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Heh. While I would like for the Packers to not have to face him in...week 5, is it?...if there's no solid proof, it's probably unwarranted, same as Deflategate. Our God Emperor Goodell may feel differently about the matter, however...
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Why didn't you just write out D.ick Tracy?
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my cast is off my hand, but the bruising is so bad it might as well not be. although it hurts less without the cast because now at least nothing's touching it, so that's good. where's a cleric when you need one, sheesh
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I'm sure the recent alleged DJ-beating incident didn't help his case any, although from the sounds of it, the DJ is refusing to press charges or even say that it was indeed EE (witnesses say it was him, though). Not sure if he'll get dinged for that, too. also, I'm not watching that trash show and recommend everyone to do the same,
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The reduced practice time is also part of why offensive line play have steadily gotten worse since the CBA was signed...in addition to college coaches not giving a crap about their players' futures and failing to teach them NFL skills. I guess it's not really their problem, but it definitely has become a problem for NFL teams and players...
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Not only that, but the one year that Cutler had him as his offensive coordinator was his best.
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The Bills actually ran a bit of a sort of read option offense this past season, and consequently had the best run game in the NFL by a bit. Makes sense, given that their QB, Tyrod, is still developing(?) and has limitations he needs to work through. The fact that other teams don't run it very much anymore may also help explain why defenses had difficulty defending it. https://profootballfocus.com/news/pro-the-unstoppable-option-run-schemes-of-the-buffalo-bills
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When the Seahawks were considering signing him, it was reported that he was "content with being a backup". Was he actually? Who knows: until you hear something directly from the the person in question, these random anonymous "sources" and speculation-disguised-as-reports don't mean a whole lot these days. Bleacher Report has a pretty bad reputation for doing the latter, too...
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The Dolphins must figure they have a pretty good shot at and in the playoffs this year. Not totally sure that I agree (even knowing that they went to the playoffs last year), but if they win a game (or two!) against the Patriots as a result, they've done their job in the regular season at least.
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Yeah, unlike the Diablo games, your character is just converted to non-hardcore. Takes away most of the fun...but so does insta-dying because of lag.
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This has been the case since goldbox RPGs. Aoyagi doesn't know the history CRPGs and injects modern politics where they are not needed. I grew up with D&D and CRPGs, and so while I can understand Aoyagi's point (because you generally assume that humans and other human-like races will presumably match the physical tendencies/limitations of humans in real life for the most part), it is also kind of just a given for me that both men and women are relative equals - at least the warrior/adventurer-types - in these sorts of games. It's interesting to envision how trying to get closer to the tendencies of reality would play out in terms of stats: women might get a decent penalty to STR (maybe something like -3 or -4 in D&D?) and a smaller one to CON (maybe -1 or -2?), but would get...hmm, women are supposed to mature faster than men, so maybe give them an extra starting feat (or the equivalent) or something like that? Or you can just continue to do the easier and more generally inoffensive thing and make it not change stats at all, like they do now. ...OR you could provide some kind of option like that that either sex could take: take some sort of stat penalty in order to get an extra feat or special ability, thereby providing a sort of option to emulate it (IF you want) while giving more character customization. That seems like the best choice to me (although perhaps it's a little too much for initial character creation), but what do I know? It's good to keep in mind that these are supposed to be FANTASY games (...and I don't mean in terms of genre): whether you're a man or a woman, whether you want to play *as* a man or a woman, it's supposed to be your character as you envision it. Is it really that big of a deal to provide the option for unrealistic character builds when everything about this is ridiculous and unrealistic to begin with?
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I remember getting to around level 40 in hardcore when I played, and instantly dying when there was 1-2 second lagspike just as I happened to run into a very fast champion (or whatever they call them in PoE) at that exact moment. That's when I realized that permadeath in MP is not for me.
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Its score has risen. It's been like, what, 24 hours, so it's not exactly a surprise it's been fluctuating given the short time frame...in fact, realistically, with the exception of knowing that it apparently(?) is suffering from crashing problems/bugs, I'm not sure what worth such early Steam reviews have anyways. Most of the top reviews (including the positives) are after like 2 hours of playing...isn't it supposed to be a long game? Feel like people are reviewing it just for the sake of being able to affect its score so early on...
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We are all Nazis on this blessed day.
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For Keyrock:
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I had surgery on my wrist and it'll be healing, near unusable, for the next few weeks. It's very annoying to do everything, including typing, one-handed. I also have to keep my hand elevated at all times (to help it drain, apparently) so I've been alternating between looking like a schoolchild with their hand constantly raised and a neo-Nazi. My entire hand (from the fingers to the knuckles to my palm and then wrist) are also quite painful, which I hope will fix itself eventually, otherwise this entire operation will have been completely pointless. (e): Also, technically, they did give me some vicodin for it, but I don't like using narcotics if I don't have to and have just been toughing it out with just a little ibuprofen once or twice a day instead. Mixed results with that so far, but I probably won't bother using it.
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I mean, in terms of the presidency, there's not much that can be done until we move on from first past the post. Even if a major third party did rise, it would just cannibalize the others and likely lead to Congress selecting the winner. For non-presidential elections, sure, third party candidates can work. For the presidency, we're in need of election reform before it becomes realistic, though. And quite frankly, hardly anyone seems to care about this issue, so things aren't likely to change anytime soon.
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Uh...plus the other ~3 months that you're missing, yes.
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Take Your Eyes Off the Ball by Pat Kirwan. ...Football offseason is too long.
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Wow, that image (and text) is horribly made. What were they thinking?
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Uh, well, whoever was worried about Scaramucci being too much of a "smooth operator"/talker (James?), I, uh, don't think you'll have to worry about that. That guy is a total nutcase with seemingly no filter.
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The waiver wire only applies to their first four years, too. After that, if they're cut, then they are a "street" free agent (or if their contract just expires, they're an "unrestricted" free agent - the two are different for the purposes of a few things, including compensatory picks). The NFL gets pretty good control on these guys' youth...
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Hey, don't do the crime if you can't do the time. ...On a side-note, the waiver system is weird. I understand the need for a draft - an attempt at parity - but I feel like after your original team gives up its rights on you, you should have the freedom to go where you want...
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He was claimed by the Jets.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/07/26/the-military-spends-five-times-as-much-on-viagra-as-it-would-on-transgender-troops-medical-care/ Man, that's just silly.