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While filming 'The Departed' in Boston, he reportedly had all Celtics gear banned from the set. pic.twitter.com/
MY TOP 5–
1. JACK NICHOLSON — I WATCH ANYTHING HE IS IN.....ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOOS NEST FOR ME....
2. ROBERT DINERO
3. AL PACINO
4. TOM HANKS
5. SAMUEL L JACKSON
OTHERS: PENN, WALKEN, JUAQUIN PHOENIX. BRADLEY COOPER, PITT. NOT A HUGE DICAPRIO GUY —
We selling legal dope!” former NFL running back Marshawn Lynch said Tuesday with a smile.
Lynch spent part of his 4/20 working as a budtender at Airfield Supply. Co in San Jose where he was promoting his Dodi Blunt cannabis product. Airfield was one of a few Bay Area establishments to have the limited release blunts available.
Several l dozen fans waited patiently in line for a chance to meet Lynch and to purchase some of his product. The idea to have Lynch launch his product at Airfield came easy due to the parties’ shared focus on community.
“Marshawn’s company and Airfield really share the same values it’s about community, sustainability and it’s really about building people up,” said Hudson Moore, chief retail officer and general manager with Airfield
NOOOOOOOO. Let the players show emotion. 
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Oddest loss of the season for the Warriors. Second unit was terrific. 24 from Oubre. 22 from Poole. They were +17 in non-Curry minutes. But Steph Curry has maybe his worst game of the season: 18 points, 7/25 FG, 2/14 from 3, six turnovers, a -21 in loss to Wizards. 4/21/21, 6:36 PM
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-- Warriors-Celtics
-- Warriors-Sixers on Monday is most-watched weeknight game since 2/18
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Teams ranked 7-10 will participate in the NBA Play-In Tournament after the regular season (May 18-21) to secure the final two spots in the Playoffs for each conference. pic.twitter.com/
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“If you coach this guy up in Kyle’s offense, he can be a superstar. He’s got enough arm. Got touch. Got quick enough release. I’m taking him in my mock draft.”
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The offensive coach view
Steve Mariucci
Mariucci is the 49ers’ fourth-winningest coach (57-39 from 1997-2002). He’s coached Hall of Fame quarterbacks Brett Favre and Steve Young, and, in 2017, was Fields’ coach in the 2018 Under Armour All-American Game. Mariucci is in his 16th year as an NFL Network analyst.
“If you want to take a little chance and have a sensational athlete, it’s Justin Fields. He’s a rare athletic quarterback, plus he’s a heck of a passer. He’s big enough, strong enough, terrific runner. He is more of a passing quarterback, that can run like crazy. He’s so strong in the pocket and played sensational games.
“He just doesn’t have the consistency of others. That’s OK. He transferred from Georgia, was going through the pandemic last year.
“If you coach this guy up in Kyle’s offense, he can be a superstar. He’s got enough arm. Got touch. Got quick enough release. I’m taking him in my mock draft.”
The defensive coach view
Wade Phillips
Phillips faced Shanahan’s 49ers as the Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator from 2017-19 and he’s coached NFL defenses since 1976, including head-coaching stints with Denver, Dallas and Houston.
“Kyle didn’t have him but Mike Shanahan had Jake Plummer (in Denver, 2003-06), a run-and-throw type guy and did a good job with him. They’ll utilize what he does well, like he does with running backs.
“You’ve got to think Fields is the guy they might get. He can run and throw. Lance, you don’t know how well he throws. Then Jones is not a runner. Fields is more of the modern-day quarterback everyone is looking for, the Mahomes-type.”
The quarterback view
Jeff Garcia
Garcia, by way of San Jose State and the Canadian Football League, began his 11-year NFL career with the 49ers from (1999-2003). He’s been an NBC Sports Bay Area analyst since 2017.
“I remember watching Justin Fields in his high school QB1 (Netflix) program. He was a talented kid then, and I didn’t connect the dots he was the kid at Ohio State until I looked into it, because he went to Georgia and transferred.
“In 2019, he had phenomenal numbers (41 touchdowns, three interceptions). I know it’s Ohio State and there’s great talent around you. You’re able to put defenses in a bind because of the level of play at your fingertips, like Mac Jones had at Alabama. They’re putting pressure on defenses. Now it comes down to decision-making, accuracy, leadership. I know there’ve been words on if is he committed and puts time into it. Here’s a perfect opp to quiet critics and become a workhorse at the next level. He can learn and compete with Jimmy (Garoppolo), and that makes the position better.
“If you’re looking at that (mobile) style of quarterback (between Fields and Lance), I’m going to go with the guy who’s played in bigger games, on a bigger stage, with more starts and has unbelievable statistics and the physical toughness.”
The general manager view
Mark Dominik
Dominik worked in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ personnel department from 1997-2013, overlapping with John Lynch’s playing days and eventually serving as the Bucs’ GM for five years. He hosts a Sirius/XM NFL Radio show Fridays.
“You know very well Shanahan likes to move around, move the pocket and fly around. The No. 1 thing Shanahan loves is guys that can process multiple reads, get out in space and get rid of the ball, hitting crossing patterns, play-action and when you take that deep shot, it’s got to be a good ball.
“… Fields certainly brings that element of run that is very prevalent right now in the National Football League, in a good way.”
The scout view
Gil Brandt
Brandt entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame two years ago. He became a full-time scout with the 49ers in 1958-59 before 29 years in the Dallas Cowboys’ personnel department. He is a weeknight host on SiriusXM NFL Radio.
“I think Justin Fields is going to be an excellent quarterback. I don’t know why he’s all over the board. Some people think he is the second or third player picked. Some people think he’s the 10th player picked. I think he will surprise everybody and I really think that that’s the quarterback that San Francisco will take with the third overall pick.”
The college football view
Kirk Herbstreit
Herbstreit is a fixture on ESPN’s College GameDay and has split time as a game analyst during his 25 years at the network. He played quarterback at Ohio State from 1989-92.
“Justin Fields to me is exactly where the NFL is trending as far as his physical skill set, and there’s a lot of evidence and proof and a lot of big games that he played in his career, so I guess my answer to that would be I love his versatility. He can throw the ball downfield. He can throw the ball intermediately. He’s got the levels concepts and he can create off-platform very comfortably so I don’t think you’re pigeon-holed if you take him.”
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Owners rejected more robust proposals for a full-time sky judge, including one from the Baltimore Ravens that would have created a booth umpire. Instead, owners took the more modest step of giving the existing replay officials -- who sit in the press box of each stadium -- the authority to consult with referees on certain "specific, objective aspects of a play when clear and obvious video evidence is present," according to the language of the rule.
Replay officials will not be able to throw flags or reverse calls on their own. But they can now offer referees advice based on what they've seen on broadcast replays in the areas of possession, completed or intercepted passes, the location of the ball relative to the boundary or end line, and whether a player is down by contact. Previously, replay officials had been limited to participating in plays that were under review. Coaches will not have to throw challenge flags to prompt that advice, which some replay officials have been giving referees informally for years.
In other news regarding Wednesday's votes, NFL owners:
Approved a relaxation of rules for the numbers that players of certain positions can wear because of expanded practice squads. Running backs, wide receivers, tight ends, defensive backs and linebackers can all wear numbers in the single digits now if they choose. Based on preexisting NFL rules, players who want to change their numbers this season will have to buy out the inventory of the NFL's manufacturing partners. This wouldn't apply to players who give notice in 2021 that they want to change numbers in 2022.
Approved a one-year experiment in an attempt to make it easier to recover onside kicks. In 2021, the receiving team on kickoffs will be limited to nine players within 25 yards of the ball. Last season, NFL teams recovered only three of 67 onside kicks, the lowest total and recovery rate since at least 2001. As a result, the Philadelphia Eagles proposed that teams be given an option to gain 15 yards on one offensive play from their own 25-yard line to retain possession after a score.
Tabled a rule that would have expanded the area where players are prohibited from blocking below the waist. McKay said that there is enough support to pass the rule now but that several teams had questions that will take some time to address. It could be revisited next month.
Eliminated overtime in preseason games.
Changed a rule that will now force a loss of down if two passes are completed behind the line of scrimmage.
Approved a rule change that ensures the enforcement of all accepted penalties during successive try attempts, defined as an opportunity for a team to score one or two additional points during one scrimmage down.
Did not act on a "spot or choose" proposal from the Ravens for the winner of the overtime coin toss. In that scenario, the team would have the option to choose either which team will have the first possession of overtime or where the ball would be spotted.
Decided to include taunting among its points of emphasis for 2021. McKay clarified that the emphasis would be directed not at celebrations but toward acrimonious interaction among players.
Tabled a proposal from the Buffalo Bills that would have pushed back interviews for general manager and head-coaching positions until after the championship round of the playoffs and would have prevented hires until after the Super Bowl. It will be further studied.
Completed a study of the sharp drop in offensive holding during the 2020 season. McKay said that Walt Anderson, the NFL's senior vice president of training and development, would clarify the standard and put together a video for teams to consume before the 2021 season.
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The Raiders faced heavy backlash Tuesday evening after the organization tweeted a graphic in response to the Derek Chauvin guilty verdict for the murder of George Floyd, which read "I can breathe."
Raiders owner Mark Davis not only defended the tweet but said that he created the post.
"That's my tweet. That was me," Davis said to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. "I don't want anyone in the organization taking heat. I take full responsibility for that."
He later clarified that the post was paraphrasing a quote from George Floyd's brother, Philonise Floyd. After Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, was found guilty on all three charges of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter, Philonise said “Today, we are able to breathe again.”
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His phrasing mirrored his brother’s cry of “I can’t breathe” when Chauvin kneeled on George's neck while restraining him for more than nine minutes, ultimately killing George.
“If I offended the family, then I’m deeply, deeply disappointed,” Davis told The Athletic.Davis also said the post will not be deleted.
Davis said he was not aware that New York Police Department supporters wore "I can breathe" shirts in 2014 following the killing of Eric Garner. Similar to Floyd, Garner also
Let me say this right off the bat: I was not aware of that," he told The Athletic. "Absolutely not. I had no idea of that. That's a situation that I was not aware of. I can see where there could be some negativity towards what I said based on that."
He does not plan to remove the post either, saying that "it's already out there."
"I rarely, rarely post stuff, but I'm not into erasing something," Davis said to The Athletic. "It's not an apology. I'm not embarrassed by what I said, but I did learn something now
OTHER:
What the Fuck ??
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