“The Underwear Olympics” as some people call it. Regardless of that smear, I feel like the combine has its place, and just like any piece of information, if you’re doing your analysis correctly, it’s another piece of data you use to form your final report, not the only piece. The problem of not having a NFL Combine is the information you get from Pro Days, which are not sanctioned by the NFL, can be slanted, or maybe I should just say ARE slanted. Each college program wants their athletes to succeed because it helps their program succeed. It seems like all the top WR prospects that actually ran at their Pro Day ran sub 4.4 times. It’s not impossible that it’s true, but more than likely those hand held timers (homers) shaved a bit to make that happen. I like when each player is running on the same strip of turf and timed by the same guys and called out if they lean a little too forward or don’t start from the right position. Geez, these guys don’t even wear shirts anymore! Will they be running in jock straps soon, or maybe without them? I suspect that next year we’ll be back to the good ole combine as it was and they will have to wear shorts, shirts and those dreaded heavy numbers on the shirts that most likely easily add a few tenths of a second to all timed events.
Now on to Dolphins news, even if it’s old news. The Dolphins were involved in 2 trades, likely synchronized trades with both the San Francisco 49ers and the Philadelphia Eagles. The net result of both trades for the 2021 draft is that the Miami Dolphins will now pick at #6 in RD1 instead of #3, but we have acquired no further compensation in this draft. That compensation doesn’t arrive until 2022 and 2023. We still have picks 6, 18, 36, 50, 81, 156, 231 and 258. Definitely top heavy with two selections in each of the first 2 rounds and no 4th RD selection. I wouldn’t be surprised if we trade up or trade back and either lose a pick or gain a pick here and there. The most important thing is finding players that make your team better, no matter when you are selecting. We have flexibility and draft capital to get what we want, so now we hope that we want is on target. The Dolphins have also signed DT John Jenkins to a 1 year contract. Jenkins last played DT/DE for the Dolphins in 2019 and spent 2020 with the Chicago Bears.
Offense or defense? Which side gets the first pick? I still believe it’s offense, but I’m not convinced it’s DeVonta Smith or Kyle Pitts. If we do go WR I think it’s going to be Ja’Marr Chase. If we go OL I think it’s either going to be Penei Sewell or Rashawn Slater. A lot of you seem to be on the Parson’s train but I don’t think we’re going there. If I were GM, priority #1 would be helping Tua become the QB that can take this team deep into the playoffs. I personally believe that Tua will be a better QB regardless of the players we bring in because he’s a winner and he’s working so hard to be the best he can be, but adding talent around him makes that concept closer to reality. Even if Allen Hurns and Albert Wilson came back to a level close to their previous best, can you count on either of them to finish the season? Both were out all last season and have a lot of catching up to do to get back into football shape. Can DeVante Parker ever have a full season where he’s healthy and basically the same for Will Fuller? Can you lean on Jakeem Grant as a WR and not just an electric return man? Can TE Mike Gesicki really get to the level of a Travis Kelce or Darren Waller? I think he can but that would require him being a much bigger part of the offense, and over his first 3 seasons, he’s yet to eclipse 100 or more targets in a season. Compared to the aforementioned Kelce and Waller, both had 145 targets last season and although both had less targets in 2019, 136 and 117 respectively, each still topped 100 easily. So does that mean TE/WR Kyle Pitts is more likely? If it were me, I’d go WR all the way, we have a really nice TE corps right now with Gesicki, Smythe (who improved last season as a pass catcher), Shaheen, Cethan Carter and Chris Myarick. Smythe is a solid blocker and Shaheen is another big bodied TE that caught 3 TD’s last season. When I look at the WR corps, unfortunately I keep coming up with more questions than answers. Parker, Fuller, Williams, Hurns, Wilson, Bowden, Perry, Grant, and Hollins. Who is the one guy in that bunch that you can count on? Realistically, the answer is none of the above. That’s why my best guess is Chase, and not Smith. I think we need a reliable target, one who has ability but also has availability. I do think that Smith’s size is going to keep him off our roster and the huge consolation prize after Smith who is truly an elite route running WR is Ja’Marr Chase. Mark it down folks, that’s my pick and I believe it will be our pick as well.
Finsmob Unleashed 
Hey David, Fly Delta, have a coke and a smile and STFU!
(eddie murphy skit imitating Richard pryor on bill cosby)
Pryor “do you make money when you say FCK SHT Piss?”
Murphy “yes”
Pryor “tell that MFer i said to have a coke and a smile and STFU”
It’s easier to vote in GA than it is in Biden’s state of Delaware. Hypocrisy at it’s finest.
GA has made it even easier to vote but harder to cheat. What’s suppressive about that? What’s racist about that? Isn’t this what we want for every state?
OMG, it’s going to be harder for us to cheat. Let’s call this suppressive and racist. SMMFH
STFU Delta! WTF are you bitching about? You require ID and expose us to radiation (I know it is about 1000 times less than a x-ray, it’s still radiation) just to get on your fucking planes. I guess your suppressive and racist also. Fucking hypocrite!
Media, let’s spin the shit out of this so we can deflect from the major crisis on the boarder. Fuckers!
That’s great ORob! Funny stuff!
Rob, that was a good video above about Pitts. I am kind of on the Pitts train right now also. I was harping for Smith.
D has been stomping his foot for Pitts for a very long time. Longer than any of us. I now see why and what he would do for our offense.
Parker, Pitts, Gesicki, Fuller on the field at same time most every down would be sick. Red zone, insert Williams for Fuller or go with all 5 and empty backfield.
I’m not to sure about smith at 6. i think his measurables don’t stack up to the 6th pick as do Chase & Pitts
WHO did the Dolphins trade back to 6 for?
im thinking it has to be Pitts, he will be one of the first to come off the board after the initial QB run
there are as many as 6 QB that could possibly go in the top ten, that will push the non QB talent down a notch or two
but i am concerned with the Falcons pick, i think they might want Pitts, leaving us out of the guy that the FIns traded up for
if Pitts makes it past the Falcons, i believe the Fins will take him
Not sure it was for one specific player. They just felt #6 was a good spot to be in. No guarantee Pitts will make it to us like you said. If we were completely sold on one guy why trade out of #3?
maybe to get more picks, not sure
i guess it will become more clear after the draft, i just feel like they wanted someone that was not going to be there at 12, so they traded up, and i feel like the guy might be Pitts
Did you read how the trade wen down involving all three teams? From the get go, we got the Eagles involved to see if they’d be willing to trade down to #12. So trading back up to #6 was always part of it. They knew when the 49ers traded up, it was for a QB. So if three QBs go top 3, we know we’re getting 1 of the next 3 non QB positions we have high on our board. And yes to acquire more picks including a 1st in 2023.
1. JAX Trevor Lawrence
2. NYJ Zach Wilson
3. SF Mac Jones
Then there is having the draft capital to trade for Watson without depleting our drafts the next few years. But I hope that’s not the case especially with all the shit surrounding Watson. But until that doesn’t happen it still makes me nervous.
Correct it’s not for 1 player.
The dilemma is do you want a certain guy at 3 or do you want 1 of about 6 players at 6, plus a future 1st+
If the trade up to 6 happened while Philly was on the clock…
We’re not trading for Watson. Criminal investigation coming soon, which will put him on the commissioner’s exempt list.
You gotta be dumber than a sack of potatoes to trade for him now
Apropos of nothing, really interesting article.
https://quillette.com/2021/03/30/taboo-why-is-africa-the-global-covid-cold-spot-and-why-are-we-afraid-to-talk-about-it/
interesting, it further illustrates that most of the American deaths could have been avoided.
its incredible to think that even the worlds poorest countries, had better leadership than the US did.
Dr Birx said Trumps mismanagement likely cost over 400,000 US deaths
someone in the US, seriously bungled this, and it was one of the main reasons he lost the election, the blood of hundreds of thousands of Americans, is on his tiny corrupt hands
That’s what you got out of that article? Your lack of aptitude for critical thinking is simply stunning.
I’d say it was a combination of a lot of things, avg age, warm climate, avg age of life 62, less travel, might also be something in their diet, like less processed food…
Some jack off makes some political and false statement and the regular…run with
People forget how much travel happens in the U.S. from all over the world. The masses aren’t traveling to Africa on the same scale and Africa is not a country, it’s a continent. So not sure the leadership of those nations are on the same about anything. In fact they’re definitely not. LOL
“on the same page”
YouTube has NFL rumor videos, should be called NFL BS stories.
What video should we make today? I don’t know, someone vaguely suggested Brian Flores watched a drill for seldom used Robert Lane at his pro day.
Ok let’s roll with that.
NFL Rumors Today, Dolphins interested in Lane at 18
In my opinion, one of these if not more will be available at 6, i think #6 boils down to these 3 with Smith a long shot for that pick. if we pick there at all.
1. Pitts
2, Chase
3. Sewell
Waddle, Smith and Parsons would be the other possibles. Anyone else and every mock in the land is blown to hell.
OT Teven Jenkins seems to be in the mix now too.
I liked the mock the guys on NFLN did for us the other day.
#6 TE Kyle Pitts
#18 Edge Jaelan Phillips
#36 Edge Joe Tryon
#50 RB Javonte Williams
The case made for Tryon is he’s got the strength to move inside on passing downs the way the Giants used Justin Tuck from DE to DT in the same situations.
Steve, logic tells me we’re not trading for Watson. But sometimes teams take a leap and I really don’t think Grier and Flores will do it. But like I’ve said many times about anything in this world, nothing really surprises me anymore.
The Texans might have to part ways with Watson without any trade compensation. They’ll have to flat our release him. The way things are in this country, how could you have him as the face of your franchise if he’s guilty? The MLB All Star game was pulled from Atlanta over a voting law.
I highly doubt the people that run this country care about morals, To care about morals you first have to have them,
I doubt they will take any venues from Houston if Watson is there.
their objective is to keep that power at any cost.
I’m actually going to try and make the unpopular case that Smith might be a better fit for us than Chase. Mainly cause Smith is a separation guy while Chase is a physical beast you just chuck it too and let him win it. Sounds a lot like Parker. Think Smith would mesh better with Tua…. and hey they already have in the past.
With that said not sure would take Smith over Chase, but same time if Chase is gone we could do worse than Smith.
The only issue with Smith is his slight frame. He checks off every other box.
“Baseball is already losing tremendous numbers of fans and now they leave Atlanta with their All-Star Game because they are afraid of the radical left Democrats.… Boycott baseball and all of the woke companies that are interfering with free and fair elections. Are you listening Coke, Delta and all?”
— Donald J Trump…. he does love his sports boycotts.
Ask the USFL what he knows about managing a professional sports league. About the same what he knows about managing a country
Trump’s dream was to own an NFL team, but he got massively beat in his bid to buy the Bills. But think about how history would have changed if he did. The Donald might just be a more famous Dan Snyder now.
Lol
He killed the USFL
You can say what you want about Trump, but pulling the Allstar game from Atlanta was imo: stupid.
Didn’t like it either. Would like my sports to stay out of politics. Same as want my presidents and ex-presidents to stay out of sports.
I agree
It’s not stupid. It’s believing that all Americans have a right to vote and standing up for something.
Maybe The Masters should be canceled next weekend. Smh
I say cancel everything and just make the USA the no fun league.
Don’t say that! they’ll blame it on Trump!
If Trump calls for a boycott of the Masters and it is canceled….. heck yeah would blame that on him.
I can’t believe the bullshit conservatives are trying to pull over my eyes.
A 94 page bill has nothing to do with an in person requirement for voter ID.
What size font do you guys think they are using to full 94 pages
to say bring your ID to the polling place?😂😂😂
It did a lot more than that. There’s actually no mention of a requirement to bring an ID to a poll in the bill. But please…go ahead with that strawman bogus argument.
Closing 10% of polling places in a growing population is inexplicable unless you want less people voting. There’s no rationale reason to close voting polls by such a large number
What kind of lines do you think you create by shutting down polling places and forcing people to congregate in the ones that are open?
Oh and how do you make those lines worse: limit mail in voting, early voting and drop boxes.
Where is that going to have the biggest impact?
The obvious answer is in the most populated and urban areas – that usually don’t vote Republicans. They will feel this limitations worse than anyone else bc their is simply more people in their area.
That’s what creating more restrictions on voting does. It causes lines. It’s weird how the same people who want all these restrictions also oppose making Election Day a national holiday…just a concidience I guess….
Who lives in urban areas in the US? I hope the “I don’t see color” crowd chimes in on that one.
Good for baseball. Good for delta. Good for coke.
I’m glad some people still have faith in the value of voting.
When you mess with voting rights. The gloves come off. I hope all those GA republicans that voted for this bill get sued under section 1983. I hope the DOJ has begun to make them feel the consequences of trying to cross that line.
Good luck trying to fight this battle. A lot of people are ready to push back.
Don’t forget they also changed the certification process too
It’s a crazy nearly 100 page bill directed and obstructing people from voting
People are upset about an all star game but turn a blind eye to a direct infringement on the foundation of our country
Oh and don’t bring people food or water In those lines you created. You’ll get arrested for that.
Let me start with I’m all for expanding voting opportunities. Same time it is up to the states to set their voting rules. And yeah in Georgia the GOP controls the state legislature. They want to restrict…. and get the reason why is for political advantage.
Q to me is if there is a fair opportunity to vote. They still have absentee and early voting. When I first voted it was show up the first Tuesday in November or not at all.
So yes know what they are doing but figure they are playing the game within the rules.
They put a ton of restrictions on absentee and early voting too
It’s not fair at all. It’s gives anyone in an urban area more obstructions to vote.
Creating obstructions in voting isn’t playing within the rules. It’s trying to have less people to vote. That’s way below the the belt and a civil rights violation.
It also highlights a real problem with the GA GOP and really the GOP in general the last few years. Instead of expanding their appeal, they are focused on limiting the people who vote.
Completely get they restricted the opportunity to vote. But Q is in were they within their rights to do so with the critical point being can people vote? Leads me back to used to be show up on that Tuesday and all thought that was fair….. least the courts did.
The All Star game thing annoys me. This kind of garbage just keeps piling up and there are those who say “big deal, it’s not such an important thing, is it?” Well, cumulatively, it’s becoming a big deal. I want this bullshit to come to a complete halt
But would you like a world where the government or anyone could force MLB not to move the All Star game? I wouldn’t.
Give me one good reason to close 10% of voting centers.
Why does there have to be so much mail in voting? If it’s so important, go out and vote in person like it always has been!
Because we have the technology and ability to do so. To make voting more efficient and availability to everyone. Making voting more available to everyone should be the goal. Just because it has always been done one way doesn’t mean we can’t make it better
There doesn’t have to be. It’s a convenience measure. Same time been done in a bunch of states for a long time. Up to each state.
Piggy,
I said IMO it is stupid, you can’t tell me it’s not if that is how I feel.
Of course you have a right to your opinion. But the same goes for MLB. It had the right to do what it did. MLB will deal with the consequences of its decision. Both good and bad
How does expressing my opinion turn in to telling you how to think?
I can’t tell you how to think but I can vocally disagree and I will always do that
You said that what MLB did was not Stupid, as if that is a statement of fact. I made it clear it was my opinion, you cannot challenge that. Sorry.
Bookman
I am not going to add “IMO” to everything I post here so people don’t get offended . I don’t think that’s a fair thing to ask.
Piggy, what does the voting bill in Georgia have to do with sports, planes and a soft drink? Why is voting so difficult? When did this start and why? The technology is there to end all of this but somehow we still need to use snail mail. Who the fuck wants to stand on line in a warm gym at a school to spend two minutes voting when they don’t have to? Oh that’s right, online could be hacked but there’s no chance a piece of paper could disappear. It’s absurd how this country is behaving on these issues. We’re truly devolving socially due to propaganda.
I watched on FB as people portrayed Trump as Hitler for 4 years. Now I’m seeing Democrats (pick one) portrayed the same way within months of the election. It’s as if nobody knows what Hitler was all about. It’s really fucked up. I think we’re all being played and divided by misinformation and propaganda.
It has nothing to do with those things. Those organizations are standing up for something and I support them for doing it.
It’s not your right to tell people how hard or easy voting should be. No American has that right to begin with. We all have a constitutional right to vote. It’s not a license. It’s not something anyone has permission to give out or obstruct in any manner. It’s a responsibility by our government to make it accessible. Fundamentally creating obstacles is unconstitutional.
If it’s easy for you to vote. Great. But many people faced multiple obstructions and the GA bill is designed to create more in the next election.
No one in this country has any business making it harder for anyone to vote. It’s antithetical to the foundation of this country.
Why is it so hard for people to vote? You didn’t address the why? I feel you ignored that I said it should be much easier now due to technology and Ken said the same thing.
People vote in advance in this country before the actual election date with mail in. Why not do that online so the system isn’t so vulnerable on that one day? People do their banking, investments, Social Security, Unemployment, credit cards, utilities etc. online. But voting, no way. It’s absurd. You telling me there is not one person in an older person’s life that isn’t up on technology that can help them do that? Even on the mail in ballot there is an assistance signature that someone signs off on.
If you know who you’re voting for because you’re a party person, you should be able to vote well in advance and that info. is not public. We can send rockets to Mars but we can’t do this. Sorry, not buying it.
I’m with Mike, this grandstanding to make a point is just plain bullshit. What is MLB trying to accomplish? Give me a fricken break. My luck, the game will come to Milwaukee. Should be in the running given we have a liberal Governor, and Hank Aaron played there.
Seems the Qs of whether MLB should have done this and if the law is worthy of protest are getting mixed up. Stacey Abrams was actually against MLBs move even if made clear she knew why was done.
Piggy, do you ever question any of the lefts policies? seems you just drop in behind them and fight tooth and nail supporting their crap.
your partisan view is very apparent.
to have credibility you first have to be objective not one sided.
ORob — so you see yourself as the sensible middle when it comes to politics? 🙂
absolutely not, that’s a rhetorical ? i would definitely consider all sides if the other side wasn’t so corrupt.
I don’t associate with corruption, i’ve seen it too often with the characters i’ve met in my life, i’m a straight shooter.
so yeah, i’m biased as hell against these “i’m reclaiming my time” idiots!
“i would definitely consider all sides if the other side wasn’t so corrupt.” — that is so beautiful. You aren’t biased cause the other side is.
I stand up for what I believe in
It only seems like like I’m dropping behind some one else’s polices bc your point of view is directly opposed
You better figure out a better way to deal with me stating my opinion than whining about how partisan I am.
I remember you posting a few months ago that the Supreme Court would overturn the election….LMAO
My opinions may be slanted to my beliefs. Yours aren’t grounded in reality and you aren’t a very good judge of what is partisan or not.
I know it’s very inconvenient for someone to get in their car an go vote however it is crucial to restore citizen’s confidence in voting.
there was serious BS going on in the last election,
as for waiting in a line, that line goes very quickly, as in FL you have to show ID to vote, i was in a long line took about 15 mins.
if you’re disabled i can understand mail in, but that’s it, if you want to vote go to the polls.
Restoring your confidence is not a priority
Get over it
You lost an election. Deal with it instead of trying to stop people from voting
Why do we have to use an antiquated system when there are better, safer and easier way of doing things?
I can’t believe ORob just tried to lecture me on being objective
The pot didn’t just call the kettle black
It removed the existence of light
I never said i was objective, i’m biased as hell! I don’t like any of these corrupt china loving idiots, they work for who pays the most.
take off your tech giant shades and smell the sewer that NY is now.
never did i say the supreme ct would turn over the election. i was hoping for that
So wait…
You never said you were objective but tried to call some one else out on not being objective
Am I getting this right?
It doesn’t matter if you admit that you are not objective
What matters is that your judgment in the subject is shit
You don’t have to come to terms with bad judgment to have bad judgment.
Sure seems like no one has an answer to why GA republicans voted to close 10% of voting polls
really? a whopping 10%! WOW!
I hope all 10,000 of the people in a 100,000 region are in front of you in the grocery store and paying with coupons
10% is going to affect about half a million people
How are you going to for 500,000 more people in places designed to hold a few thousand people efficiently and quickly?
People are going to have to wait in line until after midnight when you shutdown that many voting centers…maybe overnight.
It’s purposely creating long lines in the places that stay open
Ken says:
April 3, 2021 at 3:30 pm
Why do we have to use an antiquated system when there are better, safer and easier way of doing things?
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the “safer and easier ways” tend to be corrupt, that’s why.
if Biden won the election fair & square i’m all in because i’m behind the people.
That’s not what happened though, there was corruption at hand.
so why vote at all when your vote means nothing?
Quite the opposite. There is 0 evidence of corruption with mail in voting and it has been in use for years and in several states it is the only means of voting. There is no credible reports of any significant election fraud with mail in voting.
That’s because you have a left blindfold on, i can’t help you with that.
your almost as bad in politics as are evaluating QBs…..
almost.
I was right about Tannehill 😁
ORob — our troops stationed overseas haven’t shown up to the polls since at least WW2. You have a problem with their mail in votes?
I can’t say for sure, i welcome all votes if they are legit, i’m sure there’s a way to document that, i have not read the new rules on absentee ballots in GA.
if there was a dispute like there most certainly was, and the left feel that they would win no matter what; then why all the fighting about these rule changes, why punish GA?
why not welcome the rule changes to show it doesn’t make a difference?
if you feel you can defeat someone you should be able to do it under strict guidelines to ensure fair play.
or are the left afraid they would not win in a fair election, that seems the case to me.
It’s pretty simple. Easier it is to vote the better the Dems think they will do. Harder it is the better the GOP thinks it will do. Has little to do with fair or corruption….. been going on for decades. Trump’s fraud claim just gave some GOPers a platform to do what they wanted anyhow. A lot of the new proposals have nothing to do with election security.
Did any of you watch the election, you don’t think that was a sham?
Fox declared Ariz for Biden before a quarter of the votes were read.
you can’t see the bias by these big tech guys like twitter?
not sure how anyone can’t see this corruption.
it smells like a whore house at low tide!
Was Fox wrong?
yes, after you take out the fraudulent ballots
No don’t think it was a sham
Your wake up call should have been Sydney Powell defending a defamation suit by saying no one should take her seriously on the subject…lol
It was bullshit
forget that they had affadaivits of unfair practice at the polls that were never addressed
Tim:
I would love to see an expansion to on line voting
Do not agree for the same reason they have gone to paper ballots that can be hand counted into machines.
One thing that struck me about the Dominion suit is their counting machines are “air gapped.” Means not connected to the net and thus can’t be hacked.
supporting these left politicians is like supporting Bernie Maddoff
I still don’t understand what MLB is trying to accomplish? Don’t give me crap about them “ standing up for something” Each state they have the game in has its issues, where does it end? Ummmmm and they DO have a team in Atlanta, should those games be cancelled or boycotted? My issue is this is just posturing and grandstanding.
The Flying Pig says:
April 3, 2021 at 2:42 pm
It’s not stupid. It’s believing that all Americans have a right to vote and standing up for something.
How’d that work out in the last election?
Seems to have worked just fine. Record turn out both parties. That is democracy working as the founding fathers intended
You didn’t get the the results you wanted
That doesn’t mean there is a problem
61 lawsuits. 61 opportunities to present evidence of voter fraud. 0 evidence produced in front of many Republican appointed Judges and Supreme Court Justices
keep hiding behind standing law.
You mean a substantive element where you have to prove actual aggrievement? Okay works for me
He didn’t file the lawsuits. Trump did….lol
He got his ass kicked up and down the courts at every level from conservative and liberal judges in multiple states
Guess why?
Because IT WAS ALWYS BULLSHIT!
You just believed the bullshit. I get it’s hard to admit you were duped. But you were duped and I’m not interested in making voting harder for anyone just bc a bunch of trump supporters bit into a shoot sandwhich and can’t get the taste out of their mouth.
and because of the corrupt election, Texas was injured, as were other states, the state of texas is in the US, shouldn’t there be standing in the US?
Texas wasn’t injured anymore than any state is affected by an election. Part of being one of the states in the United States is that the collective decision of the states controls you future
That’s not an injury
That’s what every state agrees on
The conservative laden Supreme Court found differently and correctly that Texas was not aggrieved and that is only 1 of the 61 cases
Your conclusions are incorrect, That wasn’t the reason, the case was never heard due to standing, i think the case was filed in PA, because their corruption caused harm to Texas and other states.
Standing means they failed to prove they were aggrieved. That is what standing means. It is an element of every case
I’m done with MLB, it’s not a fair contest, no equal revenue sharing no salary cap, all teams don’t get a fair shake, these owners are more worried about their bottomline than winning. i’d rather watch a turtle race.
MLB is almost as corrupt as the left,
almost
Tim Knight says:
April 3, 2021 at 3:32 pm (Edit)
Why is it so hard for people to vote? You didn’t address the why? I feel you ignored that I said it should be much easier now due to technology and Ken said the same thing.
People vote in advance in this country before the actual election date with mail in. Why not do that online so the system isn’t so vulnerable on that one day? People do their banking, investments, Social Security, Unemployment, credit cards, utilities etc. online. But voting, no way. It’s absurd. You telling me there is not one person in an older person’s life that isn’t up on technology that can help them do that? Even on the mail in ballot there is an assistance signature that someone signs off on.
If you know who you’re voting for because you’re a party person, you should be able to vote well in advance and that info. is not public. We can send rockets to Mars but we can’t do this. Sorry, not buying it.
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Tim
Read my 2:41 post
Whether you determine something is “hard” or not is arbitrary
But a bill designed to make voting harder than it already is is unamerican
If the state of GA is trying to create long lines for in person voting that’s a exactly what they are doing.
I would love an online system. Who do you think is opposing that in the Us. Republicans are. I completely agree with your 2nd paragraph. But that’s why I think you are missing the point.
The GA bill limits early voting, limits mail in voting and limits in person voting
. They don’t want anything to do with online voting if they are doing that. They are pushing in the other direction.
I would love to do it online. I’m all for it
But the people claiming voter fraud is rampant are opposed to it. Those are republicans
I don’t care which party is bickering about voter laws, I said in my original statement all people should have easier access. It ends there for me.
Didn’t the Democrats accuse Trump of winning due to Russian interference?
If this country can’t vote for it’s own representatives without constant backlash and accusations, we’ll lose our freedoms in time and “our children”, you know it’s all about “the children”, will live in one of the futuristic movies you guys all like we’re worldly federations control everything.
At the end of the day, I’m glad I got the chance to experience life as a human in America. I don’t know anything else. People in other parts of the world live for survival every moment of their lives. We get to go on blogs and debate what our favorite sports team is doing. Time for everyone to take a step back.
How easy is it to hack a computer? voting online is worse than mail in ballots!
See what I mean Tim…
my name isn’t Tim, don’t insult me like that!
My name is not Tim either but I play one on a blog. LOL
I wasn’t posting that for you
I was posting it for Tim to inform Tim that the same people who want in person, mailing, and early voting restrictions will oppose online voting
I’m just BB LOL
I figured
But I’m not trying to pick fights with anyone
I’m just trying to tell everyone my point of view on these subjects bc I read a lot of last nights postings and I disagree
I’ve got to say, Penei is NOT our target. If he was, we wouldn’t have traded to get behind the Bengals. However, if the Falcons and/or Bengals end up taking our targeted player and Penei remains for us @ R1P6, he must be considered.
If we were all in on one prospect we wouldn’t have traded out of #3.
bookman11 says:
April 3, 2021 at 3:48 pm (Edit)
I still don’t understand what MLB is trying to accomplish? Don’t give me crap about them “ standing up for something” Each state they have the game in has its issues, where does it end? Ummmmm and they DO have a team in Atlanta, should those games be cancelled or boycotted? My issue is this is just posturing and grandstanding.
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Bookman I will try to be more polite bc I’m not trying to be a jerk about it (I’m just a jerk about these things sometimes)
MLB is just taking a stand
Maybe it’s grandstanding. So what if it is.
I don’t not applaud when I like a play or a movie bc the actors expects applause
All these corps are trying to pressure the GA legislature to repeal the bill
Do all mlb fans agree with that?
No way. But do enough of them agree that mlb has situated themselves in a post I’ve light. That’s the PR gamble mlb makes,
I didn’t have an expectation that mlb would stand up against the bill. But I am personally impressed that they did. And I bet there are other people like me.
all i would ever want is a fair election, i don’t care who wins as long as the people choose.
I have my serious doubts that was the case in this last election.
you guys keep fighting over GA decision to try to make elections as fair as possible in the eyes of everyone.
shouldn’t you want that?
The problem is the GA law is trying to prevent a fair election by limiting access to voting and changing the certification process
they’re not limiting access, get in line and vote.
10% reduction in polling places is reducing access to vote
You do care who wins
That’s the joke of it. Complaining about the election being unfair has just become pretext to stop people from voting.
The original basis for those challenges had their day in court and lost
Now it’s an excuse to change the way we vote even though it was bullshit to begin with.
You just marginalized closing 10% of voting poll places like 10% means nothing…wtf
If elections are as vulnerable as you say they are before any changes, no party has an advantage.
But if a state legislature creates obstructions to voting. They are going to be felt evenly across the state. They will affect urban more populated areas much more.
These things are being attempted to give one party advantage, not to promote fair elections
ocalarob says:
April 3, 2021 at 3:55 pm
keep hiding behind standing law.
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ORob — you know what another way to describe “standing law” is?
It’s The Law.
What are you working off of?
i realize that at the state level, however their complaint should have been heard at the federal level.
State or Federal doesn’t change the issue of standing and you are still only referring to one of the 61 cases
Texas actually had standing, but the Supreme Court ruled it did not claim an actionable injury. Trump, who joined the case , did claim an actionable injury but did not have standing (case was brought on a very finite rule that gave states the ability to bring cases straight to the Supreme Court). Once Texas was gone so was Trump. Ain’t the law tricky.
you guys keep riding this 10% issue like it was an aircraft carrier, it’s not even a leaf in the water, try all the ballots that were found in the dump with the name trump on them,
that’s an aircraft carrier!
It is a huge number and especially since it is targeted to urban communities it can have a huge impact on an election
It’s still harder to vote in other states but Georgia gets to be the Dems whipping boy. LOL
Get a fucking ID and go vote. If voting means that much to you then you will go vote. If not, oh well. You snooze you lose.
BBMike
The new law says nothing about an ID for in person at all
That’s not what it’s about at all
Well………It should be dammit 😉
SMH
I’m going to call these guys “The Elite 4”, outside of the QB position, and in no particular order
– Micah Parsons
– Penei Sewell
– Ja’Marr Chase
– Kyle Pitts
Note that Pitts was the only one of the above four who played this past season.
no smith?
DeVonta kicks ass(!), but no… I don’t believe he’s nearly flawless… and yes, it’s his diminutive size.
I’ll tell ya this, though… if we land DeVonta, I’m going to love it!!!
If was going to do a 4 would put Devonta Smith up there instead of Parsons. Still think we have either Pitts (and doubting) or a WR coming our way. Pitts and Chase at 4 and 5 is at least popular.
Did anyone listen to the video Rob posted earlier with the GA gov.? Must have skipped past it when saw it was FOX news. They reduced the number of polling places but also increased the # of drop boxes.
They increased the number of drop boxes but put a cap and only permitted 1 per 100,000 people
that’s exactly why it’s an assault on urban areas. A community of 5,000 people will have as many drop boxes as one with 100,000
They also forced them inside the polling places and prevented their availability 24/7 like it used to be. I assume that last portion is for security. But the end of the day you have to balance those security concerns with access – and I don’t think they are doing that.
Tim Knight says:
April 3, 2021 at 4:24 pm
If we were all in on one prospect we wouldn’t have traded out of #3.
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Agreed. We’re going to have an outstanding player @ R1P6, and I tend to believe it’s being to be on Offense. Parsons is the dark horse.
Okay
I’m done with politics today
Obviously Tim and M13 are ready to move on to other things and so am I
Sorry if I went into attack mode on some of you. But I can’t be silent on these things when I read about them.
Chicken!
Piggy, here’s the thing, can you please tell me how MLB can pull this game from Atlanta, yet still support the team there????
I assume not supporting the team there is going too far
The point is to put economic pressure on them. Not crush the braves
At the expense of the people they claim to be standing up for? What about the income for those in Atlanta who lose wages because of this?
I admire your passion, Pig, even if I fundamentally disagree with ya on politics. Just mind your “attack mode”, as I truly believe we’re all essentially friends here. 😉
Cheers!
Yes, agree
Punched his time card.
FYI
For the record. I didn’t call anyone a racist or a nazi or anything like that…
Confirmed and appreciated.
Dammit, I do this to myself every single year. I just don’t quite have a sense yet as to who we’ll take with our first pick. Picking @ R1P6 leaves the door open to so many possibilities…
And I used to gripe when we were picking in the late-teens are early-twenties!
*are= and
I am in the same boat. My heads spins thinking about it!
WOOOOOOO!
It’s a good thing I had the day off to read That!
LOL
Ok I agree to talk football now after this.
Fuck MLB, Fuck Delta and Fuck Coca Cola! 😉
How about some fun.
At #6 who are your favorite prospect? Remember we used to do this choosing both offense and defense?
Mine is Pitts/Parsons. Not sure I wanted to be pee pee. LOL
Chase/Parsons
I have Chase and Pitts as 1a vs. 1a. Part of me wants to hit Belichick with the same thing he’s trying to do with TEs. Cover Gesicki and Pitts fuckface! LOL
Chase/Parsons
I’m so close to saying Pitts, but for me right now it’s Chase.
Not a lot of interest on D this year absent Parsons. Surtain?
Oh just dip a chip and be done with it. 😉
I think we’re loaded at CB at the moment. But, that could change quickly what with their contract$. Surtain would be a great choice, too.
But just talking favorite instead of who we get?
Pitts/Parsons.
Tim
I basically have them 1a and 1b too
Just the other way around
If we walk away with one of the two I will be very happy
Same!
I’m the favorite vs who we get model I’m going
Chase/Chase
Interesting point, here….
It’s kind of why he gets the Aquan Boldin comparisons
But it works both ways. What happens to Smith if you jam him on the line?
I actually think being more physical is an asset on the next level. Speed can kill defenses but it can be shut down.
Smith can get jammed at the line , but sorta thinking 170 pound him wasn’t trying to outmuscle the jam it in college either. Different styles. Chase being so physical is a plus though.
Not buying that at all. Chase is the best WR in this class. He ran the most impressive routes with quickness and positioning in a physical style. Smith can’t be that physical. Chase at his pro day showed how good he moves with cuts. Looked smoother than anyone else I saw. Pitts was the next best but he’s just a TE. LOL
He’s very physical at the line though. I will see if I can’t find a good clip. He sometimes is wide open bc of what he does at the line. But that’s the thing. Chase can do both . Smith is more of just a speed guy (but a very good one)
Remember not all teams are targeting what we’re looking for. No matter how much draft capital we have we always feel like we’re going to get screwed. LOL
What’s our top 2? I’d say Chase and Pitts. Think the Falcons and Bengals have some interest.
Go to the 3:05 mark and look what Chase does to the Alabama DB
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyKxoEYfO4M
The Flying Pig says:
April 3, 2021 at 5:14 pm
It’s kind of why he gets the Aquan Boldin comparisons
But it works both ways. What happens to Smith if you jam him on the line?
I actually think being more physical is an asset on the next level. Speed can kill defenses but it can be shut down.
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And I 100% agree with ya, Pig. As our resident DB enthusiast, I can tell ya that it’s rare that we see jams put on a WR in college, but in the SEC, it occurs. Thus, Chase is used to the physicality at the LOS (or within 5 yards), and he’s a proven winner against elite DBs.
Now the same holds true for DeVonta, but unlike Chase, he’s been thriving on the inside where jams aren’t nearly as prevalent. IMO, DeVonta is going to have a bit of a challenge at the next level when EVERYBODY is jamming.
NOT that DeVonta can’t hold his own against a jam what with his exceptional skills, rather Chase is very used to it… as in, BATTLE-tested.
I view DeVonta as an elite version of Davone Bess. We saw Davone on the outside for a year without Brandon Marshall. He was ‘alright’, but not ideal in any way.
DeVonta is more of a horizontal threat than he is a vertical threat. But then again, that’s what Tua thrived upon at Alabama.
Speaking of which, holy smokes, that’s what Colt Brennan and Davone Bess thrived upon at Hawaii… the horizontal game. Only this time, it seems as though the NFL game of today translates to the college game of today.
https://twitter.com/iThinkIsee12/status/1378464269939965963?s=20
I’m presuming Albert Wilson just went to the office… potential contract extension? We’ll see!
I’m not McShay , but my best hope is the first 5 picks in the draft are QBs….. even if one of them goes to the Pats.
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Todd McShay has released his mock draft 4.0 and Fields has dropped outside of the top 10. McShay sees Fields landing at No. 11 to the New England Patriots via trade with the New York Giants. If McShay is right and Fields drops outside of the top 10, someone is going to get a steal.
I like McShay, but he’s seldom correct. He’s just a ‘talking-head’ at ESPN, just like his buddy Count Chocula (Mel Kiper, Jr). There are REAL scouts out there (some are former scouts, such as Daniel Jeremiah) that are far more accurate than the ‘talking heads’ at ESPN.
Translation: I can’t see Brandon Fields dropping out of the top-10, nor can anybody else.
The GA bill didn’t restrict early voting, it expanded early voting.
The ban on gifts (water and food) was to stop political campaigning in the voting lines. Polling officials are still allowed to set up water stations.
The bill put more safeguards on mail in ballots to include ID information. Not surprising when the Democratic establishment was calling for people to go to Georgia and vote during the run-offs.
It allows the state to intervene at the county level because corruption is more likely to happen there (the Boss Hog theory).
It eliminates uncontrolled drop boxes and ballot “harvesting.” If you think ballot harvesting is okay, I don’t know what to tell you.
It shortens the run off period, mitigating outside influence.
It allows for processing and counting absentee ballots early instead of having to wait until all voting is down, ensuring a more timely accurate result.
It allows voter’s roles to be reviewed and scrubbed of people who are no longer qualified to vote in GA.
I’m still trying to find the 10% reduction in polling places piece Piggy keeps going on about. I found the precinct/1-hour after closing wait time part. That requires making smaller precincts (which creates more polling places) or providing more equipment and personnel (making lines shorter).
Holy shit…you have to ask for an absentee ballot yourself instead of having your party apparatchik grab it for you. And it has to be mailed to your address. Imagine. The horror.
If you guys think the GA bill makes it too hard for the inner city minority voters to vote, you must also think those same inner city minority voters are too lazy and/or too stupid to overcome the “obstacles” to voting to cast their votes. How…savior-ish of you.
That’s all I have to say about it, except- PIggy, Ken…I’m right, you’re wrong. Nah nah nah…
I figure the law is emblematic of all the various measures out there to tighten up voting procedures. Like half the states have them entered….. and yeah the GOP ones. And get why they are the ones putting them into play.
Whether you think there was fraud in the last election or not, better election security is good. Claiming better security keeps some segments from voting, bad. States make their voting laws. You don’t like them, move to NY. I,hear,they’re pretty liberal.
Least some of the proposed measures have nothing to do with election security , but I start and end with another thing you said…. election laws up to the states. Would look for an even playing field across the board, but then not for gerrymandering either. And Supreme Court feels different.
Curious – which ones do you think are not related to security?
A number of bills are trying to cut down on the number of early voting days and hours open. For the life of me see no connection to election security.
The comparison of Devonta Smith to someone like Marvin Harrison is right on. I think Chase is more Michael Thomas. They’re both really good. Pitts is more like what Darren Waller did last year. If they’re all committed to their craft you have pro bowl/all pro caliber players.
Oh yeah I think Waddle is a nice prospect too. Explosive!
1st pick – Parsons if it’s defense, Pitts if it’s offense..
Yup
Phelon, thanks for providing info on this.
I don’t want to spend time tallying up our offense/defense picks at #6. Can someone put up a fucking poll? JK/BB LOL
If we were sold on Chase or Pitts as a must we would not have traded out of #3. Extra picks and top 6 was cool. I’m not sure how we can look at it any other way. I wouldn’t be surprised if we drafted OT Teven Jenkins and shocked everyone.
What happened to Patrick Mahomes and Co. in the Super Bowl? What happened to Dan Marino and Co. in the 1985 Super Bowl? The same exact thing.
Can anyone give me an example of no protection and a bad defense winning a Super Bowl?
SU killing it against JSO. Dion looks pissed.
JSU ^^^ 🤓
Extreme ironing?
Sign we signed Fuller: Pitts/Parsons
Since
Phelon,
I also looked up the bill and saw absolutely nothing about reduced pulling places. Anyone that thinks someone who lives in GA doesn’t know the weather and can’t afford a snack and water while they wait…has a really low opinion of GA voters.
I don’t want Coke, Delta, or any corporation telling citizens how they should vote, how their state should be run or punishing states for non-compliance. That’s not their damn job and if they are too damn lazy to look up the voting rules, then they should also be punished. There are a lot of ways state inspectors can make things hard on a business. I’m sure Southwest would love extra business after the pandemic.
I could give a rat’s ass about MLB, coke is a vehicle for rum, and I rarely fly Delta. Piggy doesn’t think MLB is grandstanding, but the people they are hurting are small, black-owned businesses in and around Atlanta. All while doing business with the Chinese government who is committing genocide against the Uyghurs. Yah, they are being socially responsible.
Virtue signaling is important to woke corporate Amerika.
Yes it is. I’d love to see the pendulum swing back soon. It always does eventually.
Here’s a great headline:
“MLB requires photo ID to pick up tickets from Will Call, but boycotts Georgia for voter ID law.”
Georgia reduced polling places by 10% in advance of January 5 senate runoff. When they didn’t work now they are trying to limit mail in voting and drop boxes plus changing the certification of the election process
C’mon Ken…that’s hogwash. They want the drop boxes in a controlled environment and are requiring some veracity for mail ins. There is nothing in that bill that affects anyone except those trying to cheat.
I suppose you didn’t see the semi that brought in a truckload of fraudulent ballots from NY to PA, with all of them voting for pigeon Joe, with no down ballot voting?
This is the kind of shit you get with mail in ballots and no one to monitor the count
Can’t see something that didn’t happen
Phelon – thanks for taking the time to check into the bill and for exposing the bullshit that’s being portrayed.
Happy Easter. The greatest Christian holiday.
It is the holiest of Christian holidays. If you believe it. I was raised in it but not sure that’s what happened. But people I love believe in it, so I respect it. I’ve celebrated Easter for decades. That’s all we need to do, respect each other and not violate each other. It’s not that difficult.
Yeah, and right with you Phelon
It looks to me that Pitts or Chase and Parsons is the pick. 🙂
MOVE OVER CHRISTIAN LAETTNER. Gonzaga’s Jalen Suggs is now the proud owner of the GREATEST WINNING SHOT IN MARCH MADNESS HISTORY!!! They’ll be replaying his game-ending bank shot from about 3-4 yards inside the mid court line for the NEXT SEVERAL DECADES, NO DOUBT!
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Sugg’s shot was better because his shot was longer then Laettner’s. AND Suggs’ shot was to get to the Championship Game Monday Night; Laettner’s was only to win a regional finals against Kentucky.
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I’M SO GLAD I stayed up for this memorable ending!! But, now, Great Grandpa’s REALLY got to walk the Greyhound and get his beauty rest. WHAT A GAME!! The OLD OLFAN IS OUT!!
Sepak takraw?
The Flying Pig says:
April 3, 2021 at 3:56 pm
You didn’t get the the results you wanted
That doesn’t mean there is a problem
I didn’t say it did. I said there was a problem, because we’ve seen video evidence.
You got the result you wanted, that doesn’t mean there wasn’t a problem
stangerx says:
April 3, 2021 at 3:37 pm
“i would definitely consider all sides if the other side wasn’t so corrupt.” — that is so beautiful. You aren’t biased cause the other side is.
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wrong Stanger, i’m right wing biased because the left is corrupt.
Stanger, if you want Middle Ground listen to this guy, he’s very unbiased and spot on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oui6yNleCr8
😂
Orob — was that a joke? If not can only imagine where on the political spectrum you see yourself.
Biden, coke, MLB & Delta are a joke!
Coke is the worst thing you could ever drink, if you drink enough of it, you will have a short life span,
Coke is the reason for obesity in this country.
the intake of all that sugar shuts your cells down, they cant absorb nutrients because they are full of glycogen.
even though your stomach is full your body is starving.
Coke also feeds cancer cells
MF-13, as we talked earlier and you said Smith was not viable @6, i think just the opposite, i think Smith is more realistic than Chase due to the familiarity he would have with Tua.
the chemistry is already there with Smith.
That said i really like Pitts at #6, T.E. is a devalued position or so it has been in the past.
i like the match up issues that will come with trying to cover Pitts
No Coke, PEPSI!!!!
cheese burger,cheese burger,cheese burger,cheese burger,cheese burger,cheese burger,
Classic
Happy Easter everyone !!
Happy Easter Doggy!
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Seems Smith is getting back in the rumor mill.
Was afraid the rest of the NFL was in on who we were drafting
We’re the richest most powerful country in the world, and for some reason people want to change that.
We’re getting close to the point of no return, with an incompetent and phony president.
The gullibility of America is baffling
Happy Easter
LOL — that’s like a birthday card that reads:
“Happy Birthday Son
Love, Mom & Dad
PS — your dog died”
Lol
You need to duck when Biden turns his head or you may get hit by his nose!
https://www.foxnews.com/media/biden-earns-four-pinocchios-washington-post
Biden is the only man capable of hiding his own easter eggs
THE OLD DOLFAN is NPO beginning midnight. So I gotta get lots of nutrition today while I can. Tomorrow I’ll spend the whole day at Moffitt Cancer Hospital getting checked for any possible return of cancer. They”l go from the top of my head to the bottoms of my feet. At least one of the doctors–or one of their PA’s, will ask me if I have any pains?? I’ll reply “Only when I see a certain someone’s face on TV!”
Y’all have a happy Easter!
Sounds like a hassle, but a very necessary one. Good luck.
I dont really want to spend the day debating politics
So I’m just going to bite my tongue and some other time I’ll get back to those who specifically asked or mentioned what I said yesterday
All posts debating the negatives about the Georgia bill can only be made M-F between 5AM-515AM
No mail-ins without 27 forms of ID
Can you be more specific please? White people only 2 forms of ID, they say who they are and the white guy behind him confirms it. Black and brown need 27 forms of ID
I’m just being sarcastic mike…I think you are too, but I can’t tell
All I know for real is that my entire family, 3/4 voted for Biden and their votes went through, but my one vote for Trump got kicked back because supposedly my signature didn’t match.
Exactly why I went in person while the wife did it by mail. They do the signature match and might not work. Have had that problem at banks…. even if was there to resolve. Next time around if want to do write-in you can do it real early. In most states they notify (as seems they did with you) and let you correct….. even if that means going in person.
We didn’t have a choice here in NJ which royally pissed me off. I’d wait an hour to get into the supermarket but we couldn’t vote in person. Pure bullshit!
Stanger, I did vote early and I did fill out the forms to correct, though I never got notified my vote was cast. My point was mine was the only ballot of 4 cast at the same time, and I can tell you this, anyone would be able to see it was my signature, it’s pretty unique
Totally forgot, and you can ask Dana for verification, she signed my son’s name because he moved out. 🤣
I’d be careful putting that one out on the web. You never know.
So sounds like they screwed up. Don’t think it was cause of who you were voting for though. NJ was a sure thing for Biden.
Happy Easter, y’all!
Was going through images for Phins and Easter . This one popped up. Not Easter but perfect for you.
LOL, thanks, Stanger! Baby Yoda ROCKS!
ocalarob says:
April 4, 2021 at 9:01 am
MF-13, as we talked earlier and you said Smith was not viable @6, i think just the opposite, i think Smith is more realistic than Chase due to the familiarity he would have with Tua.
the chemistry is already there with Smith.
That said i really like Pitts at #6, T.E. is a devalued position or so it has been in the past.
i like the match up issues that will come with trying to cover Pitts
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Nah, man. I didn’t say DeVonta wasn’t viable @ R1P6, he just isn’t one of the “Elite 4” that I mentioned. He’s certainly viable @ R1P6 due to his familiarity with Tua, his expert route-running, and his hands… I just feel he’s a tick away from the “Elite 4”, and yes, it’s his frame that concerns me. JMO
I’ll reiterate: if we land DeVonta, I’ll be thrilled! We’re in a win-win situation!
Stanger – not worried, it was a vote for Biden so it doesn’t matter whether it’s legitimate or not. 😂
Various people and entities have spiders crawling all over the net looking for keywords and phrases. Who knows what happens after. But you are right an extra vote for Biden in NJ didn’t matter much.
Mr. Campbell,
My thoughts, prayers, and positive vibes are with you. Best of luck tomorrow, sir!