Mikie2times

Are the stats true or not? You are confusing what is statistically relevant with what I condone. You can acknowledge something as relevant and also not condone it. My entire response was to a poster who suggested major metros are more infected with crime because of left leaning policies. No, they're more infected with crime because they have higher %'s of the population represented by indicators of increased crime. I'm glad you made a solid life for yourself, but this huge backlash over just recognizing what is clearly an increased likelihood of a behavior is a bit of needless outrage.

1000% agree. You put peoples names on it, all the BS goes away.

Ultimately people have lessons from parents, siblings, peers, religion. A lot of things. To the extent that most of us have a guy on our shoulder that knows what is right or what isn't right. Most of us don't ever think of hurting people for no reason. Those that do and do so for political reasons aren't representing anybody's political beliefs. No morally decent person condones this stuff. I hate how all this stuff is just political ammunition at this point as it just increases the already big divide, but that's just the nature of internet with no accountability for what is said.

I agree man

Do you feel your own personal experiences are reflective of all people? I'm glad you tuned out ok. That doesn't mean the probability that you did is as high as somebody who had a more conventional upbringing. I can call out things I have done that very few people have. Should I expect they all should be able to do so?

I'm happy you made a good life for yourself. Statistics are pretty conclusive you had a higher likelihood than other people to not turn out ok. Does that mean they shouldn't be held accountable? Not all. Does that mean we should throw away a clear statistical pattern when trying to understand our environment? I hope not.

For petty theft? Sure. Nobody who is about to do 2-3 years in jail is stopping because they might do 4-5. Look further up the line. It's how you're raised, the environment, the education. All of it. More poverty, single parent families, less education in major metros. You aren't fixing violent crime unless you fix the underlying issues (which will never happen).

Are we saying the major metro areas have higher crime rates than rural or suburban areas? What exactly does that tell us again? Violence is an act by individual people who fall on the fringe. It has nothing to do with politics or religion. You would find much stronger correlations with violent crime and socioeconomic status/education as you did with major metros but identified it for the wrong reasons.

He grazed the ball

This is excellent. Two guys about as far away as it gets having a respectful discussion with respect from both sides.

We’ve reached a point where one random person’s hot take online can feel like it represents half the country, when in reality most people still treat each other with basic respect regardless of politics or religion. The problem is that the internet isn’t real life. There’s no accountability or transparency, it’s “telephone tough guy” energy taken to another level. For younger generations who grew up immersed in it, the noise may feel as real as the hand in front of their face. But for most of us, it’s obvious what it really is, spectacle and clicks. That’s why it’s important not to feed into it. Don’t give the outrage machine what it wants. Real life still runs on respect and personal connection, not likes and retweets. The only place the world is truly falling apart is online so don't feed it anymore than it already is.

I won't say we got lucky on that call, it was a clean hit. But I have seen roughing called for a heck of a lot less. I can't imagine if they would have thrown the flag in that spot. Imagine that game ending on a roughing call.

1. How close was Hamilton to blocking that kick? That would have been all time Billsy. He touched it if you look at the replay. 2. How much of the 4th quarter output was the Ravens going prevent? It didn't look like we could separate for 3 quarters, then boom. 3. Did the Bills missing that 2 point conversion actually help? Instead of pushing they went conservative and we were able to get the 3 and out. 4. Ed Oliver was a mad man. Without Ed we don't win that game. That's how big his individual contribution was. 5. Why are we so stubborn on traditional 1 tech DT's. Jones was showing signs of being washed last year. Out of all our DT spots we can't afford one DT whose primary focus is defending the run for games like this? 6. Josh had Brady vibes to him. Like it was inevitable. Just get the ball back. 7. Harbaugh might be a good coach, but it's not hard to see why they struggle late. Awful play calling on both sides of the ball late in the game. 8. I respect McD, but the dude just needs to hire a proven DC who can run his own system. McD as a CEO coach is A+. McD as a heavily involved defensive coach that will only bring in people to run his scheme provides no talent, no ownership, and no results 9. We could be undefeated for the Chiefs game, the schedule is favorable, any losses will be true upsets 10. That was probably the best win we have had in 20+ years for a regular season game. We don't win those games, it was like the reverse Dallas MNF game.

The Snow Angels

I used to give Allen a hard time his first few years because I didn't think he could run an offense on schedule and I think that's very important. On schedule is consistent and repeatable, where off script is exciting but inconsistent. Even if he is the best ever off script, its just limiting., While he made some progress last year in that, I felt a lot of it was Brady forcing the two pointers. Then the Chiefs game happened and while nobody blames Josh for that loss, I'm fairly certain Josh puts blame on himself for not reading that final play the right way. So to see him yesterday, especially in the 4th quarter, just nail his timing was really exciting. The traditional quarterbacking or Burrow/Brady style is the element that has been underdeveloped and it becomes more important as he gets older. If he dials into that I really don't think we will be talking about defense, how you can't win 2 MVP's in a row, or Super Bowl wins. It will all be resolved soon enough.

Crazy how low he gets

Josh was reading coverages pre snap like he has never done before. He was more deliberate on his throws in many situations staying within the play structure. Specifically in the 4th quarter. He has almost nothing in common with TB, but that last quarter he did display on time and on target passing like he rarely has. If that element goes into his game this year, it will be something nobody has ever seen in NFL history.

That was a slow response

Haha, I got one in the middle of a game my Senior year and I just fell over like that guy did. Couldn’t walk. Nothing you can do with it. If I was coaching a gotta have it play for 3 yards I don’t think I could roll with a guy showing those symptoms.

Yup. Can't do anything with it. It will drop even the toughest men to the ground in an instant.

It was an all time win. I don't think OP was diminishing it. It works both ways, I think we have shown to be the better team in the Chiefs games, but we haven't come up on the right end.

He just got laid

I don't know how coincidental it is they the Ravens always seem to make a critical mistake. That seems to be how they're at this point. Major credit to the Bills for being in position to capitalize on that if and when it occurred.

1%, which was our 4th quarter win probability