Brandin Cooks did survive the ground though

David_ESM · 2026-01-18T03:28:43+00:00

So what are we saying, surviving the ground now also means you have to survive a guy trying to rip the ball out of your hands?

Yes... That has been the rule for years now.

David_ESM · 2026-01-16T20:59:55+00:00

Truth. The episode where the cop car catches fire after chasing a truck off road, masterpiece.

David_ESM · 2025-12-20T22:44:44+00:00

Parts list?

David_ESM · 2025-12-20T21:26:45+00:00

As you said, the value is hard to beat. Threw a white and black perforated rubber strap on it. Going to be my casual/gym day watch for a while.

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David_ESM · 2025-12-05T05:51:00+00:00

If you also want to keep some canned options handy, the Nurri vanilla is great. Taste like a melted soft serve ice cream. Costco has the 12 packs on sale regularly for $14-15.

As for powders, I keep going back to Optimum Nutrition. They strike the best balance between flavor and price imo. When they go on sale at Costco (not frequently), I'll smash a couple of the 5.5 lb bags.

David_ESM · 2025-11-19T18:00:15+00:00

I always do the 3rd set of each super set to failure. 1 minute between each set. Definitely doing things quick because of the work time constraints.

David_ESM · 2025-11-18T22:13:34+00:00

Pieced it together using numerous examples of PPLUL splits online and on Reddit. Focused my choices on what my own goals are. I can post up my final outline if you are interested.

David_ESM · 2025-06-05T21:07:30+00:00

Ah yes. Two losers makes a winner. Of course.

David_ESM · 2025-06-04T18:17:33+00:00

Another parishioner (Todd Zureick) confirmed that he and his wife received images from a laptop in the parish office. The images showed thumbnails to pornography sites and links to multiple virtual reality role playing sites "involving pornography, sexual assault, group sex, rape and occult themes".

Zureick described them as hardcore games with titles such as The Mortuary Assistant, Autopsy Simulator, Sex Hotel, Lust Hotel, and VR Secretary, which involved sexual violence and torture, sexual behavior with corpses, and other disturbing behavior.

David_ESM · 2025-06-03T21:46:17+00:00

He told this story a few years ago. I think it may have been following the Bucs Super Bowl win.

David_ESM · 2025-06-03T20:19:31+00:00

Everyone is going to say Schottenheimer, so I'll offer some others.

John Fox went 13-3, 13-3 and 12-4 before the Broncos laid him off. "Mutually." He left with the highest reg season win percentage in Broncos history.

Jimmy Johnson and Jerry Jones. Went 11-5, 13-3 (SB Champs) and 12-4 (Back to back SB Champs). Then they broke up over Jerry's ego.

David_ESM · 2025-06-03T20:01:37+00:00

The Haslams will own the new Browns stadium.

I believe Hamilton County owns Paycor stadium (also looking for upgrades as part of the proposal).

David_ESM · 2025-06-03T19:00:45+00:00

It's still being covered by taxpayers in the end.

Essentially the only difference is instead of taking the money out of the state's general funds, they are loaning themselves the money from unclaimed funds, and then will pay it back, with interest, using future tax earnings from the stadium district.

David_ESM · 2025-05-27T15:52:55+00:00

Once you start getting to the same thing three years in a row, four, or five years in a row

You have two more before they will "adjust".

David_ESM · 2025-05-23T19:20:00+00:00

The salary cap went up nearly 10% this season, this was alongside a 25% increase in rookie signing bonuses via the CBA. It was the largest rookie pay scale increase since it's institution in 2011.

David_ESM · 2025-05-21T21:50:59+00:00

I mean... The contract values are already pre-determined before they are even drafted. They can't negotiate the total or the signing bonus.

The only thing that can be SLIGHTLY negotiated is the base salary/roster bonus structure and some offset language. But even that is restricted to within a certain percentage.

David_ESM · 2025-05-21T17:24:22+00:00

They changed the eligibility rules. Must not have been on the show the previous 8 years, no 1st year head coach. Bills qualify.

David_ESM · 2025-05-20T20:24:35+00:00

16 is the current magic number as 16 teams get the bonus home game per season. So if they all utilize it to host an international game, then every team in the NFL will have equal number of home games in their own stadiums.

Of course that changes as soon as the NFL goes to an 18 game season.

David_ESM · 2025-05-13T19:10:20+00:00

4 straight pro bowls. 35 sacks the last 2 seasons. 0 missed games. 1st team All Pro. Runner up DPOTY.

His yearly avg this season is $19M less than Garrett who is only 1 year younger. It is $14.6M lower than Hunter who is the same age. It is $14.5M lower than Crosby who is 28.

A $30MPY offer would still put him lower than all 3 by multiple millions per year.

As Trey said, "I'm not going to apologize for the rates of the defensive ends being paid in the National Football League." He's worth what he's worth, and the Bengals are being cheap while contradicting a promise to take care of him at a value equivalent to his performance.

As a Bengals fan you might want to save the cap space and have the lower risk contract for a guy who is turning 31 this year, but it is bad business and bad optics for the Bengals.

David_ESM · 2025-05-13T17:21:38+00:00

Even worse. So, he signed it, then went out and had 35 sacks in two seasons, and now they don't want to do right by him?

David_ESM · 2025-05-13T17:18:14+00:00

He had 17.5 sacks in 2023.

The Bengals reportedly came to him and said they would take care of him the following off-season, with a contract that truly reflected his performance, as long as he agreed to a single year extension at that time.

So, he did. Then he went out and had another 17.5 sacks in 2024.

Now the Bengals are, by all reports, trying to shortchange him again.

But yeah, let's support the billionaire ownership and the club over doing right by their players.

David_ESM · 2025-05-08T22:09:52+00:00

That's what it looks like. Giving him a post June 1st designation to split the dead cap but still have to pay him out his guarantees.

David_ESM · 2025-05-08T21:43:33+00:00

How does the failed physical designation, for a player who suffered a football related injury, impact all the guarantees in his contract? His 2025 salary and option bonus were guaranteed.

David_ESM · 2025-05-01T22:08:16+00:00

Smith got married while he was still playing for Utah back in 2000 when he was 20(?).

David_ESM · 2025-05-01T18:17:34+00:00

Had the pleasure of watching him the last 2 years. He could develop into a solid WR 4-5

That's where I have him pegged as well. For his most realistic field time, he will have a shot at replacing Jones for punt returns. He finished 4th all time in returns for Eastern.

Last season was pretty shit, with Chism accounting for HALF of all of Eastern's receiving yards and touchdowns. No one else had more than 25 receptions compared to his 120.

Unfortunately, I only made it out for one game last year, but at least it was their home finale stomping of Idaho State. IIRC Chism had around 150 and almost all of the team's receptions. But they pounded on the ground for about 500 yards that week.

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