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znModeratorField Yates@FieldYates
Scary situation in Pittsburgh, where after a crushing hit, QB Mason Rudolph has his face mask removed by medical staffers and is departing the game. Devlin Hodges to take over at QB for the Steelers.znModerator2019 1st-round pick Devin Bushđ
PLAYMAKER#BALvsPIT
(Via @thecheckdown)
pic.twitter.com/e6sD1jGrJv— PFF (@PFF) October 6, 2019
znModeratorRams news on twitter today: to be honest, there’s so much of it, and it’s coming in so fast, I am in mental overload trying to keep up. You would think that with them not playing Rams news would be sparse today…but no, it’s jetting in like water from a fire hose.
Kidding.
znModeratorDakota Allen (@dakota_allen40) listed as the Raiders starting Middle Linebacker. He will make his NFL regular season debut today in London vs the Bears pic.twitter.com/CkUnythoX0
— Last Chance U (@LastChanceUAlum) October 6, 2019
znModerator4. Track every research study published on the subject over the past five years and evaluate for quality
5. Meticulously catalogue the findings so they can be broadly accessibleAnd all that with little to no funding. Next up: evaluating the 1,000 largest police depts in the US.
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) October 6, 2019
znModerator12. And if you donât have time to read the research right now, weâve presented most of this research in rapid succession in this video: https://t.co/KyUhPUvPfA
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) October 6, 2019
znModerator10. Know change is not only possible, itâs already happened in some places. Oakland police shot 8 people on avg each year 5 yrs ago and, after these interventions were implemented, they had 0 shootings this yr, 1 last yr (the officers were fired) and 0 the yr before. Lives saved.
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) October 6, 2019
znModerator8. Establish non-police alternatives to 911 calls involving people with mental illness. For example, 1 in 5 of the 911 calls in Eugene, OR are diverted to mental health first responders instead of police to respond. A success being scaled in Portland. https://t.co/YQ7NZTTHrk
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) October 6, 2019
znModerator6. Predictive policing on the police. Yes, use the technology against them. Data on use of force, complaints & lawsuits can be used to identify officers who most likely to shoot someone next and prevent it from happening. Use the methodology to save lives. https://t.co/sYq5gWSsZf pic.twitter.com/jKvl3YQP37
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) October 6, 2019
znModerator4. Demilitarization. Police depts that get more military weapons from the federal govt kill more people. You can stop that from happening through local and state policy. Montana (Red state) has gone the furthest on this. Your state can and should follow. https://t.co/floKC4GaIa
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) October 6, 2019
znModerator2. There is no evidence that better police training programs or âimplicit biasâ training changes police behavior. The trainings vary in quality and rarely result in any accountability/changes in decision-making. Donât put this at the top of your agenda. Next, what works…
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) October 6, 2019
znModeratorTwo #LARams players received elite #PFF grades of 90.0+ in Thursday's game versus the #Seahawks :
Tyler Higbee (92.9) and Gerald Everett (90.3) pic.twitter.com/xG8g791oeN
— PFF LA Rams (@PFF_Rams) October 6, 2019
znModeratorAnthony Miller@AMill1075
the wife of the player and the fanbase of the team who can’t go one game without mentioning the SaintsMelissa Whitworth@mrs_whit77
what I WILL say is 1.) we had a bad call 2.) we had every chance to win 3.) we arenât filing lawsuits***
The MMQB@theMMQB
Aqib Talib, the NFLâs active leader in picks, on the declining interception rate: âThe receivers are bigger and faster and the quarterbacks, the game is getting way more detailed. [DBs] have to be that much sharper.âOctober 5, 2019 at 6:31 pm in reply to: around the league (+ some college) tweets… 9/23 thru ? #106277znModeratorHoly hell, DâShawn Jamison#HookEm (via @BDavisAAS)
— Cam Mellor (@PFF_Cam) October 5, 2019
znModeratorI suppose objectively Green Bay and Dallas would be considered a good watch. I just don’t seem to be able to care enough though.
znModeratorReading nothing but stuff that supports what you want to believe is IMO the very least educational process one can undertake when it comes to a critical analysis of any issue.
W, the entire board here has rules against making it about the poster and about edging toward antagonistic exchanges. Nothing has crossed that line but let’s not even approach the line. We’re all friends here (you, me, everybody).
Given all that, though, to be fair this thread did move toward being about the argument and not the source of the article.
znModerator. The private, for-profit sector will never, ever, not ever be able to compete with a truly non-profit, public health care system on costs, value, access, coverage or outcomes.
Though to clarify, this is about universal public insurance.
A fully public health care system would include de-privatizing the world of health care providers.
Universal insurance, in itself, does not do that.
znModeratorTrying to boil this down.
I doubt many Americans think this way, but I think everyone should: Inserting profit-taking, âwealth creation,â âcommodificationâ into every nook and cranny of our lives is beyond destructive, and in all cases, unnecessary. Especially when it comes to basic life-necessities, itâs simply irrelevant and shouldnât even be in the discussion.
Think about it. What does a corporationâs ability to make massive profits, pay its shareholders, its executives, its lobbyists, its tax attorneys, its marketing department, its golden parachute set-asides . . . have to do with whether or not little Janie can beat cancer? What do those things add to the value of her health care? What additional costs do they force on Janie and her family?
This isnât rocket science.
Yes as you know (but repeating it anyway to get it down in black and white) one of the many key arguments for universal health insurance is that (as has been demonstrated in the world) a public system has far lower administrative costs. There’s no costs for high CEO salaries, advetertizing, lobbying, campaign donations, and of course profit and payouts to stock holders.
This is to the tune of billions of dollars, not a dime of which goes to health care provision.
Meanwhile try finding affordable insurance for a 26 year old. Nada. He or she has to be employed for someone who does provide insurance. Which means employers suffer from these costs too.
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znModerator.âŠ@RamsNFLâ© âŠ@AaronDonald97â© seems like a nice friendly man outside of his uniform; but like all SuperHeroes he quickly transforms into a â Party Crasherâ is capable of ruining an offense all by his lonesome #BaldysBreakdowns pic.twitter.com/QCouKLYvLr
— Brian Baldinger (@BaldyNFL) October 4, 2019
znModerator.@RamsNFL #JOJONATSON is the punt returner and is highly capable of getting out of a jam. Take a look and all you men and women who might be âvertically challengedâ, there is a place for you in this @NFL. #BaldysBreakdowns pic.twitter.com/Jqkk6XXhIi
— Brian Baldinger (@BaldyNFL) October 4, 2019
znModerator.@RamsNFL @AaronDonald97 has added a âHOPâ either vertically or horizontally to gain distance. #Fluker has no chance to stay in front of him. #BaldysBreakdowns pic.twitter.com/faSFjgvS7q
— Brian Baldinger (@BaldyNFL) October 4, 2019
znModerator.@RamsNFL v @Seahawks @JaredGoff16 to @CooperKupp for the #Rams first TD of the night with the precision of a Swiss Watch Maker. Anything less will be a big INC.! #BaldysBreakdowns pic.twitter.com/rh8VFPT6vD
— Brian Baldinger (@BaldyNFL) October 4, 2019
znModeratorERâs right, W. Thatâs not âscholarly,â itâs the product of a dedicated right-wing think tank.
The fact that a think tank is right or left does not immunize it from a scholarly piece of work. Your response is like so many right wing responses that cast doubt on any research by left leaning scholars as simply biased because âitâs the product of a dedicatedâ left leaning think tank- and not to be taken seriously. Rather than look at the authorâs base one might instead look at the FACTS and then argue them as opposed to the researcherâs uniform. What always gets me is the failure of the right to listen to anything the left says and the leftâs unwillingness to listen to anything the right says.
W “scholarly” means peer-reviewed. “Think tank” means paid for, with a pre-determined argument regardless of facts.
Go find and post a well-researched scholarly article in favor of public insurance or its equivalent and I will believe you when you say you’re neutral and balanced on this issue.
znModeratorFrom a public health perspective, what is the biggest preventable cause of cancer?
October 5, 2019 at 12:49 pm in reply to: around the league (+ some college) tweets… 9/23 thru ? #106242znModeratorKyle Shanahan and his run blocking schemes are absolutely beautiful as highlighted here by @gregcosell
— ourSF49ers (@OSf49ers) October 5, 2019
October 5, 2019 at 12:32 pm in reply to: around the league (+ some college) tweets… 9/23 thru ? #106241znModeratorKICK VONTAZE BURFICT OUT FOREVER!!! pic.twitter.com/91IQghasuf
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) September 29, 2019
znModeratorFinal thought on Seattle.
If your eyes told you that was…Goffâs best performance: it was
Whitâs best game: it was
Noteboomâs best showing: yes
Allenâs: close (Week 2)
Blytheâs: close (Week 1)
Havensteinâs: yep
Everettâs: by a mile
Higbeeâs: far & away*using 2019 PFF grades
— J.B. Long (@JB_Long) October 5, 2019
znModeratorER’s right, W. That’s not “scholarly,” it’s the product of a dedicated right-wing think tank.
znModeratorThis might be the sickest play Iâve ever seen by a DL. To sit off the snap, spill the puller, then stop & change directions to make a tackle for loss is something humans arenât supposed to be able to do. https://t.co/MIVA3ZFbGV
— Erik Beimfohr (@erikbeimfohr) October 4, 2019
znModeratorfrom PFF ReFocused: Seattle Seahawks 30, Los Angeles Rams 29
https://www.pff.com/news/pro-nfl-week-5-pff-refocused-seattle-seahawks-30-los-angeles-rams-29
LOS ANGELES RAMS
Jared Goff was mostly on target outside of a few dangerous throws. Despite being under pressure for a good part of the night, he still managed to deliver some darts and did a good job moving the Ramsâ offense down the field and would have had a game-winning drive if not for a missed field goal by Greg Zuerlein.
Todd Gurley finally got on track in the first half with a number of agile runs where he made tacklers miss and rumbled his way to a number of first downs and a couple of touchdowns before being shut down in the second half when the Rams decided to go pass-heavy.
Aaron Donald didnât log a sack on the night, but he was still a factor as a pass-rusher and against the run. Donald pressured Wilson repeatedly when he rushed the passer. In the first quarter, the Seahawks ran a trap play hoping to catch Donald out of position to make a stop, but he beat the trap block with quickness and made a tackle for loss.
Clay Matthews sacked Wilson on a stunt in the third quarter. Marcus Peters broke up the crossing route that Wilson was trying to complete to Metcalf four a fourth-quarter two-point conversion.
Rookie Takeaways
Undrafted free agent linebacker Troy Reeder really struggled in this one. He was a liability in coverage and failed to add much above expectation in run defense across more than 50 defensive snaps.
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