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Oh for sure it's arguable. I think your point is equally fair about sacks per game. I'd only add that if White played Bruce's position, nothing suggests that White would have done any better than Bruce, but I think it's arguable White's production per game would have gone down as a 3-4 DE.

I think he made a fair point. Producing that many sacks as a 3-4 DE is insane, especially considering that the Bills' front 7 was a little undersized for a 3-4.

And I tend to agree with them. The shutdown corners that play man-to-man physically are special.

When I read this I was confusing 1T and 3T in my head and was so lost at first haha. But overall I agree a lot. I think a good 1T/0T in football is very similar to an OL in the sense that the impact from the good ones doesn't really show up on their individual stat sheets directly. For example, you can measure an OL in how bad they are by things like sacks allowed and penalties committed, but stats that measure how good they are as players are harder to come across and evaluate. However, like a good OL, the impact of a good 1T/0T in football is undeniable. They may not produce many sacks or TFLs (or in some cases not even that many tackles), but the good ones demand attention in order to negate this impact and this itself has a secondary impact all its own. Shutdown corners also come to mind in that they might not produce many individual stats because of their reputation, but at the same time that reputation is affecting the opposing offense's entire game plan. How do you even "measure" something like that directly despite the impact being so obvious? Like a good OL, a good 1T/0T provides an overall team benefit in the aggregate. Again, such impact is difficult to measure directly, but the impact is most certainly there when inferred from things like team rankings in certain statistical categories over a large span of games. I recall Bill Polian talking about how to build teams and what his key, premium positions were. Iirc, he listed 4: QB, LT, CB, and pass rusher. Personally, I would add 1T/0T and C to that list. And if you think about it, those are the positions that can produce the most intangible benefits to your team in the aggregate. Those are the positions that can most make the other positions around them better. So yes, I think a dominant 1T for this defense is critical to keeping this unit an elite one for years. Depth is good too, and Philips can still be a solid contributor.

I love how you’ve always maintained this attitude over the years. Go Bills!

Well, the people who argue this just can't be very reasonable.

Sorry if this has been said, but one thing to consider is the following. When cops pull out their taser, they pull the trigger once. It's a one-use device until reloaded. When cops pull out their handgun, they pull the trigger multiple times. It's part of their training to shoot until the suspect is down. In some cases, they can't even recall how many times they fired because of the adrenaline of the moment. To the best of my knowledge, this officer fired a single shot. That supports the notion that she believed she was pulling out her taser.

Why are you pinning this on Biden? After all, you JUST said: So which SoCal Deek post am I supposed to follow?

Ahhhh. This makes more sense.

Not sure if this has been talked about, but is his size and durability a concern as the main return man for a full season?

Thank you for this. I agree 100%.

Just a quick reminder for me: is it just rounds 2 and 3 on Day 2? Or is it 2-4?

I'm all for more inclusivity (if that's even the point of this). But from what most of the women I know who watch football have told me: a.) they don't mind the all female cheerleaders, and b.) they never asked for male cheerleaders since they already have plenty of "eye candy" to look at on the field (one woman's words, not my own). EDIT: Ah I see now. I just read @DrDawkinstein's post above. Ugh... disgusting.

Very interesting to read this thread while I'm concurrently taking criminal law in law school. Sounds like there's a lot of retributivists on here.

Clearly money was the biggest factor. I don't think any of the other GMs (including Beane) were willing to pay that kind of premium.

Backup QB is actually an interesting discussion in general for the next several years, seeing as we finally have a franchise QB. What a refreshing place to be for once.

The documentary "Pandora's Promise" makes a very compelling argument for nuclear (and against the environmentally excessive left for not realizing that nuclear is actually a relatively clean, sustainable source of electricity). The energy infrastructure in this country needs to be comprehensive. That's the bottom line. Pipe-dreams preaching perfection are going to be the enemy of progress.

That'd be a personal matter between my wife and I, and one that the government should not interfere with.

I have absolutely zero problem with abortion or contraception. If anything, any legislation that has ANYTHING to do with interfering with female bodily autonomy at any level should be decided by women and women ALONE. And whatever their decision is, that is the decision that I, a male, will respect.

Same. I see him signing anywhere from 8-10 because he's the classic type of person that gets overpaid.

You really don't see the connection? You implied that the people who favored war were at fault for favoring war, and that it was reflective of their "judgment and ability to lead the country." So, if Trump was also in favor of war, it is axiomatic that this too was reflective of his judgment and ability to lead the country.

I'd like to see the Bills draft some oline help with that 30th pick.

We are very much on the same page in that case. Fwiw, I’m a full believer in constitutions and the rule of law. I read your post as suggesting such institutions were a given and consequently that there was never anything to worry about. I think there is always something to potentially worry about. Complacency breeds corruption. Every person in power ought to be watched closely. Period.

The learning moment here is just how fragile democracy is and just how much diligence is required to maintain it. Don’t ever just take this for granted because of past history. It wasn’t a piece of parchment that preserved our democracy. It was the women and men TODAY who refused to give it up without a fight.

My dad is 92 and watches Fox News daily. Unfortunately he fell for the My Pillow scammer. I told him I could get him a much better pillow if a new pillow was what he wanted. He refused and demanded I order two of them for him. He threw them out after the first night and fell in love with the ones I bought him after that.... Sadly, that's just one of many examples of him falling for those infomercials. It is DISGUSTING how much predatory crap is being peddled to the elderly on that channel.