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I'm not sure why this boom is particularly happening, but with game trading cards, first editions are incredibly valuable. For example, this Black Lotus card which was part of the very first MTG printing in 1993 is worth hundreds of thousands, but the same card two editions later is worth a couple thousand. For that matter, I am seeing first edition Charizard Pokemon cards selling for 500k. I could have bought that card for 50 bucks 20 years ago, when I was actually collecting those cards. 😢

Are you referring to the Topps Mickey Mantle card? That went for 5.2 million. Keeping a card that old in mint condition must have been incredibly difficult. The magic cards at least are around 30 years old, and many of us had the opportunity to buy some in the Alpha stage.

Bet you wish you'd bought a few dozen packs https://www.ebay.com/itm/BGS-9-5-Black-Lotus-Alpha-Gem-Mint-2x-10s-B-Magic-the-Gathering-MTG-1993/133170658143?hash=item1f0196fb5f:g:hvAAAOSwcmFdfC4e Actually insane. This listing isn't an aberration either https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=Magic+the+Gathering+alpha+Black+Lotus&_trksid=p2334524.m4084.l1313&_osacat=0&_odkw=Magic+the+Gathering+Black+Lotus

Alex Leatherface

JJ Watt in College Gonna go ahead and say, like most kids, his body simply filled out.

I believe it's possible Watt is like this and also that the Texans are exaggerating it because they are salty.

I don't want to egg this on, but what changed, exactly? I actually think what's transpired makes the quote more relevant. He didn't see himself winning with Texas, so he left. He proceeded to join a team that also won't win. He was always going to have to take less to go to a contender, he knows that, so he chose money. I would not fault him had he not blown smoke up everyone's ass about his Superbowl aspirations.

Manitoba is the red headed stepchild of Canada that we all pretend doesn't exist.

How was that a stretch? "I don't have 10 years left. I want to win a championship, that's what I want" is about as unambiguous as it gets.

Also, somewhat irrelevant, but who spells Kliff with a K? I can't trust a guy like that. I really can't believe anyone actually believes that Kyle Shanahan is a bad coach and worse than Kingsbury, who is awful.

That 49ers team wasn't supposed to be that good, either. He juiced every last bit of value from that roster. Meanwhile, the Cardinals had hype last year, some chatter about Murray being in the MVP conversation (lol) and traded for a top 5 WR, and finished the season about as pathetically as humanly possible. I guess it's easier to not lose in the Superbowl if you never get there in the first place...ah now I see. Kliff is a genius! Regardless of if they are or aren't, there's no way I'd want to spend that much on Watt. I wanted Watt, but 23 million guaranteed...yikes.

Is this a joke? I can't tell, not familiar with enough people here.

Human cruelty knows no bounds.

Cardinals already had a good defense. I'm meh on Murray, and Kyle Shanahan is probably 20x the coach Kliff Kingsbury is. I think SF's D is still better, and will be better. Gun to my head, I pick the Cards to finish 4th. I think everyone agrees that the Rams are at the top, and then I guess you can argue over second between the remaining 3.

I would actually be shocked. Every other team in that division, other than maybe the Seahawks, is better.

This kinda sucks but it's also way more money, especially guaranteed money, than I'd want the Bills to spend. I guess Watt was fibbing about what he's looking for.

Oh, what I meant by starter somewhere else just means that he'd be putting himself in danger a lot less often here, not that I'm scared of the team that signs him.

Given his recent trolling, I believe he is trying to make people believe that, since there have been so many pundits either saying the Bills are the front runners or that they are the best fit for Watt. So he put Buffalo last so that people would think maybe he's not going to Buffalo. But he actually is going to Buffalo.

He's proven that he's good at playing QB. In a year where the league was packed with great QBs, Watson, with no Diggs, Lockett, Metcalf, Hill, Kelce or Evans tier receivers, led the league in passing yards. I can't imagine time of possession was great for the Texans, either, given their awful defense. He's special. He's better than Wilson. I view it Mahomes-Allen/Rodgers/Watson-Brady that are my top 5. Prescott when healthy and Wilson are up there, too. Imo, it's a clear top 4, though, and you could probably 2-4 in any order and justify it until Josh Allen ascends next season to be the new unquestioned #1.

Well, their best player is a guy who should be in jail for attempted second degree murder, soo...

Aaron Rodgers was good last season, but the season prior he really wasn't that special. Who knows what to expect from him as he ages. Josh Allen is the best bet going forward if QB is one of the most important things to Watt. The Chiefs aren't going to stay good forever, and the Bills are right there, anyway. If his chances at a SB are limited in Buffalo because of KC, there is still the fact that it would imply KC going to the SB much of the time, so they'd have to beat them anyway. Plus, I think, right now, the Bills are a better team than the Packers, not to mention all the cap space GB would have to clear out. All we have to do, really, is cut Addison and Butler, maybe extend Smoke at a lower cap hit and we can afford him. Only way he chooses GB, imo, is simply because they are the team he grew up rooting for. I just don't know how much that applies to a guy who's been playing for a different team for so long. Only time I remember it being a real driving force for a highly sought after player was when John Tavares signed with the Maple Leaves, but the Leaves are probably the largest market in the NHL, so who knows.

If you decide to look for it on your own, it's not the 60 minutes one. That one was entirely about his injury and recovery. Interesting but the team was barely mentioned.

Not even a small part of you enjoys his trolling? I mean, we're all still waiting for the cap number anyway, so FA isn't really in full swing yet and we aren't absolutely desperate for him. I think it's funny, and considering I viewed JJ Watt as kind of a less robotic Russ Wilson before, I find his behaviour endearing and it's making me want him even more.

It's not like he's doing this under his own guidance. I mean, Dak Prescott is coming back after a similar injury. The broken leg was like 20% of Smith's issue. The reason he missed so much time was because of the flesh eating bacteria he contracted. He's got doctor approval to play, and as a backup we would actually be ensuring he doesn't land somewhere as a starter. It would also be kind of fitting that the guy who mentored Mahomes would take on the same role with Allen, which seems to be something he actually embraces.

This is another Edmunds thread in disguise. Sighhhh. Anyway, Cody Ford should play guard and hopefully they stop moving Ed Oliver around so much. I'll add a guy who should not change positions, especially if it means playing for another team in that Mitch Morse should remain at C no matter how much people complain.