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I can’t work up any outrage over .5-.75% of government owned land being opened up for development. The remaining 99.25-99.5% seems like a lot of wilderness left to appreciate. To quote Frankish, “nobody cares”.

I see kids riding these things on the road all the time with no regard for traffic laws. They’re a problem. It’s a little different but a couple months back I was at the gas station and some kids had taken their quad over there to grab some food. A cop happened to pull in for some gas of his own and then hilarity ensued. I wish I could have stuck around to see when the parents showed up.

I agree with this and it's frustrating that Dem leadership sticks with this line instead of focusing on Trump's lie about no new wars.

Yes. Here is a study from Headwaters Economics, a research firm in Montana. https://headwaterseconomics.org/public-lands/wildfire-public-land-housing/ "Less than 2% of the 181 million acres of Forest Service operational and Department of Interior land included this analysis are close enough to towns with housing needs to be practical for development—around 2.4 million acres. Most of this land is concentrated in a handful of western states—primarily Nevada, Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Utah—and the vast majority of the land is managed by DOI. Forest Service lands offer even fewer options, with only three states (Arizona, Utah, and Oregon) having more than 5,000 acres near towns." Developing housing on public lands may offer benefits in a limited number of communities, but it is not a broad solution. While access to low-cost land can help, housing affordability depends on a complex set of factors—such as construction and labor costs, financing availability and interest rates, insurance access and affordability, and proximity to jobs. In addition, hyperlocal constraints like water supply and community opposition can further restrict feasibility. Beyond this, I don't want our pristine and beautiful natural lands to be taken over for suburban sprawl. It's unsustainable development. Housing policy should be focused on upzoning existing municipal lands and reusing underdeveloped sites, instead of paving over new ones.

He’s Ridgeway, but to his friends, Ridge, and that’s the rest of the story. Good day. (My dad liked listening to him when I was a kid). While I agree with you Hondo, he did put a HC, of a lot of work into it. I was appreciative of his efforts.

It’s probably just technology they feel doesn’t fully translate to game conditions just yet. I’m sure in a few years the tech will improve and it will be more translatable to real world conditions.

This is a great idea.

Sure. I think he was a practice squad guy during the offseason. Anyone remember A.J. Tarpley?

$500? Is this a joke? Is this a question posed to the homeless? Does anybody have a clue here? I paid $500 for a ticket to XXVII!

I literally just said the same thing in my head 20 seconds ago

You can’t bomb knowledge…they know how to make a nuke and that’s still there

If this gets messier Trump, for his own good, should ask Congress for at least authorization for military activity. If he goes it alone, this potential mess will be all his. Iran does have the potential to put the squeeze on him by threatening the flow of oil, if they are smart enough to push that button Trump's life gets way more uncomfortable

I seriously doubt Beane is refusing to pay the man. However, very few players (Allen and Mahomes aside) get to simply demand their salary. It appears Cook has attempted to do this on social media. He must be willing to negotiate. We have no idea what is happening behind closed doors. He may be privately engaged in earnest negotiations. I have no doubt the Bills are making serious offers. We'll see where it lands.

The esteemed barrister that goes by the handle ChiGoose, has already declared the action blatantly unconstitutional. Turrentine is, therefore, wrong.

Well, he's the former Russian president, so... Is he any less truthful than Trump?

Agreed! And let’s also reiterate the TRUE origins of this Iran-Israel-U.S. conflict, lest the PPP warmongers try to obfuscate otherwise: the 1953 coup in Iran and the 1948 Nakba. I’m anti-American Empire, not pro-Iran. I am in favor of national sovereignty and human rights while against unnecessary wars and collective punishment. My first instinct of distrusting government claims of WMD’s is a consequence of growing up in the post-9/11 era. What you deem to be a sign of mental illness is what I consider to be a sign of basic intelligence. No, I don’t believe we will see the evidence in under 10 years or ever. As a concerned American citizen, it’s not that I need the specific intelligence made public to me. I just need various trusted third parties to see the evidence in private and then to publicly confirm that the claims are legitimate. I’m a girl, actually, but thank you for your kind words! You’re a good poster, too. This forum could use more people like yourself who can sustain political discussions and debate. Also: I’m a social democrat and not a communist or even a socialist, but don’t expect BillsFanNC to ever understand the distinction. The “comrade” in my name is a tongue-in-cheek thing. P.S. A friend of Muppy is a friend of Commie Kay! I hear ya, but I’m just super pessimistic that the current Iranian regime can be ousted without American boots on the ground. Moreover, I’m far from confident that a replacement regime would be any better for the world or for Iranians. Love ya, Mups! << hugs Muppy >> << punches Leh-nerd because…reasons >> “Imminent” = on the order of days or weeks or months, not a year or longer. There has been ZERO evidence suggesting the danger was imminent. Trump and Netanyahu opted out of diplomacy way too soon for, I believe, reasons that I’ve already articulated. You’re presenting a fork-in-the-road situation as if both choices are of approximately equal caliber in rationale. What happened to the Leh-nerd who is uber-skeptical of government power, the establishment, the deep state, and what not?? You seem to be suspending a lot of your innate distrust when it comes to this particular dilemma.

He's a cartoon character. I never took anything Daffy Duck said seriously - just enjoyed the entertainment. The same holds true with the cheetah.

How much do you owe on your house?

Aside from being Russian - this is how you know everything he just said is complete bull ***t That should also confirm an anti American anti Trump bot writes his posts.

Which brings me to my questions. How much is the players responsibility and how much on the coaches during a game. Also, specifically concerning the "everybody eats" scheme of Brady's, how much influence (play by play) does he have and how does he call it. If he has little influence than it's all on Josh and the players. Of course, that holds true on both sides of the ball.

So Josh Allen is the best QB? phew, lol. I appreciate the work done here. Josh had a better O-line play this year, but as far as "sack discipline"--he was far and away the best at avoiding sacks--mainly because of his legs and savvy. His sack% is a half of Mahomes's and about 1/3 of Burrows. Mahomes is an elite scrambler though. Burrow, not as much. Jaden Daniels will be a superstar. Caleb Williams isn't long for this league. He will be in the Justin Fields pipeline to journeyman soon. The Bears draft Fields, after his rookie season the Bears ownership dumps the GM. Hire Poles. Picks Williams. Commanders ownership dumps GM and hire Peters. He takes Daniels. Which team had 100 year old owner? lol. imagine being a Bears fan. No better than Cleveland. "Slaughterhouse of Dreams"...

Dawkins - Although at times he looks like the Michelin man, he gets the job done and no one has Josh's back more than he does. He also has a great personality. Honorable mention to Shakir, he needs more passes going his way. I think Dorian Williams takes a big leap this season.

The other thing that nobody has mentioned in this thread is that there is a lot of preparation during the week for the more spontaneous playmaking that spins off these systems. I think particularly the system the Bills run. When you have a guy like Allen or Mahomes who is talented and who has played in the same system for multiple years, during the week the coaches are talking to him and he's talking to the coaches about opportunities they see on the field. When the defense is doing one thing or another they will agree that the quarterback has the option to modify what's going on the field to take advantage of opportunities. The run pass option is the formal embodiment of that kind of play, where the quarterback more or less on his own simply chooses to take a different opportunity in the play, even though the running back and the entire offensive line is executing something different. Something different. Occasionally after games, the more experienced quarterbacks, including Manning and Brady, will talk about the fact that a play that worked during the game was actually a wrinkle that they had talked about during the week of practice, a wrinkle that the quarterback was free to take advantage of without anyone having actually called for that play. I remember having heard a a Patriots linebacker describe one important play that the defense made in a significant game during their run. It was something like a third and seven and they needed a stop. This guy and one other defender, after the defensive play was called, acknowledged that the better way to run the play would be to switch assignments. They did it, and they got the stop. The interviewer said to the guy, "I bet Belichick was pissed off about that." The guy responded, "Not at all, that's the kind of thing that Belichick expects players to be able to do."