Elvis A Manning
@cynicallongkat.bsky.social
TV sports producer currently on sabbatical with my dog Rickey and writing a book about traveling with my dog 🐶; screenwriter and socially liberal wannabe hippie in Baytown TX, formerly Houston.
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Talking about the issue is difficult and sometimes tiresome. With every conversation of structural bias, this kind of response comes up even if it is well-reasoned and intentioned. I didn’t like the Mayo hire and Vrabel will likely be a better HC. The deck is still stacked against non-white coaches.
This is an easy take, but Mayo failed on a lot of things he should have done well if he's legitimate HC material. Sniping with his OC, incomprehensible communication withe the media during press conferences, bad relations with players, a defensive coach whose defense got worse as the season went on
January 12, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Talking about the issue is difficult and sometimes tiresome. With every conversation of structural bias, this kind of response comes up even if it is well-reasoned and intentioned. I didn’t like the Mayo hire and Vrabel will likely be a better HC. The deck is still stacked against non-white coaches.
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More insight pouring in from league sources on Vrabel from me and @dougkyed.bsky.social.
Updated with different sources who worked with Vrabel in Cleveland and Tennessee: www.bostonherald.com/2025/01/12/b...
Updated with different sources who worked with Vrabel in Cleveland and Tennessee: www.bostonherald.com/2025/01/12/b...
January 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM
More insight pouring in from league sources on Vrabel from me and @dougkyed.bsky.social.
Updated with different sources who worked with Vrabel in Cleveland and Tennessee: www.bostonherald.com/2025/01/12/b...
Updated with different sources who worked with Vrabel in Cleveland and Tennessee: www.bostonherald.com/2025/01/12/b...
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This was in—my opinion—the best head coaching job. Vrabel has a QB and a long runway to improve.
January 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
This was in—my opinion—the best head coaching job. Vrabel has a QB and a long runway to improve.
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If Jerry had any real interest in moving on from McCarthy, it should have been after that loss 365 days ago.
Vrabel, Belichick, and Dan Quinn were all available for him to talk to.
Vrabel, Belichick, and Dan Quinn were all available for him to talk to.
Since the NFL adopted a playoff format with 3 Wild Card teams in each conference (2020) there have been 10 instances of a #2 seed playing a #7 seed in the round in question.
9 out of 10 of those teams won their Wild Card game.
The only loser was the 2023 Dallas Cowboys.
9 out of 10 of those teams won their Wild Card game.
The only loser was the 2023 Dallas Cowboys.
January 13, 2025 at 12:53 AM
If Jerry had any real interest in moving on from McCarthy, it should have been after that loss 365 days ago.
Vrabel, Belichick, and Dan Quinn were all available for him to talk to.
Vrabel, Belichick, and Dan Quinn were all available for him to talk to.
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Been in L.A. for two years and I still miss New York, but I will admit that when someone in L.A. says they had a magical experience it’s like locking eyes with a coyote under a full moon and when someone in New York says it they mean they witnessed a guy dressed as Ant-Man get kicked by a cop horse.
January 12, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Been in L.A. for two years and I still miss New York, but I will admit that when someone in L.A. says they had a magical experience it’s like locking eyes with a coyote under a full moon and when someone in New York says it they mean they witnessed a guy dressed as Ant-Man get kicked by a cop horse.
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Baker Mayfield when he sees a rush lane
January 13, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Baker Mayfield when he sees a rush lane
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Coming home: The #Patriots are hiring Mike Vrabel as their head coach, sources tell The Insiders.
Vrabel played eight seasons in New England and won three Super Bowls. Now, he’s back to usher in a new era.
Vrabel played eight seasons in New England and won three Super Bowls. Now, he’s back to usher in a new era.
January 12, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Coming home: The #Patriots are hiring Mike Vrabel as their head coach, sources tell The Insiders.
Vrabel played eight seasons in New England and won three Super Bowls. Now, he’s back to usher in a new era.
Vrabel played eight seasons in New England and won three Super Bowls. Now, he’s back to usher in a new era.
Best wishes to one of the best coaches in Oilers/Titans history 🥂
January 12, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Best wishes to one of the best coaches in Oilers/Titans history 🥂
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To whom are you beholden?
January 12, 2025 at 8:52 PM
To whom are you beholden?
🗑️
January 12, 2025 at 9:55 PM
🗑️
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This happened today...but then I realized I can go back to sleep, so I am waking up now. 🤣
January 12, 2025 at 5:15 PM
This happened today...but then I realized I can go back to sleep, so I am waking up now. 🤣
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CARTOON OF THE DAY
January 12, 2025 at 8:14 PM
CARTOON OF THE DAY
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If you’re out there not taking climate change seriously, maybe do? www.cbsnews.com/news/califor...
Maps show how California's Palisades Fire in Los Angeles area compares in size to major U.S. cities
California's Palisades Fire is the largest of the deadly wildfires that ignited in the Los Angeles area and maps show how it compares to the size of 13 U.S. cities.
www.cbsnews.com
January 12, 2025 at 5:54 PM
If you’re out there not taking climate change seriously, maybe do? www.cbsnews.com/news/califor...
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Very grateful I left X two years before this wildfire and never used Facebook or Threads for news.
It’s clear which of my friends still use X by how crazed they are by the bullshit right wingers are spewing. Misinformation is actively harming people who are grieving and also disaster efforts.
It’s clear which of my friends still use X by how crazed they are by the bullshit right wingers are spewing. Misinformation is actively harming people who are grieving and also disaster efforts.
January 12, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Very grateful I left X two years before this wildfire and never used Facebook or Threads for news.
It’s clear which of my friends still use X by how crazed they are by the bullshit right wingers are spewing. Misinformation is actively harming people who are grieving and also disaster efforts.
It’s clear which of my friends still use X by how crazed they are by the bullshit right wingers are spewing. Misinformation is actively harming people who are grieving and also disaster efforts.
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California’s on fire, and while the GOP is busy blaming DEI and concocting conspiracies, Canada and Mexico are busy saving lives.
Thank You to Canada and Mexico
Bless you.
www.thegodpodcast.com
January 12, 2025 at 5:54 PM
California’s on fire, and while the GOP is busy blaming DEI and concocting conspiracies, Canada and Mexico are busy saving lives.
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Be the person your cat thinks you are.
January 12, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Be the person your cat thinks you are.
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One of the worst things in sports is when there's a doink and then all the replays after the missed field goal don't have the doink sound again
January 12, 2025 at 7:20 PM
One of the worst things in sports is when there's a doink and then all the replays after the missed field goal don't have the doink sound again
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Imagine if Biden and the Dems had done this to us after the hurricane.
January 12, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Imagine if Biden and the Dems had done this to us after the hurricane.