Johnny Bravo

The Dolphins had all the time they needed to score. Our timeouts were to preserve time for us after they did.

Sounds like we agree in principle. I think it’s like every other pick and all hinges on if the player drafted is good or bad. I agree that drafting for need only would lead drafting players too soon and therefore lead to more bad more bad players being drafted. But with Elam, he was a consensus 1st round pick to most draft experts. So the Elam pick filled a need, but he wasn’t a reach.

Not disagreeing that it wasn’t drafting for need. but consider this. We were 13 seconds from beating the Chiefs and had just signed Von Miller. We have a pretty gaping hole at CB. Is it necessarily wrong to draft for need provided that you think the guy can actually play?

Do you remember who our starting CBS were slated to be going into that 2022 draft? Tre was coming off his ACL and wouldn’t even play until 1/2 way through the year. Dane Jackson was there, Siran Neal, Cam Lewis, Nick McCloud, Olijah Griffin, and Tim Harris. Beane would have been unforgivably negligent to not draft a cornerback early-especially that draft which had a lot of highly rated CB prospects. So Elam didn’t work out. Neither did 1/2 the other picks in the first round. It happens. It doesn’t mean Beane stinks or is incompetent. He picked the wrong guy…just like every other GM has done at some point in their careers (but without all of his success too)

They were from crappy teams. I think you missed your own point 🤣

Ty Johnson was with the Jets before they cut him. Is he a scrap heap bum or did the Jets, because they are a terrible organization, not know what they had? Same question for McGovern (Dallas), Poyer (Browns), etc. You get the point.

I LOVE Tyer Sports. My son and I watch him all the time. He is absolutely hilarious. I think his schtick is100% tongue in cheek-like a bad guy wrestler from the 80s.

My appreciation for Lamar has really grown over the past few seasons. He is an amazing QB and the best compliment I can give him is that I was literally praying that the Ravens would punt at the end. In addition, he is classy. The way he handled himself after this loss and the playoff loss last year is exactly the way Josh reacts in the same situations-congratulatory to the other QB, owning the defeat himself and taking blame for teammates who let him down. Josh is the best QB in the league. I would take him over anyone who has even played the position. Lamar is great too.

Lamar won two MVPs before Henry was even on the Ravens. Lamar is a once in a generation talent at QB...unfortunately for him, it is Josh's generation too. Josh is sitting there too in those situations. The ability to remain stoic when the chips are down is a great quality in a leader.

I thought the same thing. Was literally praying the Raven would punt. I heard an interview with Lamar that he wanted to go for the first down but was cramping and wasn't physically able to take the field. Even so, Harbaugh should have taken a TO and given Lamar another minute to see if he could take that last snap.

Doing what to the masses? Offering them a product at a certain price and then giving them the choice of paying for it or not? If that is the net result of all of this so-called greed, it’s pretty benign. Seriously, some people need to stop seeing themselves as perpetual victims and start looking at life as though you all have some agency. If legal NFL stream is a bad product and doesn’t deliver value then don’t buy. If streaming NFL legally is a good product and you can’t afford it, then cut back on other areas or get a side hustle so that you can afford it…or do without and congratulate yourself for being a responsible adult and living within your means.

Watching football was a luxury when it was free, too. football is not a necessity.

Im not moralizing, I’m trying to be precise in our language. It is not making a moral statement to say that we should all use words with their universally understood meanings. People are co-opting words like steal, etc and using them in ways that are way different than in the ways we would all agree are wrong.

And you didn’t answer the question. Notice the shift in your language. You went from “stealing” to “taking advantage” with just the slightest pushback. And since watching NFL games is a luxury and 100% voluntary you aren’t even being taken advantage of. All the so-called moral arguments for watching illegal streams hinge on redefining words like theft, steal, exploit, etc from their universally understood and condemned meanings to something else that they have never meant.

If your moral framework can’t say that I’d be wrong to steal his car then your moral compass is off.

Which billionaire is “stealing” from you? And by stealing, I don’t mean some new made up definition of stealing like charging more than you think you should pay. Which billionaire is taking what is legally yours and giving you nothing in return?

I want to steal your car. You probably have a nicer home than I do so I feel justified. tell me why I’m wrong.

No, they are not taking advantage of me. And they are not taking advantage of you. This perpetual victim mentality is so sad. The NFL are offers a product at a price. My 30 plus years of Bills fandom doesn’t give me the right to take that product without paying for it. There have been many years in the past when I couldn’t afford Sunday Ticket, so guess what? I didn’t get to watch the games live like I wanted to. No one was screwing me over. Now I can afford it and I get to watch the games live. Maybe in the future my circumstances will change again and I won’t be able to afford it-so I won’t watch. its football. It’s the definition of a luxury. If you can’t afford it or think it is overpriced, find something else fun to do on Sundays.

Thats a very convenient definition of greed. Such a horrible crime and one that, since you have neither power nor the ability to exploit, you can never be guilty of. It will always be some other guy who is being greedy, but never you-even when you choose to take or use a product without paying for it.

I'm not trying to make anyone feel bad and I don't expect anyone to change their behavior either. I do think it is important to label things correctly, and I think that everyone hiding behind euphemisms like corporate greed, etc are just not being real with themselves. I think that those arguments are all just rationalizations for doing what they want to do regardless of whether it is right or wrong. (And I've NEVER heard the term victimless crime used to describe a situation where the victim is not sympathetic.)

Never. And who, and by what standard, judges who or what is unethical and therefore disserving of mistreatment?

"Getting all the different apps isn't worth it to me for what they offer, so I take the route to watch them for free on these sites." Let's be a little more clear with our language. "Getting all the different apps isn't worth it to me for what they offer, so I watch them on illegal streams so I don't have to pay." I'm not trying to be some moralizing crusader here. If people were just honest and would say the truth. that they want something but don't feel like they should have to pay, I'd leave it alone. Its the supporting arguments about how they are justified in doing wrong because of greed, or whatever that I find so bothersome.

I didn't say they have a mandate to be as greedy as possible. I said they have a RESPONSIBILITY to maximize return for their investors. But again, greed is such an interesting word because it is ALWAYS the other guy who is being greedy. You certainly aren't being greedy when you are negotiating with your employer to maximize your income. You aren't being greedy when you negotiate with the car dealer to pay as little for your car as possible. In all cases you are motivated exclusively by altruism and have found the exact sweet spot between being greed and trying to maximze your income and how much of it you keep.

Agree to disagree about the first part and agree to agree on the second. Go Bills!!!

You literally said there is a victim when you said the only one being stolen from is the NFL. The NFL is the victim of this stealing. Now you might say they are unsympathetic victims or that the owners have enough money, but people who stream illegally are enjoying the owner's product and not paying them for it. They aren't taking advantage of you. If the Sunday Ticket isn't worth the price they charge for the service they offer, then don't buy it. But then don't tur around and watch the games illegally. I will never understand this desire some people have to see themselves as victims or as being screwed over somehow just because they can't have everything they want.