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Even if Manning is gone I imagine they intend to keep D. Thomas. As much as I like J. Thomas he's way too much of an injury concern and will have too high of a price tag to keep on a team that will be looking for a new QB. Without Manning they're definitely rebuilding as far as QB goes but I imagine the hope is to do that over the course of a few years and not a complete rebuild, especially considering the signings they made last year on defense.

I was thinking about it last night when I realized Manning just finished his 3rd year in Denver (figured 2-3 years) and tend to agree. After last years schlacking in the super bowl my hopes weren't as high this year and once Manning started to struggle I didn't expect much of anything. I still think Joe Flacco owes Rahim Moore part of his signing bonus for that gift of blown coverage in the AFC divisional game against Baltimore.

I know this won't be the popular sentiment but I think he should go in as an expo.

I don't understand the John Fox talk as Del Rio is interviewing for HC jobs and is possibly on his way out. Unless Manning is retiring or wants Fox gone for some reason it makes no sense to change coaches this year. As far as the Manning injury given how many people on here pointed out something wasn't right with him it makes the most sense. Obviously at 38 he isn't going to get better with age but he fell off a cliff production wise for the last 5-6 weeks.

As a Bronco fan I hope the report is true because that's a better explanation than him just going to shit over night as he ages. Before that game Manning was having a pretty damn good season so if it's something he can recover from I think he can still play at a high level. I understand why they would still march him out there but it was evident something wasn't right and it's sad to think Manning on one leg when he can't throw was a better option than Osweiler.

Figured Denver had a 2-3 year window when they signed Manning. I'll be curious to see if anything comes out when he has his annual check up on his neck. Sucks to see them go out with a whimper but not surprising given how Manning has looked for the last month and a half. I really don't want to see Seattle or NE win it all but I don't see a hobbled Rodgers leading Green Bay to a win over Seattle in Seattle or the Colts beating NE.

Manning has almost nothing on his throws. The only thing they've been able to do are short passes which arent getting it done.

No idea how Manning didn't run on that third and five. He would have gone at least 10 yards and could have stepped out of bounds to avoid a hit. Denver now down 21-10 and their offense has looked horrible.

The Cobb catch probably should have been reversed but it was still hard to tell even with that shot from behind. He had his hands under it but it looked like the nose touched the ground right as his hands got there. I think that's one of those whatever they called on the field the replays didn't show enough to reverse it. Bryant's catch was great until the ball hit the ground as he never had possession or made a football move. Good game.

I don't disagree with you about some kind of path for a trade school around 10th/11th grade but the vague details about this so far have taxpayers paying an estimated 30+ billion a year for junior college. We already have K-12 schools which in some cases leave quite a bit to be desired while we have some high school graduates who aren't prepared for college. If they were talking about overhauling high school or even just implementing some kind of trade school path I'd be all for it but free JC for maintaining a 2.5 GPA isn't something I'm a fan of. If taxpayers foot the bill how many more people are going to go to JC when it really may not be for them?

Thought I'd post this here since we were talking about the cost of college at one point: http://news.yahoo.com/obama-proposes-idea-two-free-years-community-college-012142866.html Requirements - attending school at least half-time and maintaining a 2.5 GPA while making steady progress towards completing programs. I'll wait for more to come out but so far this sounds like a terrible idea (2.5 GPA, really?) that's really just a political move because it has to pass a republican congress.

White guilt?

My favorite when I worked at a grocery store 12+ years ago was the couple with multiple kids, on food stamps and/or WIC and they drove a brand new escalade.

In the end it doesn't always quite work out to be as favorable as people think it will be from a tax perspective. Assuming you're married filing jointly the standard deduction for 2014 is $12,400. Obviously in SoCal between mortgage interest, property taxes and then because you itemize state income taxes, donations, etc. you'll end up with a larger itemized deduction than the standard deduction but you have to figure how much more you're paying each month owning instead of renting. You might reduce your taxable income by 35K (obviously could be more or less depending on your mortgage, property taxes, state taxes paid) instead of the $12,400 standard deduction but that's a $22,600 decrease on taxable income which then gets applied to your tax bracket which in the 25% bracket is $5,650 less you pay in federal income taxes.

Rising college costs are an issue but the student loan crisis is a bit over exaggerated as the average student loan debt is just under 30K. I do agree that the bigger issue is kids being told they have to go to college when quite frankly some of them just don't belong there. I've got a cousin who tries her best but if it wasn't for her parents footing the bill and telling her she needs a degree she wouldn't be in school. She's in her late 20's, doesn't have her bachelors yet and my aunt and uncle mentioned that she's going for her masters. This is someone who barely got through high school and while some of it was due to a learning disability that she overcame she just doesn't have the aptitude or ability to do the type of case work necessary to get her masters. Anyways the original article doesn't really surprise me. I know of too many people who spend money on new phones, newer cars, go out to eat a lot, etc. yet they're one accident or mishap away from digging themselves into a financial hole they really won't be able to get out of. In the mean time they continue to plod along without saving for their future. It's not a matter of them not making enough money it's just that they don't prioritize their financial security. Sadly more and more people are living like that and by the time I retire they're going to represent a pretty good size group of voters.

Death, taxes and fs79 posting while mentioning doom and gloom when the market has a big drop - 3 things you can count on in life.

This is quite honestly depressing and while everyone knew he was fighting cancer I wasn't expecting this. Scott had been an ESPN mainstay for as long as I can remember and was one of the analysts I liked listening to. RIP and as others said f*** cancer.

There's a ton of summer rentals in Newport that are on the beach or a block or two back. If the price difference is something you can afford Newport is much better than Huntington.

It's like you guys are arguing who is the 20th most attractive chick that didn't get nominated to be prom queen.

Despite being flat from 1966-1981 the S&P500 still returned almost 11% over a 30 year span including those flat 15 years. For the majority you're on your own for retirement without a pension and your options are to stick your money in your mattress and watch it lose value because of inflation or you can find your risk tolerance and invest accordingly. There are no guaranteed investments and while past performance isn't an indicator of future results historically the major US indexes have performed pretty well over the long run. These days it's even easier to diversify by investing in foreign markets which can increase return and reduce risk.

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In Angelswin land they say, that yk's small heart grew three sizes that day

To be fair why would I care about them any more than someone working for any other company I do business with? Short answer is I don't and like 99.99% of consumers I won't unless it starts to hit my wallet. As far as them matching 10% the average employer 401K match is just over 4% so the Angel plan is very generous. As to the numbers Stradling posted if those "peons" stayed the course and had anywhere near that in retirement that would put them ahead of 95% of their peers. It takes time, some good luck and dedication to build wealth and anyone on the Angels 401K plan has more help than most of the posters here to build a decent nest egg because of that 10% match.

I wish I could disagree but that would just be the homer in me. There was an article yesterday talking about his recent struggles which showed a .gif of him getting slammed to the ground against St. Louis and talked about how he hasn't been the same since then. His 2nd to last INT last night you know he screwed up because he didn't have that disappointed look on his face when it's on the receiver. When they showed that play in slow motion he didn't have anyone in his face yet when he threw it he was off balance on his back foot while falling back. Cincy deserves credit for the win but that game could have been Denver's had it not been for some horrible throws from Peyton.