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Vic Mackey

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  1. On 1/24/2019 at 7:33 PM, XYZ said:

    I don’t know which agency handles the do-not-call list, maybe it’s the FTC. Whoever it is, they clearly don’t give a shit about telemarketers wiping their ass with the do-not-call list. They must have better things to do. Things like, I don’t know, enabling big corporations to make even more money and amass even more power. Protecting you and me sure doesn’t seem to be among their priorities.

    Some of this stuff has to be solvable from a technical standpoint. Like for example a company being able to spoof any phone number they want. WTF is that, and why doesn’t the fucking FTC put a stop to it? Companies that generate phone calls not from an actual phone should be given numbers with certain area codes. Then everybody would know that if you get a call from a certain range of area codes, that’s somebody trying to sell you something. And if they go around that, send somebody to jail, not a fucking $500 fine or whatever bullshit it is. That’s always how it is with regulators. If a regular guy does some kind of scam, prison. But if a company does it as a business model, then the regulator slaps them on the wrist, which doesn’t deter them at all. Has any large company gotten its charter revoked in this country, EVER?

    The Do Not Call List was created to prevent legit telemarketing companies from contacting your number. These spam calls are not from legitimate companies at all. That is the issue. The FTC can't really do much. They are coming from overseas, even though the numbers appear to be U.S. numbers.

    Also my phone will say Scam Likely when a lot of these come through so I just ignore it and then blacklist the number after. So far none of the numbers have been a false positive where it was a legit number calling me personally. 

  2. On 1/24/2019 at 3:19 PM, Trey3216 said:

    It's even crazier when you get one from yourself

    I used to get ones from the first 6 numbers of my phone number. Random order of the last 4 digits. The spam calls have slowed down in general for me but I am sure at some point they will ramp back up. All I do is blacklist every one of the numbers. All you really can do. Do Not Call List doesn't make a difference as that is for legitimate telemarketing calls (do those even exist anymore). All of these calls are originating from call center farms overseas so authorities over here really have their hands tied.

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    57 minutes ago, Brothahorn said:
    On 1/17/2019 at 12:08 PM, Goo Punch said:
    what is there to let slide? he is absolutely in the conversation if most unguardable players ever. no question. 

    Until the playoffs come.

    Exactly. His game does not translate to the playoffs when teams actually want to play defense. And the refs are not going to give you every call. That last game where he had about 40 shots, 5-20 on 3s and mid 20s to 30 free throw attempts and scored a bunch of points. Cool.

    He's cool to watch from an entertainment factor. But he's not leading a team anywhere. Unless people bought into that fool's gold last year against Golden State and thinking they were really close. Same shit as when Dallas took San Antonio to 7 games in 2014 in the 1st round. The year SA won the Finals. Didn't mean Dallas was on their level.

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    2 hours ago, Bone3421 said:

    That is my argument...the teams in 70's and 80's were better and deeper throughout the whole league and could keep talent they drafted...Now you have teams that cant keep their talent and cant manage a salary cap

    Bills jets dolphins have been garbage for 20 years with 2 outliers...browns trash...oakland trash...texans jags titans not good either

    When you only have to get by manning ben and flacco as threats its much easier than running thru marino elway moon kosar boomer and others back in the day

    And yes bill is the goat coach imo amd with a top 3 qb its no wonder they run roughshod over crappy afc last 20 years

    You are seriously overhyping the 70s and 80s. It was full of shit ass teams just like now. Nothing different. People do this for the NBA all the time when discussing the 90s. Acting like that was the best era ever in basketball.

    All you have to say is you are not a Brady fan. That would be better than throwing out all these arguments that are really weak.

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    2 minutes ago, Sbbruin said:

    Those fucking Spartacus rims are the stupidest thing I've ever seen.  They probably cost a ton, and either get fucked up regularly or completely limit where you can drive and park.

    The originals were 83s and 84s. They did not stick out this far at all. In fact not even close. And they cost a ton and were a status symbol in the hood. People got robbed, shot and killed for those in Houston in the 90s. These new ones are just goofy looking and are much cheaper. It's not a status symbol to have them. Anyone joe blow can go put them on now. Not original any longer. Big Tony's ride looks really good but I would not have the rims poke out that far at all. They are just a caricature of the originals.

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    Edited by Vic Mackey

    HORSE is sort of fun to play. Boring as fuck to sit and watch someone else play it, though. There's a reason they don't have that shit any longer. Gets old real fast. Isn't meant for tv.

  7. Just now, EvilCaseMcCoy said:

    I was told the offense works, all we need is better situational playcalling.  

    Situational playcalling is in need of an upgrade.

    But we are not using our players to their strengths. At all. Zeke can be a weapon in the pass game like a Gurley or Kamara but nope. He gets a lot of catches but they are all dump offs when nothing else is open and then he goes nowhere. We don't scheme to get players open. It's a 'beat your man' offense. No creativity. 

    It's the same thing as when Romo went down in 2015, the backups were told to run the same exact offense and scheme. They didn't adjust.

    Why are plays not being run to utilize Dak's legs? We have made him scared to take off and run. But where are the plays designed to get him out the pocket and make the defense react?

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    Edited by Vic Mackey

    Y'all are in for a wake up call. The offense is going to be same as it has been since Garrett has been here. It's his offense. It's his gameplans and preparation. The OC is just going to be calling plays from the same exact list Linehan has. Nothing will be new or innovative until Garrett himself is out of here. The only thing you can hope for is better situational playcalling and knowing when to call those certain plays better than Linehan. 

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