The Frankish Reich
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2 minutes ago, Warcodered said:
So probably not a guy you'll sign again.
Such is the fate of RBs in the NFL.
I'm still adapting to the new college world. This guy started at Temple, then transferred to Vandy, then to Kentucky for his "senior" year.
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Showing tape of this 6'8" 350 guy "mauling" a 180 lb safety.
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well that was what the wait was for
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Just now, KentuckyBillsFan said:
I’m okay with fans or ex-players reading picks. It’s them getting up and making a damn speech or whatever that’s annoying. Just read the pick. I got stuff to do
So who are we sending up there?
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This is why the draft is boring. (I'm watching because it is currently snowing in Colorado!)
Nowadays everyone knows everything about everybody.
It's the classic efficient market. No more ridiculous overdrafts (except that punter who just went in the 4th). No real surprises. All pretty much according to rankings. Film on everyone available at a click.
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Bears, team with a lot of needs, picks a punter in the 4th. Kiper says it's great! Pivotal player, game changer.
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What happened to Mel Kiper?
Every draft pick is a great one now.
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On 4/26/2024 at 10:11 AM, ChiGoose said:
textualism unless the text doesn't say what they want it to say
As one Justice asked: where in the constitution does it say that the President shall have lifetime immunity for criminal acts committed while he was President?
The answer is: nowhere. There is absolutely nothing in the constitution that accords former presidents immunity from criminal prosecution. The Supreme Court is just making it up.
So what about the textualist's backup argument? That we should look to history of the interpretation of the constitution?
Well, no help there. Gerald Ford preemptively pardoned Nixon because there was no one who even thought that Nixon would have lifetime immunity for any involvement in criminal activity while he was president.
So they are making it up. How is this different from the "liberal justices just made up the right to privacy (and, in turn, abortion) which is found nowhere in the constitution?" Answer: it isn't.
This article states the argument in greater detail:
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/27/supreme-court-trump-immunity-00154744
Read the conclusion before you snap back "oh, so I guess you're fine with Dobbs."
No, I'm not. The article (and I) just think that the idea that Supreme Court justices are just some kind of rabbinical interpreters of the words of the constitution without imposing their own ideas of what is necessary for what they've called "ordered liberty" is nonsense. There is no such thing, and this case proves it.
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19 hours ago, ChiGoose said:
Fun fact about Jenna Ellis: she was fired from traffic court but was awarded unemployment benefits in part because the labor board felt that some of her mistakes were due to "deficiencies in her education."
Less than a decade later, she somehow became attorney to the president where her actions created significant legal exposure for herself.
Only the best people...
I know someone who worked with Jenna Ellis when she was a young DA handling low-level cases.
True. She was canned. There were also a lot of stories about her personal behavior/late nights, etc. Apparently she wasn't aware that everyone knows what everyone else is doing in a small town.
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1 hour ago, BillStime said:
Disgusting
Ol' Labia Neck is at it again!
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55 minutes ago, BillStime said:
Freak
WTF was that supposed to be?
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Just now, sonyab1974 said:
What happened to Damar Hamlin? He isn't safety anymore?
He's a fake punt specialist now.
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2 minutes ago, LABILLBACKER said:
He was good for 1 yr. Played only 4 full seasons with a career catch rate of 51%.
Injury, Cam Newton throwing to him, pre-Ozempic era = fail.
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1 minute ago, MikePJ76 said:
Coleman is only 20 years old...he is not even old enough to drink yet!!! This guy could be a Bill for a long time.
He may just have one good season right before free agency, just in time for the Bears to sign him and watch him suck again. Did you know Tremaine Edmunds was only 19 when we drafted him?
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Just now, BillsFanJ said:
GPS salellite likely moving away from Kelvin Benj ... I mean Keon Coleman ... making him seem faster.
I get the jokes, but ... what the hell would be wrong with finding a new young Kelvin Benjamin with the 33rd overall pick?
He was pretty damn good until he ate himself out of the league.
You really can't expect more than that at 33.
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Just now, Beck Water said:
Pro Tip: don't pay attention to Zierlein's round or NFL outcome predictions. They are all over the place.
Do pay attention to his strengths and weakness listings. They are what I nod when I come back to.
Example: Matt Milano was assessed as an "average backup or special teamer" with an overall 5.9 grade. But his strengths listing had this to say:"Wonderfully aggressive. Heat-seeking missile who looks for contact. Form tackler looking to strike, lift, and bury. Former safety with disciplined vision and above-average instincts. Can get home as blitzer. Reacts quickly to play-action screen passes and reverses. Good straight-line speed and revved motor for extended tackle range. Has some coverage ability in space. Durable two-year starter playing more than 94 percent of his team's defensive snaps. Accelerates through contact. Speed and toughness creates potential opportunities at multiple linebacker spots." [That's my little Guido Torpedo]
So Zierlein analysis of Coleman's strengths:"Above-the-rim artist with circus catches resembling a scene from the tents of Cirque du Soleil. Coleman has excellent size and ball skills. He’s not sudden and doesn’t have great speed, so beating press and creating breathing room against tight man coverages will depend on his ability to improve as a route-runner. The former star basketball player has a rebounder’s blend of extension and timing to give jump-ball defenders the blues. He’s big and strong with soft hands"
I've been complaining that our WR get shoved off their routes by physical coverage, that we seldom see the 'circus catch' from them, that our guys give us 'focus drops' at key situations. Sounds as though Beane set out to change that, and feels as though for a basketball player, the release moves can be coached up.
McD likes WRs who block too. It is overlooked, but it matters. Not sure who Xavier Worthy is blocking.
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8 minutes ago, QLBillsFan said:
Great player but more similar to Shakir
I have to assume Beane/McD really, really like what they saw from Shakir late last season (what's not to like?) and they're confident that he fills that role, which now becomes the Diggs role. So they went for another Gabe. Look, it makes sense to me. Other than Harrison I don't think there was a can't miss pro bowler type in the draft. So they got one of the B grade runners up.
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3 minutes ago, FireChans said:
Devin Funchess (bust)
Yep. The Beane/McD type.
Actually had his moment (the singular is on purpose). Just didn't last.
Wiki page says he's pursuing his dream of playing in the NBA. Still a distant dream - he's 29 and playing in the Philippines.
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I just looked back at Kelvin Benjamin's scouting report. Guess what his 40 time was? 4.61. Guess what the report said? "Plays faster"
It's a Beane/McD thing. They've been trying to find that big receiver since they came to Buffalo. One epic fail (Benjamin), one moderate success (Gabe). Third time is a Hall of Famer.
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1 minute ago, Big Turk said:
The NFL Draft profile comparison is Drake London.
I'd take that. Or a prime/young Kelvin Benjamin. Or a 2nd year Gabe Davis. Not exciting, but seems like a high floor, medium ceiling guy.
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Kelvin Benjamin. But the one that was in his prime.
After all is said and done, it seems that we had one guy head and tails over all other WRs (Harrison), and then about 8 guys that you could order whatever way you want. So the trade down made sense if you look at it that way.
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2 minutes ago, ScotSHO said:
The Fed doesn't talk with the current regime today before it makes monetary policy decisions? I find that very hard to believe.
Here's a good interview with Paul Volcker about presidents and the Fed:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/23/business/dealbook/paul-volcker-federal-reserve.html
while President Trump has complained in recent months about the Fed’s plan to raise interest rates, he isn’t the first to try to influence the independent Federal Reserve. Mr. Volcker recounts being summoned to meet with President Ronald Reagan and his chief of staff, James Baker, in the president’s library next to the Oval Office in 1984.
Reagan “didn’t say a word,” Mr. Volcker wrote. “Instead Baker delivered a message: ‘The president is ordering you not to raise interest rates before the election.’” Mr. Volcker wasn’t planning to raise rates at the time.
“I was stunned,” he wrote. “I later surmised that the library location had been chosen because, unlike the Oval Office, it probably lacked a taping system.”
So it happens, and I don't know if anything forbids it. But making some kind of consultation mandatory nevertheless impacts the independence of the Fed in a way that isn't good for stability.
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27 minutes ago, Sammy Watkins' Rib said:
How concerned should we be with Franklin's weight? He's 176 and three inches taller than Xavier Worthy.
I'm no scout, but this reminds me of what we see when MLB scouts talk about "projectability." Worthy just looks like a guy who will always be skinny, not the guy who may fill out and gain strength/weight as he matures. Franklin seems to have more of a projectable frame. So if they were pitching prospects, I think we'd see something like "Franklin has the frame to fill out and add 2-3 mph to his fastball."
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2 hours ago, Tiberius said:
Hidden behind all the silly "it's TDS" comments is the actual policy changes being cooked up by people and groups waiting to pounce in a new Trump presidency.
And so far, this is one of the scariest - Trump with a say in monetary policy.
Say what you want about the Fed, but having an independent central bank has been one of the most critical factors in sustained economic growth, and as a preventative against political manipulation of the currency.
It is an awful, stupid, dangerous idea. And it's in play if Trump wins.
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POLICE STATE BIDEN TRIALS: Corrupt DOJ/FBI/GA DA/CO SC/ME SoS: Trump Indicted 4x.
in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
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And as Paul Harvey would've said, here's the rest of the story:
Sauer replied that Trump's attorneys had not raised that concern "directly" in the current Supreme Court case — in which justices are considering Trump's arguments that presidential immunity precludes the prosecution of charges that the former president illegally sought to overturn the 2020 election.
The short answer, then, is "no." The question is not properly before the Court.