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The paneling everywhere would take some getting used to, nice though. How's that stuff in a fire?

A 1st for Higgins is probably VERY wishful thinking. He's not a cheap rookie or top of his position. He'd be 28, and carry a $30M cap charge. If he stays at current production... A late second or high 3rd. Crazy to think that for the next two years, Tee has a higher cap number than Chase. And Tee's $30M guaranteed at signing is double what he's made since he's been in the league - even with one year of the franchise tag.

Joe is so cool

The clip ... YouCut_20250708_140834120.mp4

Well, looks like I'm gonna turn gay again....

A view from Europe: Across Europe, the financial sector has pushed up house prices. It's a political timebomb

We really need to address the gentrification issues that come with bringing in jobs like what is going with the Intel plant that is being build in Ohio, and I think at least to an extent some of these small house things could address some of it. My Uncle who lives in Mt. Vernon and can no longer physically work due to health issues, is in a state run home that can only keep him so long, when I was out there last year I bought him an old used SUV that he might end up having to live in because the house he was in, which was in a shitty part of Mt. Vernon, was tearing down to renovate so they could attract the people who were going to be working for Intel. And Mt. Vernon is 45 min away from New Albany where the plant is being built, I can't image what its doing to push out the poor people in the city proper.

The defense was obviously a huge problem last season, but the poor kicking game was a HUGE factor in missing the playoffs. The snapper-holder-kicker operation needs to get fixed by the opening game. There are going to be plenty of close games where a FG or lack thereof will be the difference. between winning and losing.

Bengals' Joe Burrow: Home burglary altered Batmobile plans Ben BabyJul 8, 2025, 11:01 AM CINCINNATI -- Last December's home burglary made Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow change his mind about a big purchase. Burrow canceled his previous purchase of a replica, fully-functioning Batmobile, he revealed in the latest season of the Netflix show "Quarterback" that was released Tuesday. The decision came after his Cincinnati home was broken into last December while the Bengals were on the road playing the Dallas Cowboys. Burrow's novelty vehicle purchase was initially revealed during last year's in-season installment of "Hard Knocks," which chronicled the seasons of the four AFC North teams. But in "Quarterback," Burrow confirmed that the robbery altered his plans. "I didn't end up getting the Batmobile because I just had other things I wanted to deal with at that point," Burrow said. Both the Netflix series and HBO's "Hard Knocks" covered Burrow's initial excitement over the purchase that retails at $3 million. Once the break-in occurred, however, Burrow's tenor shifted. On the show, Burrow spoke extensively about the burglary that led to multiple arrests and a federal grand jury indictment that alleged the Burrow break-in was done by members in a large criminal network. "I just get very uncomfortable," Burrow told the show. "My life is very public. That comes with the job, but there's certain parts of your life that are yours. Your house is one of those." One scene from "Quarterback" showed Burrow having a conversation with former Bengals defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo about what happened. Along with the discomfort that came with an increased news presence around his home and other personal information, like the link between Burrow and social media influencer Olivia Ponton, Burrow expressed long-term concerns about the situation. "We'll see if I end up moving or not," Burrow told Anarumo in footage aired on the show. "Now the whole world knows where I live now. But that hasn't been very fun to deal with." Legal records show Burrow's home has not transferred owners since it was purchased for $7.5 million in July 2023, shortly before Burrow signed a $275 million contract extension with the Bengals.

Columbus is making an effort in that regard. They're buildng a "Tiny House " community on the SE side of Columbus and are going to offer job programs and social services to the residents. https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/214-Arden-Rd_Columbus_OH_43214_M49207-84142?from=srp-list-card This is a listing for a Lustron house not too far from me. Just so you can get an idea of what the look like.

https://bengalswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/bengals/2025/07/08/bengals-heated-joe-burrow-zac-taylor-sideline-exchange-mystery-solved/84499909007/ Bengals' heated Joe Burrow-Zac Taylor sideline exchange mystery solvedChris Roling Bengals Wire Last December, Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow went viral when cameras picked up a heated sideline exchange with head coach Zac Taylor that featured plenty of obvious profanity and anger. Even the most casual of lip-readers could pick up on some of what was being said. But thanks to Netflix’s “Quarterback” releasing this week, we now have the whole exchange. According to the Cincinnati Enquirer’s Dave Clark, Taylor started the exchange by saying this: "Way to finish the game. That's a great drive finishing. I know it's frustrating." Burrow wasn’t having it: "That's an embarrassing performance by us. F------ embarrassing." And more, after a quick response from Taylor: "F--- that. F--- that. We sucked today. That was embarrassing. We jumped offsides f------ eight times." At the time, and surely still to this day, Bengals fans were with Burrow all the way in the exchange. The tense conversation happened during a too-close-for-comfort win over a Tennessee Titans team that won just three games all year and was marred by silly mistakes from across the roster. If nothing else, the new Netflix show finally puts an exclamation mark on what had previously been a funny question mark around the team’s failed 2024 campaign.

This explains at least part of why the old guard Dems are shitting themselves. This crazy SOB wants to act on what they claim to stand for, against their personal interest. And he seems capable, too - it's not loveable old crazy Grandpa or a grandstanding TikTok celebrity. Woah now, buddy! What's in it for AIPAC?

I'd never heard of Lustron homes - those are cool. Thanks for that. Knew someone living in a big log & adobe roundhouse. Very efficient with no A/C needed & a wood stove. Drum compost toilet & cascading gray water leach fields. Place was amazing but the only way to insure it was through an NPO trust with a roadside farm stand & nature center. The building wasn't old enough to qualify for whatever exemptions based on historic value, but the surrounding land did. No idea how that all worked legally but stewarding a paleolithic site abutting National Forest gave them some clout. Know someone else that has a 1940's Quonset USACE fused to the side of what started as a 2-room cabin ~150 years ago. Huge stone hearth, also with a wood stove. Same problems with insurance and financing, then simple permits for an addition to a "nonconforming structure" IIRC... I think of those places & yeah, some building & fire codes are important so we don't build deathtrap slums, but it matters much more to banks and insurance agents. Then when it comes to emergency housing.. We're going to put men, women & children inside chain link with some tarp over it. In a swamp, like they read about Andersonville and got excited. All those codes went straight out the window, not to mention law, the Constitution, basic human decency. This when we're not outsourcing the job to some of the most horrendous & abusive prisons on Earth. And we've still got the deathtrap slums, btw. So I see people driving out to BFE Florida to take selfies with a boxcar in front of the "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign. These same people will throw a fit if someone tries to build a shelter anywhere near them. We saw this in Cincinnati with the Drop-Inn Center & gentrification around Washington Park. NIMBYs would rather have 2 airports & a gravel quarry over a shelter. They didn't even want a bus terminal because public transportation is for poors, too, I guess? Why aren't we building cheap shelter for people living on the street, or at least leaving them the fuck alone when they band together in tent cities to have some semblance of community? Simply because we'd rather not, thanks.

yeah methodman doesnt wanna do it unless he gets a huge cut, he is the draw, they do definitely take turns on stage, raekwon isnt looking great, ghostface also not in super good health. methodman looks 30 and jacked, inspectah deck also in great health.

Well, no, but it's also thousands of years old and translated through half a dozen different languages before English, by various people with their own agendas... So there's probably a Bible quote for any position you care to take, regardless.

They have to spend a certain % over a certain number of years, pro-rated, averaged, etc etc... I'm sure there are ways to game it in their favor just like some other teams are able to juggle salaries to barely stay under the cap. Heh... suckers. 🥷 So maybe it's not going into their account, but it's not coming out, either.

Bengals QB Joe Burrow Grades Viewers Lip-Reading Skills, Details Heated Sideline Exchange with Zac TaylorJay Morrison Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow talks to a Netflix producer during an episode in the new season of "Quarterback." / Courtesy of Netflix CINCINNATI – Toward the end of last year’s Week 15 win at Tennessee, FOX cameras caught a heated exchange between Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor and quarterback Joe Burrow. Taylor didn’t provide any context to the situation in his postgame press conference, saying only, “It was just a conversation back and forth.” And though Burrow was wearing a microphone during the game, that week’s episode of “Hard Knocks: In-Season With the AFC North” opted to air only Taylor’s comments, leaving many to test their lip-reading skills to discern what had Burrow chaffed. In the new season of the Netflix documentary “Quarterback,” no lip reading is needed. The exchange is featured in Episode 6, which is the same one that features Burrow going into more detail about the burglary at his home than he previously has. The episode shows some of Burrow’s great plays, such as the touchdown to Chase Brown in which he scrambles while holding on to the ball for 9.013 seconds before throwing it, and his deep touchdown pass to Tee Higgins to set the single-season franchise record. But it also focuses on the large number of pre-snap penalties, which is what led to the exchange between Burrow and Taylor. After one false start, Burrow yells “What in the f—k are we doing, man?” as he walks off the field. “Wake the f—k up,” he adds. The show cuts to a shot of Burrow sitting on the bench in the final seconds of the game, shaking his head. That’s when Taylor approaches. Here’s the transcript: Taylor: “What to finish the game. That’s a great drive finishing. I know it’s frustrating …” Burrow: “That’s an embarrassing performance by us. F—king embarrassing.” Taylor: “I know. We’ll address it. But at the same time, let’s enjoy some of these wins and …” Burrow: “F—k that. F—k that. We sucked today. That was embarrassing. We jumped offsides f--king eight times.” Taylor: “I know that. I know that.” The show cuts to a sit-down interview with Taylor in a Bengals meeting room. “Sometimes I walk into an emotional moment, and I know I’m walking into an emotional moment, and it becomes a really emotional moment,” he says with a laugh. “And they may be viewed as conflict. It’s really just passion for the game.” That's followed by a montage of shots of Burrow stewing on the bench as a quote from him as played as a voiceover. “I understand that we won the game, and we want to be happy that we won the game, but at the same time, when things aren’t good enough, I’m not gonna act like they were.” https://www.si.com/nfl/bengals/bengals-qb-joe-burrow-grades-viewers-lip-reading-skills-details-heated-sideline-exchange-with-zac-taylor-01jzk6m0vd9s?fbclid=IwY2xjawLZYaZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETExdU1KZjgxd0RlQlNlT0tUAR4PCXBMAQEDJP7x7CzhaHXw-Ct1c4Lpckd66K6l-PwaTVbVrrlQlbX44AmU2g_aem_UQKnOF1ZA_D9ORcHKAcwRQ

That's probably the case. I was just mentioning the "big name" guards that fans had been clamoring for over the off season. I don't think any of the others on that list I put up are signing until training camps start, some might wait until after training camps to see which teams have a dire need due to injuries or sucky players. Some might just say F-it and retire. No coach is going to go out and say Player-A on the team sucks so bad we really need Player-B but he won't get off the couch until midway through training camp so we'll just string Player-A along until then just in case. Their job is to blow smoke up everyone's ass until they have the replacement in position.

Yeah, that's the weird part. They contractually have to spend a certain % of the salary cap. So it's just a matter of deciding which players to give it to. It's not as if the money they don't spend goes into the family bank account.