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So we put any attempt at upgrading an offensive position on hold until we're completely sold on the QB? I've heard this sentiment from others as well, makes no sense to me.

OK, so putting it in softer terms, I got the impression that the board consensus was we should jump on this but might get beaten to the punch by another team and I was questioning whether we're (myself included) valuing his reputation too highly.

Fair enough, maybe just a case of declining production and high cap hit. I still think WR looks thin without him. So why are some salivating over him? Reputation? BTW, no Mahomes snark?

Scratching my head on why he was released....not adding up for me either. Feels like there's more to this than meets the eye. Is it that simple? Could be.

Still at least one left near me Not a store per se, but no drive-in movies left near me.

Full disclosure: big time Mets fan, big time Yankee hater. I love a summer baseball game. Early spring and late fall? Not so much. Great post. The latest Yankees stadium was built on the heels of an all-time great team that was aging. There was an expectation of greatness that was met year-in and year-out and tickets/concessions for the new stadium/cathedral were priced at the championship level. And then reality caught up and more recently the team hasn't been able to live up to the arrogant mentality that anything but a World Series ring is a bad year. The corporate/celebrity fan lost interest, the blue collar fan was priced out. It'll be interesting to see how the next few years play out. The young talent level is extraordinary...can't believe they turned it around as quickly as they did. Much as it pains me I think there is something special happening...just no guarantee of a championship.

Wednesday/Thursday of this week I had the pleasure of accompanying my youngest on the 5th grade overnight trip to Gettysburg. On the way there he was pre-occupied and I bit my tongue. On the way back when we passed Kutztown he was similarly pre-occupied but I had to let him know about a certain hall of famer. Back in the day Reed/Kutztown comments were obligatory. Yesterday it was obligatory for me as well.

This gets my vote.

No doubt. There's no pretense that a shoot out is anything but a gimmick. But a 3-3 is a gimmick masquerading as real hockey.

No I didn't care for 4-4 either...but at least that happens during regulation so it didn't bother me as much as 3-3 which is pretty rare in regulation. My problem is that I actually look forward to the shootouts. I don't get worked up about ties in football either, like you said its not a common occurrence. It might bother me more if I was paying for season tickets.

I'm not a fan of the college OT either....but I like the hockey shoot-outs. No doubt shoot-outs are a gimmick but I love watching them. What i can't stand is the 3-3 overtime...a gimmick trying to masquerade as real hockey. Either way I think ties are a much bigger issue for football due to the number of games. And I may be in the minority but I prefer sudden death.

I'd have a hard time defining classy, but I think this fits the bill: Last year my 11 year olds baseball team was playing a travel team that was older and light years better than us and also highly arrogant including taunting our guys. Our pitcher was having a rough inning. He started out walking everyone and then when he started getting the ball over the plate they were crushing the ball. At one point there was a play at the plate, the pitcher covered and ended up falling on top of the runner. The runner got up and tried to kick him. A few batters later the pitcher hit a batter. When the batter got to first the pitcher called time out, walked over to first to let the kid know it was an accident and give him an "I'm sorry:" high five. Classy.

I think that's very likely and makes a lot of sense. I know there are some on the board that think we whiffed on the "can't miss" QB who was picked after Trubisky this year. Could be, time will tell. Organizationally we are set up for McD and Beane to succeed....now they need to make it happen. Go Bills!

String a few of the decisions that have been made since January together and a pattern emerges. Renegotiate Tyrod effectively giving him another year to prove/disprove his worth, don't pick up Sammy's 5th year option which effectively puts him in the same position as Tyrod, picking up an extras first rounder and replacing the GM and scouting staff allows Beane and McD to evaluate what they have and what they need. Each of those moves has been debated in other threads and while you can agree or disagree with any or all of them, taken collectively what I see is transition planning.

Glad you had a great day. You can't put a price on the moments together

Words to live by. In my case, Mom's going strong at 80+ despite it almost ending tragically 2 years ago.

Throw the Giants into that mix. Of course each of them found a QB. Boring, exciting..makes no difference to me as long as we win. I'm not being negative, I think this is the natural course for franchises trying to find their way. The Rex bluster...I was totally cool with building a bully - except it just never happened...is replaced by a more measured mentality. I prefer the new mindset and I'm hopeful it produces the results we all want.

OK, so maybe all I remember is Rob falling over the chair...can't remember their kids. The obvious from my childhood would be Mike and Carol....but eff them and their last name! I'll throw out Bill (Bixby) Corbett from Courtship of Eddies Father as best dad....widower....or was he?

Did you get your one clear answer today?

Plausible. But I'm skeptical that McD had a master plan beyond becoming a HC. I'd be more inclined to guess that once he got his foot in the door things changed. Am I wrong to assume we could've shown Whaley the door along with Rex but retained the scouting staff until the draft?

Quote of the day.

Could be, I try to stay away from speculation (it's difficult!) and comment on what is. They appear to be tied at the hip now. I think that's a good thing given my concern about the reporting structure.

Coming late to the party so sorry if this has already been covered. So same structure with GM and HC reporting separately to the owners? Given the reporting structure and the fact that McD was already hired, I'd probably be more concerned bringing in someone McD was not familiar with than bringing in Beane. I also like that they are on the same contract schedule, tying their fates to each other. With that said, I'm in the camp that thinks it's odd they hired a rookie HC before they hired the GM.

Maybe off topic, but when did they hit the stage and/or finish? I've been to a few Paramount shows where the opener went on before the posted show time.