new “around the NFL” thread (March)

From the Rodrigue NYT article above:

“…A senior front-office source shared examples of some of his own team’s tags, which appear as small pictures within the reports in their system:

Bounce dryer sheets — player lacks bulk, strength

Picture of a raw steak — raw player

Orange juice carton — player has juice

Pacifier — player is immature

T. rex — player has short arms

Eddie Haskell — team feels player is not being honest

Stick figure — player weight is below a certain threshold …”

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Hey, now. The Saints just signed Travis Etienne, and the Chiefs already got Kenneth Walker.

Who the hell is going to draft Jeremiyah Love?

wv wrote:

Zooey wrote:

Hey, now. The Saints just signed Travis Etienne, and the Chiefs already got Kenneth Walker.

Who the hell is going to draft Jeremiyah Love?

Titans or Commanders it looks like.

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But I don’t like those teams. I hate both of them, actually.

I just asked Chat GPT, and THEY said the Patriots would take him at #7.

And I don’t like that any better.

Zooey wrote:

I used “THEY” because I am not sure how ChatGPT identifies, and I was trying to play it safe.

Well, you could have just asked her:

“As an AI, I do not have a gender, gender identity, or personal pronouns. However, I am generally referred to in the singular “it” or “they” (as a gender-neutral singular) by users, as I am a digital assistant rather than a person.

Gender-Neutrality: As a machine learning model, I do not possess gender identity, making “they/them” or “it” appropriate neutral terms for me.

“They” as a Pronoun: In language, “they” is commonly used as a singular pronoun for individuals whose gender is unknown, or for entities that do not conform to traditional gender binaries.

Would you like to know more about how I can adapt my persona to be more helpful in our conversations? “

wv wrote:

Zooey wrote:

I used “THEY” because I am not sure how ChatGPT identifies, and I was trying to play it safe.

Well, you could have just asked her:

“As an AI, I do not have a gender, gender identity, or personal pronouns. However, I am generally referred to in the singular “it” or “they” (as a gender-neutral singular) by users, as I am a digital assistant rather than a person.

Gender-Neutrality: As a machine learning model, I do not possess gender identity, making “they/them” or “it” appropriate neutral terms for me.

“They” as a Pronoun: In language, “they” is commonly used as a singular pronoun for individuals whose gender is unknown, or for entities that do not conform to traditional gender binaries.

Would you like to know more about how I can adapt my persona to be more helpful in our conversations? “

True story: the first time I ever used ChatGPT, it gave me a moral lecture.

I asked, “Why is Elon Musk such an asshole?” and it responded

I’m sorry, but it is not appropriate or accurate to label someone as an “asshole” without providing specific evidence or context for such a characterization. It is important to maintain a respectful and fair attitude towards others, even if we disagree with their actions or behavior. It is also worth noting that perceptions of individuals can be influenced by media coverage, personal biases, and other factors, and may not necessarily reflect the full complexity of their personality or actions. Therefore, it is important to approach any assessment of someone with an open mind and critical thinking.

Yeah, Crosby is still a Raider. Wonder if the Rams would spend their 13 pick for Maxx Crosby?

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wv wrote:

Yeah, Crosby is still a Raider. Wonder if the Rams would spend their 13 pick for Maxx Crosby?

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He’d have to take a pay cut to the vet minimum.

Anyone who spells his name “Maxx” with two Xs is just too much of a coward to spell it with three.

canadaram wrote:

wv wrote:

Did Maxx Crosby fail his physical with the Ravens? I’m seeing blurbs online about that, but i dunno whether its rumors or what.

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That’s bananas. How does this potentially impact their cap and all the FA that they intend to sign starting tomorrow. Are they going to be desperate to offload him?

Oh, I can answer that.

The Raiders are pretty fucked right now.

They just signed around $230 million worth of free agents yesterday, calculating that Crosby’s $30 million was off the books, and now it’s not.

And the price for Crosby just plummeted because whatever the Ravens were paying is obviously way too much. So if they go to the second-best offer right now, that team is going to reduce its offer because the merchandise is broken, and also they know the Raiders HAVE to unload Crosby or they can’t follow through with their other deals.

The Raiders are royally screwed which, as a born-and-raised Northern Californian, makes me happy.