Gary Davenport
@IDPSharks
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"The Godfather of IDP." NFL Analyst at B/R. Fantasy Football and IDP Analyst everywhere else. Two-time FSWA Football Writer of the Year
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Have a spot left in the B/R Mock That Isn't Charity Challenge.
Live draft 7/29. Vanilla PPR setup. It's for an article (actually articles--think I have two more, so there will be more spots) I do at B/R. We play them out because I think that keeps drafters honest and makes for a
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It's too early to panic about Allen Robinson.
It is not too early to panic about Cam Akers.
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Lost my little brother today. Found his lifeless body a few hours ago.
Cherish the people you love. Don't waste time on petty grievances and bulls**t grudges. It's stupid. And pointless.
And once they're gone, all those things you wanted to say but didn't are too.
#Devastated
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There's no perfect solution in fantasy football for what has happened this week. Each league needs to find one that works for them.
But if your championship game isn't decided, I'd recommend negotiating a chop. Ain't gotta be 50/50 if the score was lopsided.
Just be decent.
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Some professional news...
Found out I'm one of the 12 finalists in 2023 for the
@FSWA
Hall of Fame.
By my math that means there are at least 11 more deserving candidates. But still--to be well-thought of enough to even rate mentioning is...I'm equal parts honored and floored.
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Jordan Battle to Cincinnati is one of the best
#FFIDP
fits of the entire draft.
He'll start from the jump. Watch.
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Want proof that anything is possible?
Married at 18. Divorced at 18. Love of my life. Gone. Did not so much as speak to her for 25 years.
She found me on social media in 2015 (because of my writing).
We've been back together about seven years now.
NEVER say never.
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If y'all would, think a good thought for my mom.
She took a bad fall and is in the hospital with a fractured neck. Waiting on word as to just how bad it is, but she had some feeling in her extremities at least.
Never a dull moment.
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Gonna be a rough week. Both my late brothers have birthdays coming up. Chuck would have been 50 Tuesday. Phil would have been 45 on March 8.
I don't know why they're gone and I'm not. But I do know you should NEVER pass up an opportunity to tell the people you love that you do.
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Went to my brothers' (plural, sadly--Phil and Charles are buried side-by-side so they can argue about football for eternity) graves today for the first time since the latter's funeral.
Maybe I should go more. Definitely should have been a better brother.
Tell the people you
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Won't lie--there was a time when I thought getting help for anxiety or depression was a sign of weakness. A sign I couldn't "handle it."
I could not have been more wrong. It's a sign of strength to admit you ain't got all the answers.
If you're struggling, get help. It matters.
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True story--allegedly.
When my mom first got her hands on a magazine I had a byline in (the USA Today Sports Weekly Fantasy one), she walked around Walmart harassing random strangers to tell them her son was in it.
Got to sit and have dinner with her in AZ.
Love you, mom.
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Patches passed away this morning.
Not really a cat person, but he was my brother's, so it was like a little piece of Charles was still here.
Guess they're back together now.
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Lost Charles one year ago today. I found his body--and that f****d me up but good.
Psychological trauma will absolutely wreck you. If you're hurting, please--get help. It doesn't make the pain go away, but you learn tools for living with it.
I love you little brother.
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Can we please stop with the "ban him for life" nonsense?
What Garrett did was inexcusable. His season's probably over. He'll be labeled a dirty player forever and ever.
But the NFL didn't ban Haynesworth. Or Suh. Or even Burfict after umpteen cheap shots.
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If y'all would, think a good thought for my Mom. She's 82 and has been hospitalized the past week and change.
She drives me nuts in a way that only mothers can, but she's my mom--and I love her.
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Beyond thrilled to announce that I'll be joining
@Footballguys
in 2022 as an
#FFIDP
Writer.
Cut my teeth on IDP legends like
@JohnPNorton
. To be able to collaborate with him is...it's badass.
I might get emotional.
Many thanks to
@Football_Guys
for the opportunity.
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Humbled. Honored. Floored.
Congrats to all the other finalists and winners in every category--so much great work being done in fantasy now.
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I've said it before, but I'll say it again...MASSIVE props to
@ScottFish24
for all the work he does for kids this time of year.
Every child should have gifts to unwrap at Christmas. Every. Single. One.
Love ya, brother.
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I am proud to have gay friends & relatives. Some of the best people in my life are gay.
Drag shows are awesome. Gay karaoke is 8 million times better than straight karaoke.
I shy away from politics on Twitter. But this ain't that. This is family.
I always stand with family.
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If you drafted Dameon Pierce on August 1, you probably got fantastic value.
If you draft him on September 1, you're probably going to overpay.
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Due credit: Holding the Saints to 170 yards of offense is bad-ass. I don't care if Sean Lee's healthy or not next week -- I'm not pulling LVE off the field.
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Since everyone loves a good
#hottake
on Twitter, here you go.
Nick Chubb will lead the league in rushing, catch 40 passes, score 15-plus touchdowns and finish first in PPR points among running backs.
Thing is? I don't really see that as an especially hot take.
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Father's Day is tricky for me. Mine was an abusive bastard I haven't spoken to in 25-plus years. I struggle daily with doubt as to whether I'm doing right by my stepdaughter.
But to all the dads (and stepdads) out there fighting the good fight. I raise my glass.
Have a day.
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It should go without saying given that I haven't been on here sobbing uncontrollably, but I've signed on for what will be my 14th season covering the NFL and Fantasy Football at Bleacher Report.
Honored to work with
@brentsobleski
,
@MoeMoton
,
@wesodonnell
,
@Ian_Hanford
and so
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The outpouring of kindness and love me and my family have received here over the past 24 yours is overwhelming.
It's a debt I can't repay. But I have a favor to ask.
Help us lay Charles to rest.
Anything you can give would be greatly appreciated.
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@DaveKluge
Because he's Patrick Mahomes and he felt like it.
Plus his first read wasn't there.
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For the record, fully guaranteed contracts aren't some crazy demand made by unreasonable players.
Every NFL player should get one.
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I wish people would stop trying to homogenize
#FantasyFootball
leagues. Hate PPR? Don't use it. Love flex spots? Add four. Hell, I think every league should have
#IDP
, but I just take a deep breath and remind myself that there are people who disagree because they're wrong.
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@JohnMcGlynn75
Send me a reasonable offer, I'll counter. Hell I might just accept.
Send me garbage, and we have nothing to talk about.
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I'm as big an OSU fan as you'll find. But if Meyer knew one of his assistants beat his wife, did nothing about it save try to sweep it under the rug and then lied to our faces about it, OSU should fire his ass -- I don't care how many games he's won or how well he recruits.
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Charles LOVED baseball. Loved it. Forgot more about it than I ever knew. Would blow my phone up with calls about so-and-so for the Reds. And Spring Training meant hope--at least until April.
I miss those calls. I miss him.
Happy Birthday, little brother.
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Charles would have been 51 today.
I've said it before, I'll say it again--cherish the time you get with the people you love, and don't hesitate to tell them how you feel.
Things left unsaid WILL haunt you.
I love you, little brother. And I miss you every day.
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While I'm lighting fires...f**k it.
Being gay is not a choice. Or a lifestyle. Asking my lesbian relative to have sex with a guy would go over about as well as asking me to.
The heart wants what it wants.
And since I keep hearing God made us all in his image with a purpose?
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Hue Jackson refusing to commit to Mayfield as the Week 4 starter is the most Hue Jackson thing ever. The
#Browns
should refuse to commit to him as the Week 4 head coach.
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I say this every year.
Nicknames & awards & bylines aside, I'm still just a fantasy football analyst--one that remembers what it was like to be starting out.
If you're at the
@theffexpo
this weekend, don't hesitate to come up and say "hey." I'm just Gary.
Be glad to meet you.
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It's the right thing for
#FFIDP
leagues. Frankly, it's overdue. In the long-term I'm confident it will lead to more stability and consistency.
And it's happening. Now.
#FantasyFootball
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This group of
#FFIDP
maniacs pulled off a live 14-team, 34-round draft in a little over four hours--with two breaks.
I have never been prouder as a commissioner. And don't tell me in-person live IDP drafts can't be done because it will take forever.
We just, um, did it.
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My brother Philip would have been 45 Wednesday. Didn't see 35. Lost him 12/31/2010. Last time I saw him, I was mad at him.
When I say don't ever miss an opportunity to tell the people you love exactly that, I speak from experience.
Regret will gnaw at you.
I love you, bro.
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We'll have to check the card, but I'm pretty sure this is a bingo.
Every NFL team has had three years to have a private workout with Kaepernick. And we’re to believe now they’ll have interest because the NFL hastily sets up a workout for all? Please. This never made any sense.
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We laid Charles to rest Monday.
Whether you donated to help with his funeral expenses, checked in on me or just offered a kind word, know that it meant the world to me and and my family.
Keep waiting for my phone to ring--he called me AT LEAST six times a day.
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He wasn't much to look at, but he was my brother. LOVED sports. Has forgotten more about baseball than I'll ever know.
Gonna have to root for the Bengals now.
I'm not doing the Reds. There are lines.
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Congratulations to
@MasterIDP
for winning the first King's Classic Butkus Division Championship.
Had a dominant (13-1) season--the best team won.
You'll receive your title belt (and kudos) at the 2024 draft.
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I love IDP. This is not a secret.
I hate scoring "corrections." The way tackles are awarded is arbitrary by nature. Going back and changing it days later (and swinging outcomes--especially this time of year) has always rubbed me the wrong way.
If I could turn them off, I would.
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Traded Roquan Smith and then paid Edmunds $18M a season.
Um...OK.
Bears are giving former Bills’ LB Tremaine Edmunds a 4-yr, $72M that includes $50M guaranteed, per source. It is the largest 4-year contract for an inside linebacker in the NFL.
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That was terrible coaching.
Once the flag came, you have to kick.
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Holy flipping crud the number of people who bag on Kaepernick but don't even have the stones to admit why...
Kap's banishment being related to his ability to play the position is a chickens**t take.
Period.
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Philip would have been 46 today.
Hard to believe it's been over 13 years since he passed. Whoever said time heals all wounds needs kicked in the junk. It most assuredly does not. They might scab over. But then a day like this comes along...
And you bleed again.
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I know that 10,000 followers is not a big number...at all.
But still....
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My sister had to say goodbye to her Great Dane Friday--and Ezra was the Greatest of Danes.
She used to lie in my bedroom doorway while I wrote when I lived in AZ--for hours. She was my muse.
A better dog there never was.
Get some rest, my Ezzie-Ra. I love you.
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If you're hurting, it's OK to tell the people you love you are. They love you. Let them in.
I spent 40+ years always answering "I'm OK," even when I was nowhere close to OK. Still do more than I should.
I know asking for help is hard. But we ALL need it sometimes.
Love y'all.
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I can remember the Fantasy Football Oasis Invitational--a little league with rule tweaks at a time when "Superflex" wasn't even part of the fantasy lexicon.
Now,
#SFB14
is an intercontinental phenomenon.
Take a bow,
@ScottFish24
.
You have more than earned it, brother.
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@EsteemedOutlaw
Well, he won MVP, led the NFL in TD passes, became the first QB in NFL history to gain 1,000 rushing yards twice, set the single-season record in that regard and won 74 percent of his starts despite passing-game weapons that were, um, Mark Andrews.
Other than that? He's a bum.
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All told, I contributed to 5 mags this year--not bad for a hack who started writing about fantasy football for kicks with a friend 15 years or so ago.
Thanks to Football Diehards, The Athletic, Lindy's and NBC Sports for allowing me the honor of being part of their publications.
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Incredibly honored to be a finalist for this honor for the fifth time.
Going up against a fantastic group. Congrats to all of them.
Football Writer of the Year finalists
Scott Rinear
Gary Davenport
Seth Woolcock
Adam Harstad
Doug Orth
Rich Hribar
Reginald James
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Sometimes it hits me just how fortunate I've been.
I entered this racket with
@ScottFish24
. From there it was Emil Kadlec and
@footballdiehard
. More recently it's been
@Football_Guys
.
They aren't just Fantasy Football legends (and rightly so). They are some of the most
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At some point, I'm going to try to put into words how to truly thank and appreciate all the kindness and love that me and my family has been shown here of late.
All I have to do between now and then is become a much better writer.
The fantasy football community is amazing.
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No IDP Waiver Wire this week folks. Sorry. With everything going on between the holidays putting me behind and now my mom's accident, by the time I could get it written waivers would have run more than a few places.
My sincere apologies. Don't like dropping the ball like this.
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The Minnesota Vikings and Kirk Cousins are Hurtling Toward a Messy Divorce
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The fact that Fantasy Football Twitter has spent more time arguing over whether Kenneth Walker should be talked about than it would take to just talk about Kenneth Walker is just about the most Fantasy Football Twitter thing ever.
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Back from Arizona. Was a bittersweet trip--Mom's still not doing great. But it was good to see her and my sister.
I'll be ramping back up over the next few days (had a couple not-great professional developments hit while I was gone too), but I'll be at full annoying by next
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Jordy Nelson, Doug Martin...I guess Jon Gruden wasn't kidding when he said he wanted to build an "old school" football team. Raiders are fixing to win a lot of games in 2013.
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Don't ever hesitate to tell the people you care about how important they are to you. Tell them you love them.
Things left unsaid will well and truly haunt you.
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There is no better feeling than watching a beaming kid unveil their latest masterpiece.
The medium matters not. That she created something means everything. There has never been nor ever will be any "step."
She's my daughter. And she's amazing.
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@lukesawhook
Unless there is obvious collusion there shouldn't be a veto.
This is why I hate league votes.
Were I the commish? I'd approve it. Not your job to stop people from making bad trades.
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FYI...
After some discussion, Isaiah Simmons will be switched to LB at
@MyFantasyLeague
.
I know a switch this late is a kick in the junk, but he's listed at LB on every depth chart I can find, and from all indications that will be his primary role.
Accuracy takes precedent.
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Just an FYI, the
#FFIDP
position changes in the desert are coming.
Zaven Collins to DE
Isaiah Simmons to S.
One feels like a good thing. The other not so much. But they play where they play.
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So long as I'm above ground and driving, my car will have this decal on the rear window.
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Glad to see the positive response to the position changes at
@MyFantasyLeague
.
If you want to thank someone, thank the fine folks at MFL. And thank yourselves--the push from the IDP community to adopt these changes had more to do with it than I did.
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Dear Bengals fans: Stop bitching about the officials and "fixes."
The biggest blown call of the game went in your favor.
The Bengals kicked field goals instead of scoring touchdowns and tied the SB record for sacks allowed.
THAT'S why they lost.
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This just hit me.
The Cleveland Browns and Detroit Lions are both in the playoffs.
When is the last time THAT happened?
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The Lions were AWFUL defensively last year. The secondary is...bad.
So you draft a RB despite just giving Montgomery $6M a season and having Swift on the roster.
Not smart.
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"A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another." -- John 13:34
You want to celebrate Jesus of Nazareth? Do the one thing he told us to. His lone commandment.
Love one another.
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As of 12:02 AM, I have spent 50 years getting fantasy calls wrong.
OK, I didn't know about fantasy football for a lot of those years (SO many years), but the being wrong thing I've been an expert at since like 1975.
I messed around and got old. Luckily, I'm also immature.
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I'll be working all day Monday (living the dream has its price), but I wanted to take a second to wish a very Merry Christmas to all my friends in the fantasy football industry.
May the holiday season bring joy and happiness to you and yours, and may that carry over into 2024.
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Had to drive a ways to get it, but got my hands on a copy of Pro Forecast--14th year I have contributed to the magazines at Football Diehards.
Many thanks to
@footballdiehard
and Emil Kadlec for allowing me that honor.
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Just got home after another amazing weekend at
@theffexpo
. Thanks again to
@bob_lung
for putting on such an incredible event.
Love the
#FantasyFootball
community.
Will post some pics later, but right now I gotta shake off all the fun and get my butt back to work.
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Why?
Why needlessly antagonize your best defensive player? Over $3M?
The
#Cowboys
are exercising the fifth-year option on star pass-rusher Micah Parsons. That was obvious. The twist: They are designating him as a DE rather than LB, which is the cheaper option by nearly $3M, per
@GehlkenNFL
.
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Just got the approval for housing assistance for my brother--not that it helps him much now.
That's the hardest part about losing him. Finally had him on track to have a life of his own. And then--gone. In the blink of an eye.
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When the 49ers mortgaged their future for Trey Lance, Jimmy Garoppolo went out, played football and got within one game of his second Super Bowl in three years.
The Browns met with another quarterback, and Baker Mayfield has all the feelings.
My head hurts. Again.
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Dear Patriots fans: Please make at least some effort to not be so incredibly insufferable. The whole "No one believed in us" narrative is just...I mean, really? And you wonder why people don't like you.
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With a ton of help from an awesome kid (thanks, Katey), my new office is painted.
Fun fact--I have never had a dedicated office. I intend to go completely overboard with this one.
The curtains are the tip of the iceberg.
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This marks the 12th birthday my youngest brother didn't have. Because he died. At 32. In a moment.
Folks waste years of their lives. Hanging onto meaningless grudges. Hating for no reason other than to hate. Trudging from one miserable day to another.
You get one life. LIVE it.
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So when does Jared Cook break the hearts of all the people who will grab him now? Week 2? Week 4? (Sighs and puts in claim)
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Sam Darnold is wanted by police for murdering Robby Anderson's fantasy value.
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Seeing a lot of "hip drop" talk after Mark Andrews and now Jordan Travis.
What happened to both is awful. But there are only so many ways to tackle a guy who's fighting for every yard he can get.
Should tackling technique be better? God yes. But you can't outlaw every imperfect
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God made gay people. Intentionally.
And his son, our supposed savior, wouldn't have given a s**t. Maybe an apostle was--because gay ain't new.
"Love one another as I have loved you." -- John 13:34
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Had it been Burns twisting Jones' ankle, he'd have been suspended.
Patriots’ QB Mac Jones was not fined for grabbing and twisting the ankle of Panthers’ DE Brian Burns. The action, which could’ve been penalized for holding, did not rise to the level of a fine in the NFL’s opinion.
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I really appreciate all the kind words. More than I can say.
You guys and gals keep this up, people will start thinking Twitter isn't completely awful.
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In honor of the first year of the Dick Butkus Division of the King's Classic, the IDP panel at the
@theffexpo
will be giving away an autographed, framed photo of the greatest LB who ever played.
Compliments of The Godfather.
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@lukesawhook
For the record, I wrote that article.
Who's more overrated in terms of salary, profile, whatever?
What has Murray done so far besides getting paid? His one playoff start was a disaster.
Know these articles don't win me friends. But I stand by what I said.
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T.J. Watt's base salary in 2021: $1.1 million.
Aaron Rodgers' base salary in 2022: $1.15 million
Calling the Browns out for trading for Watson at all is one thing. But the narrative that they helped him "dodge" fines is another.
Low Year 1 salaries are commonplace on big deals.
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How much do I love IDP?
I write a weekly column seven people read about streaming options in CB-required leagues.
That's how much.
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About to begin my 13th regular season covering the NFL and fantasy football for
@BleacherReport
.
Get to work with amazing writers like
@brentsobleski
and
@MoeMoton
. With fantastic editors like
@wesodonnell
and
@Ian_Hanford
.
It's been quite the ride. Hope it continues for a good
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When Peyton Barber winds up leading Washington in rushing yards, it will be the most 2020 thing that ever 2020'd.
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