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WhitewalkerInPhilly

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    Hey, you can make the case that Tucker Carlson is uniquely qualified for the job, as he has had plenty of practice with Putin's US mouthpiece

    😁

     

    Legitimately though, it's not the end of the world to have Tucker Carlson interview Putin. I mean, everything Putin says should be taken with a grain of salt, and I've seen better interviewing skills from a guy whose schtick is getting people to eats wings, but he should have the right. He just in no way should be taken seriously as a journalist.

  2. 3 minutes ago, JDHillFan said:

    Look at you providing something to think about (minus climate change being a reason) instead of distilling it down to a childish, idiotic comment about brown people. Nicely done. 

     

    I'll be honest, it was actually refreshing to be asked to actually provide reasoning for my stance and give it. Usually this board does not bother.

     

    And while I will say climate change isn't the biggest reason for the current surge, it's coming: https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2018/06/20/621782275/the-refugees-that-the-world-barely-pays-attention-to

     

    Which is why I would prefer we'd have been working on an actual solution to the problem rather than the performance theater we have been getting from politicians. (I will include Democrats in there too)

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  3. 2 minutes ago, Tenhigh said:

    That linked to a post about knitted dongs for small girls to wear, was that the intent? Why not just reply to the content of what she actually put on twitter?

    I...did? I mean, was that not the quote that I directly provided? 

     

    About how the right wing party didn't need to personally drag vulnerable minorities, they had their base do it...and then linked to the thread of crazy right wingers showing that they consider liberals "a disease"? I mean, it's not like the Nazis ever used language like that.

     

    Would you like me to literally spell it out for you?

    1 minute ago, BillStime said:


    How many Republicans were gassed?

     

     

     

     

    I mean, can we point out the rise of hate crime assaults in that are against...*checks statistics* black people and Muslims?

     

    Surely, that's what she meant, right? /s

  4. 1 minute ago, JDHillFan said:

    Thank you for outing yourself as someone unable to express yourself soberly. 
     

    I imagine you believe that if the millions of immigrants crashing the border and straining resources all over the nation were white Euros, everyone would just look away. Childish thinking in the extreme. Hardly surprising though. Without manufacturing racism you probably don’t have much to hang your hat on. 

    OK. You want serious:

     

    The border situation is broken. It's been broken for a long time. Stopgaps for put into place for a long time, and as climate change and the reckoning of the US' 80s War on Drugs and repeated South American coup policy have gotten worse.

     

    Rather than do anything to solve the problem, rather than do what I think is the obvious thing and develop a pathway to citizenship, to set up the infrastructure it's been used by the right wing to drum up such incessant fearmongering that nothing could be done. Instead of sending money to lawyers and judges to process cases, infrastructure on settling applicants or setting up a more robust work permit system money kept being thrown at enforcement: a "wall" that could easily be cut through with a handheld circular saw, border agents whose authority extends to an area that is about 2/3rds of our county's population, running deportations to an extent that police and prosecutors begged them to stop because witnesses stopped coming forwards, and I-shiesse-you-not, saws on bouys. 

     

    So when the Democrats buckled and gave in because they would prefer our allies not run out of ammunition while shooting an invading mutual enemy, when they gave the Republican party the vast majority of what it has been bleating for the last 8 years their leader went "oh Sh!t if they give us that, we can't complain about it as much"

     

    And I am supposed to think that knuckleheads should be in charge of a charity softball game, never mind deciding who we go to war against, and what medical care we are allowed to have?

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  5. 2 minutes ago, Tenhigh said:

    Read her exact quote above, not what you read that someone else wrote about her quote.  Does this change your stance at all?

     This is the one, right?

     

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    "Jews were beaten in the streets, not by Nazi soldiers but by their neighbors... even by children... Because history is edited, most people today don't realize that to get to the point where Nazi soldiers could easily round up thousands of Jews, the government first made their own neighbors hate them simply for being Jews. How is that any different from hating someone for their political views?

     

    Now, let me look at this forum for something relevant. Hey! This sounds like the thing she was talking about right?

     

    Lefties are mentally disturbed and must be stopped

     

    Sipping Tea Time GIF

  6. Hey quick note, remember when the situation at the border was so bad that the only way to pass Ukraine and Israel aid was to package them together? And for Democrats to give up pretty much everything that Republicans wanted?

     

    How'd that go again? Right.

     

    https://apnews.com/article/congress-ukraine-aid-border-security-386dcc54b29a5491f8bd87b727a284f8

     

    It's a problem so terrible that Biden is asleep at the wheel and Dems are out of touch and we NEED funding, but now that they could get the funding it's something the presidency can handle all on its own.

     

    https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/02/06/gop-says-biden-has-all-power-he-needs-control-border-reality-far-more-complicated.html

     

    There was money for the wall in there man. Liberals were screaming about how their leaders were selling them out for a political stunt. And then Republicans were the dog that caught the car and had no idea what to do next because they realized they have nothing to run on other then SCAAARRRRRRY Brown People.

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  7. To be fair, Gina Carano didn't say she was a Nazi. Just that she felt like the US was like Nazi Germany right now.

     

    I mean, she has a point: ethnic minorities, gay people, unionists and socialist have been seriously stignatized, and with a rise in hate crimes against-pfffffft sorry, couldn't keep a straight face. She actually had to the gall to compare mean tweets to mass deportation, starvation, legalization of sub-citizen classification and mass murder and was surprised when people have her schisse for it.

  8. Very rarely do I think you get a political fight with a clear and distinct side.

     

    That a functioning democracy (I'm not saying without flaws) in actively being invaded by an totalitarian regime run by a man who was a member of the Communist spy agency seems like one of them.

     

    Considering the people around here who claim that they want to d**k-slap communism out of the world, you'd think that would be an easy one.

     

    But no, the US keeping its word and proving it will actually serve as the bullwark it claims to be isn't important isn't important. Keeping Russia away from strategic geographic assets and letting it know it can't reannex the Soviet Union isn't important. No, what's important is that Glorious Leader gets his way so he can build a golf course or some schisse. Sure, Dubya can f*** off in the dessert and get the US bogged down for 20 years, but two years of sending money and weapons (which is one of our main industries) is a bridge too far.

     

    22 minutes ago, AlBUNDY4TDS said:

    I'm only 39, but the circles he talks in is already making me tired. I'm pretty sure he's older than me, dementia is a B word.

    It is good that you are aware of your early onset dementia. Early treatment is critical in these stages.

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  9. 1 hour ago, LABILLBACKER said:

    It's not sad and trust me you're not alone. That contract is a collasal bust. The sooner we move on from this failed experiment the better.

    Do I think it's possible we can get one more good season out of him? Yes. Would I rely on it from here on out? No.

  10. Maybe I am crazy but I remember Romo talking about how the Bills were using them in the Chiefs game. 

     

    In theory, I think it makes the most sense for our current personnel, even if we go out and draft a stud WR to be our #2. In my mind, the three most dynamic weapons Josh had last year were Shakir, Kincaid and Cook. If two out of your three are RB and TE, condensed formation lets defenses pick their poison and then you can motion Kincaid or Cook to get an advantage. 

  11. 21 hours ago, boyst said:

    i was blown away yesterday looking at what we could do if we could cut miller. 1 floyd. or rapp, lawson, jackson, sherfield, and dobson.

    It's a little sad that I am actively hoping that he gets suspended, because that would wipe out his guarantees so we'd be free and clear.

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  12. 32 minutes ago, LabattBlue said:

    Not in this order, but as of today if the Bills keep all 9 picks…

     

    WR(2)

    S(2)

    LT(1)

    OC(1)

    DE(2)

    DT(1)

     

    Of course, FA could turn the list upside down. 

     

     

    I mostly agree, especially with the bolded I expect that with some moves the Bills have enough for a journeyman S and/or DT (injury discount of DaQuan). I also expect that part of cap being freed will be Dawkins getting an extension for a few more years. He's just about to turn 30, so I don't think it's unreasonable to think that he's got a few more years in the tank and in general it's good practice to retain your LT.

    22 minutes ago, boyst said:

    FA is looked at wrongly by too many. sometiems i fear i team does it wrong, too.

     

    the draft builds a team. the free agency fills holes you can't close.

     

    free agents should not be brought in to fix this team.

    My philosophy: functional pieces can (and should) be acquired in free agency. Outside of QB, #1CB and outside WR there are usually day 2-3 players who can hold their own and not be a major liability. Sometimes, they turn out better than hoped (DaQuan, Poyer, Hyde) but your goal is plugging a short term hole. The draft is where you look for impact, swing for the fences on a Pass Rusher, dynamic WR, lockdown corner.

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  13. 12 minutes ago, Beck Water said:

     

    He really did come close to saying that, didn't he?

     

    “One of the big things is, it gave me time to kind of go back and look at it ....... “When I did, I felt like there were a lot of great things that we were doing.

    “There are always things (of), ‘Hey, maybe I would do this a little bit different moving forward......... ‘Were we on the right track? Were we doing the things I felt like, at the end of the day, as the leader of the offense and play-caller were giving us the best chance to win?’ – in a lot of cases, there were a lot of ‘Yeses,’ and sometimes, in certain situations, I would maybe do something a little different,” Dorsey said.

     

    Well, I guess we'll find out.

     

     

    He said that Watson is "one of the premier QB in this league and from everything I've heard about him, a really quality human being"

    1) I think I am going to vomit

    2) I mean, has he watched the last few years of play? Yes, Watson put up big numbers. He also, noticeably, played on teams that were never seen as contenders and their highest water mark was an 11-5 season and then beating the Bills in the wild card in Josh's first playoff game.

    It's not an accident that those things are related.

  14. 11 hours ago, JerseyBills said:

    This is an interesting quote. I do some truth to this  

    I def prefer Brady, he just opened the offense up,  and even their final drive of the year went 16 plays, nearly 7 min and should've been capped off with a TD

     

    🤣🤣

    Can't listen, can someone sum up? For the accusations of being a predator, or the way that he's wet the bed/ditched teammates over the past 18 months?

  15. 9 minutes ago, BarleyNY said:

     

    The Von Miller question does boil down to whether he’s worth keeping for $6.7M (the currently non-guaranteed portion of his 2024 salary) this season or not. The rest is sunk cost. I agree that it would be better to just take the “L” on this one and move on. His release (with a 6/1 designation) would have to be done by 3/17 when that last $6.7M fully guarantees. 

    I'm not saying that's necessarily wrong, but I feel like I need to keep pointing out: the 6/1 designation does not give the Bills the cap space right away. It becomes available on 6/1 (thus the name) and then the difference of $15.4 M goes onto the cap for 2025.

     

    Now, more than Diggs (which people are clamoring for) I think there's a realistic chance that this might happen. If the team sees a visible decline in production following an injury to a guy who will be 35 at season start, maybe they decide that having an open roster spot and the space for in season free agents is worth the impending hit.

     

    What I find more likely is that Beane rolls the dice on Miller returning to form for one more year. Also, if Miller is suspended, a bunch of those guarantees go away and the Bills can recoup part of the signing bonus. So I expect this to happen more than a 6/1 cut

  16. On 2/5/2024 at 2:41 AM, LABILLBACKER said:

    Hyde & Tre are likely gone this spring.  Von, Diggs, Knox and Poyer will probably only be around one more year then we wave goodbye.  We absolutely must emphasize offense (wrs) this April.  We've neglected Josh long enough. The core is solid with Josh, Cook and Kincaid/Shakir. But reliable supplemental wrs better than Gabe and an aging Diggs are necessary. The youth movement will start this year. As will Josh's 2nd window.  

    I mean, I hope we can maybe stretch one or two of them out for a bit longer. I think it's possible for Knox to bounce back, Diggs to have a little more in the tank and Tre to at least turn in a solid season or two.

     

    But it's coming. I hope for 1-2 WRs, and a bunch of young defenders to replenish that corps. We can't get Von off the books this year but we can get a guy in the pipeline. 

     

    My current wish list this year is WR2>>>>>>S/C>WR4/DL/CB. With 9 current picks in the draft (and possibly a 10th with Edmunds Supplemental) I think it's possible to possible to hit on 3 as immediate starters, and a few that might need a year of seasoning.

  17. 16 minutes ago, HappyDays said:

     

    Then we might as well say failing to even to attempt to upgrade the WR2 spot was "cause for termination level stupid." Failing to sign Hopkins, etc.

     

    If the team can get a good trade package back and they are sick of Diggs' antics I wouldn't blame Beane if he decided to move on. But like I said I would personally prefer to keep him and hope he can get back to the player he was before 2023.

     

     

    That depends. Are you talking about the Diggs from before 2023? Then no, almost certainly not. The Diggs we saw down the stretch? That isn't an unrealistic expectation for a 1st round rookie. Shakir out produced Diggs over the last 10 games... In fact Shakir's yards per target more than doubled Diggs'. If Shakir can do that, why not a much better prospect?

     

    We just have to hope it was an injury. But that's all it is, a hope. Diggs participated in the Pro Bowl and there's been no reports that he got any kind of surgery or medical treatment after the season ended. His lasting impression of the season was a dropped catch in a critical moment that had nothing to do with any perceived injury.

     

    So for me I'm already assuming we need a new #1 WR next year. I genuinely advocate for assuming the worst case scenario in these discussions, make roster decisions accordingly, and then if you get the best case scenario you're that much better off. The reason I want to keep Diggs is that I know he can be a good #2 even if it's just the player we got down the stretch. Still I would understand the decision to move on if it makes sense.

    No. You can argue about what free agents are worth money or who could have been had for what. That's a debate.

     

    Punching yourself in the taint by cutting a player who has had over a thousand yards the last four years straight for negative cap space is only in the head of shock jocks desperate for hot takes and delusional recense bias fans. 

     

    And would it shock you that 7 receivers in the history of the NFL had more yards their rookie season than Diggs had last year? 

     

    I get it. We are frustrated. We should be looking to draft a replacement and this draft looks like a great time to do it. But barring Mike Evans holding out for June 1st or a team is willing to throw multiple first rounders I 100% expect Diggs to be on the roster at the start of the league year. And you all better be ready for the very realistic possibility that he gets extended rather than cut. 

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