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No.

No, but I know several folks in high places. I enjoy Chapel Hill to visit but I'm way too much of a country boy to spend four years there.

JMU and Marshall might actually be a decent game tonight if Thursday Night Football is it's typical shitty self.

4-5 days of half working half cussing about the heat and trying not to have a heat stroke. Pickets take forever. I did the middle third of the underneath of the back deck to. One third of it is already covered by the overhanging roof, another third already has metal roofing underneath to provide a covering and I'm going to do the other third similarly. That way we'll have the covered front porch, the back deck, then the patio underneath will be fully covered too. Getting the hot tub for the patio next week.

Gonna do a big smoke this Sunday so I already have my poo all out there and ready to go and wasn't gonna clean it up just to take a pic for you fugers.

I never did post the final pics. Nevermind the mess and the kiddo's swing thing.

7th row on the 50 yard line won't.

Heading back to Chapel Hill for another one on Saturday.

I've been trying to catch the same gigantic brown trout since nearly this time last year. I've been waiting for a good rain with water temps so low. Gonna make another run at him tomorrow evening. Supposed to rain in the morning then clear up in the afternoon.

If I'm them I'm taking the QB at #1 and putting #2 in the auction block.

This. This would be insane for an 0-6 team.

I wonder if his agent was honest with him? Like dude, if any team is willing to offer anything it's going to be a late round pick. You go there and suck and they'll cut you given their minimal investment. If the Panthers aren't considering cutting you then you might wanna just sit there and collect game checks.

I don't think they trade him either. If Burrow's calf looked like it was going to derail their season, sure. Trade him for top market value. But with Burrow's calf improving I think they'll hang onto Higgins and put their best roster on the field to try to compete for a SB and take the 3rd round comp pick when he walks in FA.

I can't imagine he's worth anything. Maybe someone that liked him in the draft will toss us a 7th.

It's true. Sure seems like any QB drafted by the Bears is just doomed.

Definitely possible. I think he was primarily signed as a security blanket for Bryce, not to carry the brunt of the load in the passing game.

Yikes indeed.

That seems extremely generous. If I could turn Burns and Horn into three 1sts I'm absolutely doing that. It just seems like we don't want to pay Burns' asking price and given that he's kind of a one trick pony I don't really have an issue with that. Horn is a very good CB when available but you're only as good as your availability and he's rarely available.

I get it. I just don't think we're anywhere close to being in that 2015 roster building mindset and if we trade Burns I'd rather it be for a quality player under 30 or a premium pick(s). Trading a 25 year ,old pass rusher for a 30 year old WR feels like a "get over the hump" much more than it feels like oart of a roster rebuild and I think we need to be in the latter mindset.

Who has said he can't help us now? But honestly, this season is a lost cause. I'm way more focused on getting guys who can help us in the future. Not sure if a 30 year old WR fits into that picture.

Oh, for sure. There are definitely exceptions. But there's a loooooooong list of guys who fall off after 30 who keep falling off.

Absolutely. But he's also still absolutely on the physical decline. That's why he's having to do his damage largely out of the slot against nickels, safeties, and LBs instead of on the outside against starting CBs like he used to in his prime.

Thielen is on the decline. He's still an effective receiver but he's clearly not the threat that he used to be

Why is his role diminished? It very well could be because he's in the decline.

The poll continues to hover right around 50%. Currently 34 yes, 33 no. If half the folks that take the effort to vote want it I'm gonna give them what they want.