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Leisher wrote: Fri Jan 23, 2026 1:07 pm Ha! I used to make a similar joke, but that's not what they're doing.

They're thanking God for their skills and the opportunity. Nothing more.
Why didn't God give the other team the skills + opportunity?
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TheCatt wrote: Fri Jan 23, 2026 2:35 pm
Leisher wrote: Fri Jan 23, 2026 1:07 pm Ha! I used to make a similar joke, but that's not what they're doing.

They're thanking God for their skills and the opportunity. Nothing more.
Why didn't God give the other team the skills + opportunity?
They're sinners.

Seriously though, they're millionaires because of a game and not stuck in a cubicle somewhere. God did give them all skills and opportunity. Have you never seen the bipartisan prayers after games, during serious injuries, etc.?

They're thanking the Lord for their charmed life, not for the win.
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Leisher wrote: Fri Jan 23, 2026 4:09 pm They're thanking the Lord for their charmed life, not for the win.
So God hates the homeless and the less athletic?
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TheCatt wrote: Fri Jan 23, 2026 4:39 pm
Leisher wrote: Fri Jan 23, 2026 4:09 pm They're thanking the Lord for their charmed life, not for the win.
So God hates the homeless and the less athletic?
Why are you making me the spokesperson for God? I'm not a priest, although a sexy nun breaking her vows for you would be fun!! Sadly, I don't think I've ever seen a sexy nun...a real one... :D

I'm more of a Judgement City guy.

But to continue defending athletes for having the gall to believe in God... Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses. We're not all born to be Michael Jordan (sorry people who think equality of outcome is achievable!). It's up to a person to fulfill their own potential and find their own happiness. That's true whether you believe in a divine plan or just nature. Point being, there's no hate, it just is. Larry Bird is the most unathletic human being ever, but he succeeded through sheer will. Most homeless people got there through bad choices. Stephen Hawking sure did a lot despite disadvantages. And so on.

We could do this forever, so let me ask you: How many times have you been dead? How many times have you met God or walked around the nothingness of no existence? Athletes thanking God is probably third from the bottom on the list of problems in the world. Right below the lack of sexy nuns.
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Leisher wrote: Fri Jan 23, 2026 5:17 pm Why are you making me the spokesperson for God? I'm not a priest, although a sexy nun breaking her vows for you would be fun!! Sadly, I don't think I've ever seen a sexy nun...a real one...
Did I tell you my sexy nun story? Ugh, she was sooo not sexy. But had an onlyfans, and maybe something else, and crotchless pantyhose. The horror. The horror.
Leisher wrote: Fri Jan 23, 2026 5:17 pm We could do this forever, so let me ask you: How many times have you been dead? How many times have you met God or walked around the nothingness of no existence? Athletes thanking God is probably third from the bottom on the list of problems in the world. Right below the lack of sexy nuns.
I think it's, at-best, performative bullshit. Virtue signaling, if you will.
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Mike McCarthy, eh? How's that feel Leisher?
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TheCatt wrote: Sat Jan 24, 2026 12:18 pm I think it's, at-best, performative bullshit. Virtue signaling, if you will.
A lot of them do vote D, so you might be onto something.
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Ouch
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Another interesting comparison is making the rounds today:

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I'm really trying to talk myself into McCarthy. Here's where I'm at:
-He is good with QBs and part of his pitch had to do with Will Howard's potential.
-He's about to turn 63, so he's not going to be there long.
-He's from Pittsburgh and this is his dream job. Something to be said for that.
-The offense will absolutely be improved. How could it not be?

I'm not happy in the slightest, but let's see who he hires.

I won't buy a "Fire McCarthy" shirt until I see the product on the field. I will absolutely love the "Sell the team" chants Art Rooney's going to hear at the draft though.
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If it makes you feel any better, 2 local Browns reporters thought they should've been interviewing McCarthy. I wasn't so hot to the idea tho..

I'm guessing the Browns make a signing early next week. They got their second Rooney rule candidate out of the way, Anthony Lynn. :mrgreen: Looks like some combination of Jim Schwartz and either Udinski or Sheelhause. Who knows which one would be the head coach though.
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Yeah, I wanted Shula or Sheelhause.

I'm hopeful the Steelers and McCarthy bring in his successor, like Sheelhause.
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Watching denver/ne...

My wife: this isn't fair. We have an inch of sleet and they have nothing!
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Drake Maye!
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Udinski removed himself from consideration for the Browns job. Now the 4th coach to do so, i wonder why???

Browns are interviewing Sheelhause today, so i'd think they probably offer him the coaching job with Shwartz as the DC.
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I think because it's a bad job. Not because of Cleveland, but because of Haslam and Berry.

Sanders is named as a Pro Bowl replacement for Maye.

The Pro Bowl already had zero credibility, and now it has less.

Udinski wants the Bills job.
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Leisher wrote: Mon Jan 26, 2026 7:32 pm Sanders is named as a Pro Bowl replacement for Maye.
Basically the same person.

LOL at the Rivers' caption
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Maye, Justin Herbert of the Los Angeles Chargers and the Buffalo Bills' Josh Allen were on the original AFC roster when the selections were announced on Dec. 23.

Herbert and Allen dealt with injuries at the end of their seasons. Other AFC quarterbacks, including the Kansas City Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes, Indianapolis Colts' Daniel Jones and Denver Broncos' Bo Nix also suffered season-ending injuries. The Jacksonville Jaguars' Trevor Lawrence was one of the top alternates, but Lawrence opted not to play in the event.

Sanders was not selected as one of the four alternate selections at quarterback when the rosters were first announced.
So we started with 7 QBs, Sanders was not one (3 selections, 4 alternates). Out of 16. So, at best, he was 8th on the list. For all we know, he's the only one who said he'd show up :)
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TheCatt wrote: Tue Jan 27, 2026 9:58 am For all we know, he's the only one who said he'd show up
I genuinely think that's why he's there. That and his dad. Sanders would probably sell more tickets than Stidham.
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