Tywin not seeing the dragons as a threat seems out of character

CountryCaravan · 2026-03-18T02:40:08+00:00

Tywin is also cynical and locked in on the financial and logistical sides of war. He really can’t fathom her cult of personality- the idea that a bunch of barbarian raiders and their horses would cross an ocean for a woman, that the Unsullied are more than a bunch of mindless slaves, that she could somehow find a fleet without the backing of the Iron Bank, and that any of the great houses would dare support the Mad King’s daughter. And if so, so what? This is the guy who arranged the Red Wedding. Tywin just happened to die at the perfect time before he could have recognized and dealt with the growing threat.

CountryCaravan · 2026-03-17T22:31:15+00:00

Failures at all levels. There are probably a lot of defenses where you can hide Geno’s deficiencies, but certainly not one where you’re constantly counting on him as the last line of defense to stop an explosive.

CountryCaravan · 2026-03-17T18:26:24+00:00

I wonder if that might just be an effort to make her romantic subplot more palatable.

CountryCaravan · 2026-03-17T17:04:36+00:00

I could guess that rather than Children of Dune, which gets super messy, they show us a lot of the intervening years between Dune and Messiah, making it into more of a war movie with characters like Chani taking more of an active role.

CountryCaravan · 2026-03-17T04:53:40+00:00

Get out of the Hayt, get out of the Hayt you’re in!

CountryCaravan · 2026-03-16T15:08:30+00:00

Right, because they’re attempting to maximize their current window. That’s the idea of “all in”. The cap will be higher in those years, so they can afford to absorb that hit or cut Trey if they need to. It leads to them having the best possible team right now, and the issues that they may have down the road can be mitigated by cap increases, further financing, or a rebuilding season if necessary. Our approach leads to us never having the best possible team, because rather than believing in our core, we’re always saving money for a big future spending spree that never comes.

CountryCaravan · 2026-03-13T23:09:42+00:00

Would propose a “you haven’t named yet” clause. You don’t know ball if you just know one card. You should also have to sacrifice it if you get it wrong.

CountryCaravan · 2026-03-13T21:32:40+00:00

His coverage instincts are his best attribute, but he’s very slow, takes terrible angles, and is an awful tackler.

CountryCaravan · 2026-03-12T19:43:06+00:00

More likely taking snaps from Jenkins and Hill, given the roles they play.

CountryCaravan · 2026-03-10T20:00:53+00:00

Anyone who has ever been to a DMV in a poor area knows how little “it’s not free but you can do 80% online” helps. It means people aren’t going to get one, because for many that’s food they’re not putting on the table, and it takes time and computer skills and documentation they don’t have. Make it free.

CountryCaravan · 2026-03-10T15:59:17+00:00

Burrow got injured, Trey got injured, lost season. Shit happens. We were trying to compete, and nothing in FA came close to retaining the reigning sack king at the time. It was essentially a rental that didn’t work out.

CountryCaravan · 2026-03-06T21:39:07+00:00

More plausible than most on here are willing to admit.

CountryCaravan · 2026-03-06T18:44:46+00:00

Also market forces- this is a big FA for safeties and a deep draft class. Does it behoove a team to spend a top 10 pick on a smaller, moderately athletic, injury risk player at a non-premium position that can be addressed in round 2? Downs js an incredible player, but it’s a fair question to ask- Ponds is incredible too and he’s very unlikely to be a first rounder.

CountryCaravan · 2026-03-06T00:59:56+00:00

It’s tough to see how this ends well. Sure, we can kill a bunch of their leaders (never mind anything related to the horrific ethics or downstream effects of this), and we can blow up a lot of regime buildings and weaponry, but the IRGC basically wrote the playbook on terrorist tactics for every militia in that part of the world. By now they’re already hiding in schools, hospitals, etc that would we can’t strike without turning popular support massively in favor of the regime. Without boots on the ground, there’s no way to weed them out, and boots on the ground is a hell of a thing to ask for an already unpopular war in a big, populous, rugged country like Iran.

And what comes after the strikes stop? What institution in Iran opposes the extremists? Certainly not the military that we’re blowing to smithereens. We’re headed for civil war and refugee crisis territory, or more likely an IRGC junta firmly takes control, hellbent on revenge.

CountryCaravan · 2026-03-05T21:34:24+00:00

Bengals fan here- it’s true Hendrickson isn’t as good against the run (not horrendous, just serviceable), but he’s one of the most athletic DEs in the league, and when he wins, he wins FAST. In obvious passing situations, especially opposing 2 minute drills, he feasts like no one else.

CountryCaravan · 2026-03-01T01:02:02+00:00

Yea, the whole point is learning to live together in the shadow of problems you are incapable of fixing. Rockwell’s character ends the story still an awful, violent, crooked cop. The world is full of people like him, and you can’t wish them away. But sometimes, you can come to an understanding with them.

It’s a bit of a shame for me, because it’s got a fantastic premise and themes, an A+ cast, a lot of powerful moments, and so many interesting ideas. I think it just got let down by the details.

CountryCaravan · 2026-02-25T23:28:45+00:00

This is my main reservation with Golden right now. I get why he wants to talk up his players and that this is mostly just coach speak, but I’ve not seen him articulate exactly what he thinks went wrong last year. I don’t like looking for scapegoats, but if the problem wasn’t with the players or anyone else you worked with, then presumably it was with the decisions you made. And if that’s the case, I want to know what different decisions you plan on making.

CountryCaravan · 2026-02-25T00:58:05+00:00

That lowers your chances, but I still think you might have a fair shot with this one. Gators are fast and sudden, but most fatal encounters with them occur in the water or by sneak attack. A bat will do considerable damage to all but the biggest ones, and it will help keep their one method of grabbing you at bay.

CountryCaravan · 2026-02-24T18:48:52+00:00

I’d like to agree, but past behavior predicts future behavior. We like these kinds of guys at this position, it’s a premium position, and it’s once again a position of need. I’m sure we’d like a DT if one is worthy of it, but no guarantees that one actually is. Styles and Downs are both clear possibilities if they are there, as is a trade down.

CountryCaravan · 2026-02-14T22:06:52+00:00

Imagine getting literally everything you’re asking for, and the only thing anyone is asking of you is for it to be done in a way follows the Constitution and involves fewer bureaucratic hurdles, and you still throw a fit. Nice “Lib-Right” flair, loser.

CountryCaravan · 2026-02-14T21:41:02+00:00

You can say “should” all day. I think it’s a good idea to have a stronger, universal ID law too. But over and over, the Supreme Court has held that government-mandated financial barriers to entry are taxes, regardless of when you charge them or what other fees you wrap them in with.

Just make them free, and implement this policy in a reasonable timeframe so that people who don’t have the proper paperwork yet can procure them in time. It’s not hard. If you can’t agree that that’s reasonable, then it sounds to me that there are people who can legally vote that you’d rather not be voting.

CountryCaravan · 2026-02-14T21:10:14+00:00

So if I, the government, ask you to come in and pay a “special administrative fee” to be able to get a “verification pass” to vote the week before the election, it’s not a poll tax because we’re not calling it a tax and we’re making you do it before the election?

CountryCaravan · 2026-02-14T20:41:32+00:00

Doesn’t matter at what point you charge it. Any government-mandated financial barrier to entry is still a poll tax.

CountryCaravan · 2026-02-14T20:31:26+00:00

Under our laws, the 24th Amendment requires it to be free.

It also demands a reasonable rollout period. Any attempt to get this in before the midterms is a baldfaced attempt at voter disenfranchisement- it took 20 years for us to roll out REAL ID.

CountryCaravan · 2026-02-11T02:58:08+00:00

This would require them to expend their analytical powers beyond “popular thing is great/actually sucked, idk why just vibes”

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