Forum Replies Created

Viewing 30 posts - 1,981 through 2,010 (of 7,306 total)
1 2 3 … 66 67 68 … 242 243 244
  • Author
    Posts
  • August 9, 2020 at 10:04 pm in reply to: The new helmet #119080
    Avatar photoInvaderRam
    Moderator

    the jerseys are garbage.

    but that helmet looks good.

    i’m just glad they didn’t screw up the helmet.

    August 9, 2020 at 9:55 pm in reply to: tweets … 8/7 thru 8/10 #119079
    Avatar photoInvaderRam
    Moderator
    zn wrote:

    Show me a better throw. I dare you.

    goff’s as good as any thrower of the ball as i’ve ever seen from a rams player.

    when it comes to decision making skills, leadership, toughness, intelligence, clutchness… i think it’s too early to tell. either way.

    but as far as arm talent. he’s something else.

    August 2, 2020 at 11:09 am in reply to: The Dune Trailer Better Be Awesome Because Foundation IS EPIC! #118778
    Avatar photoInvaderRam
    Moderator

    ummm… i want to see that. now.

    August 2, 2020 at 9:46 am in reply to: Rams RBs #118773
    Avatar photoInvaderRam
    Moderator

    i like akers. i think he’ll be solid.

    July 28, 2020 at 8:11 pm in reply to: PFF ranks Rams 2020 secondary 9th #118548
    Avatar photoInvaderRam
    Moderator
    zn wrote:

    But what is its ceiling? Could the Rams have one of the best secondaries in football this season? With Ramsey as the No. 1 cornerback and two quality starters at safety, the sky is the limit for Los Angeles. And that’s without even mentioning Hill, who was great as a No. 2 cornerback in the second half of last season.

    i don’t really know enough about the other teams to say with certainty. but i think this secondary could potentially be top 5.

    July 27, 2020 at 8:24 pm in reply to: Rams sign picks #118528
    Avatar photoInvaderRam
    Moderator

    the draft pick i’m most excited by is terrell lewis. just because of the potential he has, the position he plays, and where he was picked.

    the undrafted pick i’m most excited by is michael hoecht. jonah williams is a close second, but hoecht has unbelievable size to go with unbelievable measurables.

    July 27, 2020 at 7:01 pm in reply to: Stadium Update #118525
    Avatar photoInvaderRam
    Moderator

    July 27, 2020 at 6:58 pm in reply to: Stadium Update #118524
    Avatar photoInvaderRam
    Moderator

    July 23, 2020 at 9:01 pm in reply to: the virus & the education industry (ie. what should schools do) #118324
    Avatar photoInvaderRam
    Moderator

    i don’t know when schools should reopen.

    but that should be the biggest concern for us as a country.

    i can do without professional sports for a year. i can do without new tv shows. new movies. just focus on getting kids back into as school as early as possible. without unnecessary risk of course.

    July 20, 2020 at 12:12 am in reply to: Goff talk … June to Sept. (a lot of great stuff here) #118150
    Avatar photoInvaderRam
    Moderator

    wow. those last 2 stats were great, zn.

    i mean i knew goff was an arm talent. but this just confirms it.

    can’t wait to see him play again… whenever that is.

    July 14, 2020 at 1:24 am in reply to: factoids & other things of interest #117967
    Avatar photoInvaderRam
    Moderator
    zn wrote:

    Not that I saw.

    To me, he was just pointing to an evolutionary difference caused by the environment, which in this case is just the presence or absence of predators.

    I don’t think any judgments were made, it’s just funny to see the difference.

    yeah. i was kind of half joking. although i’m not sure the kangaroo has many natural predators.

    July 13, 2020 at 8:41 pm in reply to: factoids & other things of interest #117963
    Avatar photoInvaderRam
    Moderator

    Marsupial from an island with no predators vs a marsupial where there’s lots of predators

    haha. so is he trying to say predators are bad? there always has to be some kind of balance.

    • This reply was modified 5 years, 9 months ago by Avatar photoInvaderRam.
    July 12, 2020 at 6:04 pm in reply to: Epstein, Nymphos, Jewel Thieves, Book Deals… #117913
    Avatar photoInvaderRam
    Moderator

    after clicking on that link i came across this link.

    July 12, 2020 at 4:25 pm in reply to: Epstein, Nymphos, Jewel Thieves, Book Deals… #117908
    Avatar photoInvaderRam
    Moderator

    that was an interesting video. i do think they reach a little bit on some of the assumptions they make based on their research. but i think there’s something there. i definitely think there’s something there.

    i also thought the bit on sandusky was interesting.

    realistically, i am not hopeful any kind of justice is served. she probably gets a slap on the wrist. and all her secrets kept under wraps.

    • This reply was modified 5 years, 9 months ago by Avatar photoInvaderRam.
    July 7, 2020 at 7:50 pm in reply to: One man’s hack-sized def. of leftism #117685
    Avatar photoInvaderRam
    Moderator
    wv wrote:

    Is it my imagination or have you been posting more on Politics lately, Invader?
    Is there a reason for that? Or am i imagining that? Do you think of yourself as a ‘leftist’ or a ‘liberal’ or just a Seahawk fan like Zooey?

    it’s not your imagination. honestly? with the pandemic and the protests i’ve been leaning toward this side of the board more often lately.

    i’m not particularly political. and for some of the reasons you stated. i often am conflicted between the way i would want to see things done vs being practical and trying to focus on things that are within the realm of possibility.

    but also. how do you get 8 billion people to agree on a way forward? how do you even get half of them to agree on a way forward?

    but then i also think does it even matter? is this planet supposed to go on forever? are humans meant to exist forever? the universe? sometimes i think i should just enjoy the world for what it is. faults and all. but then other days i think it does matter, and we should try and make this place better while we’re here. even if you can’t reach that ideal society.

    i think what i would want is that we treat each other compassionately. universal healthcare. universal basic income. free education. free housing. i do think those are steps towards that. so if that makes me a leftist then i guess i’m leftist.

    it wouldn’t solve everything. but then what would? again. trying to get 300 million people (not to mention 8 billion) to agree. well good luck with that. you can’t even get 30 million to agree.

    i think you always have the end goal in mind. but you also enjoy the journey if that makes any sense. so even if you don’t ever reach the goal, you at least appreciate the steps it takes to get there?

    so if we could get at least universal healthcare and universal basic income before i pass. and a mars landing. i’d be pretty cool with that.

    July 6, 2020 at 8:46 pm in reply to: One man’s hack-sized def. of leftism #117650
    Avatar photoInvaderRam
    Moderator
    Billy_T wrote:

    So there really is no way, IMO, to have even a mixed economy serve all. If we have it in, say, Scandinavia, it can’t also exist all over Africa, Latin America, Asia or in the good old USA. There must always be that surplus army of unemployed and radically underpaid. There must always been rampant inequality or you can’t have millionaires, much less billionaires. You have to have metaphorical trash cans and very real dead zones strategically placed, or there is no “capital formation,” much less “wealth accumulation.”

    i agree with that.

    Billy_T wrote:

    As in, do we want to push for social democracy as a stage on the way to getting rid of capitalism entirely? Pragmatism of one sort or another may come into play here.

    Or is social democracy as far as we should go?

    i don’t know. but i do know that we’re currently going in the wrong direction.

    July 6, 2020 at 6:50 pm in reply to: Mahomes signs whopping big extension #117646
    Avatar photoInvaderRam
    Moderator

    wow.

    i’m gonna say he’s absolutely worth it. given what other qbs make. i mean truly a generational player.

    and honestly, i think it’ll turn out to be a bargain by the time his contract is over.

    July 5, 2020 at 10:15 am in reply to: Adolph Reed on ‘working class’ vs ‘black’ #117590
    Avatar photoInvaderRam
    Moderator
    wv wrote:

    Adolph alludes to the corporate-lib notion that you cant be ‘working class’ and ‘black’

    yeah. that’s the most annoying thing. well. one of the most annoying things that people don’t seem to get. or maybe just ignore.

    June 29, 2020 at 9:57 pm in reply to: ramy #117338
    Avatar photoInvaderRam
    Moderator

    it’s a mindfuck. but in a good way.

    it’s brought up many feelings i’ve had about myself and where i come from. being a second generation american. what it means to identify as an asian american. and how that has evolved as i’ve become older. and the misconceptions that come along with being lumped into a “group” that is so diverse within that sphere.

    but that applies to everyone really. not just muslims (which really spans across entire continents and cultures). not just arab americans. not just asian americans. not just second generation americans. but any “community”. right?

    also, it’s just fucking funny and irreverent.

    June 28, 2020 at 2:01 am in reply to: Stadium Update #117247
    Avatar photoInvaderRam
    Moderator

    looks like the turf is being installed.

    stadium is supposedly 95% complete.

    June 20, 2020 at 5:26 pm in reply to: Mark Blyth on….Tucker Carlson’s show #116868
    Avatar photoInvaderRam
    Moderator

    wait. is tucker a socialist?

    June 20, 2020 at 3:45 pm in reply to: defunding the police … & other legislative responses to the protests #116865
    Avatar photoInvaderRam
    Moderator

    i thought this was interesting. police brutality is a symptom. and until the actual system can be reformed, nothing will change.

    June 17, 2020 at 10:18 pm in reply to: Rams take OLB Terrell Lewis at 84 #116693
    Avatar photoInvaderRam
    Moderator

    i think he’s got the potential to be better than dante fowler.

    maybe that’s not saying much.

    June 17, 2020 at 9:53 pm in reply to: Ramsey #116692
    Avatar photoInvaderRam
    Moderator

    extend him already.

    June 17, 2020 at 7:50 pm in reply to: defunding the police … & other legislative responses to the protests #116687
    Avatar photoInvaderRam
    Moderator
    wv wrote:

    From a purely ‘strategic’ standpoint, i dont like the word ‘defund’. I dont like the way that will play in mainstream-voter-world. Think about how mainstream-voters would react if a candidate said “I’m going to defund the military.”

    I dont think it will help defeat Trump to talk about ‘defunding’ the police. And yes, i know ‘defund’ has this or that meaning and it doesnt really mean this, but instead means that, blah blah blah. Good luck getting a mainstream-idiot-voter, with the attention span of a ferret, to understand any of that.

    “Defund” will play right into Trump’s wheelhouse, imho. He will LOVE that word. Cant you just picture his talking points now.

    w
    v

    i know what you mean.

    they should leave “defunding the police” out of it.

    they should focus on redistribution of wealth. they should focus on universal healthcare including mental health. they should focus on decriminalization of drugs. they should focus on housing. leave the phrase “defunding the police” out of it.

    and maybe take care of those things. and people won’t feel the need for police so much.

    June 17, 2020 at 8:36 am in reply to: Rams select Cam Akers at 52 #116652
    Avatar photoInvaderRam
    Moderator
    zn wrote:

    Last season, Akers forced a missed tackle on 32% of his touches and averaged nearly 4 rushing yards after contact per attempt.

    where did that rank among other college running backs?

    June 16, 2020 at 9:45 pm in reply to: police culture & training, including former police speak out #116640
    Avatar photoInvaderRam
    Moderator
    zn wrote:

    It;s true that it’s a war with many fronts. But part of defunding is to REfund resources that actually address issues of poverty for neighborhoods in need. Why have the police handle social work, for example, when social workers can do that.

    But there are other fronts too, like health care, electoral reform, and so on.

    true. well said.

    June 16, 2020 at 9:01 pm in reply to: police culture & training, including former police speak out #116636
    Avatar photoInvaderRam
    Moderator

    I submit to you that these are the results of living in a capitalist system that grinds people down and denies them housing, medical care, human dignity, and a say in their government. These are the results of white supremacy pushing people to the margins, excluding them, disrespecting them, and treating their bodies as disposable.

    yeah. but that’s the rub for me. it’s the system that’s corrupt. so if you have the same system in place, what will defunding the police really accomplish?

    June 16, 2020 at 8:45 pm in reply to: police culture & training, including former police speak out #116634
    Avatar photoInvaderRam
    Moderator

    ya know. i honestly don’t know what to think. lots of people on this board making excellent points. here’s a video. a little bit different from the perspectives being put forth on this board. but i think the guy makes some excellent points. i think it’s worth a listen. i don’t necessarily agree with everything he says. but i think he makes some good points.

    • This reply was modified 5 years, 10 months ago by Avatar photoInvaderRam.
    June 14, 2020 at 8:13 pm in reply to: OL talk, 2020 #116554
    Avatar photoInvaderRam
    Moderator
    Agamemnon wrote:

    Tremayne Anchrum is the same guy. 😉
    I am not a big fan of Allen.

    i agree. i would really give anchrum a good look at center if i’m kromer.

  • Author
    Posts
Viewing 30 posts - 1,981 through 2,010 (of 7,306 total)
1 2 3 … 66 67 68 … 242 243 244