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Thomas Brown hired for Panthers OC job

That's Good Advice.

I did not do research because, at the time Samples was hired, it was widely reported that McVay assigned Thomas Brown the responsibility of identifying the new RB-coach. It was part of giving Brown greater responsibility to increase his coaching profile.

You posted ... 'someone posted here there were 2 Raheem Morris hires that just got fired'

Rather than assume the Defensive Coordinator hired a RB-coach ... because that would be strange ... maybe you might want to do your research. You gave good advice above. You should take it.

McVay let go of a number of coaches last month. Four were on the defensive-side. If Morris was key in hiring any coaches that were let go, don't you think it is much more likely it was the defensive coaches?
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That first hit was pretty indirect... Hardy got a glass jaw? Also, if you were going to do something like this I'd think you'd train harder and be less... fat? Hardy just looks grossly out of shape for something like this.

Mike LaFleur hired as new OC

“For the years in San Francisco before that, I obviously didn’t call the plays, but honestly, it’s not even really on my mind at all right now,” LaFleur said Tuesday. “My mind is totally into let’s finish this staff, let’s get the right people for this offensive staff, and then let’s get to know these players. Let’s figure out what our roster is going to be moving forward and then let’s get the foundation of what this 2023 Rams offense is going to be. Then whatever happens in August through December, I’m going to be there to support and do my part. So not concerned about any of that, and again, excited to be here.”

He is very focused on moving forward. Sounds a lot like McVay!

Things You Did, That Embarrass You Now

When I was nine I had meningitis. The Docs would treat it and it would come back in a few days. I was in and out of the hospital for three months. Every time I’d get it again I had a Spinal Tap. It was necessary to confirm the diagnosis even though they were pretty sure what it was.

Anyway, every time I had to have it done I screamed like it was the most excruciating pain on earth. In hindsight it was not that bad. I don’t like looking back at what a little whimp I was as a kid.

Desalination Plants

Californians have known the risk they were taking with the Salton Sea for decades. Back in the 80s, I believe it was when a plan was drawn up to divert the rainwater drainage coming off the mountains and put the rain runoff in settling ponds to replenish the aquifer. That plan was politically quashed and nothing was done about it.

My uncle used to own a farm in Niland and got run out by rezoning his farmland for residential use. Coincidentally he was one who supported the plan....hmmmmm Environmental scientists predicted this day would come. But like the coastal desalination plants, their plans were killed over and over again. California has no one to blame but itself. Look how many years this drought has lasted and as the biggest draw on the water did California lead the charge to reallocate the water division? Nope, they continued to this day to draw their full share. Where is the ban on golf courses, lawns and water-intensive landscapes?

Public apathy is just as big of a problem as big agri. There is no political will because there is no public will. People won't care until rationing becomes a permanent thing. The problem is multifaceted. But it must start with a general public outcry because without it the politicians have no reason not to take the Farm Bureau's money.

I don't disagree with any of the above, but the discussion the OP presented us is about Desalination Plants. We know the political will has been nonexistent in many circles of our society because there is a lack of leadership, and now we have reached a point where the Feds are likely to impose restrictions which will trigger lawsuits that could take years to resolve, years that we don't have. The Sacramento Water Tunnel Project, like the development of desalination plants, is just another issue where locals say 'not in my backyard'.
I'm not an engineer, but I do possess a degree of common sense, and when the subject of desalination comes up and folks get twisted over this 'not in my backyard' malaise, it's not altogether different from off-shore wind turbine development we have seen in many coastal cities already.
One reason why I brought up a seawater pipeline to an area inland is because it's far less intrusive than a massive Desalination Plant that sits on our pristine California coastline, and the land & route are pretty easily followed if the Feds & State can get on board. Camp Pendleton is federal property, and state highway 78 would be the path of the pipeline, a fairly direct route, a huge desalination plant on the north-east side of the Salton Sea should have far fewer detractors, ... then another, now fresh water pipeline would continue north to Lake Mead through uninhabited desert land. Camp Pendleton is huge, and on it's southernmost reaches could easily yield some land for a pipeline, if not a desalination plant of it's own.
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Five Ugliest Cars You Almost Bought

5. The AMC Gremlin X: Especially in lime green, oh yes! They came in a large V-6 or in a honest-to-God, V-8. It was called one of the first sub-compact models aver the Oil Embargo in 1973 (ish). The V-8 would scream and rumble like a monster car. It was so ugly, I loved it. I think I need it now....
LOL I needed a transportation car and bought a Gremlin for $150. It had about 200K original miles on the engine. Only the transmission had been replaced at 125K miles. It was beaten to hell on the exterior but was a surprisingly good interior. I put another 80K trouble free miles on it.

Girls laughed at it but if they did I didn't want a girl like that. One girl didn't laugh. She said she was more interested in the man that drove it. Had to have lots of strength of character to survive the ridicule. God I loved that girl.

I was just out of the Navy so I was broke and broken. The last thing I cared about was the car I drove.

20 Random Super Bowl, Season Wrap Up, and Looking Ahead Thoughts

Avenger:

Since the holding call is popular and contentious:
Because I speed every morning going to work, am I supposed to tell the cop that he can’t give me a ticket because I always break the law and have never been caught? (Holding every play, but not called) Or should I say that today I’m late so it’s a bad time to give me a ticket? (Game situations shouldn’t matter)
Finally, as one poster said, and it was briefly mentioned during the game, bradbury held him TWICE, once going into the break and once coming out. The replay barely catches the first grab.

As for building a championship roster, many ways have worked. You have to have a good FO, coaches, and some key stars to elevate the play around them; otherwise, it doesn’t really matter how much $$ you spend on FAs or how/where you pick in the draft. Each team has the same amount of $$ to spend. Of course it helps to have a QB!

This brings me to your point about drafting players to develop. The Rams have several gaping holes to fill and the window is closing on a few of our superstars. I’m with you in that the Rams need to hit on a couple of starters this draft. They need to start accumulating their next group of stars this offseason. A roster full of developmental guys won’t do it in ‘23.

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