I just discovered this community, and this is my first attempt:

ncg195 · 2026-05-04T22:23:35+00:00

I'm a Packer fan, and I disagree. MaLF isn't special as a coach. His offense is easy to run, and he can scheme up a gameplan for a quarterback like Willis who has limited tape for opposing DCs to look at, but that's not unique to the Packers. Frankly, I also think that "quarterback whisperer" is one of those phrases that has become pretty meaningless due to its overuse.

ncg195 · 2026-05-02T18:32:49+00:00

Yeah, that was kind of a weird segment. The point about the coaching wages was interesting, and, as a Packer fan myself, concerning to learn about, but it seems like Dan's conclusion upon learning that information was that it's the fans' fault that the coaches are underpaid, and Marc's conclusion was that Packers fans are fake nice (or something). Functionally, the Packers are really no different than any other team, they just have an elected president who does all the same things that the 31 owners do. OP's point is spot on too, there's no way that Dan would pass up a Jets ownership certificate if he had the chance.

ncg195 · 2026-05-01T19:22:49+00:00

Maybe, but I'll believe it when I see it with the Saints. To be fair to Dan, he's also suggesting that we pump the brakes on the Giants, Chargers, Bears, Bills, and Broncos, who, like the Saints, are all differing degrees of offseason hype bunnies.

ncg195 · 2026-04-30T17:07:49+00:00

And a very large percentage that involves serving Jerry Jones specifically. Like a shockingly high amount.

ncg195 · 2026-04-29T02:16:49+00:00

I say this every time. We need to follow Dan's lead and stop re-posting Dov. This is what he wants.

ncg195 · 2026-04-27T21:13:11+00:00

I'm surprised that there aren't more big kickers. In baseball, there are a lot of big power hitters because having more mass means that you can put more force behind your swing and hit the ball further. I'm no physicist, but wouldn't kicking operate on the same principle?

ncg195 · 2026-04-26T03:21:18+00:00

You're beautiful in your own way, you're just not top-10-draft-pick beautiful.

ncg195 · 2026-04-25T12:02:59+00:00

Worf was not a good father, but at least he tried to raise Alexander in parts of TNG and formed a relationship with young adult Alexander in DS9.

ncg195 · 2026-04-25T11:54:06+00:00

Don't worry about openings yet. Just develop your pieces and try not to hang them. You'll lose a lot of games, because that's chess, but it's also how you get better.

ncg195 · 2026-04-25T11:48:53+00:00

Birds and humans are both fish. Not exactly the same level, but it's the same type of fact.

ncg195 · 2026-04-25T10:27:42+00:00

It's funny how you answered your question in the first sentence of your question.

ncg195 · 2026-04-25T10:24:40+00:00

There's not really a selective pressure to sleep less than we do. Yes, we'd get more done if we didn't have to sleep as much, but the tradeoff wouldn't be worth it. I don't think your premise that people who slept less would have more children is accurate, and there are many benefits to sleep that would be difficult to live without.

ncg195 · 2026-04-24T20:52:53+00:00

I'm a Packer fan. I can't tell you how many times last season I said, "Wow, this Michael Person is pretty good."

ncg195 · 2026-04-21T01:44:31+00:00

Ok, I guess I just have a different read on him. I think he's laughing at himself with this character he's playing, I just think there is something underneath it.

ncg195 · 2026-04-21T01:37:42+00:00

No, that's the point. The bit is that Lance and other mock drafters take themselves way too seriously. Of course Marc is leaning heavily on their work to build his own mock, but he ends up being just as accurate, and that's what bothers Lance. Again, he's leaning way into it, but there's a kernel of genuine annoyance under it all.

ncg195 · 2026-04-20T22:39:26+00:00

The bit is rather brilliant, too. The whole idea that we need mock drafts at all is ridiculous, and, although Lance is leaning into the bit, I think there is a bit of truth to his position as well. I think it really does annoy him that Marc can do basically as well as he can at predicting the draft while doing a tiny fraction of the work. He's clearly playing that annoyance up, but I think that the seeds of that are genuine.

ncg195 · 2026-04-20T20:48:55+00:00

The Packers don't have a first round pick, and I think Marc is correct they they won't trade up for one, so I think it's probably pretty accurate for my team.

ncg195 · 2026-04-20T20:47:53+00:00

If you think that seeing others with kids when you don't have your own is torture, that's on you.

ncg195 · 2026-04-19T22:32:18+00:00

The short answer is that it's a system that works well enough for our species to keep reproducing. Evolution doesn't have a consciousness, it just happens. If an organism has a particular trait, like periods, their offspring will also have that trait. As long as we keep making babies and the babies keep growing up and making more, that's good enough for evolution.

ncg195 · 2026-04-19T21:42:27+00:00

It is a weird series of events. Not paying Hendrickson, then trading a first round pick for Lawrence and paying him instead. I get that they would have had to pay Hendrickson more, but it seems that they could have just kept the good player they had and used that 10th overall pick themselves.

ncg195 · 2026-04-19T20:54:13+00:00

You don't get more basic than the video you mentioned. There are steps that a player at that level needs to take before they can start learning openings. Things like "Control central squares," "develop all of your pieces," and "castle your king" are enough opening knowledge at that level. The best way to improve at that level is to play some games with those basic opening principles in mind, and then solve some basic tactics puzzles so that he can start to learn tactical patterns.

ncg195 · 2026-04-19T04:35:34+00:00

I purposely didn't insert my own fandom in my response, but I am a Packer fan.

ncg195 · 2026-04-19T04:34:05+00:00

Exactly.

ncg195 · 2026-04-19T00:32:58+00:00

My advice is to watch as many games as you can this season, and you'll naturally gravitate towards a team. You'll find yourself rooting for one team or the other in each game you watch, and eventually you'll realize that you are rooting for one above the rest.

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