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They've graduated from being merely a poorly run team to an organisation designed to advance Easterby. Winning is hard enough when you're trying, it's near enough impossible when you're not. Plus they're going into the management death spiral of making decisions based on how they're perceived rather than whether they're a good idea. And the racism, and dicking him around with seeking his input
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PupsOfWar posted:Not one of them would ever think of refusing to do something on principle or out of personal disdain. What? Billionaires do poo poo out of spite all the time.
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Nick Jr. Face posted:Same; the funniest part being that they did that because they were so shook from everyone making fun of them for the trade Yeah that part struck me as potentially revealing, too. They might actually legit just hold onto Watson because they can't stomach a bad news cycle.
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Deshaun should just go full cracker at this point. He's going to be slandered as a diva no matter what.
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Ches Neckbeard posted:Deshaun should just go full cracker at this point. He's going to be slandered as a diva no matter what. With the shitshow that is going on in Texas the only people ripping on him are the stupidest texan fans and the burner account of the gm.
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I'd say Watson should just keep doing what he's doing. The vast majority of coverage is correctly regarding him as the reasonable party.
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It’s hilarious that that burner is still going despite everyone calling it out. That’s gotta be a record.
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fsif posted:Yeah that part struck me as potentially revealing, too. They might actually legit just hold onto Watson because they can't stomach a bad news cycle. the media is on watson's side so if they wanna avoid a bad news cycle they should quit being shitheads e: they meaning the texans Sour Diesel fucked around with this message at 00:51 on Feb 19, 2021 |
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The Puppy Bowl posted:I'd say Watson should just keep doing what he's doing. The vast majority of coverage is correctly regarding him as the reasonable party. As soon as he's out the narrative will switch to "is he a bad team-mate?" It'll be dumb but it's inevitable
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PupsOfWar posted:i don't know about that i would never defend billionaires, but i don't think they're drooling idiots if a player gets mad because they feel that they're being frozen out of decisions, that's something that an owner can understand and process, because they understand delegation and compartmentalization. they might not care, or they might not think the player has the right to make those calls, but fundamentally there is an understanding of hierarchical relationships because that's all that wealth is. billionaires aren't 4 year olds; they might not care that someone's upset but they can understand the basic principles behind "oh my talented employee is upset because they don't have power/influence over decisions that affect them" and they definitely refuse to do things out of personal disdain for them. that's how deandre hopkins got traded in the first place i think it's way more evil for billionaires to be spiteful and cruel and reactionary and arbitrary while they understand the needs and wants of others rather than because they don't
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Billionaires may not all be drooling idiots but their sons almost universally are. Cal McNair never made cent in his life that did not come from his dad.
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i like david johnson but dependable and tough are both debatable
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Because obviously I must put the disclaimer in I understand that there is no such thing as an ethical billionaire. Anyway there’s definitely something to be said for how someone who grew up normal and then through whatever circumstances collected their wealth and how they behave vs those who are born right into said wealth.
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PupsOfWar posted:I'd buy that if watson had signed his big extension before the hopkins trade If that Athletic article is to be believed, (and it rings true to me) Watson was pissed about the Hopkins trade, but they assured him they had a plan for winning. Then they threw a poo poo ton of money at him to appease him. Hell, his getting a no trade clause indicates that he was aware of the potential problems he might face in the future. That clause hurts Houston's leverage because they can't just dump him wherever and puts a lot of the power in his hand. Acebuckeye13 posted:What? Billionaires do poo poo out of spite all the time. Facts. There is a real chance that Houston plays this thing out to the end. I wouldn't be surprised if Watson has to sit out the year to make something happen. To avoid looking stupid, billionaires will 100% do something even stupider.
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hifi posted:i like david johnson but dependable and tough are both debatable once upon a time...
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If I had a billion dollars I’d give $1 away to no longer be a billionaire and now I’d be morally in the clear.
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:If I had a billion dollars I’d give $1 away to no longer be a billionaire and now I’d be morally in the clear. I'm a billionaire. I sold the Manas steak I.P. to Disney.
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aperion posted:that must've been one hell of an oo-mox session i don't get it
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Eifert Posting posted:I'm a billionaire. I sold the Manas steak I.P. to Disney.
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:It’s hilarious that that burner is still going despite everyone calling it out. That’s gotta be a record. That’s because it’s not real.
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My favorite part of this Texans poo poo show is them hiring a billion dollar headhunting firm to come up with a list of GM candidates. They come back with a list that includes minority candidates as the top 2 on the entire list. The Texans ignore the list to turn around and hire some white guy from the Patriots. To be so blatant and obvious about it is absolutely stunning and I don't see how the league hasn't poo poo a brick over that given they're at least trying to look like they care about minority hires.
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Q_res posted:My favorite part of this Texans poo poo show is them hiring a billion dollar headhunting firm to come up with a list of GM candidates. They come back with a list that includes minority candidates as the top 2 on the entire list. The Texans ignore the list to turn around and hire some white guy from the Patriots. To be so blatant and obvious about it is absolutely stunning and I don't see how the league hasn't poo poo a brick over that given they're at least trying to look like they care about minority hires. Don’t forget that they turned around and hired some white guy from the Patriots they nearly got hit with league tampering charges when they tried to hire him a few years before!
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:If I had a billion dollars I’d give $1 away to no longer be a billionaire and now I’d be morally in the clear. The problem is by the time you get the 1 dollar out of your wallet, your remaining wealth has created 5 more. Billionaires are victims of circumstance when you think about it.
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General Dog posted:The problem is by the time you get the 1 dollar out of your wallet, your remaining wealth has created 5 more. Billionaires are victims of circumstance when you think about it. So you'd have to buy one of those cash money guns and have someone named The Accountant with you who's constantly reloading them for you to fire.
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Q_res posted:My favorite part of this Texans poo poo show is them hiring a billion dollar headhunting firm to come up with a list of GM candidates. They come back with a list that includes minority candidates as the top 2 on the entire list. The Texans ignore the list to turn around and hire some white guy from the Patriots. To be so blatant and obvious about it is absolutely stunning and I don't see how the league hasn't poo poo a brick over that given they're at least trying to look like they care about minority hires. It seems like the NFL uses the Fritz Pollard Alliance as their canary in the coalmine for racial issues, and they had nothing to say about Caserio. I guess Houston's enough of a NFL backwater that stuff like this slips by.
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Kalli posted:So you'd have to buy one of those cash money guns and have someone named The Accountant with you who's constantly reloading them for you to fire. Not a bad idea, but I might just have to reload the gun myself. I don't want the little people thinking the money is actually coming from The Accountant; they might try to make him their king or something.
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The more I read up on this dude, the more blown away I am. Man, just... does anyone know how he got his initial start into the league circles?
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Q_res posted:I don't see how the league hasn't poo poo a brick over that given they're at least trying to look like they care about minority hires. what would that even look like? I don’t think we’d ever find out about it, Goodell isn’t gonna start calling out ownership publicly or leaking stuff to the media
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Amy Pole Her posted:The more I read up on this dude, the more blown away I am. Not to start ugly rumors with no evidence, but I bet he and Cal have hosed each others' wives. Kraft too.
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Just look for the Easterby puff pieces. https://www.patriots.com/news/you-don-t-know-jack-the-most-influential-patriot-you-ve-never-heard-of quote:In 2006, he returned to The Palmetto State in the malleable role of character coach for the University of South Carolina's athletic department. He continued to refine this position until 2011, whereupon the Chiefs brought him on board to tailor it further for their organizational needs.
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Nick Jr. Face posted:I never gave you permission. Would one of the resident TFF lawyers please help a brother out? My thread, sorry. maybe if you overlook my not so veiled insults and felate me on social media whenever you get the opportunity I'll toss you like a plat or something.
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Amy Pole Her posted:The more I read up on this dude, the more blown away I am. knew a guy who knew a guy; basically he went from SCAR to kansas city (ryan succop recommended him to scott pioli) and he embedded himself there after that one guy killed himself at the team facility and he ended up being really supportive and made a good impression on everyone, then scott pioli recommended him to the pats and to belichick because of the aaron hernandez disaster, and then he got brought in by b.o.b to the texans the rest is history
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Eifert Posting posted:My thread, sorry.
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Eifert Posting posted:My thread, sorry. Is this now a Gendo alt account or something?
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Q_res posted:My favorite part of this Texans poo poo show is them hiring a billion dollar headhunting firm to come up with a list of GM candidates. They come back with a list that includes minority candidates as the top 2 on the entire list. The Texans ignore the list to turn around and hire some white guy from the Patriots. To be so blatant and obvious about it is absolutely stunning and I don't see how the league hasn't poo poo a brick over that given they're at least trying to look like they care about minority hires. The Texans have a problematic history with race but this specifically wasn't about race, they hired the one guy who wasn't going to push Easterby out and Easterby had McNair's ear on the hiring so This entire offseason has been about Easterby consolidating power and cementing his position which makes it even funnier since he's basically a cross between a used car salesman and a tent pole pastor
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Yeah Easterby is pretty racist but this would have happened if like Josh Allen was QB
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Intruder posted:This entire offseason has been about Easterby consolidating power and cementing his position which makes it even funnier since he's basically a cross between a used car salesman and a tent pole pastor His theoretical appeal is something that I am intrinsically completely unable to understand. It's like Joel Osteen—how do people see these guys as anything other than surface level hucksters? They're like Tiny Tunes level caricatures of snake oil salesmen.
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