“….Yes, the economy is doing quite well and unemployment is at historic lows — as Trump constantly reminds us. But voters have short memories….”

Well this is why i dont read the LA Times, or NYTimes, or Time, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc. 🙂

The economy is doing quite well for WHOM? (Or is it WHO. Who or Whom…i forget that stuff.)

The election will be very close again. I think Bernie squeaks past Biden and then squeaks past Trump.

When’s the last time a true ‘progressive’ Dem actually won the nomination? Obama was totally corporate. Clinton was the definition of totally-corporate. How far back do we have to go to find a true progressive Democrat-Nominee?

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Then, in three playoff games against the Cowboys, Saints, and Patriots, Goff completed 55.7 percent of his passes, averaged 6.7 yards per attempt, threw one touchdown, got picked off twice, and accumulated a 71.7 passer rating. 2019 will be a revealing season if Gurley is hampered by his knee….

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He makes good points, but its also true that though, Goff’s numbers werent good against the Saints, he played a helluva football game in mindbogglingly difficult conditions. He showed a LOT of the ‘it factor’ in that game.

I think he’s good enough to a win a ring with, if all the other pieces fall into place. You dont have to be an elite QB to win a ring. The Eagles did it. The Giants did it. Several of the Non-Brady-teams did it…

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Yeah I feel the exact same way, about all of it. The Saints game, and so on. But I am also betting (and you probably are too) that Goff gets better, more steady and consistent, and has fewer of those kinds of Chicago/Detroit/New England kinda days.

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Yeah, I think Goff will get better. We dont know if it will ‘look’ like he’s getting better though, cause of all the other factors that might impact him. OLine, Gurley, Injuries, etc.

I dont have doubts about Goff. I got doubts about the OLine, and Gurley.

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There is a kind of trap just waiting there, if we think “None of this matters, because we did it too.” .

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Well, i dont know of anyone who has ever once argued “none of this matters, because we did it too.”

My ‘own’ view is much more dark than that 🙂

My own view, is none of this matters because the USA is now a Plutocracy-Oligarchy-Corporotacracy-Imperialist-Military-PostIndustrial-DeepState-BIOSPHERE-KILLING-System. And this ‘system’ has now ‘dummed-down,’ mislead, propagandized, distracted, entertained, factionalized, a great deal of the electorate. It has also nourished, fostered, spawned, all kinds of detestable pro-corporate, fuck-the-poor values and habits in a great deal of the American electorate.

And THAT is why i think ‘none of this matters’. Not because “we did it too.” 🙂

I dont think it can be turned around.

And I’m the one who thinks Bernie is the next Prez. Wont matter though. Big picture is now too ugly.

Just my opinion, hope I’m wrong, I probly am wrong, Go Rams.

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Gurley’s trainer. Travelle Gaines.

Gaines:https://www.si.com/nfl/2014/07/23/travelle-gaines-nfl-trainer

“…Seattle didn’t work out for Gaines, though he loved the environment, because most of the players he wanted to train preferred Los Angeles. And in the interest of going where the business is, he made that move in 2008.

“I was terrified. When I first moved to L.A., I was broke. I remember paying to stay at an Extended Stay hotel and hitching rides to the gym, or walking. Having protein shakes for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and just grinding it out and believing in myself.”…
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…As time went on and the Hollywood lifestyle started to enter the gym a little bit, Gaines realized after talks with some of his most prominent and successful clients that this wasn’t a geographic fit. This year, he’s moved to a bigger space in an industrial, unglamorous part of the San Fernando Valley, where just as many athletes come to train — and the message is back on point.
“It’s tough, because I think that things started to get a bit too out of control for me, and I think the quality of work started to get a little bit away from me. And the personal relationships — thing that drove me in the beginning — started to get away from me. To refocus and hone in on what I’ve been doing — that’s the challenge now.”

Barner, who’s been training with Gaines since he was at Oregon in 2009, recently told me after a grueling workout that he has a “love/hate” relationship with Gaines, and that’s just the way it should be.

“If you’re always happy with your trainer, something’s not right,” Barner said. “It’s extremely beneficial — I have a feel for him, and he has a feel for me. He knows how to push me, he knows my limitations, and he knows which buttons to push. I say that it’s a love-hate relationship because when he’s training me, I hate him. But he’s getting the best out of me and doing what’s best for me. Afterward, I love him — he’s a good guy.”
McCoy had similar praise, especially when it comes to the specific training he gets here.

“One thing I’ve noticed about the training in Philly is that there are short break times. Everything’s quick-twitch. But here, what I do is fast-paced, but it’s all about explosion. Because our offense is a big-play offense. Here, I feel that I get the most out of myself as far as quickness … explosion … discipline with my body. And that’s key, especially for a running back.”

One thing I saw Gaines do with McCoy, and with other players, was to tailor workouts to injury prevention — specifically, putting players in physical situations that might have a higher likelihood of injury on the field, but in a controlled environment. It could mean working on shoulders that need to take a pounding, or hip flexors that need to stay … well, flexible, but this is another part of the customized training for every player. The results can be predictable if the effort is put in, though Gaines is very careful to avoid making overtly hype-filled declarations about what any athlete will do in his gym.
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….”I was put in a situation where I had to become a man very early. I was forced to make decisions that 8-, 9-, 10-year-old kids shouldn’t have to make. But if you need to decide whether you’re going to steal to eat, or how you’re going to live … when you’re facing certain circumstances, you can go two ways. You can continue to go down that path, because it’s your environment, or you can realize that this isn’t right and be accountable for your own actions. The story of my life has been, whatever situation I’m in, I know I’m going to figure it out. And that’s what I put on all the guys who come here. You notice a trend in here? From Bradley Roby, to Lamarr Houston to Donald Penn, what’s the trend? They’re all accountable for what they’ve done. I don’t baby them, and I don’t kiss their butts, They’ve got enough people doing that.”…
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puff:https://www.muscleandfitness.com/athletes-celebrities/interviews/world-renowned-pro-sports-trainer-shares-muscle-building-tips?page=2

“…I think the reason why I’m able to get guys and they stick with me for so long is because I really stay out of the way. I also try to make the player’s goals my goals, and I just don’t do too much else. I just want to be their trainer. I’m not trying to be in your entourage. I’m not trying to hang out, be all up in the videos (laughs). I actually trained Puff [Diddy] for like three years and that’s my man. I just literally stay out of the way and I think that really helps me with the players.

OMG. That cant be real.

Fake moose.

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“…when it comes to personnel groupings, but the concepts within the scheme are difficult to defend.”

Well, Belichick didn’t have much trouble defending it. The Bears didnt have any trouble. The Lions did well.

One of the keys to stopping the Rams Offense is to make sure, late in the year, that Gurley has a deteriorating knee. I think that was good strategy by the other teams.

Btw, in a nutshell, can someone explain what the Pats did to hold the rams to three points? I mean, it just looked like their Dline over-fucking-whelmed the Rams OLine. Did that happen? Why?

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So now you’re saying dragons aren’t real?

That’s funny!

Good one.

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I think you two totally missed the point. Drogon was not making a fiery comment on Hierarchy or the Iron Throne or anything like that. He was totally melting down the fourth wall.

He clearly, was saying “Season 8 Sucks, Fuck this I’m leaving.”

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Very Slowly things are changing with regard to racial profiling, I think.

Thanks to all the conversations spawned by situations caught on CAMERAS.
Phone cameras, police-cams, etc.

There’s a lot of police that hate cameras. I’ve talked to a lot of em about it.

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Well, i dunno anything about the Vaccine-issue. I havent studied the science, etc.

My own personal crazy interest is more in the ‘why’ of the ‘anti-vaccine’ folks. Not that they are a monolithic group, anymore than the Trump supporters are, etc.

They peak my interest because it is one more, of the gazillion groups, that no longer ‘trust’ the ‘system’ to tell them the ‘truth.’ I’m interested in ‘that’ dynamic. The loss of trust in the systems that make up the Big-System. I see it everywhere from loss of faith in the Crim Justice System, to schools, to the Media, to Science institutions, etc, etc, etc.

I see this trend snowballing. Now maybe I’m wrong and its all in my head, but thats what i see. It interests me.

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Why did GOT rush the last two seasons:

Valarians equal “Nazis with dragons” – good line from that last vid.

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“…But he will tell Sean McVay what the corners did here before the Rams face the Ravens on Monday night this October, right?

No.

I told Weddle I didn’t believe him.

“You don’t know me then,” he said, dead serious. The moment threatened to take on tension, but he continued speaking. “What kind of man would I be if I rat out my guys that I played three years with?
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Well…I’ve always wondered about that type of situation. I figured there were a few players out there who wouldnt reveal everything. I dont have an opinion on whether its ‘good or bad’ but its inter esting.

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Yeah, “rushed” covers it. Though again there were good scenes and set pieces. To me the most heartening image was Jon riding past the wall with the wildlings. He simply walks away from his sentence to remain with the Night Watch, which was of course just a form of imprisonment. He just turns his back on that. He has lived beyond the wall before so it is a return to something of value for him. He can never go south of the wall again because now he is the Queen Slayer. As several reviews point out, Brienne writing Jamie’s entry in the white book was good. Other scenes were good.

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Yes. I dont think i quite realized Jon was not abiding by the decree that he be with the Night Watch.

Yeah, i guess he just said F that.

There was a time he would not have flouted his ‘duty’.

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