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12 hours ago, buffaloboyinATL said:
So I asked this question in another thread but it is kind of buried and I was wondering what people thought so I decided to start a new thread for it.
There is a lot of talk in the media about Baltimore having designed plays to get Lamar Jackson on the field to utilize his unique capabilities, but no one that I heard has speculated that we might do the same with Allen.
I know there is a risk to messing up the rhythm of the offense when you do this, but does anyone think Daboll might design some plays for Allen in order to take advantage of his mobility and big arm, as well as get him valuable game time experience? I know he is not really a gadget type of player, but I think it could really create some mis-matches for the Defense given how different his skill set is from Peterman. I for one would love to see this happen.
There's pry a reason for that. The only way we use Allen like Jackson is him holding a clipboard as our backup QB.
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And this is why Nike did what it did.....
Nike’s online sales jumped 31% after company unveiled Kaepernick campaign, data show
After an initial dip immediately after the news broke, Nike’s NKE, -0.12% online sales actually grew 31% from the Sunday of Labor Day weekend through Tuesday, as compared with a 17% gain recorded for the same period of 2017, according to San Francisco–based Edison Trends.
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“You can be darn sure that Nike has done its research and knows what will move its product and who this campaign will resonate with,” said Goldman. “They are the ones [Nike has] decided will be its future customers, so, if others are getting upset, [Nike has] planned for that, and it doesn’t care.”
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I just wonder if all this love for McDermott is because he's the antithesis of Rex. It's too early to judge whether he'll be a successful head coach or not.
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6 hours ago, KD in CA said:
But.....didn't Trump save us from having the ultimate corporate elitist as POTUS?
Ask the Walton family who they would've preferred.
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8 hours ago, SouthNYfan said:
dareus is the worst contract on there
rip
I'm surprised Haynesworth's wasn't the worst.
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16 hours ago, TakeYouToTasker said:
I disagree.
If such a person existed, their entire purpose would now be subverted by coming forward. There would be no logical reason to publish such a piece.
The only purpose this serves is to propagandize.
It's a fiction, just as Woodward's book is.
It's agree it was coordinated to release with the book, but posit that it's easy to coordinate when there's only two actors involved (Woodward and the Times) and there are no real sources.
You may have a point about it being coordinated with Woodward's book as he's developed many relationships with the power brokers in Washington over the years (although if the piece was released last week people would claim it was coordinated with Jon McCain's funeral). One of which may be a top member of the Trump administration. I think there is a source and it will eventually be revealed. Then that person will probably get a book deal and be a hero to half the country. One of the many possible motives in publishing this piece.
What that person will have to explain is if it's their collective job to "contain" Trump's worst impulses, how does publishing an anonymous op-ed not produce the opposite effect?
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He's had to coach some really bad offenses. Brady Quinn, Derrick Anderson, Colt McCoy, Matt Moore, Chad Henne, and Matt Cassel were his QB's over his four years as OC. Now he has Nate Peterman. I think he gets two years unless they're really bad. He should have his chance with Josh Allen and some added talent next year.
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45 minutes ago, njbuff said:
That scumbag Corey Booker should be put in jail.
Dems are proving every minute of every day that they are nothing but clowns and this hearing proves EXACTLY that.
I've always been critical of Democratic Congressman being too tepid. Republicans investigated Benghazi to death knowing Hillary would be the nominee. However, when you finally play hardball. Make sure the evidence is damning you fricken moron.
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1 hour ago, Tiberius said:
Who's right? Tom or Ocin?
Without reading of any of it. Tom.
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11 minutes ago, njbuff said:
20124 is long time.
Keep it up though, as this is all pure comedy now.
Who needs to go to a comedy club for comedy? Just turn on the news and see the left continuing to lose their minds over this President.
Yes it is. I'm confident he'll be out of office by then.
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Would help if there was a name to the op-ed. Seems a bit cowardice. A senior official encompasses a lot of people in government. Also, if you're bragging about saving the country by containing Trump my minimizing the chaos he unleashes, why would you write an op-ed that would create a chaotic situation in the White House?
I think this helps Trump as this seems to be written by an establishment Republican (based on the content) many on the right loathe and distracts from the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings.
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2 hours ago, bbb said:
So, they think people who already are buying most of their products are going to buy more? I would think if you need sneakers, you buy them. You don't buy more than you need.
I would think so too, but young black people have been buying and collecting sneakers since Air Jordan's sold at a crazy rate during MJ's glory years. It's their target market and Nike didn't become the most popular shoe brand in the world by playing it safe (they stuck with Tiger and Kobe when many advertisers abandoned them). Brand loyalty is huge and they don't want to lose business to Adidas, Reebok, Puma, etc.. Nike has had Kaepernick under contract for years now, but waited until polling came out before making Kaepernick the center of their marketing campaign. They also pry figured that "taking a stand" on the issue will attract more prominent black athletes in the future who believe in his cause. Time will tell if the gamble pays off. Nike certainly got a lot more publicity for their 30th anniversary campaign over the last couple of days. That's for sure.
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True statement.
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10 hours ago, Deranged Rhino said:
They knew that would happen. This is a long term strategy. Risky, but they're banking on the fact that since young people (under 35) buy 2/3rds of their sneakers and that black people overwhelmingly buy more Nike gear than any other demographic per population percentage. They think this will motivate them to buy more gear and will far outweigh any boycotts. Young people and black people are the most likely to support kneeling during the anthem. Nike isn't being heroic here by making some cultural stand. It's purely about increasing profits long term.
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The offensive line and a refusal to upgrade our WR position has eviscerated any excitement I had about Taylor not being the starting QB anymore. I'm about a 2 out of 10. If our offensive line isn't as horrible as expected then it jumps up to a 7. I don't think we make the playoffs this year regardless.
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Monday, Wednesday, and Friday with a disposable razor in the shower. Will shave on weekend if I have to go to a formal social event. Will grow out beard during summer vacation. Can't wait until I retire and can go full Letterman.
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7 hours ago, ALF said:
Sen. Graham weighs in on Meghan McCain's criticism of Trump: 'She is her father's daughter'
I don't like how they (Bush Jr., Obama, Meghan McCain) used a funeral to take political shots at Trump. If anybody criticizes them for this then they go "Have you know decency. This is a funeral." It's just cowardice.
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8 hours ago, /dev/null said:
Be careful there Doc. We've seen Lefties turn on their own for even the slightest infraction of approved Groupthink.
Criticizing Starbucks may be taken as a sign of insufficient wokeness
It's small, medium, large or extra large. Not venti, tall, etc....!@#$.
6 hours ago, Buffalo_Gal said:
The holiday sale was considered a flop. In China sales were up a lot though (I doubt the Chinese people care about anything Trump says).
Later sales earnings were up 13% because they raised prices in June, but stores traffic was down 2% (bagged coffee sales were up, however). That must have been some price increase for that high an earnings result vs lower store traffic. Very mixed results, but money-in-pocket is what every corporation cares about.
And I agree, Starbucks coffee is awful. I do like their chai tea lattes though, but the one I buy every other year isn't going to keep 'em in business.
I'm not sure boycotts succeed longterm. People forget they are supposed to boycott something based on ... something. They remember they are boycotting because they are personally pissed at a company for bad service/business practices, etc... but political reasons? I have my doubts.
I'd suspect buycotts have better longterm results providing the new customer likes the new product/service.I was talking about the 2015 boycott. How many fricken times do they boycott Starbucks?
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2 hours ago, LABillzFan said:
Are you suggesting older white people are the ones who take issue with Kaep?
Yeah. Older white males to be more specific. They're probably the highest demographic percentage wise taking issue with him starting the anthem protest. Nike took a calculated risk. The ironic part about people giving Nike credit for this is you have people praising them for taking a stand even though they run sweatshops in third world countries.
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21 minutes ago, greeneblitz said:
This is the garbage that McDermott wrought, he's the first coach Ive ever heard of to intentionally create a QB controversy over his first round quarterback he just drafted.
How did he intentionally create a QB controversy? Peterman performed better than Allen and McCarron so he won the job. I see nothing wrong with how the QB competition was handled during training camp/preseason and it really was a true three way competition.
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1 hour ago, ajmac said:
I have never heard anyone really compare these two QBs on the board here or anywhere, but you have to admit, there are some similarities in their styles of play and skill sets. I am not a Peterman fan, nor am I against him. I think he had a rough start to his career and other than that, he has looked relatively promising as a potential solid starter.
The weakness of his arm strength, just like Drew Bree's, and lack of size (cause for concern on wear and tear) were the main knocks on both. Both great college players, except Bree's has the edge for sure there. I know this is a stretch a little here, but I am not so sure Peterman could turn out to be a solid QB in this league.
Personally, I see the generational talent in Allen, and I want that for my guy, but what are we going to do if all of a sudden Peterman starts showing flashes and wins games??
Ok, now you can roast away, I brought cold beer and snacks so you don't have to be gentle!
It's an interesting comparison and not as ridiculous as I thought it was at first glance. Their scouting reports coming out of college are similar. Brees was the 32nd pick while Peterman went in the 5th round though so Brees was obviously the better prospect. Just the eye test tells me Brees has more zip on the short and intermediate passes. Peterman needs to work on going through his reads and not telegraphing his passes. Brees didn't have that problem. I forgot that Rivers sat his first two years. With today's rookie wage cap, San Diego may have traded Rivers and kept Brees.
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10 minutes ago, Paulus said:
I agree.
Outside of that, there are certainly products which I don't buy because I don't like the politics associated with their producer.
I really don't care about a companies politics. I'll boycott companies that screw over their employees. I'll order an Uber and then tell the rider to cancel and I'll pay the driver roughly what they would've gotten and Uber's share (plus a tip if they're affable).
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This was surprising. Older white people aren't the biggest Nike customers, but considering they're the jersey providers of the NFL can't be good news for the owners.
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4 minutes ago, Paulus said:
The thing is, people can simply not shop at some of these places anymore. Why does it always have to be some sort of movement?
Starbucks? Overpriced tar. There are plenty of superior alternatives.
Just Do It
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I get it. What's frustrating people is a Nike boycott won't have the same impact as an NFL boycott because of the different consumer demographics. I don't like Kaepernick after I saw him in those police pig socks, but I don't have a problem with other players kneeling to bring more awareness to more broad problems like racial inequality and social injustice. I completely understand why a lot of people are offended though.