Re: Cavs/NBA 2.0
Homewood Dog
05/04/26 05:57 PM
LOL. I live in New England so people will ask why I'm a Cardinals fan. Because they beat the Red Sox in the 1967 World Series. The kids in my class were so obnoxious rooting for the Sox I wanted to see them lose hence the Cardinals became my team! I became a Browns fan because they were on TV a lot back then playing the Cowboys, the Giants etc. and I liked guys like Leroy Kelly, Paul Warfield, Frank Ryan, Gary Collins, Walter Johnson, Jim Houston, Dale Lindsey heck I could go on and on. I love my Browns!
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Re: Our National Parks
bonefish
05/04/26 04:03 PM
Damn, just apply common sense.
trump is who he is.
The issue is this blind cult following. Nothing disturbs the worship.
trump was right he can do anything no matter what. Defy the Constitution. Attempt to overthrow an election. "Find me x number of votes so I can win Georgia. On tape for all to hear. Lie like the truth is against the law.
Uneffing believable. I gave people way more credit than deserved.
I thought that in this case about our National Parks some logic or a sense of loyalty to the common good would apply.
I am wrong. None of that matters.
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Re: Quarterback Defined
IrishDawg42
05/04/26 03:37 PM
Yeah Homewood, I really just want it to be over.
The tougher aspect in all this, what if he does play great this season, then everyone will be asking for him to stay.. I don't want that no matter what. I don't care if we go to the Super Bowl. I want him gone on the first bus possible.
One thing I am almost certain of... If Watson gets a contract extension, we will be just as miserable moving forward. They guy doesn't care about the game or his team in any way. It is 100% about money 100% of the time. It's such a waste of natural talent and to be able to turn it on and shut it down at will is a disgrace to the talent God gave him. He is just a selfish person by all accounts. THAT is the main reason I don't want him around our QB room.
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Re: Quarterback Defined
Homewood Dog
05/04/26 03:28 PM
We all as Browns fans would like to be rid of it. Anyone would be hard pressed to find a decision by a sports organization that has so adversely affected the team and the fans. Probably the worst of all time and it might not be close.
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Re: Our National Parks
PitDAWG
05/04/26 03:15 PM
Facts are not his friend. And as per usual he blames everyone for pointing out the things trump does instead of the man who are doing these things. It's what they do. What else can they do? They certainly can't defend his actions so they deflect by blaming us for it.
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Re: Quarterback Defined
Homewood Dog
05/04/26 03:10 PM
Irish, I agree with you and Pit also. I'm not saying I want to see DW start I'd rather see Shedeur but we have no say in which guy will start. Coach Monken is going to start the QB that gives us the best chance to win. That's his job as HC whether we like it or not. What a situation.
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Re: Our National Parks
bonefish
05/04/26 02:59 PM
What is so difficult to understand here?
TDS?
WTF?
These are "Public Lands." They are for all of us Republicans, Democrats, Atheists, Independents, all Americans.
I don't care if your head is embedded in trump's rear end.
How about leaving the legacy of "our National Parks" to future generations to enjoy.
If you are that selfish and so trump deranged. Leave your head where it is embedded and enjoy that view.
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Re: Our National Parks
PitDAWG
05/04/26 02:16 PM
Trump Devotion Syndrome? He lies about everything. You remain devoted. He takes money away from food for the poor. The most un-Christian thing someone could do. You remain devoted. He cheats on all three of his wives. You remain devoted. He is convicted on 34 felony charges. You remain devoted. A jury finds him libel for sexually assaulting a woman. You remain devoted. He depicts himself as Jesus. You remain devoted. The list goes on and on while you remain devoted. Yes, that's a serious issue.
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Re: Quarterback Defined
IrishDawg42
05/04/26 02:10 PM
Whether anyone wants to accept it or not Watson may still be a decent starting QB. His legal issues are now behind him and he's over his injuries. It doesn't mean he can't get hurt again and an Achilles injury is difficult to recover from. He still has the knowledge and experience to play QB in this league, but it will probably take some time to get back up to speed. I like Shedeur and hope he's good enough to be our QB and does well but it's conceivable DW may be just what we need for the present. I agree unfortunately. The fact I can't stand Watson the person and do not want him any where near my young QB room, doesn't change the facts. Facts are he was the 12th over all pick of the Texans, he led the entire NFL in passing yards for a year and he was a very promising QB based on all of his physical traits. The other facts are, he quit on his team, he had 25+ accusations that he paid money to to go away and he has not tried very hard while being in Cleveland, even when he wasn't hurt. He made a statement that he didn't want to play in Cleveland and turned down offers that were equal to other teams and only came here when the Browns came back to the table and kept raising the stakes to the point where any human being, even an evil one could not say no. Now, fast forward 4 years. Watson is now in a conundrum or sorts. He is in the last year of his guaranteed contract with the Browns and he wants to score big again. So now, he finally cares enough to get off his butt and compete like he did the year he led the league. I don't think Shedeur Sanders can compete with that. Monken doesn't care who is starting games as long as they are the best player to help him win. For all purposes of this argument, we should all allow for the facts that Watson was/is the best "prospect" on this team based on proven past. It isn't like we signed a guy that was really good in his 20's and now he's in his 40's.. Watson is 30. I get that he has been injured for 2 years and they were legitimate injuries, but he should have been healthy last year, not this year. If he wants another contract, I wouldn't put it past him to take advantage of the Browns slow playing his return so they could get this insurance money and getting back into football shape in the process to go this last year and show teams in free agency he deserves another really big contract. Not only that, but he now has the tools to go get that contract. He has a loaded offense. At the end of the day, this will be his last year in Cleveland, even if he is an All Pro this season and leads the Browns to the AFC Championship game. He did his time for signing the contract and now he is going to want out of Cleveland, he never wanted to be here in the first place. For what it's worth, there isn't another QB on this team that I have complete faith in that they have the tools to lead this team back to the playoffs... frankly, I'm ready to watch some playoff football. We are signing a deal with the devil so that he can sign another soul wrenching contract away from us, but give me one year of great football and I will hate that trade just a little less. Nothing that Sanders has done to lead up to this point says that he should be the automatic starter for Cleveland. As much as I want to believe he is the future and we need to nurture that, there are very little indicators that prove he can be anything more than a below average starter at this point. Don't get me started on Green... I love the enthusiasm, I love the athleticism, I love the potential he brings doing things no other QB has ever done entering the league, but he has shown nothing on film to date that translates directly to the NFL. I want him to be a generational player that changes the game forever, but as a rookie coming in, that just doesn't happen. I hope they give him enough leeway to stay around for the season and see how his skill set progresses. I also hope they can get a good group of plays to utilize him in real game situations to see how he reacts. I also think Gabriel may be getting the raw end of the deal. No rookie QB comes in and becomes a pro bowler immediately... well except Sanders somehow, lol. But, with the regime change and everything, he is probably never going to even get the chance to develop. Maybe everyone can win and he showed SOMEONE, ANYONE enough to give the Browns a 5th or 6th rounder and he still gets that chance. More likely though, he gets put on someone's practice squad and we never see him in a live game again. For now, Monken wants to get off to a fast start. He has enough to deal with installing two rookie wide receivers and installing a new offense. Watson is more likely the easiest avenue to get up and running quickly. I would be surprised if he isn't the starter going into training camp.
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Re: Quarterback Defined
PitDAWG
05/04/26 02:07 PM
Well it only makes sense that he will show what he can really do. I mean after all it's a contract year. He's auditioning for the other 31 NFL teams and his future depends on it.
He never wanted to come here in the first place. He never wanted to be here. He had a no trade clause and after their initial offer he actually excluded the Browns from the list of teams he was willing to go to. Only when they backed up the Brinks truck did he finally agree to come here. But it's not because this is where he wanted to be. It's because the money was so much he felt he couldn't turn it down. He made that clear from the start and it showed.
This year is different because he won't be playing for the Browns. He'll be playing for himself.
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Re: Our National Parks
PitDAWG
05/04/26 01:55 PM
So it's a political Trump post. Got it.  What do you think this has been about from the very start? It's about the actions the trump administration has been taking.................. As of May 2026, the Trump administration is enacting significant changes to national parks, focusing on restructuring historical exhibits to emphasize American achievements, resulting in the removal of hundreds of displays regarding slavery and climate change. These actions, alongside a 25% reduction in staffing since 2025 and proposed 2027 budget cuts, are damaging to our National Parks. https://ncph.org/history-at-work/trumps-attacks-on-national-parks-is-an-attack-on-public-history/Trump administration finalizes plan to open pristine Alaska wildlife refuge to oil and gas drilling https://www.npr.org/2025/10/24/nx-s1-5584883/trump-alaska-wildlife-refuge-oil-gas-drillingYou're just now coming to the understanding these things are a result of trump's actions and that's what this is about? Erasing black history, slashing funding and opening up national lands to oil companies. Who did you think was responsible for these things? The Wicked Witch of the west?
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Re: Quarterback Defined
Homewood Dog
05/04/26 12:59 PM
Whether anyone wants to accept it or not Watson may still be a decent starting QB. His legal issues are now behind him and he's over his injuries. It doesn't mean he can't get hurt again and an Achilles injury is difficult to recover from. He still has the knowledge and experience to play QB in this league, but it will probably take some time to get back up to speed. I like Shedeur and hope he's good enough to be our QB and does well but it's conceivable DW may be just what we need for the present.
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Re: Our National Parks
bonefish
05/04/26 10:32 AM
Obviously you don't get it.
Who cares where you have gone?
For crying out loud I gave you more credit.
This is about what is good for the people of this country.
Not your selfish point of view.
Follow the topic. The "National Parks" are "Public Land."
They are "our" shared resource to be enjoyed by the people.
They were created by men with foresight to protect what is beautiful and must be protected.
So it is ok by you that all that has gone into a National treasure enjoyed by billions of people to be ruined by a megalomaniac ?
Ok I have your warped view.
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Re: Quarterback Defined
Ballpeen
05/04/26 09:16 AM
I think Watson being QB1 while things are being installed makes sense. With Shedeur's quote on learning and teaching, I do wonder if he's more of a back yarder than an on his p's and q's type. Reactionary more than in command, and focused more on himself than knowing everyone else's assignments. Watson on the other hand has been around the block with multiple offenses. Watson is probably more likely to help get everyone else up to speed more quickly. Sanders started taking #1 reps, he Watson more or less took over. To me that means that Shedufus was having a hard time picking up the O. I feel that way based on the reports that Stefanski had to spend hours of one on one tutoring with Sanders throughout the season. Monken isn't going to do that. Shedufus better get in to the playbook and pay attention in meetings.
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Re: Our National Parks
Ballpeen
05/04/26 09:04 AM
If they belonged to us we wouldn't have a pay to enter.
Technically you don't have to pay to enter the Smokies by charter mandate. The work around is if you park for over 10 minutes you have to purchase a parking sticker.
I know most people have been to one of the parks but most only one or two of them, and then only once or twice. Unbelievable attitude. Sorry - that sort of shrug of the shoulders and lack of any interest in something so important to so many is ... I don't even have the words. It speaks of someone totally groomed to defend and enable anything TD does. Over 323 million recreational visits were recorded across the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) system in 2025. While this number reflects total visits (including international tourists and repeat visits by individuals), it highlights the immense popularity of the 433 NPS units, which include 63 designated national parks I don't have anything against the parks. Off the top of my head I have been to the Smokies, Arcadia, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Death Valley, and Everglades. Probably a few of the lesser parks. I went to some sand dunes in Mich. that I think were a part of the system, as an example. I may take the train through the Cuyahoga Valley park though I have probably driven through areas before it was a park. Most of Alaska seems to be national park space so I was probably in one or two there. Sorry if I don't share the same passion. I have done all the Eifel Tower bit before. I don't have any need to go do it again. Been there, done that.
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Re: Our National Parks
Ballpeen
05/04/26 08:48 AM
What are the "National" Parks for?
Why were they created?
Who owns the "National" Parks ?
Do you know what the entry fees are applied to?
Please explain how you know who has been to the Parks and how often?
And what does that have to do with what trump is doing?
. "They are considered "public lands," which means they are held in trust by the government for public use, conservation, and preservation." So it's a political Trump post. Got it.
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Re: Our National Parks
tastybrownies
05/04/26 12:47 AM
[quote=Ballpeen]You are NO LONGER the party of Reagan. More like the party of Hitler. Do you really want to go there? Your party is NO LONGER the party of JFK, hell Bill Clinton. Whooo, uh oh! More like Stalin. See, I can do it too! It amazes me that you and some people are still pre-occupied with the 2 party system divide that the CIA wants. Don't be so dumb. Neither party are for the American people at this point. Get a grip.
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Re: Our National Parks
Damanshot
05/03/26 03:45 PM
Great post - except one detail. Trump (other than his grifting and lining his pockets with Russian money or as POTUS) is not a successful business man. He was handed a minimum of $413 million in the 1990's and it was done to avoid paying inheritance taxes. If he had simply plonked that into an dow jones index linked fund or something similar - that would be worth about $14 Billion today. Trump under any definition has not been good with money and business. It has been reported that financially 'The Aprentice' saved his bacon - he earned a total of $427 million from the show. Links: inheritance The AprenticeI'm aware but I thought I'd point it out...
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Re: Our National Parks
Damanshot
05/03/26 03:42 PM
If they belonged to us we wouldn't have a pay to enter.
Technically you don't have to pay to enter the Smokies by charter mandate. The work around is if you park for over 10 minutes you have to purchase a parking sticker.
I know most people have been to one of the parks but most only one or two of them, and then only once or twice. Yes they belong to us no question. But like most everything, they need maintained. That costs money.. As I pointed out above, we bring in WAY more than it costs. What's this numbnuts wants to do is create more unemployment and then let the park system slip into a wasteland. Point is, the park system is taking care of itself very well... Only a MORON would screw with it but like I said, that is what self absorbed business people do.. But hey, keep covering for him. that's what Republicans do.. You are NO LONGER the party of Reagan. More like the party of Hitler.
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