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I would just say that 33-year-old career STer Taiwan Jones clears waivers and doesn’t have any takers. There are several guys who would not. This is a no-brainer. If we still want him, he can go to the squad.

I have no problem with them reducing the seating to 60K. Smaller stadium footprint = smaller cost. The NFL has / will become more of a TV league.

You’re talking NY prices, union contracts 💰, and the ridiculous inflation just in the last few months.

Dobby is now a free elf for a year.

I dunno, and I guess this is an aside in this thread, but with games expanding and given injuries and the current situation, I just think rosters should be expanded. I mean, not drastically. Like… to 55 or 57. And dress that many for games. Full-time guys. The expanded practice squad and call-up rules are cool, but those guys are kinda lesser-thans who can be scooped up elsewhere on a whim.

SI’s new owners fired, like, everyone with any talent in 2019 & 2020.

WOW. 😲 Say what you want about Jerruh but that is a beautiful facility and that was an amazing video (drone?).

Hoping & thinking that we do keep 7 WRs and cut Taiwan Jones. Very little risk that anyone is going to pick up a 33-year-old special teamer. If/when we may need him he’ll be there and/or can be put on the PS.

I mean… the Bears half-hearted any tackle attempts - number 48 especially as well as the punter.

There’s no Tom Brady exception to this? I mean… nothing life-long but just enough to finally put an end his football career and relieve America from having to see his mug everywhere.

This article highlights a number of reasons why I’m in favor of a retractable roof. Weather-related degrading of the concrete — even for the concrete from the 2013 renovations — is extensive. Constructing new with concrete and still leaving it exposed to the brutal elements and freeze/thaw isn’t going to make concrete magically last longer. Same goes for plastic seating that turns brittle, paint, electronics, etc. Being able to close a roof when the weather turns would save a lot of future repairs, to say nothing of making it more usable year-round and as the NFL year gets extended to 18 games and another bye week.

My thing is that this stadium has to be built for the next 50+ years, and from everything we’re seeing and what’s predicted by those who are experts, climate patterns are changing and weather is getting more at the extremes. I’m in favor of a retractable roof so the place can be used year-round. As the NFL season gets games added, they’re gonna be playing into mid-January in regular season and into February for playoffs. If, as reported, they’re going to have a partial covering over seating (something akin to the old Dallas stadium) then why not do a retractable for the 10% of roof that’s left?

Dunno. May be that his pride was hurt most of all, or perhaps goldbricking an injury to explain the fumble. Seemed to be pointing at his side / wind knocked out.

Errr…. No. It was clearly helmet to helmet. That’s a good way for two guys to get a concussion. And right on cue, the Lions player is holding his head and going into the blue tent for evaluation.

I also didn’t get to read the full article (paywall) but wondering what the prime-time viewership decline, if any, was. That’s where the bread and butter is made. interesting article from elsewhere that the next Games being held in Paris are going to be done on a relative shoestring venue construction budget of less than $4B. Whereas Eastern host countries have spent huge amounts $20B+ in new building, Paris is going to be using a number of existing sites and some temporary units for sport venues. Village housing will be done in some of the ‘banlieu’ areas off of the city center that have historically been run-down and poorer areas and then used for apartments after the games are done. I mean… why not try to make this stuff more economical? China and Japan have gone on spending sprees with their hosting… which might explain why they’ve had so many of these big sporting events in the past 20 years. Nagano, Beijing, Japan-Korea World Cup. Tokyo now. Winter Olympics for Beijing. And no wonder… the people who vote to select these sites get their palms greased, big time💰.

I dunno how much the time difference (16 hours?) that led to reported results may have impacted viewership. I’m much less inclined to watch something if it’s not live and I know the score. And it also led to a bunch of stuff shown live after midnight here e.g. a lot of the volleyball and diving, iirc.

There are quite a few countries where they pay that and more for football ⚽️ players. Cowherd’s message here is a refreshing break from the onslaught of Equality™️ that endlessly spews from the media and politicians.

Is there enough mascara for her in Buffalo?

Some of the more obscure Olympic event names:

Is there a shade called Gold Digger?

Stayed up to an early hour ~2 a.m. to watch the women’s volleyball final with our gals winning gold 🥇 in straight sets. Annie Drews with a number of great blocks and kills. First Olympics gold for us in this sport and it put us one ahead of China in the total golds count, 39-38.

Edmunds ain’t an All-Pro, for one. A number of opponents have been rushing on this D with relative ease / for big gains in the past few years. And maybe that’s due partly to scheme…. But I’m just going to write the obvious here: there’s a LOT riding on this season for him wrt his role & future on the team and his contract.

Now why you gotta go and do this to a guy, huh?!!

Bronze medalist in the women’s heptathalon, Emma Oosterwegel, Netherlands 🇳🇱. 😍