Don’t know what to do with this. It doesn’t seem to merit its own thread, and I’m not entirely sure that I found this on my own, or if someone else already posted this. Delete it if it’s redundant.

But here is Les Snead on AD coming out of retirement. The entire interview was interesting to me, but I’ve cued this up at the AD comment.

Thread of photographers who patiently waited to capture the shot of a lifetime

https://x.com/JamesLucasIT/status/1799856071609049548

I saw somewhere yesterday that, since Sandy Hook, the US has averaged one school shooting every week.

zn wrote:

The longest Thanksgiving drought in the NFL continues, as the Rams head to Detroit to open the season on Sunday Night Football rather than on November 28, as some had hoped.

I looked this up, and it’s mostly true. The Rams last played on Thanksgiving in 1975. The second longest drought is Cleveland which last played in 1989. Tied for third are the Chiefs and Bucs who both played last in 2006. Every other team has played since then. Except for one. The Jaguars have NEVER played on Thanksgiving.

✈️ How many miles will your favorite #NFL team travel this season?@billsperos breaks down the numbers:

👉 https://t.co/ppSs1Vftd8 pic.twitter.com/jsmJCo95np

— Bookies.com (@bookies) May 15, 2024

I thought the Nuggets were losing to somebody.

I’m for whoever is playing against Boston.

I’m a fair weather fan outside of football. The Rams are the only team I follow come Hell or high water.

At a very young age, I consolidated all my fandom in LA once I realized the Dodgers and Rams were both Los Angeles teams. So I just chose to be a Lakers and Kings fan in the other sports.

All of which is a roundabout way of saying I’m not watching the NBA or the NHL this year. I like both sports, but I just have other stuff to do in my life that outbids for my attention.

So I dunno about the Knicks. But I don’t think it’s a conspiracy to throttle conversations about injuries. I just think that most national sports yakkers just have no idea what they’re talking about. I will bet that whoever has the job of reporting on the Knicks says that injuries are a big factor, though probably not as well as Jourdan would say it if she was covering the Knicks.

InvaderRam wrote:

well that’s good to know. i like curl. i don’t think he’s talked about enough. or maybe the other teams know something the rams don’t. i choose to believe the rams outsmarted everyone else unless the actual games show differently. i like white. it’s a gamble, but a smart one i think. and williams should be fine.   i’d still feel better if the rams brought jj back. maybe with trading skow they can do something. but if not i think lake should be fine too.

The Rams evidently think White’s floor is high enough that, combined with Williams and the rest of the squad, they did not take a single CB in 10 picks. That surprised me, but this group knows what it’s doing.

It is evident that defensive strategy has changed for the secondary. Gone are the days of 2 CBs, a slot, a FS and a SS. They are mixing up what they are doing, and the offense can’t tell pre-snap necessarily what those guys are going to do. I don’t know, but I think I’m going to tune in and see what happens this year. There is an awful lot to like, in spite of AD’s retirement.

Excellent job by Caitlin here.

Empire Managers Explain Why This New Protest Movement Scares Them

The US secretary of state and a Bilderberg surveillance tech oligarch have both made some very interesting admissions about the burgeoning protest movement against the US-backed slaughter in Gaza and the problems… pic.twitter.com/PD4pYB3cTy

— Caitlin Johnstone (@caitoz) May 9, 2024

This guy, with absolutely spot on answers. Genuinely surprised this even aired. pic.twitter.com/3TwDDLpkha

— missymarxist ☭ (@missymarxist) May 7, 2024

I wish you a speedy and complete recovery. I look forward to your thoughts on the draft.