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I have not seen this mentioned.
The Poopeaters have fired their OC since he could not make Hurts good enough this year.
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/eagles-move-from-offensive-coordinator-kevin-patullo-after-uneven-season-coach-nick-sirianni-says
Just saw that this morning. Interesting.
Interesting way of putting it. Sean McCoy said Hurts isn’t capable of running a complex NFL offense. I’ve posted some stuff trying to show how an NFL QB has to see a lot and process a lot in a few tenths of a second and then be able to accurately deliver the ball. There are many plays where that processing can be significantly reduced, but it cuts about 2/3 of the passing offense out of the playbook.
Dammit! I predicted Addison getting into more trouble here last week. Shoulda put some $$ down on it.
In my world ‘putting money on it’ would guarantee that it did not happen.
Maybe that is what you should have done?
I think he’s improving.
He went from vehicle violations to trespassing.
Give him break.
Dems are so desperate to maintain their illegal voting base, they’ll amend our laws to to allow them to defraud us, and remain here…
But it’s their culture so it’s ok.
We had a ‘Nigerian’ at the prison that used that line about yelling at people.
‘My culture is to raise our voices so it is ok for us to do it, but it is not ok for you because that equals ‘yelling’ at someone.
So much BS.
Yeah, that cold weather stuff gets old… when you get old…
Indoor stadiums are warm.
This is both funny and sad…
Well they obviously got their education at a ‘Learing Center’.
Laughing…
Who axed you?
And now we have the Steelers looking for a new coach…
This seems crazy.
Were not Tomlin and Harbaugh the two longest serving coaches on their teams in the NFL??
It would be even crazier if Tomlin and Harbaugh replaced each other.
Yes, and it would be, but doubt that happens.
Tomlin to Baltimore and Harbaugh to Vegas would be pretty fun.
Andy Reid is now the longest tenured coach in the NFL.
B Flo to steelers. They started the Rodney rule I think too much pressure not to replace with minority hire. Ravens feel like natural fit for him though
Remember a few months when Trump/USA loaned $2.5 Billion to Argentina and the Left/Dims threw a fit. Called it corrupt and lots of stupid things, saying stupid things are what they seem to be best at.
Well guess what? The Argentinaians have already paid the loan off. Has anyone heard anything about that on fake news??
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-12/argentina-used-multilateral-funds-to-repay-2-5-billion-us-swap
Yeah.. this is just one more example of TDS. We are constantly bombarded with all sorts of lies and negative proclamations about Trump by the media and politicians. They’re never right.
There is a growing argument for Flores coming back to Minn.
‘He was already the head coach of the Miami Dolphins. The New York Giants are one of four teams named in his ongoing discrimination lawsuit against the NFL. He took himself out of consideration for the Arizona Cardinals’ job when it was last open, so it’s unlikely he’ll get an interview request there.
So that leaves the Atlanta Falcons, Cleveland Browns, Tennessee Titans, Ravens, and Raiders as the possibilities for Flores to get a head coaching job this year.
The first three are growing very unlikely, given how they’ve all already tapped several candidates for first interviews. And Las Vegas has yet to request an interview, despite a long list of candidates they have asked to talk to.
https://thevikingage.com/brian-flores-situation-might-decided-minnesota-vikings-fans-will-love
It is beginning already.
The Douche to the Vikings trash refuses to die.
https://dairylandexpress.com/packers-should-be-preparing-for-aaron-rodgers-shakeup-in-nfc-north-01kevzx0tvg1
Just wait until May and June.
Sources will say Rodgers to Vikings is a done deal.
Is it that dumbass Rossini?
Dems are totally and wholly incapable of this… admit it. They have no business running our country. They’re social justice activists who run on emotions not competence. They can’t run shit.
That’s awesome! I assume that’s a F-150 plant (Ford exec said it was their highest selling product). I love my ’21 F-150, only it’s not my daily driver because the Screw cab and long bed make it a beast to park.
Yes F-150s.
Truer words were never said.
If Mike Tomlin leaves PIT and can be talked into another HC position, would you stand with KOC or bring him in for an interview?
Stand with KOC.
KOC has another year to show me some things. He’s been successful here IMO as we have had winning seasons under him. If Cousins Achilles hadn’t ruptured in 2023 I think we could have gone a long way in the playoffs.
If we can retain Flores, and the defense is as good next year as it was this year, then KOC must show me he can put an offense together that is consistently strong in our games. I know in the NFL that being really good in every single game is almost impossible. We need consistency and competency though. I want to see that this coming year with KOC.
No way. Under Tomlin Steelers seemed to be locked into some time warp playing 1970’s football year in year out.
Interesting that in 19 years he never had a losing season.
But no, I’d rather have Harbaugh.
I say stick with KOC for another year or two.
I do think he should stop calling plays and focus on being the head coach though….
You are WRONG sir!!!
Weird how every team now publishes who they have interviewed.
Couple old buddies texted me that they’re in town. Wanted to meet for dinner, but the place they texted to me (Shells Seafood in Tampa) is out of business. Texted them back, but they’re in meetings till 5 p.m.
I’m going out to dinner tonight, just don’t know where yet.
One of our favorite places in SoCal closed, Marie Callander’s.
I still get e-mail coupons and specials sent to me monthly. The funniest part is the e-mail states that the only place the coupon could be used is the restaurant that closed.
They have one ‘limited service’ place located near us, we have been once to check it out. Not the same at all.
Laughing… that’s crazy. There are two other locations, one in St Petersburgh, and one in Brandon, that I think are still open but the Tampa restaurant closed down a while back. It was a great place too. Very popular. Wonder what happened.
I have learned that the more I like a place the more often I should frequent it.
That way if it closes at least I won’t feel guilty about it. Plus it is infinitesimally less likely to closes.
Well several long standing places in Tampa have closed over the years, including a restaurant that had been in business for 93 years. Times change.
RIB Scott Adams.
He was the creator of the Dilbert comic strip and morphed into a political commentator of events and politics.
Greg Gutfeld often referenced him and his ideas on his show and ‘The Five’.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Adams
RIP… great comic strip…
This true?
‘You can’t fix stupid’.
Maybe it will lower his contract expectations enough to make it worth keeping him around. It sure as hell is going to hurt his trade value.
Yep. Multiple sources including NBC Sports, Fox9, and the Star Tribune confirm Jordan Addison was arrested in Tampa for misdemeanor trespassing and released on $500 bond. I think he was drunk, and refused to leave the Casino.
Announced today: annual core inflation of 2.6% is the lowest since 2021
It is disturbing that Jerome Powell and the Fed can negatively affect the economy based on politics like they are, and there is no way to stop them. They are in a word, untouchable, and so they can cost us Billions and Billions of dollars by keeping interest rates high. Despicable and insidious. Evil even.
The Fed in many ways is like Federal Judges. They are both suppose to be independent agencies so they can act and do their job without political interference and bias. “Suppose” here is a key word as it has all become so political.
What is needed is a reasonable method for accountability.
Yes, but I guess the construct financially is the Fed is the equivalent of the Supreme Court. The highest order of the land for the economy. There is no one that they have to account to. No higher level of authority. It’s a legal conundrum really. We want an independent non-partisan Fed, but there is no way to actually assure that.
Ideal inflation rate is around 2%, so they have a little work to do with that. Also the price of gold is staggering, we will know that faith in the dollar is improving when the price of gold comes down. By selling Venezuelan oil in US dollars, we are using petrodollars to improve the confidence in the USD, which is currently low (hence the relationship with gold).
Agree, and this administration is the first one in my memory really taking action on our “prosperity”. Politicians by default tax and spend like drunken sailors, and have all my life. Trump is working hard to increase revenue, while decreasing expenditures. We’re seeing clearly now how rampant fraud is within our Government, and how trillions of dollars have been stolen from us over the last 10 years.
One issue is that the Fed is historically very conservative. Basically, they go out of the way to “cause no harm”. Trump is the exact opposite. When he has a goal, he charges forward “damn the torpedoes!’ to try to accomplish his goals.
Like the Dems & Reps., if the two would meet in the middle and look for common ground, we, the common people, would be better off
Oh, and FTP
I find Trump to be practical, pragmatic, prudent, and smart when it comes to the economy. His perspectives and policies make sense. The left hates Trump so much they want everyone to believe their ridiculous financial and economic positions. Even after Trump has proven them all wrong. Remember how we were advised that Trump’s tariff’s would make everything more expensive, and in fact drive us into a recession? Even the next depression? Yeah… I never bought into that BS. His work to make our international trade be fair has worked to our economic advantage. Sick of folks telling me to “meet in the middle”. No. We have to be honest here. The left is wrong about everything, and “meeting in the middle” is stupid.
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Thanks for the new thread Brad.
And as always FTP!!
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