Two of our top 4 picks in the 2021 draft were spent on defense. The #18 pick to me was the pivotal pick because I think adding Jaelan Phillips to this defense will energize a pass rush that improved last year with the addition of Emmanuel Ogbah who led the team, and also the emergence of “AVG” Andrew Van Ginkel who really came on last season. Keep in mind Emmanuel Ogbah had 8 sacks through 9 games last season and finished with 9, so 1 sack in the last 7 games. There’s a reason, opposing teams focused on Ogbah because Shaq Lawson wasn’t getting it done. So now we have the young pass rusher we need and in exchange for Shaq Lawson, we received ILB Benardrick McKinney. Don’t underestimate this move. As much as I believe drafting Phillips was so important to our defense, I think trading for Benardrick McKinney was a big step too, though not as much as getting Phillips. Consider that Elandon Roberts is rehabbing from a knee injury very late in the season (Game 16), we needed this. In addition, McKinney will be the perfect inside backer that will continue to allow #55 to be all over the field and we’ll now have a guy who can be productive against the run and can also chase down plays to the sidelines. In round 2 pick #36, the Dolphins took who they believe to be the starting FS opposite SS Eric Rowe, Jevon Holland. Holland will be given every opportunity to win that job as good ole Bobby McCain was let go.
I think our defense already had a very promising trajectory, even before the Lawson/McKinney trade and before the draft. I like our young, strong defensive line with DE’s Christian Wilkins and Emmanuel Ogbah and NT Raekwon Davis. Ogbah is the elder statesman at nearly 28 while Wilkins is nearly 26 and Davis is only 24. AVG will be 26 at season’s start and Jaelan Phillips is 22. These guys are just going to get better, and make no mistake, Jaelan Phillips is going to make this defense better. He will be a guy that must be accounted for and when there are multiple guys on your defense that fit in that category, that’s when defenses feast. I think Phillips is going to have that impact on our defense. If AVG can improve on the good work he did last year, our defense can be a real force. He played in only 46% of the defensive snaps and managed 5.5 sacks and 10 QB hits in addition to nearly 50 tackles. If he can earn more playing time and increase his production accordingly, watch out!
The secondary was already the premier unit of the defense and hopefully Jevon Holland can elevate it even further. Last season Bobby McCain played SS and played the majority of snaps there. This year Rowe will be playing SS and it’s expected that rookie Jevon Holland will play FS. Holland may also play some slot corner and nickel corner, a job Nik Needham handled most of the time last season. With two excellent cover corners in Xavien Howard and Byron Jones, this may be the best CB tandem in the NFL. Howard is the ballhawk and playmaker while Jones is your typical shutdown corner. Howard started and played in all 16 games finishing with an incredible 10 INT’s. Jones started and played 14 games last season and totaled just 2 INT’s, but as I said earlier, he does a great job of shutting down the receiver he is responsible for.
I honestly can’t wait to see this defense on the field. If Phillips lives up to the hype I’m bestowing on him this defense can be something to see. We so desperately need that player that opposing teams must pay extra special attention to and I can’t remember the last time we’ve had that. For some perspective, last season was the first season in which we accumulated more sacks on defense than we allowed in quite some time. We had 41 sacks and allowed only 34. In 2019 we allowed 58 and got only 23 of our own on defense. Still think the O-line didn’t improve??? I had to go all the way back to 2009 to find a comparison even close to last season. In 2009 we had 44 sacks and allowed 34. Our +7 from last season was impressive, imagine if we make that even better this season . . .
GO DOLPHINS!!!!
Finsmob Unleashed 
The crowd at the VGK game was electric last night, loudest I’ve heard.
In the second period, the first 2 times we got the puck to move forward the crowd got wild, then the next time nothing…
After the way we dominated those first 2 rushes, thought it would be great to continue that noise level.
So I yelled out Go Knights Go, and everyone around me started getting loud, then it carried up from the back end and the entire arena was screaming.
Did it again the next possession with the same result.
At least that’s how it felt and want to think I had something to do with it 🙃
Didn’t have to start it after that, the rest of the period and into the 3rd every time we took control of the puck in our D end it would start up.
Seriously though the crowd took over the game in the 2nd period, where the game was won
Hockey, which may be my favorite sport to watch live since they have no chjoice but to have the AC on high LOL.
Who – You still in the Keys? I’ll be there tomorrow..
Flying out in the morning!
Brian Miller has an article about our 3 top concerns, RB, QB and C, if those are our top 3 needs we’re in good shape
We have quality at pretty much every position, and even depth in case someone goes down. We won’t hit the Bowl but nobody is gonna see a game against us as a fun trip to South Beach.
Steve,
The problem with your black co-worker is that she’s a democrat and probably believes all the bullshit. The primary problems for black people were mentioned in Phelons article. If they want success, they have to work on the actual problems instead of blaming whitey. There’s just no other option.
Yeah she believes the BS, but didn’t let it stop her from doing what she knows is right. Her ex husband was into politics, so surely he fed her quite a bit of BS
Have worked with a lot of black folks. But they were ones who achieved professional positions. Most of them grew up in the inner city, but once they got a good paycheck coming in they moved out of it (or at least to a good neighborhood). The ones who couldn’t do that are still there. Who are the role models? To me it is a poverty problem.
Economics are huge. Culture is, too.
PHelon,
Fantastic article. I bet almost no one reads it. I also bet no one will discuss the difficult problems he wrote about.
I agree with Krishna about term limits and have as Keats thought 12 years was the perfect number. For me, the limit is 12 but it can be split over your lifetime and between positions. So, you could be a Rep for 8 years and become a Senator, as long as a special election is held at the 12 year mark. You could be a Senator at 45, and one at 75 as long as your total time is 12 years.
Honestly, the biggest problem in America today is the ridiculous growth of the Alphabet Agencies. The CDC gets 7 billion every year yet they totally fucked up their response to Covid. The DoE gets billions to promote CRT to our children. The FBI gets billions to spy on American citizens. No one elects them and they are very hard to fire. That’s exactly how agencies in a dictatorship work. Send in unfireable, unelected minions to restrict American rights. I’m all for term limits, and a reduction of federal agencies by at least 50%. If Americans want something, have our elected officials vote it into LAW. No more circumventing the Constitution.
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The whole race issue and advantage vs disadvantage is such a complex issue you could write 100 articles about different aspects of it and still just be scratching the surface. The other issue is that, as will most every issue in the world, there are multiple sides and each side seems to want to believe that no one else has ANY valid argument points. This is retarded to even believe to start with because there is always truth on all sides.
Does the black community need to step up and hold them, and even the off shoots of their people, accountable, yes absolutely. Do white people need to open their eyes to the fact that there are significant disadvantages being born black in America, yes they do. Do the disadvantages also exist in the white community….yes, not all white people were advantaged. Do there exist black people, that even though they might have a ghetto name, or come from the hood, should not be held back by these thing, because they are wonderful and brilliant people, absolutely.
Its a bunch of shit here that’s at play, but the biggest thing that keeps progress from happening is one side wants to be right and wants to be the powerful group, and so does the other. No one is looking for middle ground, compromise, tolerance, acceptance, love for one another, its just greed, envy, hate, distrust, anger….I mean unfortunately i see no end to it, and at the rate its going it will be some cataclysmic event happening well before it starts to get better, but effort still needs to be made and anything that pushes the contrary, whatever that may be, needs to be called out and expunged.
Well also that its the fringe groups that control both sides of the narrative and no one thats in the middle is saying anything to shoot down their own communities issues.
That was really well said D. To me the problem is mainly socio-economic and cultural. And yeah by that mean poor inner city conditions and the culture they produce. Same time the people living in that are more likely to be black. Instead of “systematic racism” I see that as a product of historic racism. How ended up that way.
But then I’d be more likely to cross the street to not walk pass a bunch of black young men dressed in hoodies than white ones in the exact same gear. So guess that makes me part of the racism problem.
I see that more as self-preservation, i know about some of the white thug groups around here, mostly comprised of very poor white “trash” as they are called, but they bother me even more now days because of meth. Maybe you feel yours is based solely on their race (i doubt it) but for me if i see dangerous, i don’t care the color ill avoid it just because, why risk it. There is a bias that young black men of a certain look are dangerous and that fear causes poor interactions with them which re-enforces some of their bias. Down here where meth is a fairly significant issue, scummy looking skinny white males are also seen as potentially dangerous, and i have a similar reaction, even if not more so when crossing them.
I have no trepidation when it comes to interacting or passing blacks in public, when the scenario isn’t one that I’m in danger, even hoodie ones, could be the area i live in because we have a heavy black population and the majority of them are country folk. Same for the whites, lots of country folk, not many trashy whites but more of them than thug blacks. Still, just like any scenario i do place some judgement on a situation that i feel is inherently dangerous. If i see anyone really late at night walking the streets i judge them up to no good, but I’m not judgmental of them unless they are walking my neighborhood, see the difference? You actively look to change thing Stanger, you are far from par of the problem.
I do see most the issue as a class problem than a race problem, but with the media really thriving off racial strife and politicians the same, i don’t think they will look any deeper to get to the core.
There is a great charity give to. Provides scholarships at a private school just for inner city kids. They commute a bit out of the places they live each day for a high quality education. Most go to top colleges. Yeah they pick the smart ones , but still might show what can be done.
I think they should do away with primaries and make the election a two staged event. First stage, where the primaries use to be, is a vote on all candidates running. The top 3 move on to vote two, which is the final election, in my opinion they could ditch the parties at that point too and have it be electing the best official, not the best one from a specific party. If the candidates do a good enough job expressing their beliefs on different things that people care about, who needs a party to pick the best guy, you pick the one you best believe in.
That would be too logical, but won’t work, because once in office they won’t do what they said they’d do. By keeping it with a party at least you have an idea what the candidate stands for
For congress once elected all they do is fall in line with the party, so you better know what party they’re in.
For president it’s much of the same, with 1 exception
It’s like term limits….. you’d have to get the idea passed. Term limits would take a constitutional amendment (real tough), but guess what you propose could be passed by referendum in the states that allow. Doubt the members of the two parties in the state legislature would be in favor.
Oh i know they wouldnt be in favor and that’s the whole reason its needed. Anything that they oppose is probably inline with what’s needed lol
HOME TODAY with a humongous and LOUD cough. Haven’t had the common cold in about 4 years, but this one makes up for it.
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SAW THAT tomorrow night’s Tampa Bay at Carolina NHL playoff game starts at 6:30 Eastern time from Raleigh!! WHOOPPEE, I’ll get to see the third period!! It’s DO OR DIE time for the Hurricanes, so I expect they will give a maximum effort in this contest. Closing out the ‘Canes will give the Bolts a couple of extra days off before they play the winner of the Bruins/Islanders series in the Easter Conference Championship Round, which is tied at 2 games apiece.
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HEY STEVE; Your Vegas team REALLY LOOKS LIKE THE BEST TEAM IN HOCKEY RIGHT NOW!! – – They’ve certainly got the Avs on the ropes!! Props to your boys. They should NOT have much trouble with Montreal in the next round.
I’d say so, if we had home rink advantage, but Col is as tough as it gets.
With that said, didn’t see much from them the past 2 games.
After their game 3 loss I said, it’s the first time Col faces any adversity in these playoffs, let’s see how they handle it.
The last 8 periods we dominated the shots and play, but things can change quickly, not counting any chickens yet
“During Friday’s practice Wilson could routinely be spotted making crisp cuts, stopping on a dime, and giving his defensive back enough change of direction to create an opening for the quarterback to throw his way. If you didn’t know better, you’d think Wilson was the speedster the Dolphins had just drafted in the first round.”
— Omar
Only way we give up on him is in a trade or youth movement, but he for sure is one of our top 6 WRs, if STs isn’t in play.
How bout a Nascar WR package with Wilson in the slot and Waddle and Fuller on the outside?
It was written, that we have at least 2 of every type of WR, speed, jump ball, possession, deep…
We can matchup with any D
And you didn’t even put Bowden in your speed/juke package. Gonna have a lot of speed sitting on the bench this season, but hey those guys get injured a lot.
Something to look forward to.
Can’t FN wait
That piece by Glenn Loury was excellent enough to bookmark, and I bookmark nothing except recipes and football stuff.
The Quillette is my favorite place for intellectual articles.
Loury is a “a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute.” Place puts out good stuff. Sorta a combo conservative/libertarian/compassionate with flexibility on issues. One of my favorite think tanks.
Great publication. They put out an article yesterday on CRT that I used in a debate with my wife.
I don’t understand Cav, so what he wrote is basically what most people on the right, in media positions, having been saying for 5 years, which you have been disagreeing with all along, and now you are saying it’s important enough to bookmark?
Have you had a change of heart?
Cue Steve with the political bludgeon lacking any kind of nuance in a position because it’s all about right and left.
Please enlighten me, what exactly is my stance on racism in America?
Not about racism, it’s about the left lying about all of this stuff to further their agenda, that’s what he’s saying in the article
The first unspeakable truth: Downplaying behavioral disparities by race is actually a “bluff”
A second unspeakable truth: “Structural racism” isn’t an explanation, it’s an empty category
These lies are what the left has been using for years to divide us and gain power for themselves.
Take the AL Sharptons of the world, would they have anything, if not for the propagating of these lies?
He talks about BLM, and says they say BLM, but don’t mean it, because they don’t care about black on black murder.
Could care less what your stance is on racism, just don’t buy into these lies
steve — but guess the real question is why are you calling out Cav about all that? He’s not Krishna or David. And he just gave major props to a piece you liked as well.
Wasn’t calling him out, was asking why he agreed with article, which I thought contrary to what he’s previously said
Steveccnv thinks/likes to pigeon hole people. As I mentioned above, I agreed/read the entire article.
Typical….
Ruby Freeman and her daughter have been issued a subpoena by Fulton Co GA, you may remember the video of these 2 and a few others taking suitcases out from under the table, after everyone else left and stuffing the ballots thru multiply times
Looked for this in the news, but couldn’t find. Best could tell Ruby Freeman hasn’t been in a news story for months. Do you know what entity issued it? A County can’t do it by itself. Was a grand jury, judge in a court case or legislative body behind it?
You should stop using Google, they’re biased to the left agenda.
Looked for something the other day on my phone, which has Google as the search engine by default, could change it but usually don’t, and all I got were articles from MSM, then went on my PC and did the same search in duckduckgo and got articles from different sources from both sides
You do realize 90+ percent of people use Google? But anyhow……. did you have an answer to my question? You brought it up and are not Google limited.
Why would a team do this? James is, at best, a slightly above average RT. Paying him to rehab for a year?
Cause it’s only costing them 500k
I’m wondering if there is more to James’ story. The Broncos cut him for getting injured while working out away from the facility. If no one is allowed to do that gonna be a whole lot of out of shape dudes showing up to camp. Not like he was skiing or in a bull riding competition.
Its kind of a way for teams to break from a player if they want to without consequence. All players workout outside the facility, a lot get injured but its only when the team really wanted to get rid of them anyways that they pull this card.
Phel, I find you can often find the quality of a publication reflected in the content of the comments and responses.
Comparing the comments on a publication like Quillette to something like Fox News or most other media garbage, you actually get intellectual conversation that adds to the discussion at hand as opposed to a bunch of narrowminded pushing of agenda.
Ok, so the platform matters and not what is said, SMH.
FoxNews Hannity, Tucker, Judge Jeanine…having been saying all of this same stuff over and over for years, but since they’re on Fox it must be propaganda
What is said is a part of it, and how its said is another. I think what Cav is saying is the way they bring that information forward is callous and very dogmatic of ultra conservatism and that this publications followers generally are more pragmatic about the issue and removed from the ultra conservative tone. Im not a fan of those shows either, there are plenty of times i heard what they are saying and i semi agree with it, but i cant get on board with it fully because they are completely ignoring other aspects of the argument that should keep them from being so heavy handed with their comments.
They say opinions are like buttholes, everyone has one and all of them stink to everyone but the owner. If this is true, reading the comments is like walking through a garden of buttholes and trying to find one that’s attractive. Well, im not Dog (sorry to bring you into this Phindog) and I’m no giant ape (we know yall like to scratch and sniff) so for me the comments are a waste of time and generally if im digging around in there, im just looking to get into shit.
Lmao….you like shit!
Awesome Wyoming. That pic of the Tarpon is one to frame and put on the wall.
Hope you’re having a great time, Wyoming! Looks like you are!
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I honestly didn’t realize Julio Jones goes at 225 pounds. I still remember him as a Randy Moss clone at around 210 pounds when he was drafted. Julio is SICK!
Just happy he’s not in the AFC East.
Our week 17 game at Tennessee could be VERY interesting… as we have arguably the best DB unit in all the NFL.
Hopefully, we can stop the run against Derrick Henry, too.
What a HUGE game week 17 will be, for both teams!
And with all those big dudes running around,, will bet you that Tanny goes on a bunch of Steve Young scampers like once saw in my Dolphins dreams.
Man, what an intriguing match-up! Circle this date on your calendar.
And while Tennessee has gained on Offense, they’ve got a net loss on their Defense. They signed Bud Dupree, but lost a few of their good ones on Defense.
If Tua’s ready (think he is), he could light them up.
Steve
Yes, the platform matters because the problem is any truth with those media personalities you mention gets lost in the propensity to combine, mix, conflate, and confuse it with a bunch of other political propaganda. Just like what you did above with Loury’s article. I don’t care to wade through the morass to find the occasional truth. I’d rather have an intellectual conversation, than point fingers.
Loury took and made legitimate talking points about race and black identity in America, and actually had a discussion without turning it into a political clusterfuck- like you do. The points he made do contradict a lot of the ideology in liberal politics about racism today, but ultimately the actual problems he pointed out didn’t get lost in that political point of view because he didn’t spend his time ranting about it.
My lord, Steve, do you ever do anything other than listen to yourself talk? You’re just a guy shouting into his bullhorn so loud, you have no room in you ears for anything other than what you are saying.
I have never defended the liberal agenda in regards to view on race in America from our political leaders, nor the media. I have routinely called out our political leaders for fostering violence, as recently as a couple of days ago I made reference to that.
As a matter of fact, the only times I’ve addressed racism issues on this board were when I defended a black community newspaper that had an article wishing we’d selected a black QB. And I mentioned about how I have talked with people on the ground in the BLM movement (even if I don’t agree with them), and found most of them to be reasonable and I differentiated between them as leaders in BLM and the organizational leaders of BLM.
In that same conversation, I also talked about how the problems in the black community have to be solved by the black community and I don’t really have a voice in that discussion, and you called it ‘my identity politics’, even though Loury’s article is saying the same thing, it starts with the black culture in America.
Kudos…
Steve,
Duckduckgo is DEFINITELY the way to go, Bro! You’re most correct.
D,
I tend to agree with your ‘comments’ remarks, lol. But if you want to see how comments can actually be a good thing, go to the article Phel posted by Glenn Loury, and read the comments section. It’s not a bunch of pointless and counterproductive rants about the right and liberal agendas. It’s not amusing, yet stupidly dumbed down and sarcastic videos by long haired comedians. Amazingly enough, it’s actual discussion of the authors positions.
I’ve long been convinced that the say 20% of voters who know the least about a Pres election are the ones who determine how it turns out. The smart political play is to “educate” them however you can. That includes that long haired comedian, but then also probably includes Saturday Night Live.
https://www.espn.com/blog/miami-dolphins/post/_/id/32704/why-the-dolphins-trust-myles-gaskin-to-be-their-lead-running-back-again?platform=amp
Strange that he’d post that today, after I posted this yesterday…
Marinofan13 says:
June 6, 2021 at 7:57 pm
The following is a pretty good breakdown of our current RB room, and why we didn’t take Najee, Javonte, or any other RB early. Just watched the whole thing (it’s just over an hour long), and I found it to be interesting. I agree with MANY things this guy talks about: he seems fairly football intelligent and knows his Phins history…
Yes, this guy is talking exactly why our Phins trust Myles Gaskin to be our ‘lead’ RB.
This was pretty good. He had some mistakes in there like forgetting Kindley is very much a part of the OL. But he did explain the RB by committee situational football element of the running game. What he’s seeing at the RB position based on what we’ve done is what I see. The coaches trust what they have and have a plan on how they’ll be used. Of course we’ll have to see how it pans out, but there is a plan.
I get very tired of the ‘elite’ class robbing from the non-elite class. The ‘elite’ class does nothing but steal, as they sit on their asses (see Dr. Dre, for example). So-called “journalism” (which is corrupt enough) is no different.
What qualifies one as in the “elite” class? If I’m not in it at least know a bunch of folks who are. Far as know not stealing, unless you count building a business that employs a lot of people and such.
Another label…..
Curious myself.
It’s funny you say that. I just saw this on FB.
Oddly enough that is both a pro-Trump statement and and anti-Trump statement. All about perspective.
I’m a fan of Ayn Rand, I get it, and read Atlas Shrugged. Awesome, imo.
Promoting those qualities that bridge the economic disparity sans greed, is the problem, I think.
Stanger, I wasn’t thinking about Trump at all.
Krishna, I read it too many years ago but would probably fail a test on it. LOL
I’m aware of her Laissez-faire approach to economics which has been a debate forever in civilized human life.
To be clear, I still think bigotry exists in all of us. It’s our actions that count.
And words…
Absolutely.
That’s the nature of all species. They don’t all get along and have issues with each other whatever it is. Seems simple but it is.
I fully admit my bigotry towards Norwegians.
Most boring people ever met in my life. But they are nice and polite.
Are they prone to talking about the Beatles for long periods of time?
lol — they are just way too polite. You can’t have an interesting conversation.
For every post of a hot woman you have to post a hot dude for Herd and David. LOL
LOL, still fighting the good fight, I see.
stangerx says:
June 7, 2021 at 6:37 pm
What qualifies one as in the “elite” class? If I’m not in it at least know a bunch of folks who are. Far as know not stealing, unless you count building a business that employs a lot of people and such.
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Not sure what ya don’t understand, Stanger. No, it’s not about labels either, Krishna. Not too much to be curious about either, Phelon. It’s IN YO’ FACE and y’all don’t understand?
It happens in EVERY INDUSTRY in America (and the world), where the BIG guy takes and gets the credit for the hard work of the little guy, and with no affiliation (company or otherwise) whatsoever.
A good start for y’all who don’t know what I’m talking about — albeit not in direct correlation to what I’m speaking to — would be Edison vs Tesla. That would be a good place to start.
I cited Dr. Dre, because he made his fortune by sampling other artists and claiming their songs as his own. And even after the copyright laws were passed, Dre started stealing the beats of underground artists, claiming them as his own. He’s been in and out of court ever since, and he usually wins because he’s $$$Dr. Dre$$$. SMH
Sorry, but I felt the ESPN article Phelon posted earlier was WAY too much like the article I’d posted yesterday, from an underground YouTuber (who used to write for a blog, just like THIS). The YouTuber actually wrote/video-ed that about a week ago, and went to great length to detail that our Phins have absolute trust in Myles Gaskin, and why, in an hour-long video.
I’m just tired of BIG BIZ (ESPN, for one) ripping off the little man, that’s all. I’m very surprised that the left-leaning Stanger, Krishna, and Phelon don’t understand this. My Lord, even the left-leaning David understands as much.
ZERO offense intended to anybody, JMO.
The headphones should actually be called ‘Stolen Beats by Dre’ 🤣🤣
LMAO! 😆
LOVE IT, CavKong!!!
Dude, the Ayn Rand post says it all. That is how it works. People who lean left pretend they’re against that but strive for the same thing. Wealthy conservatives would like to keep it just the way it is or better. It’s not about race or color, it’s about class. Always has been. Race just got caught up in it with slave trades. It is about power and elitism. Always has been. The lion sometimes thinks its elite until its not. They get taken out in the wild sometimes too.
I hear ya, but I don’t believe in stealing from another.
I’m also not sure how your post ties in to my response, LOL
Strike that… actually I do, in a way.
No I didn’t understand, which is why asked you a polite question. Thanks for answering even if not sure why you got so fired up about it.
Pretty funny you consider me and take it Phelon left-leaning though. Right in my comment was a defense of capitalism. You on the other hand went against big business, which would be the leftist liberal approach. And it’s cool if that’s the way you feel.
It’s all good, man. I didn’t take assault against any names I mentioned, was just sayin’. Everybody is going to do what they do, of course.
You really don’t understand what has happened though, do you? Either that, or you’re playing opossum with us. I think it’s the latter, because I know you’re smarter than that.
Big Biz is now under control of the Emperor… and it started in 2009.
“You really don’t understand what has happened though, do you?” How is that responsive to what I said in any way? Have no idea whether I understand what you think has happened or not. But then hard to make a call on it unless you explain.
How about you skip to my last line: Big Biz is now under control of the Emperor… and it started in 2009.
Those of us who work for financial giants (Fortune 500’s) know EXACTLY when it happened, why it happened, and the adverse affects it’s had on hard-working, everyday people (but certainly not to the “elites”). I RESPECT my people: we’re all equal.
Don’t be so out of touch, Brother!
You are one cryptic dude M13. And that is fine, but would appreciate if you didn’t get mad at people who don’t get your veiled references. Or choose to just take a pass on them. Know you can right in plain and direct English if you want.
Back to football, yah?
I wonder how many of y’all feel Christian Wilkins has lived up to his 1st round status. Yes, he does a LOT of the dirty work in the trenches… but was he worthy of a 1st rounder?
Yes… he’s an active player that can play multiple techniques on the DL. He brings energy and hard work to a team. I think we as fans look at stats too much and forget about what guys mean to a locker room and as you said the dirty work on the field. Not all DL are Aaron Donald types. He’s also a player who might be ascending in his 3rd season. He’s only 25 learning the NFL on a team that started over. He was the first player drafted by the Grier/Flores regime. It’s year three!!! LOL
The dirty work is what allows the quicker LBs and DBs to make plays. But I agree, maybe some more big plays from him should be expected. However he’s also played on offense a few times and scored a TD. He’s a really good football player. A dominant DL? The jury is still out.
I agree with ya, Tim. Yes, I’d like to see sexier stat lines, but that’s not the end-all, be-all in the life as a D-Lineman. Dude has worked his tail off, he brings MUCH charisma to the unit (and team!), and as you stated, he’s just getting started at age 25.
I think Wilkins is somebody to build around, and I hope he continues to progress in ’21 and beyond. Really like that cat!
We’re going to find out who are keepers this year with a lot of players. But that’s what building a mostly young team is about. We all know some will fall by the wayside. That’s the nature of the game. What are you doing now? What a player did two years ago, or in two games, or where you were drafted does not matter. What are you doing today?
Gaskin last year was the best example of that. 2019 7th round RB with a lot of wear and tear in college as a small back still beating bigger backs out for the starting job in the NFL. We should be celebrating that, not knocking it.
Dang….I don’t think I’ve ever been accused of leaning left before. Not sure how I feel about that.
People who think they are the little man that the big man is ripping off are generally envious losers making excuses for their own inadequacy. It’s like people who say “I could start and run my own business if I wanted.” No you can’t. If you had the balls and the ability then you would. But it’s easier and safer to bitch about the people who did have the balls and are now providing you a job.
I agree with you except Ayn Rand was not saying that. She was promoting what you said, and calling out the power structure that is the opposite. The Pols who decide what the system will be without doing the work. It’s back to Kings and Queens again. Camelot and royalty and all that BS.
You voted for 0bama, by your own admission on this blog…
*drops mic*
Probably voted for 0’Biden, too…
Indy biz is going asunder, thanks to your dumb-fuck vote. It’s really easy to live off a government pension, while falsely accusing others of not trying. Honestly, that’s quite insulting to private biz owners, while the government you voted for is trying to shut down Mom’s & Pop’s stores.
YOU LIVE off government bread (OUR tax dollar$), so I think you should probably stifle yourself before looking like a hypocrite or worse.
I’ll always thank you for your service (SALUTE!), but you don’t get to shit on hard-working Americans.
THINK before you hit send, dude.
I think you probably swung and missed on that one, M13.
YOU dont have the balls to start your own business, so no need to denigrate the ones that do
Sigh😢
I think Wilkins is a stud. I’m pretty sure he’s double-teamed every play. Isn’t that the DL job, plug holes, find a gap.
Definitely worthy of his pick, especially if you like D, imo.
pheloniusphish says:
June 7, 2021 at 10:45 pm
Dang….I don’t think I’ve ever been accused of leaning left before. Not sure how I feel about that.
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Deep, slow breaths…..in through your nose, out through your mouth…..
Lmao!
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M13 – You are a riot. Sometimes I think you and David are the same guy, neither having much of a tether on reality. Living on my government pension!?! LMAO…You want to know what a retired Marine Gunny pulls in a month? $2,200 before taxes. Hoo boy….living high on the hog with “government pension!”
Dude, I am that “private biz owner” you think you know something about. I employ right around 300 people. My employees get paid well above market sector rates. 100% health insurance. Dental and vision. An annual profit share. I had something you don’t…the balls to risk it all (401K, life savings…everything) instead of bitching about other’s success and blaming them for my failure. I invested everything I had and was a month away from be flat broke, filing bankruptcy, losing my house. Instead the bet paid off. Now…well let’s just say I’m in that 1% that you envy and whine about. Anybody can do it…most just can’t stomach the risk. And that’s okay. It is not for everyone. But next time I’m in the mood for business advice from someone who hasn’t walked the walk, I’ll let you know.
Yeah, I voted for Obama the first time. He had the right message. He just didn’t deliver. Then I voted for Trump twice because even though he was an asshat, he did deliver on his message of America first. See I’m not beholden to a party. I’m not mindlessly locked into a definition of conservative or liberal. I don’t subscribe to conspiracy, NWO, religion, atheism, or chem trails. I like puppies, but can do without cats.
Anyway, you keep doing you, I’ll keep doing me.
trump delivered on America first by attempting to undermine it ? google January 6 trump insurrection.
have you ever heard his delusional lies about getting reinstated by august? thats democracy?
did Trump have the US first when he sided with Putin over US intelligence? or called a virus that killed hundreds of thousands of Americans a liberal hoax, and suggested inhaling bleach or sticking UV lites up the ass? SMH
You cant be that stupid and run a successful business, even an illegal business requires more savvy than that
…. conspiracy, NWO, religion, atheism, or chem trails.
leave my name out of your retarded rants. SMH
Phel, i am in tune with reality at least 100 times more than You, wtf ,
for example, i KNOW You are not a business owner of anything like what you claim, you are not intelligent enough, and dont have the cajones for it
There’s that tenuous grasp!🤣🤣🤣
Been wondering where you were, Buddy. Was afraid the stock market had got the best of ya.
more foolish statements, SMH the stock market has been rising for the last 2 weeks
David — He does own a business, owns 2 houses and has Club Level seasons to the Phins. Been to the Fest. How could you possibly know what size it is? Your personal assessment of his intelligence and character isn’t really enough.
it doesnt matter if you voted for obama, trump, or biden,
they ALL failed the nation because they are OWNED by big corporations
presidents dont run the nation, big biz does
Well, this blog is nothing if not entertaining . . .
Right?!
We all have our role to play…..lmao.
Indeed. I was showing my coworker yesterday how interesting this “football” blog is. I think it’s a great forum to discuss just about anything. We definitely have a variety of topics we get into here and although we all don’t agree on anything, which is impossible anyway, it does make for interesting conversation. I learn things here every day.
I learn something every day, too. Some sad, some enlightened, some wtf moments….lmao.
This blog is definitely a case study in mental illness or at best a portal to an alternate dimension.
pheloniusphish says:
June 8, 2021 at 7:07 am
“……….I had something you don’t…the balls to risk it all (401K, life savings…everything) instead of bitching about other’s success and blaming them for my failure. I invested everything I had and was a month away from be flat broke, filing bankruptcy, losing my house. Instead the bet paid off. Now…well let’s just say I’m in that 1% that you envy and whine about. Anybody can do it…most just can’t stomach the risk. And that’s okay. It is not for everyone……”
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Did the same back in the 90s, but did fail and did file bankruptcy. Then, went for it again in 2008 and different results.
Going for it again as part of my “exit” strategy. Yet to be written…..
Somehow, that was to pp and not a response to sb7mvp…….
Ima vote for the alternative dimension.
LOL
you should feel right at home
Krishna – Can’t win it all without risking it all, right?
And failing is just learning if you don’t let it keep you down.
I am not afraid to fail, but I sure don’t like it!
Usually fear is my motivator, i.e. if I’m afraid of taking a chance or risk on something, it probably means I need to go through that process and learn something, overcome that fear.
Exactly. Failing sucks but it can be educational.
Tim – I totally agree with Ayn on professional politicians. They (and lawyers) are the bane of America. People like Sanders, Biden, McConnell et al, who have never worked for a living are telling us how we should live and how business should be run. David is correct in some respects – politicians are bought and paid for, only it’s by anyone with enough cash to buy them.
Yep!
Can’t wait for football season to begin
Time go get on an airplane. Back to baiting later.
goodbye fishbait, dont forget your ticket
No worries. I had a it on my tellyphone..
Christian Wilkens is the kind of player I’d be a fan of even if he played for the Jets.
Private eyes *clap clap* are watching you. They see your every move.
Hall and Oates?
Yup. Blame MF13 for his Hall and Oates post earlier.
Big brutha is watching.
BTW – thanks. Ima have that shitty tune stuck in head all day.
Let the Rodgers to Miami speculation begin.
And I would take him in a minute. Instant SB contender.
Would give us two exciting say 2 years. But at what cost? Probably 2 #1’s plus. Would kill our cap too. Like burning your whole paycheck for one fantastic night out.
We would be one of the most 3 or 4 logical spots though.
In Korea and Japan, dudes save all their money for a year for one night out on the town. It’s only one night, but it is an epic night.
“Falcons and Dolphins will practice together in Miami this summer. The schedule hasn’t been announced, but the two teams will be playing a preseason game on Saturday, August 21 and will likely hold joint practices ahead of that matchup.”
Rodgers is what….38? By Brady standards he’s good for at least 4 years.
Time to run to the gate for my next flight. Baiting later.
I doubt Rodgers is going anywhere and thank God at least we are taking football
Agreed on talking football, and I can’t believe the Pack didn’t try to trade for Julio Jones. That would ensure Rodgers would stay in Green Bay, IMO.
I think GB needs defense more than weapons
Phelon,
You are an interesting individual (that a compliment)… I may have misjudged ya, but we’re a lot alike (more than you’d like to admit). You aren’t the 1%, though… and I’d never voice my displeasure for successful individuals such as yourself. You’ve got me totally, totally wrong, man.
I’m talking about Fortune 500 CEOs and the like… you aren’t even close to their ballpark, nor do you make decisions that literally affect the lives of millions of people. I’m talking about BIG BIZ, which has been hijacked by the left ever since 0bama won the presidency in 2009.
I figured you leaned left being you admittedly voted for 0bama (tisk-tisk). If ya voted for Trump twice, I now understand ya and where you’re coming from. And my bad, I figured your pension was MUCH higher than what ya stated.
Don’t know why we can’t seem to hit on all cylinders, you and me. I do know that we can certainly be dicks to each other, LOL. We both should try harder to get along, and I’ll be the first… in order to show my sincerity.
Game recognize game, as they say: you’re alright by me, Phelon.
If you are “talking about Fortune 500 CEOs and the like” then that is the mega rich rather than the one percent. Do the math — that’s one out of every hundred people out there. You’ve met a lot of them in your life even if often didn’t realize it.
Stanger,
You, too… you’re alright by me, bud. I don’t understand why I come off as “cryptic”, though. I’ve been called cryptic here before by several others (I don’t take it as disrespect), but I don’t feel as though one needs a Cracker Jack Decoder Ring to figure out what I’m saying.
Chris Tucker: “DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE WORDS COMING OUT OF MY MOUTH?!!” LOL 😆
Yes, some of our political discussions can get heated, but at the end of the day, I have respect for the individual, not their political stances.
We’re in the doldrums, so — as per usche — this is the time of year where everybody veers away from football. I’d much rather talk about football than politics… ANY DAY of the year! LOL
I like you M13, but just get me confused some times. You say “the Emperor” is to blame and don’t know who that is. So ask what you meant. Don’t figure is a reason to get frustrated with me. I ask 100 people “who is the Emperor” and how many answers do you think I will get? My guess is the top reaction will be “what the F are you talking about?”
Provincial government announces we can travel within Canada without a two week quarantine on return once we have both shots.
Step in right direction.. eat in restaurants and patios still closed
Man, I hope the progress continues for you, Brother. According to our government, if we reach 70% immunization or June 28th (whichever comes first), we’ll essentially be free again.
Sitting at about 40% one dose here.. seconds just started within last two weeks
Get our 2nd July 8
Toba — sounds like you guys should be good to by the Fest. We hit 50% and things changed for the better.
Also a new study came out recently…… one dose protection is more than thought before.
According to Ourlads (I don’t trust them like I used to), we do have a designated FB on our roster. His name is Carl Tucker (not Tucker Carlson), UDFA out of Alabama (former TE).
He transferred from North Carolina to Alabama in ’20, so he has no chemistry with Tua. I wonder if he sticks to our final-53… I doubt it, but who knows? Seems we’re looking for a FB, at least according to Ourlads.
Of course, we all know that Christian Wilkins can fill that role as a FB.
He’s listed on the official team roster.
leave my name out of your retarded rants. SMH
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Yeah, he makes enough retarded rants of his own!
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X’s version of mandatory minicamp.
QUIZ OF THE DAY — name that Quarterback
Completed 65.5 percent of his throws for 3,819 yards with 33 touchdowns and seven interceptions in 2020. He also added seven rushing scores and ranked fourth in ESPN’s Total QBR (78.3) behind only the Green Bay Packers’ Aaron Rodgers (84.4), Mahomes (82.9) and the Buffalo Bills’ Josh Allen (81.7).
Oh boy, you’re opening up a can of worms there. LOL
Guess that means you know the answer. 🙂
Not cheating, was it Herbert?
Just looked, nope but his #’s were very close.
Nope — and whole thing sorta falls apart if people cheat , so thanks for that.
Now I am going to say Tannehill
DING DING DING
And now he has Julio Jones and other teams can only double or stuff the box so much. Titans might have one of the best offenses in the AFC.
TIm’s comment tipped me off. lol
Makes you wonder about what could have been, but he was a slow starter and the two injury seasons really put him back. Can’t complain about the choice they made with his contract almost up.
Stanger, our team screwed Tannehill with a horrible OL and a lack of direction for years. It’s not just about Henry in TEN, they utilize Tannehill’s strengths with bootlegs and play-action, not constant shotgun with no protection.
He obviously had it in him. But also think any QB would look better behind that Titans OL and with the weapons. He was so on for us at times, other times not. Think with comfort he made the “on” all the time.
Mariota didn’t.
Except for one season his QB rating was in the 90’s (yeah I looked up).
That doesn’t tell the whole story.
I’m thinking the Titans OL and weapons made him look better stat-wise than he actually is. What’s your take on it on it?
“politicians are bought and paid for, only it’s by anyone with enough cash to buy them”
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Tom MacDonald says the exact same thing in the song below. If you don’t want to listen to the whole thing, it’s at about the 2:38 mark.
Many don’t like rap cause it’s hard to follow sometimes or it’s just not their thing but Tom MacDonald is different than most and speaks straight facts. M13 posted the original video a few months ago but here are the lyrics. Some won’t agree with everything he says but most will agree with a lot of what he says. This is why he maintains to be an independent artist.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nC7BPRyzAME
That’s pretty cool stuff. Lots of reality on there.
Parker really is a force to deal with when he is healthy.
Always has been. Durability is the only knock on his game.
Same with Fuller really too. At least Fuller SHOULD be healthy for game 2 given he’s suspended game 1
Yeah the same knock on Fuller. When he’s healthy he’s one of the most explosive WRs in the game.
Stanger : we are really hoping to be there.. now I have to clear with Boss who is expecting a newborn 10/14.. May even try to drag Tim and Carol down again. She’s the Falcon Fan who came to Texans game with pats fan Tim … won’t ask to be counted until we know better though
The more the merrier. Was just saying you should be OK as far as Covid. But no Fauci….. just basing that on what happened here. We’re a bit ahead of the pandemic virus curve of you Canucks. 🙂
And to be clear… by “the Boss” , I DO NOT mean my wife 🥸
Why is this crazy bitch allowed to lecture at universities?
Her lecture, if you don’t listen to whole thing is titled “The Psycopathic Problem of the White Mind”.
Phelon, you got a spare bullet?
Another nut job who will disappear from the public eye but she already did what she set out to do. We are really living in a very bizarre time. I love the taken out of context excuse. No you said what you said and you’re the one who is psychotic. It’s beyond politics today. It’s now about allowing ignorant people with mental disorders to have a voice. Anyone who broad brushes an entire ethnic group is stupid. By the way you psycho cunt, not all white people are from the same ethnic group nor do they all get along and think the same way. I’d love to see her get eaten by a Great “White” Shark. 😉
Oh by the way, she looks white to me. LOL
Been trying to talk the wife into the fest this year. Right now it’s 50/50, and we should know in a couple of weeks, She wants Hawaii, and I love Maui so it’s a tough choice.
Do the Fest weekend. Take a couple days in Miami. Then rent a car and drive out to the Keys. The drive out there is one of the most spectacular in the USA. I would go to quirky fun Key West, but plenty of more relax spots too. Or could reverse the Keys and Miami parts.
Compromise: do both
How great would it be to have Cav as a Nub? Might even forgo the normal hazing rituals. 🙂
Talk about going ape Stanger
There have been discussions. I’d happily do both, but I’m having a hard time getting her to leave the new grandbaby for 2 weeks, let alone a month.
Hazing ritual #1: playing pool with ORob while he discusses QB mechanics
Hazing ritual #2: getting stock tips from David
Hazing ritual #3: pin the tail on Home
Hazing ritual #4 — OD telling you about his hat….mandatory.
Hazing ritual #5 — Homeraide
How can I forget
Hazing ritual #6: drinking from Bookman’s mug
LOL @ Ken.
The core strength conditioning Tua has been doing based on what his trainer has said, we’re going to see a much stronger Tua this year. Many of us pointed out that he did not look 100% physically last year which was valid due to his injury that we all know about. I don’t care what Tua said about not being worried about his hip, he was. It’s only human. He had never played football after the surgery. How could it not be on his mind. That also affects the mental part of the game.
He got good enough to play in NFL games and win some games as a rookie. He wasn’t special and he wasn’t awful. But he clearly wasn’t the best he can be. Even ORob wants that to be the case. He’s a fan and wants to see us win. We’re all going to find out what Tua is.
Hazing ritual #7 — trying to figure out why you need to STAND THE F UP from your seat in the nosebleeds.
Hazing ritual #8: directing OD to the location of the tailgate
Most years he directs us, but that one year least he got some exercise.
We have hotel booked and flights, except Margaritaville is booked Saturday night, they have a huge group. Trying to figure out how to handle that. We’re also leaving right after the game, couldn’t get any time off after.
That sucks about Margaritaville. You know the options on Hollywood and Ft Lauderdale Beach. Since need to get to FLL. Might want to rent a car and get an Orange pass. You’d be set to head out after the game and your luggage would be in the car.
I thanked Armando for writing this article.
I asked the question last evening, and Armando delivered with a great piece.
Agreed. We discussed it yesterday. If you want to throw out grades maybe we say Wilkins as a high character guy and body of work is a “B”? Okay cool! 25 years old in his 4th season. Anyone seeing a pattern here? 😉
My bad, 3rd season.
With ya 100%, Tim… just like I said yesterday. Wilkins (IMO) is very underrated. He’s somebody who glues the entire D-Line unit together, and he’s a leader.
His stats may not be sexy, but he’s a STUD. Thought it was a really good question I posed yesterday!
That’s why he’s still my avi being drafted as our 1st pick in 2019 by the new regime. I think he’s a catalyst of change. Lots of young talent on this team.
An hour till game 5 AVs vs VGK. I am looking forward to what I think will be the best game of the series, and expect the Avs to come out strong. If VGK can weather the initial storm, I think they’ll take this one and finish it out at home on Thursday, otherwise it’ll go 7.
At just 24 years old we have a guy in Gaskin who was great RB in college regardless of conference and his size; 5-9/10 195ish. Maybe he’s just really good and last year in his 2nd season beating out all the other backs was a sign of things to come. Instead of downplaying him as a 2019 7th round pick, maybe… just maybe, we found a gem.
Like that video showed, last season he really improved in all facets of playing RB in the NFL. What if a young guy at 24 continues to improve?
He did have some injuries that cost him a few games but so did COVID. Lots of players dealt with that. He’s not the only one.
He might be the sleeper this year that makes a big impact on offense. Some of the other guys we expect it from. It seems obvious to me that the coaches really like Gaskin.
Gaskin/Ahmed and Brown/Doaks type of contrast. Maybe Scarlett is in the mix. There does seem to be a plan.
Absolutely, there does seem to be a plan… and I like it!
its shocking to see that trump still can fool people with his constant and delusional lies and credit card fraud, SMH
thats what pays the bills for trump, lie to his supporters from mara lago, and send the credit cards so he can hit them multiple times
fools and their money are soon parted
How is Trump still affecting you?
yesterday he called for federal regulations on crypto, called bitcoin a scam, and sure enough, when billionaires slam the coins, it tanks the coins, and then it scares the lightweights to sell to the shorters, and they go into penny stocks or go home
elon musk is the usual culprit to ruin investors money, so it appears as if trump copied him
most investors arent ready for the billionaire short gains and get holding the bag. its how the rich get richer at the poors expense
the only way to survive in volatile markets, is to have an extremely diverse portfolio, and adjust on the fly to ever changing situations
I thought you were banking it during the Trump administration? Now that he’s not in power he’s fucking you over? Hmmm…
i can make money in all markets, the presidents dont run the markets, but they can ruin them
BTW< most of the shorters, and billionaires that play games in the markets, are NOT presidents, they are billionaires , they got rich at the working class and rookies expense
Hmm….sounds like gambling
it DOES feel like gambling, when i speak of markets, that includes ALL markets, the S and P, Dow, Russell , crypto, etc
the only way i found to make money in all markets, is to have descending limit buys, that go heavier the more it drops, and limit sells, that go higher as an asset rises
volatility gains, SMH
i expected somebody rich to come out and bash crypto after the last jobs report
it looks like many dont want to return to their minimum wage jobs, if they can clean up in the markets at home,
so of course the people that are MOST into siding with rich corporations, billionaires, etc,
people like Musk, Buffett, Trump, etc
will play the “bash the asset and short it games” and make us lose money, or have to cost average and babysit for a month or so to get back to where they can short it again or dilute it,
the shorters bash and put option games, will continue under every presidency, unless a president bans the shorters.
thats unlikely, presidents are bought and sold by other billionaires,
im sure most of You may have heard that AMC was selling naked shorts, or put options, that was made illegal after the 2008-09 financial crisis, but they were shorting 140 percent of all the shares that existed!
thats like running an ad to sell a car, and taking several peoples money, but there is only one car? its outright theft
the redditors have run a couple of shorters out of business, lmao, they are pissed off and will get revenge someday, i wouldnt buy AMC right now, its destined to drop at least 50-90 percent IMO
Playing the market is predicting the future, so while a “billionaire” may say something to affect the market, how’s that ruining it?
If you think the market will slide then short it, if you think it will go up then buy.
the market fluctuates regardless of whether you’re buying or selling.
just because it doesn’t turn in your favor doesn’t mean it’s ruined.
it means you’re not doing your homework.
its called LYING, they LIE and STEAL with illegal naked shorting.
why is lying, breaking the law, and stealing wrong? ask Your mother, she will explain it
homework, =research
all the research on the planet will NOT protect investors from illegal naked shorting
thats the SEC and the feds job to enforce the laws
Crypto currency is an illusion. It is basically being used by drug curriers and that’s about it.
yea, drug dealers never use the US dollar, right? well …
the US dollar is the number one currency used for illegal activities, by a huge margin
should we ban the US dollar because criminals are using it? or enforce the laws that already exist on the books?
are you also against billionaires doing federally illegal naked shorting and stealing investors money? or should the focus be on small investors making legal transactions?
You ever try to buy something with Bitcoin? It’s not legal tender
yes, i sell the profits to dollars, and transfer the dollars to the bank
but consider the dollar always drops in value, and BTC has exploded over the last decade
its far better to keep the money in BTC< and transfer some to USD when its needed
are you all in for banning the US dollar, because its the number one currency in the world for illegal activities?
stocks and ETFs are not legal tender either, but they have been bought and sold for over 100 years
why? same thing, the dollar sucks, but there are other assets that are much better than the dollar to sit on, and sell to USD when needed to buy something with legal tender
Selling the profits of stock to some idiot who is willing to buy it is not legal tender. It doesn’t mean you used Bitcoin to purchase anything. Say what you will about the dollar it is legal tender. I can walk into any store and buy something with it. Bitcoin is a shell game and it’s bubble will burst
And when it does a lot of people are on their ass because it will happen overnight.
https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/barry-jackson/article250986754.html
if You held $1000 in cash for the last 10 years , you would now have about $882 dollars because of inflation, and the dollar never really appreciates in value
but if You bought $1,000 of Bitcoin 10 years ago, you would be a multimillionaire now
BTC performance +33,602.45 (+99,999.99%) since 06/01/11
$882 USD, or $Millions in BTC,
the Us dollar is the real scam IMO, it never goes up in value, and its the number one currency in the world for illegal transactions
At least the US$ isn’t virtual, and it’s regulated, buy something over 10k using cash and uncle Sammy is checking you out.
The $ has inflation, but it’s not going to be devalued, when you wake up in the morning.
Wake up one morning and your bitcoin may be gone or cut in half.
Trump wants to regulate it, because of the illegal activity, why is that a problem?
Don’t remember you bitching when Obama put in thousands of regulations
I know a lot of bitcoin owners and not one is a millionaire lol. They got in early and invested at least 1k, not millionaires.
Neither is David
a form of investment (illegal in the US and elsewhere) in which each paying participant recruits two further participants, with returns being given to early participants using money contributed by later ones.
Pyramid scheme or crypto currency?
Cocaine
Was talking about in general, not your personal situation😉
Just relating it to the S. Fla peeps. Cocaine was the bitcoin of Maimi in the 80’s, inflated value, volatile market, could lose everything or own 4 Lambo (if you could get one since all the dealerships were sold out) market crashed and everyone had to recoup their lives when it did.
DL isnt a stat position, there is WAY more ways they change the game than tackles, either solo or assist, sacks, or TFL. You would kind of like to see a little bit of all of it but if you are looking for gaudy numbers your gonna be disappointed in many DT’s that actually influence the game a whole helluva lot. Donald, Suh and several others are your standard DT’s they ate attack DT’s and thats their role, attack the ball. In alot, if not most system, DT’s are role players and on any different play they might have a different role, one of them could be and many times is draw a double team to free up the LB to make the play. Still you should see a few TFL when the dumbass RB’s run right into them on the LOS, you should see some [pressures and an occasional sack collapsing the pocket from the front, you should, tackles are never gonna be super crazy high, that’s just not the general role of a DT, except in aforementioned roles where they are the attack point of the defense. These are gap penetrators, speed rush specialists, etc but again, thats not the general role and to compare other to Donald for example is just silly.
Agree, but that applies to other positions as well, just not to the extent it does at DT.
People like Suh get sacks, a lot of the time he’s selling out though, gets offside penalties, and plays the pass, when the ball is run at him and he’s out of position.
While guys doing their job, playing the run first, shutting down their space, but don’t make the tackle.
At the end of the season Suh has 22 tackles, including sacks behind the LOS, but on running plays he’s no where to be found
Years later still not sure what to think about Suh. He was so good at disrupting or even breaking the pocket but then other teams would actually plan runs to where he should have been in run D…. and they would work well.
Positive on pass plays and a negative on run plays. One thing am sure of is he wasn’t worth all that money.
I’ll make a prediction — Aaron Rodgers will officially retire in the next few months. But there is a catch in that. Retired players aren’t subject to team fines and he faces $2 million in fines if he doesn’t go to camp.
2nd catch is that he can unretire any time he wants and be in more or less the same situation than if he didn’t. His only negative on doing that is the Packers can commence action to get back his pro-rated signing bonus. But then if they did he could pay it and be a free agent, and some at least are speculating that’s exactly what he would like.
Its acutally not a stupid way to go about it, if he retires and forces them to move on he can unretire, they wont be going back after they transition away, so they will almost be forced to trade or cut him and he can get on with another team at that time.
I heard the packers save a 35 mil cap hit if he doesn’t show, right now teams are cap strapped however next off season the cap should increase.
so the Packers can either get a 35 mil cap relief or let Rodgers play.
They are probably good either way.
they then trade him next offseason when teams have the funds and will compete for him.
He can fuck them though, hold out though game 5, make them have to play Jordan love and possibly lose all 5 games and then he comes back for game six and they still have to pay him, even if they dont put him back in as the starter. Rogers has the leverage to at least hold out that long, if he goes past that he forfeits his salary for the season, outside of guarantees. Also if he does the game 5 thing, he accrues a year off his contract, so he would be closer to getting out.
i’m sure if he doesnt play he doesn’t get paid plus all the fines, i think the packers are in a better position regardless of what rodgers does.
It depends on the contract, and if there is game pay forfeiture in it and in that case its still only for the 5 games missed, If they come back in time for game six, they keep everything else, bonuses, etc and he can ride the bench and get paid as much as stepping on the field. He will get fines for ever mandatory missed thing, like practices, games (in addition to full forfeiture if its in his contract), workouts etc. He will lose millions but still come out on the plus side with multiple millions more.
Have no idea if the Packers get $35 million in cap relief if he doesn’t show up to camp. But let’s say true. What do they do? Use that cap and then Rodgers shows up. Got a serious red alert cap situation.
All I know about bitcoin is I invested a $100 when it was at $64,000 just to play around with it. I wanted to explore the process and how easy it was to buy, move, and liquidate it, and the damn thing has done nothing but drop in value since I bought it. My holding is now worth about $50. Message received.
Yeah its one of those things where if you hit on the new bitcoin (seems like that changes hourly lol) then you can get it very low, let the hype blow it up, quickly get out and make your money and then stay the fuck away, or maybe wait for the next “new thing”.
Now you have to be really detailed on your research so you pick the right ones because some have never made it and did nothing but shit out really fast, but if your good at identifying the next new one, and get out pretty soon after, before the new wears off, then you could make some cash at it.
Takes tons of research though so its not going to be everyone’s cup of tea. There is also always a time at which the value spikes and crashes, so if you micromanage it during those times you can buy and sell rapidly and make money there too but that’s even more volatile so you have to be on it.
Me personally, i don’t have the time or energy for it so ill play the long game with safer/less volatile stocks and not have to worry about it.
took a bit out of your coin
lol, yep
“Man, I’m extremely blessed. I wouldn’t take this for granted. Me passing along to people in my city, it’s just a blessing. It’s an honor to be here. Whatever I can do is to maintain and keep playing … I love the game of course. I’m doing this for the game. But it’s definitely a blessing to come from where I’ve come from and … to be doing what I have to do and compete for a job or compete for a spot. Just to be here in this facility and everything in the NFL is a huge blessing.”
— Robert Hunt…. try not to like the guy after that.
I loved Kindley. Most here heard me talking about him for what seemed like his whole time at UGA, but Hunt impressed me the most. I already knew Kindley was great, knew he would be a instant insert at OG, but Hunt i wasn’t as sure about and i was very very impressed with him. He has some elite level skills i did not really see in his tape, and he grew from the beginning of the year to the end where a lot of college players start out pretty strong and slide towards the end of the year. All in all if he keeps on that trajectory he will be a player we will be so very happy we took.
How did Hunt impress you the most? he didn’t even crack the starting line up. picked 39th overall, Kindley beat him out and he was taken in the 4th rnd.
a lot of competition this year, he’d better step his game up.
I think i explained how it impressed me more, and he played several games as a started. Kindley is an OG, not RT. Hunt played games at RT and the impressed me party was how well he player. He held his own against some strong players at DE/OLB. He didnt get moved to OG last year, he is being moved there this year so Kindly didnt beat him out of anything.
And to be honest we have only heard rumors they are moving him, there hasnt been any proof as of yet.
D — the rumors about Hunt to guard are at least serious enough that he talked about them in the article pulled that quote from. Same time…. didn’t say they were true either. His basic message was all us 5 guys are switching around and seeing what works.
Thats wasn’t directed at your post, that was more clarifying my own where i said he was moving to OG, which i don’t know is true, its just being rumored.
“I don’t believe in evolution, I don’t believe in that type of so-called science. I don’t believe in evolution. I believe in God,”
— Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, who does believe in Jewish Space Lasers…. missed those in the Bible.
There is too much of a conflict between religion and science, i believe in both, and i don’t nor have i ever seen one that completely contradicts the other.
I am interested in this Jew Laser thing, have ya’ll been holding out on us?
If I put out everything that kooky biotch said would be accused of pushing politics. And yes lasers from space caused California’s wild fires for the benefit of the Jews or at least the Rothchilds.
You know she is Q right? Or at least was before starting to say she was not.
I thought Q was a dude, one of those emo lives in his mom’s basement types.
And people in the Q movement call themselves Q as well. You really asking or playing with me?
So your natural response is not to say “MTG is actually smart and credible.” It is to put out a vid to say AOC is stupid. I think both of them are. Do you disagree?
i was not at all impressed with Hunt last year, picked 39th overall he should have started, Davis beat him out.
He did beat Davis out after 4 games. They didnt just throw him to the wolves, they had the luxury not to. He went against the tougher defenses on our aschedule, that NFC West group, minus Seattle, which was the last game Davis started ahead of him. Out of all the stronger defensive teams he had really one bad game and that was against the Jets, but he shut down the two Bosa’s and Ingram, as well as Chandler Jones, Brockers and Leonard Floyd. Gotta give him some credit for those being his first NFL games and he shut those guys down.
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Selling the profits of stock to some idiot who is willing to buy it is not legal tender. It doesn’t mean you used Bitcoin to purchase anything. Say what you will about the dollar it is legal tender. I can walk into any store and buy something with it. Bitcoin is a shell game and it’s bubble will burst
agreed that stocks are not legal tender, but they are appreciable assets, and legal tender sucks royally
have you ever heard of blockcard? you can load your crypto on it, and its a regular visa card, so the lines of legal tender are coming closer
but i have never bought a stock or crypto hoping it would be legal tender, i buy them because they KICk the pathetic dollars ass royally.
weenies and lightweights will claim, what happens if the coins tank?
what do they do when the dollar tanks every single year of their lives?
the dollar has tanked for over 200 years, and will likely tank another 200 years, its a guaranteed LOSER
no serious investor, retail investor, or riverboat gambler sits on the pathetic dollar, they buy stuff that will outpace the dollar, which is ridiculously easy to do, and convert it to the USD when they need to buy something
its possible for someone to live off the gains of BTC for the last decade< its risen 100,000 percent in only 10 years!
but if they had to live off the gains of a USD for 5 minutes or longer, they wont make a dime, and will go broke eventually.
Ken, why do you think selling a stock requires an idiot to buy it?
is Warren Buffet an idiot, in Your opinion? he has bought stocks for over 80 years, and made a fortune from it
I was referring to Bitcoin not all stocks
ok, so you believe that only idiots would want 100,000 percent gains in 10 years? lol
at the very least, they would be multimillionaire idiots, right?
im just curious as to what others think, is why i am asking,
, i dont plan to stop investing , nor would i expect anyone to buy something, UNLESS they believe in it. i wont buy anything unless i have researched it, and know what its going to do.
i KNOW what the dollar will do for the rest of my life, so its a nobrainer for Me to keep investing and making thousands of percent every year against the USD
You invest on your own experiences and knoweldge base, never invest on things you arent into or your lose your ass. If it works for you, keep doing it. The reason im not involved with it is i know im not into it enough to work that system. I dont believe in bitcoin as a replacement for true currency, but i do believe in it as a very volatile stock option that can be a source to make real currency. You have to be super vigilant with it and thats why….as they say on Shark Tank…..i’m out.
agreed on all, entries and exits are crucial , and require being able to read the candles, volume, MACD, etc
its definitely work, and there is always risk involved, but if someone can develop a system that works for them, thats when they thrive.
sitting on the dollar just doesnt work well, period
we always have to replace the dollars, that requires alot of work, and the dollar goes down in value, every single year of our lives, and through our grandchildrens lives as well
David — obviously cash is non-earner.
if you cashed out right now would you have enough to live the rest of your life? Or do you see your investments as an activity to get to that point.
Have a feeling my portfolio looks so different than yours. But then hit the rest of my life point a decade ago.
Maybe could give you some advice when you are there. If you already are, then you are taking on way too much risk.
i could NOT live on the dollars very well, if that was all that i had. actually i could, but then i wouldnt be able to finish my home build. i expect the gains to finish my house.
because my system, and my portfolio is up over 1000 percent since last november
, thats what i need to continue to Try to do, if i expect to live off the gains.
im willing to share anything you ask about the system i created, i call it the AC /DC, thats short for ascending /descending limit transactions. i figure its the best system on the planet to make consistent gains, in any market You choose
email Me at Daveschillen@gmail,com and i can show You what i have shown several others, and even today i met one of my friends that i helped to get started 2 months ago, . and he showed Me his portfolio and i was IMPRESSED, lol
Thanks for the offer, but I’m set man. No interest in playing anything to get more money. But then have always lived relatively low too, which might be part of why am set.
I’m sure your system is the best ever, but then you’ve talked about penny stocks, pot stocks and cryptos over the years too. Not my scene , but then don’t need any more money.
And then you are talking about gains to finish your house. I’m doing that right now without much sweat involved. So back to your retirement plan, which I do worry about. My biggest worry is some risky investments crash and you are in trouble. You have mentioned some margin calls in the past.
no worries, the risk is high, but so are the rewards! its very risky driving down the south Florida highways, and not profitable, yet we do it almost every day.
and im fine, if i didnt know and believe in My system, then id be worried
margin calls are inconvenient, but ultimately not a big deal, they only mean i have to sell a stock or two to clear the margin call
a much bigger concern is if the volumes go away, i need volume, or ill move on to something WITH volume
But that you do get margin calls means that you are highly leveraged. Goes back to a lot of risk. But then some hedge funds do that as well. Good luck with it. Little scary seems like your living.
its not scary to ME, im the one that runs my AC/DC system daily, on the best picks in the markets. how else could i get 1000 percent in the last 7 months. without beating the risks, and selling the gains?
its EXCITING! lol
its the best job i ever had, by far
AOC is equally as nutty, and i dont know all about MTG, but what i do know is she is way the fuck out there like AOC, and both of them should be in AMI.
They are the ones both extremes like to point too. Far leftists say “MTG is what the GOP is about.” The far right sure does love AOC as the face of the Dems. And both make a huge impact in social media….. thinking more cause of folks on the other side.
why do You believe that?
If you were talking to me, cause AOC and “the Squad” are darlings of the right wing media. MTG is getting a lot of play from the rest of the media.
i was asking D, but thanks for Your opinion also
I don’t think AOC is nutty or stupid but I don’t agree with her agenda. MTG is nutty and stupid and I don’t agree with her agenda
agreed that margarine greene is looney tunes, even worse, shes also anti democracy
AOC’s agenda is nutty and stupid. How’s that? 😉
In other words you agree with her far left agenda, so she isn’t nutty or stupid, but on the other hand you don’t agree with MTG, so…
AOC isn’t nutty or stupid, she’s just a schill for a far left guy that’s financially backing her. Nothing from her is really from her, she’s just there to promote his agenda.
For MTG, you could take any person that loves their country around the world and replace them for her, they’d just need guts, like she has.
It’s easy to be AOC, she has the MSM, big tech and everyone else behind her. Switch the 2 and you’d find AOC is a coward
Yes nothing says love your country more than Jewish space lasers
Have no idea what that means
Btw, Bitcoin is up 10.44 percent today, lol i knew it would run today, and cost averaged more last night
gotta luvit, especially with margins that multiply that
stanger can finish his home build, without much sweat? lol im jealous
that should be my goal to be as rich as Stanger someday, way to go Stanger, good to see You managed your finances well in the past, and building a home in FL is an incredible investment, that we can live in too, awesome!
Thanks David…. much appreciated. We’ve been in an apartment for 6 months while they totally redo our place. Should be able to move back in couple weeks from now. Not sure how much the expense will increase the value, but we did the kitchen, bathrooms and floors (stone now instead of carpet). Those are supposed to be the max value return on expense.
good deal replacing the carpet, and redoing the bathrooms and kitchens, i did that in my house that i sold last year, and i got more out of it than i expected.
real estate in FL is the best investment, i have ever seen, and the only one we can live in as well
“Four teams had two selections in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft. The Dolphins are the only one to already have both players under contract.
Miami on Wednesday signed linebacker Jaelan Phillips, who was selected No. 18 overall.”
“I understand, from what’s been testified to the Forest Service and the BLM [Bureau of Land Management], you want very much to work on the issue of climate change. I was informed by the immediate past director of NASA that they’ve found that the moon’s orbit is changing slightly, and so is the Earth’s orbit around the sun. We know there’s been significant solar flare activities, and so, is there anything that the National Forest Service or BLM can do to change the course of the moon’s orbit or the Earth’s orbit around the sun? Obviously that would have profound effects on our climate.”
— Congressman Louie Gohmert in a congressional hearing. He’s a longtime climate change denier, but maybe the Bureau of Land Management has a space fleet we don’t know about.
He’s not a denier, he just doesn’t subscribe to the world is going to end in 1990, 2000, then every 10 years after
Whatever he is you can read his comment. You have anything other than
gohmert s a fascist idiot, and a denier
What would make him a fascist, using a pandemic to take away his constituents rights, or would it be taking away their freedom of speech or maybe their guns?
“I don’t believe in evolution, I don’t believe in that type of so-called science. I don’t believe in evolution. I believe in God,”
What would she do if she found out God is evolution and science? Does she not believe in math, technology and medical advancements either?
Only good part about her is that she got kicked out of committees cause some of her “views.” Flip side is as Q’s Rep in the House still rakes in 3 or 4 times more in contributions than a normal congressperson.
From Monday…
And I just saw this: it’s pretty incredible when ya think about it…
Tim Knight says:
June 9, 2021 at 7:31 pm (Edit)
AOC’s agenda is nutty and stupid. How’s that? 😉
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Her agenda is well meant but short sighted and not feasible
Which would make her nutty and stupid
but yet she managed to get elected twice, in the face of people that make these kind of comments
her constituents love the fact that a working class citizen, is looking out for human rights
for that reason alone, the old established elite will criticize her nonstop, shes a threat to their corrupt ways of screwing over people and the environment
if it wernet for AOC< who would represent QUeens? the guy they had before AOC did nothing, and didnt even live in queens
90% dem in her district, and she’s financially backed big time, and probably cheating the primary, she’s quite the underdog
I don’t buy that, I think she is ignorant and hypocritical.
ill trade ya Matt Gaetz for AOC< lol
what good is Gaetz? he is a corrupt pedophile
Not everything is tit for tat. People need to stop doing that.
LMAO!! Is getting elected twice some sort of measure of success? Bill de Blasio was elected twice also, basically because NY democrats will elect any democratic asshole. AOC is an ass
I’m surprised nobody here has mentioned that Nayib Bukele (President of El Salvador) has made Bitcoin legal tender in his country. First country in the world to do so. This made world headlines yesterday.
I’m a big fan of Nayib Bukele, but not because of the Bitcoin news.