TBayXXXVII

Wasn't Lawrence supposed to be the best QB prospect since Peyton Manning? A once in a generation type? Generations are only 3 years nowadays, I guess.

I'm not letting stupid people off the hook, I'm assigning the word "stupid" to the right place. If the school is going to offer a program that requires a $30k annual student loan, knowing that the degree isn't worth that, then they shouldn't offer the program at that cost. If they are, they're the problem for "price gouging". Let's be honest here... the only reason that "DEI" exists, is because colleges were offering programs that cost $30k per year for a careers that don't exist. There's no future for a gender studies degree. There's no future for a African American studies degree. There's no future for a Women's studies degree. It's not a coincidence that those are the 3 major components of DEI.

Mayfield isn't that either. The answer is a franchise QB. Picking at #26 isn't the best spot to get that, unless they trade up. The team isn't trading up if they re-sign Mayfield to a $30M+ deal. So, if the two options are... Mayfield @ $30M or Minshew @ $5M (with a trade up possible), Minshew in the better option because that's a faster path to winning.

Depends on the cost. Minshew at $5M is a better option than Mayfield at $30M.

Your last sentence is the reason. According to Spotrac.com, Mayfield's stock market value is at $27M AAV for 4 years. I think that his agent will try to get a Daniel Jones deal because Mayfield is better than Daniel Jones. I mean, really... who isn't better than Daniel Jones? So IF Tampa offers what Spotrac.com shows and his agent is at $40M AAV... $27M is way too high in the first place, but if they split the difference and go with $34M, that's too much money over 4 years to give a guy who isn't a difference maker. That's money being spent at the risk of not bringing in guys who are difference makers.

The word is that Mayfield could command a $30M+ AAV. That's too much for a mediocre to below average starter. Just because the Giants did that with Jones, it doesn't mean the Bucs should do the same thing. If they're paying that kind of scratch for a QB, I'd rather spend it on Kirk Cousins. While I think Russell Wilson is done, the fact that the Broncos are on the hook for $54M over the next 2 seasons, I'd be perfectly happy throwing $10M per year at him and get the same production than Mayfield at $30M AAV. Then there's the draft. From what I've read, there's like 6 guys who could be first rounders. Tampa picks 26th. There's no reason why they can't trade up and get "their guy" if they have one that they like. I'd even be ok with bringing in Tannehill at $5M AAV for 2 years and giving Trask a year to see how he's developed. Though, if he wasn't good enough last summer to beat out Mayfield, odds are he doesn't belong in the NFL. In 2022, Tannehill had a passer rating of 91.4 and a QBR of 51.2 and the year before, he was at 89.6 and 55.9 respectively. While both were down last year, I think the fact that the team around him was awful and were of no help. Tampa has a very solid pass blocking OLine (it's the run blocking that blows), Tannehill will have the best receiving corp he's ever had. I'll go one better. I'd rather give Gardner Minshew $5M AAV for a couple years. If you're a QBR guy, Minshew had a QBR of 59.6 last year where as Mayfield had a 54.3 and I think (pretty confident many other people do as well), that Tampa had (has), better pass catching weapons than Indy. All of those options are better than Mayfield at $30M when not only do Evans, David, and Winfield need re-upping, but the middle of the OLine needs to be upgraded as well. Flushing $30M down the drain on a guy who doesn't make you better... but simply keeps you afloat, isn't financially prudent. A lot of people are trashing Derick Carr and laughing at the Saints for the deal they gave him. In 2023, Carr had a higher passer rating (97.7), and higher QBR (56.5) than Baker Mayfield (94.6 & 54.3).

That's exactly it. In my opinion, if the school sold it's program at a higher cost than the field you're going into, it should be the school who pays off the loan.

They're hoping that over time, any money they borrowed would be forgiven and/or, tuition retroactively will be voided. Hence, they'll never have to actually pay the money.

This is a good thing. Anytime a leftist establishment shuts down its operations, the country wins.

The reason I don't have an issue with the law is because Alabama law states that an embryo inside or outside the body is life, hence requires the same protection. If that's the foundation, abortion laws need to apply to both. Neither the left or the right, are correct on the abortion issue, but at the very least, they need to be consistent.

Agreed. Leave that childish behavior to the children on the left.

LOL, that's pretty funny. The guy who said "Poor people are just as smart as white people", "...first sort of mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy", "You cannot go to a 7/11 or a Dunkin' Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent. I'm not joking." That guy... he's not racist? G.T.F.O.H.

NYT articles are written by liberals who only talk to liberals. Nothing more than a propaganda rag promoting the leftist agenda. They're on par with The Enquirer.

LOL, that's how I always equated it.

Yeah, I know... I just hope that one day the left will see the obvious. A fools errand, I know, but Hope and Change, right?

Tampa needs to re-sign David, Winfield, and Evan. As far as White and Mayfield are concerned? The door is that --------> way.

How come he's not being called racist or xenophobic? Or is it only Republican's who can be called racist and xenophobic?

Gotta love a country where people attack their political opponents in court, eh?

Judging by the first half dozen pages, I'm ok with the decision under current Alabama law. That said, I think my initial take is the right one. The laws should be written to allow the parents to decide the legal direction. Abortion does not belong under the government purview. I'm ok with governmental boundaries, but overall, individual rights. Smoking, and alcohol are similar. People have the right to smoke and drink... AND PAY FOR IT THEMSELVES, but the government says at what age they're allowed to. The same can apply to abortion. If a parent wants to kill their kid, fine, they have to pay for it out of their own pocket. I'm ok with a federal mandate of a time period... not exceeding 21 weeks. At that point, how Alabama sees the embryo's, should be acceptable across the board. Meaning, an embryo outside the body has the same right to life as if it were inside the body.

I would agree.

I only read the OP, I couldn't read the NYT article. I see a frozen embryo as property, because it's not in the woman and attached. Going by what you're saying is in the article, then I think the proper route would be to allow the law be written to give the parents to decide the course of action. If the parents want to say, "Nah, flush it", then that's what should happen. If the parents want a wrongful death suit or murder, then that's fine with me too. The problem with abortion is that both sides want and need, abortion to be a political football.

I actually think they're mentally ill.

Evidence of heaven... Florida/Texas Evidence of hell... California/NY

Why are liberals upset about this? They're mad that an embryo that will never be born, can't be destroyed? Really? That's their gripe?

Here's another one. https://www.npr.org/2023/06/01/1179301244/minnesota-settlement-lawsuit-transgender-inmate-christina-lusk-prison In California, there's so far been 21... potentially more. https://www.them.us/story/trans-inmates-transferred-prisons-in-alignment-with-gender-california-law Massachusetts... https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2019/01/24/transgender-inmate-moved-to-womens-prison/