GaryPinC

😂 Ugh, the right wing bubble. https://www.start.umd.edu/publication/comparison-political-violence-left-wing-right-wing-and-islamist-extremists-united " In this research we address these gaps by comparing the use of political violence by left-wing, right-wing, and Islamist extremists in the United States and worldwide using two unique datasets that cover real-world examples of politically motivated, violent behaviors. Across both datasets, we find that radical acts perpetrated by individuals associated with left-wing causes are less likely to be violent. In the United States, we find no difference between the level of violence perpetrated by right-wing and Islamist extremists." So no X ramblings here. Just another academic research paper that again doesn't support your statements.

what matters to me is that politically motivated shootings are on the rise. I'd rather not see the right wingers try and score some points to balance the trend. Simply put, the politically motivated violence needs to stop. There are plenty of examples from both sides and the fact that you feel the need to try and equivocate to pick a side means this country really needs to move on without YOU.

Yes, the left is starting to catch up to the right in being unhinged and violent. Of course it matters, what matters to me is that both sides start pointing the finger at themselves instead of the other side. That's when change can actually happen. When both sides are aware and acknowledge they are part of the problem. No argument from me about Biden either, agree. Him and Trump are their own blatant crime syndicates. As are their handlers for covering up both's dementia creep in office.

Totally agree, I'd just add if it's done properly it should be done respectfully. But perceptions of respectful are admittedly subjective, and this also is a business. You can shift the culture a bit because that is firmly established. Getting young players real game experience in non-critical points of the second half to see if they can contribute later in the season. Injuries are forever a problem and reason to filter in new talent. Coaches can talk to established players one-on-one about what they need to see more of before cycling in younger players. McDermott seems to be making this shift on defense finally, in one of his preseason pressors he mentioned to the effect that the starters aren't as ready as he'd like them but he was going to put them in and play through it anyways. I would also guess Damar Hamlin could run that defense better than Bishop but everyone can see Hamlin is not the answer as a starter. That's what we need, we aren't trying to establish a consistent level of play, we're trying to find the right mix of talent and playmaking to win a Superbowl.

Cool. A number of people on the right are pretending the left is responsible for all current political or ideological violence. This report is cited to provide balance and perspective. All of it is wrong. Charlie Kirk. Minnesota state reps and spouses. All of it. It doesn’t matter who is trending now. My cited NIJ report, a branch of the DOJ itself, has also been pulled down by the DOJ citing "executive orders". Here lies the most alarming problem: Trump and his leadership. Inflaming the divide instead of calming it, censoring high quality research that doesn't fit his viewpoint.

https://web.archive.org/web/20250911012550/https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/what-nij-research-tells-us-about-domestic-terrorism "Since 1990, far-right extremists have committed far more ideologically motivated homicides than far-left or radical Islamist extremists, including 227 events that took more than 520 lives.[1] In this same period, far-left extremists committed 42 ideologically motivated attacks that took 78 lives.[2] " 2024 study pulled off the DOJ website September 13th. https://nij.ojp.gov/about "The National Institute of Justice (NIJ or the Institute) is the research, evaluation, and technology agency of the U.S. Department of Justice and is dedicated to improving knowledge and understanding of crime and justice issues through science."

Most importantly, finally McDermott is willing to let the defensive young guys develop on the field through adversity knowing what's down the road.

He doesn't have a brain for the NFL game, just not quick enough anticipation and recognition. Easily showed in McD's defense, Dallas D is supposedly less thinking but it doesn't seem to matter.

Thanks for the great post! I was reflecting after the Baltimore victory, that at 55, I am privileged to witness likely the greatest quarterback this franchise will ever know. Regardless of Super Bowls, accolades, etc. He came here and made himself into an exceptional, exciting, humble player, and is just an amazing human being to boot!

No problem. You definitely need the help.

Perhaps you could refrain in calling someone else stupid until you've at least mastered elementary school-level English? You're welcome to keep doing it of course, anyone of any intelligence is simply laughing at your perceived authority to judge someone else.

I agree in general with what you're saying, but "top tier talents" is complex, encompassing more than just the physical. I'd say a number of top drafted (top tier) QBs simply weren't good enough for different reasons. EJ Manuel simply was never good enough, whatever the reason. He was inaccurate for starters. Neither was Christian Hackenburg and Tim Tebow, just to name a few. Some talented QB's simply aren't motivated or passionate enough. But you take a QB with the mental and physical skillset and is supremely driven to succeed, they will find away well over 90% of the time I believe. I see it all the time at my job with aspiring physicians. They plan, they volunteer, they seek out every possible opportunity to set up and help their future career and most of all getting the opportunities is their top priority and this passion is tested informally as part of their acceptance into med school, residency, etc.

Timely to this discussion and interesting because Daboll seemed to have been given a lot of credit for developing Allen: https://thevikingage.com/daniel-jones-says-what-every-vikings-fan-knew-about-minnesota-coaching-staff "Yeah I think just being around Kevin (O'Connell), being around Josh McCown, Grant Udinski there. I learned a lot from them. The biggest thing I took away from there was the preparation and how detailed they were in the game plan, how much they prepare for certain looks, checks they had, motions to undress the defense. I mean every little thing they were going over they were walking through. It was very, very detailed, high level 'Here's what we're expecting. Here's what we're going to do to it' and the preparation, day-to-day throughout the week was really impressive to me." “The biggest thing I took away from there was the preparation and how detailed they were in the game plan.” - Former #Vikings QB Daniel Jones on his time in Minnesotapic.twitter.com After a good performance against Miami by Jones, got to wonder if Daboll was really so instrumental in Allen's development?

Yes, sorry, I meant smug about Josh winning the award. Just saying reality bit him in the ass, if he didn't appreciate why Josh won MVP over him last year. https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/lamar-jackson-josh-allen-mvp-vote-contract-isaiah-likely-charlie-kolar-2025 "The voters chose who they wanted to pick," Jackson said. "It is what it is. It is what it is." Sometimes not. I believe if we were playing the Chiefs, and the Bills were in the Ravens situation, McDermott would go for it. And I would applaud him even if it failed. Deny Mahomes the last possession in a 3 point or less game. 13 seconds says hello.

😂 Come on. Do you really believe Tom Brady, Patrick Mahomes, and Josh Allen don't become superstar quarterbacks if not for their particular coaches and organizations? Who's the one being ludicrous and crazy? I don't follow Mahomes closely enough, but Brady and Allen are/were both almost maniacal in their pursuit of greatness. Josh is far more pleasant about it than Brady, but his teammates always caution how Josh is hyper-competitive. If they had landed in a NY Jets situation, it would have slowed their career ascension but they would have either forced their way out or figured it out eventually. I do believe bad coaching/organizations can break some quarterbacks, but not guys like these. Just hold them back a bit. Passion, vision, and leadership of the QB have to be factored in with their on-field skills. Baker Mayfield is a great example of this. The way the Browns chewed and spit him out would have broken less self-motivated QB's. But he recovered nicely, even if he was never and will never (IMO) be in the top echelon of talented QBs. Mahomes showed a great attention to mastering details of the game in college and made really intelligent decisions on the fly, even though TT was known for its system QB's. I put a lot of faith in that, so felt strongly he would make it at the NFL level. Reid is a best case scenario for that but hardly the only one. Buffalo, for example, would have done great with Mahomes. Not every QB is as self-motivated at the highest level as these guys, so to your (and the article's) point, it's crazy and ludicrous that organizations don't put together the plan, structure and flexibility to help these less self-motivated guys gain their confidence and ultimately succeed.