RAMS WIN, RAMS WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

STAFFORD WITH FOUR TOUCHDOWNS, K-WILL RUNNING IT DOWN THEIR THROATS, D-ROB WITH TWO TOUCHDOWNS, ETHAN EVANS WITH SOME REALLY UNDERRATED PUNTING, BYRON YOUNG WITH THE SAFETY, JUST FUCKING AWESOME, FUCK. YES. WE. WIN!

Thursday Night Football: How to watch the Minnesota Vikings vs. Los Angeles Rams NFL game tonight​

Danica Creahan
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Thu, Oct 24, 2024 at 2:05 PM PDT

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Quarterback Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams host the Minnesota Vikings for Thursday Night Football tonight. (Brooke Sutton/Getty Images)More
Week 8 of the 2024 NFL season kicks off tonight with a Thursday Night Football game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Los Angeles Rams. Headed into tonight's match, the Vikings are 5-1, and the Rams are 2-4. The odds for tonight's TNF game favor the Minnesota Vikings to win over the LA Rams. The Vikings at Rams game will stream live nationally on Amazon Prime Video tonight at 8:15 p.m. ET.

How to watch the Vikings vs. Rams game:​

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Date: Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024
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Coverage start time: 7 p.m. ET
Kickoff time: 8:15 p.m. ET/5:15 p.m. PT
Game: Minnesota Vikings vs. LA Rams
Location: SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA
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I'm so divided with this game of which way to go. Those are particularly good odds for us and we are getting 2-3 players back this game. Will they have rust?
Their defensive play caller will be out again.

I never bet on the Rams in real life at the casino but on here? Sure now and again. I lose like 80% of the time... what to do?


Anybody betting on this game with real or ROD$'s?

Here was a thread I thought was WORTHY to be a VISION on RAMS (NFL) HISTORY!!

Beat the Vikings! Keep Kupp and make a run!

I mentioned in the previous thread that my house will be having Oklahoma fried onion burgers! They are a damn delight and super easy to make!

During the Kupp trade rumors i searched his favorite meal and apparently he likes to eat a steak, green beans, and sweet potatoes before a game. So I will be adding that to the list - using the sous vide of course.

Go grill up an Oklahoma fried onion burger and lets take this win.

Will it be Speights? Who will wear the green dot? I can see McVay going with Hummel possibly, just because of experience but I hope it’s Omar.

In recent years, we’ve seen the running back position significantly devalued. The arguments for this are pretty consistent: (1) RBs have a short shelf-life and rarely produce after age 30, and (2) cheap rookie RBs can come into the league and produce right away.

At the same time, the WR market has gone through the roof, with megadeals being signed by several players at the conclusion of their rookie deals.

I wonder, though, if 2024 is trending in a manner that might cause something of a “market correction” that benefits RBs while cooling the market for WRs.

On the RB side of the equation, three of the league’s top four rushers (1. Derrick Henry, 3. Saquon Barkley, 4. Josh Jacobs) are players who were let go by their original team and signed on the FA market. And the top guy, Henry, is 30. While he may be an outlier, the success of RB “retreads” may help others who hit the market in the near future.

On the flip side, WRs are starting to look like RBs. Top players with big contracts (recently Brandon Aiyuk and Chris Godwin) are going down with injuries. At the same time, rookies are having early success.

So, perhaps we’ll start seeing a shift in the valuation of these positions. Either that, or one day we’ll be signing Puka Nacua for $40M a year and letting Kyren Williams leave in FA.

Growing up a NY Yankee fan sucked. But it was all about the timing. I started playing LL ball in 1964 and following MLB but that was the beginning of the NY Yankees decline. Bought by CBS, it was run like a business (before it was business) instead of a franchise. I still remember the assclown CBS put in charge. Michael Burke. He was an idiot and he and CBS ran them into the ground prior to Steinbrenner buying them. But back to the first playoff expansion.

In my early days of watching MLB, it was easy. To win the pennant you had to have the best record among 10 teams. There were some close races too. In 1964 the Yankees (99-63) won the pennant by 1 game over the White Sox and 2 games over the Orioles. On September 15th, down 1.5 g to Baltimore with Chicago in 2nd place, they went on a run winning 12 of 13 games. They lost 3 of their last 5 to make it close. St. Louis won the National League by 1 game over Cincinnati. It wasn't the postseason but the end of the regular season could be just as exciting.

For baseball fans, it was pretty disheartening to have your team miss out by 1 or 2 games (that hasn't changed but the number of teams qualifying has increased). The 1967 season saw the Red Sox, Tigers, Twins and White Sox finish within 3 games of each other. So MLB decided to make it more exciting. Expand and split into 2 divisions and have a best of five League Championship Series decide it. Brilliant! Except in the first 3 years, the 6 LCS were swept 5 times. In 1972 and 1973, they all went the full distance. It created great rivalries that didn't otherwise exist. The Yankees and Royals. The Dodgers and Phillies.

Then in 1985 it was changed to a best of 7. The first 3 years half went the full distance. Then over the next 5 years just 2 of 10 made it that far. More expansion with a wild card and four best of 5 Division Series made a little more exciting. It was supposed to force teams to battle down to the wire, despite being out of the division race and it did. But it didn't make the postseason much more exciting. Of the first 24 Division Series, only 4 went the distance. And during that period just 1 of the 12 League Championship Series went 7 games. But from 1985-1993, 4 of the 9 World Series went the full 7 games. And after all, isn't that the desired goal? Now they've gone even further, creating 3 wild cards and two Wild Card Series, then the LDS, LCS and World Series. It's exciting and it still isn't the 70's and 80's NHL when 85% of teams made the postseason.

Here's how the series have faired with respect to going the distance or sweeps.

1940-1968 (29 yrs)
15 7-Game World Series
4 sweeps

1969-1984 (16 yrs/ Best of 5 LCS)*
10 5-Game LCS
13 LCS Sweeps
6 7-Game WS
1 WS sweep

*4 "Division Series" due to 1981 strike (3 went 5 games, 1 Sweep)

1985-1993 (9 yrs / Best of 7 LCS)
6 7-Game LCS
2 sweeps
4 7-Game WS
2 Sweeps

1995-2011 (17 yrs / Best of 5 LDS / Best of 7 LCS)
17 5-game LDS
26 LDS sweeps
8 7-game LCS
3 LCS sweeps
4 7-game WS
5 WS sweeps

2012-2021 (10 yrs / 1 game WC playoff / Best of 5, 7 and 7)*
17 5-game LDS
10 LDS sweeps
5 7-game LCS
4 LCS sweeps
4 7-game WS
1 WS sweep

*2020; Wild Card best of 3; 4 Wild Card series

2022-2024 (3 years, Wild Card Series best of 3)

2 3-game WC series
10 WC sweeps
3 5-game LDS
3 LDS sweeps
2 7-game LCS
1 LCS sweep
0 7-game WS
0 WS sweeps

So by my math and attempting to figure the probabilities, this year is either going to be a 7 game World Series or a sweep.

Too young, this really saddens me. My last visit to Dodger Stadium was to watch him pitch in 1982.

As stated before a low risk high reward player just curious to see what my ROD brethren think?

Article:

Rams Should Seize Golden Opportunity to Sign Waived LB Jamin Davis
By BVM Sportsdesk, 1h ago

The Rams have a timely opportunity to sign former first-round linebacker Jamin Davis, recently waived by the Washington Commodes after inconsistent performances. Despite struggles since being drafted in 2021 and a failed transition to defensive end, Davis's potential remains evident. His tackling ability and blitzing skills could provide a significant upgrade over current linebackers Troy Reeder and Christian Rozeboom. The Rams could benefit from his aggressive playstyle, especially with a run defense that needs enhancement.

By the Numbers
Jamin Davis was a first-round pick in 2021.
Davis played three-plus seasons with the Washington Commodes before being waived.
State of Play
The Rams currently struggle with linebacker depth and performance.
Jamin Davis is looking for a fresh start after being mismanaged in Washington.

What's Next
If the Rams move quickly to acquire Davis, he could immediately contribute to improving their defense and provide competition for current linebackers. A successful integration could rejuvenate his career.

Bottom Line
The Rams should capitalize on the chance to sign Jamin Davis, whose skill set could address pressing weaknesses in their defense and potentially revitalize his career.

They screwed up and waited on us. The whole division is 2-3 the last five games. Now we go!!!!!!!!!

Let’s see how many are buying the -X- (fka Twitter) hype…

I hate the idea of trading him. But there's a lot of smoke right now.

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• C Beaux Limmer: 73.3
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• WR Tutu Atwell: 71.8
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• LG Justin Dedich: 70.0
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• WR Tyler Johnson: 68.8
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• RG Kevin Dotson: 64.1
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• WR Demarcus Robinson: 56.2
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• TE Davis Allen: 55.1
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• RB Kyren Williams: 53.8
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• TE Hunter Long: 53.2

Matthew Stafford 48.9

• CB Cobie Durant: 94.6
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• S Jaylen McCollough: 85.0
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• DB Quentin Lake: 80.9
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• CB Ahkello Witherspoon: 74.0
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• S Kamren Curl: 73.6

• OLB Jared Verse: 71.6
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• OLB Michael Hoecht: 71.1
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• CB Darious Williams: 68.5
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• CB Josh Wallace: 66.0
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• DT Kobie Turner: 52.9
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• LB Christian Rozeboom: 52.1
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• OLB Byron Young: 45.0
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• DT Braden Fiske: 39.4
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• DL Tyler Davis: 29.6

Stafford another rough game. Lets see what happens when his WRs return. The D Line didn't have a great game. Fiske played like he got hurt.

Well, lots of things have changed between my past mock. So, no better time for a new one!

CUT: Higbee

(Yeah, I think it's obvious that Higbee is a cut candidate.)

FRANCHISE: Alaric Jackson

(Yes, we're going to franchise our left tackle option for a trade, shh...)

FREE AGENCY: DGAF

(Can't predict anything, especially now that my top corner target (Adebo) has a serious injury. Maybe we add a young edge rusher or off ball linebacker? Who knows? Just, for the love of fucking fate, don't re-sign Reeder.)

TRADE:

Matthew Stafford to the Las Vegas Raiders for 2025 first round pick (#8 overall) and 2025 third (theirs).

(Yes, it's happening. I'm sorry...and not. Stafford's obviously lost a step, and I can't blame him; age takes everyone, and we need to start planning for when that happens. Part of that is learning when to let go. The Raiders are falling just short of getting the franchise quarterback at #8 overall - assuming Ward, Sanders, and Ewers all go before them and they don't wish to reach - but they get someone who can keep their hopes alive. In return, we get a top ten pick and a third to play with.)

Cooper Kupp, 2026 fourth (ours), and 2027 seventh to the Los Angeles Chargers for 2025 second round pick (theirs) and 2025 third round pick (theirs).

(Chargers need a wide receiver, since it's looking more and more like Quentin Johnston is a bust. McConkey is a good start, and Rice has potential, but they need someone who can make a difference, and Harbaugh's seen enough of Kupp to like. Meanwhile, we move on from an aging star, and get a solid pick to utilize.)

Alaric Jackson to the Green Bay Packers for 2025 second-round pick (theirs) and 2025 third round pick (theirs).

(Obviously contingent on A-Jax signing with the Packers long-term, but the picks are worth the risk. The Packers, in return, get a still-young very good left tackle who can give Love time to throw to his numerous targets.)

Colby Parkinson and Derion Kendrick to the Jets for 2025 fourth round pick and 2027 seventh.

(Just...whatever it takes to get them off the team, okay?)

2025 first round pick (ours, #11 overall) to the Atlanta Falcons for 2025 first round pick (#17 overall, theirs) and 2025 second round pick (theirs).

(We trade down with Atlanta to secure an extra second round pick, while they jump up to take a falling defensive lineman.)

2025 second round pick (Packers) and 2026 second round pick to the Jacksonville Jaguars for 2025 second round pick.

(Thinking we move up a bit for a specific player. In return, Jacksonville gets more picks to play with.)

2025 second round pick (Chargers) to the Washington Comm - anders for 2025 second round pick (theirs) and 2025 fourth round pick.

(Fuck that I can't say "comm ander" in the same sentence. I demand that it be changed; it's a common fucking word. Anyway, the Washington football team sees a falling receiver that they must get, while we move down a bit.)

2025 third round pick (Raiders), 2025 third round pick (ours, compensatory), and 2025 fourth round pick (Washington's) to the Baltimore Ravens for 2025 second round pick (theirs) and 2025 fifth round pick (theirs).

(Ravens move down for extra picks.)

DRAFT:

#8 overall (Raiders) - Luther Burden III, WR, Missouri.

(Easy pick. If he had a competent quarterback, he'd have a lot more touchdowns and yards than he does. Our immediate X receiver.)

#28 overall (Packers) - Aireontae Ersery, LT, Minnesota.

(Mountain of a man. Finally figuring out potential. Our blindside protector for the next five years, at least.)

#38 overall (Jaguars) - Shavon Revel Jr., CB, East Carolina.

(I think he falls out of the first round with his injury and smaller school, but I'd pounce here. Huge and talented ballhawk.)

#48 overall (Falcons) - Garrett Nussmeier, QB, Louisiana State.

(Our quarterback. Don't scoff; he can make most of the throws Stafford does, and he's smart as a whip.)

#55 overall (Ravens) - Tyler Warren, TE, Penn State.

(Our answer at tight end. Physical, catches everything, fast, everything you want.)

#57 overall (Washington) - Dontay Corleone, NT, Cincinnati.

(Nickname is "The Godfather." Dominant run-stuffer, shows more in pass technique and motor than BB3.)

#76 overall (Rams) - Dorian Strong, CB, Virginia Tech.

(Double dip at cornerback to eventually replace D-Will/White/Witherspoon. Another ballhawk, strong tackler.)

#85 overall (Chargers) - Xavier Nwankpa, SAF, Iowa.

(Versatile chess piece. Can play anywhere in the secondary and box.)

#90 overall (Packers) - Fernando Carmona, OG, Arkansas.

(Road-grading offensive guard. Eventual Jonah Jackson/Kevin Dotson replacement.)

2025 fourth (Jets) - David Bailey, ILB/EDGE, Stanford.

(Another chess piece for Shula's defense. Can rush passer and cover.)

2025 fourth (Rams) - Samuel Brown, WR, Miami.

(Dominant speed threat for Cam Ward; one of his favorite targets. Raw, but uber-talented. Atwell replacement.)

2025 fifth (Ravens) - Anthony Belton, OT/OG, North Carolina State.

(Eventual Havenstein replacement, but he can slot in at guard while he improves until then. Big, physical, mean.)

2025 sixth (Rams) - Raheim "Rocket" Sanders, RB, South Carolina.

(One of my favorite running backs last year. I hope he lasts this long.)

2025 sixth (Falcons) - Will Sheppard, WR, Colorado.

(Replacement for Robinson/Johnson. Tall possession type with more YAC and speed than expected. Shadeur Sanders' favorite target aside from Hunter.)

2025 sixth (Steelers) - Collin Oliver, ILB/EDGE, Oklahoma State.

(Oliver is basically Bailey/Hampton, but discount. Don't sleep on him, though.)

ROSTER:

QB - Jimmy Garoppolo, Garrett Nussmeier.

(Garoppolo gets re-signed for one year, but then hands the reigns to Nussmeier, who never looks back.)

RB - Kyren Williams, Blake Corum, Cody Schrader (KR), Raheim Sanders.

(Four running backs, but all have talent.)

WR - Puka Nacua, Luther Burden III, Jordan Whittington, Xavier Smith (PR), Samuel Brown, Will Sheppard.

(Six wide receivers, but all have talent.)

TE - Tyler Warren, Davis Allen.

(Warren and Allen need to stay healthy, but I could live with two uber-talented tight ends.)

OL - Aireontae Ersery, Steve Avila, Jonah Jackson, Kevin Dotson, Rob Havenstein, Beaux Limmer, K.T. Leveston, Dylan McMahon, Fernando Carmona, Anthony Belton.

(Ersery, I get the feeling that he can start at left tackle from day one. This is the offensive line we envisioned before this year.)

DL - Kobie Turner, Braden Fiske, Dontay Corleone, Tyler Davis, Desjuan Johnson, David Olajiga.

(The top three shouldn't be moved for anything. Davis, Johnson, and Olajiga get the remainder.)

LB - Jared Verse, Byron Young, Omar Speights, Jake Hummel, Keir Thomas, Zach VanValkenburg, Nick Hampton, David Bailey, Collin Oliver.

(Verse and Young should get a lot of snaps. We'll see if Thomas and/or VanValkenburg sinks or swims, along with Hampton. Hummel will start in base packages, but I imagine Curl sees a lot of big nickel snaps.)

DB - Darious Williams, Cobie Durant, Kamren Curl Quentin Lake, Jaylen McCollough, Kamren Kinchens, Josh Wallace, Charles Woods, Shavon Revel Jr., Dorian Strong, Xavier Nwankpa.

(Basically, you have three placeholders (unless Kinchens busts out next year) in Williams (old), Durant (FA) and Curl (FA). Let the young players earn their stripes.)

ST - Joshua Karty (K), Ethan Evans (P), Alex Ward (LS)

(No changes here.)

I'll go into further details on the players in a post on this thread. Fair?

Rams PFF grades: Best and worst performers vs. Raiders in Week 7​

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Cameron DaSilva

October 21, 2024 11:57 am PT




It was a defensively dominated game by the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday in their victory over the Las Vegas Raiders. Chris Shula’s group forced four turnovers, two of which led to touchdowns by the offense and one was returned 33 yards for a touchdown by Kam Curl.
The offense once again lagged behind, getting outgained by the Raiders and going just 2-for-10 on third down. Fortunately, the Rams still managed to secure a win, which is all that matters at this point in the season.
Here’s how the Rams’ best and worst players graded out according to Pro Football Focus’ evaluation (min. 10 snaps).

Top 5 offense​

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• C Beaux Limmer: 73.3
• WR Tutu Atwell: 71.8
• LG Justin Dedich: 70.0
• WR Tyler Johnson: 68.8
• RG Kevin Dotson: 64.1

Limmer was the Rams’ highest-graded offensive player. He didn’t allow any pressures but his pass-blocking grade was only 36.6.
Atwell had a 71.8 grade with his six catches for 51 yards in the win.
Dedich graded out surprisingly well in his first NFL action despite him seemingly struggling when the Rams ran to his side (65.0 run-blocking grade).
Johnson caught four passes for a team-high 57 yards, including a 37-yard catch-and-run in the second half.
Dotson allowed one sack, getting beat on a stunt inside by none other than Maxx Crosby.

Top 5 defense​

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• CB Cobie Durant: 94.6
• S Jaylen McCollough: 85.0
• DB Quentin Lake: 80.9
• CB Ahkello Witherspoon: 74.0
• S Kamren Curl: 73.6

All five of the Rams’ top defensive players were corners and safeties, showing just how well the secondary played in the win. The Raiders only threw for 206 yards and the Rams picked off three passes: one by Durant and two by McCollough.
Durant had one forced fumble and the interception, allowing just one catch for 3 yards.
McCollough had two interceptions, including the game-sealing pick in the fourth quarter.
Lake earned a stellar 88.3 tackle grade, making the biggest stop of the game on Brock Bowers at the 5-yard line.
Witherspoon allowed three catches on five targets for 39 yards, breaking up one pass.
Curl allowed 29 yards on three catches but he was excellent as a tackler and in run defense.

Bottom 5 offense​

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• WR Demarcus Robinson: 56.2
• TE Davis Allen: 55.1
• RB Kyren Williams: 53.8
• TE Hunter Long: 53.2
• QB Matthew Stafford: 48.9

Robinson was mostly a non-factor, only catching one pass for 9 yards.
Allen was not targeted and didn’t run a single route, so he was exclusively a blocker.
Williams ran the ball well with 76 yards on 21 carries, forcing five missed tackles.
Long ran seven routes and caught one pass for 5 yards, playing the other nine snaps as a run blocker.
Stafford struggled in this one, only completing 14 of 23 passes for 154 yards with one interception and no touchdowns.

Bottom 5 defense​

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• DT Kobie Turner: 52.9
• LB Christian Rozeboom: 52.1
• OLB Byron Young: 45.0
• DT Braden Fiske: 39.4
• DL Tyler Davis: 29.6

The five lowest-graded players were all along the front seven. Turner had three pressures, Young had four and Fiske had two, so they were fairly effective as pass rushers, but they were all given poor tackling grades.
Rozeboom allowed two catches for 21 yards in coverage, continuing to struggle in that department.
Davis didn’t have a single tackle or pressure in the 17 snaps he played.

I know a bit early but it's a TNF game so thought I'd get the pregame going. Mostly to just say that apparently TJ Hockenson is supposed to make his premiere this week against us. Of course he is... another TE to watch our ILB'ers chase across the field. Bleh.

Going to need to keep that offense off the field as much as possible. The Viking's oline is one of the healthiest in the NFL and I don't think have had any miss games. So another good test for the young pass rushers. Vikings defense is dangerous but can be ran against. Need a steady helping of Kyren with some Kupp magic.

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I really hope this is just normal soreness.

John Kinsel Sr., one of three remaining Code Talkers and a decorated Marine, has passed at his home. He was 107 years old.

Rest easy in peace and paradise, brave marine.

On a personal note, I find it saddening that our Greatest Generation is slowly fading...into memory, into legends, into myths, into dreams, and I can't imagine the sacrifices everyone - from the men on the battlefield to the women who went into factory work and other hard labor to start building for us while still helping with the families at home - had to make.

I hope that we'll never have to make them again.

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