Rush51

Can I impart some wisdom on when to use teasers ?  It sure isn't in the beginning of the season when lines are likely to be a bit looser, compared to later in the year when lines are tighter and more data is available ( for the books).

This is how CAR should've been playing Games 1-3.   So frustrating to see this effort only  w their backs to the wall 

Not happening..... maybe on both  

 [Quote: Originally Posted by maxwagers781]  This is a good proposal for the NFL playoff format. Reseeding should matter. Better teams shouldn't have to play on the road in the postseason against a (Division Winning) host team with fewer wins.   story in link[/Quote]

I disagree...  and I hope the owners realize they are "neutering" Division Winners if they go forward with this proposal.

If this is truly the direction we're going w/ things , then why not just have an AFC Conference and an NFC Conference (with no divisions), and let the top 7 teams in each Conference go to the playoffs.  Top Teams get HFA.  Problem solved..  Frankly, I'm surprised the owners didn't torpedo this nonsense and bring up this argument,  when it was first brought up by the Lions.      

We shouldn't be rewarding Wildcard Teams.  We should be telling Wildcard Teams if they want home field to win the Division !!   

@GASportsDoc

This might be the first time Georgia and Florida have united ? Wow, this ain't football season is it ? 

@FloridasFinest

They had virtually the same record regular season.   Tchachuck lost lots of time... so did Andersen...  maybe Andersen should've missed some more tonight ? 

I'll wait for your thoughtful response.. 

No, Carolina is an elite team, like FLA. 

The most underrated acquisition of the off season for the '49ers is getting Robert Saleh back at DC. THAT will provide tremendous returns.  

Start a fight or change the goalie.  That is the message from Brind'Amour..

Hell, if he knew it would be this bad , he would've advised them to drop the gloves when the puck was dropped in this game.... after Gostisbehere's shooting of the puck at Marchant in GM 1. 

Completely agree.  Even if he doesn't allow another goal, I'm not so sure a goalie change in 2nd period is a bad idea.  A fire needs to be lit not only under Andersen,  but the team as a whole.   

Really ?  Quite a statement... 

'Canes better clean up their act.. and fast.   

 For a team that's very disciplined and dominates the puck, Panthers are creating problems.   No fluidity at all to the ' Canes game

Great stuff, Raiders !        I thought the same about the stocks I had posted earlier, as well.  Such a significant uptick in about 6 weeks ! 

The thing about it is that you didn't need to go diving into more risky stocks when literally everything went on sale.  Case in point, I didn't pull the trigger on NKE because I see this stock as having both a tariff risk, as well as a more serious competitive threat that has compressed its market share and growth over the years.   That is just an added layer of unknowns to deal with...   Contrast that with companies that are market-leading, like NVDA.   It's reacted like a coiled spring, as well as many of those tickers symbols you posted.   

@young1jesus

 I expect big strides from both Drake Maye with a solid OC in Josh McDaniel to support.... and the same in CHI w Ben Johnson giving Caleb Williams big time support.  But it's asking a lot for these young, 2nd year players , to win a SB.... and the odds accurately reflect that. 

This is the most exciting discussion I've heard about the Cardinals in quite some time... 

... and yet , somehow,  Kyler Murray will bring us all back down to earth w his lackluster play when he is needed the most.  The guy just doesn't inspire confidence in your most important playmaker on the field . 

Skinner will be back to his ol' bag of tricks giving up goals in the DAL series..  

Geno Smith is not the guy, and to say he is an improvement over the guy last year ( Aiden O,Connell) isn't saying much.... 

Oilers have the offense,  but not the goaltender to win it.  Pickard looked strong earlier in net,  but now he's injured and we're back w Skinner.... who was benched earlier. 

It looks like it will be Carolina's turn to beat Edmonton for the Cup.  They are the most balanced team out there, 

[Quote: Originally Posted by rosswin97]@Rush51    define quality. steelers had an all-star team for nearly a decade with the steel curtain, a great running back in franco harris and some dynamic receivers who often performed acrobatic feats in order to haul in bradshaw's passes.  if you have a season where you throw 12 tds and 12 ints, complete only 47.7& of your passes and still have a record of 11-3 that means you have a great team, kinda like dilfer and the ravens. the year after that he threw for 10tds 15 ints completed 49% of his passes but he was 8-1 in the games he started. I assume the game was much unrefined as well, with the route tree being less than stellar and I know most teams ran on 1st and 2nd down and the qb was under center almost all of the time.[/Quote]

The question on what defines "quality" in a QB is a fair point.  At risk of hijacking this thread, I have lots to talk about on this topic, and will plan on starting a thread in the future to address this. 

Bradshaw may not have have been an elite QB, but he definitely did enough and was talented enough to win 4 Super Bowls and get into the HOF.  Dilfer, on the other hand, just might be the worst QB in a generation to win a SB.  This just doesn't happen that often.  Go look at the last 20 Super Bowls, and you'll find a who's who of the QBs who won those Super Bowls.  Nick Foles just might be the most surprising on the list. 

To bring this back to Steeler Nation, Mason Rudolph has a lot to prove to get on the "quality list" of reputable QBs.  

I for one have never gone into the corner of the market that deals w/ options, covered calls, etc.   It's just not for me, but props to those of you that engage in this sort of thing in the market,  and do well with it.  

I tend to stick w/ the mantras of investing legends like Buffet & Vanguard's John Bogle.  Warren Buffet (who actually learned from Charlie Munger) advocated to buy great businesses at fair prices, instead of buying OK companies at ridiculous cheap prices.  The point is to step up in quality  in the companies that you want to buy (at fair prices).  That was part of the thinking in starting this thread ; think of great companies you want to buy at discounts.  Those opportunities presented itself just months ago. 

John Bogle is the pioneer of index fund investing, and one of his many mantras was , "Don't just do something... Sit there" !   An obvious nod to the fact that the less active you are in the investment world, typically the better you'll do.