I did not know that.

That is interesting, and certainly a reason to question the appropriateness of the Star-Spangled Banner as national anthem.

Of course, that isn’t what CK was protesting.

Most of the debate surrounding his sitting seems to be centered on whether it was “appropriate” or “effective.” I am not seeing much on the issue he was protesting. And although I haven’t tracked many comments on this either on the radio or online, there has been a predictable “How dare he slight the military men and women who risk and sacrifice their lives to protect his freedom?” as if the flag is a primarily a military symbol. I think THAT perspective is one worth questioning in itself.

The fact is that the flag is used primarily to shut people up in this country.

And QB Dylan Thompson. Whom I never even heard of.

Rams QB Dylan Thompson announced Sunday night that he has been waived by the team, as they work to get down to 75 players by Tuesday’s deadline.

I was released today by the Rams. Another part of the journey and looking forward to the next stop God has for us!
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Thompson, 24, wound up signing on with the 49ers as an undrafted free agent out of South Carolina last year. He was unable to make the 53-man roster, but was later signed to the 49ers practice squad.

San Franscico elected to promote him to their active roster towards the end of the season, but he was unfortunately released shortly after this year’s draft. The Rams later signed him to a contract in June.

Thompson has yet to appear in an NFL game.

wv wrote:

Well I’ve been waiting for the first QB to fall.

Winter is coming.

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You know who’s next?

Tom Brady.

Only the Pats will conceal the injury because they won’t want his suspension deferred, and we will get another Patriots scandal.

nittany ram wrote:

Billy_T wrote:

Why would modern humans mate with Neanderthals?

Bigger brains. Neanderthals apparently had bigger brains and were stronger physically.

Home Sapiens won the war. But it’s kinda like VHS versus Betamax. The latter should have.

Neanderthals were certainly more powerful than modern humans but it’s doubtful that their larger brains made them more intelligent. One study found that more of the Neanderthal’s brain was devoted to vision and body control than ours and less was geared towards cognition and social interaction. This would make sense given the way they hunted. Neanderthal’s didn’t kill from a distance like modern humans. Their spears were designed for stabbing not throwing. Therefore, a Neandethal had to get within a couple meters of his prey. Vision and body control would have come in handy when you’re only a few feet from an angry bison with nothing but a spear for protection. They must have been incredibly athletic to avoid getting trampled or gored every time they hunted but they must have taken a beating nonetheless. Many of their bones show evidence of healed fractures. They lived a tough life.

So… a bunch of linebackers, basically.

Doesn’t it happen in bars around the country every night?

I’d give Keenum about 10-15 snaps which could be 1-3 series, depending.

Goff I’d give around 25 – 30, switching from 1s to 2s throughout, and the rest to Mannion.

nittany ram wrote:

Zooey wrote:

I’m betting he did. It’s just nobody was comparing anybody to Montana yet.

Wrong. It was widely reported that during week three of his first training camp Montana looked like George Blanda during week two of his 25th training camp.

That is utter nonsense.

Montana never kicked an extra point in his life.

nittany ram wrote:

And I’m betting Montana didn’t look like Montana 3 weeks into his first NFL camp either.

I’m betting he did. It’s just nobody was comparing anybody to Montana yet.

Wow. And what is he, 23? That isn’t good. Boy, he didn’t even play all that much, and I don’t remember him ever getting dinged on the field. Football players are just too big and fast.

Sounds like an injury settlement, and it’s over for Tre.

Good news for me, not so good for Quick.

I got Britt, Austin, Cooper, Marquez, and Spruce.

Don’t know if they are carrying Six.

I agree on Goff. He has the physical tools, and the mentality, as far as I can tell. But he is a boy. I think when he starts to grow whiskers, he could be a good one. My concern at this point is that they start him too soon, and he gets mentally damaged – loses confidence. Let’s hope Weinke is a good psychologist.

I am also in the School of Not Caring whether it’s Keenum or Goff this year. I was perfectly content to go with Keenum and Mannion this year, and spend the #1 on a WR. Keenum is not a Pro Bowl guy, but he is steady and reliable. He doesn’t make bonehead mistakes. Like someone said, he knows who he is, and he plays with that knowledge. So I woulda been fine without Goff. But there are signs in that green, green boy that he can play the game.

I thought it was a good sign that the second TD drive (10 plays, 79 yards) was executed without Gurley on the field, and without Tavon touching the ball even once.

I like what I see of Cooper. He looks like another Little Engine that Could.

Speaking of which…no Spruce sighting last night. I was a bit surprised by that, and also by the lack of time for Green and Mannion. On the QBs, they may have been compensating for the Cowboys game when Goff didn’t get the time they wanted for him, and Mannion got more, but why didn’t we see Spruce or Green? Maybe Spruce was there, and Goff never targeted him. I dunno.

Brian Quick. I’m not sure when the sand runs out in that glass, but the guy better start catching the ball soon. Not every throw to him is going to be perfect, but sometimes you just gotta go Malcolm Brown on the throw, and catch it. I would think we are approaching Now or Never with Quick.

Hope Westbrooks and Marquez are okay. Neither one looked very good. Marquez let out one of those yells that is usually bad news.

bnw wrote:

Yet the GOP controls congress. Far from dead. Look at the impending breakup of the democrat party in the near future.

This is what I keep saying.

The gerrymandered districts will keep the Republicans in control of congress, of a lot of state governments, and won’t lose the Senate by much if they lose it at all. They will survive this storm.