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I was bummed last night. Thought we had it after 2. Looking forward to tonight.
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That's pretty wild commentary from Lipinski and Weir, who generally traffic in trying to find the most creative words possible to praise pretty much every skater they see. (Weir apparently did not say a single word during the actual performance.) I like that they're not pulling punches about this. They didn't really punish Russia last time when it was clear they engage in complete and total, systematic state-sponsored cheating. The "ROC"? What a joke. Of course they continued doing it, why wouldn't they? So this is not surprising at all. What really sits badly with me is that other athletes are punished, just not Russians (Sha'Carri Richardson for example). Maybe Richardson should have lied and said some weed was accidentally inhaled at a club or something.
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Hehe I assume there’s a context here with the sports talk crowd but funny on its own too.
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Yeah, wasn’t it 1 sack in the first half and 6 after? And that’s not counting the final play when Burrow was about to get sacked. It was some point in the 2nd half they said the Rams had 3 or 4 recently and only 1 before it. Bengals has issues with the OLine all year so kind of fitting they lost at them end because they couldn’t hold up on two plays with a yard to gain. I don't recall the exact numbers but it did all seem to come apart for the Bengals OLine at once. Collinsworth pointed out that LA had made an adjustment to Cincy's double team of Donald, and after that Joe was seemingly harrassed on every pass. Good to see Floyd get a ring too, by the way.
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US climbing the medal count now, 2 more yesterday in women's Bobsled including gold. That gold was assisted by a Canadian (Kaillie Humphries) who expatriated to the US right before her event, and she was way, way better than any of the others in the field. I've been watching more of this than I thought. It's become bedtime TV watching because that's when the live feeds are on, mostly.
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It was good to see Stafford get it, and Donald stepped up in the biggest moments. Burrow and Cincy will be competitive for years if they figure out their pass protection. Last night the Rams figured out what they were doing and after that Joe really didn't have much chance to work his magic. Detroit fans, now know their FO and coaches are so bad that they ruined a great QB. How many teams get over a decade of a Super Bowl quality QB and still suck over a long period? A few, but not many.
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They also have a guy named AJ Brown, who would have probably been top 3 in receiving yards this year if he stayed healthy. Rodgers + Henry + Adams + Brown Rodgers + Henry + Adams + Brown ++ Broadway right across the bridge, with Kid Rock's club full of fellow Ivermectin fans. Score baby.
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Fair. I was more trying to get at a top QB wanting some comfort with at least one target as he makes a major move. But yeah, it's not the same situation.
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Do you think Rodgers would deliberately consider only teams that can afford / have desire to also bring on Adams? I think it's a good question, although I don't know we'd ever have visibility into that. It's kind of like Brady/Gronk. If he's going to make that move, he takes someone else he knows for a fact he can be successful with. I kind of think that's exactly what he'll do. Seems comfortable walking if not. It also answers people who might say, well X team doesn't have receivers so why would Rodgers go there? Because Adams is coming with him.
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Do you think Rodgers would deliberately consider only teams that can afford / have desire to also bring on Adams? I think it's a good question, although I don't know we'd ever have visibility into that. It's kind of like Brady/Gronk. If he's going to make that move, he takes someone else he knows for a fact he can be successful with.
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Sounds that way. Maybe that's the source of the mismatch of enthusiasm.
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Guess what 32 idiots who own NFL team did this offseason...
Soul replied to Derwood's topic in Other Sports
Looks like they are standing firm on keeping their GM even though Leftwich doesn’t want to work with him, and apparently he is not liked by others as well. -
Already the reactions are rolling in: "First in war, first in peace, last in the NFL East."
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Should have just gone from WFT to WTF. It’s easy and I think we can all agree quite fitting.
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I think he’s got them pinned. Definitely want to hear how they try to explain this one. And it’s about damn time someone finally calls out the worst kept secret in the NFL.
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Yeah maybe he'll be great for them, but it's not a given. I wasn't wanting him to come to Chicago, although 3/4 seasons in the NFC Championship game and 1 in the Super Bowl @ SF. It's hard to deny that he's a good hire for MIN.
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Yes. Lived there for the better part of a decade. They care about the Lakers and Dodgers. The NFL was always a tougher sell. I was there when both the Raiders and Rams left. It was probably the biggest collective “meh” in human history. Now they’ve got the mega destination stadium, so we’ll see. But like you said, there’s a reason. It’s not an NFL town.
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Holy Moly, best NFL playoff season ever?
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That’s an understatement. It’s front page ESPN, on major media sites, the tributes and career retrospectives have begun.
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Yeah he’s the GOAT but I can think of QBs with more pure talent. It’s just the consistency over such a long period, not only getting to multiple SBs but winning them. Then going to TB and lifting that team immediately to a SB. Playing well into his 40’s at a high level until the end. It’s amazing. But uh, Tampa Bay the clock just struck midnight. Back to mediocrity.
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I was not impressed with his running at all this season. I wouldn't heavily rely on that if we want him to stay healthy. Disappointing, even.
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Probably true. Although with Nagy specifically, he seemed to nail the first drive most often, and then suck after that. It felt like he needed a week to prepare his script of plays and then as soon the other team adjusted he was unable to make adjustments in turn. That's just me being a fan without really knowing what I'm talking about in terms of what was happening under the hood, but that's how it seemed anyway. This is why the Bears were almost historically incompetent in the 3rd quarter over the last few years. Teams would adjust at half time and Nagy was completely and totally incapable of adjusting back himself. And is that playcalling or just that the HC needs to have a baseline, expected skill - adjusting.
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Yeah I think playcalling is one of the more overrated aspects that fans complain about. Like I don't think Nagy's issue was play calling, it was that his philosophies sucked. It doesn't matter what plays you call if you have a crappy playbook that you stink at teaching and doesn't fit what the players are able to execute. Nobody is knocking down the door for an Anthony Lynn offense and he churned out a historic rookie season for Herbert as the playcaller. The credit is rightfully going to the guy that developed Herbert. Probably true. Although with Nagy specifically, he seemed to nail the first drive most often, and then suck after that. It felt like he needed a week to prepare his script of plays and then as soon the other team adjusted he was unable to make adjustments in turn. That's just me being a fan without really knowing what I'm talking about in terms of what was happening under the hood, but that's how it seemed anyway.
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As a "nice bonus" type reason for hiring him, maybe that makes a little sense to me. But I'd hope they still believe he's a great HC candidate, completely separate from whether or not Rodgers comes. I fully expect GB to polish Rodgers' turds to keep him. They know Love is a bust.
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Yeah I don't think this means anything. I'm not going to go through every roster but I believe this year's Dolphins we're the only one of those teams that had decent personnel on the offensive side of the ball? (And to be fair, they did underperform which would help make the point) His reasons for excluding Staley and McDermott were shaky, likely because they undermine this narrative. First thing I thought of was McDermott. Dude is terrible.
