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  1. Mr. Brooks
    Aren't football and basketball programs at most Division I schools self sufficient? I seem to recall Jerry Kill complaining about all the fundraising and boosting he had to do to raise money for the practice facilities. I don't think they are paid for with tuition money, though I could be wrong.
  2. Mr. Brooks
    Something wrong with Buxton?
  3. Mr. Brooks
    Unless I'm reading that incorrectly, that means that Stewart gets more groundballs than Littell.
  4. Mr. Brooks
    I think you remember incorrectly. Here are his ERA by month for 2017: March/April: 1.59 May: 5.02 June: 4.05 July: 7.36 August: 4.66 Sept/Oct: 7.15
  5. Mr. Brooks
    See my link. The University of Illinois study found that even just 5% autonomous cars is enough to virtually eliminate the accordion effect.
  6. Mr. Brooks
    https://www.iflscience.com/technology/just-a-small-number-of-driverless-cars-on-the-highway-could-slash-traffic-jams/
  7. Mr. Brooks
    Winner.
  8. Mr. Brooks
    My guess would be that Stewart is a groundball pitcher, in a flyball hitters park.
  9. Mr. Brooks
    I don't think so. Just eliminating the accordion effect, the way a line of cars spreads out dramatically upon acceleration because a human driver can't safely go at the exact same moment and speed as the driver in front of them, and again upon deceleration, alone will nearly eliminate traffic jams. And again, it makes me sad that humans are so selfish that they won't get behind something that can save a huge number of lives, just because it lessens their enjoyment of something. I'm not necessarily calling you out specifically, but much of the backlash seems to be, "driving is fun though".
  10. Mr. Brooks
    It's quite possible that this type of attitude, that commuting is some kind of competition, is the primary reason the roads are so dangerous.
  11. Mr. Brooks
    If we need the cap space, I'd rather dump Rudolph or Griffen than Waynes.
  12. Mr. Brooks
    Try again.
  13. Mr. Brooks
    And say Adrianza goes 4-4. You say keep going with the hot hand. How many consecutive 0-fer's before you decide he's not the hot hand anymore?
  14. Mr. Brooks
    Teams don't dump competent offensive linemen. At best you're getting Tom Compton.
  15. Mr. Brooks
    I don't think it'll ever specifically be not allowed. You are allowed to drive a car with no air bags now, if you are willing to drive a really old car. That's where I see autonomous cars going fairly soon.
  16. Mr. Brooks
    Not forcing him, no. But Sano coming back should move Gonzalez back to the utility role he was signed for. I'd guess that either they don't view Astudillo's bat as sustainable, or they really don't like his 3B defense, as he's really the only other option before Sano gets back.
  17. Mr. Brooks
    He's not your typical rookie. If he's not comfortable shaking off the catcher, I don't want him on the team.
  18. Mr. Brooks
    I hope we don't have to find out which one of us is right. I really think that secondary would get torched consistently. Look at it this way, you basically are saying you would rather trade Waynes for a pick so that we can try to draft 3 high end players rather that 2, right? Well Waynes is already a high end player. So you don't really net a positive, this year, by trading him. All you get is the opportunity to replace one high end player with another, along with the very real risk that he's replaced with a total dud like Erasmus James or Laquon Treadwell.
  19. Mr. Brooks
    With semi autonomous, you'll never not be allowed to operate the vehicle. It'll be like cruise control, the instant you input something, you've taken over. And the appeal IS the safety. If that's not enough for people, then humans are even more selfish than I thought. Driving for sport is what racetracks are for.
  20. Mr. Brooks
    He'd be your 4th guy for the first 4 weeks. And it's not just about where that guy slots in, that's the least of my concerns about your plan. It's where it slots everyone above him. It moves Hughes into a starting role, instead of nickel. It moves Alexander into a nickel (which is basically a starter now), instead of a dime. It's also so easy for modern NFL QB's to pick on your weakest link. We saw that a lot the last couple years when Rhodes or Waynes would get hurt in game. Alexander would come in cold and just get mercilessly picked on. I understand we may not be able to keep both, but their window is now. And I don't know why they wouldn't be able to keep Alexander. Unless he has a completely break out season, he should be very affordable. His improvement last year was great, but it doesn't erase the 50 shades of awful he was before that.
  21. Mr. Brooks
    Unless the the accident rate is cut to 0%, which will never happen, liability insurance will still be required. I actually think insurance companies will be a major proponent of this technology. Insurance companies fear risk more than anything.
  22. Mr. Brooks
    It doesn't need to be fully autonomous to start saving a ton of lives though. I think people are overestimating just how often the "just in case" moments are going to occur.
  23. Mr. Brooks
    Saying regression is "possible" means you think it's also possible that they'll be the best lineup TO EVER PLAY, IN THE HISTORY OF MLB.If that's your opinion, that's great, but that's going on an extremely narrow limb. Edit: I agree they should be a competitive team. I was responding to a poster saying they'll only get better as the season goes on. To which I'm curious where he sees enough improvement to not only makeup for the inevitable regression from the offense, but to actually get better overall.
  24. Mr. Brooks
    I disagree. 20 years ago, sure. The passing games are so good now, I think it's a myth that a good defensive coach can just "coach up" an average secondary. Look how long it took Rhodes, Waynes and Alexander to become competent corners. Waynes was awful his first year. That might be the hardest position to just expect to step right into in the modern NFL. I'm not saying they should spend a high pick on a corner, but I'm not comfortable trading Waynes now. I'm actually a bit uncomfortable for the first 4 weeks even with Waynes.
  25. Mr. Brooks
    Well stoplights do go out, but guess what? They have a fail safe that goes to a 4 way flashing, it's not possible for them to show green in contradictory directions. 40,000 people die every year in traffic accidents. If we cut that number we are safer. Is your demand that it be 100% foolproof? Because we aren't getting close to that with human drivers. If it still sometimes fails, but cuts that 40,000 to 4,000, is that not a huge advancement in safety? Humans are terrible drivers, the numbers don't lie, and are frankly embarrassing. And you can be the safest driver on the road, and it's not going to matter if some moron crosses the centerline at the exact moment that you can't avoid them.
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