The problem with your argument is they were already committed for that $19 mil. It was a dumb decision to draft him in the first place, it was a dumb decision to play him near-immediately when the consensus was that he’d benefit from a year on the bench, it was a dumb decision to pick up his option when he was already…

So I won’t speak for anyone else here, but for me, the biggest thing I find better about Overcast is the ease of organization and variety of speed settings.

For whatever it’s worth, in the 2016 election, Nate Silver was actually far more pessimistic about Hillary’s chances (giving her a ~70% chance to win) than every other media outlet who was 95+% and treating it as a done deal.*

Ohio State at #1 is pretty obvious based on the formula - they’ve beaten one road opponent by 8, one road opponent by 9 and the remaining games by 10+ points so they’re cranking that “10 point max” bonus.

Also, as a reminder, the Jaguars gave Bortles an extension not even a year ago

Agreed.

Cultural shifts aren’t always blatant. Anyone who’s worked for a major corporation can attest to the invisible pressures that can emerge over time.

You can’t compare him to those guys yet, because of the length of the career.

The upside is his raw athleticism, potential, and form from when he played in college. Remember, Fultz was sufficiently good in college that he was widely considered a legitimate #1 overall pick and the general consensus after the trade was that Philly made a smart trade to land a future star point guard and part of a…

Agreed, it’s gone from funny to strange to just saddening.

That’s probably part of it.

Yep, and leagues have encouraged that trend with various rule changes to encourage skill and speed over raw brute force.

Yeah, this definitely happens in every single profession in every single city. Remember that the only thing most people really know about you is your job, so that’s going to naturally be the first thing they ask about.

He’s good enough to be movable...but he’s overpaid enough that you won’t unequivocally “win” the trade. It won’t be a pure salary dump where you need to attach your own draft picks to get out of the contract...but you will end up with a fairly ‘meh’ deal overall.

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Okay, that’s just ridiculous. The last time we saw Kaep play in 2016, he was pretty solid - 16/4 TD/INT ratio (4 TDs for every INT), 90.7 passer rating. Not superstar levels, no, but a solid mid-tier starter.

This is fairly unsurprising once you understand the legal concept of judicial discretion.

This is the kind of article which could only be written by someone who’s never been a serious college football fan. You know how I know? Because college football fans DO have a big game almost every Saturday night for three straight months...and you learn pretty quickly that it becomes kind of a burden: If you’re…

Is there any particular reason Houston won’t just waive him?

The difference is that nobody is citing Barry and saying “well, I spoke with Barry Petchesky of Deadspin and I’m voting based on his recommendation”.