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Who the hell is Donovan Ezeiruaku?

Not to worry…there will be our fair share of “duds” 😄

Draft Thread #9! 😄

Draft thread #8. A new record? 😄 Agree with all of Jason’s picks. Could not do better

“But…but…but…hez thurtee!!!”

From the estimated amounts for renovation, the state would have to "kick in" for a lot of it. There isn't a lot of interest from the state/et al towards Jimmy H's poor hand-wringing, so one would have to think it won't be much kinder to our guys. The proposal was first announced last year, with the Browns looking to leave their current home at Huntington Bank Field on the lakefront in downtown Cleveland. The team is asking for $1.2 billion in taxpayer money to help pay for the project, which may cost $2.4 billion to build. Under their plan, $600 million would come from the state in the form of bonds, and be paid back by tax revenues. Brook Park and Cuyahoga County would be asked for another $600 million in bonds, to be covered by parking, admissions, and income tax. The rest would be paid for by the Haslam Sports Group, which owns the Cleveland Browns, and if all goes well, the stadium will be open by 2029. State, county, and city officials have condemned the plan. Gov. Mike DeWine recommends raising the sports betting tax and using the money to create a fund that all sports teams can use. DeWine has also argued that Ohio doesn’t have the money for such a project, saying “We can’t really afford to continue to put money in sports stadiums out of a general fund.” Ohio House Speaker Matt Huffman, R-Lima, has said the state can’t afford to fully fund public education. Last week, he submitted a proposed budget decimating the amount called for under the Fair School Funding Plan by about two-thirds, to $226 million. Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb also criticized the idea, and Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne called the proposal “a risky bet with taxpayer dollars.” He believes the data isn’t there to justify his county’s investment.

And we wonder why these guys are always looking for more coin. /No Ninja/

I have seen “eeekkk watch it” to “no problemo”. Who knows

He is especially keen on Jihaad Campbell in the Bengals future.

The labrum is iffy. I have read any number of evaluations from “watch it” to “no problemo”. I am more inclined to see it somewhere in between. Assuming he’s OK…there will be very few players of this impact to be the most beneficial playing the AFCN teams. His downhill speed is other worldly…meaning he can get to the Derrick Henry’s on a dime. Not to mention the abilities to keep Lemur in check. Pass defense is always going to be an issue with any LB, but I see a young Thurman (without the detractions)

Sam retires and gets married. What’s he going to do in retirement…fish? Scrap books? Gardening? (please refrain from gratuitous comments regarding being newly married 🙂)

I used to get Bengals Report (by snail mail of course). I had this one.

Jihaad Campbell. All day…every day…twice on Sunday. Instant impact. Sales pitch/off

Classic! 😄

Le Tigre--Jihaad Campbell--116

Quite true. The uniform means nothing any longer. And since each team has 75 different variations these days, it’s less than that

No such thing as a “puke pick”. After any Player X is taken…they will be immediately hailed as the “perfect choice”…”steal”… or whatever other superlative available. Change my mind

There was an example, many years back, of an NBA official calling games based on betting…mostly on Knick games IIRC. Other than that, no direct interference that I know of. But to your point: the NBA (and rapidly catching up NFL) sets their officials up to adhere to a created dynamic. I used to think it was only in favor of “big market” teams…but it’s apparent now that even an Oklahoma City can benefit. It’s all about star power, lots of points, monster “matchups” and the playoffs. Everything gets steered that direction. Attention spans for NBA fans/betting sites are short…which is why there are constant “rising” and “falling” teams each year. The NFL will get there soon enough

The man has way too much money 😄

The only high court who could look at it, would be the Ohio Supreme Court. The Crew case was being prepped by former ownership to try and challenge it, but their chances were so dismal—even with a much more favorable court makeup at the time—they never went there. At present—without intervention by the Ohio General Assembly—it is perfectly legal under Ohio law. And, as Sparky correctly points out, the dispute would not be a federal one…so the US Constitution is not involved.

Who are your top-rated ‘Neer guys?

Hamilton County also owns Great American Ball Park. New or newer stadia nationwide—with a few exceptions—all have public contributions in their funding. I have no idea as to the dynamics of where public entity general funds (state/local) allocate their “taxpayer dollars” to. I do know, however, that neither Hamilton County, Cuyahoga County. or the state of Ohio can move a dime anywhere unless it is permitted by statute. If the fuss over public funding of sports stadia is large enough, the opponents can get the required number of signatures and put it on a ballot referendum. If a recreational marijuana initiative can amend the Ohio Constitution, no reason that the same to bar public funding for entertainment playpens can’t go through

I can see of no avenue that would be successful. They could plead federal law within a state court action, but those would be pitched by Hamilton County Common Pleas. Anything in federal court would have to be “Commerce Clause” based…and any argument in that direction would be thrown out in the first filing

It doesn’t matter if the NFL can spend the billions making it happen…the simple fact is that this is a STATE law..with ALL state implications. There is nothing federally which can be done by the NFL. They have no standing in a state issue. They might be almighty in some matters, but they cannot interfere in state law cases—unless said law is deemed unconstitutional. And before the catch-all “commerce clause” is used…it would not apply here. And even if it was tried, there would be no way to effect it: the Bengals are way to wealthy, and have been in the black profit wise since Noah was young.