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This whole thing is coming together nicely. Let's form our own corporate think tank.

Who can stop us!!!!!!!

 

I've essentially been paid in beer by Tim before. He is definitely the right choice to finance this.

 

This whole thing started with me posting something about taping on top of a beer can.

I don't see any big time money here.

Just a hangover.

 

It's a typo. He meant corporate drink tank.

 

Oh. OK. Never mind.

 

I may have meant that but I was too drunk to see the keys

 

So you are the data inputer.

 

He's hired !!!!! Move on !!!

 

Back when I used to deliver pizza people would sometimes ask if I would accept beer as a tip.

I never passed that up.

 

I've received a lot of good weed for tips

 

This is factually accurate.

 

I used to run maintenance for a hotel/cabin outfit. When you show up to fix someone’s heat in the middle of the night, when it’s below zero, they tend to be good tippers, lol.

I’ve been given half gallons of liquor, full cases of beer, over a hundred in cash, food, burnables, edibles and a myriad list of other odd gifts.

 

Lamar Jackson tosses five TDs as Ravens romp to 42-21 win over Jets

For the third time this season, Lamar Jackson tossed five touchdown passes in leading the Baltimore Ravens to victory.

And he set a league rushing record in the process as well.

Jackson’s five touchdowns were all to different receivers as Baltimore outclassed the New York Jets in a 42-21 blowout win on Thursday night to improve to 12-2 on the year. The win also clinched the AFC North crown for the Ravens.

Jackson finished the night completing 15 of 23 passes for 212 yards and a passer rating of 134.4. Jackson also rushed for 86 yards on eight carries as he blew by Michael Vick for the most rushing yards in a single season by a quarterback in league history. The previous record was 1,039 in 2006.

Jackson becomes just the sixth quarterback to have at least three games in the same season with at least five touchdowns passes in a game, per Pro Football Reference. Three of the previous five won the league MVP award that season with Peyton Manning in 2004, Tom Brady in 2007 and Cam Newton in 2015 earning the award. Daunte Culpepper was beaten out by Manning in 2004 and Drew Brees was beaten out by Aaron Rodgers in 2011.

Mark Ingram was the recipient of one of Jackson’s touchdown throws and scored a rushing touchdown as well as part of 76 yards on 13 carries for the Ravens. Miles Boykin, Mark Andrews, Marquise Brown and Seth Roberts also caught touchdowns from Jackson, who was able to take a seat on the bench in the fourth quarter as Robert Griffin III finished the game.

The Ravens scored on each of their first three possessions of the night.. Ingram’s 6-yard touchdown run was followed by a 5-yard touchdown pass from Jackson to Boykin as Baltimore built the early 14-0 lead. Jamison Crowder would score on a 4-yard touchdown pass from Sam Darnold to get the Jets on the board, but the Ravens would answer immediately as Jackson connected with Andrews for a 1-yard touchdown in grabbing a 21-7 advantage.

A 24-yard touchdown pass to Brown and a 33-yard pass to Roberts in the third quarter pushed the game well out of reach.

Tarell Basham blocked a punt that was recovered by B.J. Bello for a touchdown by the Jets to close the gap to 35-13 after a missed extra point. Ingram than added the 10-yard receiving touchdown from Jackson to cap the probable MVP’s evening.

Darnold would connect with Crowder for a second time from 18 yards out to set the 42-21 final after a successful two-point try.

Darnold completed 18 of 32 passes for 218 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. Crowder finished with six catches for 90 yards and two scores.

source; PFT

 

I can't imagine anyone stopping the Ravens. Nothing is a forgone conclusion but I'd be pretty shocked if they don't take home the Lombardi.

Just my two cents

 

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/...sions-altogether-suggests-new-playoff-format/

new playoff idea from broncos coach. no divisions. top teams win and make the playoffs.

baseball had this eons ago. all you had to do was win the pennant and you went to the WS. One bad NFC East division THIS YEAR should not make the NFL change everything. they didn't for the NFC West in 2010 or when it happened other times. Don't do it now. Leave it alone. The East will be fine. Eagles and Dallas can still go 9-7.

 

agreed Dirk. Jackson is the real deal. a rare Heisman winner, who is actually good.

 

Eagles OR Dallas can still go 9-7. BOTH teams can't.

Personally, I'd at least entertain the discussion. If you can't win more than half your games, are you really "playoff-caliber"...?

 

but playing the entire NFC Conf as a schedule eliminates playing any AFC team. so every year you play the same teams over and over again? seems boring. plus you lost the rivalries. and if you have a conf only schedule, what would the records of teams be then? so everyone has to play the Saints, 49ers or NE for the AFC, every year without rotating? I can't see the records of many teams getting better. i think it would be much harder to win now. my 2 cents.

 

You wouldn't have to schedule it EXACTLY as Fangio suggested - have the computer-generated model draw 12 conference games and 4 non-conference. Plenty of options.

Also, as the article said, you don't HAVE to lose rivalries - again, there are myriad ways you can set a schedule.

Records of may teams WON'T get better - the point is to get the BEST teams in the playoffs, and have the BEST team HOSTING playoff games.

 

now that Axe is far better. yeah what he said i didn't like. it's like the old baseball with the NL and AL and that's it.