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In my truck shopping opinion: Stay away from Nissan trucks if you're in the northeast. There isn't a Frontier I've seen in SEPA that isn't rusting. I almost bought a Nissan Frontier myself but I don't think they hold up to the winters and our overzealous DOT salt spreaders. Chevy trucks have a softer ride and come better equipped. If you're going to use your truck for a daily commute on roads or you're going to be having kids in it, might be something to keep in mind. Toyota Tacomas have a stiffer ride. If you are going to be off-roading or participating in a gunfight in Afghanistan, or looking to trade it in after a couple years, might be something to keep in mind. (I've driven F-150s, Rangers, S-10, Silverados, Avalanches, RAMs, Dakotas, Tundras and Tacomas from the 70s to present with personal and work use, test drove the Colorado)

This quote is troublesome. Unit coaches should be teaching, communicating, and making sure things get accomplished. They have to be more than culture change agents. Juan Castillo may be a great "culture" guy but he's a terrible coach managing an underperforming unit and it concerns me that accountability isn't a priority.

I think the OL is talented enough to be more competitive than they've been, yes. Many of their miscues are due to not being where they are suppossed to be. The wide receivers have NFL-level skills. Zay Jones holds the college catch record. Benjamin caught the ball 62% of the time it was thrown to him last year. He showed what he can do when he's focuses in the preseason game against CAR. He's at 33% this year. You aren't in the NFL if you have zero talent catching footballs.

My hot take is you could fire Daboll this morning and it wouldn't change the effectiveness of the offense. I suspect there is a serious disconnect between the OC and unit coaches and that is resulting in the lack of communication, preparation and discipline you're seeing on the field and in practice. The offensive line is plenty talented, they just don't know what they are suppossed to be doing most of the time. The wide receivers lack discipline. Dropped catches aren't from a lack of talent, it's from a lack of awareness, discipline and concentration. I doubt the unit coaches (Castillo or Robeskie) are lazy. I think they aren't great teachers nor motivators and that's a killer combination for this team.

Two primary reasons: 1. Central and the on-demand baking remove the freshness. 2. "Advancements" in food chemistry. The modern Dunkin "Donut" has no less than 30 ingredients. Believe it or not, many of their recipes do not include butter but chemicals that provide the taste of butter.

With Pettine's defense, Josh Allen will attempt just one pass and McCoy will have 425 yards on 25 carries. He doesn't need to be a profliic passer this week until Pettine shows he can shut down a running game. Any running game for that matter.

I'll say it again, his coaches aren't good coaches. They should have that sort of crap down on lock. If the head coach has to run over to restore order, that's a problem.

He would have been an All-Pro if he played in the 1980s NFL.

This is the problem with #metoo. There's no moral or legal hazard for baseless accusations. These women could be straight up lying but it doesn't matter because there's absolutely nothing to lose. They won't be sued or brought up on charges.

They moved from on-premises to 100% central baking in the mid-90s when they started making prospective owners buy whole territories, not just one shop. I recall reading about the decison making process in a book about decision making because it was 100% about efficiency and making as big as a footprint as you can in the shortest amount of time. The stores needed so much product, the central bakeries were running 24/7, something they couldn't depend on an individual store to do. There are good franchise owners and there are bad ones and the only way to gurantee consistent product is to centralize all the complexity.

I'd offer men cheat out of loneliness, primarily, not sex. The older you get, the less friends the modern male tends to have. Once the kids and mortgage come along and the job with long hours, the Mrs. no longer sees you as that hot man but the necessary means to the end of making money, mowing lawn, etc. A man can be surrounded by lots of people and feel quite isolated. In the old days, men would leave work and hang out at the bar for a few hours or join a social club or participate in things like a bowling league or game/fish club. Today, most men are more isolated - they work out alone, do activities alone, do yard work alone or surrounded by the wife and kids 24/7. The question that I wish that "research" looked into was if the cheaitng men had any sort of their "own" social circle with their own hobbies. I'd guess they do not and I'd hypothesize that men with the more active social circle have less inclination to cheat because life feels a little more fulfilling and active.

Yet another star staring a big payday in the face but too lazy or too derpy to make it happen. Even if he hates Buffalo, all he has to do is play great for one year and he's set for life.

Agreed. I read about the corporate decision to consolidate the baking facilities. They knew before they made the decision it'd decrease quality and customers would complain but they have a near geographic monopoly on that fast food niche of coffee and doughnuts so they thought customers would get over it. Considering they are one of the few franchises that never seems to take a downturn in building new locations and are recession proof, you'd have to admit they were right.

Hollywood is *filled* with Bill Cosby types. If even 25% of the predators were ever brought to justice, it'd burn that industry to the ground.

How times change. Back in the day, they used to lead with their baked goods. Hell, the whole company started around the sale of doughnuts, not the coffee. https://money.cnn.com/2018/09/25/news/dunkin-donuts-new-name/index.html

Someone at the Sirius Yacht Rock desk just forwarded their master scheme to have it blast worldwide on every device for one hour, uninterrupted. I kid but IMO, satellite radio has forwarded music appreciation more than a music teacher could dream to do. It gives you the opportunity to listen to music you've never been exposed to before.

The Bills should go find Bacarri Rambo before Sunday. Aaron Rodgers likes throwing to him.

I happened to be at this game (Colts v Eagles). The weather was lousy. It rained steadily up until the 4th quarter. The field was pretty bad at that point. Both teams were playing the dink and dunk the entire game. I think he was taken out so he wouldn't get injured on a last, arguably desperate play. Luck looked ok to me but he threw a lot of passes that game - 40 because the Colts running game is weak. Not as many as his first game but you got the impression Eric Ebron had like 250 catches during the game.

This. The show diminishes him as the announcer.

I've seen it mentioned in other reports and agree with the concept - Houston trades Watt and/or Mercilus.

I don't think it's the end of NE this year but I think what you do see is system fatigue. Regardless of outcome, I think the 2018-2019 is the last year of the Brady era. He looks bored, Gronk both slow and bored. Team lacks focus. I don't think Josh Gordon is going to amount to anything spectacular in NE. He's JAG until proven otherwise.

Zone sucks in basketball. It equally sucks in football. The quiick, accurate quarterbacks of today shred the hell out of a zone scheme like Tampa 2. Too many little gaps an experienced QB will find. I know it's been a while since Jim Schwartz was here but his man coverage scheme is the opposite. The man coverage buys the time for your rush to get home.

Since restaurants have declared war on straws, the next front will be war on take home containers. You have some leftovers? You'll have to bring your own containers to the restaurant. At this point, only only then, will the Americans who eat out literally ever night of the week hemmoreging money for lousy food will have an epiphany - it's easier to eat at home.

I don't blame the coaches for these dreadful conferences. I blame the media and their "need" for access.

I never understood what his deal was. No matter how successful the movie or show was, he was always bitching and complaining. Anybody remember the Chevy Chase show? I hope the people who thought that'd be a good idea are still fired.