Mr. Scot

Anybody got a clue what this is supposed to mean?

I've never bought into the idea. There's just too much at stake, even for front office people. Jobs are lost, trust is lessened, lives are altered, reputations are damaged and more. Throw in that the average front office person isn't as young as the average player. They may not have ten years ahead of them to salvage their careers. Any given year could be their last. The only person not guaranteed to suffer some direct form of consequence from losing is the owner, and even there you still have problems (fan reaction, team reputation, revenue, etc). You've also got massive egos in play on that front so it can get personal. Mind you, I do accept that there are "fire sales" in order to build for the future, but even those have consequences. They don't exactly guarantee success either. Poorly run teams often just wind up in the same circumstance a few years down the road. Sorry gus, but my tinfoil hat just hasn't fit me for quite a while.

Have seen this sentiment expressed in a few different places...

Depends on the value you see... Me? I've got like 10 different browsers on my phone, over 500 apps in all. I'll download like a half dozen different apps that do the same thing just to see which one performs / I like best. Admittedly, I'm kind of a tech nerd.

Seriously

Should I have investigated the political leanings of Mozilla before endorsing Firefox?

Seen a lot of calls for that, and it makes perfect sense. But I think everybody knows the NBA will never do it, and they know why.

Somebody posted a pretty good summary of that a while ago. I'll have to see if I can find it.

Yeeeeah...I don't really give a sh-t. I'm just here to talk about Panthers news.

Politics affects software interactions?

Hera a screenshot from mine... It's your browser. Doesn't matter who posted it or with what.

I'd been trying out different mobile browsers to see what worked best with the board (Brave used to be good but wasn't cutting it these days). My Choice: Firefox (Android) Unlike some others, Firefox embeds links on the first try. The method that works best is to make the change from "x" to "Twitter" in a separate editor (note taking apps tend to work) then paste it in as plain text. Doing this, I've yet to have an issue. Also worth noting that this browser doesn't give you the little "broken link" sign when you post an emoji like a lot of others do. Hope that helps ... Of course if you can't spell or type for sh-t, you're lazy about editing and/or your grammar sucks, a browser isn't going to help that

Mind you, this isn't from some Internet rumor mill. The Sporting News is a well established publication. That said, it's far from certain. And how seriously you take Pablo Torre is a matter of opinion.

Same

She was reported to have caused some trouble during a recent interview as well. Current rumor surrounding her is that they met because she was working as an escort, but I don't know that there's any actual evidence supporting that theory. Regardless, she does seem to be giving off some "Lady Macbeth" vibes.

The other potentially newsworthy item from the article...

I'm one of those guys too... ...except for the being gone part

From the article: Clowney was one of several transactions the Panthers made on Thursday. The club also placed Jonathon Brooks on the physically unable to perform list. The running back tore his ACL during Week 14 last season. By placing the second year back on PUP now, he will be out for the 2025 season. The move allows him time to get healthy after his second such tear in as many years. Basketball to tight end convert Colin Granger was waived with an injury settlement. The club also made the following moves: Waived (injured prior to 53) defensive tackle Popo Aumavae, released tight end Jordan Matthews, and waived receiver T.J. Luther, receiver Dax Milne, offensive lineman Andrew Raym and defensive tackle Jerrod Clark. The roster currently sits at 62 players. The releases come ahead of rookie minicamp, the arrival of eight drafted rookies and a slew of undrafted rookie free agents who will all have to be signed.

Full article from the team site:

Same...