That’s great to hear! I bet his parents tried to instill a sense of humility in him, partly by naming him “Caleb”.

I wish Rothenberg could be sued. That’s such a scumbag move.

Re: Mac and Cheese question. Different forms of pastas are sometimes referred to as “macaroni”. So spaghetti, linguini and rigatoni are all forms of “macaroni” even though macaroni can also refer to its own distinct shape of pasta.

There is no issue, but the extravagance makes it look like a slap in the face to the poor. Realistically though, keeping $2m in jewelry is no worse than keeping $2m in cash and it’s a lot more satisfying if you like jewelry.

Hell yeah. I play “Second That Emotion” all the time. I also parodied the lyrics to “Second Law of Motion” because I’m a nerd.

Of course, that’s according to Lacob, but overall, I agree that he did the right thing there.

Also, I love how the “opportunity to poor [sic] some salt in the wound” that Jordan “couldn’t pass up” was the fact that Lacob was within earshot as opposed to, say, a reason.

That’s all true, but Matt Ryan was throwing for 12 yards per attempt, and that set of downs happened after Julio Jones caught a fairly long ball. I think running the ball at that point was the better approach, but I can see why Shanahan did what he did.

Boston Strong? Is this the same city that went under total lockdown because there was a 19-year old foreigner with a handgun on the loose?

I’m surprised it took this long for Drew to post this, tbh

Shanahan was definitely thinking “if we don’t take the field like we can score more points, then we’re dead in the water” which actually turned out to be true.

Your argument about running the ball is fair, but so is the “We’ve got Julio god-damn Jones” argument

I hope it’s a blanket. Nothing worse than a towel that’s surprisingly rough on the genitals.

Out of context, your comment is totally fair, but that dude got butchered. Probably not the best time to say “oh that reminds me of that time when people played tough and no one complained about it.”

These are some good points, and I’ll add that U.S. football defenses play in 8 second intervals, whereas rugby players continuously play. Football is designed to be shorter duration and higher impact, to the point where the ideal body type of a football linebacker is over 50 kg heavier (!?) than an ideal rugby player.

Who would’ve thought that Cleveland’s NBA team would be so Cavalier about getting another great player!

I’ll see myself out.

Like, Podesta was among the best analysts of another sport, so it was worth the risk that his skills could transfer. Lynch’s analysis hasn’t faced the scrutiny of competition in ANY sport, so this will look much worse if it fails.

I’m assuming you’re talking about the baseball analyst? I felt that was a “crazy enough to work” idea. But it didn’t. I am sorry.

Imagine if Shanahan DIDN’T take the job?! I’d just about die laughing.

You would have to compare Carroll to Shanahan in this case.

I’m torn. On the one hand, it’s great seeing new ideas succeed, but on the other, it would be infuriating to watch a(nother) billionaire look good by having one of his many nonsense moves work out by chance.

Lebron is not an ass for wanting to be paid what he’s worth or wanting a championship team. He’s an ass for openly belittling the younger teammates and suggesting that the Cavs can get veterans for rookie salaries. Can you imagine if an owner said that kind of shit?