kungfoodude

That's part of why I said it would never work. Our "justice" system revolves around money and power. It would only work in an idealized justice system that actually functioned as we are conditioned/brainwashed as citizens to believe that it does. Also, the current system basically does allow high-profile sex offenders to be close to untouchable. Before the metoo stuff, it FOR SURE was the case. I am pretty doubtful that will completely change. Maybe in a fake liberal place like Hollywood it might but I don't think it will be the case in a lot of other areas where rich and powerful men hold almost all the cards. I am skeptical because the rich and powerful have always been favored in the "justice" system.

Yeah, and I have known a few that had been sexually assaulted, as well. Same as you, never knew a single one that reported it. That's actually pretty sad when you think about it but it does match what study after study show. These things go unreported far, far too often. As a man, it's really hard to understand that. I couldn't imagine not wanting someone like that to get what they deserve.

Yeah, I had a chick I was mildly dating a couple of years ago throw an accusation of being "raped" by a mutual friend. It was an event at his house(he is married with a kid and both of them were there at the time) with a lot of people around and no one saw anything like she described. It was quite the tale and wouldn't have gone unnoticed by everyone, plus it involved the dudes wife. After a little asking around, she had fabricated the entire event because she got drunk and started being sexually aggressive towards basically everyone there. This was her attempt to mask her poor behavior. The worst part is, sexual assault/harassment is a HUGE problem. The pieces of poo that throw these things out there do the maximum damage not to the people they are accusing but to actual victims of sexual assault. I feel that way about anyone who uses an accusation falsely. You ruin the credibility of real victims. And we all know that the "friends" or coworkers of these people know that. The same way dirty, crooked ass cops get defended by their POS coworkers keeping the "blue line." If you know someone throwing out ANY sort of false allegation that can ruin someone's reputation, career or LIFE, you are just ask guilty as those people who stay silent when they know of someone like a Harvey Weinstein or some of these other monsters that prey on people.

I had a drunk theory I pitched to some friends many moons ago that people that file false police reports or bring up false allegations that result in criminal charges should face the exact same penalty as the accused. I also thought this should apply to prosecutors and cops. It would never work but it would be the fairest of all systems.

Shhh....you are gonna draw out @SizzleBuzz to explain how watching that show made him understand how Tepper is wired and tell us about his spanking/baptism into the Appaloosa Management cult.

Just means they are prepping for a hold out.

Goddammit. Beat me to it.

Anything, you say? I am willing to take that bet.

I would be more inclined to believe this if it wasn't some nutcase lawyer claiming this. Likely just an ambulance chaser trying to score.

The improvements are likely to be fairly minimal. Almost all of that physical development will have already happened.

That kind of proves my point. It is something you have already built at the point you are a professional.

No, it's because that is somewhat fixed at the point of making it to the NFL. Having a strong arm isn't a product of simply "bulking up." It's a combination of a lot of factors(throwing motion, muscle strength, core strength, mechanics, leg strength, flexibility, throwing motion, etc, etc.). It's not just one thing. It isn't that you cannot get stronger but there is a certain point where you are going to max out your physical abilities and for the most part almost all the NFL guys are at or near the maximum of their arm strength abilities because that is something they have been working on and perfecting for YEARS. The bulk of a professional QB's time and energy is spent getting game edges. Film study, knowing the offense, knowing the defenses, etc. For younger guys you can certainly make improvements on basics(throwing motion, footwork, etc). Even some of the older guys continually perfect or work on that as they advance their careers.

I don't think we plan on using a FB much under this offense. It sucks because he was good as a FB but we don't use a FB much.

There are very few examples of wild spending in free agency paying off. The most obvious one was Tampa last season but that is definitely abnormal.

Eh, average or below average is debatable. I have certainly seen a few label his arm strength as below average. By below average, I don't think anyone is saying he has "bad" arm strength. Simply less than the average NFL QB. Arm strength is something that doesn't really seem to go up after a certain point, although you can improve it. It's a lot easier to improve accuracy because that is typically a mechanical issue rather than a natural ability. He has good anticipation and touch on his deep throws but he definitely isn't out there throwing lasers.

I don't know that getting outbid for a player is losing out. I'd rather we don't get wild on the spending for free agents.

Due dilligence.

We may go dumpster diving there. I am not sure you will see a bunch of spending across the league on non-pass rushing LB's.

Nevermind. Mr. Scott already on it.

Zero chance I would want to retain him at that price.

There is always injuries during camp. Perhaps we get lucky in the draft, get a guy, he is "ahead of schedule" to be the starter and we can move Teddy to another team. Quite a few long shots need to align for that, but we can always hope.

Yeah, we will only ever know if it actually happens. I would be shocked if anyone would want him at that salary. It's extremely high for a backup QB and I am not seeing many teams desperate enough to want him as a starter at the moment.

I'll take either.

Dalton is an exceptional backup. Seems ideal for the 49ers. Perhaps he gets scooped by the Bears and then the 49ers really want Bridgewater. That would be pretty sweet.

That would be extremely interesting. I'd prefer to see him not start so I don't have to openly root against him. My love for Cam is completely outdone by my hatred for all things New England.