The Dominator

I mostly used him since he is a prominent figure who was suspended from his job for making the same argument I just made (maybe he could have worded it better, I don't know). I figured other posters know him and the incident that occurred with him on this topic. There's no doubt that Mayweather is pond scum

The conversation needs to happen. It's funny, I think back to what Stephen A. Smith said on First Take about domestic violence in general and how badly his words were altered... "We know you (guys) have no business putting your hands on a woman. I don't know how many times I have to reiterate that... let's make sure we don't do anything to provoke wrong actions... men putting their hands on women is obviously a very real issue in our society and I think that besides talking about what guys shouldn't do, we have to also make sure you do your part to do whatever you can do to try and make sure it doesn't happen. We know they (the guys) are wrong, we know they're criminals and probably deserve to be in jail. We have to try and do what we can to prevent the situation from happening anyway." He goes on to reiterate it is never right to put your hands on a female for any reason. I think there is a valid point in his words that people turned into "It's alright to hit women if they start an argument". What I got from his commentary was 1. It's never ok to hit a female. Ever. 2. Females, PROTECT YOURSELF. I don't want to get injured in a car accident so I wear a seat belt. I don't want to fall off a cliff so I keep my distance from the edge. Male or female, if I don't want to start a physical altercation, I don't put my hand in someone's face or push them or throw my drink on them. I wear a seat belt, I stay clear of cliff edges, and I use my words if a verbal altercation arises. Am I wrong in my line of thinking? EDIT: Even with all of that said, the guy is still in the wrong. Like Hoss said, men need to show restraint unless there is a legitimate threat. The FSU quarterback is obviously in the wrong and so was Ray Rice. There's no questioning that at all.

I went through and deleted a few posts but the count keeps going up unfortunately. Oh well. Back on topic, does anyone know how today's practice will differ from yesterday's since they are labelled slightly differently?

I choose to disregard all the little bounces and individual plays (you could also point to the Bryce Brown fumble into the end zone and the inability of Chandler to grab the ball when it bounces right in his lap against KC). The way I look at it, they all even out over the course of a season. You could probably lose your mind if you take the time to think about every individual play that changed the outlook of a game. So yeah, I disregard them and look at the makeup of the roster and coaching staff and see a team that could probably end up anywhere from 8-8 to 11-5. Once I see a few practices from the quarterbacks I will be able to bridge that gap by a game or 2, and finally go through the schedule and come up with a final prediction once injuries are accounted for.

Not at all! Hmm. I may need to look into that...

Wow, 1st round TKO.

Whoops.

This has been my thought process regarding this team up to this point: Looking at the differences between last year's 9-7 team and today's, upgrades were made at head coach, offensive coordinator, RB, WR, and TE. O-line is still a question mark. QB is an ugly wash. The defensive personnel is largely the same. But even with multiple upgrades on the offensive side of the ball to a team that went 9-7 and was poorly handled in regards to offensive playcalling (Anyone remember 3rd down playcalling against the Jets?) and game management (ahem Marrone), I can't predict more than 10 wins because of the quarterback position. Maybeee 11 wins if everything went right (see: 2013 KC Chiefs) but they are most likely a 9 or 10 win team, right on the fringe of the playoffs. Edit: BTW, who else is pumped for training camp? I am beyond excited to see how Rex interacts on the field and see all the different formations and personnel groupings Greg Roman applies.

Just grabbed a pair of tickets for my brother and I to see the scrimmage. Somehow on the ticket search suite tickets popped up so I jumped all over that. Obviously the amenities won't come with it but I've never sat in a suite before so it should be a cool experience.

Yep! Born and raised in Brockport

My head hurts a little in the aftermath of last night, and I couldn't be happier. The fact that trading away 21 for Lehner didn't stop GMTM from getting ROR left me elated. So while I really didn't like the Lehner trade initially because of the perceived value, at this point it doesn't really matter who 21 and 31 were used to get because GMTM got both of his trade targets. Oh, and that Eichel kid might be pretty good. To keep this on topic, I finished the night with an imperial stout brewed at Stoneyard Brewery in my hometown. It is a great time to be a Buffalo fan.

On WGR: Murray is still trying to be very active... If he still had 21st overall it would be much easier to be active...

And it's official. I'm stuck at work, someone start pounding a few for me

This is something I didn't think I would have to worry about with GMTM: blind loyalty. I thought he was much more of a straightforward, cutthroat like GM.

I might have to start early today if the Lehner trade is true. A first rounder AND picking up Legwands contract? It's like we're doing Ottawa a favor... Ugh.

Not a fan of this. At all. No goalie up for trade is worth a first rounder that's for sure. First move GMTM has made that I completely dislike.

Totally forgot about InBev... C'mon you don't like Sam Adams? Is it the Boston thing or the actual beer itself?

Bud Light. An American beer while watching an American prospect be drafted to an American head coach on an American team. 'Merica.

I completely agree. Labeling him having mental issues downplays the problem at hand which is the fact that racism can be stopped (on an individual level). Stating he has a mental problem or disability takes some of the fault off of his hands when in fact he completely and coherently knew what he was doing and what he was trying to accomplish.

Am I an idiot for thinking Trump is an idiot? Honest question. I'm going to be paying close attention to this thread as I'm not very educated at all on politics, mostly from my pessimistic view of politicians in general. I don't think the bipartisan system works all that well. Democrat, Republican, doesn't matter to me. Again, I'm admittedly ignorant to most of the issues at hand and I get most of my political news from Jon Stewart. Hopefully the back-and-forth from those in here who are more educated on the subjects will help me do my part in the political system when it's time to vote.

Ah that's right, that didn't even cross my mind. Oh well, I will make another stop at some point

Nope, it was 2 days ago, Friday. In fact, 2 other cars pulled into the parking lot and tried going in and realized it was closed so I wasn't the only one haha but I will have to give it another try on my next beer run

Odd, because I actually stopped there first and they were closed even though they should have been open according to their hours posted. Is it nice inside? The exterior has a pretty unassuming look to it.

Stopped by BoTW this afternoon and picked up my favorite German beer: Schneider Weisse Original Tap 7. Cheers everyone :beer:

Yeah their porter is very smooth. Although I tend to drink less porters and stouts as it gets warmer out, I've been craving their porter recently. What kind of homebrew did you whip up?