8 WR’s in this 2022 NFL Draft ran official times under 4.4 seconds. Everyone’s getting excited here because we know we need to add talent at the WR position, but I caution, NFL Free Agency precedes the NFL Draft so we have to see how we upgrade our team via Free Agency. We can go crazy over certain guys at various positions, all positions of need for our team like WR, OL, LB, RB and not necessarily in that order, but how we add to the roster in Free Agency will determine how we draft, and what positions will be a priority.
This Miami Dolphins fanbase has gone crazy the last few years because we’ve had so many high picks at our disposal (with mixed results). The top of last year’s draft appears to have been a slam dunk. Jaylen Waddle is the explosive WR we needed and he caught a high volume of passes last season. Jaelan Phillips really came on as the season progressed as a pass rusher. Jevon Holland was an absolute bright spot in the secondary as a safety and showed he is a playmaker. The next 4 picks are a work in progress although I do believe Liam Eichenberg will be one of our starting OT’s, most likely RT. TE Hunter Long had a rough year and didn’t make it easy for the Dolphins to move on from now free agent TE Mike Gesicki. OT Larnel Coleman got a shot game 17 and lasted only 1 half before coming out with an injury and RB Gerrid Doaks spent the season on the PS.
In 2020, armed with three 1st round picks, two 2nd round picks, the Dolphins got only fair results for such a potential haul. QB Tua Tagovailoa was our first pick at #5, followed by young OT Austin Jackson at #18, and then DB Noah Igbinoghene at #30 who’s been invisible in 2 seasons. I’m higher than a lot of folks on Tua, and definitely higher than almost everyone on Austin Jackson. I’m almost willing to say with certainty that Austin Jackson will be our starting LT in 2022. If we address the O-line properly, and give Tua a running game and another weapon at WR/TE, easily done BTW, I think we’ll see a big leap in year 3 for Tua, maybe similarly to what the Bills saw with Josh Allen. Bringing in former Dolphins standout DB’s Sam Madison and Patrick Surtain is a welcome sight, and should be especially good for Noah Igbinoghene. Iggy is signed through 2023 and has a 5th year option for 2024 so he can potentially be under Dolphins control for another 3 seasons. It would be wonderful to get this kid right as he does have lots of talent. Pick #39 OL Robert Hunt has been a promising player on the O-line and looks to be perennial starter. DT Raekwon Davis (Pick #56) had a tough start being injured early but had a decent season and his size and athleticism is a plus. Safety Brandon Jones (Pick #70) had a breakout season and solidified his standing in the secondary. He was impressive doing all the things MFFF was supposed to do, blitzing the QB, playing up at the LOS making tackles. Jones had 5 sacks, 10 QB hits and 79 tackles last season 6 tackles for a loss. This does put fellow safety Eric Rowe’s future here in peril. The lone Dolphins left from this draft is OG Solomon Kindley who both Randy and I don’t believe is finished here either. He was a mauler in the run game in 2020 but was replaced by Liam Eichenberg at LG and eventually Austin Jackson when he was moved inside and Eichenberg to LT. He should be part of the rotation on the O-line because he’s a mover. If he can get himself in better shape, come in a little lighter and quicker, he could be that.
So as we watch the NFL Combine and drool over players, don’t fall in love my friends, because who we get in FA will give us an idea, and only an idea of which way we go in the draft. Odds are we will be filling our roster with a WR, OL, RB, LB in the draft regardless, but the key is what will be the priority and in what order will be looking for those players. Not to bore the heck out of you but I feel we must address the O-line with a minimum of one veteran that we can just put in a spot and consider that spot is taken care of. I said weeks ago, before we even hired former 49ers coach Mike McDaniel as our HC that OG Laken Tomlinson would be a good choice. Now with McD here it makes it even more likely. I know we like C Tyler Linderbaum, the top rated interior OL in this draft, but if we pick up say Ted Karras and Laken Tomlinson in free agency, it makes it less likely we’re going to spend pick #29 or even our next pick on the O-line. If we sign WR Mike Williams or some other starting quality WR then we’re not drafting WR Jameson Williams or any other WR with our top pick. You get the drift, be patient Dolphins fans, we’ll have a better picture on our draft approach once we complete free agency and get our roster remade. In any case, enjoy the combine, it’s always fun to picture certain players in a Dolphins uniform although we all know here most of them never materialize no matter how much we want them and project them here.
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Wyoming,
I posted about Matt Araiza during the season. He had some punts that went 80 yards in the air! Also, he was their kicker. Not a real accurate kicker but would be a backup if your kicker went down during a game. You would have to take him in the top of the 6th if he is not gone already.
He is a tough dude and is actually their LEADING TACKLER on ST.
This video you will see one punt he launches from his own 12 yard line and it comes down 90 yards later in the end zone.
Also, watch the tackle he makes at the 4:35 mark.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3pNWGG19us
🐕👍
Phelon, I like that concept. Makes me wish I were young again. Mainly since I got dropped from trying to go Marine Recon as a Corpsman. I was doing well and tore a ligament in my foot training (running in the sand on the beach of all things) and had to have surgery. Probably the biggest low light of my career. Next time I was back with the Marines, I was an E-6 and to high of a rank to be a Recon Corpsman unless I went to Independent Duty School and didn’t want to go through that year-long school at the time. At least I can thank them for helping me get my Expert Rifle and Expert Pistol qualifications. I ended up being moved to an artillery battalion while I rehabbed. Have to say that was fun also.
“I told him that all this stuff [about the stolen electoin] was bulls— And, you know, it was wrong to be shoveling it out the way his team was.”
“I had the answers. I was able to tell him, ‘This was wrong because of this…. ”
As Trump listened, “He was obviously getting very angry,”
“I understand you’re upset with me. And I’m perfectly happy to tender my resignation.”
“Accepted. Accepted,” Barr recalled Trump saying. “And then — boom. He slapped [his desk] again. ‘Accepted. Go home. Don’t go back to your office. Go home. You’re done.'”
— Bill Barr on why he stopped being Attorney General, even it became official two weeks later
Only in a biased media front would this be bigger news than massive inflation and the highest gas prices in history. As regular Americans suffer the election results of a demented fool, the media still get their clicks about a president who at least had a high functioning economy.
Isn’t it crazy how fast Covid news died down when the media finally found a topic that could redirect how the CDC finally changed their data to make it not seem so deadly? It almost feels like an election year where Dems are expected to be trounced.
It is not bigger news than inflation or gas prices, only new news of today. And it is the kinda of stuff that will make the history books. How many gas prices are up 8 cents today stories can they feature?
Lol, in my very biased opinion, MILLIONS!
Oh boy, here we go…
We need to start on something we agree on, but they never want to, telling?
Who is they. And that is not some anonymous source. Barr’s own on the record version of it. and here is Trump’s response about his before loyal AG for balance.
“Former Attorney General Bill Barr wouldn’t know voter fraud if it was staring him in the face – and it was, The fact is, he was weak, ineffective, and totally scared of being impeached, which the Democrats were constantly threatening to do. They ‘broke’ him.”
“Per a source with knowledge of the situation, Rodgers has specific deals lined up with other teams — and those teams have trade compensation lined up with the Packers. The potential moves have been arranged, essentially, with the permission of the Packers.
The destinations are believed to be exclusively in the AFC. To little surprise, the Broncos are one of them. Other viable possibilities are, we’re told, the Titans and Steelers.”
— Mike Florio, who seems to know where Rodgers will end up as well.
I would hate the Steelers 10X more if that happens.
I really hope he doesn’t end up on the Steelers…
Tanny has a 57+ mil dead cap hit for 2022. Not sure how the Titans could make Rodgers work in any scenario, but he would make a ton of sense on that team.
Rodgers might be the least damaging to us on the Steelers though. They have several other issues and some age in vital spots. Plus their defense has a serious lack of coaching talent.
He still looked pretty good
If Rodgers went to Denver, I’d be scared he would pull another Peyton Manning for them.
I don’t want more competition for playoff spots.
I would rather have him go to Tampa Bay, even if he does win a SB over whoever beats us in the AFC champ game.
Glory be Ukraine
Was the pilot ok? 😉
After the combine 40 times, I am still favoring the same guys for a RB1 for us: Hall, Walker, White, Cook, and Ford. … in that order
Pierce ran a bit too slow, but he’s still a good pick if they think he’s a great scheme fit.
but
now I really like Ty Chandler as a later round sleeper.
Joseph Quinlan, head of CIO Market Strategy in the Chief Investment Office, Merrill Lynch and Bank of America Private Bank, writes on
The far-reaching impact of the infrastructure bill:
The $1 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, signed into law in November 2021, includes $550 billion in funding for America’s aging highways, roads, bridges and tunnels, as well as upgrades to the nation’s power grid and greater access to broadband internet over the next 10 years. The length of that timeline means that the near-term impact on corporate profits will be minimal, according to Quinlan, but it may also boost future earnings in commodities, industrials and other sectors. “Infrastructure spending is America’s best chance to be globally competitive in terms of rail, airports and shipping ports,” he says.
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What this could mean for your portfolio: Looking ahead, Quinlan sees huge opportunities for 5G cellular technology and fiber optics as broadband internet is extended to rural and other underserved communities. He also suggests considering material and industrial leaders that make pumps, valves, waste management treatment and cellular equipment, as well as producers of copper, iron, steel and other commodities.
An orderly “pivot” to control inflation
In what may be the strongest sign that the new dawn has begun, the Federal Reserve (the Fed) has begun moving away from the extraordinary measures it took to help spur the economy and slow job losses during the pandemic. In November 2021, it started tapering its bond purchases, “from $120 billion a month all the way down to zero,” according to a schedule that would originally end tapering by June, says Hyzy, who notes that this change is possible and necessary because of robust economic growth.
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The Fed could follow up with two interest rate hikes before the end of 2022, he adds. But if inflation remains stubbornly high, that timetable could be accelerated, with an end to tapering by March and perhaps three rate hikes by year’s end. “It’s going to be hard for inflation to come down as fast as everybody wants until the Fed begins to accelerate the removal of its emergency measures,” Hyzy says.
“2022 COULD BE A PIVOTAL YEAR for the economy, the markets and investors,” says Chris Hyzy, Chief Investment Officer for Merrill and Bank of America Private Bank. As the world and financial markets continue to navigate the impact of the pandemic, Hyzy believes key forces are in place to drive a new level of growth. Looking ahead, he sees what he calls “a great new dawn,” characterized by advancing innovation, vigorous capital spending and structural changes that will serve as a catalyst for the next business cycle.
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Investors, who collectively are sitting on cash reserves of $4.6 trillion in money market funds1, are well positioned to take advantage of above-average economic growth and a stock market that could continue its advance, helped by strong corporate profits.
The Fed threw literal trillions of dollars into the economy to help get us through the pandemic. That is the main reason there is inflation. The other reason is everybody is sick of staying home, and consumers are spending money at a furious pace to try to feel better and corporations which faced low demand now can raise prices with little or no push back from consumers who have the desire and cash to buy everything no matter how much the price goes up.
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After prices were held down during the pandemic due to low demand and opportunity for spending, so now they are naturally rebounding.
Also the housing market is just finishing the recovery from the great Recession of 2009-2012 ish when everyone saw their home equity plunge. So those rising home prices are not inflation but more like a natural up cycle. You can see this on Zillow.
OPEC had reduced oil prices to absurd levels to starve off the fracking and alternative energy sources which cannot compete with cheap arab oil, and the Big Oil companies knew they would then reap huge windfall profits by jacking up prices.
Supply chain disruptions, some accidental like the toilet paper hoarding and sour cream shortages and some staged by China in revenge and some caused by Putin’s military meddling and cyber crimes, helped cause inflation in specific niches.
None of these forces are caused by the current president nor can they be controlled quickly although inflation will subside now that the pandemic forces are subsiding.
Inflation will come down inversely proportional as the Fed stops pumping easy money into the economy, which it is stopping (or tapering) at this very minute, according to an orderly plan.
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PS: I am not saying these things. The Bank of America and Merrill Lynch financial planners and investment officers are saying these things, and they are extremely not liberal socialists.
Really
Inflation is just Econ 101. Supply and Demand. The Fed raising and lowering interest rates.
Very simple solution: make America energy idependent again. We are funding the Russian war effort against Ukraine by buying their gas and oil. And now we’re willing to get into bed with Iran for their oil under the pretenses of a new nuclear deal with them? They who want both Israel and US wiped off the face of the globe?
The Green New Deal is a farce, being we’re still using gas and oil as much as ever before… only we’re funding our adversaries.
The global playing field is being leveled by weakening US, setting it all up for The Great Reset.
We definitely need to be energy independent. This does not mean to ignore the contributions that alternative fuels or energy production methods can give us. Wind, solar, etc. need to not be abandoned in favor of 100% slavery to Big Oil.
I drive fast cars with big engines. I am not against gasoline, but I don’t think we should just bow down to Big Oil and let them dictate to us to do whatever will make them rich.
They don’t have to be liberal socialists, but it’s pretty easy to see they are and are in bed with the left
The trillions they said was for covid relief mostly went to their pet projects they no doubt got kickbacks on
Inflation is 100% on Biden and his cronies, between shutting the country down, killing small businesses, allowing the giant corps to prosper, and paying people to stay home for too long, which is causing labor issues, including under staffed ports, backing up the supply chain
Nothing B of A says means anything to me, they have China influence too
Almost everything you list occurred during President Trump’s time in office.
by the way
I certainly agree that it is time to cut back or even eliminate the support that was given to workers who were laid off due to Covid. Everybody except a few lazy bums agrees with that. Biden is not sending them that money. Various legislatures are. And nearly all of them are winding their payments down slowly or quickly as the case may be.
That’s not quite true no matter which economist is trying to push their own agendas. If gas goes up, prices go up because of shipping costs. Gas IMMEDIATELY went up when Biden was elected and continued to go up as he and a Dem Congress withdrew support for fracking and oil investment. Energy independence is the primary driver of a stable US economy. The US should be propping up fracking not withholding new places to drill. Biden has done absolutely nothing to reduce the ships sitting of the coast except to tell them to go further out so they can be hidden. His infrastructure bill was full of garbage and graft. He’s done nothing meaningful to improve our economy and neither has his cabinet or anyone else in his administration. Psaki discussed Biden’s desire for alternative energy instead of helping Americans. He focused on Covid until he jumped on the Putin train. Anything to keep people from thinking of all of his massive failures in just a year.
It’s not all on Biden but he did promise prosperity and hasn’t delivered at all. He’s been terrible in foreign relations, terrible with our economy, terrible with staying in the WH instead of in Delaware, and terrible at keeping his diaper clean.
If your reply was to me, I think you should re-read. Seems we agree.
I disagree with almost all of what you type.
I respect your right to your opinion, because i believe in a free America, but I disagree with almost everything you have typed, except that higher gas prices affect prices of everything that is shipped.
I want you to know that many people do not agree with you. I don’t want you to think that what you type is accepted by everyone.
I do believe that there are problems in American government and that we should be having substantive debate about what to spend money on and how to secure our freedom and safety from monsters such as Putin.
I am not a parrot of Biden. But he has barely been in office a year. so it is disingenuous to blame him for everything that is wrong and ignore the Covid disaster, normal business cycles, and the actions of the Fed in providing loads of Easy Money for years. This is not to say that Trump was to blame for the inflation just because interest rates were held at virtually zero for most of his time in office, long before Biden was elected.
This was the policy of the independent Federal Reserve System, not Trump, as they correctly strove to help us all get through Covid.
Now instead of a pandemic, the threat is inflation that results from years of printing money, so it is time to begin tapering and that is what the Fed is doing.
That is their job, not Biden’s, just as it was not Trump’s.
It is time to raise interest rates so as to rein in inflation.
Naples,
Who helped push immense spending bills through our government? Trump, Obama, and Biden all did this so of course that helps to increase inflation. Biden’s policies on energy definitely contributed. It’s not all on him but he’s got to be responsible for his actions. His own communications director said he is pushing for alternative energy. So let’s not dispute his own people. Normal business cycles is a load of shit tbh. It’s not normal of have such massive supply chain issues which has helped cause this massive inflation.
What else causes price increases? Low supply. Biden isn’t at fault for it happening but what has he done to help reduce it? Nothing. Couldn’t he do something? Instead of building a fence to protect Washington DC from voters, could he use incentives to get supply chain issues reduced? Push Congress? Anything but ignore them?
Look at the response to Putin. Look at all the efforts to get everyone to cripple their economy and make regular Russians suffer. Why couldn’t this kind of energy be used to fix supply chain issues? Energy issues? Because he doesn’t give a damn about those. Let’s be real here.
bailbondmike says:
March 5, 2022 at 11:34 am
…He is a tough dude and is actually their LEADING TACKLER on ST.
This video you will see one punt he launches from his own 12 yard line and it comes down 90 yards later in the end zone.
Also, watch the tackle he makes at the 4:35 mark.
https://youtu.be/c3pNWGG19us
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WOAH!!! Thanks for posting this, BBMike! INSTANT man-crush on Matt Araiza!
I’d be willing to spend a 5th rounder on this cat, seriously.
Heck, I might even go as high as a 4th rounder.
Wow!!! He’s also the Kicker?
Great. I’d love that. When I started driving gas was 25 CENTS a gallon.
Why not go back to that?
You know why.
Your salary would also have to be cut by the same proportion.
You’d be making $1.85 an hour like I was back then.
But the price of gas at a service station is not the result of some law that Congress passed. It’s set by the oil companies.
Tell the Big Oil companies to stop taking advantage of us and cut the price at the pump back to $2, if it’s such a simple thing.
I guarantee you the Exxon and Mobil etc. engineers and economists would make a very strong case that gas could NOT be sold for $2 a gallon.
That’s ludicrous and nothing more than political rabble rousing.
But just a year ago that’s exactly what we were seeing. Gas stayed low during almost all of Trump’s presidency. How if Exxon controls all of it? It’s just not true my man. Government policy dictates a lot for our daily lives.
Cleaner and more environmentally friendly energy is great, but it’s not realistic on a global scale at this time and everyone knows it. It’s all agenda based and it lacks common sense. So in America the people suffer the cost of what’s going on. Those same American people that politicians are always saying we’ll do what’s best for the American people. Enough of the bullshit. We need to be more pragmatic.
I seriously doubt it will ever be viable. Safe nuclear is an option but no one is willing to entertain it.
“If gas goes up, prices go up because of shipping costs.”
New Age, this comment is a bingo! A lot of people don’t think about gas prices like that. Everything becomes more expensive.
High gas and low supply are basic explanations for most of the inflation. We have government propagandists trying to muddy the waters when the problems and some self-inflicted wounds are very obvious. As Elon Musk said today, increase energy production!
Boom!!!
Has anyone seen or heard this?
https://katv.com/news/nation-world/critics-mock-vp-kamala-harris-for-her-child-like-explanation-of-ukraine-invasion-vice-president-america-joe-biden-morning-hustle-russia
YES! It was all over the news a couple of days ago… how could anybody miss it?
I saw it a few days ago but I fact checked it first. I listened to the radio feed of her saying it, but wanted to make sure it wasn’t edited. Also not everyone catches every story on the news, I mean nobody posted it here that I saw. I saw it once on FB.
I can’t believe that is what she came up with when asked to explain the Russia invasion of the Ukraine in layman’s terms. It’s one thing to simplify it but to say it like you’re reading a children’s book is pretty embarrassing.
Why, I ask, didn’t many people see this? Because the state-run MSM controls what gets out and not. STOP watching ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, and all of their affilitates.
SERIOUSLY, this is what happened to Germany as Hitler took over.
Naples, I’ll just say this about some of your comments about Biden. He’s been in government for 49 years as a senator, VP for 8 years and now president. Saying he’s only been president for barely a year is saying he’s just earning about everything. You’d think he might know a little something by now. Can’t buy that excuse.
Not sure what this means. I’m quite sure that Biden knows a lot. That’s how he got elected president over a popular guy like Trump.
President Trump was president when Covid hit, which was not his fault.
Trump should not be blamed for the inflation, even though the Fed money policy which has caused some of the inflation began during Trump’s presidency.
Biden is not to blame for winding down Fed policy too slowly, both because stopping that policy too suddenly would wreck the economy and besides it’s not his job. Just as it was not Trump’s job. It’s the job of the Fed.
COVID was no president’s fault. Neither is what Putin is doing. This wasn’t about Trump either. Biden is not doing a very good job. I don’t care what party he is.
So what is a president’s job?
M13, why are you giving me advice on what news networks to watch? How would you know why not to watch them unless you’ve watched them? I know the biases and I watch multiple networks when I choose to watch the news. I don’t watch pundit round table stuff because I think it’s a waste of time. But I do watch the news during a crisis situation.
The link you posted is an ABC affiliate station, lol.
Yeah, but did you hear it the same day?
What’s more, what do you make of Kamala’s statements? LOL
Shrug, I saw it on one of my local stations, CBS I think. What do I care if I saw it a couple days after it happened? Is it the most important thing happening right now that she talked to people like they were idiots? I tend to think most people are idiots too. How many Americans could correctly point out Ukraine on a map. I’d bet less than half.
I think she comes off as a doofus too.
Sorry, I was just most surprised you’d asked the question, “Has anyone seen or heard this?”… as if it was a revelation of sorts. Perhaps it was a litmus test of sorts on your part, I dunno.
Your first comment on the subject you did say “how could anybody miss it?” Then you debated yourself on it explaining why people missed it. Doesn’t that come back to me asking if anyone saw it? 😉
Point: keep watching the MSM if one wants to be controlled/manipulated. By the way, Sean Hannity is a war-wongerer, too.
Dude, come on man!!! LOL
LOL, I’m going back to football… don’t want to get too deep into politics, seriously. 😉
Am I crazy (obvioulsy, I am, LOL) to want to draft Punter Matt Araiza in the 4th-5th round?
The Raiders have a successful history of using high picks on kicking positions. If we could lock down the punter position for 5+ years with a top flight guy, personally, I think that is worth a 4th or 5th.
You beat me on the clock but I did not see your post when I wrote mine. Pretty funny we both thought Raiders. Ray Guy was the only punter taken in the 1st round by Al Davis. He was actually that good though.
And they had Janikowski for like 15 years, another 1st rd guy.
He might go earlier than that. A team that has extra 3rds could pull the trigger. Mark Davis might force his team to take him in the 1st round. 😉
M13, when looking into that Kamala story, I saw it first as a meme on FB. That’s why I fact checked it. There were multiple news network articles reporting on it. Kong pointed out that the link I posted was a ABC affiliate.
The real story is how she explained it, not who reported it. Plenty did. I think she is that ignorant on such issues. She’s the one who laughs when asked serious questions she has no answer for, and then says something that makes no sense.
I’m not a fan of Biden/Harris and it’s not because they’re Democrats. It’s because they’re not very good.
I want to say clearly that New Age and Steve and MF and others on here have every right to their opinions, and I’ll defend that right to the death.
But I and all other Americans have the same right.
We should all talk all of this over and find the best things to do to make the country stronger and the people happier.
None of the 3 gentlemen above has said that I am not a good American for holding my opinions and I am very thankful of that and I admire them for that.
I am one of the most patriotic people there is. I love my country where my people have lived for centuries.
What I do not like and will not tolerate is when certain people imply that if I disagree with them that I am a bad American.
I think we need a linebacker badly. You might think we need a WR worse. Let’s discuss it.
How to spend our tax dollars and how best to promote the freedom and prosperity of our people should be discussed, and the best course of action should be followed, not the Republican way or the Democratic way, the right way, the most common sensible way, which is probably a blend of the two parties’ ideas, not a demolition of the Democratic viewpoint nor a demolition of the Republican viewpoint.
Any member of either party who tries to turn Americans against each other to get votes is a dictator who should never be allowed to hold office at any level.
I don’t think anyone would accuse you of being a bad American. The sharing of ideas is what makes this country great. We’re not an iron fist nation and that’s a good thing. Let’s all keep it that way. 🙂
I don’t have any answers, so I just argue. I’m part of the problem. lol
Of course, you do no matter how wrong you are. 🙂 jk. I’m pretty simple in my voting desires.
I truly believe an energy independent oil-based America is needed until we find better energy options. I’m a huge proponent of nuclear and our carriers and France have shown that nuclear is very, very safe in the right areas (not near plate tectonics and with lots of safeguards if so). Wind and solar have massive problems people won’t discuss.
I’m big on jobs and blue-collar prosperity and I hate both parties tbh. I think politicians are a club of oligarchs and would love nothing better than term limits and no stocks for politicians during their term or 6 years after. Seeing Biden in office for over 40 years and watching McConnel and Graham for over 2 decades, new guys could get as much done as they have.
I think every bill shouldn’t have more than 3 pages of documentation and everything should be individually voted in and recorded immediately for voter consumption. For the people who think that would take too long, I’m a huge proponent of smaller government. Like less than half of what we have today.
‘m against all illegal immigration and for legal immigration of about 1 million per year. I’m against almost all Dem ideas because they never work and are easy graft options. We need more money for schools! They aren’t better educated but we need more! We need more drug recovery services! They aren’t helping but we need more! We need less cops because they are racist for going to crime riddled neighborhoods! It’s all about grifters.
^ 100″
100%
Kong, I thought Janikowski was a 2nd but I see he was a 1st.
We’re not getting Matt Araiza in the 4th or 5th with the Raiders lurking. LOL
LOL, I was just looking to see who their current punter is…
I don’t follow politicians like rock stars or great sports players, but I will say this about Lindsey Graham. I’m pretty sure I don’t agree with him on everything but he is an intelligent individual. I’ve seen him talk quite a bit over the years and I do think he makes a lot of sense on a lot of issues. I don’t find him extreme but Democrats do because he’s not a Democrat. I also find Harold Ford Jr. who is no longer in office as a former Democratic House Rep for 10 years an intelligent individual.
Some politicians are pragmatic. Others are too agenda driven.
I need to look into this dude. Edge Amari Barno, Virginia Tech, 6’5 246 pounds ran a 4.36.
ILB Christian Harris, Alabama ran a 4.44
Edge Sam Williams, Ole Miss (who I thought looked slow on tape) ran 4.46 at 6’4 261
New Age, nuclear power is the best there is. Propaganda focuses on the worst case scenario. Nuclear energy is not nuclear warheads. But that’s how it’s been painted and accepted. That started a long time ago.
That’s how I know these people are all frauds. If you are pushing for safe, clean energy, then you should be talking about nuclear. A lot of grifters have made a fortune off of solar, wind, and electric energy. There’s still nothing better than nuclear and nothing more plentiful and available than oil and gas. The other options are truly subpar.
Well a Scandinavian teenager put us all in our place. “How dare you!” 😉
ILB Channing Tindall, UGA 4.47
LB Brandon Smith, PSU 4.52 a good time but far from what was projected
Edge Boye Mafe, Minn 4.53
BOOM!!! ILB Leo Chenal, Wis 4.53, the monster got some wheels at 6’3 250
ILB Damone Clark, LSU 4.57
OLB Devin Lloyd, Utah 4.66, I thought he looked slowish for an OLB
These two DT’s from UGA are ridiculous:
DT Devonte Wyatt 6’3 304 ran 4.77
DT Jordan Davis 6’6 361 ran 4.78, WHATTTTT!!!
DT Perrion Winfrey, OK ran 4.89, he had a good Senior Bowl. He’s like a Zack Seiler. Quick penetrator.
BBMike, there are some impressive prospects in this draft. It’s not considered a very deep draft with QB not being special and some other positions are just okay. With our 1st at #29 and our 3rd as a minority coach hiring conditional pick – that is actually like the top of the 4th, take the BPA that makes sense.
We’re going to know what we did in FA before that. I expect this team to target some really good proven players in FA. We have the cap space, what are we waiting for? Tua is in his 3rd season. Let’s go coach McD!!! 🙂
Our 2nd round pick at #50 is a big deal. We need to add an impact player.
I agree 100%.
Chenal also with a 40.5″ vertical
Long Snapper Fritz Skanklemeyer ran a 4.26
Why is he only a long snapper?
Skanklemeyer? lol
Tim Knight says:
March 5, 2022 at 10:17 pm
Well a Scandinavian teenager put us all in our place. “How dare you!” 😉
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I bet she’s actually Norwegian and not Sweden like she claims…
Well…I don’t think she’s ever claim to be all of Sweden, but Swedish definitely.
LOL, ok, I’m dropping too many random letters from words which means the rum is doing its job…
The sad thing is she was a prop. I hate adults doing shit like that. Sorry saw your bullshit from a mile away.
LOL, was just seeing if anyone was paying attention besides Tim. I thought the Fritz would give it away more than the Skanklemeyer.
I was going to use Tonto Nagerski but I forgot how that joke goes.
Yeah, had it wrong anyway. It’s Tonto Kowalski.
A man boards a flight and is lucky enough to be seated next to an absolutely gorgeous woman. They exchange brief hellos and he notices that she is reading a manual about sexual statistics.
He asks her about it and she replies, “This is a very interesting book about sexual statistics. It identifies that American Indians have the longest average penis and Polish men have the biggest average diameter. By the way my name is Jill. What’s yours?”
He coolly replies, “Tonto Kowalski, nice to meet you.”
Lol,!
I’m not so sure anyone we can get at 29 is better than what the 2 players combined would after trading it for say 44 and 78
Trade down
But if someone is trading into the 1st we might get a 2023 first and a 2nd this year
I would not mind. Even if it were for a 2023 1st and a second this year. We could still get WR Christian Watson and ILB Leo Chenal with 2 second round picks this year. 😉
Also, with 3 1st round picks next year, and if Tua doesn’t work out, we can trade up for QB Bryce Young.
Jameson Williams yikes, he’s pretty good catching the ball and some after the catch, but don’t ask him to do anything unselfish
He’s not a Mickey D type of WR
I don’t get that Steve. He is a ST ace also and at Ohio State was on the defensive side of ST and made some great tackles. He is not afraid of getting hit or hitting someone.
Ok, didn’t watch that tape, then he’s lazy and selfish, and not really interested in his STs at this point, we need to get an O up to speed
Williams at least has a game that translates to the NFL, but Jahan Dotson I don’t think does, as there’s nothing explosive or great skill he posses
He has really good hands.
FTB Film Study on Dotson is a joke, sure he went off against Maryland, but consider the source, he won’t have such soft coverage in the NFL
He’s got flop written all over him
Treylon Burks is by no means a finished product, but he’s got skills and size and looks to be a Mickey D dream
He lines up all over the place, slot, outside, and in the backfield
He can do it all even throw, Deebo?
He’s my choice at 29 right now, but have only looked at these 3 I commented on
Against Bama they even had him playing some H-back
His 4.55 40 time isn’t great, but if sub 4.4 we’d have no shot at him
Mostly plays the slot, would allow us to move Waddle outside and could be seen as a Gesicki replacement
Think if Burks is there at 29 I’m not trading down and would run to the podium
He seems to be a different breed. Hope he runs again at his pro day. I think he is a little faster than 4.55. Still good for a big dude.
A long snapper with a 4.26. Sounds like a Stanger type of player
It was a joke because I didn’t think anyone was paying attention. lol
If only 🤷♂️
4.39 Olave is smoove, but still like Burks better, either will do
I said a while back Olave was smooth. He does rely on his speed to get open and rounds off his routes at times. He should refine his route running by changing his tempo some. He seems like he is always one speed. That is an easy fix though.
Somebody in our administration fucked up. Three NATO countries told Ukraine they could have some of their jets as the US would backfill their jets. Now, our admin says it’s on the table and being discussed how it could happen.
Someone sent a mixed message because some Ukraine pilots went all the way to Poland only to back to Ukraine empty handed.
IMO, this admin already has blood on it’s hands by not opening up our oil production to stop funding Putin’s invasion and killing of civilians and children. They have clearly chose Green New Deal over innocent lives and Americans wallets. We usually have some of the cheapest gas in the country and we are at 4.09 a gallon.
Now, we have “Oh yeah, we will send you jets if you give yours to Ukraine”………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. “Oh wait, we have to think about it a while. Hang in there Ukraine people”.
I want to counter attack too, but we need to be careful not to provoke WW3.
Putin is threatening worse.
I don’t want him to feel justified to invade a NATO country.
Then we’d be obligated to send in combat troops or face humiliation and have the whole NATO thing fall apart.
If we can contain this whole thing to Ukraine, we can more easily wait it out and have Putin lose face, not us.
The Russian soldiers are not feeling good about themselves right now in Ukraine.
I’m hoping between their queasiness and the Russ people’s suffering back home, maybe the whole adventure causes Putin to lose power.
Last thing Putin is thinking right now is invading another country. Doesn’t mean he wouldn’t throw missiles or shells into one say transferring military supplies to the Ukrainians though.
The main reason that they need to pass over Russian-made jets is cause that is what the Ukraine pilots are trained on. And all over the Sunday news shows today that we are willing to back fill with US jets sent to countries like Poland. But those countries have to agree. Was strongly implied at least that we will make it happen if it can be made to happen.
then he’s lazy and selfish, and not really interested in his STs at this point
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Dude, you make no sense at all. He loves it all including ST. Who do we have now as a returner? Waddle? He could be better at blocking on run plays instead of taking a play off. Most running plays he is out wide and away from the play.
My post was only about Jameson as a WR
I’M not interested in his STs at this time, we need to worry about O first
Watch his game tape not his highlights, he just stands there on most plays, and when the run is to his side he barely tries to get in the way and rarely even tries to block, then it’s a pass play and he flips the switch, that’s a selfish player
Just heard he was clocked at 23 mph at a Bama practice, if true he has elite speed, and I believe it is, because it shows on tape, especially national championship game
It was the SEC Championship game, where he took a deep pass and excelerated to the EZ, that was special
His game tape from the SEC Championship game, where he shows his speed changes everything, I’m moving him ahead of Burks on want list
His lack of blocking is concerning, but having his speed and play making ability with Waddle would be dynamic
Pre injury there’s no way he lasts to 29, now who knows
Burks is good but he will never command a team’s #1 DB to cover him. He does not get a whole lot of separation vs man coverage and relies on his size to block out his defender. This is why he is in the H-back spot or in the slot and moved in motion. When lined up outside one on one he has a limited route tree. Mostly back shoulder. He can win 50/50 balls but won’t win them vertically. He wins them by blocking out the defender with his size.
I prefer someone with take it to the house speed. We have slot WR’s already in Waddle and Bowden. If you want someone to line up H-back and block who is a great receiver, give me TE/H-back Connor Heyward in the 6th
I feel like NATO should be able to grant emergency membership to Ukraine. They have wanted to be part of NATO for years but until Zelenskyy took over, they weren’t considered Democratic enough. It’s clear they are, and Putin shouldn’t be allowed to scorch the country at will. Sanctions aren’t going to stop Putin from taking over and destroying everything that was Ukraine.
If so that means we would be going to war.
Not for boots on the ground except special forces training. Would be different if Russia didn’t have all those nukes
Mike,
How is it clear they are? One of their largest state sponsored militias are Nazi supporters. They are known to be very, very corrupt. Giving them emergency NATO powers would escalate this war by a huge margin. Are you really willing to have a possible nuclear exchange over a country you know next to nothing about?
Drake London likely goes top 10, so no chance at him, but wow is he a catching machine and YAC man
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Was supposed to be on Mike’s post
Ken – so let’s say Putin pushes beyond Ukraine and moves into Finland, another country not in NATO. Do we allow that as well? Even more importantly, the NATO label just seems like political red tape. So we allow Ukraine and their people to be overrun but then jump right in if they push through NATO territory. Do you think Putin wants to go to war with the whole world?
I don’t know but I know but I do know if we get into a shooting war with Russia it will undoubtedly result in some form of nuclear exchange. Where and how limited we don’t know
The moment a Polish jet leaves Polish airspace for Ukraine the war escalates. Maybe that is what needs to happen but we will be in a very realistic scenario for a nuclear exchange to occur.
You paint the Ukraine flag on it and send it unarmed with a Ukrainian pilot not that much of an escalation. US and a bunch of NATO countries are already publicly sending stingers and javelines. What’s the difference?
Disagree. Your are allowing that to use your airspace for the purposes of joining a conflict involving another. That is traditionally considered an act of war until international law
Was just watching Fareed Zakaria on CNN and I’m shocked that I agree with what he’s saying. He said we need to cut off Russia’s exporting of oil. We need to increase our own oil production, ask Saudia Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to increase production to replace the oil formerly imported from Russia. Do this before getting engaged in a war. I doubt Biden will do this because he wants to appease the far left who abhor the “unclean” energy
Biden might not do it, but it will mainly be because or NATO allies will not do the same. 3% pf our oil imports are from Russia. For countries like Germany and Italy they get like 30-40% of their energy from Vlad. And even for them might make sense for warmer weather to kick in.
We are not very dependent on Russiaan oil at all. That said I do believe we should suspend any and all importing of it
The plan was to have our oil and the Saudi and UAE oil to replace the Russian oil. So we would be exporting as well as the middle eastern counties I mentioned to substitute for the Russian oil. It wasn’t about us suffering, it was replacing our NATO allies oil
Would have to get Saudi and UAE to agree to that and at this point they have not. But then many an OPEC pumping allotment has been broken under the radar in the past.
Herd there’s a few of us here with common thoughts, ideas. And, thanks for the summary as I there was so much in catching up that I wanted to comment on:
herdfan says:
March 4, 2022 at 7:58 pm
Let’s see. I’m on Facebook but rarely post anything. I like blue cheese dressing. I’m for term limits. Free speech too. You don’t need career politicians that learn the system to get legislation through. You need a system that isn’t so bureaucratic that it takes years to get something done. McDaniel is awesome. If he coaches as well as he interviews, we are set. Love the random stuff he says.
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1. This blog is the only SM I use.
2. When I order wings, I always get the bleu cheese; never ranch, yuck.
3. Always been for term limits as long as I can remember.
4. Always speak my mind and believe you should be able to as well.
5. No free rides! Do your fucking job and get out. That’s true political service.
6. See 5 above regarding a system.
7. I’ve already thought and stated on this blog that McD has a wisdom beyond his years.
8. I was thinking the exact same thing after watching the videos above, in that, I sure hope he’s not all talk. He needs to communicate/teach/motivate/translate his swag to the field successfully, i.e. by winning.
9. He seems to be as a “real” as they get. Speaks his mind and laughs at the world. He’s got IT.
Thanks again for the efforts, Mike E.
Not going to talk about war though….lol.
That’s fine Krishna – Not trying to get into a political argument, I just hate that these people are suffering and yesterday weren’t even allowed to evacuate. This is a ruthless invasion by a madman who must be stopped.
Completely agree!!!!
I am pulling away from this world….lol.
Just a stop in and respite from the tax season and was days behind on the blog. Going to see Mrs. K’s grandson play lacrosse. He is in the 8 yo division and was asked to move up in class for a tournament today with the bigger kids….fucking awesome. Gotta go.
Enjoy the game!
Why do we need to involve ourselves in Ukraine? I find the talk of antagonizing Russia to possibly set off a nuclear war to be the craziest talk I’ve ever heard, and I heard some crazy stuff during Covid. The Russia position is very, very similar to our position with the Cuban Muke Crisis. Were we wrong to force Russia to not put nukes in Cuba? Is the Monroe doctrine wrong?
It’s really weird to me that Russia not wanting NATO military forces at their border is a step too far in our estimations when we also want the same things. Did we invade Afghanistan because they were hiding a guy who planned the deaths of Americans on our soil? Did we invade Iraq because of nebulous WMD reports? Would we allow Chinese bases in Mexico? Russian nukes? Eussian bases? No, we wouldn’t so what’s difference. Our hypocrisy is at an all-time high and that’s saying something for Americans.
The CIA has pushed color revolutions for years all over the world. If we want to be the good guys, we need to start the change at home, not in Ukraine.
Read this twice and I’m still not sure if you want to us to be involved in Ukraine or not. lol
I’m against it. I don’t think it would affect the outcome except get us involved in dangerous actions.
Current US policy is no boots on the ground with lethal aid to Ukraine and the harshest economic sanctions since the Cold War against Russia. Seems highly calculated not to lead to a nuclear war. Why the no fly zone has been relished by political leaders on both sides like the sound of a fart in an elevator.
That’s exactly the right response too.
Stanger – It’s just a plan of action. No way of knowing whether it can happen until Biden asks. Key is, he has to put this in motion. Will he?
From reports Biden has asked those countries and been refused. Gotta keep in mind they work with Russia to manipulate the global oil supply to their benefit as best they can.
I would think Fareed Zakaria would know whether Biden has asked them or not, he just said this about a half hour ago. By that measure, I would say Biden has not approached them under these circumstances to increase production. He may have asked in the past, but these are extreme measures under special circumstances. OPEC gets more money producing more oil, win-win for them. That doesn’t guarantee they want to help our NATO allies or our cause though, but we should try. Russian oil exports can keep them going for a long time despite all the other economic sanctions we’ve put in place.
Announcement was 3 days ago.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-60591107
And there are other places to get oil as well.
“Several senior Biden administration officials from the White House and State Department traveled to Venezuela on Saturday to meet with the Russian ally as Moscow’s economy begins to crater under the weight of sanctions, according to a report.”
“Some military experts are surprised that, despite having superior firepower, the Russian army has been slowed by aging equipment, poor motivation and inept leadership. So basically, they’re the Lakers.”
— Colin Jost last night.
Watch his game tape not his highlights, he just stands there on most plays, and when the run is to his side he barely tries to get in the way and rarely even tries to block, then it’s a pass play and he flips the switch, that’s a selfish player
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100%. I understand what you are saying now. I did watch his every snap vs UGA game which was a perfect example of him taking plays off on run downs and not making an effort when it’s to his side.
I feel it extremely important to not push Putin into a corner: this situation must be handled delicately and with wisdom. For if Putin is pushed into a corner, nothing would prevent him from unleashing his nuclear arsenal on the world just before he goes out.
Now I am NOT talking about appeasing Putin by any stretch, but there must be a way — preferably without bloodshed and military intervention — to coheres him into a full stop.
Best way I can think of at the moment? A worldwide embargo on Russian oil. And before we even *think* of going to Iran or Venezuela to replace our imports of Russian oil, we must open up our own pipelines… for our own stability and for the embargo of Russian oil. If the world embargoes Russian oil, we can provide for those who were dependent upon Russian oil: WIN/WIN.
By doing this, it would absolutely be devastating to the Russian war effort in Ukraine… it would absolutely defund the war, and it would be peaceful in nature.
If NATO declares Ukraine a member nation during this crisis, the war would only expand and possibly spiral into WWIII. Again, this must be handled with the utmost caution and with wisdom.
naplesfan2010 says:
March 5, 2022 at 8:58 pm
I want to say clearly that New Age and Steve and MF and others on here have every right to their opinions, and I’ll defend that right to the death.
But I and all other Americans have the same right.
We should all talk all of this over and find the best things to do to make the country stronger and the people happier.
None of the 3 gentlemen above has said that I am not a good American for holding my opinions and I am very thankful of that and I admire them for that.
I am one of the most patriotic people there is. I love my country where my people have lived for centuries.
What I do not like and will not tolerate is when certain people imply that if I disagree with them that I am a bad American…
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I find you to be a gentleman and a scholar, Naples. In my recollection, you and I have never gotten into argument, even when we disagree. I value that very much, man. Thank you, sir.
Happy Birthday coach McD!!!
There is a lot of defense in this draft. That could help push some offense down the line. We could use some depth on defense, but we don’t need to go early. We’ve got a good core. Like most of have discussed we need some LBs. We could add through FA and in the mid and late rounds. We also need some depth at DB. Hopefully our new secondary coaches can get more out of Iggy.
Agreed TK….I do think the D needs upgrades not depth. The upgraded should create the depth, imo.
Where do you think we need upgrades?
ILB, another stout DL, hard to find upgrade at DB but can’t have enough. Upgrades in all three areas are needed. We still can’t stop the run and I think we need to.
But who is being upgraded? LB we need because besides Baker most ILB or non edge guys we don’t have anyone of merit signed as of now. But who is going to be upgraded at DL and DB? You seem to be talking about depth.
We were 14th against the run so not sure why people still think we can’t stop the run. A few bad plays or games does not mean it’s a big problem. A better offense can really help the defense be more productive.
Then holes filled? I was agreeing with you in your post and now you’re walking what you said back…lol.
Resign Ogbah or that’s a hole, too!
The D needs to be better than last year…depth is not making the team better it’s just same ol same ol and an injury safety net…. We need to be better, imo.
Way too many long drives allowed and not nearly enough 3 and outs.
Fight Putin now or fight him later.
How would you fight him?
Boots on the ground, planes in the air.
We may have to but the problem is how do we keep it from being a nuclear conflict? Almost every scenario as to how Russia responds to US or NATO intervention involves nuclear weapons
Phish, what Ken said. Do you feel Putin is bluffing with his threats that seem to be nuclear because he knows if he goes there his country is done too?
That’s the most Marine-headed response I’d expect out of you.
And no, that is NOT a compliment, Brother. We do NOT want this conflict to escalate to WWIII.
It needs to be a global effort, economical, political, and military effort.
The world doesn’t need Russian oil, we can start there. Conventional military resistance is warranted or you agree and enable his behavior.
Who is he going to nuke? Can’t let bullies be bullies….imo.
That’s where I’m at.
I think the aliens would come stop a nuclear war. Just come and shut those missiles down like they did back in 1967 in Montana. 😉
LOL
M13, I have the same fears you do with WWIII and nuclear war. But has Putin already started WWIII? He knows if he uses nuclear weapons his country Mother Russia is done too. So is he bluffing?
Phish said fight him now or later. What Putin is doing in the Ukraine shows he’s not all of a sudden just going to stop. So let’s say he does take over the Ukraine. They’ll still be an isolated nation and he’ll deal with years of insurgency. That and he will have destroyed much of the Ukraine’s infrastructure. So what’s next?
If he’s going to level most of the country he’s taken over, odds are he’s going to keep moving along and fuck up some other country. Why wait for that?
Right!!! People think Putin and Russia are the only ones with nukes in their pocket. The West could totally annihilate Russia and Putin knows that. China knows this too. We’ll all die so what’s the point?
Read me up the page, my guy. This doesn’t need to end in worldwide bloodshed. Cut Putin off from his funds (Russian oil… which should have been the very FIRST thing Biden could do), and he may have to simply ‘give up’ on his aspirations.
You’re banking on him giving up? You think he’s going to all of a sudden say sorry, my bad?
Tim Knight says:
March 6, 2022 at 8:17 pm (Edit)
Right!!! People think Putin and Russia are the only ones with nukes in their pocket. The West could totally annihilate Russia and Putin knows that. China knows this too. We’ll all die so what’s the point?
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That presumes Putin thinks rationally. Most despots don’t
Okay but what does he think invading the Ukraine will accomplish? He’s already a pariah.
He doesn’t care about being a pariah. He cares about expanding his empire. He is 69 years old. He wants to leave a legacy of rebuilding what was the Soviet empire. Everyone else be damned
M – Russia exports enough oil to keep Putin going for a long time. Only way NATO countries stop importing Russian oil is if somehow we or them can find a way to replace it
And we can provide it. But environmentalists don’t look at the present, they dream of a utopian future. Well you won’t fucking have that if you don’t deal with the present.
We can provide it but we have to increase production significantly to do that, and possibly have help from other countries too
Yes, we have to deal with the present. The news doesn’t even focus on COVID or Climate Change right now. Why? Because the present is Putin’s war on Democracy through the Ukraine. It’s only been 11 days but now we see he’s not going to stop.
Putin is more of a threat if he takes over the Ukraine than trying to as he is now. He needs to be stopped now.
And Shell the world’s largest purchaser of Russian oil justifies its policies and proves the futility of it all.
Tim Knight says:
March 6, 2022 at 8:02 pm
…Phish said fight him now or later. What Putin is doing in the Ukraine shows he’s not all of a sudden just going to stop. So let’s say he does take over the Ukraine. They’ll still be an isolated nation and he’ll deal with years of insurgency. That and he will have destroyed much of the Ukraine’s infrastructure. So what’s next?
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Look, Putin is trying to reclaim the Old Russian Empire, right? That does not necessarily equate to invading the entire world… let us PLEASE not equate Putin to Hitler, seriously.
Seems to me that very many people are in a hurry to usher us into WWIII before the catalyst has yet to occur. As I stated above, we must NOT appease Putin, but we can make him rethink his strategy if the world, TOGETHER, boycotts Russian oil/gas.
Phish is a valiant warrior (he has my absolute respect as such and as a great trainer) but it seems he doesn’t understand geopolitics.
I know one of the best Marine trainers on the entire East Coast (he’s taught me a LOT, and I was the best man in his wedding!), and even he (by his own admission) doesn’t pretend to know what is going on at a governmental level like Phish.
I don’t pretend either, and even IF I did know, my fam would kill me for leaks: THAT’S REAL
Let’s not go to war, seriously. There’s more than one way to skin a cat (where did that expression come from, anyway?).
You’re just making the assumption that Putin will snap at any aid we give to Ukraine. Supposedly we’re sending fighter Jets to Poland. Maybe that’s antagonistic enough? You’re almost making it seem like Putin isn’t even doing anything wrong here. He’s killing innocent people, displacing millions of people, uprooting all of them destroying their lives.
Old Russian Empire
Do you realize the USSR was as far as Germany with the Berlin Wall after WWII?
So if that is Putin’s quest, do we allow it to happen?
One option is to wait him out. He will likely die before he can achieve his vision. Rely on the sanctions to cripple Russia’s economy to the point that whoever his successor is will have to reverse the policies so as to bring economic relief
Crippling Russia’s economy starts with us opening up the pipelines, fracking…but Biden won’t do it, because of the far left
He cares more about this farce that is climate change more than lives of innocent peoe
Ken, I get what you’re saying but waiting Putin out means the death and destruction of many people. Putin gets stronger with the presence of controlling the Ukraine. If we know what he’s trying to do “putting the band back together”, it will be worse in the future. Why would he stop there? That makes no sense. As they say, nip it in the bud before it gets really bad.
I think nuclear war will kill more people
Yes it would, so let him do whatever he wants because he can threaten that all the time? I’d call his bluff now because it will still be there in the future. Once he tries to attack NATO nations, it’s game on anyway, right?
Call their bluff. What if they are not bluffing? Game on. Nuclear war is not a game
Ken – How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop?
And, please stop blaming the environmentalist for worlwide oil producers not supporting the planet in this effort to supplant Russian resources. You people crack me up…lol. Always seeing through red-colored sunglasses.
They’re not realistic. It’s a great venture but not pragmatic at this time. Sorry it just isn’t. We won’t be here to see it through. 😦
Ken, how long do you wait for Putin to do everything he wants to do? Let him gain more strength?
He can’t do much more than what he is doing right now. About 75% of his country’s conventional forces are tied up in the Ukraine and his struggling. Support Ukraine in a war of attrition and insurgent war. A war of attrition is a war Putin can’t win. Unfortunately it will take time it won’t be won overnight but it will be won. Russia’s economy is to weak to win one.
Doesn’t he gain assets from taking over Ukraine?
Not if the economic sanctions remain in place and if you are referring to military assets the answer is no. Also the cost of an ongoing insurgent war will become unbearable for Russia over time
Isn’t his last gasp still possible then? If you think he’s willing to use nuclear weapons now, why wouldn’t he when he knows he will die and so will his Mother Russia?
I think the Western world of democracy has to call his bluff now. He also needs to be taken out. That’s the best option. But until that happens many people are being killed.
Tim:
We can beat Russia in a conventional war. But no one wins in a nuclear, even a limited one. You keep talking calling their bluff but there is no bluff. It has been Russian military doctrine for decades that it will use nuclear weapons in order to counter NATO military supremacy
Ken, Putin just took over 4 of 5 active nuclear power plants. He’s squeezing the Ukrainian people out of life, and the western world is watching it happen.
Right but if the west intervenes it’s likely to lead to some form of nuclear war and eventually Russia will leave the Ukraine. If the west intervenes there will be nothing left to leave
So you don’t see that threat will always be there as Putin moves on?
If Putin is to be taken out, it has to be from inside Russia or it will be a political disaster for whichever country does it.
It will be incognito.
I mean he took out Jonathan Martin
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Agree. Hurt the oligarchs and military enough and something might happen internally
Ken, again! So we allow Putin to do whatever he wants to do?
No. Sanctions. Support a counter insurgency and a war of attrition in Ukraine. Big him down in a war he will not be able to win in the long run and it will keep him from turning his sights elsewhere
Okay. A lot of innocent people are going to die with that approach too. Lots of suffering along the way.
The problem I have is you already consider him a despot. Why is later better than now?
If he’s going to create a nuclear war because he’s nuts, are we just waiting for the inevitable?
Believe me, I don’t want nuclear war because we all die. But if Putin is unhinged now, he’ll be unhinged later. He appears to be all in.
Yes lots of suffering will occur but certainly less than if nuclear weapons are involved. The idea is force Putin out of power by economic collapse as a result of turning Ukraine into Afghanistan 2.0. People will suffer no doubt but not as bad as the alternative. Bottom line there is no easy option. The thought of fighting a clean limited conventional war is not going to happen. The choice is what is the lesser of 2 evils.
I wonder if Russian Generals are willing to launch Nuclear weapons. They have family and pride for their country as well. They know it’s the end of the world as we know it. You can’t allow a tyrant to kill and ruin the lives of billions. I guess I hope we have faith in humanity to end this. 😦
Ken, Putin needs to be taken out. That’s the best option. Any cronies he has as well. I’m sure that is in play as we speak. I just hope it happens sooner than later.
Mike E. says:
March 6, 2022 at 9:09 pm
Ken – How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop?
Nowhere near as many as it used to..fuck have you seen how tiny they are now??!
LOL – I have not. Not surprised though
Well I’m glad I decided to shut the laptop yesterday!
I think as long as Matthew Broderick is nowhere near a computer we should all be fine.
LOL
Deadline for franchise and transition tags is fast approaching. We are a week away from legal tampering and less than a month away from our team’s first offseason workouts under McDaniel.
Yep, I think now that the combine is over, we will start to see teams resigning their own this week before tampering begins on the 14th.
https://www.nfl.com/news/drew-rosenhaus-doesn-t-expect-dolphins-to-franchise-tag-emmanuel-ogbah-making-ed
Yuck. Don’t want him testing waters.
Like Krishna said, you can’t let a bully keep bullying. He won’t use nukes, he’ll blow the plants he has captured. Although i don’t didn’t learn anything about geopolitics in my 25 year intelligence career…as a Russian linguist…order of battle expert…
Care to translate?
Ya ne znayju yecli vui znayete, no ya ne govorju po-russki!
I do think he will use nukes. I don’t think we are dealing with a rational individual. By all accounts Putin is isolating himself more and more from any contrary opinion from his. He cannot win a conventional war with the west I truly believe he will literally go scorched earth once he starts losing
Love the C&H daily shares
Cheers, bro. They make me smile 🙂
I don’t do predraft player evaluations or mocks, and I really haven’t had anything to say lately, so I figure a daily funny seems like a positive way to contribute.
Average price of gas here today $4.55, yesterday $4.42
Enough of this GND farce, be a president already and fix this
What should he do?
I’ll take a couple of these please?
Although i don’t didn’t learn anything about geopolitics in my 25 year intelligence career…
completely believable as military intelligence is an oxymoron
😉 Left off the winkey eye
Lol…hey I did it as a civilian puke too!
sb7mvp says:
March 7, 2022 at 8:34 am (Edit)
Deadline for franchise and transition tags is fast approaching. We are a week away from legal tampering and less than a month away from our team’s first offseason workouts under McDaniel.
There is legal tampering?
3 days before you can sign FAs
I’m just saying the term is stupid. Generally tampering would be viewed as bad, so then saying oh but it’s legal…then it’s not tampering.
It’s petty, but I find that really amusing
agree … feel bad for the player but glad it did out work out well for NE
Me too!
Belicheat saw the highlight where Tua faked him out of his jock and decided he was done