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Cue Joe Marino telling you about draft pick allocation. … which is a somewhat fair argument, if one also discloses spending. ….and the fact the Chiefs recently hit home runs on 2/5ths of their OL playing on rookie contracts, while spending on the other 3 spots, having Kelce in the fold, then drafting WR’s early in multiple years and trading for a former RD1 WR with multiple years left on his rookie deal. Then let half their defense walk, because it all revolves around Chris Jones & Spags.

The variance on Gabe Davis as a meh WR2 to a top tier WR3 is massive. I'm very concerned with him as WR2 going into the year. If he's our future WR3 @ an MVS cap number.. I am absolutely thrilled to keep him long term.

Sure, RB's are a dime a dozen outside the few elite.. but my hope is that the RB room is designed, from here on out, to take a few hits per game off Josh Allen. IMO, if that comes to fruition, it's a big deal.

I like the RB room way more than I did last year with Singletary.. just think it fits what we're wanting to do much more effectively. As an aside, I also like Kyle Allen more than Case Keenum.. if Josh Allen has to miss a few games (like he probably should have last year) The OL, it's all projection.. -Year 2 Kromer effect on the OL -McGovern added, but we were mainly all high on Saffold, so.... -Better depth with Edwards and Shell (if they make the team) At WR, we made minor talent upgrades at WR 3/4.. I think most would agree Harty is more talented than McKenzie. I also think most would agree that Sherfield is more talented than a Kumerow. But how much does that really move the needle?... We'll see. As you point out.. Kincaid and Torrence are the potential needle movers on Offense, but as rookies, they could also be limited and/or depth.

KT has been a character problem since his UF days. It’s well known. He’s incredibly talented if he can stay healthy, but I figured we would never pursue him given all that surrounds him. It’s just predictable to see him end up in Kansas City. They take risks on character guys, and hey… who am I to judge… maybe the Bills need more “dawg” in them (however we want to quantify that), but these KT DM’s just point to why teams were skiddish of his character concerns (along with injuries)… KC got a RD1 WR talent on a multi-year rookie contract given these circumstances. This is just in line with how they operate. If I had to guess, this might work out in the end too. If he stays healthy, KT is another RAC monster for Mahomes to throw 4 yard passes to.

I was on the Trade for KT bandwagon last year, but always figured character concerns are why we wouldn’t be interested (along with inside info from Daboll). Welp… he’s officially become a trash bag KC Chief today with some of these DM’s.

It’s a problem, but not exactly one I’d really lay at the feet of the Governor. Given the hurricanes, smaller companies can’t afford to absorb losses, therefore the only companies that can insure Florida are the big ones .. and even they have insane loss ratios. They can file for rate increases with the state DOI, but then it’s up to the DOI to approve (and everyone’s rates go up) or deny (and then more companies leave or have a new business freeze). For instance multiple companies have left both Florida and California recently .. and in California, even big companies have announced a new business freeze on certain lines of business because they won’t approve the requested rate increases and tell insurance companies to spread the rate increases for loss ratios onto other states (that’s their attempt at protecting Cali consumers) but then you get new business freezes and threats to leave the state.

DeSantis is finished!! MAGA uncovered the vast Ron DeSantis/King Gilgamesh/Hobby Lobby money laundering operation.

Trump got a massive ovation at UFC last night. Sat ringside with Dana White, hanging out with Rogan, Fieri and Wahlberg. Du Plessis, a big name fighter who earned a title shot last night jumped the ring to give Trump props. Below is Trump with Adesanya. He’s toxic in the general, but this dude is beyond difficult to compete with in the primary. I’ve never seen a politician so loved and so hated. He alone is the reason RDS is perceived as struggling. I’m not sure anyone, at this point (without any debates or primaries) could be doing any better against DJT.

If the R’s nominate Trump, yes .. the vote blue no matter who crowd is higher than 40%. If they nominate DeSantis, his policies are what won Virginia for Youngkin. I don’t buy the personality issue stuff. If Trump wasn’t in the race, we wouldn’t be talking about that. RDS would be the clear cut front runner with all the momentum. Nobody can compete with Trump on personality. Love him or hate him, he’s magnetic. If Trump is out and RDS is the nominee, the Dems will pull the plug on Biden and run Newsom. It will then be very left vs very right and personality vs policy.

I’m legitimately worried Gavin Newsom could win. Not sure why anyone would write him off. 40% of the country that votes will vote “blue no matter who”. And then the country will get even worse and everyone will be like “I don’t get it, what ha-happened”… Republicans can’t seem to get out of their own way and are, currently, determined to elect the only man who can lose to Biden. Then, if they do come to their senses and it’s trending towards a DeSantis nomination, Dems will find a way to tap Newsom. They are not running Biden against DeSantis. I’d be shocked. I think DeSantis wins in that showdown, as I can’t see Newsom winning Georgia, North Carolina, Arizona or Nevada … and DeSantis would put Virginia in play… along with Newsom not exactly being a great fit for white union Dems in PA, MI and WI. The big battle would be for women in swing states. Newsom’s smooth talking and abortion policy geared toward single women vs DeSantis pro-parent agenda, along with Casey on the campaign trail.

They heavily promoted this during UFC last night. That league is so wildly different than the corporatization of the NFL, NBA and MLB.

I think it’s pretty obvious where things stand at this point. Hop wants to play for the Bills or Chiefs. Bills and Chiefs can’t/won’t pay him what he’s looking for. Titans and Patriots will pay him what he’s looking for. Hop doesn’t want to play for the Titans or Patriots. Therefore.. we wait.

It’s honestly bizarre that some in mainstream media want to categorize a movie about stopping a very real issue, in child sex trafficking, as “fringe” or QAnon. It shouldn’t be controversial. Yet here we are…

We all saw this with our own eyes, but the actual stats make it even more startling. Obviously Mahomes can hit the three ball, but teams give him lay-ups, and not only does he take them, but between Reid's scheme and Kelce's RAC.. those lay-ups typically become And1's. That Offense is THE most frustrating thing in football to watch when in contrast with our hyper-reliance on Josh Allen's mobility and arm ability.

I’d be interested in seeing how covid affected SC. South Carolina is basically three regions. Lowlands. (Myrtle Beach, Charleston, Hilton Head) Midland (Columbia) Upstate (Greenville, Clemson) I’m not sure how hard hit the coastal tourist areas were, but Greenville shut down for about a month and then partial reopening for a while … it seemed normal, but you still had restrictions. Id suspect you’ll see changing statistics soon from South Carolina. Greenville is one of the fastest areas of the country, but it’s very recent .. within the last five years or so. Also, as is the case with the coastal areas, Greenville is heavy hospitality/tourism. There’s something like 250+ restaurants downtown according the most recent estimates.

That was the fear of some when we had rando polls showing Jamie Harrison was in a tie with Lindsey Graham. Then Lindsey Graham won in a landslide. From my time in the SE… northern voters moving to Florida and South Carolina are doing so because they lean right and want to be around people who think like them, lower taxes and better weather. South Carolina is as red as it’s ever been and Florida went from purple to ruby red. Now Georgia and North Carolina are a mixed bag, with some people fleeing for politics, but alot of people moving due to job relocation. When you have that, you have people who want their politics to follow where they were pseudo-forced to move to. Both states still lean red, and in Presidential elections will be lean R for anyone not named Donald Trump, but like PA, MI & WI, will have to be defended by the typically incumbent party. R’s should really examine Brian Kemp, as he is incredibly popular .. beat Stacey Abrams easily, and has shown R’s how to win suburban women and black men at a clip that makes them unbeatable in competitive states.

I believe someone earlier informed you of what is being funded by the federal govt as result of their responsibilities to states and their citizens. You want a yes or no, because you have no ability to understand (or a want to understand) what you’re talking about.

I spend half my week in South Carolina. The metro area of Greenville is the largest in the state and the city, along with its suburbs, are booming. Greenville is honestly one of the most beautiful downtowns ever created .. just absurdly gorgeous. Interstate 85 which goes down the east coast opens up to 4 lanes in certain parts of Greenville, they finished a big 85/385 corridor merge in about a year and .. so far .. have kept up with the growth pretty well. They house the North American HQ for Michelin and BMW Manufacturing. Columbia is the capital is pretty stagnant. Mainly the state government and university driving population. Charleston is also booming, and similar to Greenville has matched suburb infrastructure with the growth. The city is, and will always be, mainly a tourist focal point. Rock Hill, SC.. a popular suburb of Charlotte .. again .. seems to be doing just fine. Where is this angst you speak of?… beyond the old school locals who are sick of seeing NY/NJ license plates everywhere.

That Milley/Levine line though… Well done.

Why did we spend 24/7 news coverage on the “Russian coup” last week? Now ask yourself why American media went all in on that story and isn’t touching the civil unrest, trending into outright anarchy, in France..

It’s literally the basis of the ruling. You cannot compel speech in that regard. It works both ways.