Was going to make this same exact comment.

The reason to not put your hands out as wide as possible is because the bar should really be held in place by your upper back musculature (i.e. you should squeeze the bar with your traps etc.). The wider your grip, the harder it may be to keep the traps and shoulders tight and squeezed around the bar. That said, it’s…

Nice work! Remember to push those knees out on the way up (narrower stance might help).

Not to mention that a mirror can throw you off during the lift. If you’re looking in the mirror, you’re probably not looking where you should be to put yourself in an ideal position for the lift (i.e. on a squat, you should have a fixed point of view; on a DL, your spine should be neutral - it won’t be if your head is…

Did we used to date in law school?

Well, yea, of course. The original comment that I was responding to said “If Deadspin releases an article dissing the Democratic ticket ....” So I suggested a series dissing ALL the candidates, just like the Why Your Team Sucks series disses all the teams.

The problematic part is that there are people for them to appeal to with this inane, illogical, and hateful bullshit.

Absolutely right.

A “Why Your Candidate Sucks” series? I’d be down for that.

While I recognize there’s a certain level of snark/satire here, there’s a somewhat reasonable solution: do away with the first past the post voting system and switch to a party list system. That will basically create viable third (and fourth, etc.) parties. That way, the kook who wants to be represented by someone…

The source material is pretty thin. Even though its a trilogy, they’re not real books, they’re more like a detailed treatment. On top of that, I get the feeling they’re trying to stretch the show even thinner. There were three books, and by the end of the second, A LOT has happened. A one to one book to season ratio…

Um, eminent domain doesn’t mean the government just takes the property. Pursuant to the Fifth Amendment, it has to pay just compensation (“nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation”). That’s the purpose of the court action - to not only determine the right to condemn/take, but also…

The Fifth Amendment.

Yea, I considered that about Jackson. The only thing I would say is that indoor football relies on the running game a lot less and the NFL Europe season is shorter. So, in addition to it being slightly less abusive than the NFL, he was probably getting way fewer carries per season. Even in his first two years with the…

Yes and no. I mean, in the short term, yes. In the long term, the Vikes consider Bridgewater their QB of the future who they hope will be around for another 10-15 years. Peterson is over 30 with most, if not all, of his best years behind him. A gamble, for sure, but not a totally inexcusable one.

You may be right. However, Barry was a much different runner than AP. He wasn’t a downhill, hit the hole hard type of runner. He would prefer to tiptoe behind the line and pick his spots.

Counterpoint based on a sample size of one: Fred Jackson. Had his first 1,000 yard season at age 28 and averaged 5.5 yards per carry at 30. Then again, he only picked up 1,062 yards in his best year, so maybe not ...

After the Jennings TD, I texted a friend “and now we wait for the other shoe to drop ....” After they hit the FG to go up 26-20, I turned to my wife and said “and here comes the touchdown drive.” Called my dad after the game and found out he had basically had said the same exact thing. The Giants are at least…

This is so perfect I want to un-star and re-star it all afternoon.

Not a single sentence in the Big Ten preview, but this gets coverage. This is Rutgers football in a nutshell.