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Exclusive: New York attorney general seeks information on financier Epstein's philanthropy
By David Ingram
March 5, 2015, 7:23 p.m.
Jeffrey Epstein is shown in this undated Florida Department of Law Enforcement photo. REUTERS/Florida Department of Law Enforcement/Handout via Reuters
By David Ingram NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Attorney General's Office has sent letters to the charitable foundation of financier Jeffrey Epstein seeking information on whether it is complying with state registration requirements. Epstein, 62, has been a tabloid sensation since allegations arose in a court proceeding in December that he forced an underage girl to have sex with Britain's Prince Andrew, prominent U.S. lawyer Alan Dershowitz, and other high-profile men. Prince Andrew and Dershowitz have denied the allegations. A lawyer for Epstein has called them old and discredited. Epstein spent 13 months in a Florida jail after pleading guilty in 2008 to procuring an underage girl for prostitution. Since well before then he has cultivated a reputation as a philanthropist through websites and press releases about his donations, especially to Harvard University. In a letter dated Monday and reviewed by Reuters, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's Charities Bureau asked Epstein's lawyer Darren Indyke to explain why Epstein's foundation, which is incorporated in the U.S. Virgin Islands, should be considered exempt from New York law. A charity based outside New York is required to register with the New York Charities Bureau if it does business in New York or holds property in the state. It must also file annual financial reports with the bureau. Other U.S. states have similar requirements. If the Jeffrey Epstein VI Foundation has to register in New York, it could be forced to disclose financial details that other U.S. foundations routinely make public, such as how much money it disburses each year. The foundation does not release those details now, so the extent of Epstein's philanthropy is not known. In a Jan. 28 letter to the foundation, the New York Attorney General's Office said it had become aware that the foundation appeared to be conducting charitable activities in the state. The letter referred to the foundation's website, jeffreyepstein.org, which at the time said it was based in both New York City and in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The office asked the foundation to register within 20 days. In a Feb. 10 response, Indyke said the foundation does not engage in charitable activity in New York. He said a contractor who was not closely monitored had mistaken Indyke's Manhattan law office for a foundation office and put the information online. "I have addressed this with the contractor, who has removed any erroneous statements about the foundation being based in New York," Indyke wrote. The website now identifies one base in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Epstein lives on a private island near St Thomas, one of the main islands in the Caribbean group, and has homes in Manhattan and elsewhere. Indyke did not respond to requests for comment on Thursday. Reuters obtained copies of the letters under New York's Freedom of Information Law. A spokeswoman for the Attorney General's Office declined to comment. The New York attorney general can assess a civil fine against a charity that does not meet reporting requirements. Three past grant recipients told Reuters in January they will decline to accept any future gifts from Epstein in the wake of the recent sex allegations. (Reporting by David Ingram; Editing by Amy Stevens, Noeleen Walder and Martin Howell)
Canada Post honours Black community of Amber Valley, Alta., with new stamp
Canada Post is commemorating Amber Valley, a forgotten community of all-Black settlers in northern Alberta, with a stamp for Black History Month. The community, 170 kilometres north of Edmonton, was settled by hundreds of African-Americans escaping racial violence and segregation in the United States in the 1900s. Myrna Wisdom, a historian and descendant of Amber Valley settlers, said she wasn't too surprised when Canada Post reached out to her a couple years ago to consult on the stamp. "I just think it's about time," Wisdom said. "What took you so long, I guess, is one of the questions before they started profiling these people, you know, because we've been here for the past 100 years." The yellow-toned stamp features a scene of a caravan rolling through the Prairies with photographs of the earliest members who helped settle the community. The image is set against a backdrop of Amber Valley on the Alberta map. The settlers include Henry Sneed, Jordan W. Murphy, with great-granddaughter Bernice Bowen and granddaughter Vivian (Murphy) Harris and Amy Broady, a midwife. Wisdom said Broady provided an essential service. "She rode horseback, because there were no good roads, but she delivered babies. And it didn't matter what colour you were, she helped everybody out." She said it was appropriate to have Murphy on the stamp as before the land was called Amber Valley, it was referred to as Murphy's Land. She added that Bowen was also the first graduate of Toles School, the local school in Amber Valley. She went on to study teaching at the University of Alberta and is still alive today. "She's in her 80s, late 80s, but she will be able to see the stamp. That's what I think is nice about it," Wisdom said. Jim Phillips, director of stamp services at Canada Post, said the postal operator has been celebrating Black History Month for the past 13 years, especially by telling the stories of the early communities, heroes and cultures. "We are honoured and pleased to be able to tell this story and to create some lasting artwork and kind of open a discussion about this community across Canada and among Canadians who may not know about it," he said. The stamps will be available Friday in post offices across Canada. But Phillips encourages people to buy them online due to the pandemic. He said Canada Post prints a finite number of stamps and normally they would last a year unless they get sold out. "We've had a lot of interest in these stamps … people just seem to want to resonate with the story," he said. "I would suggest if anybody really wants them, that they don't wait that long because I think they'll be gone in a couple of months." Five families at first Amber Valley was settled by five families in 1910. Some 300 people started arriving from Alabama and Oklahoma, braving hostile conditions at the border and undergoing rigorous medical exams before boarding the train for Edmonton. After that, they followed a dusty wagon road to Amber Valley. By 1911, about 1,000 settlers had settled in the community. Wisdom said she still wonders why they came all the way north, instead of stopping at some place like Vancouver. Before the original families settled, a trio had scouted the area and decided it was a good place despite the bush. Today, only a few barns and homes remain of the once-thriving settlement. Wisdom said her grandfather's house burned down last week. "I grew up seeing that house, you know, walking by there," she said. "It was just a landmark that's been there."
B.C. doctor says pilot project shows more rapid testing could help curb COVID-19 transmission
A B.C. respirologist involved in a COVID rapid testing pilot project ending next month says the tests, so far, are proving to be a useful, inexpensive and simple tool to aid in the defence against COVID-19 transmission. As rapid testing pilots for COVID-19 near the end of their research period, doctors monitoring them say evidence so far shows it could soon be time to deploy them to schools, businesses, long-term care homes and anywhere else people congregate. On Monday, Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry said while she's not opposed to anything that can help prevent transmission in care homes, she believes rapid testing is a tool that will use up a lot of resources. "It's the time and the medical people that need to be there to monitor the tests and look at how they're being done and how they're being performed on site," Henry said. Henry says each rapid test takes at least three people to administer and monitor. But Dr. Don Sin, a respirologist at St. Paul's Hospital and a professor at the University of British Columbia, said early results of the pilot project show the tests can be "very fast, relatively easy to deploy and inexpensive." The rapid tests, involving a nasopharyngeal (nose) swab, can take about 15 minutes to deliver results according to Sin, and scientists credit it with about a 75 per cent detection rate. However, when used on patients with clear COVID-19 symptoms and an elevated viral load, the scientists were able to raise the detection rate to 98.8 per cent. Sin said, while he supports Dr. Henry's decisions, it shouldn't usually be necessary for three people to administer one test. "I can't speak for Dr. Henry, but in the vast majority of cases, you don't need three people to do this ... one trained individual can administer this test," Sin said. When asked about this, the Ministry of Health said it had nothing further to add to the statement Henry made at her Monday news conference. Sin said there is no special equipment or training required to use the test kits. He said those administering it glove and mask up, prepare the liquid for the test, take the swab, put the swab in the tube, follow a few instructions and wait 15 minutes. "Like a pregnancy test, if you get two red lines on the paper, you have COVID. If only one line shows up, you don't," he said. Sin said he's been working directly with the WestJet-YVR COVID-19 rapid testing study that launched in late November, and while there's still another month left in the research project, the data indicates rapid testing would be helpful. "I think rapid testing has a certain role to play in reopening the economy safely. Places like YVR and other airports, universities. I would imagine long-term care facilities and the like could benefit from rapid testing," Sin said. Dr. Isaac Bogoch, an infectious disease specialist out of Toronto General Hospital, said there needs to be additional steps that are taken to create safer workplaces, schools and community settings. Hes aid he believes, much like Dr. Sin, data and research proves rapid testing is under-utilized but highly effective. He said while rapid testing isn't a diagnostic tool, there are obvious benefits. "Here's a wonderful opportunity to deploy these tests as screening tools ... It's a public health measure, not a clinical measure, to really identify people with no symptoms or very, very mild symptoms that are contagious." Both Bogoch and Sin said on Tuesday the benefits of rapid tests far outweigh the drawbacks and could be the catalyst, and have already been, to preventing further outbreaks and deaths. For example, Sin said a worker at one of B.C.'s long-term care facilities that is part of the rapid testing pilot tested positive on the rapid test and was immediately isolated.
OTTAWA — A majority of Conservative MPs have voted to remove Derek Sloan from the party's caucus, according to sources not authorized to speak publicly about caucus business. The vote follows revelations Sloan accepted a donation to his leadership campaign from a white nationalist. Party leader Erin O'Toole initiated the caucus removal process late Monday after news of the donation surfaced. Sloan did not dispute he received the money but has said he was unaware of it, and it was unfair to expect him to scrutinize the backgrounds of all donors. Sloan was first elected to the Ontario riding of Hastings-Lennox and Addington in 2019 and unsuccessfully ran for leadership of the party last year. His socially conservative views have been a thorn in the party's side and O'Toole had faced pressure for months to kick him out to prove the Tories are the moderate party the leader claims. More Coming... The Canadian Press
Des maisons démolies à Cowansville après les inondations de 2019
La tempête automnale du 1er novembre 2019 restera gravée dans la mémoire de bien des Cowansvillois. Et l'inondation qui l'a suivie laissera des marques permanentes sur le paysage du boulevard des Vétérans et de la rue Bonnette, à Cowansville. Quelques maisons ont disparu tandis que d'autres seront démolies dans les prochains mois en vertu d'un décret provincial qui permet à une municipalité de refuser l'émission d'un permis de rénovations et d'obliger la démolition. « Lorsque les gens de ces zones-là viennent nous voir pour des demandes de permis, on doit vérifier ce qu'ils veulent faire comme travaux et suivre le décret, explique Manon Moreau, inspectrice en bâtiment et règlementation à Cowansville. On a une certaine démarche à suivre et ça peut arriver que les travaux soient trop importants. À ce moment-là, on demande la démolition du bâtiment. » Ensuite, les propriétaires se tournent vers la Sécurité publique du Québec pour obtenir une subvention qui permettra de rembourser la perte de la propriété. Une entente est prise entre la Ville et les propriétaires privés pour que le terrain soit remis à l'administration. Avenir incertain pour les terrains vacants Deux adresses ont déjà été démolies sur le boulevard des Vétérans et la rue Bonnette. Les terrains ont été légués à la Ville. Des demandes sont en cours d'étude pour quelques autres immeubles. « À cause de la COVID-19, le délai a été prolongé. Le ministère a accepté que ça attende jusqu'à l'été, ajoute Mme Moreau, le temps que les gens se retrouvent une maison et se relogent. » Ce secteur est majoritairement composé de résidences unifamiliales, de jumelés et de duplex. Pour l'instant, la Ville n'a pas prévu de nouvelle vocation pour les nouveaux terrains vacants. S'ils étaient tous adjacents, un parc ou un accès à la rivière pourrait être envisagé, mais ces terrains sont éparpillés jusqu'à présent.Cynthia Laflamme, Initiative de journalisme local, La Voix de l'Est
Delay in shipments leads Manitoba to plan fewer COVID-19 vaccinations
WINNIPEG — Manitoba health officials say delays in getting COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech will force the province to sharply reduce the number of injections planned for February. The province says it is planning for incoming supplies to be cut in half. The federal government announced Tuesday that Canada is not getting any COVID-19 vaccine doses from Pfizer-BioNTech next week. "We originally were told we would be receiving 18,720 doses (in the next two weeks) and our new estimate is 9,360," Dr. Joss Reimer, a member of the province's vaccine committee, said Wednesday. There are enough doses for all appointments currently booked, but fewer appointments will be scheduled next month, Reimer said. The goal of administering an average of 2,500 doses a day in February is being reduced to 1,496 daily. In the unlikely event that supply delays continue and the province does not receive any doses in the first week of February, its current supply of the Pfizer vaccine would be used up and appointments would begin to be cancelled, Reimer said. The revised outlook comes just as Manitoba is ramping up its vaccination capacity. A so-called supersite, which can handle hundreds of vaccinations a day, opened this week in Brandon and another is planned for early February in Thompson. Because of the supply issues with the Pfizer vaccine, the Thompson site will instead use the Moderna vaccine, the only other one approved in Canada to date. Health officials reported 153 new COVID-19 cases and five additional deaths Wednesday. Manitoba's numbers, including the number of people in hospital and the percentage of people testing positive, have dropped since a spike in the fall. The provincial government is considering easing some of the restrictions that were put in place in November by this weekend, subject to public feedback. The proposals include letting non-essential stores reopen, as well as hair salons and barber shops, and easing a ban on social gatherings in private homes to allow two visitors at a time. "I know that people are eager to reduce restrictions, especially businesses," said Dr. Jazz Atwal, acting deputy chief public health officer. "But we need to be cautious. We can't open everything at once." This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 20, 2021 Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press
'Could have happened anywhere': Amberwood home did its best to keep residents safe, says family member
In the wake of a COVID-19 outbreak that has already killed four residents, a family member of a resident at Amberwood Suites said staff there did everything they possibly could have to protect residents' lives. Linda Vlach is the daughter of 94-year-old Amberwood resident Gertrude Phillips, who is doing well right now after coming through her own bout with the virus and having to isolate herself. Vlach said she credits her mom's survival with the intense level of care at the home. "I felt really that Amberwood did everything they possibly could," she said. "Once it was found out there were positive cases in the building, they just flat out ordered in all the PPE (personal protective equipment) they would need." Vlach said rolling PPE carts were set up outside each suite so that staff and care givers could get fresh equipment every time they went into a room. Vlach said she is not worried for her mom's safety. She said Amberwood has been especially careful about the virus right from the beginning, and that with so many people being asymptomatic, it was the kind of thing that could have happened anywhere. Public Health Sudbury and Districts (PHSD) revealed earlier this month that an outbreak was discovered at the home Jan. 5. As several days passed, PHSD revealed that five staff members and 33 residents of the home were also infected. Several of those who tested positive were transferred to Health Sciences North. Several others were put into self-isolation in their suites. On Jan. 15, PHSD reported one resident had died. On Jan. 18, PHSD reported two more residents had died. Then on Jan. 19, PHSD reported a fourth Amberwood resident had died. Vlach said her mother was one of the residents who had tested positive and was put into isolation. It was an uncertain time for her family, but her mother seemed to adjust well, she said. "Well she is very much a social creature. She is one of the gals that likes to be out for everything, the exercises, or the bingos or anything that was going on. She was always there early, with bells on," Vlach said. "It was almost bizarre for my mom to hear she had tested positive. So we all braced ourselves and expected the worst, maybe. Then for her to have no symptoms; you know she is just baffled by it. At her age, she is diabetic. She has a heart condition. She just managed to be asymptomatic and come through it all." Vlach said as much as residents had to endure complete isolation, she said it has also been difficult for the staff at Amberwood. "I think it has been very hard on the staff," she said. "I think for them it has been devastating. I think it is very hard really on the staff not just to have lost people they probably feel were friends, I think it is very hard on them going to work everyday to have to worry about COVID itself." She said that the lockdown has changed the entire atmosphere at the home, but it is something that is so necessary. "It has changed dramatically the way the building functions, you know, as far as people not being able to get together, to people not being able to leave or to go out to things they would normally go out to," Vlach said. She added that she is the only family caregiver that was approved for her mother, as per provincial rules. She had to undergo in-house training and COVID-19 testing for that role. Although there are five siblings in her family, Vlach is the only child allowed to actually go and see her mother on a daily basis. "Yes, they have closed off any visitation in the suites themselves. For family members to go in they were able to visit on the outside patio as long as the weather allowed, or the inside private dining room. And those spaces were sanitized and controlled as far as how many people were allowed in," she explained. That is no longer allowed, but Vlach said her mom is still able to use the phone to stay in contact with family members. "She has plenty of activities in her suite. She has always kept herself busy and with lots to do. She has DVDs and music and digital photo screens, and reading. Once she realized the building was in lockdown and isolation in the suites, she just settled in and made herself comfortable. We have a big family too so we all keep in touch with her, with lots of phone calls and things that perk her day up." In the meantime, the lockdown continues, said Vlach. She said staff and management at the home are doing all they can to make things comfortable, but there's no mistaking the seriousness of the situation. A screener is posted at the main door. Masking is mandatory. Things have even changed at meal time, said Vlach. No one sits four to a table. People sit alone and eat by themselves. "Yes, it's hard, but they felt it was important, and it certainly increased the workload on the staff," said Vlach. "I don't have any concerns. It is certainly so unfortunate that this happened in the building, this outbreak. People lost their lives. That's so tragic. This is devastating for the families," said Vlach. "But today if you ask my mom, she will say, I couldn't be in a better place. I feel safe here." Len Gillis, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Sudbury.com
For a splintered nation, a delicate moment of continuity
When it gazes into the mirror, the United States does not generally see a land of process and procedure. It sees what it has wanted to see since the beginning — a place of action and results and volume. The bold, splashy storylines that Americans crave, and have used to construct their nation, don't always play well with repetition and routine. Then comes a day like Wednesday. Two weeks after the peaceful transfer of power was so nearly upended, ritual took centre stage. And it turned out, after four years of a loud and splashy presidency, that there can be comfort — inspiration, even — in the performance of process and procedure that sends a resounding message to the idealistic and the disaffected alike: The United States continues. The republic still stands. At no juncture in the past 150 years, perhaps, has such an expected and routine process of transition — a moment that Ronald Reagan, while experiencing it, called both "commonplace" and "nothing less than a miracle" — felt more necessary. Or, for that matter, more tenuous. "We've learned again that democracy is precious. Democracy is fragile. And at this hour, my friends, democracy has prevailed," freshly minted President Joe Biden said in his inaugural address. More than 400,000 Americans are dead in a pandemic that has devastated the economy. We are two weeks out of an insurrection aimed at subverting an election. A departing president vigorously shredded the norms of his office, alienating many millions and unsettling millions more even as he thrilled his most ardent followers. And so a moment of intricately scripted pomp — albeit one that unfolded against the jittery backdrop of a locked-down landscape and thousands of armed military personnel guarding against mayhem — became, once more, a national glue. "Have we become too jaded, too accustomed to the ritual of the passing of the torch of democracy to realize what a blessing, what a privilege it is to witness this moment? I think not." Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., said in opening the inaugural ceremony. The American playbook has taught us that significant transitional moments — "inflection points," as it has become fashionable to call them — tend to favour the loud. That ignores the mechanics, which is natural: As long as the car's working and gets you there, you're probably not thinking much about what's under the hood. That's an incomplete view, though. "America is a process. It's not an end product," says Susan Schulten, a professor at the University of Denver who specializes in 19th- and 20th-century U.S. history. It was process personified Wednesday when American leaders who did their jobs and went home — from Dan Quayle all the way to Barack Obama, and now including Mike Pence — strode down the steps and took their seats to watch. It was process incarnate when the same oath handed by the Constitution to George Washington 231 years ago was uttered by Biden. It was process expressed in music when Lady Gaga sang the National Anthem. It was process, too, when Jennifer Lopez sang "This Land Is Your Land," an American ode written by Woody Guthrie, a man who painted these words on his guitar: "This machine kills fascists." It was part of the process and procedure, and something incredibly fresh and new as well, when 22-year-old Amanda Gorman took to the mic as the youngest poet ever to read at an inaugural. She even gave a nod to it in her poem, "The Hill We Climb": "Somehow," Gorman said, "we've weathered and witnessed a nation that isn't broken but simply unfinished." The process of inauguration held its contradictions, of course, given that two weeks ago many Americans wondered if any of it would even take place at all — and if it did, whether it would be relocated, sequestered and neutered in the interest of preventing insurrection. There was the contradiction of holding a ceremony about democracy's renewal at a building constructed with slave labour. There was the contradiction of convening that ceremony about freedom in a locked-down part of the open-plan national capital, with thousands of heavily armed Americans in uniform guarding the perimeter from saboteurs. There was the contradiction that, because of both security and coronavirus concerns, the multitudes of Americans who normally turn out to see a new president take office weren't allowed anywhere near the place. "I wonder how that's going to effect how Americans see this inauguration," said Thurston Clarke, author of "Ask Not, " a book that unpacked the inaugural of John F. Kennedy in 1961. "I think it diminishes it." And there was, foremost, the contradiction of Donald Trump's self-chosen absence, which subverted a fundamental step in the power-transfer process by excising the transferrer from the equation. For a few hours Wednesday morning after he made his early exit from the White House and the capital, Trump's absence created a lightheaded (and not necessarily in a good way) feeling of something that was in the process of becoming something else. While he remained president until noon, and there was no power vacuum, the sense of vulnerability that accompanies any political in-betweenness descended — intensified, no doubt, by the vulnerability that Washington actually faced in the wake of the Capitol insurrection. "There's usually a sense of closure there," says Robert J. Thompson, director of the director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture at Syracuse University. "This time around, any sense of closure, any sense that this story has at any point ever had some sense of completion, has been broken into a million little pieces." In his address, Biden kept talking about "the American story," and rightly so: The United States is held together by the stories it tells. But the stories that become national myths do not come from nowhere. They coalesce. They grow. They marinate. And they do that incrementally, until the small becomes the epic. That's where process, procedure and ritual come in. Together, they can bog down the most exciting of endeavours. But together, too, they can foster continuity and stability. Many progressives who say change is overdue, and want it fast, may not like that. The MAGA base, it has become clear, does not endorse such a notion either. But the tumult of the past four years, a good chunk of it intensified by the upending of norms and processes, suggests that incrementalism has its place in American society as well. And that for every deafening moment that lurches the nation forward, there are countless procedural ones that inch it along. "It drives home how much institutions matter," Schulten says. The fabric of the American republic has been yanked, pulled taut, bloodied, stretched like seashore-town taffy by leaders and followers alike. What's ahead is uncertain, as always — and will be distasteful to many and comforting to many others. But on Wednesday, for one moment, any American carnage was elsewhere. For one moment, whatever kind of American you are, whatever you're upset about and however you voted, this land was incontrovertibly your land. For one interlude on a sunny January day in 2021, in the middle of what Biden called "this winter of peril and significant possibilities," the state of the union — if not strong, precisely — was intact. The republic, for the moment, still stood. ___ Ted Anthony, director of digital innovation at The Associated Press, has been writing about American culture since 1990. Follow him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/anthonyted Ted Anthony, The Associated Press
Sask. premier's remark directed at vaccine manufacturer a 'poor word choice,' NDP says
Premier Scott Moe said Tuesday he was concerned that no Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine shipments would be coming to Saskatchewan or Canada next week and he suggested the premiers would like the prime minister to light a figurative firecracker under the powers that be at Pfizer. Moe was piggybacking comments made by Ontario Premier Doug Ford, who expressed his frustration by suggesting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should be calling the leaders at Pfizer and demanding vaccine be shipped sooner. "I'd be up that guy's ying-yang so far with a firecracker he wouldn't know what hit him," Ford said. Moe quoted Ford adding, "I would just say if the prime minister were able to do that there would be a lineup of premiers behind that would bring a lighter to that party." The comment came near the end of the Moe's now weekly news conference. The question posed related to when residents in long-term care would have restrictions eased once they have received both doses of vaccine. CBC reached out to Pfizer Canada for a response. The company declined to comment on the remarks from Ford and Moe. The federal government says it has a contract with Pfizer to deliver four million doses by the end of March. It expects the company will send larger shipments over the next two months to make up for the slowdown. "This situation with the Pfizer delay is temporary. Our vaccination objectives for the first quarter of the year, January to March, are not changing," Trudeau said Tuesday. Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, the military commander leading vaccine logistics for the federal government, said that Canadians should expect only 50 per cent of the promised Pfizer-BioNTech doses the government was promised for the remainder of January. Fortin said Canada will only get 82 per cent of the vaccine doses it expected this week, and no deliveries at all from Pfizer-BioNTech next week, before shipments resume in the last week of January. NDP calls Moe's comment 'poor word choice' Opposition health critic Vicki Mowat said she shares the anger about the vaccine delay and understands Moe's sentiment but thinks he did not deliver his message the right way. "The language was a poor choice of words and disturbing." Mowat said she believes the province would have fewer cases if the government had implemented the NDP's "circuit breaker" in November. "It's very concerning to hear the premier would change nothing about his COVID response. It's the type of arrogance we have come to expect from the premier, unfortunately." On Tuesday, with the province leading the country in the rate of active cases over the past seven days, Moe said the numbers were trending down, albeit slower than he had liked, and said he was "very positive in where we are going." Moe called the current restrictions, which expire next Friday, "significant." Mowat said the "current approach isn't working. Their approach to the second wave has led to this." She said the government has not implemented targeted measures to bring numbers down. On Wednesday, the province reported 234 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the seven-day average down slightly to 298.
Seniors 'very well taken care of'
A fire at a Wellington seniors' home Monday night displaced around 50 residents who are now lodged temporarily at the Mill River Resort. Wellington Fire Department got the call to the Cooperative Chez Nous at 9:40 p.m. "When we arrived on the scene our members were quick to realize there was some heavy smoke, and there was an urgent need to evacuate all the residents," said firefighter Desmond Arsenault, who handles communications for the department. In total, four departments battled the blaze for around three hours. "We're lucky it happened when it did. A lot of the residents were still up," said Wellington Fire Department deputy chief Leon Perry. Tyne Valley, New London and Miscouche fire departments also answered the call. Arsenault said it didn't take long to evacuate the residents. Perry said that was the home's evacuation plan "paying off". "Residents knew which doors to go out of. The staff were great, they did an excellent job to get everyone out," said Perry. Initially, residents were loaded into personal vehicles and RCMP cruisers for transport to the Wellington Legion. Then school buses started to arrive to help take the residents to safety. Perry was moved by the number of bus drivers who came out in the middle of the night to help. "We loaded up two, and just as we were looking for a third, I looked up and could see seven more waiting – the community support has been great," said Perry. Island EMS sent around six ambulances to the legion and every resident and all the staff were assessed for injury and smoke inhalation. Only one person was taken to hospital with minor injuries. Once everyone was safe from immediate danger it became clear they needed a place to stay the night. The seniors were then transported by school bus to nearby Mill River Resort. "They were all, of course, cold, afraid and nervous," said Arsenault. "It's pretty traumatic for these people … They literally came out with the clothes on their back, some didn't even have slippers on." Tuesday morning, firefighters were able to retrieve some personal belongings like hearing aids, glasses, dentures and medications. "I'm sure they won't feel very comfortable without those items," said Perry. At Chez Nous, the central areas, including the kitchen and lobby, sustained the most damage as the fire broke out in the basement underneath these rooms, said Perry. The rest of the home is affected by smoke damage. Tuesday morning, the Fire Marshal's Office was on the scene with security officers to secure the building. "We're at the 'making sure the fire is still out' stage," said deputy fire marshal John Chisholm as he cleared the site. "I just want to assure all families that the residents are really well taken care of," said Marcel Richard. "They're in really nice accommodations, they've been fed nice hot meals." Many of the residents have mobility issues, so wherever they landed it needed to be accessible. Mill River Resort is meeting those needs. Staff members are working to keep the routines similar to those of the home. He can't say how long they'll get to stay at the Mill River Resort, though, as the hotel is fully booked for the weekend. Geoffrey Irving, president of the resort, said he and his staff were happy to welcome the residents from Chez Nous. "Happy to help. Something like this has to be quite scary and from what we understood, there wasn't a lot of options. We're just happy we were here to help," said Irving. As for whether it's a boon for business – he said he hasn't even discussed payment yet, he's just working to provide accommodations for as long as he can with bookings looming. To help out, a construction crew renovating 12 of the resort's rooms will work extra hours to get them done by Thursday evening, said Irving, which will accommodate half of the residents. Going forward, he said it's "not off the table" to reschedule some reservations to keep the Chez Nous residents together and in the same place while they wait out the disruption to their lives. Until the fire marshal completes the investigation, Richard said he won't know how long the residents will be away from home. Chez Nous staff will be contacting families to update them about their loved one's needs. In the meantime, he asks everyone to respect the privacy of the seniors. Alison Jenkins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Journal-Pioneer


Have you ever been so afraid of stepping out of your comfort zone that you choose not to do it? I am here to tell you that fear should not be a factor! While it may seem intimidating and scary, you need to remember that God is on your side!
Do not be afraid! Remember, that we wrestle not against flesh and blood but against principalities and spirits! If God is asking you to step out, then step out!
You will be missing out on some of the greatest blessings if you choose to allow fear to be a factor!
So what is it that God is encouraging you to do?
Thank you, I needed that. I feel like the Lord Jesus Christ is encouraging me to drive. I need to step out of my comfort zone, and stop fearing it.


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Q: Progress bar auto hide in debug mode, but not in a simply run Unexpected issue I'm getting while run my android app. I call rest API with using progress bar  AsyncTask.
Somehow progress load correctly and hide correctly while I'm in debugging mode.
When run my app without debugging mode the progress load correctly but not hide automatically.
Below is my code
'MainActivity.java
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.util.Log;
import android.widget.TextView;

import org.apache.http.HttpEntity;
import org.apache.http.HttpResponse;
import org.apache.http.NameValuePair;
import org.apache.http.client.entity.UrlEncodedFormEntity;
import org.apache.http.client.methods.*;
import org.apache.http.impl.client.DefaultHttpClient;
import org.apache.http.message.BasicNameValuePair;
import org.apache.http.params.BasicHttpParams;
import org.json.JSONArray;
import org.json.JSONException;
import org.json.JSONObject;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.app.ProgressDialog;
import android.os.AsyncTask;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.Toast;

import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.URL;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
    TextView tv1;
    ProgressDialog pd;
    Button Btngetdata;
    String myJSON;

    //URL to get JSON Array
//    protected static String url = "http://192.168.1.104:856/api/Quotes/GetQuote/EN";

    JSONArray user = null;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
        tv1 = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.textviewquotes);
        Btngetdata = (Button) findViewById(R.id.getdata);
        Btngetdata.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {

            @Override
            public void onClick(View view) {
                getData();
              //   new JSONParse().execute("http://192.168.1.104:856/api/Quotes/GetQuote/EN");
                String url = "http://192.168.1.104:856/api/Quotes/GetQuote/EN";
            }
        });
    }

    public void getData() {
        Log.w("Tag", "Get Call");

        JSONParse g = new JSONParse();
        g.execute("");
        Log.w("Tag", "Async call end");
    }

    public void showList() {
        String emplist = "";
        try {
            JSONObject jobj = new JSONObject(myJSON);
            String s = jobj.getString("QuoteText");
            tv1.setText(s);
        } catch (Exception e) {

        }

    }

    private class JSONParse extends AsyncTask<String, Void, String> {
        private ProgressDialog pDialog;

        @Override
        protected void onPreExecute() {
            super.onPreExecute();

          /*  pd = new ProgressDialog(MainActivity.this);
            pd.setMessage("Please wait");
            pd.setCancelable(false);
            pd.show();*/

            // pd.dismiss();
        }

        @Override
        protected String doInBackground(String... params) {
            String xeno = params[0];
            List<NameValuePair> nameValuePairs = new ArrayList<NameValuePair>();
            nameValuePairs.add(new BasicNameValuePair("QuoteID", xeno));
            InputStream inputStream = null;
            String result = null;
            try {
                android.os.Debug.waitForDebugger();
                DefaultHttpClient httpclient = new DefaultHttpClient(new BasicHttpParams());

                HttpGet httpPost = new HttpGet("http://192.168.1.104:856/api/Quotes/GetQuote/EN");
                //     httpPost.setEntity(new UrlEncodedFormEntity(nameValuePairs));
                HttpResponse response = httpclient.execute(httpPost);
                HttpEntity entity = response.getEntity();
                inputStream = entity.getContent();
                BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(inputStream, "UTF-8"), 8);
                StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
                String line = null;
                while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {
                    sb.append(line + "\n");
                }
                Log.i("Tag", sb.toString());
                result = sb.toString();

            } catch (Exception e) {
                Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "error", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
                return "Error from remote server";
            } finally {
                try {
                    if (inputStream != null) {
                        inputStream.close();
                    }
                } catch (Exception ex) {

                }
            }
            return result;
        }

        @Override
        protected void onPostExecute(String s) {
             /*   if (pd.isShowing()) {
                    pd.dismiss();  */

            myJSON = s;
            showList();
        }
    }
}'

Thanks for helping :)
I'm new bee in Android.

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Marlin Martin "Pat" Harder (May 6, 1922 – September 6, 1992) was an American football player, playing fullback and kicker.  He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1993.

University of Wisconsin
After graduating from Washington High School, in Milwaukee, he enrolled in the University of Wisconsin–Madison.  Playing fullback for the Badgers, Harder led the Big Ten Conference in rushing and scoring in 1941.  In 1942, Harder was part of a team that went 8–1–1, including a 17–7 victory over the reigning national champion Ohio State Buckeyes, in which Harder scored 11 of the 17 points.  Harder left Wisconsin to join the United States Marine Corps in 1943 to fight in World War II.  Despite having a year of eligibility left when he left the Marines, Harder turned pro in 1946.

Professional career

Chicago Cardinals
Harder was drafted 2nd overall in the 1944 NFL Draft by the Chicago (now Arizona) Cardinals.  Harder was part of the Cardinals' "Million Dollar Backfield" which also included quarterback Paul Christman and halfbacks Marshall Goldberg and Charley Trippi.  He was the first player in league history to score over 100 points in three consecutive years, which he did from 1947 to 1949, leading the league all three years.  In 1947, the Cardinals won the NFL Championship (the Cardinals' last as of 2021). In the championship game, Harder kicked four extra points to help defeat the Philadelphia Eagles, 28–21.

Detroit Lions
Harder was traded to the Detroit Lions in 1951.  He helped the Lions win back-to-back NFL Championships in 1952 and 1953.  Harder retired from professional football in 1953.

After retirement
Harder served as an NFL official from 1966 to 1982, working as the umpire on the crew of legendary referee Jim Tunney wearing uniform number 36 from 1966 through 1969, then number 88 from 1970 through 1978, and again in 1982. From 1979-81, Harder wore uniform number 8, as officials during those seasons were numbered by position, rather than as an entire group.

The most famous game he worked came on December 23, 1972, when the Pittsburgh Steelers won their first-ever playoff game on Franco Harris' Immaculate Reception against the Oakland Raiders. Harder was also an alternate, as was Tunney, for the 1967 NFL Championship game, famously known as the "Ice Bowl", when the Green Bay Packers defeated the Dallas Cowboys 21-17.

He also served as vice-president of a car leasing company in Milwaukee.  He died in Waukesha, Wisconsin on September 6, 1992.

Harder was posthumously inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1993.  In 2005, he was named to the Professional  Football Researchers Association Hall of Very Good in the association's third HOVG class.

The popular chant "Hit 'em again harder, harder, harder" was a University of Wisconsin cheer aimed at Pat Harder and can still be heard at high school and college games today.

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Yesterday, I finished up one more big project for my bathroom makeover. I made a floral hand painted floor cloth.
You have no idea how hard it was for me to not do stripes. Stripes are my go-to design for projects like this. They have great impact in a room, and they're incredibly easy to do. And most importantly, I love how stripes look. But this time, I forced myself to do something different. I made myself step out of my comfort zone and tackle a different kind of design altogether.
I loved the idea of big, bold flowers and leaves, but I wanted mine to have a little more variation in color. So I ended up using four different paint colors (not including the brown for the stems), and I mixed in lots of white for more variation.
I painted the whole thing freehand, and as you can see, the shapes are really very basic, like the kind I drew in elementary school. 🙂 But it's the white paint that really gave these little flowers and leaves life.
But if you're not artsy, and don't think you can paint your own flowers and leaves, you can always use this easy method for making a floor cloth from fabric.
So that leaves me with one major project left in this bathroom makeover — the shower curtain. And sadly, I'm still not settled on a design. I'm clearly making this much harder than it should be!! I think I'll head over and read all of your suggestions again and see if I can make a decision.
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The before/after on your bath will be so dramatic. I was actually going looking for the before when I saw that you had posted your floor cloth and I was "floored!" I'm glad you mentioned stripes, I had absolutely expected stripes but love your happy flowers.
I LOVE that!! It's so cute! And I love the wood shelves above your toilet! Your bathroom makeover has been so fun to read about – you have such great ideas.
Love it!!! The design is great!
Wow! Love love love this! It is so beautiful and I wish that I had one just like it for my bathroom. I don't think that I could paint one to look like yours though 🙂 Still cannot wait to see what you come up with for the shower curtain.
I love it! Your bathroom is so cheery!
I love it when you put your creative painting hat one. The rug is perfect!!
Loveeee! So cute. Love the colors & the simple flower design. Looks great!
LOOOVE it! You did an amazing job!
WOW that came out fantastic, you did a wonderful job, I actually like your design better then your inspiration, love the design it is beautiful!
Can you give a little more of a tutorial on this rug please? What type of cloth, paints, etc.?
Awesome! You're so creative and talented!
This bathroom makeover has been sooooo much fun to follow! It's turned out beautifully!
Very cool project! I know what you mean about stripes. That's my style too.
I really appreciate all of your blogging tips! Gosh, your Alexa number is really getting good girl! I am teaching myself HTML thanks to you.
Put a paintbrush in your hand and it's magic!!! : ) Put a paintbrush in my hand and it's like kryptonite to Superman! : ( This painted rug looks amazing (sorry to use the same adjective repeatedly) and I can hardly wait to see the completed bathroom. Keep on working your magic.
Ahhhh, I can see this little gem perfectly accentuating your artwork. Great idea. How did you seal the paint, or did you?
I guess I mean to say the the rug accentuates the wall art you did.
I actually haven't sealed it yet, but I do plan on using two or three coats of non-yellowing varnish on top.
Oh, I love the florals! It turned out so pretty, Kristi. It looks perfect with the sink cabinet color.
This is gorgeous and I would absolutely love to try it myself! I saw that with your kitchen stripped vinyl, you white washed followed with semi gloss brush laquer then finished with clear matte spray. Did you use those three with your bathroom vinyl piece?
*I read above that you hadn't sealed it yet, but that is necessary, not just for gloss but to protect it?
How do you keep the edges of the vinyl from curling?


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Stalking God, Finding Meaning
What Anjali Kumar's memoir reveals about our hunt for spirituality.
By Sally Kohn Published: Jan 24, 2018
In "Stalking God: My Unorthodox Search for Something to Believe In," corporate lawyer Anjali Kumar takes us along on her quest for spiritual meaning and purpose in the universe. It's a book that anyone seeking anything can relate to. And where it ends up is downright profound.
I'll be honest — at first, the idea of a spiritual journey quest book didn't inherently appeal to me. While Kumar starts her book with the startling realization that she's lost in the spiritual wilderness, I myself am happily tucked under a warm blanket of spiritual blankness, sitting near a roaring fire of not giving a shit. It's not that I don't care if there's a God or something bigger out there, I just have other things to focus on —and if there is a God, I reckon she/he/it isn't really bothered by whether I'm paying attention to her/him/it or not. Because I also figure God has other things to focus on, too. To me, God has always felt like that second cousin twice removed who I love and wish the best for, but don't really think about much and for all I know could be dead, I haven't Googled recently to find out.
Kumar's book left me wondering why we crave deeper meaning and whether that's ultimately a good thing.
Meanwhile, Kumar was an attorney at Google and was used to Googling everything, figuratively and literally — used to always having the answers to whatever questions came up. So when her daughter was born and Kumar realized she didn't know what she would eventually tell her about God and existence and belief — Kumar herself having been raised in a hodgepodge of religions — she set out to answer for herself what Google could not. And thus begins an uproarious romp through the spiritual fringe of the universe — not the mainstream religions, which Kumar thought she had already exhausted, but, as Kumar writes, "looking elsewhere and everywhere." She has her aura cleaned by a virtual healer, participates in a potluck dinner with a coven of witches, tries to sweat her way to enlightenment in a Mexican sweat lodge, and hires a medium to convene with the dead. "Nothing was off-limits or too unorthodox," Kumar writes. She documents trying to find the spirituality in so-called spiritual pursuits like Burning Man and Soul Cycle, and traveled all the way to Brazil to confer with one of the world's most infamous faith healers, a guy named John of God who millions of people from around the world — including Oprah — have visited. She even drinks his patented blessed water, which apparently sells for $3 a pop.
Mostly, Kumar's book is just fun. In one vignette, a guru named Paramji — whom she describes as looking like an Indian Santa Claus — tells her that she was named wrong and should change her name to something beginning with Bu or Bhaa or Pha or Dha. He tells her this before literally climbing on top of her and chanting into her throat as other people sit positioned at her chakras to echo the chanting, in what is supposed to heal her yoni, aka, basically, her vaginal energy. It's a hysterical scene, like many in the book. But when you stop and think about it, it's unsettling. Here's a dude guru telling a woman she's somehow inadequate or incorrect from soup to nuts, so to speak.
How many of these spiritual gurus are sought out by women who believe there's something wrong with them, not because there actually is, but because society has told them there is?
At the same time I was laughing, I started wondering how many of these spiritual gurus are sought out by women who believe there's something wrong with them, not because there actually is, but because society has told them there is. How much of our seeking culture stems from our perpetual sense of inadequacy? This is true of fitness and fashion crazes, yes, but seems especially pertinent to the realm of spirituality, something that inherently can only be found within. And yet, so many of us spend so much effort and agony — not to mention money — trying to grasp it from others. This is what actually needs fixing.
Kumar's book left me wondering why we crave deeper meaning and whether that's ultimately a good thing — a way for us all to connect to some bigger purpose and to each other — or a scam, forcing us to bury ourselves in mountains of self-help to get at some itch we can never quite scratch. "Stalking God" left me less curious about what the answer is than why we all, fairly universally, ask the question. What does that say about us as people?
Ultimately, Kumar addresses this in what is perhaps the most transcendently spiritual part of the book, and writes beautifully and, well, spiritually about the surprise lesson she ended up taking away. I won't spoil it for you. But while the entire book is enjoyable as a breezy travelogue about the weird experiences Kumar collects and her witty observations about them, the end of the book is as intimate and attention-getting as an Indian Santa Claus chanting into your chakras; an arresting revelation about humanity that has stuck in my mind ever since. Personally, I don't know what I would call this. But if you called it spirituality and meaning, you wouldn't be wrong.
You can buy "Stalking God: My Unorthodox Search for Something to Believe In" here.
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While in the Peace Corps in The Gambia, Mukee Design founder Derek Keenan was struck by something: people there reused everything. Experimenting with different crafts back in Denver, he found that old skateboards were an existing material waiting to be repurposed. Now, Keenan shapes and coaxes discarded boards into wearable art and beyond.
What does MUKEE DESIGN mean to you?
It's my chance to try out things that I want to do. I had been in the Peace Corps, and when I got back I wasn't sure what I wanted to do. Looking at a few different jobs, and seeing the kinds of qualifications needed, I felt like I should just see what I could do on my own. I have a degree in industrial design—I used to photograph craft shows and it's partially what made me start thinking of what I could make and sell. At the Peace Corps, I was in The Gambia in West Africa and I saw people there reusing everything, and I thought that was really cool. Eventually, I showed my stuff to Fancy Tiger, and they asked if I wanted to have a trunk show there. I did, and people turned out and bought it. I started doing little craft fairs and got really into it. Then, I started producing like crazy—I had a backpack and a flashlight, and I bought a credit card machine and I would go to bars with that and set things out and show people with a flashlight. I started doing some large order work with New Belgium, and that's partly what really helped me pay off my equipment and keep moving forward. Those first couple years, I'd ask if I could set up a table wherever I was—it made me feel weird, but that helped me sell better, people didn't expect it and were intrigued. I think that because I make things out of skateboards, people are incredibly interested in my work—a little light goes off.
Broken boards collected and given new life.
Jewelry, table tops, and large-format art pieces with more in the works.
HOW DID YOU START COLLECTING SKATEBOARDS?
I used to skateboard and did graphic design work for a local shop, 303 Boards. I did that in the 90s, and I thought, where could I get material that already existed out there, that I could reuse? Kids skate until they break their board and then they would change the wheels, leave the broken board, and go with that—I went to a few skate shops and asked them what they did with the broken boards and they said they just throw them away. I said, 'well wait a minute, can you save them?' At first, it was hard because they were so used to throwing them away, and I was really persistent. They finally started saving them, and nowadays, I have so many skateboards that I don't really want any more, but when they call me I'll still come and get them because it was so hard to get them in that habit.
ARE THERE PARTS OF THE SKATEBOARD THAT WORK BETTER FOR SPECIFIC PROJECTS?
Certain parts work better for jewelry because they're flat. When I cut out those parts, I still save the wood that I didn't use and I've been doing that since 2008, so I have a huge pile of scraps—that's why I've moved in to making larger pieces like tables tops and sculptures.
Most recently, it's the Star Wars A-T-A-T, but I call it skate-skate. I was in Brooklyn a few years ago for a craft fair, and I was walking around and went in a store that had all of these toys and figurines of the A-T-A-T—this guy collected them. I thought then that I could make one out of skateboards. I was slowly working on it, and a few gallery friends told me they were having a show with a Star Wars theme in June—so that motivated me to finish it. Someone told me to put it on Reddit—I didn't even really use Reddit, but I did, and it had almost 300,000 views before the weekend was even over. I've already started a few more. That was exciting, because after it went crazy on Reddit, it got picked up by blogs and it went viral. It's the only time that's ever happened. It gave me a big boost of encouragement—that I should just keep on doing this.
WHAT'S THE MOST COVETED HOUR OF YOUR DAY?
I put in some late nights and that's when I feel the most productive. I share my studio with other businesses, and I love when I can get the place to myself. I like to work on weekends in the winter so I can snowboard during the week—I try to plan my life backwards from other people so I can do things when it's not busy. I prefer when nobody's there because I can turn up music and do my own thing. When everyone's leaving to go home, I go to work.
"There's a fine line between craft, art, and design, and I'm always somewhere in between on this spectrum.


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Justin Verlander wants to be the Tom Brady of baseball
It's Justin Verlander's 36th birthday.
The day he officially moves closer to 40 years old than 30. The day he creeps nearer to middle age and further away from the best physical version of himself. Not that you'd ever know it.
"Happy birthday," shouts pitcher Brad Peacock, who's seated on one of the tan leather couches in the middle of the Houston Astros' spring training clubhouse. It's 8:16 on a balmy south Florida morning, Feb. 20, and Verlander has just entered the locker room. Dressed in a powder blue, collared shirt and navy shorts, he is a whirlwind alpha-dog presence.
"Twenty-seven again," shouts Verlander with a broad and mischievous grin. Though the comment is directed at Peacock, he speaks loudly enough for everyone in the spacious room to hear. "Prime of my career."
Wait a minute- this isn't some sort of gross insult, but something one would want to be?
QLE Posted: April 19, 2019 at 09:49 PM | 117 comment(s) Login to Bookmark
Tags: justin verlander, tom brady
1. Joyful Calculus Instructor Posted: April 20, 2019 at 10:45 AM (#5833716)
Verlander significantly trails in the winning championships category, but I'd give him the slight edge on the marrying a model category.
2. SoSH U at work Posted: April 20, 2019 at 11:12 AM (#5833720)
The day he officially moves closer to 40 years old than 30.
Wasn't that day a year ago?
3. puck Posted: April 20, 2019 at 11:19 AM (#5833722)
27 yrs old, or the Tom Brady of football? Those are odd insults.
4. DanG Posted: April 20, 2019 at 01:11 PM (#5833735)
Verlander compared to a recent first-ballot hall of famer:
Player WAR WAA/pit ERA+ SO W L IP From To Age
Roy Halladay 65.5 40.5 131 2117 203 105 2749.1 1998 2013 21-36
Justin Verlander 64.6 38.6 126 2744 207 123 2789.0 2005 2019 22-36
5. Darren Posted: April 20, 2019 at 01:23 PM (#5833743)
I would love to see someone try to play into their mid-40s. It seems like the guys who have been really good in their late 30s recently have decided to hang it up--Ortiz and Beltre. With modern training techniques, etc, it would be cool to see if someone could last until, say, 45 at a very level.
6. Joyful Calculus Instructor Posted: April 20, 2019 at 01:38 PM (#5833749)
The oldest player in the National League right now is Eric Kratz at age 39. It feels shocking that there isn't a single 40 year old in the whole league.
7. Tom Nawrocki Posted: April 20, 2019 at 01:46 PM (#5833752)
Being the Justin Verlander of baseball doesn't seem half bad.
8. JRVJ Posted: April 20, 2019 at 02:35 PM (#5833773)
1, I'm partial to Ms. Bundchen, but YMMV.
In any case, Verlander is very, very close to the HoF, and while he almost certainly won't catch Brady in WS titles, it's got to be good to be him.
9. Pat Rapper's Delight (as quoted on MLB Network) Posted: April 20, 2019 at 03:32 PM (#5833794)
I would love to see someone try to play into their mid-40s.
Did you miss the end of Nolan Ryan's career? A few highlights:
1990 -- Age 43: Finished 25th in MVP voting. 30 starts, 13-9, 3.44 ERA, 114 ERA+, 2.87 FIP. Led AL with 232 K's, 1.034 WHIP, 10.2 K/9, and 6.0 H/9. Threw 6th career no-hitter June 11 at Oakland striking out 14. Threw 1-hit shutout April 26 vs White Sox striking out 16, walking 2, and winning by a 1-0 score. Pitched 10 scoreless innings in August 17 start against White Sox allowing 3 hits and striking out 15 while walking none. Threw 5 no-hit innings in Opening Day start against Toronto. Had a total of 8 10-strikeout games.
1991 -- Age 44: 27 starts, 12-6, 2.91 ERA, 140 ERA+, 2.75 FIP. 3rd in AL with 203 K's. Led AL with 1.006 WHIP, 5.3 H/9, and 10.6 K/9. Threw 7th career no-hitter with 16 strikeouts May 1 vs Toronto, a game I decided not to attend because it was late in the semester at UT-Arlington, I had senior Electrical Engineering projects due, and they were running an Arlington Appreciation Night promotion with lots of free tickets given away locally, insuring a packed house that I didn't want to deal with. I've regretted that decision since I turned on the TV after waking up from a nap to find Nolan giving a live interview from the dugout and the first thing I heard was along the lines of, "I'm just so happy to finally get one here for all these great fans in Arlington..." in his Texas drawl and I immediately knew what history I had missed. Anyway, back to the topic at hand...
1992 -- Age 45: 27 starts, 5-9, 3.72 ERA, 103 ERA+, 3.08 FIP. Still had enough in the tank to average 9.0 K/9 and 7.9 H/9.
1993 -- Age 46. The end of the line. 13 starts in an injury-plagued season, 5-5, 4.88 ERA. Retired no batters in final start going 1B - W - W - W - Grand Slam then tore an elbow ligament on his 2nd pitch to the next batter, and that's a wrap, folks.
10. Misirlou doesn't live in the restaurant Posted: April 20, 2019 at 04:29 PM (#5833814)
Pitched 10 scoreless innings in August 17 start against White Sox allowing 3 hits and striking out 15 while walking none.
I was at that game.
11. Baldrick Posted: April 20, 2019 at 04:33 PM (#5833820)
The day he officially moves closer to 40 years old than 30
Yeah, this is not right.
12. Gonfalon Bubble Posted: April 20, 2019 at 07:38 PM (#5833865)
while he almost certainly won't catch Brady in WS titles, it's got to be good to be him
But Verlander's way ahead of Brady in WS titles, 1 to 0!
Serves Brady right for quitting on the Expos.
13. For the Turnstiles (andeux) Posted: April 20, 2019 at 09:48 PM (#5833876)
How do you deflate a baseball?
14. Steve Balboni's Personal Trainer Posted: April 20, 2019 at 10:31 PM (#5833880)
Nolan Ryan is the most interesting player of my lifetime. The numbers - both the counting stats and the rate stats - are crazy all the day through age 44. Here's a fun thing involving Ryan:
He never won a Cy Young, but has the 5th-most Cy Young "shares" of any pitcher never to win a CYA. The other four are three starters, and one closer. Who are they?
15. Joyful Calculus Instructor Posted: April 20, 2019 at 10:36 PM (#5833883)
Make a small incision, then pull out some of the yarn.
16. Sweatpants Posted: April 20, 2019 at 10:42 PM (#5833885)
The reliever has to be Rivera. I'll guess Kevin Brown and Mussina for the starters, but I can't think of a third.
17. Russlan thinks deGrom is da bomb Posted: April 20, 2019 at 10:43 PM (#5833886)
I am going to guess Schilling, Mussina, Blyleven, and Rivera.
Not Mussina, Blyleven, Kevin Brown, or (surprisingly) Rivera.
But Schilling is correct. He has the third-most CYA shares of anybody who never won one.
A hint:The other two starters are active in 2019. The closer is not.
19. Gonfalon Bubble Posted: April 21, 2019 at 12:01 AM (#5833899)
Dan Quisenberry came in around 3rd for the Cy Young every year for a few years-- but I don't know if his #1 AL reliever prime was long enough to really rack up the share points.
For starters, Dave Stewart maybe? Same question: what did he do outside of those four consecutive years, Cy-wise?
A hint:The other two starters are active in 2019.
I wish to retract my Dave Stewart guess.
21. Greg Pope Posted: April 21, 2019 at 12:23 AM (#5833901)
Schilling is the first that came to my mind. Didn't he finish second to Randy Johnson three straight years?
The others are active? I'm guessing Lester and Sale.
22. Steve Balboni's Personal Trainer Posted: April 21, 2019 at 07:47 AM (#5833906)
Three of the four names have now been mentioned:
Sale has the second-highest among non-winners.
Schilling is 3rd.
Quisenberry is 4th. From 1982 through 1985, he finished 3rd, 2nd, 2nd, and 3rd.
But the all-time leader in CYA shares, without winning the award, is yet unnamed. And he happens to still be active. And I wouldn't have guessed this name if you had given me 10 guesses...
24. JJ1986 Posted: April 21, 2019 at 08:37 AM (#5833908)
Wainwright?
Adam Wainwright is correct!
He's finished second twice, and third twice.
In three of the four years he's received Cy Young votes, he has received a total of one first-place vote - but he was consistently getting 2nd and 3rd place votes those seasons, so his point total in the voting was strong.
In 2009, he actually got the most first-place votes, but finished...third. It was virtually a three-way tie, but he finished behind Lincecum and Carpenter.
26. Darren Posted: April 21, 2019 at 09:45 AM (#5833914)
Yes, I missed it. Who's Nolan Ryan? Oh wait, I'm reading the highlights now. This fellow sure did stick around a long time. I guess if someone did it 20+ years ago, no need for it ever to happen again.
A virtual three way tie, voted on by 30 people. This is why we shouldn't use awards (at least Cy Young and MVP) when discussing greatness.
28. Itchy Row Posted: April 21, 2019 at 12:10 PM (#5833936)
Kratz is still two months away from his 39th birthday, so there aren't even any 39-year-olds in the league right now.
29. Walt Davis Posted: April 21, 2019 at 04:40 PM (#5833994)
Have we forgotten Bartolo so soon? Jamie Moyer? Clemens?
If anyone in the NL wants Fernando Rodney (42), please take him.
31. cardsfanboy Posted: April 21, 2019 at 10:33 PM (#5834029)
I thought Derek Jeter was the Tom Brady of Baseball, great player, but overrated because of the fact that he had a lot of great teammates. (note Brady is better relative to the greats than Jeter actually is, but still massively overrated because of the quality of his roster)
I didn't see this thread in time, but yes that was a pretty easy guess for me. Since it's something I mention fairly frequently.
33. Slivers of Maranville descends into chaos (SdeB) Posted: April 22, 2019 at 01:16 AM (#5834053)
I thought Derek Jeter was the Tom Brady of Baseball, great player, but overrated because of the fact that he had a lot of great teammates.
Tom Brady has had a lot of great teammates???
34. Zonk is Back Where He Came From Posted: April 22, 2019 at 09:02 AM (#5834061)
I want to be the Justin Verlander of Kate Upton beaus....
35. Joyful Calculus Instructor Posted: April 22, 2019 at 09:12 AM (#5834062)
[33] When he won the back to back titles early in his career his team had an all time great defense. His later titles included solid defenses and arguably the greatest tight end of all time. His most recent title probably had the weakest team around him among any of the teams that won conference titles, but still had some solid players. Having Billechick as a head coach helps, too.
36. SoSH U at work Posted: April 22, 2019 at 09:13 AM (#5834063)
His most recent title probably had the weakest team around him among any of the teams that won conference titles,
His most recent team had the weakest Tom Brady.
I think it's clear that 2001 through '04 or '05 Tom Brady was overrated, especially vis a vis Peyton Manning, but it would be hard for the current version to be overrated or the whole career player at this point. And I hate him.
38. Tim M Posted: April 22, 2019 at 10:41 AM (#5834080)
I don't know much about football, but I hear it said by serious fans that neither Brady nor his teammates were "all that great", it is in fact Belichick who is the great one, he puts together teams and plays and plans that are so good the players are almost interchangeable. Besides Brady & a couple guys like Gronk and that kicker, they seem to be a whole new team every year. And yea it's a sample size of 4 games, but some random backup QB came in & went 3-1 during the deflate suspension. That kind of thing. Seems plausible to me.
[36] Nah, the year he beat Seattle in the SB he seemed kind noodle armed the whole year and he underthrew quite a few passes that year. This was especially noticeable in the playoff game against Baltimore. And in the Super Bowl, the game plan was built around short passes. I thought he was getting old and his arm was getting weaker, but then he appeared the regain his lost arm strength. Then again, if he really was using under-inflated balls that year and not just in the AFC title game, that would explain why his deep balls kept coming up short.
40. JL72 Posted: April 22, 2019 at 11:05 AM (#5834090)
[38] I would say that Brady is one of the greats (even if he has not been great every single season).
I don't think that Brady is the GOAT because I do think that Belichick is also one of the all time greats and I don't know how to separate that.
41. PreservedFish Posted: April 22, 2019 at 11:16 AM (#5834095)
If Tom Brady and Bill Belichik were both available in the 2000 draft, I'd take Belichik first.
42. Never Give an Inge (Dave) Posted: April 22, 2019 at 01:11 PM (#5834144)
Me too. In part because that seems like the only way someone is going to get to 300 wins these days.
43. base ball chick Posted: April 22, 2019 at 01:29 PM (#5834155)
Darren Posted: April 20, 2019 at 01:23 PM (#5833743)
I would love to see someone try to play into their mid-40s
bartolo
jamie moyer (went to 49!!!)
clemens
darren oliver
and we can't forget barry lamar
but i doubt we're gonna see this much any more
44. Greg Pope Posted: April 22, 2019 at 01:54 PM (#5834163)
Agree on Brady/Belichick. In his own era, Brady is (should be) behind Manning, Rodgers, and Brees. Brady is a great QB, but he shouldn't be in the discussion for greatest of all time.
Belichick takes a bunch of nobodies and makes the teams great. He is on the short list for greatest coach of all time and I'd give it to him.
some random backup QB came in & went 3-1 during the deflate suspension.
Don't forget Brady's injury year where Matt Cassel stepped in and they won 11 games. Matt Cassel.
45. SoSH U at work Posted: April 22, 2019 at 01:56 PM (#5834167)
He is on the short list for greatest coach of all time and I'd give it to him.
He's on the short list for greatest coach in any North American sport. I'd put him 1 and Popovich 2.
Don't bag on Matt Cassel. He won a division title with the Chiefs. The league figured him out pretty quickly after that, but he was a pretty good QB for a few years. And don't forget that he had Moss and Welker to throw to that year. Brady went 16-0 with a similar team the previous year.
47. jmurph Posted: April 22, 2019 at 02:17 PM (#5834178)
Roughly the same team and coach went 16-0 the previous season and broke all the offensive records. That's kind of a big difference.
EDIT: Coke to JCI
In his own era, Brady is (should be) behind Manning, Rodgers, and Brees. Brady is a great QB, but he shouldn't be in the discussion for greatest of all time.
Anyone still going with this started looking silly years ago. I mean, Drew Brees has won 8 playoff games. EIGHT!
I don't pretend to be able to parse Manning vs Brady, but I can't imagine even entertaining the discussion beyond that.
Why is only the pre-Cassel season counted in those comparisons? In 2009, with Brady, they won one fewer game than they did with Cassel.
The point is to dismiss the comparison, because it doesn't seem particularly meaningful.
51. Benji Gil Gamesh VII - The Opt-Out Awakens Posted: April 22, 2019 at 02:37 PM (#5834189)
Anyone still going with this started looking silly years ago.
I mean, I'm certainly willing to listen to an argument that someone else is the GOAT. Except from someone who dismissively says Brady "shouldn't be in the discussion." If you actually believe that I don't really trust any other thoughts you might have.
Then why did you bring up the previous season?
And I don't know why it isn't relevant to the discussion of how much is Brady, how much is Belichick. When the Colts lost Peyton Manning, they went from a 10-6 playoff team to the worst team in the league. That wasn't an accident.
To highlight the lack of meaning in "but Matt Cassel went 11-5!"
54. Nasty Nate Posted: April 22, 2019 at 02:47 PM (#5834194)
...they went from a 10-6 playoff team to the worst team in the league. That wasn't an accident.
Freudian slip?
I still don't know how this was accomplished by 46 and 47.
The 07 Pats were indeed historically great, and suffered a sizable drop when they went from Brady to Cassel (which is an argument against but "Cassel went 11-5").
However, the 09 Pats went 10-6 with Brady, one-half game* worse than they did under Cassel. That's an argument supporting the idea that the Pats' success is more coach than QB.
You should either bring up both or neither. Bringing up just one isn't a fair way of highlighting anything.
* Brady really should get credit for the Opening Day win in 2008.
The 07 Pats were indeed historically great, and suffered a sizable drop when they went from Brady to Cassel (which is an argument against but "Cassel went 11-5).
A: But Cassel went 11-5!
B: Well if you think that's meaningful, wait until you find out what their record was the previous year!
If I would have worded it more tongue-in-cheek it would have perhaps been more obvious, I guess. But that's my basic stance.
Anyway, different schedules, teams, league contexts, guys at different point in their careers, etc. I'm genuinely not sure I've ever seen this argument structure used in any other circumstance except in an attempt to downplay Brady's value. Like, what is even the point of pointing out that they went 10-6 with Brady the year after Cassel went 11-5? Is the suggestion that Cassel could have done that, too, that there is no significant difference?
Also, Cassel was pretty good in multiple other seasons! And Manning was replaced by Dan Orlovsky or some such. These are not meaningful arguments.
57. Tom Nawrocki Posted: April 22, 2019 at 03:13 PM (#5834210)
When the Colts lost Peyton Manning, they went from a 10-6 playoff team to the worst team in the league. That wasn't an accident.
Well, to be scrupulously fair, the Patriots went from Brady to a guy who turned out to be a Pro Bowl QB later in his career. The 2011 Colts' first three games were started by the 39-year-old Kerry Collins (the last three starts of his career), who got benched before the end of the third game. The remainder were started by two guys who never won an NFL start outside of that season.
58. TDF, trained monkey Posted: April 22, 2019 at 03:20 PM (#5834217)
The arguments against the greatness of the individuals on the mid-90's Cowboys goes something like this:
Aikman wasn't really that good because his receivers made him look good, and Smith and the O line were so good.
Smith wasn't really that good because the O line was great and the passing game so effective.
Irvin/Novacek weren't really that good because Smith took pressure off the passing game by being so good.
The O line wasn't really that good because Smith and the passing game just made them look good.
True. The Colts' QB options that year were truly abysmal. Cassel was better, even if he wasn't really worthy of a Pro Bowl spot with KC.
There's probably some truth to all of it, though Aikman's rep was the one that was truly propped up by the others.
60. Slivers of Maranville descends into chaos (SdeB) Posted: April 22, 2019 at 05:18 PM (#5834256)
So, in 2007, 2008 and 2009 the Patriots didn't change much on offense. In particular, they had the same offensive line for those three years. Here is their QB DVOA:
2007: 54.1%
2008: 1.1%
Here is their offensive DVOA:
And I'd argue Brady wasn't back to 100% physically in 2009, but no matter.
He got hurt halfway through the first quarter when there was no score in the game.
62. Red Voodooin Posted: April 22, 2019 at 06:12 PM (#5834262)
Brady is a great QB, but he shouldn't be in the discussion for greatest of all time.
Not in the discussion? This is ridiculous. The amount of mental gymnastics it takes to talk yourself out of Brady as the best (or at worst top 2-3) is exhausting. If you add up all the best anti-Brady arguments, mix em up and spill it out, you can't come up with anything other than #2 or #3 ever. I'd say there's an argument for Manning at #1 and really nobody else ...
63. Howie Menckel Posted: April 22, 2019 at 07:57 PM (#5834269)
The Bulls won NBA titles with Michael Jordan in 1991, 1992, and 1993 - winning 61, 67, and 57 games.
without Jordan in 1993-94, they won....55.
without Jordan in 1994-95 for the first 65 games, they were ...... 34-31. then 13-4 in finishing with Jordan (who shot 34-for-117 from the field - 29 percent - in the four losses).
the next 3 years, they won 72, 69, and 62 games in winning 3 more titles.
he leaves again, and they go 13-37 in lockout season, then win 17, 15, and 21 games the 3 years after that - finally getting back above .500 in 2004-05.
I don't fully agree with you, but agree with the major point, he's clearly in the discussion... I may think he's overrated but that doesn't mean he isn't also great.
Still I put him behind both Manning and Montana, and then put him in the group that includes Elway, Favre, throw in Unitas if you want, but that is the group that Brady is debated with (and sorry guy up thread... I absolutely, positively love Brees, but he's definitely a step below Brady...that isn't even a legit argument) top five, he's in the discussion, top two... I don't see it.
That's what I get from not looking it up. I thought he got knocked out in the third. So Cassel should be the pitcher of record.
66. Srul Itza Posted: April 22, 2019 at 09:34 PM (#5834298)
He got mentioned in another context, but the Big Unit also pitched into his mid-40's. He picked up his 300th win in his age 45 Season, pitching for the Giants.
When Brady won his fourth title, I thought he was the GOAT, but it was a tough call. When he won his fifth, I thought it became an easy call. Now with 6 he's just pulling away.
I said he was great.
Still I put him behind both Manning and Montana, and then put him in the group that includes Elway, Favre, throw in Unitas if you want, but that is the group that Brady is debated with
So you agree with me that he's not in discussion for GOAT. Also, I have Rodgers in the Manning/Montana group, ahead of the next group.
There's simply no argument for Brady that doesn't depend on "count the rings". And football is at least as team dependent as baseball. Although in a different way. There's the linemen. And coaching has a huge impact on football. Way more than baseball.
What's the non-ring based argument for Montana in the highest tier? It seems that his successor in the same system with the same personnel typically grades higher.
70. Tom Nawrocki Posted: April 23, 2019 at 08:36 AM (#5834351)
Brad Oremland, who has studied these things as much as anyone, rates Montana fifth all-time (or he did in 2015; Brady may have passed him by now). Here's part of his Montana ranking:
Something often forgotten or ignored about Montana's career is that he was also one of the greatest regular-season quarterbacks of all time.1 He led the NFL in touchdowns and passer rating twice each, and he passed for the most yards of the 1980s. He and Dan Marino were the only players with six 3,000-yard passing seasons in the decade, and the only two with 200 TD passes. Montana set the all-time record for passer rating, plus he excelled in areas that don't show up in the rating formula — he was a good runner, he didn't take many sacks, and he seldom fumbled. Montana made eight Pro Bowls and five all-pro squads, three of them first-team. He was the Associated Press NFL MVP in 1989 and '90.
There's simply no argument for Brady that doesn't depend on "count the rings".
Sure there is. The argumnent would be that Brady has been an exceptional quarterback for a very, very long time.
Career DYAR:
Manning: 26296
Brady: 23745
Brees: 21423
Rodgers: 11699
Career AV:
Manning: 271
Brady: 269
Brees: 256
Rodgers: 170
Montana: 164
Depending on how you credit Brady's playoff performances (Brady has played in 40 to Manning's 27, with a better ANY/A) you could certainly put Brady ahead, leaving aside that he isn't done playing.
So you agree with me that he's not in discussion for GOAT.
This is a very narrow definition of "in the discussion," if it refuses to include players that must be carefully considered before they can ultimately found to be a tier below the supposed two best quarterbacks ever.
Timelining quarterbacks is hard, but there is literally no way that Brady is in the same tier as Favre.
74. jmurph Posted: April 23, 2019 at 09:27 AM (#5834367)
There's no argument against top 2 that doesn't rely on pretending the playoffs don't matter.
And football is at least as team dependent as baseball.
What's the (modern) football equivalent of Mike Trout's 7 all time great seasons without a playoff win?
Does pre-SB shuffle Walter Payton count as modern? I suppose maybe "all time great seasons" is pushing it, but Payton had some really outstanding seasons on gawd awful bad teams before the mid-80s came to pass....
76. Mike Hampton's #1 Fan Posted: April 23, 2019 at 09:50 AM (#5834380)
If we're discounting quarterbacks for the contributions of their coaches and teammates, it seems relevant to mention that Bill Walsh is in the Hall of Fame, that Jerry Rice is the consensus greatest receiver of all time, and that the San Francisco 49ers defenses were ranked 2, 23, 4, 1, 2, 3, 3, 8, and 3 in points allowed during Joe Montana's tenure as starting quarterback. The best 9-year stretch of New England Patriot defenses I can find during Tom Brady's career is 6, 17, 1, 2, 17, 2, 4, 8 and 5.
I'm prepared to listen to an argument that Montana should be rated higher than Brady. But the idea that Montana was dragging his team to victory solely by his own greatness, while Brady was carried to nine Super Bowls by his teammates, is historically illiterate. It's not at all clear that if you pick out any consecutive nine years of Brady's career, Montana's 49ers didn't have comparable, or better, offensive weapons *and* defenses.
77. Benji Gil Gamesh VII - The Opt-Out Awakens Posted: April 23, 2019 at 09:50 AM (#5834381)
Yeah I'd want to hear this as well. Especially from someone who is placing Montana clearly above Brady.
Simple, Montana was a star when I was a naive kid, but Brady a star when I'm a jaded adult.
Due to the nature of modern football, I think this would need to be a defensive player or RB/WR.
[79] So Calvin Johnson then?
I think that makes it Calvin Johnson then.
Edit: coke to 80.
[80] I'd've said Barry Sanders must surely be in the running, but he actually does have one single playoff win.
83. Misirlou doesn't live in the restaurant Posted: April 23, 2019 at 11:16 AM (#5834424)
How about Dick Butkus?
84. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Griffin (Vlad) Posted: April 23, 2019 at 12:48 PM (#5834458)
What about a left tackle? Joe Thomas never won a playoff game.
85. bachslunch Posted: April 23, 2019 at 12:58 PM (#5834469)
For me, it's tough to get below 6 GOAT NFL QB possibilities: Johnny Unitas, Joe Montana, Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Otto Graham, and Sammy Baugh. One can argue all kinds of ways to distinguish between them, I suppose, but that's the lowest I can trim.
For RBs, it's a bit easier: Jim Brown.
For receivers, we're talking Don Hutson and Jerry Rice.
[85] Are you including Baugh's value in playing punter and defensive end?
87. JL72 Posted: April 23, 2019 at 01:52 PM (#5834495)
Johnny Unitas, Joe Montana, Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Otto Graham, and Sammy Baugh.
Timelining presents some real issues here. Not only for physical skills, but for the evolution of the game and the increased importance of the QB. Unlike baseball, the rules that Baugh, for example, played under are quite different than what Brady has.
Are you saying that Favre is clearly better, I can see that argument, or the other way around? which seems a bit of a stretch.
I'm not sure Favre cracks the top-10 of all-time QBs. It's close.
90. Tulo's Fishy Mullet (mrams) Posted: April 23, 2019 at 10:27 PM (#5834701)
I'm no NFL honk, but Favre was a delight to watch play, few football players, if any were more entertaining.
91. bachslunch Posted: April 24, 2019 at 08:55 AM (#5834789)
@86: I wasn't, though that helps him even more if you consider it. He's arguably the best punter of all time, too, depending on the standards you use. Attempts to rank QBs while allowing for period adjustment that I've seen suggest Baugh was the best passer pre-Graham, though Chase Stuart's system has Sid Luckman close by him:
http://newqbrating.blogspot.com/2010/04/c-scores-new-way-to-evaluate-pro.html#sthash.lSVVvetB.dpuf
http://www.footballperspective.com/the-greatest-qb-of-all-time-v-part-ii-career-rankings/
The former ranking has him as the 5th/4th/4th best all-time for best 4/7/10 year stretch, in fact. Tough to ignore. But YMMV, of course.
@87: agreed, timelining presents challenges. I've based this on a combination of stats with some level of period adjustment and titles won. Not an exact science, though.
@91 - That sounds like a pretty good approach. Everyone will weigh things differently, but it is something that must be considered.
93. Ithaca2323 Posted: April 24, 2019 at 10:28 AM (#5834805)
Timelining presents some real issues here. Not only for physical skills, but for the evolution of the game and the increased importance of the QB
Not to mention, the rules protecting QBs (and an increased focus on rest, recovery, etc.) has led to longer and longer careers. The career AV leaderboards are just going to be a bunch of guys from this era. We've already got Manning, Brady, and Brees in the Top 3. But Phillip Rivers will probably pass Elway and Marino in the next few years, Ben is going to be moving up the list, the Falcons are going to just keep putting weapons around Matt Ryan. Who knows with Rodgers?
This is the "literally nothing matters" approach to talking about sports.
Are you saying that Favre is clearly better, I can see that argument,
Do the Brady haters actually think this?
96. PreservedFish Posted: April 24, 2019 at 12:29 PM (#5834847)
Brett Favre won a game on national television several days after his father died. Did Tom Brady ever do that?
97. JJ1986 Posted: April 24, 2019 at 12:30 PM (#5834848)
Justin Tuck is still alive.
Tom Brady did win a game on national television several days after Brett Favre's dad died.
I can't even figure out the angle honestly, other than trolling, and that's not cfb's bag in my experience. It's not winning, it's not stats, it's... Wrangler commercials? I just don't get it.
100. Fancy Crazy Town Banana Pants Handle Posted: April 24, 2019 at 08:31 PM (#5835055)
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