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This is my problem with this argument: You argue his impact on the passing game is based purely on his size and speed. That’s wonderful and all, but that doesn’t say much at all about how he is as a football player, like can he tackle?

I just remember how the OP of this thread got kicked off this board. That was a real low point for this forum. And that's really saying something for PPP.

There's a difference between publicly lying about the degree you have actually earned (which is also distasteful) and cheating in order to actually get into an Institution you might have no business being in. I've said it before and I'll say it again: Trump is giving Biden his decades long wish to become President just because it's pretty damn easy to look like a choir boy when juxtaposed next to Donald Trump, no matter what skeletons are in your closet.

Yet he's ironically pushing SUPER hard for kids to go back to school in the Fall no matter what https://apnews.com/93fb781c01777eaf5ce86ddc86ce7a11 Trump pushes state, local leaders to reopen schools in fall "We’re very much going to put pressure on governors and everybody else to open the schools.” ... “We want to reopen the schools... Everybody wants it. The moms want it, the dads want it, the kids want it. It's time to do it.” Yeah... sounds like a guy who had to cheat his way into college to me... What's the statute of limitations? This isn't about cheating. It's just one more indicator that Trump really is as dumb as he looks.

I don't get this. I have hopes for him and think he made progress last year, but I don't even think he qualifies as "great" or maybe even "very good" yet. Elite? Really? That's some real prognosticating. I sure hope so.

It's the boat everyone is in. I'm a teacher. I actually REALLY want to get back in the classroom because I think this "distance learning" sucks and students aren't actually learning. Then again, I'm in good health and keep a very small social circle. I have good friends who are coworkers who are basically refusing to go back into the classroom because they have underlying health conditions like diabetes and heart issues. And I don't blame them at all. I'll be honest: a month ago I was like 99.9% sure we'd have an NFL season. Not there anymore, though I still think it's much more likely than not that we have a season... Although that might also just be wishful thinking... ?

Yeah I'm just thinking about what I'd do if my bar didn't open up--it's still closed--and there were games.

About the out-of-home data? I'm fairly comfortable. I think it might even undercall it a little. You should see the number of people packed in the sports bars in Hawai'i on opening day for a 7 AM kickoff. I could see bar numbers being pretty accurate because you can track patrons in a bar. Friends going to friends houses to watch is a different story. Hence the reason I think it under calls it.

Not specified from what I see. But I'm sure there's some kind of formula. And I'm sure it's close, but not precise.

Yes but it also cites a 12% bump in out-of-home viewership for the regular season. They're keeping track of it all.

Just in case anyone was wondering if watching Bills games at the bar actually contributes to the NFL. That's how I am forced to watch most games considering where I live, anyway. More than 100 million people watched the Super Bowl on Fox, a small increase over last year’s ratings. But tens of millions more watched at bars or at a friend’s house, boosting the total viewership by 13%. That share of out-of-home viewership was slightly better than what the network got for its regular-season NFL Sunday broadcasts, which saw a roughly 12% bump, according to Fox, which cited research by Nielsen. Measuring the audience that watches on someone else’s screen is increasingly important to networks as they vie for advertising dollars. A 30-second Super Bowl commercial cost as much as $5.6 million this year, and Fox wants to assure advertisers that they’re getting their money’s worth. ... The out-of-home increase for Thanksgiving games is about 20%, said Mike Mulvihill, head of strategy and analytics at Fox Sports. It currently takes a while for networks to get the out-of-home data. But by next season, Fox expects to have the information just a day or two after the event is broadcast. “We’re always looking for more complete, more accurate measurement,” Mulvihill said. “It’s going to benefit advertisers, who are getting a better representation of what they’re paying for.”

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Who's deflecting now?

Yeah you wrote a simple math problem when it's probably more like complex division. This is precisely what I was talking about and why I posted that PM. You've created this binary vision of our government. Deep State (the Clintons, Obamas, Biden, probably most previous administrations, actually, etc.) is BAD! Trump is God... I mean GOOD, though you often try to concede things like him sounding like an idiot, among other things. You say that your statement that the Obama administration clearly attempted a coup on the Trump administration. I assume that's your "simple math problem," right? If so, no it's not clear or even close to it for anyone other than people like DR and his disciples who so desperately want it to be that simple so they can claim a line in the sand drawn and they on the GOOD side.

I actually detest engaging in this thread at this point. But I identified you as one of a couple posters I'd engage with so I'll put aside my evening read momentarily to engage with you. Besides, this is less about DR than this board as a whole. He's just emblematic of its worst symptoms, so this dialogue is more about the board as a whole. I'm glad you said "in my opinion." In my opinion, you're wrong. What's interesting is I've been PMed by multiple posters over the years about DR. Thoughtful PMs from thoughtful posters who were evidently around here before even the last election. The last one came last night from a poster who clearly doesn't share DR's views but engages thoughtfully here. What I was told about his positions in the lead up to the last election and what followed seems par for the course for him. So there's pretty clearly an issue of perception. All those who agree with the views of DR--including thoughtful posters like yourself and others--think he's consistently posting good information as an informative poster. All those who disagree with the views of DR--I'll exclude myself for the sake of this based on some of the *ahem* comments about me in this thread, but included are thoughtful posters of the opposite opinion I've been personally hearing from--think he's gone down the rabbit hole of conspiracy theories and needs them to thrive. Don't you think this dichotomy is wildly problematic? I actually want to quote a recent PM I got from one of these posters. I won't name him, but these are not my words, though they tell the story pretty well: DR dedicated 18 months of posts to how the deep state was putting Clinton in power and had arranged the stooge of Trump to ensure it. He believes that the Rothchilds control everything and the Bilderberg conspiracy. He’s convinced the crew here that he’s credible and normal through volume posting to a narrative. If Biden wins, his narrative will just shift to, “see the deep state is even more real than we thought.” He/they can’t accept that some good people do bad things and some bad people do good. And that the world is complicated. They prefer this narrative of good vs evil in a deep state. It’s a simple narrative for frightened minds. Helps them make sense of the confusion. And this is the problem. This right here is where the disconnect is. It's perception vs reality. Or perhaps I should say desired perception vs reality. I'm not wasting my time going through each of those 5 things you brought up, but based on what I've read, DR took firm positions of Exonerated! Exonerated! Exonerated! Exonerated! Attempted Coup! with these 5 things. Yeah, that's just not the truth. What is true, however, is that DR and the rest of his ilk over here never do any critical thinking regarding his own position. I found @Buffalo_Gal 's post earlier pretty humorous because truthfully what she was saying was "look, there's just no other way to view this than OUR way." That's the central ideology of this forum. And since the vast majority of you lean right (and good grief don't start telling me you've always voted Democrat. If you voted Trump once and plan on voting him again, you're hard right), this board rejects the views from the left as though they (to quote a previously mentioned poster) "fling-poo," despite the fact that valid points are brought up, but they're just tossed or forgotten in the midst of a "poo-fest." Who's the other candidate? See, this connects PERFECTLY with what comes above, both from the other poster who PMed me and the seeming inability to think critically over here. Mostly though it comes down to the PM statement of "They prefer this narrative of good vs evil in a deep state. It’s a simple narrative for frightened minds. Helps them make sense of the confusion. " STOP PRETENDING WE THINK BIDEN IS FANTASTIC!!!! Sheesh. I thought you actually listened. Or read. I guess not. Go back and read. We've talked about this. And more doubling down on the conspiracy theories as you consistently roll snake eyes... C'est la vie...

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I'm talking about the one who wasn't indicted, despite being told multiple times he would be by the likes of DR and others. Which is weird considering it's Bill Barr's Justice Department. Good to know the loyal civil servants aren't playing politics to appease their partisan boss.

How exactly did EJ set the Franchise back for years? We acquired draft picks for him by trading back. We didn't lose draft picks. Blame the GM and coaching staff for failing to pull the trigger quickly the way Arizona did on Josh Rosen or the Panthers did on Jimmy Clausen or the Jaguars did on Jimmy Clausen or the Broncos did on Paxton Lynch. Those organizations pulled the trigger quick. Not EJ's fault OBD didn't. By this same argument Trent Edwards, Ryan Fitzpatrick and Tyrod Taylor all also set this franchise back for years. None of them were drafted in the 1st round. Peterman was needlessly given incredibly valuable snaps in the offseason of Allen's rookie year. Never should have happened. I would argue Peterman hindered Allen's growth with that. You seem desperate to defend Peterman for some strange reason.

We all knew it from game 1? We sure as heck should have considering his historically atrocious start in the NFL. Yet, he was not only to start another game that season, but was allowed to be a part of a legitimate QB competition THAT HE "WON" and start again in the ensuing swason. and posters here thought he'd be good... make no mistake about that... maybe you were one of them.

Wait, he said Allen is the only NFL QB to not complete a pass that traveled 35 yards or more in the air. Ummm???? Did he mean from the LOS?

And what BS would that be? All I get is crap over here. Look at my posting history. I have engaged with multiple posters on a number of issues. Ask @leh-nerd skin-erd or @Buffalo_Gal. These are posters I respect because I might wildly disagree with them in some cases but can discuss things with some depth at least. DR couldn't even admit how incredibly wildly wrong he was when he persisted that Biden didn't have a chance to be the Democratic nominee, which I insisted was the most likely outcome. Now he might escape our bet of Biden beating Trump, which is about to happen. And I don't even care if he comes back to make the "broken clock" claim... that's a poster who clearly needs to learn some humility and admit he was incredibly wrong... twice. Plus, I can't wait to see him sporting the Biden avatar I choose for him. Do you think @Koko78 should also be held liable for his even more lewd post?

Well that makes 2 of us. I thought you were being honest about your venerable and chaste nature. Then I saw that you laughed at an obviously more offensive statement than mine from @Koko78. Apparently not. The only reason I post about him is because I want him to pay up on our bet in November and this feels like a good opportunity for someone who doesn't have integrity to escape a bet on a message board, change usernames, and leave people none the wiser.