When Bill Belichick was passed over many excused the slight due to voters only being able to vote for three names and some players perhaps being on their last ballots. It was unfair to make them wait it was argued. But now that Robert Kraft has been likewise passed over by the voters - that excuse no longer holds water.
A price has to be paid for this travesty.
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Patriots owner Robert Kraft no longer donating to Columbia U due to their pro Hamas stance and protesters. Ivy League college was once had Dwight Eisenhower as President now their president says terrorism "is a form of protest."
- AI method identifies new Parkinson's treatments (HT Steve Landry)
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Dan Wetzel on Robert Kraft should be thanking Bill Belichick, not taking shots behind his back. It should be noted that Belichick has done nothing but take the high road in this drama and his stature has only grown because of it. Kraft meanwhile...
- Marc Andreessen on Google Gemini on AI, Google's "Don't Be Evil" went out the window a long time ago.
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Tucker Carlson Episode 04 on Telegram
- Ernest Hemingway's "Fifty Grand." Called one of the best boxing short stories ever written.
- Patriots deny ESPN report that Robert Kraft told Arthur Blank not to trust Bill Belichick
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Everything you need to know about Hamas' war on Israel.
- Robert Kraft on the attacks on Israel. Remember he was the first NFL owner to bring the Lombardi Trophy to Israel. This is not a subject he takes lightly.
A max of 5 players can be elected and from the newcomers I would vote for Darrelle Revis, James Harrison, and Joe Thomas. From the returning players I'd support Zach Thomas (he was Brian Urlacher without the hype) and Clay Matthews (who like Thomas was wrongly overshadowed by more hyped but not more productive players).
For contributors I really hope Robert Kraft finally gets his due and gets elected. He's not getting any younger and it's a crime that Jerry Jones was inducted before Robert Kraft.
The big problem with the Hall election process is the use of an advocate to plead the player's case. Get a bad advocate and miss induction. It's a very flawed process.
More stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Antifa attacks Portland Democratic Party HQ. Peace in the Middle East may be as simple as giving the Palestinians the City of Portland. Not much different than what's going on now.
- Morgan Housel: A few thoughts on writing.
- A $15 Federal minimum wage is a BAD idea (The They Might Be Giants song on the other hand is awesome)
Just finished The Dynasty by Jeff Benedict and I recommend the book to any Pats or NFL fans out there.
The book is the retelling of the New England Patriots dynasty over the past 20-years and 6 Super Bowl victories. It focuses on Robert Kraft, Bill Belichick and Tom Brady and how they worked in concert to make the Pats the top dynasty in NFL history. And also how that triumvirate finally fell apart.
Much of the tale is already known by any New England fan who was paying attention over the past 20-years but other information was new or untold. I found the background on how Robert Kraft came to own the team in the first place especially enlightening.
One thing did bother me. Jeff Benedict did seem to go out of his way not to name shitbird John Tomase who fabricated a story about the Pats recording the Rams walk-throughs prior to the 2001 Super Bowl. This was Stephen Glass level make-believe that made it into print and unfairly labeled the franchise. The Boston Herald had to do a full page apology over this crap yet even though the episode is discussed in the book - Tomase is never named. It made me question what else Benedict was omitting from the narrative.
As irony would have it I finished the book the same day the heavily favored Patriots lost to the Broncos 18-12. That loss seemed to put a pin on the end of "the Dynasty" just as I was finishing the book of the same name.
Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.
If the NBA playoff TV ratings are way down because of BLM support - I can't imagine how bad the WNBA ratings must be. Are they being measured with microscopes by this point?... The 2007 NFL Draft was horrible for QB's - from JaMarcus Russell taken with the 1st pick to Tyler Thigpen taken with the 217th pick. Total of 11 QB's taken and all of them pretty much busts... Genius Trump nominates Joe Biden to Supreme Court forcing Dems to accuse him of sexual assault... "There's no fucking way we're not buying this team [the Patriots]." - Robert Kraft January 2, 1994. As an aside - how is his nickname not "Krafty?"... The federal government owns approximately 85% of the land in Nevada, 69% of Alaska, 57% of Utah and 53% of Oregon... This seems like a promising technology...
Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.
I believe in spooky action at a distance - as long as that distance is a Planck length (or less)... "Develop into a lifelong self-learner through voracious reading; cultivate curiosity and strive to become a little wiser every day." - Charlie Munger... Who knew? There's a sequel to Wonder Woman scheduled for release in less than a month and a half. Wonder Woman 1984 is scheduled for release on October 2nd. I haven't seen one ad or anything for this movie... You may have missed this but the Orchids of Asia case against Robert Kraft has been dismissed by the appeals court. I know Mr. Kraft probably just wants to let this quietly end but part of me wants him to go after the police involved with a massive lawsuit. Not only was this a violation of the Fourth Amendment but the police planted the cameras illegally (using a fake bomb scare) and they smeared his good name saying this was a human trafficking case (no human trafficking charges were ever filed). I support the police but these cops are just creeps who abused their power to get their jollies... Mounting evidence that lockdowns do not work. "The data suggests that lockdowns have not prevented any deaths from COVID-19." I do not know a single person who would be in support of another lockdown...
