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Hah, damn, I'd almost forgotten about Ty. Talk about a career collapse.

Oh, well, he can keep getting media attention while pretending to decide, perfect for a guy who says he doesn't want a public life

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the Defector review was pretty vicious

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Steve Spurrier was INSANE 😂

Instead he took a good look at the roster he created, peaced out at the last possible moment, and set his own son up to look like a nepo-enabled chump.

what a guy

Was weird at the time and has become even weirder still: Bruce didn't *have* to force the issue w/ Steven. No one (at Auburn, anyway) would've blinked an eye at Steven getting the job whether it was at end of season, midsummer, midseason, whatever bsky.app/profile/alex...

said for months that in the end this team would be fine

last night was the moment from Groundhog Day where Chris Elliott thinks Phil might be OK after letting the groundhog drive a truck off a cliff, and then the truck blows up and he says "well, not now"

nope. not now

Important to remember that part of the reason this trade “had” to happen was so they could lock up Devers

Yeah, 4.54, tops among OL this year

I thought he did the short shuttle, I remember seeing his name near the top of the leaderboard. Let me check

They actually made the new King of the Hill good too

Lol, on a "removed by author" post this is a great bit

just for one example - there may be someone who gets on that Chase Daniel career path lol

eh, probably a *contract* if not a starter. i'm splitting hairs, but given that, say, Garrett Nussmeier's dad is the Saints OC, even if he doesn't pan out as a starter, i can see him getting those "backup QB to serve as a de facto assistant QB coach / groom into a future coach" type contracts

I just want to know which ESPN reporters are gonna fluff Jerry when he fucks this up. Same ones that did for Parsons? Or do they have a rotation?

Jeter diving for a ball most shortstops could get to on their feet
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Kobe tossing up a double- or triple-teamed long-2 fadeaway in a key moment instead of looking for a more efficient shot or passing

Or even advanced defensive stats. IIRC stuff like range factor revealed Jeter was below-average; he made so many highlight-looking "dive to stop a single" type plays because he sucked at just getting in position before he had to dive

And for the Jeter comparison I'll also add "unnecessary difficult and inefficient plays that casuals think look cool"

finding out one of your least favorite NBA players of all time didn't even have his own bit is an invigorating hit of hateration

yeah, I remember watching this one. I was sure he was going to be a star.

"If you think about it, this basically makes me Hunter S. Thompson..."

Who's going to be Crosbymaxxing this offseason

this is an absolutely infuriating angle to take in this situation. why is it on the union to find creative solutions to ownership problems, exactly? why is it on the union to save owners from themselves when it comes to sacrificing games?

Yeah, I think that's pretty spot on. "Eat It" and "Fat" make a great duo, but "Eat It" did come first

The worst owner in the league, known for winning nothing and being overly meddlesome, meddles again

I just don't understand the need to call them that. Nuggets and tenders were both perfectly acceptable words already

I've basically come to wanting Downs or Lemon at 8, or Bain if he somehow makes it there

Not many people have been projecting Lemon that high though

Oooooo

if you completely removed the worst trade in NFL history from Berry's resume, he still has one of the worst resumes as GM

A common trend watching NFL Draft film: Any time you watch the South Carolina offense, LaNorris Sellers is fighting for his life