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I'm guessing Riggins got in so quickly because it seemed he carried those Redskins teams from '82-'84.

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Riggins was 5th all time in rushing yards when he retired which was a bigger deal. His dominance during the SB years helped.

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Grats on cheating your way temporarily back to first?

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if the Astros are “cheating” in 2026 that’s an indictment of MLB and the other 29 teams :lol:

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I got tired of watching 5'4" 110 lbs Keri Russell manhandle grown adult trained FBI agents

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I get this, it’s ridiculous in so many movies and shows, but I think they added a level of plausibility here. 1 she received training more like special forces, martial arts and intense hand to hand combat training. 2 the FBI agents and cops do not have that training (especially regular cops) they were mostly desk jockeys not former SEALS 3 she caught them by surprise in a most cases.

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Would they necessarily be wrong just for being older?

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They are not wrong because they are old but because they are old what they really miss is their own youth.

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The NFL has been transitioning into a pass happy, arena-football type sport for the past 25 years. You think dudes just figured out how to make 4000+ yard seasons normal?

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25 years ago was 2001, in 2001 i guarantee there was some body lamenting how the NFL was “becoming pass happy, arena league” where the stats were inflated.

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If defenses could actually be physical with receivers and could jack up the QB with a few good hits, do you think we’d see teams averaging 40 passes per game?

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You mean if the rules were different there might be different offensive and defensive strategies? Shocking observation :lol: We wouldn’t see as many 3 point shots in basketball if there was no 3 point line or if it was 10 feet further back

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I think eras of yesteryear were better “football” than now. And I don’t say that as some old dude.

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You think being then operative phrase,, in other words it’s an opinion. You are romanticizing the past which is very common even if youre not “old”.
During the pandemic I saw a replay of Super Bowl XIII, a game I watched live It was fun to see some old names, hall of famers all over the field but the overall quality of play was no where near as good as now. It was a different time, strategies have evolved, preparation and training have evolved and they’ve gotten better. No we no longer get to see Jack Tatum turn Darryl Stingley into a paraplegic but the overall quality of play is better

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I haven't had any urge to go to the new tour,

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You’re missing out, it’s incredible.

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but at the Sphere,

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That would take it up a notch :lol:

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rebelrouser

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Way to miss the point. Of course every thing looks clear with 20/20 hindsight :lol:

Anyway your example is a better one that people citing examples of plots that would be different with technology that didn’t exist 30-40 years ago when the movies were made

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This is a music board to share opinions on music. So it’s your stance that one should only give their opinion if it’s in the positive?

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that's bad

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Very insightful opinion:lol:

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Not sure why people keep posting about them.

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I searched and found 1 thread from 5 months ago that’s only 1 page long :dunno:

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boring

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:lol: there’s a lot of words for it but boring is not one. If nothing else they are playing actual instruments. Maybe they’re is hope for real music in the age of AI generated crap.

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I just think it's funny this thread is full of these comments when it's like....this is the example of the point

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I don’t understand your point here. Are you suggesting 1 outlier proves your point? That if the US loaded up on basketball sized players we’d dominate because Haaland?

I’m not saying you’re wrong about LBJ if he trained at soccer his whole life and poured his passion into it like he did basketball but he’s an extreme outlier in basketball. This does not explain why other elite basketball players from Europe did not or chose not to focus on soccer. Or why most of the other elite players are not over 6’5”. If having players over 6’5” was the key to dominating those soccer playing countries would have figured it out a long time ago:lol:!

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The reason LeBron is used is because he is massive AND can cut on a dime AND has shown elite spatial awareness for himself and others and timing of himself and others.

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I understand LeBron is a rare freak athlete with elite skills but why don’t guys like Jokic or Giannis dominate at soccer? Olajuwon switched from soccer to basketball late. And don’t say they’re not as good as LBJ because they are still elite players that have dominated in the NBA.