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Thanks I usually run a few years behind.

The cemetery is already right in the middle of things. If they didn't disturb it for the stadium, they're not going to disturb it for a parking lot. Not sure if there's anything to the Native American (see what I did there?) burial grounds. The good news is the new stadium will be across the road and off the land of the cemetery. So hopefully no more curse.

In 1964 they drafted 20 rounds. And the NFL only had 14 teams. So the 88th pick (7th round) would be the equivalent of the 24th pick in the 3rd round today.

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Standing on the water casting your bread While the eyes of the idol with the iron head are glowing Distant ships sailing into the mist You were born with a snake in both of your fists While a hurricane was blowing Freedom, just around the corner for you But with truth so far off, what good will it do?

Working on it. Using Amazon ads right now but it's very complex to make it work right. If you don't get it right you spend more in ads than it's worth. Same with FB ads. I likely will try Facebook ads soon they have a similar platform. I have sold quite a few to all my FB friends and family but that honeymoon is mostly over now. Will also put together some local signings. Getting a lot of requests for that. A huge help is getting lots of reviews as people tend to read them before deciding to purchase. I'm in some support/chat groups and everybody says be patient it will grow but not overnight. So that's cool. Not like I'm going anywhere, LOL. Thanks again.

Thanks Muppy and Shaw66 for the favorable reviews on Amazon. Glad you liked it.

It's survival in the city When you live from day to day City streets don't have much pity When you're down, that's where you'll stay

Give my feet to the footloose Careless, fancy free Give my knees to the needy Don't pull that stuff on me Hand me down my walking cane It's a sin to tell a lie Send my mouth way down south And kiss my ass goodbye

Thanks. Glad you liked it.

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Thanks for your interest all. If anybody wants a hard cover version it's now available. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C1J5J3PV/ref=sr_1_2?crid=15OFU8MXHSYQR&keywords=deadly+possession&qid=1681573073&s=books&sprefix=deadly+possession%2Cstripbooks%2C185&sr=1-2 All the versions are supposed to be linked but aren't yet for some reason. Kindle and paperback are still found here - https://www.amazon.com/DEADLY-POSSESSION-M-K-Danielson-ebook/dp/B0BWB92V2M/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=&fbclid=IwAR3wWkGZISbgtBUQ4l1BGkgLwiMRJfGlE5rhRRH_8wRaSnpw4AUe_np_DKo

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Thanks Mup. And Shaw. And everybody else. No references to the Music City Miracle. That would be too much GRAPHIC HORROR!! LOL. I haven't hawked it too much myself yet as self-publishing is a learning experience. I'm still getting the hang of the little intricacies of using Amazon's website, and learning how their ad campaigns work, etc. But it is out there, available as an ebook or a paperback - and hopefully as a hard cover in a day or two. So thanks in advance to anybody who buys a copy. I hope you like it. Thanks I hope yoyu like it. Thanks I hope you like it.

The reason we lost out on Gilmore by signing scrubs was because it used to be any player in the top 50% counted. And it's possible there was a time when all FAs signed counted (which is why a lot of people still think it is), I can't say for sure there. But it's not that way any more. With teams signing 90 players, the majority of whom are very low contracts, it's not hard to fall into the top 50%. This year the top 35% is somewhere in the $2.5-$3.0 mil range. At 50%, like I'm pretty sure it used to be when we lost out on a pick for Gilmore, the figure would of course be much lower, and a lot more so-called scrubs would be figured into the formula. It was changed to 35% with the 2020 CBA. And the top 35% is not just the first year, it's the average per year of the total contract, figured as I explained above. You take the total of all salary and bonuses and divide by the number of years in the contract. So even if a guy has only a $2 mil salary in his first year, but a $20 mil signing bonus plus a huge salary in year 4 plus a huge roster bonus in year 2, it all adds up and is divided by the number of years in the contract. So the guy might only have a $2 million base salary for the first year, but if his contract is for a total of $40 million over 4 years, then he goes into the formula at $10 mil per year, while every other player in the league's contract (for the purposes of comp picks) is also figured the same. If the player's contract falls inside the top 35% he counts, and if it's outside he doesn't.

So many experts. So little time. In summary - As noted above, not all players count. Only unrestricted free agents (that includes RFA and ERFA candidates who are not tendered) whose contracts expired on the last day of the league year, and whose new contracts fall inside the top 35% of all player contracts count (currently around $2.5 - $3.0 mil). Players who were released before the start of "free agency" do not count. Also, tagged players whose tag was rescinded count. The deadline for signed players to count in the formula is 4:00 PM eastern on the Monday following the draft (May 1st this year). If a player initially counts and is then cut, he generally doesn't count any more. But he could still count if the amount of money earned before being cut still puts him inside the top 35% of all contracts. But the value would of course then be lowered depending on where his earnings eventually fit in. That's why the official list isn't released until after the season. The contract figure used considers the entire contract salary, bonuses and incentives, including likely to be earned and not likely to be earned, divided by the number of years in the signed contract. It is also adjusted after the season to adjust for these factors, and is also a reason why the official list isn't released until after the season. The formula used to be a secret - or at least was never made public. Since the signing of the 2020 Collective Bargaining Agreement (when some of the rules were tweaked) however, the exact formula and all its rules have been available to anyone who wants to take the time to read and understand them. It's listed in the CBA as Appendix V, and starts on page 399. But for most of us, the OTC site does a pretty good job with their predictions. Some picks, of course, are adjusted during and at the end of the season for reasons listed above. But those are usually the bottom of the 7th round choices. For example, there are generally 32 picks given each year under the formula. Adjusting of contracts after the season can easily result in a player who would normally fall at say, 39 (no pick) to jump up to 31 (a 7th), or something similar, and vice-versa. Signed, Specifically yours, Cliff Claven

Looks to be right on.

Oh I see. Well 30 year old WRs who just missed 6 games in the previous season don't usually. And I never really expected that we would sign him. Just pointing out the team that does sign him sure won't be getting a $21 million cap hit. But yeah, anything we sign him for would certainly be cap issue - just like anybody we sign this offseason. Sure they can. Any team can always do that. But with a cap hit of $25.8 mil in 2024 I'm not sure just how much or how far they can move enough to make a difference - and whether they think it would be worth it. Which, I'm assuming, is why they are considering him a cap casualty cut in the first place.

Because he has a $15.5 million salary with the Chargers in 2023, plus some prorated cap bonuses for a total cap charge in 2023 of $21.7 million for the Chargers. If he becomes a cap casualty and the Chargers cut him (not saying they will but whatever), they save $14.8 million in cap space in 2023. Allen becomes an unrestricted free agent who will. at the age of 30, presumably sign a new contract for a cap charge much lower than the $21.7 million the Chargers are strapped with.

For me the deja vu started 2 years ago. We lost the championship game (to the Bengals) in our star quarterback's 3rd year. The next year we took a step back by losing in the divisional round. Then we started a SB run against NFC East teams in our star quarterback's 5th year - with our first playoff game at home against Miami. Go Bills! Beat the kitty kats.

I liked it better when there were six , five team divisions and only 5 from each conference got in. Half your games were divisional. All division winners got a bye while the wildcards played. But I guess I'm old. Even when they went to 6 teams it was still better when the league had 30 teams and 6 divisions.

It's because when multiple teams are involved in a wildcard tiebreaker, the first step is to break the tie between any teams that are in the same division. The Lions currently win the tiebreaker with the Packers because they won their head-to-head matchup. So the Packers are out of the equation. Then the tiebreaker goes to the Lions and Seahawks. The Seahawks win because they beat the Lions head-to-head. So the Seahawks are currently in 7th. Eighth and ninth go back to the Lions beating the Pack, so Lions are currently 8th and the Packers 9th. If the Packers beat the Lions next week they will no longer be tied. And even if the Seahawks also win they will lose the tiebreaker to the Packers due to conference record. That will give the 7th to the Packers. As a note to the Bears/Redskins story, somewhere, I think around 20 years ago, the league changed the tiebreakers, and point differential, while still on the list, is much farther down the. I'm almost positive since that change no tiebreaker has gone further than strength of victory. My two cents.

No, they wouldn't. Even with all the uncertainty surrounding the week 18 schedule, the rules still say teams must be informed with no less than 6 days notice. The Bills will not be playing on Saturday.

If the defense commits the penalty after the 2:00 minute warning they enforce the penalty, re-set the play clock to 40 and then re-start the game clock. There is no advantage to purposely committing an Offside penalty before the snap to try to conserve time inside 2:00 minutes.