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wvParticipantfalcons bonehead onside kick mistake
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Yeah, i saw that on the hi-lite vid. What the F### were the falcon players thinking?
Cost em the game.
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vwvParticipantWell, as I’ve said the last gazillion years, I believe in the 4 game rule.
4 Games before I draw any major conclusions.
The Buffalo game will tell us a lot, obviously.
There were definitely things to be concerned about in that Philly game. 24-19 with ten minutes left. Eagles were bullying that new defense pretty-good.
Woods, Kupp, VJ and Higbee are fun to watch.
I’ve read a poster here and there compare this Offense to the Gurley offense. In my view there’s no comparison. What Gurley could do before the knee went bad, was special. They have plenty of fine weapons now, but they have nothing comparable to a healthy Gurley.
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vwvParticipantSomething I liked. After the Wentz-INT, the rams go on a 15 play drive, and they are down by the goal line. Penalty for Off-interference. Goff misses an open Henderson. So now its 3rd and goal at bout the 12 or so.
Goff gets pressure — and throws it away. He didnt hold it and take a sack, or lose the ball. Last year, he had too many plays where pressure lead to bad ball-security and bad decisions. This day, he just threw it away and took the three.
Thats a good decision. A veteran decision. He’s GOING to get lots of pressure on third and long this year.
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vwvParticipantOn the huge-Wentz-INT, it was a great play by Darius Willams,
but it looked to me like the Ref could have easily called Jalen Ramsey for hitting a helpless WR on the play. It was close. Ramsey didnt totally unload but he didnt really try to pull up, either. Could have gone either way.w
vwvParticipantI wonder if the Rams will miss Littleton this year? I dunno.
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vwvParticipantThe eagles certainly missed their fans. I assume road teams will win more often than usual because of the absence of home-fans. Will be an interesting stat this year.
Though, one imagines the Vikings or Patriots piping in Jet-Engine noise on third and long, late in games.
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vwvParticipantInteresting that C.Speilman?, the announcer kept pointing out that when the Rams run, the OLine numbers are pointed straight ahead, but when the rams bootleg the Rams’ Olinemen are tilted toward the sideline. He said the Eagles would be wise to pay attention to that ‘tell.’
I dunno if that is somethin every team does or just the Rams. I dunno if thats a big deal or if its somethin every team knows and does, etc.
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vwvParticipantIve watched a bit of the replay. I have to say, the Rams second drive — the one that lead to their second td to make the score 14-3–
was as good a drive as you’ll see this year. Granted we dont know how bad the Eagles Defense will be this season, but nevertheless, if you get a chance, rewatch that Drive. The announcer (Chris Speilman?) even commented about McVay being in the ‘zone’ on that drive. RFL used to use the term ‘whipsaw’ to describe a nice playcalling sequence. The playcalling and the execution just whipsawed the Eagle Defense all the way down the field.They matriculated. I’m tellin ya. Thing of beauty.
My biggest concern — as it will be all year — is the OLine. The Rams OLine hasnt been tested. They’ve mostly had the lead, they’ve mostly been able to run (which is great), theyve mostly avoided third-and-longs (which is great), and they’ve had those rollouts working (which is great) — but at some point the OLine is gonna have to show they can hold up on third and long, in the clutch, when playing from behind. I have my doubts. Especially given Whit’s age.
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vwvParticipantSeahawk game was about as good as the NFL gets. Running QBs. Ariz has one. New England. Seattle. Kansas City. Baltimore.
I think Dallas would be better if they let Dak run more.
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vwvParticipantWell after the Eagles game, I think its clear Robert Woods has lost a step. Probly a Bust.
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vwvParticipantPoor people who support Trump are like people
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wvParticipantSo far, Is Goff rolling out more than last year? Or is he just more successful on roll-outs this year? So far, the roll-outs seem to be very effective. I’m sure teams will adjust but so far they are working.
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vwvParticipantPeople used to think Smilodon’s saber teeth and muscular neck and shoulders allowed it to take on prey much bigger than itself.
But if they actually had to pin their prey down and control it before employing their saber teeth, then they couldn’t take on wooly rhinos and ground sloths as depicted in the paleo art I remember from when I was a kid.
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Well the National-Geographic show i saw, suggested they wrastled the big-beasts down and slashed their neck-arteries and killed em quick. Like assassins. One expert said they couldnt even bit a rabbit if they wanted to because of the way their teeth and jaws evolved.
No-one on the show was sure of what they hunted or how they made their kills, or how exactly they died out. The uncertainty surprised me.
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vwvParticipantMaybe social-media should accuse Kiser of missed tackles more often.
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vwvParticipantMore interesting talk from Adolph. He talks about the Reps for a change.
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wvParticipantYou guys need to consider an alternative:
wvParticipantwvParticipantFor some reason, i am reminded of ‘Little Miss Sunshine.’
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wvParticipanti’m not all that bothered by it.
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Good, because all the Agreement was vexatious. I mean,
we almost had Four Agreements.w
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“The four agreements are these: Be impeccable with your word. Don’t take anything personally. Don’t make assumptions. Always do your best.”September 19, 2020 at 12:02 pm in reply to: police culture & training, including former police speak out #121301wvParticipantwvParticipantThis is good, btw.
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vSeptember 19, 2020 at 11:53 am in reply to: 105-year-old survivor seeks reparations for 1921 Tulsa riot #121298wvParticipantNuthin wrong with the gesture/symbolism but no capitalist-high-court is ever going to allow a suit like that to get anywhere. It would open the door to a gazillion similar suits and it would dismantle what capitalism has built.
At some point in the process, they will decide its too old to pursue. But first they will let the lawyers make some money.
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Yeah, I think that pretty much nails it.I would just add the the “educational system” is the media. That is the uber educational system. Kids aren’t learning their values from their teachers.
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Yeah, i put ‘education system’ in quotes because i mean it in a very very broad way. I dont even know what exactly i mean by ‘it’ but its not just schools. Its all the ways information/values get transmitted to the babies, kids, young people, etc.
In a corporate-capitalist system we know all the ways peoples minds are shaped. I wont go into it — we all know the drill.Most of my leftist comrads spend half the time now, passing along posts/tweets/emails of the latest hellscape-happening. And the other half of the time they muse about how to live a decent life within the corporate-hellscape. My two cents lately has been “youve got to learn to live with ‘no hope'” I’m not sure what i mean by that, but i think i partly-mean, we cant get all dissipated by this or that hellscape occurence. It is what it is. So, we have to “bash on relentlessly, REGARDLESS”. I think the ‘regardless’ part is as important as the ‘bash on’ part. The ‘regardless’ part means fuck-hope. Just fight the fight because of…whatever inner-ground-wellspring gives you meaning.
Or somethin.
I dunno.
The RBG thing has a lot of people looking for a way outta here.
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wvParticipant69RamFan<
He didn’t miss no seven tackles..
from what I can see he missed two played for sure… 1 and 7 from over pursuing on Elliot…
…2 and 6 took a bad angle and just got an arm on Dak..
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I dont think I like the fact that Kiser is this thin-skinned. I dont want players debating game-crap on social media.
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vwvParticipantI think about democracy a lot. I roll things over in my mind. “Which form of government is best?,” I ask myself.
All i know is Democracy is bad without an “education system” that prioritizes “critical thinking” and “compassion.” In other words Science plus Compassion.
Critical Thinking to ‘me’ is just another synonym for ‘wisdom.’ And wisdom to me, is “reason” plus “compassion”. Both. Haf to have both.
Now without an education-system that seriously prioritizes Science/reason and Compassion/cooperation, any ‘democracy’ will end up warped and dangerous and eventually a hellscape.
We did not end up with a democracy with an education system that stressed critical thinking/wisdom.
We ended up with a democracy that stressed Corporate-Capitalism. Corporate-Capitalism nurtures, greed, individualism, religion, fear, propaganda, hierarchy, obedience, imperialism, recreation, entertainment, incredible cutting edge technologies and bio-chemical-and-nuclear-weaponry. And general stupidity.
So, thats what we got.
It can be tinkered with, but it cant be reversed.
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vwvParticipantWell, yes, its just another eruption in the hellscape that is Amerika.
And while it is bad, i have to say, i have always wondered what America would be like if every state made its own abortion decision. I have wondered it that would actually hurt Republicans in the long run. I understand it would hurt poor-women in Red States, etc. I get that. But in the long run, over the long haul, I wonder if it would hurt the Reps. Just something i wonder.
White-Rep-Evangelicals are praising Jesus and Donald Trump today. Big day for them.
In the end, when all is said and done, “Christianity” may be the biggest factor in the end of life on the planet.
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vwvParticipantThis how my little town does virus-algebra
link:https://www.dominionpost.com/2020/09/16/covid-positive-wvu-students-isolated-at-arnold-apartments-will-count-as-1-case-for-mon-countys-map-status/?fbclid=IwAR1EKWkDCHbILlD89N3wsA0z72MFpS0WNnibMWxkfABtdvPERXehwjH4LhQ
COVID-positive WVU students isolated at Arnold Apartments will count as 1 case for Mon County’s map statusMORGANTOWN — WVU students isolated in Arnold Apartments for COVID-19 will be counted as a single COVID case.
The was the bottom line of lengthy discussion offered by Gov. Jim Justice, COVID-19 Czar Clay Marsh, Monongalia County Health Officer Lee Smith and Higher Education Policy Commission Chancellor Sarah Tucker on Wednesday.
Justice first posed the idea of finding a way to ease Monongalia County out of the red by counting WVU’s on-campus COVID-positive students in the same way as congregate jail and nursing home cases on Monday. Wednesday’s announcement was the result of talks among his advisory team on the topic.
Marsh said Wednesday the talks focused on providing for public health while safely opening opportunities to get K-12 kids back into classrooms – Mon schools haven’t opened their door yet as Mon’s been in the red on the School Alert System map since Sept. 8 when school resumed.
Smith said they’ve been examining the data to understand WVU’s impact on community spread. The chief reason Mon has been red, he said, is the high number positive cases in the 20-29 age group – anywhere from 60%-90% of the daily positives.
And the cases are concentrated in Morgantown, not the rural western half of the county, he said. There’s also no evidence that surrounding counties are seeing any spread, including Preston, where more residents come to work in Mon than stay in Preston.
WVU has realized its role in ensuring the health of the community he said. That, combined with the data indicated students isolated in Arnold Apartments should count as a single case.
Looking at WVU and at colleges and universities across the state, Tucker said that a key provision of counting all on-campus isolated cases as one is that those settings are monitored and secure. At WVU, the Arnold residents have 24/7 access to nursing; the building is guarded and entry is accomplished with swipe cards which provides accountability.
They are also looking at offering incentives statewide for off-campus students to come isolate on campus, Tucker said.
And “We’re paying very close attention to the mental health needs of our students who are in quarantine and in isolation,” she said. They will be offering remote counseling services and safe opportunities for those students to get outside…..see link
wvParticipantI have only read the first Dune book. I tried to start the 2nd one earlier this year, and i just didnt grab me. But i do know that one of the main themes Frank Herbert played with was the notion that there aint no saviors. Charismatic Messiah’s are dangerous. Paul was ‘not’ a hero to Frank Herbert. David Lynch’s movie only dealt with the first book, so its understandable that the Paul character is kindof a hero during that movie. But if there had been a continuation of movies, Paul’s dark side would have been shown as his Jihad-war spread across the universe.
Thats my feeble understanding anyway.
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wvParticipantYeah, there is something to it, i think.
But then i also think there is something generally toxic about big-city-life.
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vwvParticipantThe thing i like about Snead is, he has a certain ‘open-ness’ about ‘getting smarter.’ He’s always pursuing mental-improvement. Books on Decision-making, team-building, etc.
He’s kindof a mix of things i like and things i dont like. He’s a hybrid of the Corporate and the Creative.
At any rate, his bust-rate is pretty low, and its starting to look like the Rams might be in the same conversation as the Steelers and Ravens as far as Personnel.
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