I say it is about time. The leaders in that country are zealots. You can't reason with them. Then it gets to that point you have two choices, allow them to do what they want or harvest them.
There is a long list of dictatorships and governments that are despots and slaughter their population. A shorter list but still substantial - countries that fit this description AND support or sponsor terrorist activity.
I said it when Trump illegally usurped the Venezuelan leader - give me a list now of all the countries you want the USA to go in and take military action against ... do it NOW proactively ... I am sick of the justification AFTER Trump has gone in illegally and taken military action against a country and then when Republicans/MAGA/Trump supporter then somehow tries to justify it with these sorts of rationale. . .
Unless you can give me a list of the regime changes, wars and military actions you want the USA to start NOW then this type of post event reaction simply means your drinking the Bannon/Stephen Miller/Trump [censored] and regurgitating it word for word.
Bottomline is the USA and Israel are safer today do to the actions taken yesterday.
If Allar runs at his pro day and shows no ill effect from his injury last year. I think he will move up quite a bit. He has NFL size and arm. Berry hinted last year if Allar would have came out he would have taken him at #2 overall.
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I have notified this venue that Pit@Dawgtalkers says this was not actually a halftime show!
IMO, Allar has the potential to be at least close to another Josh Allen. I'm not saying he will be, but the potential is there physically. Nobody thought JA would turn into the QB that he is when he was drafted but the potential was there. Cole Payton is another guy I'm a little intrigued with.
The fact he was drafted #7 overall tells you there were many in the Bills organization that expected him to turn out the way he did.
If Allar is correctly being cast as a 4th round draft pick, that is the definition of no one knowing what he will turn into... He is a project, but could be a future starter. 1st round, expected starter sooner than later. 2nd round, give him a year to acclimate, 3rd round, closer to starter than project... 4th round or later are projects with too many unknowns to predict.
Allar is the second best QB in this class, imho. I know the talking heads have him going 4th round and later in mock drafts, he is more likely going in the 2nd round, possibly before Ty Simpson. I really don't understand the hate on him, other than 3 years ago he was picked to be a top 5 nfl draft pick pre-season and he disappointed in his stats... There are reasons for that though.
Throwing out his injury year last year, we will compare Simpson's ONLY year as a starter in 4 years at Alabama, to Allar's 3rd year, his best year...
Also, can someone explain to me the NFL.com "Scores" on the combine player pages? Drew Allar 69 in production, 75 in athleticism = 72 overall Ty Simpson 69 in production, 73 in Athleticism = 75 overall... Lol, any bias here in order to rank them different on the website? Carson Beck 80 in production, 70 in Athleticism = 77 overall, but ranked below Simpson Garrett Nusmeier 63 in production, 72 in athleticism = 70 overall, ranked ahead of Drew Allar
Allar 6'5", 228 lbs, 9 7/8" hands Considered one of the strongest arms in this draft class Time to release 2.85 seconds over his career Attempts: 394 Comp %: 66.5 Total yards: 3327 TDs passing: 24, TD % 6.1% INTs: 8, INT % 2% Yards per attempt: 8.4 Yards per catch: 12.7
Rushing attempts:96 Total yards: 301 Yards per attempt: 3.1 TDs: 6
Ty Simpson 6' 1 3/8", 211 lbs, 9 3/8" hands Average arm strength So sporadic I can't find a figure over his career Attempts: 473 Comp %: 64.5% Total yards: 3567 TDs passing: 28, TD % 5.9% INTs: 5, INT % 1.1% Yards per attempt: 7.5 Yards per catch: 11.7
Rushing attempts: 90 Total yards: 93 Yards per attempt: 1.0 TDs: 2
So... if you were just looking on paper, who would you choose as a scout? The offenses were vastly different here with 79 less passing attempts-Allar 16 games to Simpson's 15 games. Penn State ground it out with Two draft worthy RBs leading the offense moreso than looking to the passing game. Allar is more suited to Cleveland Stadium and the AFC North type of offense.
Now, if you are trying to get ready for the dome in 3 years, we can have a different conversation about waiting for 2027 to draft another QB.
Now, add in the fact that in 4 years at Alabama, Simpson has 31 games in 4 years at Penn State, Allar has 45 games
Drew Allar is also from Medina OH and played in similar weather to Ohio at PSU Ty Simpson from Martin TN and played in warm weather in Alabama
Too many arrows point to Drew Allar being a better fit in Cleveland.
The only thing holding me back from Drew Allar is his history of injuries and time to release. If Monken tried to use him in a similar way to Josh Allen (also held the ball too long in college), I think he would be on the sidelines way too much.
I feel like Sanders could be used more like Lamar Jackson, than Allar like Josh Allen. I have no idea where to compare Ty Simpson, anyone is welcome to give it a go, maybe Mitchell Trubisky? I can't remember a guy that has been this over-hyped.
Other than INT percentage... where does Simpson have an advantage? Both hold on the ball too long by the way, not conducive to the NFL.
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.
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.
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.
3. Rollovers, restructures, and June 1 cuts Berry aggressively uses:
Carryover cap space (money saved from one year applied to the next). 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.
I followed a similar process but asked Grok to explain it to a ten year old:
Okay, kiddo, imagine you're 10 and you get a weekly allowance from your parents to buy candy or toys. But there's a rule: You can only spend up to $10 each week. The Cleveland Browns are like a big football team, and their "allowance" is called the salary cap—it's the max money they can spend on players each year without getting in trouble with the NFL bosses.The boss of the Browns' money stuff is a smart guy named Andrew Berry. He's like a wizard at making that allowance stretch super far, even when he buys a ton of fancy "toys" (that's free agents—players from other teams who cost a lot).
Here's how he does it, explained super simple: Spreading out the payments like installments: When Berry signs a big player, he doesn't pay all the money right away. Instead, he gives a big "signing bonus" upfront (like a gift), but the NFL lets him spread that cost over a few years on the allowance. So, it only uses a little of this year's $10, but saves some for next year. That way, he can buy more stuff now without going over.
Adding fake extra years to contracts: This is a cool trick called "void years." Berry adds pretend years at the end of a player's deal that aren't real—they just "void" (disappear) later. But it lets him spread the bonus money even further, like borrowing from a future allowance that never happens. Players like Denzel Ward or Myles Garrett have these in their contracts, so the team saves money now.
Fixing up old contracts (restructuring): If a player's pay is too big for this year's allowance, Berry changes it. He turns part of their salary into a bonus and spreads it out again. It's like saying, "Hey, instead of paying you $5 all at once, I'll pay $1 now and $1 each year for four more years." This frees up space right away to sign more players.
Picking cheap but awesome new players (drafting): Berry doesn't always buy expensive free agents. He picks young players in the NFL draft who are like bargain toys—they cost way less for their first few years because they're on "rookie deals." If they're good, he signs them cheap early before they get pricier. This plugs holes without using much allowance.
The allowance keeps growing bigger: Every year, the NFL makes the salary cap bigger (like your parents giving you $12 next year instead of $10). Berry knows this, so he "backloads" deals—puts more cost in future years when there's more money to spend. He can even save unused allowance from one year and add it to the next (called rollover).
Because of these tricks, even though the Browns spent a bunch on stars like Deshaun Watson (who costs a huge chunk, like $80 million in cap stuff!), Berry can wiggle out room—like turning a tiny $3 million space into tens of millions more for 2026. It's not magic, but it's smart planning so the team can keep adding good players without running out of "allowance." Just remember, it only works if the team owner (like Jimmy Haslam) is okay paying the real cash upfront! If you think of it like saving your candy money wisely, Berry's the kid who ends up with the biggest pile. Pretty neat, huh?
Also, explain to a 10 year old why the process probably won't lead to "cap hell":
Okay, kiddo, remember how we talked about Andrew Berry being like a super-smart kid who stretches his allowance super far with tricks like spreading payments and adding pretend extra years to contracts?Well, some grown-ups worry that all those big spends on players (especially that giant contract for Deshaun Watson) will trap the Browns in "cap hell." That's like running out of allowance forever, so you can't buy any more toys or even keep your old ones, and the team gets stuck with bad players and no way to fix it.But here's why that probably won't happen to the Browns—Berry's tricks are built to keep escaping the trap, year after year:The allowance keeps getting bigger every year: The NFL's salary cap isn't stuck at $10 forever. It jumps up a lot—like from around $279 million in 2025 to over $301 million in 2026. That's like your parents suddenly giving you $15 or $20 next week instead of $10. More room appears automatically, so old "spread-out" payments don't feel as heavy.
He can keep doing the same tricks again and again: Berry restructures contracts (turns salary into bonuses spread over more years) almost every offseason. For big ones like Watson's, he can turn a huge chunk (like $40+ million) of this year's cost into future years. Even if it pushes some "dead money" (costs after a player leaves) later, the cap keeps rising fast enough to handle it. It's like borrowing from tomorrow's bigger allowance.
Void years and backloading are like safety nets: Those pretend extra years at the end let him push costs way forward. When a player leaves or retires, the team takes a hit later—but by then, there's even more cap room because the league cap grows every year (usually $10–$25 million+). Berry plans around that rise, so the future hits aren't as scary.
He doesn't spend everything wildly forever: Berry mixes in cheap young players from the draft (who cost tiny allowances early) and smart signings. If someone gets too expensive, he can cut or trade them without huge penalties because of how the contracts are set up. Plus, the owner pays the real cash upfront, so the team isn't broke in real life—just careful with the NFL's pretend allowance rules.
Even in tight spots, he creates space: Right now (early 2026), the Browns look low on cap space (like under $1 million before moves). But Berry can quickly add $40–$50 million+ just by restructuring a couple big contracts (Watson, maybe Denzel Ward). That's enough to sign new players, draft rookies, and keep going—without being stuck forever.
Think of it like a video game where the money limit levels up each round, and Berry has cheat codes to move costs to later levels. As long as the cap keeps growing (and it has for years), and he stays smart about not making permanent bad deals, the Browns avoid true "cap hell" (like teams that can't ever sign anyone good again). They might have tight years or tough choices, but Berry's wizard moves keep the team flexible and able to add pieces.It's not risk-free—if things go really wrong (injuries, bad play), it gets harder—but so far, his planning has kept them out of the deep, deep trap. Pretty clever way to play the money game, right?
A halftime show is a show put on at a football game between the first and second half of the game which is a part of the event itself. You can't have a halftime show where no football game is being played.
A musical event conducted at a place where no football game is being played is a music concert.
I get why you watched it. You liked the music being played better than the actual Superbowl halftime show. But that's not a Superbowl halftime show.
Claiming pointing out the obvious distinction between the two is "picking nits" is ridiculous.
Maybe you should address the ridiculous part in all of this to the people that claim they had a Superbowl halftime show in Atlanta which is located over 2400 hundred miles for where the game was being played. It was even pre-recorded in a warehouse near Atlanta with a small crowd. It was "televised" during the time the actual halftime show was being performed but not even performed during halftime.
Jeez bro it was a show put on the be watched at halftime of the superbowl that people watched at HALFTIME of the superbowl it WAS a halftime show. Now if you want to say it was not the Official NFL Haftime show., then I would agree 100 percent, but that's not what your saying.
Now as for the ten year old... well lets see I will respond in kind.... takes one to know one
Pretending you can have a halftime show at a place there is no football game.
Then acting like your refusal to admit the truth is someone elses fault. But that's become quite a trend these days. I'm just more than a little surprised you joined in.
As much as some are unwilling to admit it, things were much easier for us. Sure we didn't make as much but things didn't cost as much either. College, housing and things in general were much more affordable. As with everything in life I associate it with music....
I'll do you one better... the dumbest song lyrics by the band with the absolute dumbest name...
Big Head Todd and the Monsters ~ Technology Song
Keepin' our wheels turning around Instead of believing in one thing We're busy dreaming up dumb things For taking up time in the world These are the years, this is the sound Of living in times of trouble Of turning the world into rubble This isn't the easy way out
I am naked and my garment is green now I am naked and my garment is green now I am naked and my garment is green, what am I Alone in the world Alone in the world Alone in the world
It may be too late to turn it around The children will pay for the struggle By life in a plastic bubble And sex on a DVD They'll never see a hippie around To sell them a song for a lover There's nothing left to discover When you refuse to see
I am naked and my garment is green now I am naked and my garment is green now I am naked and my garment is green, what am I Alone in the world Alone in the world Alone in the world
Where will I be when your lights go out? There's only one thing for certain My hand won't be closing the curtain Take in and feel what you see There's nothing left to keep the wind out No stopping the rain from falling Or keeping the sun from revolving Or keeping the truth from the free
I am naked and my garment is green now I am naked and my garment is green now I am naked and my garment is green, what am I Alone in the world Alone in the world Alone in the world
We've already witnessed how so many polling places in poor rural areas have closed requiring these people have to find a way to travel further to vote. We've seen polling places closed in minority urban neighborhoods forcing people to stand in lines for hours upon hours.
And guess what? I care about that too while I live in a suburban, mainly white area that takes me less than five minutes to get to my polling location and only up to half an hour to vote. Because I care about things that aren't just about me and my kind.
Somebody has to because there are still a lot of people like you in the world who don't.
That's what it looks like when you call a hog a steer. I don't think it's their nerve as much as their stupidity.
Any normal human being knows you can't have a halftime show where no football game is being played. Sadly that excludes some people. It seems as though by your posting you may be included in that group.
When you watch an old movie and a cowboy goes up to the bar and orders whiskey and the barkeeper says that there will be two bits.
I kinda of feel like I woke up in the wrong century now.
I read that the average cost for a new car is $49k. I find that inconceivable. In 1960 my parents bought a brand new 4 bedroom 1.5 bath ranch home about 1500 sq ft. in Highland Hts. Ohio.
It cost $27,500.
My first car I paid $150 for an old Ford Fairlane of course it didn't last too long.
I look at the cost of things and I am floored. I just shake my head.
Facing life today as a twenty year old. Damn it is looking like a tough road just to reach the hope of owning a home and a car.
The nerve of some people! Don't worry, I called and told them Pit@Dawgtalkers said that wasn't really a Halftime Show!
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During Super Bowl LX on February 8, 2026, Barnegie Hall in Avon Lake, Ohio, hosted its own "alternative" halftime show featuring a live performance by the band JUST US.
Super Bowl 2026 Halftime at Barnegie Hall
While the official NFL halftime show took place at Levi's Stadium in California, this local event provided a community-focused alternative. The Band: JUST US performed a special set during the game's halftime break. Purpose: The show served as a charity fundraiser for Music on a Mission, a non-profit based at the venue that provides musical programming for veterans, seniors, and children with special needs. Atmosphere: The event was held in the venue's signature 121-year-old restored barn, offering an intimate, "up-close" experience far removed from the large-scale stadium production.
It's simply a comparison on how players grade their teams across the league. It's not some frontal attack on the Browns. It's quite simple. If you want a better grade do a better job.
But don't worry. The NFL shares you feelings. That's why they filed a grievance to stop the players union form sharing these report cards with the public. You know how much their reputation means to them. "Protect the shield"
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