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10 minutes ago, Trump_is_Mentally_fit said:
Not by giving the aggressor what he wants and shutting out the victim.
That’s not a solution
I agree with this. I think Trump already revealed too much. NATO membership SHOULD be off the table, IMHO. But thats your ace card..not the first one you lay down, which is what they did. Mistake.
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14 minutes ago, Trump_is_Mentally_fit said:
No surprise, the dictator is happy the republic is to be sold down the river. The war will not end, Putin will refresh and resupply and go back at it in a short time
Trump and Putin love affair means dictators win, republics lose
This is not 1939. This is not 1945. The idea that Russia will be completely defeated to the point where it would be impossible for them to "refresh and resupply" is a pipe dream thanks to Robert Oppenheimer and Edward Teller. So...how do we reach a solution to the conflict in light of this?
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LET JAMES WALK
The guy has every right to ask for a better contract and a raise. But IMHO negotiating in public is really a lousy thing to do.
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11 hours ago, Simon said:
No way......
My consistency is one of my better attributes.
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15 minutes ago, daz28 said:
Yeah, blame everyone but Russia. LOL Is that you Vlad?
"NYET MEANS NYET"
https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/02/27/us-nato-expansion-ukraine-russia-intervene/
Very simple to understand rationale here. Yeah yeah...its Rogan. But Dave Smith knows his stuff.
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7 minutes ago, daz28 said:
Sorry, I'm not buying Putin's Soviet defense. Have you guys forgotten Ukraine already got burned bad??
They got "burned bad" when they were fed Victoria Nuland's cookies and fell for the canard that the US and EU was there to help them.
"NYET MEANS NYET"
https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/02/27/us-nato-expansion-ukraine-russia-intervene/
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31 minutes ago, daz28 said:
I don't remember George Bush telling Sadaam, how about this nice chunk of Kuwait? Will that keep you happy? Putin might be trump's buddy, but I'd NEVER show weakness to him and ceding territory is doing just that. A reward for naked aggression. Plus a promise to not let them join NATO, and likely other concessions. Rolling over for Putin. Psht!!!
Apples and Oranges. Kuwait and Iraq were two completely seperate countries thoughtout history. Not so with Ukraine and the RU and even the biggest Ukrainan partisan admits this. Plus, Crimea is home to the RU's only warm water port. Them giving up Crimea and Sevastopol is like the US giving up Diego Garcia or Okinawa. Not going to happen. A negotiated settlement where new borders were established was ALWAYS where this was going to wind up.
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5 minutes ago, Lost said:
Do newsgroups still exist?
I dont think so but I do miss them. Along with the Bills one where I got into a lot of trouble, I used to frequent the cycling ones...and you would have the LEGENDS of USA cycling on there shooting the breeze and debating topics. It was fascinating.
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12 minutes ago, TH3 said:
Amazing …….that people still believe Trump….two hearsay accounts from a consummate liar
What the hell are you talking about? This development has been reported all over the place. Here...Ill use one of your "preferred" sources for citation:
https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/12/politics/putin-trump-phone-call/index.html
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4 minutes ago, BillsFanNC said:
I just spoke to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine. The conversation went very well. He, like President Putin, wants to make PEACE. We discussed a variety of topics having to do with the War, but mostly, the meeting that is being set up on Friday in Munich, where Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio will lead the Delegation. I am hopeful that the results of that meeting will be positive. It is time to stop this ridiculous War, where there has been massive, and totally unnecessary, DEATH and DESTRUCTION. God bless the people of Russia and Ukraine!
Donald Trump Truth Social Post 01:11 PM EST 02/12/25
Now the rubber hits the road but this is just a stunning development. And all it took was a phone call and saying "lets talk." Amazing.
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I prefer alt.sports.football.buffalo-bills
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I do like the "concern" about DOGE having access to people's PII.
Every federal, state and local law enforcement and surveillance agency from Maine to Guam ALREADY HAS IT. And, you do them a favor to keep their records up to date every time you requested custom Bills plates for your pickup truck or punch some info into a City of Buffalo site to pay a speeding ticket.
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He isnt Buddy Ryan, Spags, Jim Schwartz, Dick Lebeau, Dom Capers, Wade Phillips and Bill Belichick all rolled into one and his defenses werent ranked #1 every single year he was a coach.
Therefore: Sucks.
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52 minutes ago, Orlando Buffalo said:
If I remember correctly when the officials screwed the Saints the league admitted it was unacceptable and vowed to improve, but this time they are indicating that the problem is acceptable and they will continue this way.
Well, its backfiring BIG TIME. Been listening to a lot of Mad Dog Sports on Sirius, with all the interviews and what not and this is a MAJOR talking point.
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18 hours ago, Orlando Buffalo said:
The answer is we don't feel the product is up to the proper standards. The officials are unfortunately always going to be part of the game but there is no reason the biggest play of the AFC championship was a terrible call, especially when the officials went to review and still got it wrong. My decision not to watch was reinforced yesterday when the NFL whined about the conspiracy theory but presented no answer to improve the officiating. I was surprised today at work when several of my coworkers told me they weren't going to watch it either because they feel the Eagles will have to win by 14 to win by 3 on the scoreboard.
Totally fair. The NFL has a serious problem on their hands. But judging by Goodell's comments he doesn't care.
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Thought about this a bit more.
Look...Im NOT going to judge anyone who is still salty and doesnt want to watch these two immently hateble teams and in the case of Philly, the fanbase. But that said....this is the NFL Championship...how does one claim to be a "rabid football fan" and have the NFL take such a central part in their lives like we all claim to be and do, and then skip out watching this game?
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Goodell will sell the NFL out to a country that is 20 hours by planeride away, but Im supposed to beleive that he hes "above" making sure Tay Tay and all her fans dont have a spot in New Orleans?
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If you want proper information on this incident...or ANY incident involving aviation, Juan Brown is your man.
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15 hours ago, CodeMonkey said:
IMO what the Bills need to hire is an analytics guru that can be on the headset during games with McD and stop him from doing stupid things. His in-game management, including but not limited to clock management, is often catastrophic. Also, IMO it's his Achilles heel and his only glaring weakness.
They already have this.
On 1/31/2025 at 1:24 PM, BADOLBILZ said:Yeah I view Pederson as a Wade Phillips type HC. Sloppy, no attention to detail. Pederson won that SB by taking over a team that had trained harder than any other for 3 years under Chip Kelly and had been at the forefront of the RPO under Kelly. People forget that Kelly with Nick Foles playing at a 27 to 2 TD/INT ratio and lead the NFL in passer rating at yards per attempt under Kelly in 2013. Pederson got the double bump because the players were ecstatic that Kelly was gone but also primed physically and schematically for success. Wade got a similar bump in Dallas taking over for Parcells and getting better results(until the playoffs) initially. Until, of course, his lack of attention to detail eroded the foundation that Parcells had built.
The guy I would like to see the Bills bring in with some kind of promotion is Davis Webb. He seems like the obvious successor to Brady.......other than the fact that he has no actual play calling experience. Would be great to have him working with Brady for a year. Ronald Curry might not like that but I presume he'd follow Brady as his OC when Brady gets his HC job in that scenario.
Wade Phillips is considered one of the best, most innovative DC's. Not sure thats a great example. And Davis Webb? For a fanbase that is so concerend about "wasting" Josh Allen, they sure do love giving him coordinators that are more green than Allyn Hayne's lawn.
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Its enraging me, all the conspiracy theories floating around and many being floated from "smart" people, who should know better.
"It looks like the helicopter aimed for the RJ!"
Yeah, no kidding. Things that collide with one another tend to look like that.
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Wing was sheared off and the RJ hit the water in less than 2 seconds. The bright side is that the victims probably died before they even realized what was happening to them. I have one friend a pilot and one who works ATC in NYC and both are very shaken by this crash.
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36 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:
I see your point but how many older guys are OCs in the NFL right now?
14/27 currently employed OCs are aged 40 or younger. Only 5/27 are over the age of 45.
Why is that the case? Two reasons:
1. The best OCs become Head Coaches and coach offense well enough to keep their jobs even when their team doesn't have top end QB talent - Reid, Shanahan, McVay.
2. Offense in the NFL is constantly changing and you can become out of date quite quickly.
Pederson failed twice to fit into category #1 and is very much IMO in category #2. Ran among the least shifts and motion in the entire NFL in 2024 and the offense looked positive Jurassic in comparison to what a lot of the better offenses are running. Pederson won his Superbowl by being at the cutting edge of the RPO era going back 7 or 8 years. That is now pretty par for the course and almost everyone runs RPO as a base component of their offense and defenses have found the adjustments to the extent that it no longer looks the unstoppable weapon it once did.
Great info here for sure.
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1 hour ago, MiracleAtRich1393 said:
I like the thought but seems like a personality clash and McD's insecurity wouldn't allow it to work the way it should in theory
Leslie Frazier would like a word.
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I know its not going to happen but Id like Pederson...for OC. Brady did a good job of course but lets face it, its a matter of time before hes gone. Enough of these young "wonderboy" OCs. They come in...it takes time for them to learn on the job, then when they get their feet under them...poof they are gone. And now Joe Webb from UB's name was floated if Brady left. Oh good, a young guy with even LESS experience than Brady and Dorsey had. This team is right in the middle of a super bowl contention window. Enough with the "Western NY Offensive Coordinator Junior Jobs Program."
Id love to have our "offensive version of Spagnuolo." An older (but not too old) coach who has a lot of experience and past success in the league, maybe had a run at HC but it didnt work out or it did and now he wants to settle in, and work on this talented team to offer knowledge and most important, continuity.
Of course people will laugh becuase of Pederson's record last year in JAX, but look at the resume. The guy has a ton of experience and success as an offensive coach in the NFL. https://pro-football-history.com/coach/963/doug-pederson-bio
Democracy’s Fiery Ordeal: The War in Ukraine 🇺🇦
in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
Posted · Edited by RkFast
First of all, you cannot compare the Vietnam, Korea, Afghanistan, Kuwait and Iraq conflicts to the Ukrainian one, a conflict directly on the border of the RU with a country that up until 30 years ago was PART of the RU. Defeat for the USSR in those conflics or for the US in ours was NEVER going to result in the fall of the USSR or the US. Which...again...is what youre asking for now.
Second, its the pro Ukrainian side that is stating that a Russian loss looks like the complete destruction of the RU and regime change. That is not going to happen. And yes...the fact that the RU is a nuclear power is part of the calculus as to why.