carpandean

You never want to go to the ED or have a car accident or have a fire or .... but you're glad you paid the premiums on your insurance if you do. 😉

Actually, it's pretty likely. A team that feels it's a Superbowl contender would be more likely to give up a first if their starter goes down and their first has less value because it is likely a later-rounder (not quite the difference that you see in the NHL, but there still is some.) Which adds another wrinkle to the debate: would you want to help a team that thinks it's a contender this year? Extreme example: if Mahomes goes out for six+ games mid-season, would you trade Trubisky to them for their first?

If he goes down for good, then you're probably right. However, if he goes down mid-season for a stretch, then a very good backup could make a big difference versus a mediocre one. A couple of extra wins significantly changes your chances at home field advantage or even a bye. Those could make a difference in what even the Josh-led Bills can do in the end.

Strike zone is narrow on hitting quarterbacks.

Funny stat line for Gilliam: 2 carries, 2 yards, 2 touchdowns.

In a potential SuperBowl season, it would be great to have that kind of an insurance policy. That said, no, I don't think many would turn down a first for him. A second? Hmmmm.....

If Mitch keeps playing like this, then Bean may actually have to make that "Trubisky for a 1st?" decision.

I assume that you're not referring to acorn ... but the other, unfortunate one.

Not to drag this out in a non-COVID thread, but (1) there are just over 6,000 U.S. death reports after (not necessarily because of) vaccination in VAERS, (2) the "disappearing" additional 6,000 were simply the "FR" (foreign) state coded entries from outside the U.S. that the CDC originally counted despite tracking only domestic vaccinations, (3) as an 'emergency authorization' vaccine, there are much broader requirements for reporting deaths subsequent to vaccination than with a fully-approved vaccination, even when it's been some time and the reporting healthcare worker doesn't believe that the vaccine was the cause, (4) non-healthcare worker can also report on VAERS. I've downloaded and viewed the raw data in the VAERS system. You can also view the original entries on OpenVAERS, including filtering by "FR" to see the 6,000 deaths that aren't listed in the CDC data set. Going through the deaths, you'll see things like a 100+ year old who "has been going downhill for years, died within 90 days of vaccination." 50% of the reported deaths are over 75 years old (far greater than the proportion of vaccinated people who are); over 90% are 50+. Finally, given the number of people fully vaccinated (over 160M in the U.S.) close to 30,000 of the people vaccinated would die per week even without COVID or the vaccine based on the normal U.S. death rate. 6,000 reports after vaccination without establishing causation is actually surprisingly low.

Fracktured Dreams

Ivy Leaguer (four years at Yale.)

Not exactly ... 2020-21: 9-9 2019-20: 17-17 2018-19: 15-19 Overall: 50-60 as the Sabres' netminder

I literally came in to make that same joke. Good show, sir.

Well, you know, there are, I'm told, times in which, given the context, they're useful, but only to an undefined, subjective point, allegedly.

He made such an impression on me last year that when I saw this thread, I thought, "who did he play for?" 🥴

FIFY

We're officially tanking if Adams claims Holtby and Jones to be our goaltending tandem.

I went to college at 5' 11", 156 lbs, but came out 6' 2", 185 lbs (and, no, I did not have a beer belly.) 18 is young, for some more than others.

Maybe. Sometimes, big deals happen at the draft (ref: Buffalo acquiring O'Reilly.)

Well ... one of these does ... every..single..year.. 😬 Hopefully, this is the year they actually do.

It is when you put "53I8008" into a calculator. 😁

Why am I seeing 5pm ET as the time, not 3pm? Paul Hamilton said it in his article, NBC did too, as did BleacherNation, etc. Edit: 3pm is the the trade freeze, isnit?