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I played a good bit on my Xbox One X, and it played so much better on my laptop (poor 1050 4gb), and better than my desktop (darn old i7-4790!). I'm just very busy right now (I'm falling really behind in the weekly Destiny stories) with work and family sadly. It might be a game I look at from afar just because of time constraints. Looking at some of the other trailers, there look to be some really cool locations and environments. If only I could win the lottery =P

Indeed! I feel really good about our young guys on D! They did make some big time headway along with Snow. It still doesn't change things with Teddy. He's a good dude, a functional QB, but he's not the guy to carry you to a Lombardi. You need that guy in today's NFL.

I hope he's not just a villain. She's been through a lot. She has been played pretty hard by those in power. I think in Strange it would be cool for her and Strange to be at odds over the "magic MacGuffin Thing" and her power. She shows Strange (and whatever villain there is) she's going to be in control of her powers by her own ways. This puts her and Strange in a state of conflict before the super scary threat emerges that forces them to team up like Avengers do. Of course, that's way too simple, right? I expect a film about the multiverse to go crazy.

You're not wrong, but we need more out of a QB than a 2 yard throw on 4th and 9. Teddy would have been fine if our D did play better, but we'd run into the hump that Teddy could never have pushed us over. Teddy is a great dude, a middling QB, and he's not a guy who will elevate your team to greatness. He needs a coach and the rest of the team to do that for him. Maybe SF would be a great place for him with a super QB friendly scheme that will utilize his smarts, and a OL and running game to take some pressure off of him on early downs. Now if only we could get them to give us all of their mid round picks...

Chris Simms has been going to bat a lot for Mac Jones. I've been listening to that on my drive to work the past couple of days. Simms' point is that Jones can read, diagnose, and execute a play very quickly. Simms also argues that Jones has more than enough functional arm strength. He mentions a lot of Joe Burrow, minus the athleticism. Blames poor pad/jersey fit for the questions on his body. Or maybe Jones just has an ugly body? It's been interesting to hear Simms talk about the various QBs and their fit, skills, and his evaluations. He grew up in an NFL family, even played for a bit so he's got the chops. He even said he'd love to be a GM one day, I guess going the Mike Mayock path? Regardless of his defenders, my main concern remains with Jones is that he played on the best team, with the best skill players, OL, etc. He didn't really have to put the team on his shoulders and elevate everyone. Tua beat him out, and Tua had a pretty rocky rookie year. I don't trust that, or Fields for that matter. Heck, Kellan Mond is looking better and better. When you consider A&M has put out some pretty good QBs recently, could be worse? And hey, Simms is super high on Mond so yeah???

I don't think about Lawrence at all. He's going to go #1 so he's not on my radar. Clemson did give us Watson so...tacos? Realistically, when was the last time an Alabama QB had a high level, top 10 QB career in the NFL? I've been a fan of football for a bit, and it's kind of hard to think about. The 60s? Stabler and Namth? I'm just a fan, not an evaluator. When I look at Mac Jones to the NFL, I don't want him because Alabama QBs have no had the kind of success we need to have for our next QB.

I can see Sherman wanting to stick up for a guy with percieved physical limitations, like what caused Sherman to slip. But jones has much more going against him than the physical limitations. He's hard to evaluate. When has an Alabama QB lived up to the hype and produced in the NFL? Tua? Mac couldn't beat out Tua. To me, that is the biggest problem I have with Mac Jones. He is physically limited, and he also comes from a system that made it easy for him with the best athletes in the world around him. It's hard to figure him out.

I watched it every Friday, got sucked into the theories, but after a couple of days to stew on it; I think this is one of my favorite shows all time. For me, it's not about continuity, action/direction, or even some gigantic theme. For me, the heart of the show came down to Vision and Wanda sitting on her bed (in her memories). When Vision said "What is grief, if not love persevering?" That has stuck to me like nothing else in a show has for years. I lost my father a few weeks ago, and certainly that is something I'm still dealing with. It's just one of the most beautiful sets of words that is so damn apt. Sure, I'm emotional, and I needed that. I also cried like a baby when he said it. The heart of Wandavision was phenomenal. Sure, there was a lot of mystery there early on. Jimmy Woo and Darcie were great comic relief. It's awesome to see Moncia gain her powers. But I'll admit, seeing the intense and wonderful love between Wanda and Vision was deeply satisfying. It set up for Wanda's major choices. Then when she said good bye to her boys...Well I lost it again. I've not had a show that made me laugh and cry this much. Totally loved it!

Right? Sure we had to pay a part time OT (who wasn't bad, but missed half the year) in bitcoin, but we did get out of that contract. It would be HILARIOUS if Trai got released, and we managed to sign him for a much cheaper contract. Full circle?

This last episode was amazing! The fact that vision was resurrected completely by Wanda, outside of his physical body is amazing. I wonder if Vision will continue post show in the rest of the MCU, or will he disappear with the Hex when Wanda eventually shuts it down? What will Agatha do with/to Wanda? Are her boys real? So many questions, and White Vision to deal with! I can't wait!

The more I see about him, the more I think he's the QB I want. Sit behind TB for a year, work on his short range accuracy, then unleash the beast in 2022.

The latest entry in the looter shooter genre. The difference, it's not a live service game like Destiny 2 or Division 2. More like Borderlands with set releases. The demo is out for all platforms for the weekend. Anyone else tried it? I played for a couple of hours last night, though I did spend a lot of time reading through the lore, which is interesting. But here are my overall impressions: 1. Gritty world - lots of swearing, bloody violence, and everyone is pretty horrible. I find the lack of hope and beauty presented to be lacking. We are playing for the survival of humanity, yet all we do is kill humans. Also, lots of stuff doesn't work so the setting seems hopeless. Visually, it can look nice. I mean, I'm playing on my laptop i7 (7700), 16gb RAM, and 1050 4gb, and I can play on Medium and basically no shadows. Good art, but it's almost all brown. I want there to be more diversity. 2. Combat feels very GoW, which make sense because many of the devs come from Gears. Cover is important, but the enemies will flush you out by charging you or expertly tossing grenades at you. Was there a school for this? Geeze! I am having issues with my controller settings. I guess I'm spoiled by D2's controls, but I found it very hard to actually aim and hit. I think on PC, M&K is going to be the way to go. 3. Lore is interesting. I like the descriptions of the characters and everything. The writing there is good. The characters in game? I don't like them at all. No charm, which is expected. I like there is a journal/codex of things you discover. There are discoverables on the map which help flesh the world out that isn't told as deeply in the main narrative. Though there is a main narrative so that's good! 4. The Loot! What is a looter without the loot? So I like the variables in the mods/perks. Like when I got a shotgun that also drained life, I was running around trying to shotgun everyone for that extra life. There are a lot of things we don't know about the game, but I think the loot and build game is going to be pretty good! 5. Classes - I have no idea. I played the berserker, who gets life by killing dudes upclose or with shotguns. The abilities recharged quickly and were cool. I look forward to playing with the rest of them. Overall, I am on the fence. It's a complete game when it comes out, so there's not the FOMO from a live service game. I want to see more of the rest of the game. I want to feel like my character is making a difference since we're set up as a hero to save humanity. I also would love to see some levity and beauty in the world.

Since Kiper said it, we don't have to worry about it! How often has Kiper been horrifically wrong on our picks specifically? I get that he looks like a classic back up type, 15 years of clipboard holding and spot duty kind of guy. Rhule liked him, said he was an alpha. He's not the most physically gifted, threw to the best athletes in the world who were wide open, and comes from a school with a poor QB track record. I mean, if the Panthers think that...ok, then let's hope he's our guy. While it's fun to talk up and down the draft right now, it's really up to the guys in the FO to figure out how to make our team.

I love that movie! Such a treat! As far as Planet 9 / Black Hole / Flying Spaghetti Monster beyond Neptune, I am so curious to see what we manage to discover. We need to work getting out beyond Mars much faster in general for both unmanned and future manned missions.

I'd say keep going! I am in the same boat, episode 6. I think its interesting to see how the Roci's crew are trying to find their place in the world. I love seeing how the other characters are dealing with the transition of the universe. It does seem like a lull, but I think there's much more to see!

I'm not sure anymore, to be completely honest! I can absolutely see going out and getting your QB. Unless you have a franchise QB, you're always looking for one. That's kind of an age old adage. On @ellis's podcast, Steven Ruiz made a similar point to how the Chiefs have been kind of wackadoodle in their player acquisition. Doesn't matter too much because Mahomes hides all kinds of deficits. On the flip side, we have SO MANY holes on our team. Giving up all of that, it would make it hard for Watson to really thrive here to make the investment worth it. I mean, we've seen teams with lesser QBs win SBs with a much stronger team around them. Heck, I'm just a fan. I don't envy the guys in the building who have to weigh those kinds of options!

God, that sucks! I hope you and your wife are able to stay healthy. People seem to think that teachers are disposable. Like we are easily replaceable. When enough teachers quit, and there are no new ones in the pipelines (UNC system teacher ed programs are drying up); only then will the public have to realize what they have done to their kids.

That's just tragic. Then again, I feel that way a long when hearing about people dying before their time. Sucks all around.

I hope he's earned his right to a roster spot in 2021. Dude has been a long shot, but worked his butt off. He's also come so far. I love this guy, and I hope Rhule and staff do as well. Talk about the process.. He went from a dude with tools, to a man of a DL!

I am very worried about trading up, or for any other QB. The market is nuts, multiple 1sts, 2nds, etc. You're giving up three years of prime draft capital HOPING that this guy can change your franchise's direction. As we've seen, no QB is ever a given savior. At this point, I'd rather just take the BPA, most solid blue chip player, and look for other QBs later in the draft.

Good luck in your recovery!

I never got into the table top, but I can absolutely fall into the setting. I've found myself getting sucked into lore videos and wiki holes for far too long to be productive! It's a very interesting setting!

I loved nearly every minute of GoT. The problems, like @Zaximus said, was that they hurried things too much to get to the ending. There is some filler over the 8 seasons, but the vast majority is great. Characters that are dynamic, interesting and fallible. I wish the final arc had been given a little more time to stew. The negative feedback is warranted in some regards, but for some of us, it made sense. Not everything has to be fan service.

Vaccinate teachers. Problem solved. After listening and reading all the stupid crap the general public has said, put your vaccines where your mouth is. Get us the vaccinations. If you expect teachers and faculty to be in rooms with 25-45 kids all day, get us vaccinated.

It helps when you have two very good rush ends playing against back up OTs. Then the interior push does a lot more damage, and makes things easier for the rest of the LBs and DBs to do their jobs. It was really impressive to see Bowles defense kick it into high gear in the biggest game of the year. From the get go, the Bucs D was out for blood. So I guess we should really consider the importance of line building. You need OL to protect against that kind of front (which probably won't be the same next year), and a DL to disrupt these elite level QBs.