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  1. TheLeviathan
    I don't think the league wants to move teams. I think most of them have figured out that there is far more money in charging boat loads for expansion franchises. Only markets that don't warrant teams (like Oakland) will see movers.
  2. TheLeviathan
    If he goes 0-30 will it then magically switch to an "obviously great decision" with no debate? Doesn't your framing seem a bit too aggressive given Badoo couldn't trade a plate appearance for an egg and fill a carton?
  3. TheLeviathan
    I believe in the young man's talent and determination and grit. I am a skeptic of his ability to stay on the field to dazzle us with it. I hope this year calms that skepticism.
  4. TheLeviathan
    I wouldn't even have a problem with drafting first round CBs if we had some roving band of Revis Island types. But we're more likely to draft duds than studs. Plus, if you're going to insist they spend a year learning before you play them, it makes sense to draft them lower. This pick needs to be made for the trenches. I don't care what WR or DB or LB falls to you. Trenches.
  5. TheLeviathan
    As long as Carolina doesn't hire Adam Gase in any capacity there was nowhere to go but up!
  6. TheLeviathan
    Trading from 14 to 5 or 7 would cost them their first next year and quite a bit more. All of their capital is too far back in the draft to move up much. Trading for Orlando Brown is possible though.
  7. TheLeviathan
    This is not how burden of proof works. You are asserting the NYTs is wrong. Ok....then you need to show it. What you are doing is moving goalposts, beating up strawmen, and mostly whining. The burden is on you. If you cant answer it then come to terms with that. The rest of this is, as you say, a distraction. One rather embarrassing for you.
  8. TheLeviathan
    I continue to await your detailed analysis.
  9. TheLeviathan
    The NYT's link uses the text of the bill and provides context relevant analysis. Provide a debunking of that point by point please. This is a brazen attempt to leverage power to maintain power by robbing people of a Constitutionally protected civic duty. But I await your thorough analysis.
  10. TheLeviathan
    You should read the NYT article already linked. The intent of the law is clear. Americans should want their fellow citizens to do their civic duty and participate in elections. Any party that undermines that for their own electoral ends should be rejected vociferously for their actions. It is, above all else, deeply unamerican. In this context it doubles as racist.
  11. TheLeviathan
    Definitely seems like the hill to die on there. I'm sure we could give them water with fire hoses though. Seems in spirit with the law.
  12. TheLeviathan
    The fact you keep insinuating this is merely a voter ID law is evidence of how little you know of the scope of the law. You've made it abundantly clear a fact-driven discussion in which reading and evidence are required is not one you are prepared to engage in. As such, you'll have to find someone else to indulge your fantasies.
  13. TheLeviathan
    You should read the link posted earlier by gunnathor and cross check it with news sources that are independent. What I said is accurate and some of those provisions even have Republicans publicly scratching their heads. They exist. They are with the express purpose of aiding Republicans in winning elections by complicating the voting process for black and poor urbanites. This is simply a fact. Your feelings driven by falsehoods and misinformation dont change that.
  14. TheLeviathan
    You should find sources outside your usual ones to recap this law. When you close urban polling places, allow the elderly to early and mail in vote but no one else, and even make it criminal to give waiting voters food and water? Well....reasonable people can see the real purpose.
  15. TheLeviathan
    If Georgia doesnt like companies using their freedom in a free market to reject blatent racism by their elected officials they could, you know, vote in less racists.
  16. TheLeviathan
    They do, but I imagine we'll be talking about James Shields in our generation like the old timers did about Doyle Alexander.
  17. TheLeviathan
    Imagine how scary this team would be if it didn't think James Shields was their ticket to the postseason.
  18. TheLeviathan
    Hmmm, they did really shore up the secondary at a relatively cheap price. That pass rush still worries the hell out of me. Maybe more than the OL.
  19. TheLeviathan
    It definitely does make me wonder about the plan at safety. I think Hand got reps at FS last year in training camp? I could be wrong. I can't be upset about the Alexander signing, he was a good slot corner for us. But continuing to spend first round picks on corners like drunk sailors is something I am way, way over.
  20. TheLeviathan
    He was considered their starting center until Hudson was acquired. It's a good price to pay for a chance.
  21. TheLeviathan
    Baseball is nothing if not good at prioritizing short term profit at the expense of sane planning to grow the game.
  22. TheLeviathan
    Man, those Reiff and Harris deals wouldn't have been bad flyers to take on "prove-it" type thinking. Those were pretty low risk, decent upside signings.
  23. TheLeviathan
    Not only are they throwing harder but pitchers are 6'6 instead of 5'6.
  24. TheLeviathan
    Move the mound back. That should be step number one.
  25. TheLeviathan
    I'm going to disagree slightly, I said last year that the team should've made that year a "One Last Stand" kind of year with no extensions. Well, they didn't do that and we're saddled with the consequences. I don't think they could have sold off and rebuilt all that effectively mid-season. Personally, I think the best time will be next offseason. Cousins will be a more attractive trade candidate (less guarantees and less available on the open market), there will be significant cap room, the young players will have shown who they are and what we can build around. That said, I think if they have a shot to add the QB of the future this year (be it Lance or maybe Kellen Mond in the third round) they should do it. Start grooming a potential replacement now rather than putting yourself in a Ponder type situation. Plus, it's better than having Sean Mannion as your backup. Let's also hope they make that Orlando Brown trade happen. If they do we could be looking at a line that looks like this: Brown-Vera Tucker -Bradly - Cleveland - O'Neill. I'll take that all day long. Now, safety and pass rush? Well, not sure what we're doing there. Perhaps that's where Udoh replaces Vera-Tucker and we draft one in the first. But to me we roll into next year trying to win it while continuing to add long-term pieces at the same time.
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