TBayXXXVII

You still refuse to take an "L"? How sad.

My bad. I'm not a car expert. This can be my metal helmet post. That said, I'll still take the "W" on the main point of my post as the batteries for EV's (while terrible), are still better for the environment that gas powered vehicle batteries. I mean, I even gave you a leftist article as a source.

So this feature is supposed to reduce emissions and be better for the environment. They found it's not good for the battery, so they mine more lithium (which is worse for the environment that the initial problem), to address the current problem, which isn't as efficient as if they never addressed the "initial problem" in the first place. This is another "we need to stop cutting down trees and produce plastic instead" situation.

I'm sure there's truth to that... but funny enough, I work with a group of 23 people (11F / 12M), and most of the women don't like women in men's sports. They're more against it than the men. Part of their argument is that there's not enough interest by women in women's sports and when you lose participation to men's sports you're losing voices and talent in/for the women's game, thus, holding back the women's game.

The gender of any umpire in baseball is irrelevant. It's ball or strike, safe or out... not that hard. Anyone who knows the rules can do it... even 20 year olds. Just don't suck at it. That... can be any gender.

We finally agree!!

I didn't read them nor do I care what people post on X. I don't have an account for that reason.

I have no idea what this is, but NAZI's under Hitler were both current day right-wing and left-wing... but mostly left-wing. Them getting painted as far-right is absurd. That said, any time I hear someone describe themselves as "Socialist" (of any kind), they're telling me they're a current day far leftist.

That's right, anyone can get hurt... but 400 touches seems to be a better predictor than saying "anyone"... because "anyone", isn't specific. Also, it isn't just injuries either, sometimes it just works out that way. On top of that, teams that go to the Super Bowl can have lesser years the following year. It happened to the Eagles just 2 years ago. Happened to the Rams 3 years ago. Combine that with a 400 (almost 500), touch RB, I'd temper my expectations. He still might be a top 10 back... let's say he's #7. Why take him 1st, 2nd, or 3rd when 6 guys are going to outscore him?

The first one came after tallying over 400 touches in 2019.

No, I said "it's not that he's going to hit a wall. History shows that guys with that many touches, usually get hurt the next year."

Did he have 400 touches the prior year?

I didn't say he was going to hit a wall. History shows that guys with that many touches, usually get hurt the next year. It happened to McCaffery and Henry.

Yup.

You and I apparently have different definitions of "hitting the wall". I see it as age related, you apparently think it's workload.

For me, it's not that he's going to hit a wall, it's the 482 touches last year and the trend that is tied to that workload.

lol My favorite: https://share.google/images/3zEm2x13TlSR3uZAV

I was a fan of the girls on the Gladiators show.

They still need to give him help though. He may be a bust in the sense that he was expected to be a stud, elite/true franchise QB. He may be able to be a competent starter, but if they keep giving him crappy RB's, crappy OLine, and no help on the outside, they're just wasting him. It took them 4 seasons just to get him a guy like Thomas. I think if he were on Tampa, he'd put up similar numbers to Mayfield. It's kind of funny because I use him as an example all the time when talking to Bucs fans. Some of these people think we have a Mahomes, Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson type QB... they even think Mayfield is better than Burrow. The dude is an average/adequate starter who I think is no different than Lawrence. The only difference between the two is situation. They tell me I'm nuts because they think Lawrence sucks. Then I point out that he has 2 seasons where he threw for 4k yards like Mayfield and 3 years with a QBR over 55 (where Mayfield only has 2). Then I get, "did he ever throw for 40 TD's?", to which I ask, did he ever have a great OLine, great backfield, and great WR's? I even ask them why he doesn't get the benefit of 6 years like Mayfield to get that many TD's. LOL, they don't like that. Heaven forbid you tell people you think they overrate their QB.

If Lawrence isn't a bust, then I can understand your optimism. A few weeks ago, I thought Lawrence would be a great late round pick because 1) Look how good Coen made Mayfield look and 2) I figured that they were going to use Hunter as a WR... then 2 things have come to light that made me start to think differently. The first is Travis Hunter. My thinking was that these coaches should be smart enough to know that a two-way player in the NFL is an absurd idea. It's way to physically demanding. My thought was that while Hunter may occasionally be used on defense in rare circumstances, he would be on the field opposite Thomas all game long. The other thing was that I found out that Thomas was a lot better with Mac Jones than Trevor Lawrence.... In Weeks 1-9, Thomas averaged 6 targets with 4 receptions for 66 yards and 0.6 TD's per game which comes out to 14.2 fpg and WR24. In Weeks 11-17, he averaged 10 targets with 6.5 receptions for 86 yards and 0.6 TD's per game which comes out to 18.7 fpg and WR4. That's a bit concerning.

@TimHauck Who's depending on AI? I'm simply stating that I couldn't find anything, neither could AI. We both came up with the same result. The question I asked Chatgpt is the same one I typed into Google. Both yielded the same result... nothing.

Yeah, well we both know they're wrong.

I couldn't find any reference to a team he played for. I took a shot in the dark and asked Chatgpt "What professional soccer team did Jerce Reyes Barrios play for?" This was the response: I couldn't locate any publicly documented details naming a **specific professional club** that Jerce Reyes Barrios played for. Major news outlets (ABC, NPR, Newsweek, LatinTimes, etc.) describe him as a "professional soccer player" and "coach" from Venezuela, but none provide the name of any club he represented ([npr.org][1]). Based on available sources: * He is consistently referred to as a former **professional soccer player** and youth coach in Venezuela, with no criminal record ([npr.org][1]). * However, **no identified professional team is named** in connection with his career in media reports ([abc7ny.com][2], [latintimes.com][3], [metroworldnews.com][4]). Unless more detailed biographical sources emerge, such as interviews or Venezuelan local media profiles, the exact club affiliation remains unspecified in available public records. Let me know if you’d like me to dig into specialized Venezuelan football archives or Spanish‑language sources! [1]: https://www.npr.org/2025/03/27/nx-s1-5341544/ice-el-salvador-jerce-reyes-barrios?utm_source=chatgpt.com "A Venezuelan soccer player was wrongfully deported, lawyer says : NPR" [2]: https://abc7ny.com/17335032/?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Soccer coach who says he was deported to CECOT over his tattoo celebrates his release - ABC7 New York" [3]: https://www.latintimes.com/soccer-team-tribute-tattoo-triggered-deportation-venezuelan-athlete-accused-gang-ties-579834?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Soccer Team Tribute Tattoo Triggered Deportation of Venezuelan Athlete Accused of Gang Ties" [4]: https://www.metroworldnews.com/en/2025/03/27/jerce-reyes-barrios-the-venezuelan-footballer-deported-for-having-a-real-madrid-tattoo/?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Jerce Reyes Barrios, the football player deported for having a Real Madrid tattoo. – Metro World News"

Why would anyone be surprised that a communist doesn't like an American president?

We already knew he was no longer a stud RB, if that's what you mean by this. Or did something come out where he got hurt again?