Xavien Howard at Left Cornerback, Byron Jones at Right Cornerback. Bobby McCain at Free Safety and Eric Rowe at Strong Safety. I believe this is our best secondary in a long time. Both Howard and Jones can be lockdown corners. Howard has the INT’s but Jones is regarded as one of the top cover corners in the NFL and shuts down the receivers he’s on. A healthy Bobby McCain this season will be better than he was last year struggling with a shoulder injury. Eric Rowe who has played a lot of different positions much like McCain, really seemed to find himself at Strong Safety. I thought he played his best ball there and his elite athleticism is a big plus at safety.
We drafted another CB who will likely be our slot and nickel corner in RD1 pick #30, Noah Igbinoghene (Iggy Mahogany). Those 5 guys in addition to up and comers like Nik Needham, Stevie Parker, Ken Webster and Ryan Lewis makes our depth legitimate. At safety we have 3 young vets who provide nice depth in Clay Fejedelem, Adrian Colbert and Kavon Frazier and a very promising rookie who may end up rising to the top of the depth chart before long in Brandon Jones. Add in a CB who at one time seemed like a potential starter in Cordrea Tankersley. Tank started 11 games in 2017 replacing Byron Maxwell who we picked up from Philly. Tank definitely showed promise in 2017 but suffered a season ending ACL injury in 2018. He was placed on the PUP in 2019 while recovering but couldn’t make it back last year. This is Tank’s final year on his contract so I expect he will be looking to crack the lineup to get himself another contract next year either here or elsewhere.
Having two shutdown corners should make a huge difference for our defense. We all know we’ve struggled to get to the QB the last few years but the additions we made this offseason in both free agency (Kyle Van Noy, ShaqLawson, Emmanuel Ogbah) as well as in the draft (Raekwon Davis, Curtis Weaver, Jason Strowbridge) will give us a lot more juice in the pass rush department. Pairing that potentially dominant secondary with an upgraded pass rush could yield excellent results from our defense. I don’t about all of you people here, I’m really looking forward to seeing this defense grow this year!
GO DOLPHINS!!
#staythecourse
Finsmob Unleashed 
Who will want to play in Florida?
The damn media is running fake news about all the cases and ICU beds being filled up in Miami-Dade county. SMH!
It’s all about the benjamins.
And one more comment about Florida “counting” processes.
They can’t count votes, hanging chads, etc. Why should we expect them to count lab tests properly? That’s higher math!?
They can’t even count dead bodies. The governor got heck earlier on for only reporting the deaths of Florida citizens. Apparently you could vacation in FL and never die.
This is different, maybe, because they have financial gain at stake, but you could say the same about their other counting issues. Maybe corruption is a better way of putting it. The numbers are in their favor, so…
Javaris Davis originally entered the NFL as an undrafted college free agent with Kansas City on April 30, 2020. Davis was a four-year letterman (2016-19) and three-year starter at Auburn, where he played in 49 career games with 35 starts. He totaled 150 tackles (115 solo), eight interceptions, 32 passes defensed and one forced fumble in his career.
He played with Iggy, so that should help him, and does have good numbers. He likely won’t make the 53, but looks like he may have a shot at the PS.
Seems the number of infections for a state is pretty much just an indicator of what’s going on anyhow since you are never going to catch all the cases because some people have relatively mild symptoms. But if the counting metric stays the same, even if imperfect, the number going up or down shows what is relatively happening.
Best measure for the impact of the illness has always been people hospitalized and deaths.
Agree, stangerx. It’s trends.
We’re not even close to “knowing” where we are as a nation. Some of you here have real life experience on the efficacy, efficiency, and effectiveness of US testing after 6 months of knowing about COVID.
Stellar results so far!
I don’t agree, as BBM smentioned yesterday the nurse said the hospitals aren’t full. We also know the death numbers are highly inflated. If George Floyd had covid they would’ve counted him too.
In Pensacola. Last I checked that was no where near Miami-Dade county.
If ICU beds aren’t full in South FLorida they sure are putting a lot of effort into hiding it by converting other units into ICUs. Part of that was canceling elective surgery, which I guess could actually mean there are free beds of other kinds.
We have video on how Floyd died or the cops would have said “he strangled, I mean struggled.”
Truly an asshole thing to say.
It’s just confirmation bias. We see doctor after doctor and nurse after nurse talking about the impact to hospitals, and that is all fake. But the second we get a story from a nurse in a passing conversation saying something that fits your own belief, well obviously that’s true.
Also, what happened to the 10 times the number of people that probably have it, but aren’t being counted in the total because they are asymptomatic? That is what brings the death total down to only about 5 times the flu at like .006. So are the numbers overinflated or underinflated?
Meh, I’ve said it before, I’m not sure what to believe anymore. To me all that really matters is the virus is here, it’s spreading, I’m not worried about the impact to myself, but I know I don’t want my mother in chemo to get it. I don’t want my elders to get it. I’m going to listen to the health experts and doctors and wear a mask and socially distance. I’m part of my community and I’ll do my part.
And yeah, I believe the testing is for absolute crap, completely unreliable. My knowledge is anecdotal, but it’s what I believe.
Yep!
Cav — completely made up by me playing doctor on the board, but I’m starting to think it is not so much the tests are unreliable as they are only as good as they are. They detect the virus, but only at a certain level….. one above where some people who already have it register. Give that same person a few days and then it would work.
I think you can file this under the whats the negative. So on one hand, you dont believe int he numbers and you decided you dont wear a mask and practice social distancing or whatever, and if you are right, ok your risk is lower but its still there. You still have a chance to contract it, to spread it, to potentially bring it to someone that doesnt survive it. You are wrong and its that times 10.
On the other hand lets say you believe the numbers and you wear a mask and you socially distance and you hand sanitize etc etc. If you are right you have lessensed the risk of the spread to someone else by a factor, not matter the factor, its less than the previous factor. If you are wrong, you still lower the numbers, there just wasnt as much of a threat as previously thought.
So any way ya slice it, there is no reason to throw caution to the wind and treat it like there isnt a threat out there, because if you do you dont change the outcome, you still are safe, those around you are safer, and in general you are part of the solution not the problem. On the flip of that you are part of the problem, period. There is nothing about playing it safe that harms anything and there is a lot at stake if you dont, and especially if you assumed wrong and the number are actually legit.
I dont see how the logic doesnt add up, how the number even friggin matter. Im going to be protecting myself until this ends and this might mean a new way of life.
Kyle Peko Jr., DT, Denver Broncos, who played in seven games for the Broncos in the 2016 and 2017, was again signed by the Broncos off the Colts practice squad last December and then signed for 2020 earlier this year. His wife, Giuliana, was diagnosed with Stage 3 Hodgkin’s lymphoma last year and Peko was briefly excused from Bills training camp last summer to be with her. He announced last season that her treatments had been successful and she was cancer-free, but her battle with cancer would put her in the at-risk demographic for COVID-19.
Bears NT Eddie Goldman opts out of 2020 season
I thought we were going to wait for list v one-by-one announcements. Lol….
Patrick Chung, S, New England Patriots, opts out of 2020 season
Stang,
You might be right. 🤷
I just don’t have enough technical knowledge to make an informed decision about the issues with testing. I’m taking the tack D talked about in his reply to me. I f%^&ing HATE wearing a mask, but I’ll try to do my part not to spread it, and certainly to not give it to my vulnerable loved ones. And I’ll continue to go about my life. To me all the rest is just distraction.
Small sacrifice of comfort to help you cut down on risk, no matter the percentage, no matter the test numbers, it helps and it helps as much as it does. You do all the things you can do to help, your helping as much as you can, and that again is independent of any numbers or percentages no matter the truth or fallacy in them.
Yeah, I think we see eye to eye on this thing pretty much right down the line.
I want to say what else you can do…… but then there are some folks out organizing protests against wearing masks. Almost explains why the US is the worst country in the wolrd at fighting Covid.
Eddie Vanderdoes, DT, Houston Texans, opts out of 2020 season
Vanderdon’t!
Krishna says:
July 28, 2020 at 11:49 am
I thought we were going to wait for list v one-by-one announcements. Lol….
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Lol someone else made that promise, not me, i like the drama of the one by one listing 🙂
Ok…..drama on!
I thought we were going to wait for list v one-by-one announcements. Lol….
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You guys are too fast for me to stay current…..smh. lol.
I’ve been researching, and obviously since I’m home it’s solely on the internet. It seems that 2/3 of the COVID-19 cases are the nasal congestion/respiratory issues and the other 1/3 are GI issues like diarrhea. Apparently, testing with a nasal swab is NOT going to find a patient that is only showing GI symptoms because the virus isn’t present in the nasal cavity. I just spoke to my doctor again and unfortunately there is no stool sample testing for COVID at this time. That kinda sucks because I would like to know for sure whether I have it even though in my mind I’m nearly 100% sure I do have it. I know at work they are interested in knowing whether I’m positive or negative and I explained the issue, but there’s a lot of gray area right now with this. It’s quite an imperfect science for those love the science aspect of it. I find that pretty unfortunate.
So how did you contract this rectal only version 🙂
I wouldn’t know if i had the GI version of it probably. Some of the medicines i take and the copious amounts of coffee, my shit stays fucked up half the time anyways.
It’s pretty insidious in its ability to spread and the organ systems it attacks. Remember, there’s an infant version, too.
Sorta of hoping you are wrong on that….. cause hoping you don’t have it. Which kind did your son have? Any idea how the GI type spreads?….. meaning some other way than cough/sneeze/expelled breathe way.
D – That’s what my son said about the GI version and largely for the same reason too. He drinks coffee too which wreaks havoc on his stomach but he does it anyway.
Also, some have not recovered from symptoms weeks or months later.
Be sure you get your info from the random nurse in Pensacola in a bail bond office. Completely sourced and peer-reviewed? And, wouldn’t even qualify as anecdotal, imo.
You are better than that man. All family here. And you made that point before.
I don’t think I’m better, stangerx. I do know I’m pretty angry. And, when I hear/read comments like this (political fake news) and people believe and wrap themselves in it, it’s frustrating and pisses me off.
This is not a political debate and it’s a pandemic. But, let’s poke holes in it for political points. I think it’s pretty disgusting. We should be looking for solutions not pretending it’s overblown.
I liked D’s take on “personal responsibility.”
Just do what you can. Stop trying to discredit numbers, stop wishing it magically go away, stop politicizing it.
It’s sickening, imo.
You can’t change the world Krishna. Look at all those conspiracy theories out there. You think you can logic people out of those? They knew the facts to start with and still are putting them out. World is flat in case you haven’t heard. 🙂
Lol…yes, I’ve heard/read the world is flat.
Amongst all the BS in the media, these random professionals are the only ones we can trust😉
By the way, I am a “medical” professional and took every medical course an MD would take except pharmacology and diagnosis of disease.
I can talk to any doctor one-on-one and completely understand their world, their language, and their approach to treatment.
And, had I agreed with some of them or been a sheeple, Mrs. K would have died 3 years earlier. Just FYI.
And, just to be fair, I talked to my sister who lives in the suburbs of Orlando spouting similar counting anomalies in FL.
I was nice (as I love her dearly, the little Republican that she is) and stated these are one-offs and do not represent the true state of this pandemic. She is a teacher, too, and excuses the poor leadership in all of this.
Lol at one offs.
I know, too technical for you.
Stanger, it’s as simple as sharing a toilet with someone (not at the same time). Unless you’re going to disinfect your toilet every time you go, apparently there is a good chance the virus lingers around the toilet. Here’s more info, if you’re interested . . .
https://neurosciencenews.com/coronavirus-intestines-16310/
Mike, we know you just want that anal test🤔
Man does that suck….. not just for you but for the world. It’s the Covid-Crabs strain. Says a pretty hairy guy who once had crabs and did not enjoy. The big ones would leave the nest for a road trip and I’d find them on my arms.
lol, tmi 😉
Oh I got more info on that one. Source slept with one of my rugby buddies like 8 months later. He got them as well. We started calling her Crab Mary.
LOL, Stang. Yeah back in the day, we had a couple of gals run through our crowd with creepy crawlies. I managed to avoid ever getting crabs, although I did have a scare with herpes once. Found out after I slept with her that she had it, but again luckily I didn’t contract it.
Steve – I pull large pieces of furniture out of my ass
one covid infected chase lounge coming right up!
Krishna, I feel your pain man. I delete at least 5 replies per day to mostly TWO individuals on here. It’s just not worth the energy.
The energy it takes to point out ignorance is exhausting! Makes me sad, too.
You can delete comments on here?????
How can I get that button???? 😉
No, you can delete replies. (Before you hit post comment) It is self restraint.
BTW you are not one of them. ICYWW
Self restraint???
I’ll have to look into that! 🙂
I guess I do!
I just PM Mike E! 🙂
Mike E. says:
July 28, 2020 at 12:29 pm
Stanger, it’s as simple as sharing a toilet with someone (not at the same time). Unless you’re going to disinfect your toilet every time you go, apparently there is a good chance the virus lingers around the toilet. Here’s more info, if you’re interested . . .
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Something most people have heard at one point in their life, then blissfully ignored it, is that fecal matter can be found on almost all surfaces you come across that aren’t cleaned frequently. Its on the money in your pocket, its on the surfaces of your kitchens. If you smell shit, you have pieces of fecal material in your nose. Im sure its as easy to transmit, if not more so.
That is so true D, I left that out because it’s disgusting, but that’s actually in one of the articles I researched.
Just leave it for me Mikey, ill go there lol
LOL! You sure did 🙂
Rock, you dont have to delete them on my account….. jkbb
It’s your respect for someone, or you just don’t want to get into it, that prevents you from posting things. I do it all the time, for both reasons.
Krishna says:
July 28, 2020 at 1:21 pm
The energy it takes to point out ignorance is exhausting! Makes me sad, too.
Krishna, Willful ignorance is worse. You can prove something and people will still say “well, I’m not going to believe that no matter what!”
You can watch any number of satellites that show the globe live shots and there are still willfully ignorant people that will believe the earth is flat as spite.
I know. It’s that warrior, kyshatriya, in me.
Star Lotulelei, DT, Buffalo Bills is opting out as is Michael Pierce, DT, Minnesota Vikings. Apparently one of the reasons they say players are option out is related to the fact that if they dont opt out and the season is cancelled they will lose out on guaranteed money.
“The reason a lot of players are opting out (besides health reasons) is if you have a lot of guaranteed money this year and the season is cancelled, they risk losing a lot of money
— Jonathan Feliciano (@MongoFeliciano) July 28, 2020”
Here is a full list up to this point.
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Michael Pierce, DT, Minnesota Vikings
Star Lotulelei, DT, Buffalo Bills
Eddie Goldman, DT, Chicago Bears
Anthony McKinney, OT, Tennessee Titans
Patrick Chung, S, New England Patriots
Cole Wick, TE, New Orleans Saints
Eddie Vanderdoes, DT, Houston Texans
Kyle Peko, DT, Denver Broncos
Stephen Guidry, WR, Dallas Cowboys
Andre Smith, OT, Baltimore Ravens
Dont’a Hightower, LB, New England Patriots
Brandon Bolden, RB, New England Patriots
Marcus Cannon, OT, New England Patriots
Danny Vitale, FB, New England Patriots
Najee Toran, C/G, New England Patriots
Caleb Brantley, DL, Washington Football Team
Maurice Canady, CB, Dallas Cowboys
Chance Warmack, G, Seattle Seahawks
De’Anthony Thomas, WR, Baltimore Ravens
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, G, Kansas City Chiefs
Marquise Goodwin, WR, Philadelphia Eagles
And counting…..
I didn’t realize from what had been posted before that the guys opting out are getting paid a stipend that will be deducted from their salary the next time they play. (next season)
“NFL players who opt out for 2020 also will receive salary advances. Those who opt out for medical reasons because they are at high risk regarding COVID-19 will receive $350,000 for the season, and those who opt out voluntarily will receive $150,000 for the season. (Undrafted rookies who opt out voluntarily are not eligible to earn the $150,000 stipend.)
So Duvernay-Tardif, for example, will get the $150,000 salary advance since he opted out voluntarily, and his 2020 contract will toll to 2021. He was scheduled to earn $2.75 million this season, so he’ll earn that (minus the $150,000) next year.”
the part about his contracting tolling to 2021 answers and earlier question. If a player opts out this season their contract extends a year. (Tolls the next season)
EXCEPT, if they have to for medical reasons they get 350k and accrue a year on their contract. I think i posted that earlier.
That’s good. Wouldn’t want these guys to loophole their way through it.
D says:
July 28, 2020 at 9:53 am
“According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, players will have seven days from the time the agreement is officially signed to decide whether to opt out for the season. Players considered high risk for COVID-19 can earn $350,000 and an accrued NFL season if they choose to opt out of the season. Players without risk can earn $150,000 for opting out.”
This was nice bit of news to read.
Bobby, do you believe this fuck?
This might have already been posted.
Is Blake Ferguson our starting LS? i don’t remember who replaced Denney after Rock got him fired.
I
DID
NOT
GET
DENNEY
FIRED!!
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LOL
🙂
Yes, he’s the starter. One less player we have to worry about once the season starts.
Anybody watched The Last Dance? It’s on Netflix, so I’ve been watching an episode each night. I’m finding it very well produced and entertaining.
Obviously it’s MJ-centric, but it’s still a blast to revisit the golden era of basketball – the 80’s and 90’s and the changing of the guard from the Celtics/Lakers to the Pistons to the Bulls.
Saw one episode and thought it was pretty good, but a lot has come out about it, in that some of the players in it weren’t too fond of the facts in it.
Yeah, I was reading about that, especially Grant and Pippen. That’s kinda what i mean by MJ-centric. It’s showing things from his perspective and I would assume with his approval, so it may not always be the most unbiased look, lol. Still, so far I’m enjoying it quite a bit. I was always a big MJ fan though.
Cav — it is an awesome series. Watched one episode after the other. Not sure if it makes you love Jordan….. but it sure is a look into greatness.
Boy, Covid is just ruining everything.
Am I reading you guys correctly? NFL players can opt out of actually doing their job this season, get paid a stipend for NOT doing their jobs AND THEN get their contracts extended another year to make sure they actually have a job next year too even though they chose not to work? Must be nice. I’ll think of them while I’m trying to figure out how to make up the several thousand dollars I’ll be shorted due to furloughing. Paid slaves my ass.
They actually get to borrow against their future pay, like when you work commission, but, yeah, basically.
WTF is up with Howard!? It seems he is never healthy!
Still rehabbing. 😦
Damn he got Musnoned.
Bringing him back slowly.
Hopefully that’s all it is. With a wacky season looming there is no reason to rush him or risk him, so it makes sense. I’m just hoping it is precaution and not a setback.
Jordan Mack, LB, Carolina Panthers
Leo Koloamatangi, OL, New York Jets
Krishna, I am not going to respond to all your fucking posts about my post. It was not from fake news but from a medical professional treating COVID patients on the front line.
I posted my point of view and you have to knock it cause it doesn’t meet your view (leftist narrative). So what. You are just a whiny old close-minded pissant. About 90% of your posts are sarcastic whiny bitching. I feel sorry for you.
A medical professional, a nurse and a most respected profession. She is nothing more and certainly not a pandemic expert. Believe what you want and choose your sources and your beliefs.
I choose experts and science, you choose random people off streets to support your
agenda. Ok for you, not ok for me. Some might call that right wing extremist conspiracy (think wacko) theorist thinking.
Then, comes the name calling, because you have nothing else. Kudos, and so sad.
If you have a big NFL contract……. why the heck would you opt out of the season for 150k? Can’t believe these guys are that scared of Covid at their age. Seems more likely is that they never thought the season would happen and are way out of shape.
What i read was if they go forward with the season and the season gets cancelled, then they lose out on the guaranteed money for this year. So if they take the 150k and it extends their contract then their guaranteed money in 2020 will be there for them in 2021. Basically the article said that it really only benefits those that have a lot of guaranteed money this year, which im assuming is a bunch of guys and probably the top ones. Still we have seen a bunch of top name come off the list so maybe this article, which was one from ESPN i think, is wrong, or maybe players dont want to forgo the money right now, but i think there is a lot of potential they close the season and if i was in their spot i wouldnt wanna lose that money either.
https://overthecap.com/the-impact-of-the-covid-rules-on-the-salary-cap-and-nfl-contracts/
What i had read before was sorta right and sorta wrong.
Even if the season ends halfway….. still not adding up to 150k. But the possible scenarios look real complex as well. Assume that the agents and the union are all over it though.
Stang,
RE: The Last Dance
After watching the first episode, I consciously decided to watch only one episode a night just to kind of appreciate it longer. I usually burn through 10 or 13 episode shows in a couple of days, but I so enjoyed it I figured I’d pleasure delay.
It’s been a nice throwback to look forward to a new episode every day after work like back in the bronze age when we actually had to wait for episodic shows, lol.
You’ve watched one episode….. you will watch the rest. At whatever pace. Best look into pro sports have seen. Well except for Hard Knocks….. but this one ain’t just training camp.
Sorry, I gave the wrong impression. I’m 4 episodes in now. It’s been great
These guys tell it like it is.
Yeah — you walk into a situation like that with an AK-47 and you are asking to be shot.
It’s idiotic, and like you said, asking for it. Just like the people that decide to take their semi-automatic rifles into Walmart to prove a point.
The only point I see is you are needlessly increasing the chances of your own mortality. I guarantee if that guy hadn’t had an AK-47, he’d be alive today.
I guess I should say *immediate* mortality, since I’m pretty sure we are all sitting at or near 100% mortality, lol.
So the GOP want to include a bunch of money in military funds in the COVID response proposal to make up for the money Trump took for his wall.
This reminds me of that one time, a long time ago, when the democrats wanted to include a bunch of money for unnecessary environmental sh*t in their COVID response proposal. I know some were very vocal about it, but there is probably some reason why it’s ok now for the GOP to do it. Let the spin begin.
I am so sick of both of these parties. I wish we could just start from scratch. I’m so sick of how this blatantly obvious 2 team tug of war just enthralls 95% of our populace.
Me too
Doesn’t look like the bill is going to fly with the rank and file of either party.
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/07/28/politics/republican-reaction-gop-stimulus-plan/index.html
We are stuck with both parties for now
I think you have to look at the options and decide what’s best for you given the options
But I don’t think it’s crazy, before we all leave the earth, that our political system is a little more open and less based on Jacksonian adversarial process
I’ve said it for years before 2016 when I was more vocal about the failures of the 2 party system, and less anti-trump, that our system is a product of Jacksonian of era of politics and not necessarily tied to the fundamental principles of the country
So if we had more parties that were viable options, I think you’ll see more a return to reason form the established parties, bc it’s inherently less adversarial
and more dependent on real time solutions
But for now we are all fucked….lol
Dude with the AK died because he was stupid, not because he had an AK. He did an interview before the incident, said he wouldn’t point it at law enforcement because they would kill him, but he would point it at Trump supporters “because they are pussies.” Well the pussy he pointed it at was legal concealed carrier. Fuck nut got what he deserved and if people would shoot more of them, this shit would have been over a long time ago.
LOL, I saw he had been on the news before he got killed, but didn’t see the interview. If he said that, it makes it even a more ironic karmic response by the universe.
I still stand by my statement you aren’t making yourself safer by carrying an AK-47 around in public for no reason. Obviously it’s just one ape’s humble opinion, but I believe you are far more likely to create an incident that gets you killed than you are to stop an incident from happening.
Concealed weapons are the way to go unless there is a purpose that requires more firepower.
Oh I agree with you. Open carry might scare of some bad guys, but many of them are unimpressed and you give up the advantage of surprise. And while rifles are have more potential to be effective/lethal, as this incident shows a pistol in well trained hands and carried by someone with the will to use it overcomes superior potential carried by a dipshit who thinks flashing it means anything.
Does anyone here know what Florida’s current out of state visitors rules are. If I visit (from ny) do I still have to quarantine for 2 weeks
No. I just drove down from VA to Key West. No quarantine
That would be up to the state or country a traveler returns to
I will returning to ny and technically there is a 2 week quarantine but it doesn’t matter when I get back, it matters when I get there
LOL @ Bill Barr testifying before the senate, i can’t believe the man would subject himself to that abuse! these dems are attacking him, asking him questions then interrupt him while he’s trying to answer, then they answer for him to support their narrative. their favorite phrase to stop him from answering their question, ” i’m reclaiming my time”
what a joke!
in one breath they blame trump for the spread of the virus and on the other they support the protesters and rioters,who’s gatherings are spreading the virus.
the one thing Barr said was he is investigating the DNC in the Carter Paige incident. and that investigation has been slowed due to the virus, if Biden is elected then all that goes away with the new AG.
if Trump stays in office democratic heads will roll.
what’s real funny is the dems bring barr before the senate to question him and it would seem they are more interested in what they have to say vs listening to the answers of their questions from barr. whats the point in asking a question if you don’t want to hear the answer?
I was sure at the end they were going to clear the “dugout”!
Wonder why the great Tua isn’t side by side with him 🤷♂️
I don’t want to go off on a political tangent!
But if you missed Barr’s hearings this is what you heard for 6 hours
Lol, then they think they deserve respect.
SIX MORE PATRIOTS, including star LB Donta Hightower, are opting out of the coming NFL season!!! Yet, according to the Tampa Bay Times, the spread stayed at Pats favored by 6 and 1/2 points over Miami in the season opener!!! Think I’ll take the Fins and the points in that game!!
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BUSY AS HELL at work!! Gold and silver both up over 50% this year already. Gold was over $1950 yesterday afternoon while silver neared $25 per ounce!! Counterfeiters coming out of the woodwork like crazy now!! DO NOT BUY any coins NOT certified by PCGS,NGC,ICG or ANACS.
Uncertified coins may be COUNTERFEIT!!!
I know. That sucks cause I was thinking about buying some gold back at the begging of the year.
Forex it😉
This 2 party system does suck but if Trump is not reelected then there will only be one party for decades to come. Just my fear/opinion.
And they said Trump was the fascist, lol.
I’d disagree with your comment, if Biden actually was his own man, even though he’s been corrupt his entire Senate career, but its well known he’s just a deep state puppet, so yeah I agree.
Or just create your own island, with your own govt at sea🤔 then you can come up with a better system.
Krishna, I apologize for the name calling. I had just come in from 5 hours of yard work and was feeling like shit. Really no excuse though. I’m sorry. If I had been drinking then I would of had an excuse. LOL
Maybe you have me wrong a little. I am not trying to down play this pandemic. I believe it is real. I wear a mask at work when dealing with customers and to the store. I was just pointing out how this whole numbers thing and reporting is screwed up.
Fair enough. Thank you.
Your a real piece of work. This is the time for you to, maybe i don’t know, come back with something to BBM? Others in the past have reached out with a branch, only to be left hanging too.
And that holier than though name/avatar…
Its not the two party system, its the trash they are putting at the top of their parties. Most the time, in the primaries is at least one solid guy in the group. I mean they all have warts, but there are some that seem to be solid options, but by the time the party politics is done weeding out those guys, we are left with two terds and seems like at least for the past few elections its been choosing between those two terds and trying to find the one that has the most corn in it to justify your choice.
The opt out clause seems to be strange. I can see players that have a real concern, because of someone at home having issues (but see below), but most seem to be doing it for ignorant reasons.
If these players are as money hungry as they seem, why would they opt out and lose millions in a lost season?
Do they really believe they’re more likely to get covid playing in the NFL, that tests everyone regularly? The logic is retarded.
Back to the ones that have someone at home that has underlying issues, the only way to help that is to have everyone in the home quarantine themselves for months. Are they going to do that? Highly unlikely.
steveccnv says:
July 29, 2020 at 10:01 am
Or just create your own island, with your own govt at sea🤔 then you can come up with a better system.
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Start to see the movie castaway in a different light, same movie, you just cant figure out why he ever left the island.
More than likely, The Lord of the Flies 😉
I’m more impressed with our Coach every time he say’s stuff like this!
The no excuses approach. Just think where our country could be at, if this approach was taken by more/everyone…
MLS/NBA/NHL all report at this time they have 0% infection.
In regards to Flores, with all the distractions the good coaches should shine this season. I think if we do have a season, we are going to have a good one.
New to the opt out list.
Jason Vander Laan, TE, New Orleans Saints
Devin Funchess, WR, Green Bay Packers
Piggy, I read your question wrong last night, as far as I know there is no quarantine time here in Fla. Anyone can come here and infect us and get the hell right out of here lol.
Btw, if you are someone who gets pee lock in public restrooms the way to overcome that is by doing multiplication tables in your head. You’ll be peeing like a champ within seconds.
Ok Son🤔
Or should I have said Luuuucy, you got some splannin to do😉
Njoku to the Boys for a third.
Kind of steep, reeks of desperation from the ‘boys. His stats don’t say he’s worth a 3rd, but maybe he’s a great blocker or does something else they like. On the face it’s a bad trade.
Im a little closer to being an OK trade but for the most i agree with ya. He has has flashes of really great receiving ability, just hasn’t been consistent. I would have done the trade for us for conditional 5th or 6th, he would be an improvement over the dude we just picked up, Shehan
Looks like Naples has a storm that is headed his way, might be a Hurricane force storm by end of day today and he is dead in the landfall prediction cone.
Most y’all Miami area peeps are in the cone too, but the center track is dead on Naples i guess is more what i should say.
Now is the time to buy real estate in the keys😉
LOL, talk about a petty world. One part of major contention by the Dems’ is that Trump’s signature be taken off the paper checks that went out, and they do not want it on the next round that goes out. Come on, i mean to fight in either direction for a signature to be put on or left off a document is all political bullshit and its petty as fuck to be holding anything up because of that.
It’s beyond absurd already. I almost feel that people who are really invested in either party or the candidates they’re offering are completely fucked up. This might be the worst election year in the history of the country. Which fuckface do you vote for? I guess what I mean is I know people will stand by their party and what it’s supposed to stand for but I think more than anything it’s just a vote against the other party. I had said that I think Trump handled the whole BLM thing poorly and maybe he wasn’t the right guy for another 4 years but I’m not feeling quite the same right now. All I can say now is I hope there are debates so we can what capacity Biden actually has, and if he can handle himself.
might wanna pay closer attention to the VP debates, in the case of either of these guys getting elected, the VP is likely to finish the term lol.
Do we really need a debate to see what capacity Biden has?
I meme I saw earlier:
Sorry about the national coin shortage, I started a swear jar
lol
Steve – Of course we do. I want to see if he can stay with the program for the full length of the debate. I know you’re kinda joking but there are millions of people who actually are going to vote for this guy so I think the world needs to see what he actually is at this current time.
Those debates are going to turn into a shit show. Trump cant help trolling and Biden isnt going to be able to not take the bait. I think its just going to be an even larger confirmation of what we already know lol. Again, VP is probably more important this year than ever, i dont think either of these guys make it 4 years. Trump is in horrible health and Biden is damn near a walking vegetable.
Have you seen Biden interviewed? Who really knows but one thing he comes across is a really nice guy. That’s a something at least.
stangerx says:
July 29, 2020 at 12:59 pm
Have you seen Biden interviewed? Who really knows but one thing he comes across is a really nice guy. That’s a something at least.
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Plenty of time Stanger, he’s creepy a lot of times, he has some moments of charm, but anything irritates him and he turns into a dick. I have seen that happen at several of his “town hall” type meetings. He’s a wildcard, you dont know what your going to get when he opens his mouth. Im not saying he cant be nice some time, and coherent, but its less times than not.
President Pence just reminds me of this scene from Animal House. I feel like I’d want to say President Pence the same way Neidermeyer said “pledge pin” in this scene.
Long as we were talking about the 2 party system — there are actually 4 distinct factions within it.
Nationalist Populists (Trump’s base)
Traditional Republicans (“establishment” GOP)
Traditional Democrats
Progressive Populists (Bernie’s folk)
Last election the Trump base took over the GOP and Bernie’s folks tried but failed. These parties are not stitched together that tightly. Guessing will be more than 2 within the next decade.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/tagovailoa-gets-ok-to-practice-without-restrictions/ar-BB17kKmA?li=BB15ms5q
So basically the whole football world was convinced we were tanking to take Tua at #1 #1. Then he gets injured and falls. We win 5 games and take him at #5. And now he is ready for contact in camp. All those same folks who said we were tanking the season now saying he wanted to play in MIA and faked the injury to land here?
Just can’t win, right? There always has to be some tenebrous motivation and agenda to everything. I still see pundits talking about how we tanked the season, lol.
“tenebrous”? — man am I impressed……after looking up to make sure was a real word. 🙂 But agree —- conspiracy theories sell, especially when it comes to getting clicks on headlines.
I work with lots of gals. Not only do they very strongly believe that Biden SHOULD absolutely have a woman VP(black, if possible)….part of it is that lots of them think Biden won’t last and the gal will actually end up in charge anyway. They love that scenario and it’s a big reason they’d vote for Biden. Lol
D says:
July 29, 2020 at 1:53 pm
stangerx says:
July 29, 2020 at 12:59 pm
Have you seen Biden interviewed? Who really knows but one thing he comes across is a really nice guy. That’s a something at least.
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Plenty of time Stanger, he’s creepy a lot of times, he has some moments of charm, but anything irritates him and he turns into a dick. I have seen that happen at several of his “town hall” type meetings. He’s a wildcard, you dont know what your going to get when he opens his mouth. Im not saying he cant be nice some time, and coherent, but its less times than not.
Guess people can see things different. Not a fan of Biden’s politics, but least think he has a good heart.
I dont think he has a good heart. Then again, im not sure any of those guys, especially the career politicians have a heart., nor a soul, they sold that a long time ago.
You will have to decide for yourself, but have met many a politician with a good heart…… but then some that did not as well. Trying to figure that out was my litmus test on how to deal with them.
Stanger – I think if you’re going to start breaking it down, there are a lot more than just 4 factions. I don’t even know where I fit into this right now. I need to see who Biden chooses and then I want to see what that woman decides to make her platform. While Trump might torment Biden in a debate I feel that anyone the Dems choose should have a field day with Pence. I think he’s easy pickins.
I was looking at the bigger picture, including the future. But for sure there are a lot of people who will swing…. not just btwn parties in an election like the one coming up but btwn those factions. What is really holding the parties together is the structure on the local and state level. That’s hard to replace when folks have been working red or blue for years.
And a lot of people don’t where they fit right now, part of the populist take over of the GOP. Same almost happened on the other side in the primaries. You see how all those establishment Dems dropped out before the South Carolina primary and Super Tuesday. Looked like Bernie was gonna win in a runaway before they did.
If Biden is smart, which so far he or his handlers appear to be since he’s kept his profile low, he won’t do much in the way of debating. Just let Trump do all the talking and shoot his own foot.
I mean this was Trump yesterday on Fauci:
“And he’s got this high approval rating. So why don’t I have a high approval rating with respect — and the administration — with respect to the virus? We should have it very high.”
“So it sort of is curious,” Trump said, “a man works for us, with us, very closely, Dr. Fauci and Dr. Birx also, very highly thought of — and yet, they’re highly thought of, but nobody likes me?”
“It can only be my personality, that’s all,” he said.
No you moron, it’s because you have contradicted him and done everything you can to hinder his job and his message every single step of the way and a lot of people see that. I mean literally the night before this statement he was tweeting negative sh%t about the guy, and he doesn’t understand why Fauci’s approval doesn’t translate to himself? Doh!
I agree thats the best tactic. It generally is with Trolls. You engage int he trolling then you better be prepared to get dirty, because if you are going to troll with trolls you gotta be an A+ troll and then you probably still look like an ass by all the others, but at least can feel vindicated on some personal level lol. Biden would be best to stay as quiet as he can, because he isn’t prepared to do battle. He wont do well getting down int he mud with Trump. Id play the grandpa Joe card and make it look like Trump’s just a big ole bully.
Yep, nobody is going to beat Trump at his own game.
That’s Trump the Narcissistic asshole. Gotta be honest, I’m no fan of Fauci either. I don’t trust him as far as I can throw him.
LOL, that statement about trust can literally be said about any of these people. There is no trust in our government’s current form.
When you have a president that 70% of what he says is blatantly provably false
When you have a justice department being used as a political tool
When you have two parties that would rather push their own agenda in relief bills than get it done
When you have one party that pushes racial injustice for political gain
When you have another party that pushes fear for political gain
and on
and on
and on
Where the hell does trust come into play?
Trust? Don’t talk about – trust? You kidding me? Trust? I just hope the Fins can win a game!
LOL
LOL, I told myself I wasn’t going to talk politics today. I tried and lasted almost 3 hours. but hey, I go where the board leads me 😉
Kong – Is it wrong that I imagine Jim Mora saying what you said?
Thank you for picking that up. I was hoping the fins line would make the joke clear.
So often I follow a train of thought into a joke and when I throw it out in a post it’s nearly impossible to follow the thread, lol.
Stanger,
I never make up words. I’m am scrumtrulescent like that…
LOL — gave you props for the first big word. 🙂
Stanger, In a town hall meeting in Iowa, an other man, i think the dude said he was in his 80’s or nearly 80, and also an Elizabeth Warren supporter. The man asked him about his son and a connection to Brumesa and asked him if he claimed that the president was bought because of his foriegn dealings, how could they expect there to be no chance of that with him. Joe responds by calling the guy a damn liar, stopped just short of calling him a fat ass, did call him fat though, and then he later rubbed it in by challenging him to push ups and an IQ test. Not very nice there.
He then proceeded to call out a student who simply asked if they could have faith in him winning against Trump, when he did so poorly in the Iowa caucus and eh proceeded to tell her she didnt even know what a caucus was and that she was a “lying dog faced pony soldier”.
Next stop he had an interaction with a Detroit factory worker when he was there for a meet and greet. The guy challenged him on his stance on the second amendment and accused him of wanting to take guns away. Biden responded “You’re full of shit man!” He said it again and said, “That’s not OK, alright?” Biden was like “Dont tell me that, pal, or im going to go outside with you, man!” They guy said, “You work for me, man!” Biden fored back, “I dont work for you, dont be such a horses ass.” Later he was in a different interview and that guy and his interaction was brought up, and Biden said “If i win, im coming for him, no im coming for them” im assuming referring to gun owners, even though in that interaction he said myltiple times he was for the 2nd amendment and gun ownership.
This is just a few of the things that have happen, just in this election campaign. Thats not to count out the time he told a black man he wasnt really black if he supported Trump, or the crigne worthy way he sniffed the hair of that one girl, or touched that other little girl on the thigh. The bunch of times he stumbled on his words so bad you had no clue what he was talking about while he fumbled his way to a point.
Im surprised you missed all these things, because im sure you couldnt straight faced call him a nice guy, knowing about these. None of those people are nice people, you cant relate to any of them and they have no clue how to relate to us.
I was aware of most of those instances at least. Have also seen him in one -on-one interviews, which is what set my own opinion. Or maybe more important from my own view is that see him as stable. Normal presidential if he takes office. And there are only two choices after all. As said before, not asking you to agree about Biden.
I can’t believe how much political discourse we’ve had on this blog recently, with such disparate opinions, and no real blowouts or d%ck measuring challenges. Even when occasionally it gets a little heated or a person maybe crosses a line, at least one and sometimes both parties defuses and moves on.
I seriously have a ton of respect for every single person here.
I agree, there really hasn’t been any incidents at all, though some people may just be biting their tongue or maybe not even around to see it. Still, for those who have been here, bravo!
Biden could be a nice guy unless you cross him. He’s a sell out in the worst way. He sold out to China as VP and has defended them during Trump’s presidency. Now he is a sell out to the far left of his party. Why? Because he is a puppet and is doing what he is told to do.
Puppet of the far left is the smart way to depict him till Nov. Can’t tell you how happy I was that he got the Dem nomination. Imagine if it was Bernie? Now at least there has to be the puppet part involved. No doubt how far left Bernie is….. no need to accuse when he proudly claims to be a socialist. I couldn’t vote for him.
I don’t know what I would have done if Bernie won. I know I wouldn’t have voted for him, but I’d cut off an arm before voting for Trump.
I guess I would basically just walk the earth. You know, like Cain in Kung Fu. Just walk from town to town, meet people, get in adventures and stuff.
stangerx says:
July 29, 2020 at 3:21 pm
I was aware of most of those instances at least. Have also seen him in one -on-one interviews, which is what set my own opinion. Or maybe more important from my own view is that see him as stable. Normal presidential if he takes office. And there are only two choices after all. As said before, not asking you to agree about Biden.
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I know your not, and i dont expect any different, its all good.
Kong i wont be doing any dick measuring with you, i promise.
LOL
approx. 100 ft ape vs approx. 6 ft man…probably not a good idea
Just remember if you’re black and dont vote for Biden, you’re not black. And they call Trump a fascist?
I think I’ll be writing in Harambe…..
Ape lives matter!
👍
If I’m not “black” and don’t vote for Biden, Am I still not “black”????
Biden was freaked out that a black guy he was talking to in an interview might not vote for him. He’s apologized. No doubt who most black folks will be voting for other than Kayne though.
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Mikey, if you are looking for a really good cigar, look at the My Father line, the last couple i smoked from them were like things of beauty. One i think i like about the best of any cigar i have had (non Cuban) was the one from them called “The Judge” its a box pressed cigar, so a little odd in the hand, but its amazing. The last one i got from them was “La Promesa” equally amazing.
Tim — this one is for you. Amazes me what happens right off the beach in FLA.
Good stuff. A woman was just killed by a great white in Maine recently. The bottom line is many different species of sharks exist in the oceans and it’s your choice to go into the ocean just like going into the woods where there are bears, wolves, big cats and other dangerous animals. Nature is wonderful but also primitive and dangerous.
New additions to the opt out list:
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John Atkins, DT, Detroit Lions
Damien Williams, RB, Kansas City Chiefs
Drew Forbes, OG, Cleveland Browns
Drake Dorbeck, OT, Cleveland Browns
Nate Solder, OT, New York Giants
I don’t usually hold with conspiracy theories, but it is rather odd the Pets have 6 players out including some of their star players, and no other team has more than 2…
12 teams have no opt outs so far
They are headed for a complete rebuild. As of right now what do the Pats have that says we’ll be in the AFC Championship game this year?
I think Belichick is reveling in this opportunity to prove he can win again with another group of players in a couple of years. It’s a new challenge for him before he hangs it up.
I think that is spot on
I’m not sure if this 2020 CBA agreement bullet points has been posted yet:
-The 2020 salary cap remains unchanged at $198.2 million, while the 2021 cap will be no lower
than $175 million.
-Any revenue loss from the 2020 season will be spread out evenly across the next four seasons
(through 2024).
-Players at high risk of complications due to the coronavirus can opt out of the 2020 season and
earn $350,000 and an accrued season toward free agency. That includes individuals with
autoimmune disorders, chronic diseases such as cancer and diabetes, heart issues, etc.
-Non-risk players can opt out of the 2020 season and earn $150,000. They do not accrue a season.
-If the season is canceled, players will not get paid their contract beyond any bonuses or
guaranteed money owed to them before the date of cancellation.
-Players who made their team’s roster will be eligible for a stipend payment, with the amount
depending on the date of cancellation.
-Positive test results for COVID-19 will be classified as football-related injuries unless the NFL
determines a player broke any social distancing rules.
-Those rules ban going to the following locations or attending the following events if more than 15
people are present: indoor nightclubs, indoor bars (except to take out food), indoor house parties,
indoor concerts, professional sporting events.
-Attending an indoor church service that is at more than 25 percent of the building’s capacity is also
not allowed.
-Players who break those rules are subject to team discipline.
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2901805-nflpa-issues-memo-detailing-2020-nfl-season-opt-outs-salary-cap-more
Per ESPN’s Dan Graziano, NFL teams could potentially place players on the non-football injury list if they contracted the coronavirus through reckless behavior. By placing players on the non-football injury list, teams could potentially get out of paying the player’s salary.
(Sorry about the formatting on the prior post. It went wonky on me.)
D, you got most of the Biden blunders, but how about the parties at the bidens where they’d say before hand keep your eye on the women, because Joe might sexually assaulting them, and he would walk around the parties naked.
stangerx says:
July 29, 2020 at 4:50 pm
Biden was freaked
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I saw it!
Biden is freaked out by the outdoors! 😉
Doesn’t Biden have a sexual assault case pending?
I want to blow up the two party system into three. A 1/3 of opinions is better than this or that. It’s as simple as that to me.
History has taught us that the ‘third party’ will be bought out by one of the other two major parties. I love the idea on paper, but it won’t work, bud.
Now, back to football.
There were more than two parties when this country started. We became institutionalized. Today is so obvious with what is what. We act like we can never change now. I’m not buying it.
I’m of the opinion that the NFL will not happen this year. 14 guys on the Marlins tested positive for COVID, and the MLB season is already in jeopardy. Plus, it’s an election year (not to get into politics).
We’ll see what happens, but I’m all but sure the NFL will be cancelled this year… and that would be sad.
I’m REALLY looking forward to Matt Breida behind our revamped O-Line. That just might be the best trade we’ve made in a long time, and we got him for a song.
^
MY HOPES OF ATTENDING some Dolphin home games this season took a major hit when the state announced that it had more lives snuffed out yesterday than in any other day since the crisis began. The number of cases also rose significantly yesterday. And, as the number of confirmed cases and deaths rises, our clueless governor STILL WANTS kids to attend public schools beginning next month!!!!
UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!!
I think there will be an NFL season. I think MLB is handling the Marlins situation as well as they can. So far I think they’ve done well. I think the NFL is in position to do better but the physical contact is far greater in the NFL as compared to baseball. Maybe gloves and those Oakley facemasks will be good enough.
I think the biggest difference between MLB and NFL is if an MLB team misses a week or two, those games can potentially be made up with double-headers. I think that is a big reason they made the majority of games division games. The same 5 teams are playing 2/3rd of their games against each other.
Making up two games in the NFL would be next to impossible. So if multiple teams start missing games, then you have to start looking at comparing unequal final regular season records, which may be the ultimate answer if it does go down that way.
They’re going to have to do a better job than the Marlins did. If any team loses 10 or more players that will be devastating. They’re going to have to not allow these guys out during the season. They’re really going to have to monitor them closely. I don’t know how they could do it but maybe a team that gets hit particularly hard could change their BYE week to the week after they lose a few players. If they can’t do that, that team would be compromised and it would be a shame.
Yep, no doubt, the Marlins showed just how not to do it, lol. As long as they can keep it from spreading through the team, a team can lose a few guys and still play, so prevention will be the best defense.
To move a missed game to a bye week, both teams playing would have to have matching byes or maybe the league can create a domino effect moving some games around if necessary. That might be tough. I’m not sure if they are doing 2 bye weeks this year or if that starts next year, but that could make it more workable.
I’m sure they have some contingencies. I seriously hope they can make it work. I really want to get into our new team and see what we have, not to mention Flores 2nd year which has been a letdown year for our new coaches for awhile now.
Kong – I have a friend that for some reason just wants the whole world to shut down. I don’t know if it’s because he feels it’s unsafe for sports to be played and that’s the reason why but I can’t take his posts any longer. He posted something like “Nail #2 in the 2020 MLB coffin”. When the Yankees game was cancelled. I flat out asked him what kind of pleasure he derives from this. Even if it’s slightly unsafe, these guys have a choice to play or not to play. It’s not like there are fans in the park, I just don’t get what his major malfunction is. He hasn’t answered BTW
I know a few people like that as well. Some people would joyfully watch and clap as the world burns so long as they predicted it. It doesn’t really bother me. I just hold them in contempt, lol.