Regardless, fake news meant something before it was co-opted by the Cheeto-in-chief. Fake means intentionally false, and there’s a pretty big difference between intentionally false and sensationalized. Voters on the right got duped by Russian operatives making up legitimately “fake” stories, a fact which has now been…

The question shouldn’t be whether an above-average starting QB can make it to the Super Bowl, the question should be whether or not he’s THAT much better than Keenum (or Bridgewater, for that matter). If the Vikes don’t end up with him, and are stuck with Josh Mc-f’in-Cown because they let Keenum and Teddy walk...then…

I’m familiar with the differences in hockey - what are the rule-based differences in soccer?

Looks like he slipped on his little shoe-flappy, right?

Not being able to log in on the phone is supremely annoying, dong-related or otherwise.

The commentators are 90% of the problem. They act like the rules are so damn confusing and everybody gets caught up in it. It was obviously a catch...then they review it carefully to make sure...then they get it right. Just like with the Clement catch. So I understand the complaint about it taking too long...but…

Same deal a couple years ago - really wanted to like it, especially because it seemed like one of the few cars in the segment you could get in an actual red, not some weird maroon-red hybrid (although they charge extra for it - facepalm). After hearing all the hype it just seemed so...boring? Even for the segment,…

I’m not sure how you define possession “in human terms,” which is why they write it up in a rulebook instead. If you define possession as hands on the ball, or under control for that matter, then you’re going to have a lot of fumbles when guys get hit over the middle - I’m sure the NFL won’t like that from a player…

I’m clearly not the only one...

No, what makes zero sense is there being a difference between fumbling an inch before the pylon and an inch after it. Lots of people have crazy ways of dealing with the in-endzone fumble (like a “reverse touchback” or something), but I dont understand why we’re allowing anyone to keep the ball that loses it out of…

The “ground cannot cause a fumble” is silly phrase anyways - the ground can DEFINITELY cause a fumble if a player isn’t touched first.

No, I don’t think I do (see it every week). So, maybe it’s just the idiots who are confused...?

FWIW, I also think you should lose possession if you fumble the ball out of bounds anywhere on the field (been suggested many times here) but that’s just me...not particularly relevant to the moment, but it would fix the stupidest rule in the game (fumbling into/out of endzone).

You can’t fumble the ball (or carry it across the goal line) if you don’t have possession of the ball. You don’t have possession of the ball if you’re falling and don’t maintain possession all the way through to the ground.

It does...they just have to have possession first.

You’re maybe remembering the Thielen non-catch, which looked pretty similar with a huge difference - Thielen lost control as his ass hit the ground (ball left his hands), and when he re-gained control he was out of bounds. In the Panthers game, when the Panther ass hit the ground, he didn’t lose control of the ball.

Do you have an example of when it was called the other way? Debate the quality rule if you want, but it’s pretty clear - I don’t know why there’s so much confusion on this...

“Coler says his writers have tried to write fake news for liberals — but they just never take the bait.”

Link?

Link?

LL Bean can’t be beat.

LL Bean can’t be beat.