Motown Bombers

I'm sure the mob will just accept it if Brown votes not to divest from Israel. 

I mean, why don't more schools just give into mobs? 

2 minutes ago, 1776 said:

Iran attacked Israel on April 13th. Trump’s trial began on the 15th. Israel retaliated to Iran’s attack of the 13th on April 19th. 
I believe your comment above is beyond anything that be proven at this point considering the other events outside Trump’s trial. The attack and counter attack between Iran and Israel are far more relevant to the ongoing protests than Trump’s trial. 

 

I can't believe after what we saw in 2016 and 2020 that people can't see it. Right wing agitators have infiltrated these kids, like they did in 2020 with Black Lives Matter, in efforts to help Trump and hurt Democrats.  

It's pretty simple. Bannon is just lazy and assumed Democrats would automatically vote for him because he's a Kennedy. 

17 minutes ago, pfife said:

There was a lot of discussion about protestors in this very thread well before trumps trial started.   

Good thing I said escalated and not started. 

The goal is obvious. It is to get Trump elected. It is no coincidence these protests escalated as soon as Trump's trial started. There more media attention on the protests than on Trump's trial. 

Surprised non kosher wasn’t one of their demands. 

Hopefully when they are living in the suburbs they take better care of their houses. 

Things change so quickly in the NFL. In 2021 Goff's contract was considered so bad that the Rams had to attach a 1st round pick to make it go away. By the end of 2022, it was considered good value. 

4 minutes ago, 4hzglory said:

Here would be a sample deal to show what MB is saying.

Goff currently has a cap hit of $32.3 mil for 2024 with 22.3 in salary, 5 mil roster bonus and 5 mil prorated signing bonus.

A proposed 4 year $200 mil extension with $90 mil signing bonus and $125 mil guaranteed new money could look like something like this.  

If they add a void year, the signing bonus would get spread over 6 years - current 2024, 4 year extension, plus the 1 void year.  So the signing bonus allocation would be $15 mil per year.

2024:  convert $15 mil of his $27.3 mil salary/roster bonus to new signing bonus.  Cap hit would be $12.3 mil salary, $5 mil from previous signing bonus + $15 mil new signing bonus allocation for total cap hit of $32.3 mil - identical to current.

2025: Fully guaranteed salary of $15 mil + $15 mil signing bonus allocation for cap hit of $30 mil

2026:  Fully guaranteed salary of $20 mil + $15 mil signing bonus allocation for cap hit of $35 mil

2027:  Salary of $35 mil ($15 mil fully guaranteed - gets to the $125mil guaranteed new money) + $15 mil signing bonus allocation for cap hit of $50 mil

2028:  Salary of $40 mil + signing bonus allocation for cap hit of $55 mil

2029 void year:  signing bonus allocation of $15 mil for cap hit of $15 mil

Obviously they would have roster bonus'/other ways of adjusting the hits if they wanted more cap space in certain years, but this would also allow them to get out of the deal after 2026 if they had to for a dead money hit of $60 million which is $10 million more than what his 2027 cap number would be if they kept him, or they could spread it over 2 years and free up $20 million in 2027, $25 mil in 2028, and $15 mil in 2029.  If they cut him after 2027, they would have a dead money hit of $30 mil which if they didn't spread it over 2 years, would save them $25 mil on the cap  in 2028 and $15 mil in 2029.

 

This is just a lot to say/show that a 4 yr $200 mil extension can simply be structured to not cripple the cap.  The team would have many other roster bonuses/etc to further manipulate the cap numbers besides this.

This would be perfect. By the time his cap hit exceeds what it is now in 2027, the cap would have likely increased 3 times by then and other QBs are creeping into the $60 million per range. 

I seem to recall Holmes said he wanted to be more like the Ravens. The Ravens are a team that drafts well and doesn't spend a lot in free agency. The Ravens signed Flacco to a huge contract and were able to remain competitive for pretty much the entirety of his contract. The Lions want to be a consistent winner like the Ravens. They aren't always a Super Bowl caliber team but their floor is usually 9-10 wins and a playoff berth. 

I'll guess the feeling would be different if they were harassing black students instead of Jewish students and told black students to go back to Africa instead of telling Jewish students to go back to Poland. 

Do people talking about the cap realize that Goff had the 3rd highest cap hit in the league last year? Only two players in the NFL took up more of the cap than Goff. He's not on some rookie deal. He's already getting paid. An extension would probably lower his cap hit in the short term. 

17 minutes ago, Jason_R said:

Yes, that was the point. 

For the record, I hope Goff gets paid. He came to a bad, bad football team after a bad breakup with the team that drafted him. He looked bad at the start of his tenure but almost everyone around him was bad. He is every bit as much of this turnaround as St. Brown, Sewell, and Hutch. 

Goff is the whole reason for the turnaround. The Lions were able to trade Stafford and not only get their future QB but multiple 1st round picks that they used on the roster instead of having to package them for a QB. 

It would be like if the Democrats brought out Ron Reagan Jr and he was talking about Medicare for All and expected Republicans to vote for him because he is a Reagan. The Kennedy family hasn't been relevant in decades. Ted Kennedy died 15 years ago. My mother is in her 70's and is a huge fan of the Kennedy family. Loved Bobby Kennedy and she hates Jr. She can see right through and is mad that he is ruining the Kennedy name. 

Is Netanyahu aware some kids vandalized a building on a college campus in New York and the city of Chicago passed a ceasefire resolution?