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they are building a stable of starting caliber back, using the draft to cost control the backfield. highly doubt they will spend big money on any RB going forward, as you don't have to generate effective production as you note, they can obtain a starter quality RB in the draft for a 3rd round pick. other positions, like pass rusher, need big money, or high draft picks, or both to acquire it would be foolish to thing the Bills are done with Singletary after last year's production validated the 3rd rnd pick spent on him

spent a 3rd because they have no other starting caliber RB on the team nothing to do with being "down " on Singletary

Under Beane's team buildng model, RB is not a high cost item. RB's only last 4 years on average- so no sense to spend big money Bills will continue to add 3rd round RBs to develop their stable.

Worse was that we passed on Vince Wilfork for Evans

The flaw in the draft strategy was spending 1st round draft capital on press cover corners and then wasting them in soft zone defenses. if you are commited to zone, use lower picks to find CBs good at zone coverage The disconnect between the skill set of players acquired and how they were to be used has been a major problem during the 20 year drought.

Marv was great with the players He sucked with his coordiators He vehemently opposed Marchibroda using the no-huddle Other than Marchibroda, he hired and kept horrible co-ordiators Walt Corey wasted Bruce Smith in a passive 3-4 defense The players did not respect Walt's "expertise"

stop at nothing to get Orangeman out of office

looks like your body may already be doing more effectively and for a longer effective period than what the vaunted vaccine can deliver https://www.zerohedge.com/medical/novel-breakthrough-new-studies-show-memory-t-cells-offer-long-term-and-pre-existing-covid QUOTE "These previous studies also found that many people who never had COVID-19 seem to have memory T cells that can recognize the new virus. This, of course, would mean that the virus isn't a "novel" as we once thought. In the July study, more than half of people already had the T cells and in the Nature study, more than one third already had the T cells. Another study published earlier in August showed that 25 people who never had COVID-19 had memory T cells that could recognize it. In other words, they had some form of pre-existing immunity. The lifespan of such T cells can be immense. For example, in the July study, T cells in blood samples from 23 people who survived SARS were still there 17 years later. The same T cells "could recognize the new coronavirus".

media grandstanding has been effective at brainwashing Americans into accepting draconian measures based on false data https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/americans-misunderstand-covid-19-death-risk Americans “dramatically misunderstand” the risk of death they face during the coronavirus pandemic, according to the findings of a joint Franklin Templeton-Gallup research project released last month. Researchers found that Americans overestimate the mortality rate for people aged 55 or younger, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention through July 22. For example, respondents estimated that people aged 44 or younger accounted for 30 percent of U.S. COVID-19 deaths, when the actual figure for that age group was 2.7 percent. Conversely, Americans estimated that people aged 55 or older accounted for roughly 57 percent of COVID-19 deaths, when the actual figure was 92 percent. Americans thought people aged 65 or older accounted for roughly 40 percent of COVID-19 deaths, when the actual figure was 80 percent.

https://www.zerohedge.com/medical/coronavirus-rolling-over-number-us-hospitalizations-declining-1-percent-day the South is on the downside country should open up and be back to normal football in the South will confirm that cases do not translate to sickness

are any of these places still in business?

our test kits are not from China but no more reliable due to lack of testing materials, the labs are combining swabs into batches and testing the entire batch at one time https://www.livescience.com/pooled-testing-us-coronavirus.html after 6 months of learning about the intricacies of the PCR test black box- which multiplies the virus particle 35 trillion times (doubled 45 times) in order to measure it, https://discoverysedge.mayo.edu/2020/03/27/the-science-behind-the-test-for-the-covid-19-virus/ the FDA is approving quick tests that can produce conclusive tests in 30 minutes There is no standard for the test being conducted, since all of these labs rolled out their own tests under "emergency conditions" with the FDA applying no quality control. Who knows how accurate or what they are actually testing Since the test is basically a black box, a positive test could mean you had the common cold at this point- since there is no visual confirmation of sickness for most positive cases. in Florida, over a hundred labs were caught reporting that 100% of all cases tested were positive. https://thefederalist.com/2020/07/15/florida-labs-incorrectly-reported-a-100-positivity-rate-for-coronavirus-tests/

From the story below: 1. New Florida cases decline as testing stations closed # of tests is NOW a factor in case counts in Florida as the number is going down (but only due to the bogus hurricane) When cases were on rise due to increased testing, it was all DeSantis fault with his failed policies 2. 46 hospitals in FLA have no open ICU beds in a total coincidence, most of these hospitals are small, rural hospitals that do not have their own ICU _ICU patients are sent to a regional hub https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/lockdowns-imposed-melbourne-manila-global-covid-19-total-tops-18-million-live-updates Arizona Sees New COVID-19 Cases Hit Slowest Level Since Late June: Live Updates

games are being postponed will probalby make up as double headers later if MLB becomes battle of attrition, Marlins may be in prime position to be fully healthy for playoff run

below article indicates that if games are cancelled, guaranteed money will be deferred but not lost so chance to get paid in 2020, instead of complete push to 2021 https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-nflpa-reach-agreement-on-covid-19-adjustments-to-cba "In the event that games are lost for whatever reason, players with guaranteed money in their contract will still receive their compensation, though that money would come later on, "either next year or in the next year that he is a free agent," Rapoport reported."

It's not only the media that's lying 50 lab locations reported 100% positive results are they even performing the tests at this point?

death rate in Florida at or below 1% no problem in hospitals

the higher death numbers last week were for re-classes of people that died in April

You want cases, we'll give you cases everyone's positive!! probably diverting real tests to the NBA in their bubble at least with the new test below now being used in other hospitals, your odds move up to a coin flip https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/covid-19-antigen-test-could-give-quick-results-but-is-not-foolproof#New-antigen-test

this test is now being used in hospitals accuracy is barely above a coin flip who knows where else it is now being used to speed up the process https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/covid-19-antigen-test-could-give-quick-results-but-is-not-foolproof [Edit: here's a paper https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2020.00225/full. It seems to be a lateral flow immunoassay, as discussed here. There are two parts to 'accuracy': sensitivity (if the patient has the disease, is it positive?) and specificity (if the patient doesn't have the disease, is it negative?). It appears the test is not giving false positives. That means it's actually potentially useful to clinicians and as a screening tool. Let's say you're screening 800 workers at a Tyson Chicken plant in Joplin MO. Assuming the test is not in short supply, you test everyone using it. Let's say 200 are positive. You still have to take and send 600 samples for RT-PCR, but you've just reduced the burden on your RT-PCR throughput by 25%, and you can tell those 200 people right away "we know you are positive, please isolate and we'll need to screen the people you're in close contact with." Similar thing for a patient in the ER who has symptoms that might be covid-19. You test for covid-19 right then and there. If the covid-19 test is positive, you admit them or give them home-care instructions accordingly. If it's not, you take a swab and send it for RT-PCR. Could potentially cut the burden on hospital labs by 50%. But to be useful in taking the burden off RT-PCR throughput and reagents, it needs to be used in a consistent and coordinated fashion, with a clear decision chart - not "ok, you tested positive with this test but we'll send your sample for RT-PCR to confirm" ]

if it was available over the counter, the hospital count would disappear, damaging the narrative

Snyder should consider changing the first name ass well, since the team plays in Maryland any equity int he Washington brand is long gone

they will drag out to the election with threat of the "2nd wave" NY already has minimal new cases and no deaths. they are already at herd immunity how can they justify any continuing restrictions

As DeSantis has said repeatedly, Florida has had 6 months to prepare and has the ability to double their ICU capacity The data showing shortages is based on baseline availability, which is misleading for 2 reasons 1. ICU space is being used by regular patients - which is how a well run hospital operates. The Houston CEO's noted they were at 95% capacity which is the same as they were at last year at this time. Hospitals make no money from empty beds. ICU capacity can be managed to handle covid needs 2. Florida has planned to double its ICU beds and add the required nurses, when and only if needed. This availability is not in the media fear porn stats. Florida has plenty of hospital capacity to handle the covid cases. this is after all admittances to the hospital for other treatment are tested and added to teh logs , even though not in the hospital for ccovid also note that the hotspots of south florida have ports capable of utilizing the US navy hospital ships that Cuomo ignored - if the situation became as dire as the media portrays

they are not getting sick they are only testing positive - which obviously means something a lot less than it did in NY