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ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard dies at 77

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2026/08/18/frank-beard-zz-top-dies/91311435007/

R.I.P.

Yes, over and over again for me today.

Just to add a little context......................

Since 2021, the Cleveland Browns have started an average of 3.4 different quarterbacks per season, utilizing a total of 17 starting quarterbacks across the 2021 through 2025 seasons.Yearly Breakdown of Starting Quarterbacks

2021 (3): Baker Mayfield, Case Keenum, Nick Mullens

2022 (2): Jacoby Brissett, Deshaun Watson

2023 (5): Deshaun Watson, Joe Flacco, Dorian Thompson-Robinson, P.J. Walker, Jeff Driskel

l2024 (4): Jameis Winston, Deshaun Watson, Dorian Thompson-Robinson, Bailey Zappe

2025 (3): Shedeur Sanders, Dillon Gabriel, Joe Flacco

Just looking at that is enough to make anyone sad.

That's exactly what will happen in state like Florida if that's even possible. As of now according to registered voter information Florida has just slightly less than 1.5 million more registered Republican voters than Democrats. So it isn't just a "Republican-leaning state". In actuality considering those numbers it's pretty much sold red with a few Democrat strongholds which were extremely watered down by redistricting.

https://dos.fl.gov/elections/data-s...voter-registration-by-party-affiliation/

The Democrat nominee for Florida governor is David Jolly. He won with an overwhelming 61% of the vote over his other opponents with his closest opponent receiving just 15.1% of the vote. He is a former Republican who actually stated that he is a capitalist that he does not agree with or support the DSA platform.

In that case you haven't been paying attention to a word trump has said in months.

I want to see it. "Competition" is this? Posters immediately wrote off half the room immediately to back their favorite. I like DG and Green, and I want to see them live action. The first two have set the bar low, SS especially. A wild cat O might put up more than 10 points. This "competition" is biased, and the set up is suspect.

6/19 Same issues today over a dozen times.

Eric and junior probably got it

I was thinking the same thing. And with injuries we'll probably have to sign someone else even if we can find a way to keep all the QB's we have now. Our yearly revolving door at the QB position.

In a Republican-leaning state, sending an extreme-left candidate only serves to have the state lean a little more to the right when all is said and done.

dumbest thing I have heard in months...

I think we will start the season with Watson. He will get injured or suck and we switch to Super Sanders. After that experiment ends in a disaster... onto taking Green.

better than a giant pill bug like the rest of the nfl

Stop trying to spread your fairy dust around. Trying to neglect that the man responsible for finding and signing talent failed in the watson deal is certainly not the definition of common sense.

Sorry to hear about your job. But if I were a betting man I would lay odds you will land on your feet. That just seems to be who you are.

Man, Dawg Talk Day really brings back some special memories. Dawg Talk Island in the Muni lot tailgating with so many posters from the board does too. I made a lot of new friends there from all over the place. One poster came all the way from England to tailgate with us. The memories of those days gone by always bring a smile to my face.

Thanks again PPE and to all the refs who put up with us.

Honestly, at this point I have resigned myself to accept where we are.

My interest is seeing the young core develop.

My expectations for quarterback play are low. The OL will be improved but that is a low bar. There will need to be more investment in the OL next year.

Hopefully we can run the ball some.

I think KC and Boston add a lot to the receiving room along with Bond.

I think the defense will be fine unless it gets hit with injuries.

IMO when this year ends. DW and SS will be at the bottom of QB rankings.

When the draft order is final IMO we will be picking in the top four.

Brown and Columbia got conned and paid Trumps ransom..millions of $$$.

Harvard decided to fight the made up Trump charge of 'antisemitism'...and they were right and won.

So, what happened to money Brown and Columbia were conned out of..?

Where is the money..?

And to further muddy the waters Kushner said the talks with Iran that trump said they are not having were ongoing and "robust".

Kushner: US having robust talks with the Iranians, but they’re not ready to make deal we want

18 August 2026, 12:29 am

US special envoy Jared Kushner says conversations between the US and different areas of the Iranian government have probably been more robust than ever, but the two sides have not yet reached an understanding.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveb...t-theyre-not-ready-to-make-deal-we-want/

So let's try to keep up here shall we?

First they claimed there were back channel talks which were then claimed by trump not to have happened which Kushner said were robust?

I'm going to have to invest in a new lie counter. My last one broke from overuse.

Former Republican and staunch capitalist David Jolly wins Democrat nomination for Florida governor.

I think Green's going to play in the 3rd game.

You see, in the first post we were in agreement that if someone had no food and were hungry it's understandable and wouldn't prosecute the thief under those circumstances even though you brought up the merchant and the "after 100 times" example. Now you bring up an example which has nothing at all to do with that. Which I appreciate because it was you yourself who just pointed out that most of the time stealing food or anything else isn't usually a matter of "need" like someone who is hungry. Out of that "100 times" it would be very few people actually stealing food because they had no food and were hungry. I have no idea why you do that.

I'm glad to hear Green will be playing. Maybe we'll be pleasantly surprised. Saying some Prayers might help!

BATTLE 2

Sometimes there is a middle ground even if by the slimmest of margin. Sometimes there isn't. Some things are black and white. Did you pay for the item or did you steal the item? That is an either or question. There is nothing in between. As humans sometimes we can understand the motivations and even be willing to forgive things but in the end either you did steal something or you didn't.

As a very young child a friend and I got on the bread truck and each took a jaw breaker or piece of bubble gum. My mom and the breadman saw our little caper. Yes, in the early 50's the bakery and local dairy would send out trucks in to the neighborhoods to go door to door to sell their products. Moms were almost always at home back then. The breadman was willing to forgive me. I was just a 5 year old kid. He didn't care. My mom sure did. After my friend and I returned from running off after our heist she took me in the house to have that motherly talk about right and wrong, then like a leopard she turned and tanned my ass pretty good.

Funny, I haven't thought about that in a very long time.

Apparently, he is going to get some paying time against the Bills this Saturday.