I agree that the discussion around Cutler has never matched his offensive production. However, I don't think the Bulger comparison is inapt. Bulger's three worst statistical years for QB rating (his last 3 years) are worse than Cutler's worst year. Bulger was above average in those years you cite, and Cutler's…

If you accept the premise that you need QB play of a certain caliber in order to win a championship (statistically, it is difficult to evaluate this statement), and you believe that there are a limited number (say, under 20) QBs who are capable of playing at that level, then it makes sense to pay a lot of money for…

I totally would. Then again, I'm just an internet tuff guy (tm). If I actually played QB against that D, I would invent the "hot read" by throwing weak, wobbly, two-yard passes as soon as the ball was snapped and then crying and curling into the fetal position.

I am certainly not faulting MA for not wanting to go in,…

I wouldn't. Al Davis, however...? I took the original question to mean that this story (in which no mention of Marcus Allen playing QB was ever made, in a game in which Ray Guy was playing "no-give-backs" with the game ball) does not jive with the account of him being the "real" emergency QB. I know a lot of teams…

So, I guess the question is "why didn't he go in at QB in this game?"

In my limited experience, there are a couple of issues. Although money is an underlying cause, the more immediate issue is lab time needed to process. With delays spanning into the 18-36 month range to complete testing, it is impracticable to process every single kit that is collected. Often there is no call to…

I think a big issue here is that (as evidenced by almost all the comments here) EVERYONE hates flying for numerous reasons, and EVERYONE has an opinion of the right way to handle a situation that is suboptimal, to say the least. In the process of highlighting one particular struggle that people have (being a "fat…

The real culprit was the FAA, which regulated flight prices until the late 70s (i.e. there was no price competition between airlines). Without the ability to compete on price, airlines competed on service. Once they were free to compete on price, service was an afterthought for them (because it was an afterthought…

I have no idea what your statement has to do with mine. If you're implying that breaking any rule is the equivalent of breaking any other rule, then I disagree. if you're implying that a car running a stoplight is as dangerous as a cyclist running a stoplight, then I disagree. There are numerous reasons that white…

I'm talking data on this issue, how is that not "engag[ing] in reality[?]" Do I think that more cyclists run red lights (per red light encountered, obviously) than cars? Yes. Do I think that proves anything in particular? No. Do I think that "nobody has yet spent an entire day filming an intersection to prove me…

"I'm younger then that now" #corrections

People refuse to waste a day of their lives in mundane labor to prove a point to someone who would most likely entrench himself in his next pre-planned fallback position against bikes because he likes anecdotes more than data? I am shocked!

I concur; that is a silly place to have a bike lane. I would not expect drivers to look for cyclists, even if there were 100 signs noting the bike lane. It is such a bizarre arrangement.

Insurance for what? The expected liability of the average cyclist over his entire riding life is under a dollar.

Because anecdotes =/= data. Held to the same standard of rigorous adherence to the rules of the road, drivers come up far shorter than cyclists. Drivers simply ignore their and other drivers' violations for various reasons, including a recognition that strict adherence to the rules is unduly burdensome in some…

The state doesn't matter too much; Bankruptcy is always part of the federal system and most of the same rules will apply in each court. There are different rules in each state as to which property can be exempted from the Bankruptcy estate. There are federal exemptions and (in most states) state exemptions, and you…

It is a glitch with the search function on Target's site. Instead, look at local stores; they are "flagged" as mobile stores if they are (most are)

I got the same result when I filtered for Target Mobile, however, when I just searched for local stores, several of them were listed as Target Mobile locations. Hope this helps.

The analysis in the linked study does not adjust for specialty. Please correct the article.