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Sometimes you don't know what you got till it's gone! A franchise center does more to stabilize an O-line than I thought. Especially with a young QB.

Don't forget how much of this time of the year is smoke and mirrors, either. Remember Buddy Nix and the "Cordy Glenn isn't an NFL tackle" thing?

Agreed. Not everyday you get a unanimous ruling. The right gets a victory on government overreach, the left gets a victory for the poor (the ones who are disproportionately affected by these fines). A rare win-win.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday that the Constitution's ban on excessive fines applies to state and local governments, thus limiting their ability to use fines to raise revenue. The court's decision, written by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, was announced by her on her second day back at the court. Ginsburg missed in-person arguments at the court for the first time in her quarter century on the Supreme Court bench after undergoing surgery for lung cancer late last year. The court's opinion came in the case of Tyson Timbs, whose $42,000 Land Rover was seized by the state of Indiana after he was arrested for selling a small amount of heroin to undercover cops for $400. An Indiana trial court ruled that the fine was grossly disproportionate punishment on top of other fines and a year of house detention. The state Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution's ban on excessive fines does not apply to the states. But Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court, open during a snowstorm, disagreed with the Indiana Supreme Court. "Forfeiture of the Land Rover, the court determined, would be grossly disproportionate to the gravity of Timbs's offense," Ginsburg wrote. She also noted that the ban on excessive fines was added to the Bill of Rights for the purpose of protecting individual liberty. "Protection against excessive fines has been a constant shield throughout Anglo-American history for good reason: Such fines undermine other liberties." She noted that those fines could be used to retaliate against political enemies and have been used as a source of revenue. The ruling effectively means states and local municipalities cannot use fines as a mechanism for raising revenue, something many local governments do. As for the snow, it's not unusual for the high court to be open when the rest of Washington is closed. It's sort of a tradition. The last two chief justices were raised in the snowy Midwest, and the justices seem to enjoy being the hardiest branch of government. https://www.npr.org/2019/02/20/696360090/supreme-court-limits-civil-asset-forfeiture-rules-excessive-fines-apply-to-state (sorry if this was posted elsewhere already)

Would you willingly let them take your son (assuming you have one now or at some point) against his will?

Was he on the roster or just the practice squad?

None taken DR. The reason I posted the last bit of the article is because it really does look like they are setting up for a "whoops there was no collusion" possibility. Also the article was written by the Associated Press, not Yahoo, fwiw. Koko had the link to the AP in his post but edited it out for some reason.

Court records reveal a Mueller report right in plain view Mueller's grand jury heard testimony from several participants of the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting arranged by Trump Jr., but no charges have been filed. The mercurial president himself has made no secret of his disdain for the Mueller investigation and his efforts to undermine it. Mueller has investigated whether any of Trump's actions constituted obstruction of justice, but the special counsel hasn't gone public with what he found. And it's unclear if he ever will. https://news.yahoo.com/court-records-reveal-mueller-report-134727224.html

If the Pats are off limits, the rest of the AFCE is a possibility since the trade could potentially make the Patriots lose more games.

Last time Brady had a prototypical #1 was Moss, right? Also I agree that Cooks doesn't fit the bill. I think that having 4-5 good weapons is better than having 1-2 elite weapons and 3-4 average/below average weapons. The problem with those elite players is the money they command. But if we can land a #1 in the draft and pay him a rookie salary for 5 years while filling out the roster with good veteran weapons, that's a plus. Also, look at the Hoodie and how he gameplans for other teams. His defense always focuses on doing 2 things: they set the edge, and they take away your number 1 weapon. He makes his teams immune to his very own brand of poison by not relying on elite weapons. Edelman is good but not elite. Elite WRs are over 6 feet tall, faster than he is, and catch balls just as well. Gronk is (was?) elite, but once teams started to focus on him Brady just spread the ball around to his other good weapons, and they intentionally used Gronk as a decoy more and more. ON THE FLIP SIDE, however, is the fact that each NFL team has a limited roster and can only field 11 players at once. You still want elite talent to put your team over the edge on at least one side of the ball that your opposing team has to gameplan for, whether it be an elite pass rusher, shut down corner, or offensive weapon.

Since this has yet to be answered after 2 pages of people circle jerking about rock and roll or metal, I'll just quote a comment from the comment section. He’s smiling and dancing to distract you from the horrible stuff behind him, just like how entertainment distracts us from whats really happening in our societies.

Sucks about his ACL.

I see. That gives this signing some perspective.

Let the meltdown begin.

That's a bit high for a depth player, isn't it?

In retrospect, the trade up to get Losman that cost us a chance at Aaron Rodgers is only rivaled by passing on Brady on 2001. At the time of draft day, however, I wanted Orakpo over Maybin and Ngata over Whitner. I didn't know enough about Gronk at the time to really want him when we picked Troup (although I wasn't a fan of the Troup pick at the time either).

As much as I love his receiving abilities, I don't think he's a good fit for Buffalo. If he was a good fit, a trade like this might have some merit.

This thread reminds of that joke of a safety.

Hmm. I'm reading about it now on its Wiki page and I'm surprised to see that there is actually a lot of debate on the historical impact of the treaty. Alluding to your point, "Finally, Evans argued that it is untrue that Versailles caused the premature end of the Republic, instead contending that it was the Great Depression of the early 1930s that put an end to German democracy. He also argued that Versailles was not the "main cause" of National Socialism and the German economy was "only marginally influenced by the impact of reparations".

Tbf, the war reparations from WWI were a major strain on the German economy. Some in Britain believed that their abandonment would bring about an economic boom. The harsh terms of the Versailles Treaty practically guaranteed eventual political turmoil in Germany in the 20s and 30s.

That's what I was thinking last night.

Damn it. Another damn ring for Brady....

Idk if the Rams’ offense have what it takes.