(04-12-2021, 06:05 PM)KillerGoose Wrote: You’re not the only one. You will also see excessive use of the term gaslighting. Red herring is another that people will throw out a lot.

(04-12-2021, 05:51 PM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: Note: This is not directed at Luvnit2, nor is it a dig.

Am I the only who feels the use of "staw-man argument" on the internet has gone up like 10,000% over the last decade?

There's nothing wrong with the term but I feel like seeing it used is almost inescapable these days.  It's almost the message board version of something like "synergy" or "outside the box" in cooperate speak.

Maybe I'm totally wrong, but I swear I never saw this used so much until these last few years.  I guess that's ok, but good God does it seem like it's overused. (Are there really that many more straw-man arguments being made in 2021 than were in 2011, or did a bunch of people learn a new phrase?)

PS Semi-related: If I see one more person use "Sir, this is a Wendy's" and act like they're writing something hilarious I'm going to lose my shit.

(04-12-2021, 10:58 PM)BengalsRocker Wrote: Gaslighting is the most overused term these days 

(04-13-2021, 10:30 AM)XenoMorph Wrote: but you cant light a fart on fire

(04-12-2021, 04:53 PM)pally Wrote: Gio lands with Bruce Arians and Tom Brady

Veteran RB Giovani Bernard is signing a one-year deal with the #Bucs, per source.

Tom Brady and Bruce Arians both personally recruited Bernard, one of the NFL’s best receiving backs, after his release from Cincinnati. Another weapon for Brady and the Super Bowl champs.

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) April 12, 2021

Solid info from @gregauman: The #Bucs had the highest drop rate (14.7%) among running back group last season.

Giovani Bernard also ranked 7th in pass blocking among running backs per @PFF

— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) April 13, 2021

(04-13-2021, 05:33 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: I didn't watch any Bucs games, so seeing this drop rate is shocking. Certainly explains why Brady was personally trying to recruit White and Bernard.

Solid info from @gregauman: The #Bucs had the highest drop rate (14.7%) among running back group last season.

Giovani Bernard also ranked 7th in pass blocking among running backs per @PFF

— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) April 13, 2021

14.7% is actually worse than John Ross level hands (16 drops on 123 targets, or 13%). Oof. That's even more terrible considering Brady threw something like 118 attempts at RBs last year.

Bucs’ one-year deal with RB Giovani Bernard is a great value signing: Veteran minimum $1.075 million base salary and a $137,500 signing bonus. Only counts $987,500 against cap thanks to veteran salary benefit.

— Greg Auman (@gregauman) April 13, 2021

(04-13-2021, 06:52 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote:

Bucs’ one-year deal with RB Giovani Bernard is a great value signing: Veteran minimum $1.075 million base salary and a $137,500 signing bonus. Only counts $987,500 against cap thanks to veteran salary benefit.

— Greg Auman (@gregauman) April 13, 2021

Gio certainly went there to play with Brady and win, not for the money. That signing bonus is probably to buy an apartment/condo in Tampa or lease a house for the year.

Thank You, Gio! ? pic.twitter.com/jwHYADHVnY

— Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) April 14, 2021

(04-13-2021, 06:52 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote:

Bucs’ one-year deal with RB Giovani Bernard is a great value signing: Veteran minimum $1.075 million base salary and a $137,500 signing bonus. Only counts $987,500 against cap thanks to veteran salary benefit.

— Greg Auman (@gregauman) April 13, 2021

Gio certainly went there to play with Brady and win, not for the money. That signing bonus is probably to buy an apartment/condo in Tampa or lease a house for the year.

(04-14-2021, 07:31 PM)Roland Wrote: I'm really going to miss all the threads about how overpaid Gio was.  

The fact that Taylor didn't get more out of Gio is one of the things that has eroded my faith in his offensive guru status.

(04-15-2021, 09:11 AM)Luvnit2 Wrote: Those of us who said Gio was overpaid were 100% correct. We cut him and his 4.1 million base because he refused a pay cut, he got 1.4 million max from Bucs so Bengals FO was correct asking him to take a massive pay cut. In the end, he was 2.7 million overpaid for 2021.

(04-14-2021, 06:54 PM)GodFather Wrote: https://www.si.com/nfl/bengals/news/giovani-bernard-already-feels-a-difference-inside-buccaneers-facilities

Makes you wonder what is actually going on behind the scenes? Doesnt bode well for Bengals when you read it...

(04-14-2021, 12:19 PM)motoarch Wrote: Hate brady love gio.

Normally I don't care about players once they level town but if gio gets a shot at a SB I'll be cheering him on.

Even if means cheering on brady.  I just vomited typing that last part.