Jake

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Sep 23, 2014 -> 06:10 PM) Personal preference I guess...I don't really watch movies or anything on my iPad mini (or phone), I use it to read/browse, and 5.5" is more than big enough for that. You know, stopping to think about this for a minute, it's truly amazing how much has changed since 2007 when it comes to phones/tablets/computers, especially phones and tablets...it's truly spectacular where we've come from in such a short amount of time. First 3.5" was considered huge, complete with low-res screens, then 4" with higher resolutions came around, then 5", then 6"...and it's crazy how much it's changed our habits. Browsing from the couch used to be a chore (in comparison to today), but with bigger phones and tablets, it's now quite amazing. And how about toilet browsing? I can waste a day on the pot with today's phones

Carlos Sanchez is your SS

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Sep 23, 2014 -> 02:29 PM) The sack statistic in the metric seems inherently flawed. I didn't see much Jay could do on the sacks that happened to him in the Jets game. That wasn't all that bad of a game as a whole, given the defense he played against. Where does opposition defense fall into the ranks? Also, I don't quite get how he is 22 out of 35 QB's when he is in the top 10 (I believe) in Yards, TD's, TD to Int Ratio, and QB Rating. It isn't that all sacks go against the QB, just that they are sometimes attributed to the QB so I'm not sure which are and which aren't. Unlike baseball's sabermetrics, there is not really an attempt to remove the contributions from context. So all the numbers will be affected by how good the opponent is. A really good play against a bad team is the same as one against a good team. Not a big surprise that the team didn't put up an amazing grade against a good D like NYJ or (possibly) SF.

More on iOS 8 issues: http://www.informationweek.com/mobile/mobi.../d/d-id/1315984 Cliffs: -slowed WiFi speeds -faster battery drain, ranging from ridiculous to marginal -Crittercism analytics shows a huge increase in app crashes (I wonder if this has been observed with past updates) Also, something I've feared happening on several different phones since it broke my Motorola SLVR: iPhone 6 plus units getting bent in users' pockets

Looking through PFF's QB stuff, here are some knocks I see for Jay: -weak YPA -compared to other QBs, relatively un-victimized by drops -his accuracy % (completion percentage that counts drops as completions, doesn't count spikes or throwaways) ranks 21/31 -27 out of 35 QBs throw a higher portion of their throws under pressure, suggesting he's had a lower difficulty level -related: he's sacked a high portion of the time he is pressured, taking sacks counts against the QB's grade Worth noting that PFF's grades so far have league-wide QB play being pretty weak. Jay is 22 out of 35 QBs. Also worth noting that yesterday was possibly Jay's worst game so far. 23/38 (60%), 2 TD, fumble lost, 225 yards, sacked 4 times, 1 batted pass, 2 deflected passes. Anyway, this negative rating isn't all that negative. It's early in the season. He's one 300 yard/3 TD/65% completion game from being in the upper tier

Some stuff from PFF. Overall grade is just the sum of the grades assigned to additional portions of the game. I'm adding the most notable contributor to their strong or poor overall grade as well Top D performers yesterday: -Kyle Fuller (+5.0 overall, +4.2 pass coverage) -Jared Allen (+3.1 overall, +1.6 run defense) -Stephen Paea (+2.5 overall, +3.9 pass rush) -LaMarr Houston (+1.8 overall, +2.5 pass rush) Worst D performers yesterday: -Lance Briggs (-3.2 overall, -2.6 pass coverage) -Isaiah Frey (-2.1 overall, -2.8 pass coverage) -Will Sutton (-1.2 overall, -1.7 pass rush, -0.8 penalty) Top O performers yesterday: -Brian De La Puente (+1.3 overall, +1.1 run block) -Kyle Long (+0.8 overall, +0.9 pass block) Worst O performers yesterday: -Michael Ola (-2.2 overall, -1.3 run block) -Jordan Mills (-1.6 overall, -1.1 pass block) -Jermon Bushrod (-1.1 overall, -0.6 pass block, -0.7 penalty) -Brandon Marshall (-1.0 overall, -1.6 pass) -Jay Cutler (-0.9 overall, -1.2 pass) Some yearly numbers...omitting guys with absurdly low snap counts Best D: -Kyle Fuller (+5.9 overall, +5.8 pass coverage) -Jay Ratliff (+5.3 overall, +3.7 run defense) -LaMarr Houston (+2.9 overall, +3.5 pass rush) -Willie Young (+1.7 overall, +1.6 run defense) -Danny McCray (+1.1 overall, +1.1 run defense) Worst D: -DJ Williams (-3.3 overall, -2.3 run defense) -Ego Ferguson (-3.0 overall, -1.3 run defense) -Isaiah Frey (-2.1 overall, -2.8 pass coverage) **only played 1 game** -Ryan Mundy (-1.6 overall, -1.2 run defense) -Will Sutton (-1.2 overall, -2.7 pass rush) Best O: -Brian De La Puente (+6.7 overall, +4.4 run block) -Kyle Long (+5.2 overall, +4.5 pass block) -Jermon Bushrod (+2.4 overall, +1.5 pass block) -Brandon Marshall (+0.9 overall, +2.5 run block) **not a typo** Worst O: -Jordan Mills (-5.1 overall, -3.9 run block) -Matt Forte (-2.1 overall, -1.6 rush) -Santonio Holmes (-2.1 overall, -1.8 pass) -Josh Morgan (-1.1 overall, -1.7 pass) -Jay Cutler (-1.0 overall, -1.6 pass) Other notables: Alshon would have a decent grade if not for a penalty(ies). Martellus has the team's highest passing game grade, but has very low pass block and run block grades leading to an overall neutral grade. Jared Allen has slightly negative overall grade with good run defense, bad pass rush. Bostic has a +1.0 season grade, just barely missing the cut for the top D performers of the season list. He has been pretty good in run D and slightly bad in pass coverage. Briggs has a poor grade due to very bad pass coverage and a penalty. Will Sutton has been very good in run D, but just as bad in pass rush and was penalized. They have Tim Jennings dinged for bad pass coverage, but making up for it in run support. Cumulative team ranks: Top O: 1. Browns (+21.8) 2. Saints (+21.0) 3. Bengals (+16.3) 4. Redskins (+16.2) 5. Colts (+13.5) 10. Bears (-0.9) 28. Cards (-32.2) 29. Pats (-39.4) 30. Chiefs (-48.4) 31. Bucs (-53.9) 32. Jaguars (-58.3) Top D: 1. Dolphins (+44.4) 2. Giants (+26.1) 3. Seahawks (+16.5) 4. Pats (+15.3) 5. Chargers (+13.1) 8. Bears (+6.9) 28. Rams (-23.3) 29. Browns (-30.0) 30. Steelers (-32.1) 31. Bucs (-37) 32. Jags (-50.5) Bears 30 in special teams, though in their defense they released Draughn who was responsible for upwards of half of their negative grade in this regard

I need a haul to trade Alexei. He's one of the top 3-5 SS in the game and has been for years, is relatively cheap, under control, and we don't have a clear replacement. If there is no good return out there, then there is no risk in keeping him as I have very little fear that he won't live up to expectations for the duration of his contract. I'm very conflicted about what to do about catcher. If not Martin, who I think will ultimately be overpaid, then you're faced with guys who are probably not clearly better options than Flowers. While I can get behind investing in Martin, the main alternative I'd endorse pursuing is getting a younger guy in here. This might be a stipulation for trading Alexei. On the lower end, a guy like Wilin Rosario would be interesting to have in here - could be a Tank-Rosario swap?

They had to make up for that Bostic call anyway

Getting conservative now

Admirable protection given the pass rush they're sending

PFF had Allen as a guy who got quite a few sacks and then never contributed anything else last year

Seems like older gens of iPads are being hit the hardest. Alarmingly low RAM on those devices I'm finding out (512MB? Wow. I know iOS is lean, but still)

QUOTE (chw42 @ Sep 21, 2014 -> 08:01 PM) It used to be worse... Yes it was worse. And it is better than college OT. Just play it like a quarter so the game resembles the way it's played the rest of the game. Make it shorter if the worry is time.

Avi's O-Swing% is at about 42% for Sept. and 44% for Aug. Still high. This month, he and Abreu have pretty much the same O-Swing%, though, and Avi is substantially better at making contact on those hacks

Still not a fan of NFL's overtime

That bomb by Semien was incredible. One handing it like that is some Manny Ramirez s***

If the Apple subreddit is any indication, iOS 8 is buggier than all hell. My favorite bug is the music app deleting people's tracks whenever they listen to them. Apple starting to get acquainted with the difficulty of rolling out updates to a myriad of devices

I quit watching because every response to a question began with him telling the questioner how he's answered the question previously

Some kids are always "out of control" because they have mental illnesses. For instance, 5% of children have ADHD. That means they will not simply get better because they are being given timeout/scoldings/spankings/etc. That's only one example. It's important to give families leniency in the way they raise their children. Even if we didn't desire to give families broad leeway in the way they do child rearing, no society could hope to enforce draconian rules on these things anyway. With that said, you don't own your child. They are not your property. So you can't do whatever you want with them. They have rights and don't have the ability to stand up for them. We have to make sure we stand up for them as a society and draw lines where we decide lines must be drawn. Anyone that has been involved with DCFS or foster parenting knows that to the best of our knowledge, it is usually best for kids to stick with the people who raised them if it is at all possible/conscionable. So it isn't about taking children away. I'm not 100% convinced that Adrian Peterson is incapable of being a father to his children. After he is punished and hopefully educated, I hope he gets to play some fatherly role in his children's lives. He doesn't get infinite chances to do this, but his children deserve a father. But he has to quit hitting those kids. You cut your little boy's legs up with a f***ing stick, alarming two medical doctors? You have forfeited whatever right other people have for corporal punishment.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 18, 2014 -> 01:32 PM) A really interesting read about Khalil Greene http://www.robrains.com/CARDINALSBASEBALL/...lil-greene.aspx Great read.

66% of smokers don't get cancer. Chances are if you run into a smoker, they're coming out okay

While there seemed to be a lot of ambiguity in regard to Brandon's situations, it also seemed rather unexamined

The crux of most anti-vax opinion is that it causes autism - because there was an observed increase in vaccinations and autism diagnoses...which was irrelevant. There was a landmark study that showed more than mere correlation, but it was found to have used falsified data and troves of research has tried to replicate it and found no such causal association. I suppose the movement may have developed some other claims since then, but I'm not aware of them. Over-vaccinating...sheesh, that doesn't even make sense. Over-medicating? Sure. Vaccinations...nope, I can't even fathom the logic

If there is physical evidence of how you hit your kid about 10 minutes afterwards, that would be an indication that you went too far. As far as Cutler goes, the lack of vaccination is bad. There is a degree to which it is accepted because that is basically an upper-class white way to harm children. The main difference to me, though, is that Jay is leaving his kids open to potential harm. It is reckless. What Peterson did is actively harm his kids. What Jay Cutler is doing is more like choosing a babysitter by random draw and knowing that there is a 1 in 1000 chance that the babysitter is Adrian Peterson

In WAR, everything is "weighted" according to how many runs it is worth. Instead of deciding what parts of the game are most important, it is as close to objective as possible - your baserunning mistake/inability is worth x runs, so that's how many runs less value you have