I’m not sure I agree that McVay put it on Goff’s shoulders. From the quotes about the Rams being surprised to see six men in the box taking away the run pretty constantly, I think the Rams (meaning McVay and his staff) failed to anticipate that the the Patriots would be more concerned with the running game than Goff’s…

I suspect, and I admit this is all theory and suspicion, that McVay saw those options and possibility. I also suspect that, better than anyone else in the league, McVay knows Jared Goff’s limitations. It is entirely possible McVay didn’t trust Goff to incorporate the adjustments with no film and no time to prepare. If…

That’s a 24 year old rule but hey, don’t let facts change your trash talk.

Uhh, except McCourty didn’t hit Cooks in the head and neck, he hit his arms.

Show me why those 17 ownership groups that are already $75M+ below the luxury tax threshold (by choice, not by forced rule) agree to a rule that requires them to spend a buttload more money. MLB revenues keep going up. The product is profitable and continuing to sell. There’s no reason for the owners to make massive…

This is a fascinating theory except... what the hell are the owners getting out of that? That’s not really how collective bargaining tends to work. You’ve just implemented two massively pro-player changes with no concessions.

The luxury tax was implemented because smaller market franchises and cheaper ownership groups (which, mind you, were still basically all owned by billionaires or near billionaires) complained that the large market teams were gaining a competitive advantage by spending too much on free agents. The Yankees and the…

You just arbitrarily switched from “revenue” to “profit,” which are massively different figures. Yes, the 170 floor is probably way too high, but the figure you should be looking at is revenues, not profits, because profits come after salaries have been deducted and all teams currently have a payroll.

El es fiesta

It’s just funny because they’re consecutive headlines in the same feed.

Yeah I think I get about a 50% read rate here. Fortunately we have a presumptive right to a hearing, it’s unusual to get denied without at least argument.

Deadspin: “There’s Nothing to Say About This Super Bowl”

Yuuuuuup. I have the good fortune of currently having clients who like fighting back, but it’s a pretty plaintiff friendly jurisdiction here too. 

That’s certainly the model, but it depends on the carrier you’re dealing with and the strategy/reputation of the attorneys on both sides. If the carrier and the attorneys develop and protect a reputation for being willing to defend spurious claims, they do get reduced. My clients tend to be adamant about not paying…

It really isn’t that complicated, probably because most bullying is a social problem, not actual sadism.

I hate when I love an opposing player this much. 

You magnificent bastard.

You generally have to acknowledge some kind of “dangerous activities” warning and waiver to enter any athletic event. If she’d been a fan it would have been on the ticket; as a volunteer it’s almost certainly in the paperwork. She’s not the first person to get hit by a golf ball and she won’t be the last. 

Ignore the waiver (even though you shouldn’t, they’re usually pretty good). Where’s the negligence? She was walking on a golf course where a person was... playing golf. Negligence requires a legal duty of care, breach of due care, foreseeable causation, and damages. The damages are easy, the rest is very difficult. 

“Now, I am a card-carrying snowboy”