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Uncommon Idea
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re: Project Hail Mary is a Huge Gamble by Amazon
Posted by Uncommon Idea on 3/3/26 at 2:41 pm to RLDSC FAN
So its about 54% (pre-tax credits) of what Amazon has spent on producing EACH season of Rings of Power (not to mention the $250 million for the rights)?
I don't think it's such a big gamble comparatively. Is it important o see if Amazon can actually make a good theater movie? Yes, but cost-wise, it's small fish.
I can't wait for the breathless tweets and stories about the James Bond film. :dope:
I don't think it's such a big gamble comparatively. Is it important o see if Amazon can actually make a good theater movie? Yes, but cost-wise, it's small fish.
I can't wait for the breathless tweets and stories about the James Bond film. :dope:
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re: Taysom Hill replacement
Posted by Uncommon Idea on 3/3/26 at 2:16 pm to Beenendatass
NFL Draft Buzz - Cole Payton
At that point in the draft, say #170 or #189, finding a potential backup QB who can contribute by addiing another dimension to the offense is a viable choice since you're quite unlikely to find a starter elsewhere.
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The path forward for Payton looks a lot like a Taysom Hill-style deployment early in his career, where a creative offensive staff uses him in designed packages, short-yardage situations, and red zone run concepts while he develops as a passer behind a veteran starter. The ceiling is there for more. His deep ball placement, his composure under duress, and his competitive toughness all suggest a guy who could grow into a capable starter if the development plan is right. But that is a big "if," and he needs patience and coaching to get there. He belongs on a roster, and the physical tools alone make him worth the investment as a late-round selection, but the team that drafts him has to commit to a multi-year development timeline and resist the temptation to rush him onto the field before the mechanics and processing are ready.
quote:True but beyond maybe Taylen Green, most players that would fit as Taysom Hill replacements are lower round pick guys.
I feel like there are more pressing needs than finding the next Taysom Hill
At that point in the draft, say #170 or #189, finding a potential backup QB who can contribute by addiing another dimension to the offense is a viable choice since you're quite unlikely to find a starter elsewhere.
re: Can we revisit the wonderful insanity of the NFT era?
Posted by Uncommon Idea on 3/2/26 at 11:57 am to CBandits82
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the NFT craze was one of the weirdest fads I've ever seen.
All the insanity summed in the first minute:
re: Dark Horse pick for us at 8: Olaivavega Ioane
Posted by Uncommon Idea on 3/2/26 at 11:45 am to Rand AlThor
I'd love him IF the Saints traded down.
But I can't see him going that high.
And given the Saints history, he'd better have a super high RAS to help justify the pick. :lol:
But I can't see him going that high.
And given the Saints history, he'd better have a super high RAS to help justify the pick. :lol:
re: Caesars could be exploring a sale, Fertitta could be among strongest suitors
Posted by Uncommon Idea on 2/27/26 at 2:58 am to tide06
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The casinos were selling the land under the buildings and are now leasing the properties at astronomical rates.
From this TikTok video a few weeks ago:
Room occupancy was down to 76.1%
Caesars leasing costs 720 million quarterly and they have been bringing in about 750 million quarterly.
Caesar's and MGM have a combined $55 billion in debt.
re: Where Will Malik Willis End Up?
Posted by Uncommon Idea on 2/25/26 at 4:15 pm to TigerintheNO
If he's traded, they definitely have an out (save for the 19.5 million salary guaranteed on the 5th day of the league year). Which leans more into if the Jets don't want to necessarily go all in with Kyler Murray.
But that basically goes for the Cardinals too since his signing bonus amortization ends after this season and most of the other money is tied up in various options/bonuses.
But that basically goes for the Cardinals too since his signing bonus amortization ends after this season and most of the other money is tied up in various options/bonuses.
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Contract Notes
$103.3M guaranteed at signing (signing bonus + 2022 salary + 2023 salary/option + $35.3M of 2024 salary)
$18M 2025 salary fully guarantees 3/17/2024 (injury at signing)
$22.835M 2026 salary fully guarantees the 5th league day of 2025 (injury at signing)
$19.5M 2027 salary fully guarantees the 5th league day of 2026
2023 Option Bonus: $36M (guaranteed, due the 10th league day of 2023)
2025 90 Man Roster Bonus: $11.9M (fully guarantees 3/17/2024, injury at signing)
2026 90 Man Roster Bonus: $17M ($13.965M guarantees the 5th league day of 2025, injury at signing)
2027 90 Man Roster Bonus: $14.185M (due the 5th league day of 2027)
2028 90 Man Roster Bonus: $7.7M (due the 5th league day of 2028)
2028 Training Camp Bonus: $2M
2023-2024 Workout Bonus: $1M
2025-2026 Workout Bonus: $1.8575M
2027-2028 Workout Bonus: $1.8M
2024-2028 Per Game Active Bonus: $50,000 ($850,000)
Annual Salary Escalators
600 Rush Yards + 6 Rush TDS: $750,000
70% Regular Season snaps + 70% NFC Championship Snaps + NFC Champ win: $750,000
re: NCAA committee considering 7-figure fines, head coach suspensions for transfer violations
Posted by Uncommon Idea on 2/25/26 at 4:09 pm to RLDSC FAN
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The committee relayed some of those proposed penalties later on Wednesday, including prohibiting the head coach from all football (recruiting and on-field coaching) and administrative duties through six games; a fine of 20% of a school’s football budget; and requiring a school to reduce the number of roster spots by five for the next season.
So the NCAA wants to guarantee more court cases (that they'll probably lose given their history).
What college is going to give up 20% of their football budget without going to court? :lol:
re: Where Will Malik Willis End Up?
Posted by Uncommon Idea on 2/25/26 at 4:04 pm to TigerintheNO
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Is it better for the Jets to signed Malik Willis or trade for Murray?
I guess it depends on how much they want to gamble.
With Willis, he's younger and arguably has more potential at a somewhat cheaper price point (depending on the contracts offered by the amount of teams that might try to land him).
With Murray, you'd have to trade something and then potentially be on the hook for, at maximum cash paid (assuming no payment by the Cardinals or need to renegotiate with Murray), $42,542,500 in 2026, $36,335,000 in 2027, and an possibly (option year) $46,350,000 in 2028. Kyler Murray Spotrac Cash Breakdown
Now Murray does have more of a track record (that's both good and bad) opposed to Willis. But again, that gives you a better idea of Murray's ceiling and floor and a shorter contract (again assuming they won't be forced to give a new contract to Murray).
So it really depends on how much Aaron Glenn, the GM, and owner want to tie the team to Malik Willis (who was traded to the Packers for 7th round pick in 2024). Is he a product of the Packers' system? :dunno:
re: Where Will Malik Willis End Up?
Posted by Uncommon Idea on 2/25/26 at 3:45 pm to 632627
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I’ve only seen him play once, against Baltimore this past year.
He looked really good, better than several other starters.
The Ravens defense was 24th in terms of yards allowed, and only had 30 sacks and 11 interceptions last year.
I'm not sure a game against the Ravens defense is the measurement of success from the past.
re: Chessboxing. The ultimate measure of manhood? Brains and Brawn.
Posted by Uncommon Idea on 2/25/26 at 2:28 pm to The Baker
re: The Hollywood Knights - 1980
Posted by Uncommon Idea on 2/23/26 at 12:02 pm to DR93Berlin
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Lawrence, Lawrence of Arabia, he was an English guy……
He came to fight the Turkish
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Sally:
I mean, I don't know what it's gonna be. Soon I'll be going away to college and I'll probably never see you again.
Newbomb Turk:
You're going to UCLA.
re: New Orleans - Third World infrastructure strikes again
Posted by Uncommon Idea on 2/23/26 at 10:59 am to High C
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Will the Huey P collapse one day while filled with traffic?
It was redone and widened from 2006 -2013. So I assume it's decently safe.
And it's also in Jefferson Parish; they are incompetent but not to the level of Orleans Parish . . . yet.
re: The Thin Blue Line gang strikes again
Posted by Uncommon Idea on 2/21/26 at 11:58 am to HarryHoudini
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How does a jury just let the cops off when there is apparently so much evidence against them?
re: Pizza ain’t the only thing Hot n Ready at Little Caesar’s
Posted by Uncommon Idea on 2/19/26 at 6:41 pm to HarryHoudini
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“His kids right here!”
re: Train hits car on Metairie Road
Posted by Uncommon Idea on 2/19/26 at 2:35 pm to TIGERHOLD
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It is built over an existing public road. No buildings/houses would need to come down. You could do something like this:
Okay, the minimum clearance over top of rail for freight lines is 23 feet 4 inches.
So how exactly does that, with the appropriate rise over run to meet that requirement, work with the roads, parking lots entrances, trees, and power lines?
Assuming they can keep those parking lots for all those businesses open, it will create sightline problems so that the train accidents will likely be replaced with car accidents.
And if they go under it, you still have all sorts of issues with roads, the entrances and then add in potential flooding of the underpass.
re: Chinese robots unveiled by Unitree Robotics (NOT AI)
Posted by Uncommon Idea on 2/19/26 at 2:57 am to MrLSU
Well . . . some supposed behind the scenes video has turned up.
X translation:
X translation:
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It's not actually remote control — the real behind-the-scenes of the Spring Festival Gala robot performance.
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Posted by Uncommon Idea on 2/18/26 at 4:00 pm to CHiPs25
Post more . . . on Reddit.
re: Zohran Mamdani will release his preliminary budget numbers today
Posted by Uncommon Idea on 2/17/26 at 3:54 pm to djsdawg
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9.5% added Tax to all property owners?!
That's what the article says . . . and it's just to fund 3.7 billion of the 11 billion added to the 2027 budget.
And who knows what happens if the bonuses don't come in 24% higher like this year - that helped reduce the current budget shortfall from 12 billion to 5.4 billion short.
Oh yeah, if you didn't read all the way to the end of the story I linked:
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Mamdani had put the deficit at $12 billion just three weeks ago, before the administration counted massive tax revenues, mostly from Wall Street bonuses, which came in 24% higher than last year.
He revealed last week that his budget office winnowed the gap down to $7 billion. Then on Tuesday morning, he said in a post on X, the gap was now down to $5.4 billion.
It's almost like they're fiscally incompetent:
re: Zohran Mamdani will release his preliminary budget numbers today
Posted by Uncommon Idea on 2/17/26 at 3:00 pm to deeprig9
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LOL it's 116 Billion dollars!
$14,000 per resident per year.
It's better than the new proposed budget - 127 BILLION!
Zohran Mamdani unveils record $127B budget — fueled by proposed NYC property tax hike
And for an example of how taxing won't necessarily solve their shortfalls:
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“I do not want to raise property taxes,” Mamdani said of his preliminary budget plan, which would hike property taxes 9.5% to raise an additional $3.7 billion in the next fiscal year.
Well that would cover 3.7 out of 11 BILLION in additional spending . . .
re: Chinese robots unveiled by Unitree Robotics (NOT AI)
Posted by Uncommon Idea on 2/17/26 at 3:02 am to MrLSU
I thought that bottom costume looked familiar as well:
Maybe learning martial arts instilled some discipline? :lol:
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re: Chinese robots unveiled by Unitree Robotics (NOT AI)
Posted by Uncommon Idea on 2/17/26 at 3:00 am to MrLSU
Ah, a Unitree demonstration. Here is one from earlier this year . . .
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