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Yep you are right about that the masseuse one that is.

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I would be delighted if they brought the Stones or Springsteen back for next year’s Super Bowl. I haven’t watched one in years (maybe Prince is the most recent?).

Still have not heard bad bunny’s music, don’t care to, his stage name is stupid, and I don’t like listening to a song that isn’t in English, I don’t like foreign-made films with English subtitles.

I just don’t.

I despise Trump, always did, long before he became president; I can’t stand far-right Conservatives and far-left snowflake liberals, either.
I believe that political correctness stifles healthy debate.

Oh yeah, the thread topic….

Man. Seems like coaches in the B1G need to start wearing chastity belts!

lol. Perplexity actually just said he "kicks the can" when I asked for an explanation af his Cap Wizardry...


how is andrew berry of the browns so good at manipulating the salary cap?

Andrew Berry is widely regarded as one of the sharpest cap‑managers in the NFL because he aggressively uses the NFL’s salary‑cap rules—especially “void years,” restructures, and cash‑over‑cap structures—to keep the Browns flexible in the short term, even if it makes the long‑term picture look messy.
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Why people think he’s so good

Berry isn’t “cheating” the cap; he’s optimizing it within the CBA’s scripted loopholes. His background in economics and computer science (Harvard degrees) plus a heavy reliance on analytics lets him plan multi‑year cap curves, rollover years, and guaranteed‑cash timing in a way most GMs don’t. The result is that Cleveland can spend more actual cash than the cap number suggests while still having room to maneuver in free agency.

How he manipulates the cap

1. Void years and “kicking the can”
Berry regularly loads contracts with “void years” at the end so money that would hit the cap in the next year gets pushed off the books. Those void years eventually create dead‑cap charges, but the league’s cap keeps rising, so a dollar owed in 2030 is cheaper in relative cap terms than one owed in 2025.
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2. Cash‑over‑cap / proration tricks
He’ll front‑load deals with big signing bonuses and then prorate them over many years, so the early cap hits are low but the team pays a lot in real cash. That lets the Browns go after high‑end free agents without the cap sheet looking like they can’t afford them, while the true cost is just delayed.
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3. Rollovers, restructures, and June 1 cuts
Berry aggressively uses:

Carryover cap space (money saved from one year applied to the next).
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Contract restructures (converting base salaries into bonuses or creating new guarantees) to lower immediate cap hits.

Post‑June 1 releases (trading players or cutting them after June 1) so dead‑cap hits are spread across two years.

Taken together, this is why Berry can look like he’s “always” tight on cap space on paper but still sign or extend players others assume he can’t afford.

The downside fans point to

The flip side is that this strategy leaves the Browns vulnerable if the cap growth slows or if the “win‑now” window flops. Critics argue that after betting big on Deshaun Watson and the 2024–2025 window, the team is now stuck with heavy commitments and little room to quickly rebuild without pain at the back end of contracts. So people say he’s “good at manipulating the cap” but debate whether that’s always been aligned with long‑term team building.

Trump wants a do over.....

Trump orders federal agencies to stop using Anthropic's AI technology

Washington — President Trump announced Friday that he is ordering all federal agencies to "immediately" stop using Anthropic's AI technology, as the company nears a Pentagon deadline to drop its guardrails over the military's use of its AI.

"I am directing EVERY Federal Agency in the United States Government to IMMEDIATELY CEASE all use of Anthropic's technology," Mr. Trump wrote on Truth Social. "We don't need it, we don't want it, and will not do business with them again!"

The president said he will give agencies six months to phase out its use of Anthropic's products and threatened to take additional action against the company if it does not assist during that period.

"Anthropic better get their act together, and be helpful during this phase out period, or I will use the Full Power of the Presidency to make them comply, with major civil and criminal consequences to follow," he wrote.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-...CHR9qVQfYn1w4_aem_JYBIDfpPCCspx0fTgDK2fw

A commentary on the state of Catholicism in modern day Ireland.

I don't disagree with this at all. Are you talking using the #6 on Lemon? He won't be available to us at #24. Lemon is also valuable as a returner.

The only thing I will add is, Jerry Jeudy is a very productive slot receiver who gets pushed outside way more than he should have because of need. We didn't have anyone else that they trusted, so he played out of position a lot. This diminished his output in my opinion and if we are really going to revamp the WR room, I think the first thing Monken is going to say is we need to get a true X receiver in here so we can use Jeudy in the slot 75% of the time.

Tate can be both X and Slot... which would give you more opportunities to conceal plays and routes. We could utilize a lot more motion as well, imho.
I think Lemon is pigeonholed as a slot...But again, he is extremely effective in that role as well as the extra benefit of his return skill set.

At the end of the day, I would be good with either. I would also be good with either Tyson or Boston...

I just want the best receiver and O-lineman combo they can come up with in this first round.

Pentagon shoots down Customs and Border Protection drone in Texas, federal officials say

A U.S. official said a laser weapon was used to down the drone, which occurred in the area of Fort Hancock, a small community located on the U.S.-Mexico border.

"This reported engagement occurred when the Department of War employed counter-unmanned aircraft system authorities to mitigate a seemingly threatening unmanned aerial system operating within military airspace," the Defense Department, CBP and the FAA said in a joint statement late Thursday night. The Department of War is the White House's preferred term for the Defense Department.

"The engagement took place far away from populated areas and there were no commercial aircraft in the vicinity," the statement said.

"These agencies will continue to work on increased cooperation and communication to prevent such incidents in the future," it added.

In a previous statement provided to CBS News Thursday night, the FAA indicated that an incident had prompted it to expand a temporary flight restriction that was already in place around Fort Hancock. The temporary flight restriction was issued for "Special Security Reasons," the FAA said.

The FAA said the flight restriction was not impacting commercial flights.

Democratic Reps. Rick Larsen, André Carson and Bennie Thompson, all members of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, said in a joint statement, "Our heads are exploding over the news that DoD reportedly shot down a Customs and Border Protection drone using a high risk counter-unmanned aircraft system." They pointed to lack of coordination between the agencies.

This marks the second time this month that the U.S. military's use of drones near the southern border in Texas has prompted airspace flight restrictions.

On Feb. 11, the FAA sparked chaos when it briefly closed airspace around El Paso over a safety disagreement with the Pentagon regarding military drone tests near Fort Bliss, which is adjacent to the El Paso International Airport and located about 50 miles northwest of Fort Hancock. Sources at the time said the drone tests involved a high-energy laser.

The FAA initially announced that it would shutter El Paso's commercial airspace for a period of 10 days, but then backtracked and reopened the airspace just hours later. White House officials told CBS News that the closure was triggered by Mexican cartel drones breaching U.S. airspace.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pentag...xwOR20p7eShys_aem_652vfIvMOmtyIpbOyjuelA

Trying to deny any sort of wide spread voter fraud after losing so many court cases and in places like Atlanta where the verified the authenticity of those who voted is what people need a proctologist for. Because it appears they must have something blocking their posterior cavity that's blocking signals to their brain.

Yuck, I rather take Beck from UM or wait and grab Cole Payton, QB, North Dakota State later in draft

Markets
UBS downgrades the U.S. stock market. Here’s what has the investment bank worried
Published Fri, Feb 27 20269:37 AM ESTUpdated 28 Min Ago
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UBS’ top equity strategist dialed back his view on U.S. stocks, citing mounting risks from a weakening dollar, stretched valuations and policy turbulence in Washington.

Andrew Garthwaite, head of global equity strategy at the investment bank, downgraded American equities to “benchmark” in a fully invested global equity portfolio, arguing that the factors that powered years of outperformance are starting to fade.

The dollar risk is a central concern, Garthwaite wrote. UBS forecasts the euro climbing to $1.22 by the end of the first quarter and sees “asymmetric structural downside risks” to the greenback. Historically, when the dollar’s trade-weighted index falls 10%, U.S. equities underperform by roughly 4% in unhedged terms, according to the bank.

Foreign markets are trouncing the U.S. this year as a weaker dollar and cheaper valuations draw capital overseas. The MSCI World ex-US index has gained about 8% in 2026, compared with the little changed performance for the S&P 500
. Japan’s Nikkei 225
has rallied 17% year to date, while the Stoxx Europe 600
is up 7%, underscoring a sharp rotation away from American equities. U.S. stocks struggled again Friday as investors fretted over the potential downsides of the artificial intelligence build-out and persistent inflation at home.


Another pillar of U.S. stock strength — corporate buybacks — is also losing its edge, the bank said. The buyback yield in the U.S. is now only roughly on par with global peers, eroding what had been a key support for earnings per share growth and investor flows, UBS said. The combined shareholder yield from dividends and buybacks in the U.S. is now about half that of Europe, the bank said.

“The buybacks yield is no longer exceptional and this had been an important driver of funds flow, EPS and valuation,” Garthwaite wrote.

Valuations add to the unease. UBS calculates that the sector-adjusted price-earnings ratio for U.S. stocks is 35% above international peers, versus an average premium of about 4% since 2010. Roughly 60% of sectors trade not only at higher multiples than their global counterparts but also above their own historical premium, the strategist wrote.

Policy volatility under President Donald Trump is another headwind. This year has brought shifts in tariff policy, proposals to cap credit card interest rates, potential limits on private equity investment in housing, renewed scrutiny of drug pricing, and suggestions to curb dividends and buybacks for defense companies, UBS said.

Still, the noted strategist stopped short of turning outright bearish. Garthwaite said the U.S. economy and equities tend to benefit more than peers when markets are in the early phases of a potential bubble. The bank also expects artificial intelligence adoption to outpace most other major regions, with the possible exception of China, helping sustain earnings growth across key industries.

UBS strategist Sean Simonds set a year-end target of 7,500 for the S&P 500, compared with an average forecast of 7,629 among 14 top strategists, according to CNBC Pro’s strategist survey.

moved.

There is really nothing to read into.

I am actually surprised he was not fired.

My hope is he gets better. The five years he now has hopefully helps.

On top of the DW failure and other misses. In his position he is witness to others success and failures.

Monken might be able to help Berry in finding a franchise QB. I don't know that I am only hope.

Somehow I'm not surprised by any of that.

Cavaliers' Harden questionable with fracture in right thumb
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id...arden-non-displaced-fracture-right-thumb

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/20...ents-of-epsteins-secret-storage-lockers/

Once again you show your ignorance and hatred.

- Civil marriage has absolutely zero to do with any religion - even the one in your head that rushes to judgement and hate as a fake pseudo Christian.

- The pope has approved same sex marriage - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023...ame-sex-couples-under-certain-conditions - so according to (by far) largest Christian denomination in the world whose leader is infallible ... you are wrong.

- Being gay is not a choice. Same sex behavior has been documented in over 1500 different animal species.

But - you carry on hating and being a fake Christian. No skin off my nose.

U.S. Attorney's Office drops effort to indict 6 Democratic lawmakers who posted video on illegal orders, sources say

Washington — The top federal prosecutor in Washington, D.C. has decided to table efforts to try to indict six Democratic lawmakers for posting a video urging military members not to follow orders they believe are illegal, sources told CBS News on Tuesday.

The decision by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro to end the case comes after a grand jury in Washington, D.C. earlier this month refused to return an indictment, CBS News previously reported.

It was not yet clear whether the Justice Department could still explore pursuing other venues for the case, one of the sources cautioned. It was unlikely, another source said.

A spokesman for Pirro declined to comment. The decision to table the case in Washington, D.C., was reported earlier by NBC News.

The grand jury's rejection of the charges is historically rare, but is becoming more commonplace in Washington and other federal districts as grand jurors are seemingly becoming more concerned about whether some of the cases are politicized and designed to exact retribution against President Trump's enemies.

Several politically-hired attorneys who work with Pirro were assigned to the case against the lawmakers, sources told CBS News, and they tried to indict the six under a criminal statute known as 18 U.S.C. § 2387.

That law threatens a 10-year maximum prison sentence for anybody who "advises, counsels, urges, or in any manner causes or attempts to cause insubordination, disloyalty, mutiny, or refusal of duty by any member of the military."

After presenting the case to the grand jury, several sources told CBS that the grand jurors unanimously rejected the indictment, which is even more unusual.

All six Democrats later publicly condemned the move and applauded the grand jury.

After the rejection of the case became public, Abbe Lowell, an attorney for Democratic Rep. Jason Crow of Colorado, wrote a letter to Pirro telling her that he was putting her and her office "on notice of the legal ramification" if they continue to pursue charges.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pirro-...oa6OdSM6eExpM_aem_UVWEjLB6xfKZVxjpJ1XHyw

It seems as if the witch hunt is over. At least this one.

Rumor has it that Jeanine Pirro is currently considering bringing charges against the cast and crew of A Few Good Men. 😁

Bingo.

That is why I have taken some issue with QB being called the most important position in sports. I think a goalie in hockey is about the same.

If you have a wall in front of the net, you are going to win a lot of games.

Yesterday the USA had a wall in front of the net.

For anyone still in denial that trump isn't trying to control the media there's this.............

As of February 2026, Netflix is engaged in a high-stakes, roughly $82.7 billion all-cash bid to acquire the studio and streaming assets of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). The deal, aimed at acquiring major franchises like DC Comics and Harry Potter, faces intense regulatory scrutiny, a rival offer from Paramount Skydance, and opposition from political figures

Key Details of the Potential Acquisition:

The Bid: Netflix has proposed an all-cash offer of approximately $82.7 billion ($27.75 per share) to acquire WBD’s film/TV studios and the HBO Max streaming service.

Rivalry: Paramount Skydance has submitted a higher competing bid of roughly $108 billion (including debt) for the entire company.

Board Support: Despite the higher offer, the WBD board has shown preference for the Netflix deal, though they have given Paramount a window to increase its bid.

Regulatory & Political Hurdles: The US Justice Department has opened an antitrust investigation into the Netflix/WBD deal to examine if it creates a monopoly or hinders competition. The deal has faced vocal opposition from political figures and industry professionals, including filmmaker James Cameron.

Deal Structure: The deal is intended to close after the separation of WBD’s TV networks (like CNN and TNT) into a separate entity.

And now comes trump applying the pressure in his usual petty way...............

Trump demands Netflix fire Susan Rice as DOJ probes Warner deal

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President Donald Trump demanded that Netflix fire board member Susan Rice or "pay the consequences."

Rice argued during a podcast last week that "it is not going to end well" for corporations, news organizations, and law firms that "bent the knee" to Trump, and that their deference is unpopular.

Trump's comments come as Netflix is pursuing a takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery.

The Department of Justice is reviewing the proposed acquisition.

President Donald Trump late Saturday called on Netflix to fire board member Susan Rice or "pay the consequences," after she said Democrats would push for corporate accountability if they regain power in the November midterm elections.

In a Truth Social post on Saturday, Trump described Rice, who served as President Joe Biden's domestic policy chief and held top foreign policy posts under President Barack Obama, as "purely a political hack" with "no talent or skills."

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/02/22...usan-rice-as-doj-probes-warner-deal.html

That sounds like the perfect description of most of his own cabinet.