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pint4punt · 5 months

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How F@#%ed are the San Di…..Los Angeles Chargers?

Ahhh the Chargers. The NFL’s poster child for Murphy’s Law. While Bolts’ fans are generally numb to disappointment, 2023 has to sting a bit more than usual. The Chargers came into the year with plenty to be excited about. They were coming off their first playoff appearance in the Brandon Staley era, drafted a skill position player in the first round, and secured their prodigious young Quarterback to a lucrative extension keeping him in powder blue for the foreseeable future.

Fast forward to Week 12 and Staley’s squad is coming off a brutal loss in which the Jordan Love led Packers just ran the Hamas playbook on them for 60 minutes dropping them to a 4-6 record on the year. The expression ‘Chargers gonna Charger’ does exist for a reason after all and LA’s red-headed step child now find themselves on the outside of the playoff picture looking up at all of their division rivals (yes even the Aidan O’Connell led Raiders). With just an 18.2% chance to make the Playoffs and a $201 Million roster of talented, but aging stars, the time has come to ask How F@%#ed are the Chargers?

What Happened:

If the Chargers deserve credit for one thing, it is consistency year in and year out. They put the same shitty product out every season no matter who’s running the show. In 2023 that is (for some strange reason) still Brandon Staley. Despite having Derwin James, Khalil Mack, and Joey Bosa to name a few, the guy hired for his ‘Defensive Prowess’ blew a 3 possession lead in the playoffs last year and has consistently fielded a Defense that gives it up easier than Lauren Boebert in the middle of Beetlejuice the musical. He even had the balls to fire his OFFENSIVE Coordinator after that hilarious collapse.

This clearly is not lost on Brandon Staley, the once hip young Coach on the rise who has quickly become the angry old man yelling at the kids on his lawn. His normally laidback exchanges with the media have devolved into rants about his stubborn, steadfast beliefs in the way his team plays Defense, despite statistics and eye tests screaming the contrary. There’s a not so small chance that if someone asks him about giving up defensive play calling again he may very well shoot up the room. But those questions are definitely warranted. Under Staley, the Chargers currently rank 29th in points per game, 31st in yards allowed per play, 31st in explosive plays of over 20 yards allowed, and 22nd in yards allowed before contact. Yep, the gaping holes in their defense would give America’s wildest U.S. Representative a run for her money.

So how did a team this talented reach a losing record with the regular season rapidly waning down? For starters they can’t win the tight contests, they’re 0-5 in one possession games. There’s also Staley’s huge free agency miss in J.C. Jackson, the team’s most expensive acquisition that was shipped up to Boston back where he came from for a 6th rounder. To make matters worse, the chief victim amongst Green Bay’s raid of the Chargers’ parade was the aforementioned star pass rusher Joey Bosa who was placed on IR with a right foot sprain and will now miss at least the next four games. So what’s ahead for this squad?

Remaining Schedule:

You couldn’t handpick a worse scenario for the Chargers’ next matchup. The team that ranks near the bottom of the league in yards allowed before contact WITH their best players in tow, now gets to go against the most athletic and elusive Quarterback in the NFL in Lamar fucking Jackson and the 8-3 Ravens. As if that horror show of a matchup wasn’t bad enough, all of America will be watching that bloodbath on Sunday Night Football. We definitely follow the ‘Any Given Sunday’ mantra and there are no guarantees in life, but the Chargers are absolutely getting destroyed in prime time tonight.

After this inevitable loss, the Chargers do get a (most likely) free win against the Patriots, before they face two of their suddenly resurgent divisional rivals in the Broncos and Raiders, Josh Allen and the Bills, another matchup in Denver, all before returning “home” to presumably get their ass beat by the defending Super Bowl Champion Chiefs.

Ability to Turn Things Around:

While they are technically within 3 games of Kansas City for the division lead, it’s very hard to imagine them running the table the way they’ve played. That being said, they have several divisional games on the horizon so they have to figure their shit out now if Brandon Staley values his job at all. As it stands, the Chargers are dead last in a tight AFC West with 6 teams ahead of them for the last playoff spot. If this team is going to crawl out of this hole, it’s going to have to be on the back of the competent Coach in the building.

As we highlighted in our previous article ‘Revenge of the Nerd’ ( link to that one here: https://www.tumblr.com/pint4punt/731378223186935808/revenge-of-the-nerd-kellen-moores-chance-to ) the Chargers have been a Red Zone force, ranking 2nd in the NFL with a 66.67 scoring percentage. Lost in this mess of a season, has been the resurgence of Keenan Allen who already has over 1,000 receiving yards and 7 touchdowns (including his first career passing touchdown) this season. The Chargers have struggled in many areas, but putting up points hasn’t been one of them as they rank 8th in the NFL with 25.9 points per game. In other words Kellen Moore is actually earning his paycheck, while the only scheme Brandon Staley is running is a Ponzi Scheme.

Unfortunately Staley hasn’t been fired as of the time of this writing, so the Chargers need him to stop catfishing them and find a way to stop teams from running a train on their Defense so their Offense doesn’t have to put up 50 god damn points to win a fucking football game!!!!

Playoff Hopes:

Luckily for the Chargers, the AFC playoff race is as tight as an inmate’s sphincter in the showers and all of their remaining matchups are in conference. They absolutely cannot lose to the Patriots, are going to have to dominate their upcoming divisional matchups, and have to pray that they catch the Bills on an off day if they’re going to beat the odds and sneak into the tournament.

Long-Term Outlook:

As bad as things look for the Chargers now, they might get much worse next year. Los Angeles is projected to be more than $27 million over the salary cap next year and have a laundry list of free agents including Gerald Everett, Jalen Guyton, and most notably Austin Ekeler. Their top pick from this year in Quentin Johnston has hardly lived up to his draft stock and it’s hard to imagine they aren’t in the market for a new Head Coach. They have a loaded roster today and their Quarterback is paid, but father time and contracts are catching up with them quickly. Telesco is going to have to have one hell of a draft and Bolts fans better pray those Belichick rumors are true.

Verdict:

Fucked harder than the cheerleader who desperately needs an A

#los angeles chargers #nfl #la chargers #bolts #brandon staley #Fire Brandon Staley

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dbs-superleggera · 11 months

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Defensive back - Wikipedia

Greetings Emmanuel Macron Alain Berset Ines Chaieb,

The strong safety tends to be larger and stronger than the free safety. However, the word strong is used because he is assigned to cover the "strong side" of the offense, the side on which the tight end, a typically big, powerful receiver-type player lines up on offensive plays.

The strong safety tends to play closer to the line than the free safety does, and assists in stopping the run. He may also cover a player, such as a running back or fullback or H-back, who comes out of the backfield to receive a pass. A strong safety's duties are a hybrid of those belonging to a linebacker in a 46 or 3-4 defense and those of the other defensive backs, in that he both covers the pass and stops the run.

Current examples of strong safeties active in the NFL include Jamal Adams, Landon Collins, Jordan Poyer, Harrison Smith, Budda Baker, Tyrann Mathieu and Derwin James. Strong safeties are not seen in the Canadian game, where the role is filled by the two defensive halfbacks.

This is my favourite position; I was not allowed to play Football. If I played 15s I would be a Flanker.

Regards,

Adrian Blake-Trotman

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usasportsworld · 1 year

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Minkah Fitzpatrick Ranked Top Safety In NFL By PFF

If there was any doubt about who the best safety was in the NFL at this point, Pro Football Focus put those doubts to rest Wednesday. According to PFF’s Marcus Mosher and his positional rankings at safety, Pittsburgh Steelers star safety Minkah Fitzpatrick is the game’s best, landing at No. 1 overall in the rankings Wednesday ahead of names like Los Angeles’ Derwin James, Buffalo’s Jordan Poyer,…

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travern · 2 years

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Inspector Spacetime: The Interactive Episodes

From TV Tropes’ Inspector Spacetime Video Game Page Archive

The Licensed Game: On 1 April 2009, BTV announced that the television programme would be supplemented with what they described as "interactive episodes", a term their legal department suggested in order to avoid their review by the Video Game Ratings Board (and the Civic Eyes and Ears Council). They are not considered part of the Inspector Spacetime Continuum for canonical purposes but are authorised in the Expanded Universe. Travis Richey and Derwin Jordan provide full voiceovers and motion capture for the digitised Inspector and Constable Reggie, both of whom are playable characters. Each instalment promises "approximately two hours of gameplay".

Tropes:

Camera Screw: Combining fixed camera perspective with stalking missions down long and twisted corridors does not make for good gameplay.

Captain Ersatz: Doctor Mory Schmarty, the Diabolical Mastermind in "The Uncanny Valley of Fear", is obviously Professor Moriarty with the Serial Numbers Filed Off.

Continuity Nod: The game episodes include several references to serials from the Classic series: The episode featuring the Blorgons mentions their earlier schemes from "The Blorgon Incursion of Midgar" and "Exodus of the Blorgons"; in the Circuit-Chaps' episode, they bring up how the Inspector thwarted them in "Ennui of the Circuit-Chaps" and "Bronze Friends".

Endless Corridor: The episodes' generous estimate of two hours of gameplay includes time spent running down numerous seemingly endless corridors.

Exposition Fairy: The Inspector, whether or not you're playing as him.

Stalking Mission: In a couple of episodes, the Inspector and Constable Reggie must follow assorted mooks to their hideouts in order to arrest their respective criminal masterminds.

Uncanny Valley: After receiving criticisms about the first season episodes' almost-but-not-quite-lifelike graphics, the game designers produced a self-consciously titled final episode to wind up players.

#inspector spacetime #tvtropes #video games

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kwebtv · 3 years

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Night Man - Syndicated - September 19, 1997 - May 17, 1999

Superhero / Adventure (44 episodes)

Running Time: 60 minutes

Stars:

Matt McColm as Johnny Domino/Night Man

Earl Holliman as Frank Dominus (season 1)

Derek Webster (Season 1) and Derwin Jordan (Season 2) as Raleigh Jordan

Felecia M. Bell (credited as Felecia Bell) as Jessica Rodgers (season 1)

Michael Woods as Lieutenant Charlie Dann (season 1)

Jayne Heitmeyer as Lieutenant Briony Branca (season 2)

Patrick Macnee as Dr. Walton (season 1)

#Night Man #TV #1990's #Syndicated #Superhero #Adventure #Matt McColm #Earl Holliman #Derek Webster #Felecia Bell #Michael Woods

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massmurdera · 4 years

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2019 & 2010s Best/Worst

Because I like lists and cataloguing the dumb shit I cared about. As my brother once said after seeing and reviewing NOW YOU SEE ME on a lazy Sunday, ‘Some would say it was a waste of time, others might say it was a colossal waste of time.’

I’ll admit, it’s a bit over-the-top. Particularly including the Pats, but yeah, in the Tom Brady era that started when I was 14 as a Freshman in high school to 33 years old now and wrapping up soon-ish (?), there’s not a chance in hell I’ll care as intimately about this shit. I grew up with it at just the right time.

2019 MOVIES TOP TIER 1) Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 2) Uncut Gems 2nd TIER 3) Knives Out 4) Parasite 5) Little Women 6) Midsommer 3rd TIER 7) John Wick III 8) Ready or Not 9) Marriage Story 10) Joker 11) Irishman 12) Shazam! 13) Us UNDERRATED Ready or Not TOO LONG John Wick III; Irishman SOLID El Camino GOOD BAD 6 Underground OK 21 Bridges; Avengers: Endgame; Dolemite is my Name; Dragged Across Concrete; Fighting With My Family; Hustlers; Knock Down the House; Longshot; the Report; Two Popes MEH Always Be My Maybe; Death of Dick Long; High Flying Bird; Spiderman: Far From Home; Standoff at Sparrow Creek DISAPPOINTING Hobbs & Shaw; Toy Story 4; Triple Frontier SUCK Laundromat; Under the Silver Lake OVERRATED Ad Astra; Booksmart; the Farewell FUNNIEST SCENE Dicaprio flipping out in movie trailer BEST CLIMAX/ENDING Once Upon a Time; Uncut Gems HAVEN’T SEEN 1917; Apollo 11; Beach Bum; Dark Waters; Ford vs Ferrari; Honey Boy; Jojo Rabbit; the Lighthouse; Star Wars 2019 TV TOP TIER 1) Succession 2) Fleabag 3) Watchmen 2nd TIER 4) When They See Us 5) Barry 6) Unbelievable 7) Chernobyl 8) Sex Education DAMN GOOD Big Mouth; the Boys; Brockmire; Derry Girls; Euphoria; Loudest Voice; Mindhunter; Pen15; Righteous Gemstones; Veep WATCHABLE Atypical; Bosch; Dark; Goliath; Karate Kid; Kominsky Method; Mandalorian; Mr Robot; Mrs Fletcher; Russian Doll; Warrior HIGH/LOW I Think You Should Leave SHIT END FOR ALL-TIME GREAT Game of Thrones HALF-WATCH Living With Yourself; Raising Dion; the Society NOT UP TO STANDARD Stranger Things; GLOW; Killing Eve; True Detective BAD Luther; Shameless; Silicon Valley; SNL SUCK 13 Reasons Why; Big Little Lies; the Witcher FUNNIEST Desus & Mero DOCS 1) Fyre: both 2) Ted Bundy Tapes 3) American Factory 4) Leaving Neverland STAND-UP SPECIALS 1) Burr 2) Chappelle 3) Jeselnik 4) Birbiglia 5) Gulman BEHIND ON SHOWS I DIG Brooklyn 99; Catastrophe; Corporate; Expanse; Good Place; It’s Always Sunny; Letterkenny 2010s TV DRAMA 1) Breaking Bad 2) Game of Thrones 3) Justified 4) Mad Men 5) Hannibal 6) Banshee ANTHOLOGY/LIMITED SERIES 1) Fargo SII 2) True Detective SI 3) When They See Us 4) People Vs OJ Simpson 5) Chernobyl 6) Show Me a Hero 7) the Night Of 8) Honorable Woman COMEDY 1) Atlanta 2) Fleabag 3) Veep 4) Big Mouth 5) Parks & Rec 6) Rick & Morty 7) Nathan for You 8) Review 9) American Vandal HIT/MISS Black Mirror OVERRATED Boardwalk Empire; House of Cards; Peaky Blinders; Westworld UNDERRATED Banshee; Brockmire; Hannibal FUN HATE-WATCH Newsroom DOWNHILL Homeland; How I Met Your Mother; Legion; Sons of Anarchy HATED Girls; Leftovers; Rectify UNWATCHABLE Twin Peaks BEST ENDINGS Breaking Bad; Justified; Fleabag; Parks & Rec DUMBEST ENDING Dexter; Sons of Anarchy LATE NIGHT Desus & Mero POLITICAL John Oliver 2010s MOVIES 2010 Social Network Animal Kingdom; the Fighter; Four Lions; Inside Job; Jackass 3; MacGruber; Shutter Island; Toy Story 3; True Grit; Winter’s Bone 2011 the Raid Descendents; Drive; Fast Five; the Guard; Mission Impossible 4; Take This Waltz; Warrior 2012 Magic Mike 21 Jump Street; Argo; Cabin in the Woods; Chronicle; Django Unchained; Goon; Looper; Queen of Versailles; Silver Linings Playbook; Skyfall 2013 Wolf of Wall Street Before Midnight; the Conjuring; Gravity; Her; Inside Llewyn Davis; Prisoners; Short-Term 12 2014 John Wick the Drop; Edge of Tomorrow; Gone Girl; the Guest; Lego Movie; Nightcrawler; the Raid 2; Whiplash 2015 Mad Max 7 Days in Hell; Big Short; Brooklyn; Creed; Ex Machina; Fast 7; It Follows; Logan; Magic Mike XXL; the Martian; Me and Earl and the Dying Girl; Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation; Sicario 2016 the Nice Guys Deadpool; Edge of Seventeen; Everybody Wants Some!; Green Room; La La Land; Manchester By the Sea; Moonlight; OJ: Made in America; Popstar; Sing Street; Weiner 2017 Get Out Blade Runner 2049; Coco; Dunkirk; Lady Bird; Logan; Thor Ragnorak; Tour de Pharmacy 2018 Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse BlacKKKlansman; Den of Thieves; Hereditary; If Beale Street Could Talk; Minding the Gap; Sorry to Bother You

THE BEST Mad Max BEST DOC OJ: Made in America FUNNIEST DOC Tickled UNDERRATED DOC Weiner HORROR Hereditary FAVORITE/FUNNIEST PERFORMANCE Ryan Gosling (Nice Guys) DESERVED 5 SEQUELS the Nice Guys SUPERHERO Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse WAR Dunkirk BEST FIGHT SCENES the Raid UNDERRATED any Lonely Island project NICE TRY Dark Knight Rises; Inception; Interstellar; Widows STAND-UP 2010s FAVORITE Bill Burr NEXT BEST Ali Wong; Anthony Jeselnik; Kyle Kinane; Bert Kreischer; Marc Maron; John Mulaney; Patton Oswalt; Rory Scovel; Tom Segura COMEBACK Chappelle DOWNFALL Louis CK DIED BEFORE PRIME Patrice O’Neal, Greg Giraldo UNDERRATED Joe Derosa MUST-SEE LIVE Robert Kelly PODCASTS 2010s BEST/FUNNIEST/UNDERRATED Walking the Room RUNNER-UP 600 Dollar Podcast ONE-MAN RANT Bill Burr Monday Morning Podcast SPORTS Pardon My Take RIFFING Bodega Boys HISTORY/COMEDY Dollop HISTORY DEEP DIVE Hardcore History MOVIES Rewatchables HATE-WATCH CRITICISM West Wing Thing POP CULTURE/FILM Frotcast MIXED Revisionist History GOOD/BAD Joe Rogan: GOOD: propping up comic friends; BAD: useful idiot for propping up bad faith fascists who should be put out to pasture INTERNET CURIOSITY Reply All LEFTIST POLITICS Chapo Trap House TRUE CRIME In the Dark ADVICE Don’t Take Bullshit From Fuckers LAME Pod Save America OVERRATED Missing Richard Simmons DIDN’T LIKE S-Town SERIAL Season 3>Season 1 TRUMP Trump, Inc SPORTS SCHAUDENFREUDE Fuck the Chargers OKAY Bill Simmons WTF WITH MARON good when he talks to comics MURDER My Favorite Murder OTHER GOOD ONES Hound Tall; Press Box

2010s MUSIC FAVORITE anything Brian Fallon ROCK BAND Menzingers SONG Robyn-‘Dancing On My Own’ POP-PUNK BAND Wonder Years LIVE ALBUM Horrible Crowes-‘Elsie’ HEAVY BAND Every Time I Die ELECTRONIC Chvrches SOLO Rihanna COVER ALBUM Dustin Kensrue-‘Thoughts on a Different Blood’ GO-TO AT GYM Story So Far OFF THE INEVITABLE & IRRECOVERABLE DEEP END Kanye KIND OF LIKE THE MUSIC/HATE THE PERSON: LIKE KANYE Taylor Swift, Bieber THOUGHT I’D HATE BUT DOES NOT SUCK Lana Del Rey; Post Malone OTHER FAVES 1975; Arctic Monkeys; Beach Slang; Black Keys; Bon Iver; Carly Rae Jepsen; the National; Thrice MIXED Chance the Rapper; Kendrick Lamar I’ll be honest I spent far more time listening to podcasts nearly all the time and just listened to mostly the same couple of things I liked. 2010s PATRIOTS 2010s BEST GAMES 1) Seahawks Super Bowl 2) Falcons Super Bowl 3) Ravens 2015 Divisional 4) Chiefs 2019 AFCCG UNDERRATED CLASSIC Ravens 2015 Divisional BRADY/GRONK GO DOWN LIKE CHAMPS 1) 2018 Eagles Super Bowl 2) Broncos 2015 AFCCG: Brady’ offensive line was a sieve EITHER WAY Giants Super Bowl: game changed when Brady’s shoulder got fucked up by Tuck FAVORITE PLAYER TB12 MOST FUN/DOMINANT Gronk HEART OF TEAM Edelman BELOVED Wilfork ROCK SOLID 1) Hightower 2) McCourty 3) James White 1st BALLOT HALL OF FAMERS 1) Brady 2) Gronk 3) Revis LATER BALLOT 1) Edelman 2) Scarnecchia 3) Welker 4) Wilfork 5) Slater MAKING AN ARGUMENT Gilmore PATS HALL ONLY 1) McCourty 2) Hightower 3) Mankins 4) White 5) Gostkowski 6) Mayo 7) Chung UNDERRATED/GOOD VALUE 1) Amendola 2) Vollmer 3) Ninkovich 4) Chung 5) Woodhead DESERVED BETTER Welker UNSUNG Slater OVERRATED 1) Solder 2) Brandin Cooks NO-SHOWS Dolphins (Dec ’19); Jets Divisional (Jan ‘11) BEST REGULAR SEASON WINS 1) 2013 Broncos 2) 2017 Steelers 3) 2013 Saints BEST REGULAR SEASON LOSSES 1) 2012 49ers 2) 2016 Seahawks 3) 2014 Packers 4) 2015 Broncos LOL Miami Miracle: saved by winning Super Bowl LEAST TALENTED TEAM 1) 2013 by a mile 2) 2010 3) 2011 4) 2018 BEST TEAM 1) 2014 2) 2016 BEST PLAYS (NON-GRONK) 1) Butler INT Seahawks 2) Edelman TD pass vs Ravens 3) Buttfumble Jets 4) Edelman catch vs Falcons 5) Walk-off TD vs Falcons 6) Dan Connolly kick return 7) Brady TD pass to LaFell 2015 Divisional POUNDED TABLE TO DRAFT 1) Lamar Jackson 2) Kittle 3) AJ Brown 4) Honey Badger 5) Stefon Diggs WANTED BUT OUT OF REACH 1) Aaron Donald 2) Quenton Nelson 3) Derwin James 4) Hopkins 5) TJ Watt 6) Saquon 7) Keenan Allen 8) McCaffrey 9) Gurley WOULD’VE WON IT ALL IF NOT FOR INJURIES 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017. That’s football HEALTHIEST SEASON 2018 ROPE-A-DOPED/GOT BY ON VETERAN GUILE 2018: Belichick’s best coaching FAVORITE PICKS AT THE TIME OF GUYS I WANTED 1) Gronk 2) Hightower/Chandler Jones 3) Shaq Mason MOVES I HATED THAT I WAS WRONG ABOUT 1) Stephon Gilmore 2) trading Jamie Collins MOST IMPROVED Marcus Cannon BEST FIND Kyle Van Noy MOVE I LOVED getting Blount back the 2nd time IF BUTLER WASN’T BENCHED, DO THEY BEAT THE EAGLES? Yes 100%. If only because, if nothing else, he can tackle BUTLER’s INT KILLED THE ‘LEGION OF BOOM’ SEAHAWKS WOULD-BE DYNASTY Yes DRAFT REACH THAT MADE NO SENSE Jordan Richards: Tavon Wilson 2.0 BAD DRAFT MOVES 1) Dominique Easley 2) Cyrus Jones 3) Dobson 4) Mallett DIRTY SECRET Belichick sucks at drafting in 2nd round WOULD HAVE BEEN GOOD IF HE STAYED HEALTHY Malcolm Mitchell HATE TO SEE WALK BUT COULDN’T AFFORD 1) Trey Flowers 2) Chandler Jones 3) Jimmy G 4) Talib 5) Akiem Hicks DEFLATEGATE fraud/power trip job by Goodell/owners BRADY OR BELICHICK MORE VALUABLE Brady 100% DISAPPOINTING/GAMBLES 1) Ochocinco 2) Michael Bennett: got him 2 years too late 3) Fanene signing 4) Haynesworth BEST SHORT-TERM 1) Martellus Bennett 2) Chris Long 3) Revis 4) Brian Waters SUSPECT CHARACTERS/EDGY PERSONALITY MACHINES Brandon Spikes; Brandon Browner…SERIAL KILLER Aaron Hernandez PERSONALITY DISORDER DISASTER Antonio Brown: bad signing/unexpected HOW THE FUCK DID WE LOSE TO THAT GUY? Eli Manning/Nick Foles LIFESAVER Scarnecchia MCDANIELS Frustrating—but continuity matters REFS FUCKED OVER Gronk MISCELANNEOUS 2010s GOOD/ENJOY Bernie Sanders/AOC: people who actually want to get good done that’s long overdue…Lebron James; Stephen Curry; Kawhi; Zion Williamson; Luka Doncic...Lamar Jackson; Pat Mahomes; JJ Watt; Marshawn Lynch…Coach Ed Orgeron...David Ortiz…2011 Bruins…memes…Don Winslow crime novels…David Roth writing on Trump…David Grann non-fiction…’Book of Mormon’ DID NOT ENJOY Kyrie Irving…Deflategate…LeBron on the Heat…Bobby Valentine DON’T UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE LIKE ‘Between the World and Me’…Elon Musk…Lin Manuel-Miranda/’Hamilton’ INDEFENSIBLY AND INFURIATINGLY BAD THE MORE YOU LOOK AT IT Facebook…Obama Presidency/Democratic Party Leadership EVERYDAY DISASTER Media: CNN; Fox; MSNBC; NY Times Op-Ed…Trump/Republicans: Trump presidency was basically 2010s 9/11 for inevitable disastrous fallout & consequences my generation will never recover from…Grifters Trojan horsing way in shamelessly (Trump administration; Ben Shapiro; Alex Jones; Milo; Jordan Peterson, Tomi Lahren, etc.) and no repercussions...Republican Party basically one goal: to troll libs even with shitty ideas that suck FAVORITES WHO DIED Bourdain; Elmore Leonard; Garry Shandling; Muhammad Ali; Robin Williams; Tom Petty BEST TALENT CUT SHORT Philip Seymour Hoffman SHITTIEST PEOPLE WHO DIED Antonin Scalia; George HW Bush; John McCain; Osama; Steve Jobs; Whitey Bulger I FORGOT THAT SHIT HAPPENED Charlie Sheen loses it JEFFREY EPSTEIN did not kill himself WHAT DEFINES 2010s Amazon/Bezos…Climate Change/Gun Violence inaction…Journalism being taken over by Bane Capital-esque vultures/local places dying...one-sided Class War by the uber-rich…#MeToo…Netflix…Opioids…Outrage/Cancel culture…Police Injustice…Silicon Valley…Social Media…Superhero shit…Your mom

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the-record-obituaries · 5 years

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Oct. 2, 2019: Obituaries

Retha Johnson 75

Mrs. Retha Ann Johnson age 75 of North Wilkesboro, passed away Saturday, September 28, 2019 at Villages of Wilkes.

Funeral services were October 1, at Walnut Grove Baptist Church in Hays with Rev. Jamie McGuire officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.

Mrs. Johnson was born August 28, 1944 in Wilkes County to Robert (Bob) Judson Johnson and Vallie Ester Blevins Johnson. She was a lifelong member of Walnut Grove Baptist Church in Hays.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister; Sue Johnson Pruitt, a sister in law; Grace Johnson and a brother in law; Bill Blevins.

She is survived by two daughters; Sherry Hall Wallace and husband George of Franklinton and Sandra Hall McGuire and husband Jamie of Millers Creek, five grandchildren; Cassandra McGuire, Tori Wallace Cortez and husband Johnny, Alix Wallace, Colin Wallace and Nikki Wallace, a sister; Mary Ellen Blevins of North Wilkesboro, two brothers; Rev. Cheslie Johnson of Hays, Perry Johnson and wife Sue of North Wilkesboro, and a brother in law; Ervin Pruitt of Hays.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Walnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 4650 Cabin Creek Road Hays, NC 28635.

Mary Sheppard, 71

Mary Lou Lunsford Sheppard, age 71, of Wilkesboro, passed away Friday, September 27, 2019 at Wake Forest Baptist Health-Wilkes Regional. She was born June 21, 1948 in Wilkes County to Grover and Maie Hendren Lunsford. Mrs. Sheppard was a member of Cub Creek Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, William Bower Sheppard; granddaughter, Kayla Dubuque; grandson, Anthony Sheppard; brother, Coy Lunsford; and sister, Pauline Jarvis.

Surviving are her children, Beth Wood and spouse Jeff of North Wilkesboro, Mary Sales and spouse Donald of Ronda, Billy Sheppard and Kim Young both of Wilkesboro, Shane Sheppard and spouse Shelia of Purlear; grandchildren, Alicia Wood, Curtis Wood, Nicole Gwyn, Bill Hairston, Donavan Sheppard, Catlin Foster, Mason Foster; sisters, Irene Johnson and spouse Commie of Moravian Falls, Juanita Greene of Mulberry; brothers, Clyde Lunsford and spouse Debra of Moravian Falls, Billy Lunsford and spouse Vicie of North Wilkesboro; seven great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.

Memorial service was, October 1, at Cub Creek Baptist Church with Rev. Brian Sampson officiating. Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.

John Robinson, 47

John Paul (J.P.) Robinson, age 47, of Ferguson, passed away Wednesday, September 25, 2019. Mr. Robinson was born May 16, 1972 in Wilkes County to Johnny Wake and Ettie Sue Watts Robinson. J.P. loved fishing, cooking, old cars and shooting guns. Most of all he loved his family. He was preceded in death by his wife, Linda Faith Robinson; his mother; sister, Sandra Wyatt; and a brother, Ronald Robinson.

Surviving are his sons, Jessie Lee Robinson and spouse Haleigh and Darrell Lee Knight all of Millers Creek; his father, Johnny Wake Robinson of Millers Creek; sister, Linda Robinson of Millers Creek; brother, Fred Allen Robinson and spouse Vallerie of Millers Creek; several nieces and nephews; and his fur baby, Tink.

Funeral service was September 30, at Miller Funeral Chapel with Rev. Stanley Wyatt officiating.

Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.

Hallie Church, 82

Mrs. Hallie Christine Bullis Church, age 82 of Boomer, passed away Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at Westwood Hills Nursing.

Funeral services were September 29, at New Light #2 Baptist Church on Vannoy Road with Rev. Jim Belcher officiating. Burial was in the Church family cemetery.

Mrs. Church was born December 8, 1936 in Wilkes County to Mamie Lee Adams Bullis. She was retired from Charmette Beauty Salon where she worked as a Hairdresser. Mrs. Church was a member of New Light #2 Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her mother, her first husband; Walter Church, and a son; Kimberly Dale Church.

She is survived by her husband; Buford Nichols of the home, three sons; Kevin Church and wife Geneva of Millers Creek, Lang Derwin Church and wife Linda of Millers Creek and Scott Dowell Church and wife Patsy of Millers Creek, six grandchildren; Shannon Church, Tasha Wdowiak and husband Andrew, Walter Church and wife Jessica, Nathan Church, Matthew Church and Daniel Church, three great grandchildren; Westson Wdowiak, Aubrey Wdowiak and Kyle Church, a sister; Crystal Roberts and husband Doug of North Wilkesboro and two brothers; Harvey Bullis and wife Brenda of Hickory and Ricky Bullis of Millers Creek.

Flowers will be accepted.

Mary Wyatt 74

Mrs. Mary Frances Jenkins Wyatt age 74 of Purlear, passed away Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at her home.

Funeral services were September 27, at Reins Sturdivant Chapel with Rev. Timothy Wayne Moose, Jr., Rev. Tommy Brown and Rev. Onnie Langley officiating. Burial was in Scenic Memorial Gardens.

Mrs. Wyatt was born May 4, 1945 in Ashe County to Conley and Effie Darnell Jenkins. Mary was a devoted pastor's wife for 40 years, was a loving mother, grandmother and a friend to all. She was a member of Church of God of Prophecy.

She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and one sister.

Mrs. Wyatt is survived by her husband; Rev. Roy Hampton Wyatt whom she was a faithful wife to for 58 years, three daughters; Lisa Wyatt Smith and husband, Dexter of Ash, Anita Wyatt Caldwell and husband Timothy of North Wilkesboro and Valerie Wyatt Key and husband Matthew of Millers Creek, twelve grandchildren; Timothy Wayne Moose, Jr., Daniel Lee Moose, Laura Michelle Smith, Matthew Forrest Prevette, Jennifer Ashley Key, Andrea Nicole Moose, Emilee Faith Prevette, Joshua Garrett Mosteller, Madison Lynn Caldwell, Brianna Hope Key, Landon Michael Caldwell and Carrie Ann Alyssa Key, six great grandchildren; Jordan Alan Miller, Philip Matthew Moose, Hunter Lee Moose, Liam Matthew Prevette, Samuel Ryan Moose and Jeremiah Wayne Moose, a sister; Midge Allen and husband Jim of Millers Creek and a brother; Roger Jenkins and wife Lola of Hiddenite.

Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Wake Forest Care at Home Hospice 126 Executive Drive Suite 110 Wilkesboro, NC 28697.

Alma Wiles, 94

Alma Elledge Wiles, age 94, of North Wilkesboro, passed away Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at Wake Forest Baptist Health-Wilkes Regional. Alma was born May 24, 1925 in Wilkes County to James Spencer and Lura Harrold Elledge. She was a member of Walnut Grove Baptist Church in Moravian Falls and was previously employed with Martin Marietta Aviation and Missile Builders as a secretary. Mrs. Wiles was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, James Franklin Wiles, Jr.; siblings, Cecil Elledge, Lexie Fraiser, Ruth Ledbetter and Faye Elledge; and nephew, Dennis Fraiser.

She is survived by her nieces, Deborah Fuller and Kellie McLaughlin; and nephew, James S. Elledge.

Graveside service was September 27, at Mountlawn Memorial Park.

Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.

Jackie Rogers, Jr, 34

Mr. Jackie Leonard Rogers, Jr. better known as Little Jack, age 34 of Purlear passed away September 23, 2109 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.

Funeral services were September 28, at Purlear Baptist Church with Pastor Jamie McGuire officiating.

Mr. Rogers was born February 6, 1985 in Concord North Carolina. He was a Brick Mason by trade. Mr. Rogers was a member of Purlear Baptist Church.

He is survived by his parents; Jackie Rogers, Sr. and wife Debbie Reed Rogers, three sisters; Deanna Carpenter of Purlear, Elizabeth Belush and husband Matthew of Kannapolis and Kayla Smith and husband Jon of Boone and three brothers; Scott Richards and wife Carla of Hays, Mark Rogers of Wilkesboro and Daniel Rogers and wife Diana of Massachusetts.

Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the Donor's Choice.

Geraldine Rhodes, 73

Mrs. Geraldine Brooks Rhodes, age 73 of Hays passed away Monday, September 23, 2019 at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Funeral services were September 26, at Bethel Baptist Church with Pastor Donnie Shumate officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.

Mrs. Rhodes was born May 11, 1946 in Wilkes County to Amos Brooks and Lettie Billings Brooks. She was a Homemaker and Poultry Farmer and a faithful member of Bethel Baptist Church. Geraldine was a loving Wife, Mother and Grandmother.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three sisters; Gladys Wood and husband Eli, Hazel Brooks, Edna West and husband Royal, two brothers; Arvie Brooks and Garness Brooks and a brother in law; Daniel Brown.

She is survived by her husband of fifty five years Otto Lonnie Rhodes, Jr. of the home, two daughters; Lisa Rhodes Hall and husband James of Ferguson, Denise Rhodes Wilson and husband Rick of Hays, five grandchildren; Joshua Hall, Nathan Hall, Elizabeth McCann and husband Brigg Adams, Rebekah Wilson and Reece Wilson, a sister; Arlene Brown of Salisbury and three brothers; Harlis Brooks and wife Darsie of Winston Salem, Jerry Brooks of Roaring River, Roger Brooks and wife Barbara of Roaring River and two sister in laws; Annie Ruth Brooks and Shirley Brooks.

Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Mountain Valley Hospice 401 Technology Lane Suite 200 Mount Airy, NC 27030.

Susan Holland, 65

Mrs. Susan Love Holland, age 65, of Conover went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, August 23, 2019 at Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Susan was born on December 24, 1953 in Statesville. Her father, Larry Edward Love (L.E.) preceded her in death.

Susan was a graduate of Wilkes Community College and worked for several years in North Wilkesboro in banking and data processing. Until her illness became too advanced, Susan worked at Connections, a psychosocial, rehabilitation clubhouse of Catawba Valley Behavioral Health Care, an ongoing community support program in Hickory. Susan contributed much to the Clubhouse and designed, edited and produced a monthly newsletter for the community. Known for her generous heart, Susan was a loving daughter, devoted mother, caring sister and kind spirit.

She is survived by her mother, Geraldine Love of North Wilkesboro; her son, Eric Holland of Greenville; three brothers, Steve Love of North Wilkesboro, Roger Love of Salisbury, and Randy Love of Rockingham; a sister, Dr. Sandra Swaringen of Wilkesboro; two nieces, Dr. Shanna Swaringen of Chapel Hill, Dr. Megan Swaringen of North Wilkesboro; and four nephews, Bradford Love of Knightdale, Wesley Love of Salisbury, Andrew Love of Raleigh and Brian Love of Rockingham.

A private graveside service was held on August 26, 2019 at Arbor Grove Baptist Church in North Wilkesboro with Pastor and Friend Michelle Staley officiating. Memorials may be made to Arbor Grove Baptist Church of North Wilkesboro or to Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Miller Funeral Service kindly served the family with compassion, comfort and support.

Mary Lovette, 78

Mary Jo Lowe Lovette, 78, of Moravian Falls, died peacefully in her sleep on Sept. 23, 2019.

She was born Aug. 25, 1941, in Wilkes County to Perry Roosevelt Lowe Sr. and Mary Revis Lowe. She graduated from Pembroke State University with a degree in home economics and taught school in Wilkes County for 20 years. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star for more than 40 years and Daughters of the American Revolution for 27 years. She was lover of genealogy and was often called the Lowe family historian.

She was a long-time member of the Moravian Falls Methodist Church until its closure and spent her final days as a member of the Reformation Lutheran Church in Taylorsville.

She was preceded in death by three older brothers: Clyde R. Lowe, Perry R. Lowe Jr. and Caney Lowe.

She is survived by a daughter, Revis (Ann) Lovette Felts and husband Todd of Wilkesboro; son, David E. Lovette Jr. and wife Kim of Hope Mills, N.C.; and five grandchildren: David E. (Ty) Lovette III, Ben Lovette, William Lovette, Meredith Felts and Olivia Felts.

Memorial service was Sunday, Sept. 29 at Miller Funeral Home Chapel in North Wilkesboro.

In lieu of flowers, please consider sending a memorial to the Order of the Eastern Star Chapter #42, C/O Tana Myers, 510 6th Street, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659; or to the Daughters of the American Revolution-Rendezvous Mountain Chapter, C/O Barbara Pendry, 756 Welcome Home Church Road, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659.

Timothy Teague, 60

Mr. Timothy Odell Teague, age 60 of North Wilkesboro, died Friday, September 20, 2019 at Wake Forest Baptist Health - Wilkes Medical Center.

Funeral services were September 25, at Reins-Sturdivant Chapel with Pastor Lane Roark officiating. Burial was in Mountlawn Memorial Gardens.

Mr. Teague was born July 24, 1959 in Wilkes County to Clint Isaac and Dessie Marie Handy Teague.

He was preceded in death by his father, Clint Isaac Teague.

He is survived by his mother, Dessie Marie Handy of Hays; his son, Gary Teague and wife, Christina, of North Wilkesboro; his grandchild, Kendall Teague; his three sisters, Diana Kilby and husband, Larry, of Roaring River, Nina Bozeman and husband, Billy, of Wilkesboro, and Darlene Patrick of Virginia; and his three brothers, Denny Teague and wife, Debbie, of North Wilkesboro, David Teague of Hays, and Curtis Teague and wife, Myra, also of Hays.

Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Window World Cares St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 118 Shaver Street, North Wilkesboro NC 28659.

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Mutant X [TV] (2001-2004)

S01E13 “Blood Ties”

[spoilers]

Sci-fi/action

Tom McCamus plays a main role in season 1

Jesse and Brennan have been to a nightclub and Jesse wants to go home, and Brennan wants to walk a girl he met to her car. Guess she was the designated driver then? It seems Jesse wasn’t drinking either because he heads to the (oddly deserted) parking lot. Maybe this is some sort of Canadian/American cultural thing, but going clubbing without drinking isn’t much of a thing where I live. Even more bizarrely, a man starts following him, a man who turns out to be his Dad. Is it just me or is it a bit abnormal for your estranged father to track you down at night in a parking lot next to a club? What? Happens all the time? Oh okay.

Jesse’s dad, Noah (Art Hindle) is on the run from a company called Nexogen. Who just so happen to be chasing him when he’s following his son. A woman recognises Jesse as a New Mutant, so it’s obvious straight away that they have links to Genomex. If it wasn’t obvious enough with the company name being almost the same but the other way around.

Emma and Jesse discuss his dad’s reappearance over hot chocolate. Of course Adam knows the company and says they are concerned with the genetic replication of protoplasm. Which is really a rather old fashioned term for a cell. Jesse explains this as cloning, and Adam agrees with him. But in reality all living things naturally replicate cells using their genes. I believe what he meant was the genetic replication of organisms.

Everyone seems to know about the accident at one of Nexogen’s sites that happened a year ago. Jesse suggests his dad might be investigating. Investigating an accident that happened a year ago? Really, Jesse?

At Genomex, yet another overeager recruit is hoping to step into what must by now be extremely worn out dead men’s shoes. This time it is Calvin Porter (Derwin Jordan) who very helpfully gives a brief summary of his super human powers of hearing. It’s interesting that he describes his powers as difficult to cope with until Genomex created special headphones to help him filter sounds. Present day Genomex isn’t quite as evil as Adam and Mutant X make it out to be. It has improved the life of this New Mutant at least.

But Mason is very rude to him and tells him he shouldn’t speak to him directly. We see him give chances to other people and be quite nice to them. I prefer the theory that he is mentally unstable over that of mere poor writing. Calvin hears that Nicole Carter is demanding to see Mason and passes on the message. Apparently she is giving his assistant hell. We never see that he has a PA, or hear him speak to them, and there doesn’t seem to be anywhere off-screen they could be hiding.

But anyway Nicole is waiting for him. Nicole is played by Chick Reid who is Tom’s McCamus’s wife, she also appears alongside him in Booky’s Crush and also in this year’s production of The Madness of George III. Nicole, (who interesting to note is dressed very similarly to her off-screen husband) says that information about the Martez incident has been leaked. Mason isn’t particularly interested or sympathetic, but agrees to help when she tells him that a computer disc implicating Genomex in the incident has been stolen. We learn Nexogen is Genomex’s competitor. This seems a little odd as it is said that Genomex is really a branch of the government. Perhaps it is simply the government’s preferred contractor? Who the government have to keep pouring money into because of the horrendous problems New Mutants are causing. Mason calls on Porter to get the disc back, offering him a promotion in return. Sadly, the way Mason makes employees jump through hoops for promotions is really rather realistic.

The show does suffer from a terrible case of “tell, don’t show” at times. Shalimar mentions a picture she saw of him and his dad at a martial arts tournament in his room. That scene would have seemed a lot less forced if maybe they had Jesse looking at the picture being sad.

Brennan discovers that Noah is the Security Chief at Nexogen, and the woman who was after him is Nicole Carter, Director of Operations at the same place. Mutant X seems to exist in some kind of bizarre universe where senior management take a hands on approach. Adam is pretty sure Genomex was connected to the incident.

Suddenly Jesse gets a phone call from his Dad. This is a bit odd. He clearly hasn’t seen his father for years and we don’t see them exchange numbers when they meet. These days it could be explained by them both keeping the same cell phone number for years, but at the time of the show cell phones had not been widely used for long. Jesse agrees to slip out alone to meet him. But Porter hears the conversation with his super hearing, which doesn’t seem to have any limits. He wears special headphones which help him to filter out background noise and zoom in on conversations he wants to hear. There must be some sort of psionic aspect to his power that helps him to focus in on certain people or conversation topics. I love the camera angle and the yellow sky in this scene.

Adam has a plan to send Shalimar and Emma to Nexogen. Both girls have curly/crimped hair now. I think hair and makeup departments think they can suddenly change everyone’s style and no-one will notice. Like the season of Lost where all the girls suddenly had bangs. Adam has created yet another evil device that he uses to alter Emma’s thumb print so they can gain access to the building. He doesn’t tell her what he is going to do and it obviously hurts her. He offers no explanation for his device. There are multiple ways of changing one’s fingerprints: burning, surgery, or if TV is to be believed, gluing on fake latex fingerprints. Adam does the same to Shalimar, and it obviously hurts her too. Removing or changing fingerprints is possible, but none of the methods are pleasant.

Jesse goes to meet his Dad, but then the GSA show up. Noah pulls a sneaky trick and hides in his son’s car while speaking to him on the phone. All because of the classic nobody ever locks their car trope. He takes his dad to the safe house and he tells Jesse what he has been doing. The Martez incident comes up again, but we learn nothing new. New Mutants were involved. There’s a secret disc.

Shalimar and Emma are undercover in businesswoman disguises. Emma has gone for the “classic” unbuttoned shirt with tie look, while Shalimar has opted for long coat instead of a top. Adam must have created new records within Nexogen’s system because their photos appear when they scan their thumbprints. So what on earth was he doing with that painful machine? It certainly should not have hurt to take scans of fingerprints. Nicole appears to see the system struggle to find Emma’s thumbprint. Why she would take an interest in a blip in the security system, who knows.

Porter does what is seemingly required of every aspiring GSA second in command, makes a pointless report to Mason.

Noah’s reveals that he knows all about Mutant X and his son’s part in it. But then after Jesse leaves he makes a phone call to Nexogen asking for money for the disc.

Emma pretends to be Nicole and gives orders to some guards. She is clearly unaware that an Operations Director is unlikely to be directly responsible for giving orders to security staff, but luckily they are unaware of this also. And at this point are we really surprised that Emma’s powers are again off track from telempathy?

It is actually surprising that Nexogen was involved in such a public scandal when security measures are high, much higher than at Genomex where it appears possible to just wander in. In a ridiculous show of overkill, the computers they need to access are behind a security locked door with two guards and now a (obviously very visible) laser grid. Haven’t they heard of actual cybersecurity? Passwords, even? Adam easily bypasses this security measure.

The real Nicole is actually ordering security staff around, so perhaps she has been left in charge of security. But even though their Security Chief has gone rogue, one would think he’d have a second in command who could take over.

The Mutant X girls do some generic button pressing computer cracking type activities. Emma slots what looks like a Zip disc into a wall (those were like floppy discs but physically bigger and with bigger capacity). The girls are stopped on their way out. Emma could have quietly used her telempathy on the guards, but they decide to fight them. Brennan shows up to help and brings the Double Helix to take them home.

Noah finally cuts a deal with Nicole, but then Porter busts in with some GS Agents to get the disc from him. Back at Sanctuary, Adam knows all about Noah’s plans for blackmail, but Jesse won’t listen to him.

Noah has been taken back to Genomex and Mason questions him. We finally find out what happened at Martez. Apparently Genomex had Nexogen carry out experiments on their behalf (why? Couldn’t they do enough on their own?) Apparently the subjects’ genes replicated out of control (like cancer?) and their bodies exploded (no, cancer does not work like that).

Jesse calls his dad and asks him about the blackmail. Noah convinces him to leave the disc for him. But he has secretly struck a deal with Mason. Who unbeknownst to him plans to have him killed rather than part with the money.

It so appears that the disc Noah slipped into his son’s pocket was for real a Zip disc. Did he really not notice such a big disc? I was imagining a tiny USB disc but this was 2001. The other members of Mutant X attempt to convince him otherwise, but Jesse goes to meet his father and his accompanying GS Agents. Brennan shows up and they fight off the GS Agents. Then Jesse destroys the disc with his massing out power. Instead of, maybe looking at the disc to see if there is anything useful on there. Nah, it’s better to make a point.

Nicole confronts Mason because she can’t access her own facility. Mason tells her he has convinced the federal government to let him take over Nexogen. Apparently the government gets involved in the affairs of private companies? I don’t know enough about US law to know if that’s ridiculous or not. So Nicole finds herself unemployed. But Mason kindly draws her attention to the vacancies on the Genomex website. Porter has been put in stasis, and we actually see him in a pod. I find the way people in stasis look vacant and sort of wobble around even more freakish than if they were perfectly still. If Mutant X was current, there would definitely be memes like: in stasis, still can’t get a damn night’s sleep.

Shalimar steps out of her room and goes to speak to Jesse. It bothers me that their bedroom doors are like sliding wardrobe doors. And yes there is the zen like Japanese theme to Sanctuary, but traditional paper walls don’t have holes in them and actually offer some privacy.

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Top 100 of 2022 as voted on by the players

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#nfl #top 100 #tristan wirfs #micah hyde #jordan poyer #robert quinn #cam heyward #derwin james #dak prescott #fred warner #austin ekeler #devondre campbell

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NFL Playoff Preview: Outlook And Analysis For All 12 Teams

All eyes remain on young stars Patrick Mahomes and Todd Gurley as the NFL transitions from the regular season to the playoffs. But it's the under-the-radar, cheap-yet-effective signings that have carried many of the postseason teams this far.

Still, for all those smart signings, free agency looms, and teams will have to decide which of their players are worth retaining. For many of these players, the postseason represents one last chance to impress their GMs before the off-season decisions must be made.

Forbes.com contributors have in-depth analysis on the situations for all 12 playoff teams. Catch up on where your squad stands for the postseason and beyond right here:

NFC

1. New Orleans Saints: Getting big talent out of small contracts carried the Saints to their top-seed status. With a $1.3 million salary, Michael Thomas was easily one of the NFL's best values, and star running back Alvin Kamara, although often overshadowed by the Rams' Todd Gurley, takes up just $878,193 of cap space for the Saints. While the Saints have free agency decisions to make on players including Mark Ingram and Dez Bryant, loom for New Orleans, their ability to inject the right draft prospects into their roster should keep them Super Bowl contenders beyond this season.

2. Los Angeles Rams: Smart signings should get the credit for the Rams' playoff charge. Los Angeles picked up CJ Anderson for just $92,941 to replace an injured Todd Gurley, and he rushed for two touchdowns and 299 yards. And with a league-high 20.5 sacks, Aaron Donald proved his six-year, $135 million contract was worth every penny. Count on Ndamukong Suh and Dante Fowler, both free agents after this season, to make their mark in the playoffs.

3. Chicago Bears: While Khalil Mack is the league's highest-paid defensive player, the Bears enjoyed cost-effective production from running backs Tarik Cohen and Jordan Howard, who earn a combined $1.4 million. With roughly $20 million in cap space, the Bears face a tough decision on whether to keep Bobby Massie or Adrian Amos during free agency.

4. Dallas Cowboys: Although the Cowboys don't seem quite ready to hoist the Lombardi Trophy, their nucleus will remain for the 2019 season. Dak Prescott is expected to be offered a contract extension, and Ezekiel Elliott and Amari Cooper are signed through next season.

5. Seattle Seahawks: The Seahawks are a longshot to win the title, and an early exit from the playoffs wouldn't be the end of the world. With $63 million in projected cap space, and their top players still under contract, they have plenty of room to improve in 2019. For a team that beat only three teams with a winning record this season, Seattle's offseason will be pivotal as the team seeks to compete with the Rams, and the first step toward that goal is retaining defensive end Frank Clark.

6. Philadelphia Eagles: While the Eagles are in the same quarterback situation as last year, they face a new challenge: Fan favorite Nick Foles, alongside stars like Golden Tate and Jordan Matthews, is entering free agency after this season. If the Eagles repeat as Super Bowl champions, which of these popular Eagles are worth retaining?

AFC

1. Kansas City Chiefs: One thing is certain for the Chiefs: Pat Mahomes, with a four-year, $16.4 million deal, is the next face of the NFL. And although he may become the league's first $200 million player down the line, Kansas City needs to address the big extensions due for Dee Ford, Tyreek Hill and Chris Jones. With $41 million in cap space, the Chiefs look to be in solid shape to hang on to their Super Bowl-contender status.

2. New England Patriots: Super Bowl or no, disruption both in the coaching staff and on the roster is coming to the Patriots. Assistants Josh McDaniels and Brian Flores are being courted for head coaching positions, and 18 Patriots will be unrestricted free agents. With only a projected $20 million in cap space, the Patriots must grapple with whether to keep key players Trent Brown and Trey Flowers. Patriots fans should enjoy the postseason while it lasts because their team is bound to look much differentnext season—even Rob Gronkowski may be gone.

3. Houston Texans: Earning a mere $7 million on his one-year deal, Tyrann Mathieu will likely move on to greener pastures in free agency if he stands out in the postseason. But Texans fans shouldn't be too worried: Houston still has plenty of talent to compete in the future and cap space to address bigger concerns in the off-season, like upgrading their awful offensive line.

4. Baltimore Ravens: Truly the wild card of the playoffs, the Ravens are entering a post-Joe Flacco era and relying on their youth to mature quickly. Other than Lamar Jackson, Baltimore has leaned on rookies Gus Edwards, whose 718 rushing yards came with the low price tag of $338,824, and Mark Andrews, a tight end who was signed for just $480,000. Regardless of what Baltimore decides to do for their veterans in the offseason, their core of young players should carry them in 2019 and beyond.

5. Los Angeles Chargers: The Chargers' bets are paying dividends, including a pricey four-year, $19 million deal for rookie Derwin James and a two-year, $15 million contract for Mike Pouncey. With the team looking at a projected $27 million in cap space, look for underperformers Travis Benjamin and Jahleel Addae to try to earn spots on next season's roster while they still can.

6. Indianapolis Colts: Colts fans can take a deep breath: Their team's core is built on contracts going strong into 2019. Indianapolis' three stars—Andrew Luck, TY Hilton and Eric Ebron—are here to stay, with Ebron's contract set to expire the soonest, in 2020. The only real concern is the end of Anthony Castonzo's four-year, $44 million contract in 2019. With their star talent on retainer for a few more years, an early playoff loss shouldn't put a damper on Colts fans' spirits.

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