus Porter. It's not as if they're going to ignore the CB position... they're not (hence their trade up to get Branch... who they also loved his "football character"...). They're just hunting the football players they love best (not ignoring position or talent... I mean, they weren't picking a 1st round QB no matter who it was, per what they said... And... it's not as if they are picking a kicker in the top 3 rounds who has great "football character"...). And fill in their remaining needs through other methods (trades, late round picks, FA's...). Just my 2 cents.

Sorry... I don't see the loss. Does a good pass rush help a secondary? Yes. Does a good secondary help the pass rush with extra time to get home? Yes. Can a great secondary cover for a weak D-Line? No. Can a great pass rush make a crappy secondary into a good one? No. What I'm arguing is that it's easier to find ways to pass rush and harder to find high-level CB's. There are a LOT fewer high level CB's then there are pass rushers. My argument is: spend money on a CB in FA if you can find the right guy, even if it's big money. And... there's no NEED to spend big money in FA on a pass-rusher because there are multiple ways to find a pass-rush that can be cost effective. Lesser cost FA's and guys in the draft all over the place (just find the right guy, like Houston, or Crosby, or Hunter...). It's HARD to find good CB's. That's my logic and it's 100% sound and correct.