The only good thing about GMO is that it is holding up the trade negotiations that I hope fail.

Zooey wrote:

You know what would have been better than fining him?

Penalizing him 15 yards.

The league office has a Christmas Party to throw soon.

Zooey wrote:

I think that’s it for me.

Thanks for trying, Rodger. Enjoy your next career.

I agree. Time to cut the cord for good.

The Raiders medical people were right.

Won’t convince me GMO is good. Monsanto created roundup ready GMO seed in order to sell more roundup herbicide, not less. All that spraying of the plant with roundup means the roundup is taken up by the plant is in the seed, which is the grain that we eat. So much roundup has been sprayed for so long that now there is a long list of weeds that are no longer able to be controlled by roundup. Nature will always find a way. And then there is the terminator gene fiasco. Also the polluting of non GMO crops with wind born GMO pollen that Monsanto claims is a patent infringement! No thanks.

Sacks are good but unless they come with a fumble recovery it will be a lost cause for the Rams. What we really need to see is our secondary get multiple INTs which is not easy there. Foles needs to string some time consuming drives together.

Zooey wrote:

Tavon has actually shut me up this year so far. He has been a very good complementary player.

The problem is that so far there has been no one to complement.

I don’t know considering how high he was drafted and how long it has taken for him to be consistent but yes he has been productive for an unproductive offense.

InvaderRam wrote:

that kendricks dropped td pass was a real heartbreaker.

Yes it was.

Zooey wrote:

zn wrote:

Zooey wrote:

They all have to deal with price, performance, and fuel economy.

As do we…ie. the consumers. We want emissions standards. If some businesses can’t deal maybe they can retract some of their rhetoric about being competitive. Cause many auto makers handle this stuff and thrive.

Yeah. Because while a car with emission controls costs a bit more, it doesn’t cost as much as treating asthma, bronchitis, and cancer. Etc.

That is shortsighted. The TDI will outlast 3-5 or more so called economy cars and get far better fuel economy while doing so. If you figure in the pollution stream all the extra cars vs. the TDI the TDI overall is obviously better for the environment. Diesel fuel has more power and is far safer than gasoline.

Zooey wrote:

bnw wrote:

I disagree. A car has to be able to be sold at a competitive price. It also has to achieve a certain level of performance relative to the competition in order to get market share. I believe it was a last resort considering the EPA and Eurozone mandates hit on price, performance and fuel economy. Eventually mandates serve to deny products rather than spur development. Engineering and materials science are finite. Mandates are infinite. No doubt other manufacturers were doing the same and I won’t be surprised to learn it extended to gasoline vehicles too.

But every car maker has the exact same challenge, so it levels out the competitiveness of pricing. It’s not like VW was hit with higher emission standards than everybody else. They all have to deal with price, performance, and fuel economy.

VW chose – illegally – to get an edge, not to “keep up.”

Not true. Not for VW. The TDI was targeted by the EPA mandate and VW added a urea injection system to the 2015 model 2.0 TDI but not the 2009-2014 models. VW accounts for 80% of passenger diesels on the road in the US. The TDI has no peer in terms of performance and fuel efficiency. It is an amazing diesel to drive. The longevity of the engine is legendary. I own two MK4s that both have over 200K miles and get 50 mpg for a 650-800 mile range between refueling. The engines routinely go 300K-500K miles (and higher) with exceptional fuel economy. They are extremely fun to drive. On the highway they excel in performance and economy.

No one knows what fix if any will be mandated by the EPA but it will probably impact performance and fuel economy which would be a shame. Since they are more expensive than a hybrid any further increase in price would devastate the line in the US which is why the cheat was employed I suspect.

wv wrote:

Zooey wrote:

bnw wrote:

Not funny. Though I hope I can get one much cheaper as a result. Amazing technology yet it couldn’t keep up with ever stringent EPA mandates. Won’t be limited to VW either.

I don’t think it’s because they COULDN’T keep up. It’s that it was cheaper to bypass the regulations.

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I wonder if any old-school ram fan,
back in the 70’s,
ever painted Horns on one of those
old classic VW bugs ?

I can visualize somethin like that.

w
v

I can too.

Not funny. Though I hope I can get one much cheaper as a result. Amazing technology yet it couldn’t keep up with ever stringent EPA mandates. Won’t be limited to VW either.

“Gurley Prepping for Possible Debut?”

Of course. That is what gurls do.

” the seventh-worst showing in Jeff Fisher’s 50 games as Rams coach.”

That is sad. Need to give Ogletree a raise. BTW what is an ogletree? A pervy peeping perch?

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As great as it is to read the compliments its even better to realize Fisher had his team ready for the start of the season. Now to mate the W with another W and another and another and nothing but other Ws!