NFL GMs on Facebook

Posted on April 26, 2013 by

Taking some inspiration from the brilliant writers over at ProFootballMock.com and their NFL QBs on Facebook, we decided to do a GM version following the first round of the draft last night. The following may or may not be what each of them were actually thinking after the first round concluded.

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Responding to the 2013 NFL First Round Draft Picks in 5 Words or Fewer

Posted on April 26, 2013 by

It’s pretty customary for SpreeGoogs to celebrate drafts with instant, but brief reactions. Without seeing any of the players in last night’s draft play a snap of pro football, I’m about to unleash some instant diagnoses of the picks. And not just any words, strong words. Bold words. Capitalized words. Imagine these picks to be a brief, extra-loud outburst of analysis that is, above all other things, enthusiastic.

A genuine surprise at number 1? What a treat.

A genuine surprise at number 1? What a treat.

1. Kansas City Chiefs — Eric Fisher, OT (Central Michigan):
THIS IS HOW YOU BUILD

2. Jacksonville Jaguars — Luke Joeckel, OT (Texas A&M):
SEE ABOVE

Guards aren't sexy, but Pro Bowl appearances are.

Guards aren’t sexy, but Pro Bowl appearances are.

3. Miami Dolphins — Dion Jordan, LB/DE (Oregon):
LESSER NEED; HE’S A MONSTER 

4. Philadelphia Eagles — Lane Johnson, OT (Oklahoma):
SORRY GENO, PROTECTORS OUTWEIGH PROTECTEES 

5. Detroit Lions — Ezekiel Ansah, DE (BYU):
BALLSY MOVE, HE’S PRETTY RAW

6. Cleveland Browns — Barkevious Mingo, DE (LSU):
DEFENSES LOVE FAST PASS RUSHERS

7. Arizona Cardinals —Jonathan Cooper, OG (North Carolina):
MAYBE THE ROUND’S SAFEST PICK Continue reading →

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2013 NFL Mock Draft – Part 4

Posted on April 25, 2013 by

This is it: The Mock Draft finale that caps off our pretending right before the real thing gets underway tonight. Catch up with some of the classics (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) or consult the list below to get caught up on how we got here. The * means the pick was part of a trade.

1. Kansas City Chiefs: Luke Joeckel, OT (Texas A&M)
2. Jacksonville Jaguars: Dion Jordan, OLB/DE (Oregon)
3.* Miami Dolphins: Eric Fisher, OT (Central Michigan)
4. Philadelphia Eagles: Sharrif Floyd, DT (Florida)
5. Detroit Lions: Dee Milliner, CB (Alabama)
6. Cleveland Browns: Xavier Rhodes, CB (Florida State)
7. Arizona Cardinals: Lane Johnson, OT (Oklahoma)
8.* San Diego Chargers: Chance Warmack, OG (Alabama)
9. New York Jets: Ezekiel Ansah, DE (BYU)
10. Tennessee Titans: Jonathan Cooper, OG (North Carolina)
11.* Buffalo Bills - Barkevious Mingo, OLB/DE (LSU)
12.* Oakland Raiders: Star Lotulelei, DT (Utah)
13. New York Jets: Tavon Austin, WR (West Virginia)
14. Carolina Panthers: Sheldon Richardson, DT (Missouri)
15. New Orleans Saints: Kenny Vaccaro, FS (Texas)
16. St. Louis Rams: Alec Ogletree, LB (Georgia)
17. Pittsburgh Steelers: Jarvis Jones, LB (Georgia)
18. Dallas Cowboys: D.J. Fluker, OT (Alabama)
19. New York Giants: Tank Carradine, DL (Florida State)
20. Chicago Bears: Tyler Eifert, TE (Notre Dame)
21.* Minnesota Vikings: Cordarrelle Patterson, WR (Tennessee)
22. St. Louis Rams: Keenan Allen, WR (California)
23.* Cincinnati Bengals: Menelik Watson, OT (Florida State)
24.* Philadelphia Eagles: Geno Smith, QB (West Virginia)

Here’s how it all ends:

Manti Te'o25. Minnesota Vikings: Manti Te’o, LB (Notre Dame)
Adam: I told myself I wasn’t going to be the guy to draft Te’o for a team this year, but this just seems like it will happen. The other option would be to take a player like Desmond Trufant to shore up the secondary, but the need at linebacker is greater than the need at cornerback. Minnesota filled its only true offensive need earlier in the round and the next couple of picks should be taken linebackers and secondary. Te’o’s the best player left at those positions, assuming he plays like he did during college football’s regular season. Continue reading →

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2013 NFL Mock Draft – Part 3

Posted on April 24, 2013 by

Draftacular. That’s all I can say about where we’ve been with this mock so far. Part 1 and Part 2 were flawless and it’s about to continue with an exhilarating third edition. Here’s a quick reminder about where we’ve been.

1. Kansas City Chiefs: Luke Joeckel, OT (Texas A&M)
2. Jacksonville Jaguars: Dion Jordan, OLB/DE (Oregon)
3.* Miami Dolphins: Eric Fisher, OT (Central Michigan)
4. Philadelphia Eagles: Sharrif Floyd, DT (Florida)
5. Detroit Lions: Dee Milliner, CB (Alabama)
6. Cleveland Browns: Xavier Rhodes, CB (Florida State)
7. Arizona Cardinals: Lane Johnson, OT (Oklahoma)
8.* San Diego Chargers: Chance Warmack, OG (Alabama)
9. New York Jets: Ezekiel Ansah, DE (BYU)
10. Tennessee Titans: Jonathan Cooper, OG (North Carolina)
11.* Buffalo Bills - Barkevious Mingo, OLB/DE (LSU)
12.* Oakland Raiders: Star Lotulelei, DT (Utah)
13. New York Jets: Tavon Austin, WR (West Virginia)
14. Carolina Panthers: Sheldon Richardson, DT (Missouri)
15. New Orleans Saints: Kenny Vaccaro, FS (Texas)
16. St. Louis Rams: Alec Ogletree, LB (Georgia)

Buckle up, this is where the draft starts getting extra mocktastic.

Part 3

Jarvis Jones

Jarvis Jones

17. Pittsburgh Steelers: Jarvis Jones, LB (Georgia)
Frank: There was a string of NFL drafts a while back where every year, I felt like one of the best, underrated players in the draft fell to the Steelers and immediately made them a much better team. Polamalu in 2003, Roethlisberger in 2004, Heath Miller in 2005, all fell into that category, as did David DeCastro last year (until he got hurt). I think Jarvis Jones, who at one point was a projected top pick in this draft, could easily fall into that category. This will immediately draw comparisons with his teammate Ogletree going one pick earlier to see who ends up with the better career. I’d bet on Jones. With James Harrison leaving, Jones slides right into this defense as a 3-4 pass rusher. They could also use a WR, but have had great luck in the past picking up offensive weapons later in the draft with Sanders and Wallace, so I expect them to look at WRs in Round 2 or 3. Continue reading →

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2013 NFL Mock Draft – Part 2

Posted on April 23, 2013 by

Welcome back to our 2013 NFL Mock Draft. For the full explanation of the first eight picks, read Part 1 or check out a quick refresher with the list below (* denotes a trade)

1. Kansas City Chiefs: Luke Joeckel, OT (Texas A&M)
2. Jacksonville Jaguars: Dion Jordan, OLB/DE (Oregon)
3.* Miami Dolphins: Eric Fisher, OT (Central Michigan)
4. Philadelphia Eagles: Sharrif Floyd, DT (Florida)
5. Detroit Lions: Dee Milliner, CB (Alabama)
6. Cleveland Browns: Xavier Rhodes, CB (Florida State)
7. Arizona Cardinals: Lane Johnson, OT (Oklahoma)
8.* San Diego Chargers: Chance Warmack, OG (Alabama)

Part 2

Ezekiel Ansah

Ezekiel Ansah

9. New York Jets: Ezekiel Ansah, DE (BYU)
Frank: The screaming New York fans will be clamoring for Geno Smith with this pick, but I honestly don’t think the Jets go there. Although Mark Sanchez clearly isn’t the future, I’m not convinced that he is the team’s biggest problem. Warmack would have been a fit at guard, but he’s gone. Many have the JETS targeting Barkevious Mingo with this pick, which would make for quite the battle of preposterously named lineman in practice between him and D’Brickishaw. But if the situation plays out like this, the Jets will see Ezekiel Ansah still on the board and get a better player than Mingo at that position. I see this as a great pick for the Jets, but it worries me as a Raiders fan that everyone says he may go to us at 3, yet he fell to 9th among the SpreeGooglanalysts.

Jonathan Cooper

Jonathan Cooper

10. Tennessee Titans: Jonathan Cooper, OG (North Carolina)
Conor: Even though the Tennessee Titans added Andy Levitre in free agency, I still see them continuing to strengthen their offensive live. Nothing gets a QB rattled more than pressure, and when you combine that pressure with a  young QB the recipe is turnovers. Don’t get me wrong, taking Jonathan Cooper is not a move for just Locker. The Titans will want to run the ball A LOT next year. Chris Johnson’s struggles last year can largely be attributed to weak blocking and tiny, quickly-closed holes. Taking Cooper gives the Titans the chance to help their young QB develop without getting the crap kicked out of him and gives their Pro Bowl caliber RB another blocking option to rack up big yards in bunches. Jonathan Cooper is a win-win for the Titans. Continue reading →

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There is a guy in the NFL draft that is 6’10 and weighs 388 pounds

Posted on April 22, 2013 by
Terrell Brown is easy to pick out of a crowd

Terrell Brown is easy to pick out of a crowd.

That headline is not a typo, folks.

Terrell Brown of Ole Miss is a very large human being. He stands 6’10, weighs in at 388 pounds, and Gil Brandt of NFL.com wrote that he might just be the biggest football player he has ever seen.

Surely he would be a first round prospect with that size, right? Unfortunately not. From what I gather, apparently being so tall makes it hard for Brown to get low enough to properly leverage his size in the trenches. That led to him only playing in two games in his senior season.

But being so large means that there is going to be at least a little bit of interest in him from NFL scouts, perhaps as a seventh round pick or maybe as an undrafted free agent.

And you can imagine why. Can’t you picture Brown on kick blocking teams? Or on pass rushing downs with his arms in a quarterback’s throwing lanes? Of course you can, because his arms are 38 inches long and his wingspan is 92 inches.

I wish that he had been invited to the draft so that he could have taken a picture with Roger Goodell at the podium if/when he is selected. That would have been awesome.

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2013 NFL Mock Draft – Part 1

Posted on April 22, 2013 by

Draft season means a lot of things. Well, mainly it means one thing: NFL teams are about to sign a bunch of new players. And because of that, it means another thing: mock drafts.

I like mock drafts the way most men like cold beer. Or their children. Or maybe their vehicles. Or, if they’re DeShawn Stevenson, $5 bills. I got a couple of the usual SpreeGoogs mock drafters to join me and we’re giving you a four-part mock starting today. Here’s the cast who will be making the picks:

We’ll each be picking for our favorites teams (except Frank) and the rest of the picks are spread out so we each get eight picks as far apart as possible. This year, unlike last year, we’re throwing trades into the mix. Without further ado …

1. Kansas City Chiefs: Luke Joeckel, OT (Texas A&M)

Luke Joeckel

Luke Joeckel

Frank: It’s been a busy offseason on the offensive side or the Chiefs, picking up Alex Smith as their next quarterback, bringing back Dwayne Bowe and franchising Brandon Albert, among other moves (see Daniel, Chase). So, one might think that they would go defense with this pick, but Joeckel seems to have established himself as a consensus #1 pick. Plus, with Albert franchised, they may not have him for long, so Joeckel solidifies to O-Line for years to come.

2. Jacksonville Jaguars: Dion Jordan, OLB/DE (Oregon)

Dion Jordan

Dion Jordan

Conor: The Jacksonville Jaguars were awful on defense last year and their biggest weakness was applying pressure on the quarterback. The Jags had the fewest sacks last year and Jordan not only adds consistent edge pressure, but he also adds versatility to play several positions because of his speed and athleticism. The only other option for this Jaguars team is OT, Eric Fisher to boost their O-line. At this point, their defensive needs are too great a hole to not fill with Jordan’s upside.

**Trade**: Miami sends first-round pick (12), two second-round picks (54 in 2013 and next year’s) and a third-round pick (82) to the Raiders for the third overall selection. Continue reading →

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The 11 Best General Managers in Sports

Posted on April 18, 2013 by

Anyone who has played franchise mode on Madden has probably thought to themselves at some point “Man, I would be the best general manager in the NFL. Look at this amazing team I am assembling.”

The truth is, being general manager is probably one of the hardest gigs you could ever imagine. It mashes at least fifteen jobs all in to one: financial analyst, broker, scout, coach, mediator, spokesperson, punching bag, etc, etc. And that doesn’t even touch on the agony of having to deal with the Drew Rosenhauses and Scott Borases of the world on a consistent basis.

As could have been predicted, Jon Daniels has a pretty good tan working in Texas.

As could have been predicted, Jon Daniels has a pretty good tan working in Texas.

With the NFL draft approaching (more on that in the coming days) and the futures of many teams to be shaped by their respective GMs, SpreeGoogs presents the definitive list of the top ones in all of sports.

11. Jerry Reese, New York Giants

I marvel at the Giants’ ability to win a Super Bowl one year, go 8-8 the next year and look absolutely terrible, and then be right back the next year for a deep playoff run. It’s clockwork. And Reese has a lot to do with that, keeping calm and always selecting the best pass rusher available. It’s a brilliant strategy since pass rush is so incredibly important to overall team defense, and I’m surprised more teams don’t copy it.

10. Jon Daniels, Texas Rangers

Is it just me, or were the Rangers suddenly relevant seemingly overnight? They were an afterthought of baseball every since Nolan Ryan retired and now they are the perennial AL-West favorite, making the Angels react to them by signing aging superstars like Albert Pujols and Josh Hamilton to huge contracts to try and keep pace. Daniels has assembled a stacked lineup from top to bottom and a farm system that will keep Texas competitive for a long time. All this while still being the youngest GM in baseball. Continue reading →

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NFL Draft Preview: Evaluating Running Backs with the Barry Sanders Test

Posted on April 17, 2013 by

The week leading up to the NFL Draft is always one of my favorites. I’m a fan of all drafts, but the number and complexity of positions, picks and team needs is more robust in football than other sports, creating a more beautiful draft tapestry that begins to take shape about this time every year. It’s glorious.

The unfortunate news about this year’s draft is that the sexiest positions are experiencing a complete lack of sexy players.  Teams needing quarterbacks, wide receivers and running backs are all left with pretty tempered hopes for additions in this offseason. I care about QBs and WRs, but for this post, I’d like to focus on the running backs, primarily I’d like to explain my method of evaluating them, something I call the Barry Sanders test.

At 44 years old, I think Barry Sanders would be about a third round draft pick.

At 44 years old, I think Barry Sanders would be about a third round draft pick.

When I was growing up, Sanders was in his prime. I hadn’t committed to a favorite team yet, so all I did on Sundays was watch 20 carry the ball. It was beautiful. Barry in his prime is the absolute epitome of what a running back can be: fearless, impossible to tackle and threat to score on every snap.

Unfortunately for football, Barry Sanders retired way too early. He was only 30 and had just 10 seasons of pro ball under his belt. He was startlingly close to the all-time record for rushing yards and it shocked me and everyone else who cared about sports to see him walk away after a 1700-yard season.

How does that apply to today’s game and next week’s draft? Good question.

It has long been a bedrock of my understanding of the game of football that at any time, Barry Sanders could come back and break the career rushing record. He’s 44 years old now and I still think he could do it. In fact, I’d rather have Barry Sanders on my team than most of the running backs in this year’s class. That’s where the test comes in to play.

In short, the Barry Sanders test is this: If, for the upcoming season and that season only, I’d rather have Barry Sanders at his current age than a particular rookie at his current age, it’s not worth spending a draft pick on that rookie. Continue reading →

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The 11 Best Sports Tweets of All Time

Posted on April 15, 2013 by

The official Los Angeles Dodgers Twitter account tweeted an absolutely amazing burn to the San Diego Padres the other day (more on that in a minute). It inspired me to think about some of the other best sports-related or athlete tweets of all-time. Without further ado:

11. Anything that Chris Kluwe tweets.

The outspoken punter of the Minnesota Vikings has gained a lot of fame from his witty, sarcastic commentary on Twitter. I picked out one of the funnier ones I have seen from him, but in reality, we could make a Top 10 list with just his tweets included.

10. Brandon Knight laughs off getting posterized by DeAndre Jordan.

This was a hilarious way to do it. And also confirmed that he actually hadn’t died.

And in case you haven’t seen the dunk or just want to watch it again because it is so amazing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_rKW3HL9GE Continue reading →

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Would the mid-90s Lakers beat the current squad?

Posted on April 12, 2013 by

You guys know the MO of SpreeGoogs: reference the 90s whenever possible. The golden era of mankind. It can only make your day better.

The first part of the decade wasn’t so much of a golden era for the Los Angeles Lakers though. It started off with an ass whooping in the NBA Finals to the Jordan’s Bulls which was not only the beginning of his dominance but also pretty much the end of the line for the likes of Magic, Kareem, Worthy, Scott, Cooper and Rambis.

Name more than three of the members of the 94-95 Lakers without reading the rest of the post and I'll give you a $1

Name more than three of the members of the 94-95 Lakers without reading the rest of the post and I’ll give you a $1

And then when those guys started to retire or get old, the Lakers started to replace them with Nick Van Exel, Eddie Jones, Elden Campbell and Vlade Divac.

It was around this time where I actually started watching basketball. And that’s how I defend that I am not a bandwagon Laker fan to people – I tell them I started liking them when this motley crew was gracing my television.

While they were a far cry from Showtime, they were definitely a fun team to watch. Somewhat of a mid-90s version of the current Golden State Warriors: they ran up and down the court, didn’t play much defense and was a solid playoff team that everybody knew they had no shot to win it all.

With how hard it has been to watch the Lakers this season, it only makes sense to remember the mid-90s Lakers teams in all of their glory and think about how they’d stack up to the current roster. Continue reading →

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If you want to win some money in your tournament bracket, don’t follow Seth Davis’ advice

Posted on April 10, 2013 by

So I just won almost $600 by filling out the same March Madness bracket in two separate pools. How am I so awesome, do you ask?

seth davis

Wipe that smile off your face, bro

I didn’t read any of SI.com writer Seth Davis’ NCAA predictions.

I was determined to have a better showing in my brackets this year than the last time I played, in 2011. Being a bona fide expert in the sports-writing world, I needed to regain some of the swagger I had filling out brackets when I was watching every basketball game on TV at the age of 17.

And I remembered how much Davis screwed me over in 2011. Granted, that year wasn’t kind to anyone’s bracket, as No. 3 UConn, No. 4 Kentucky, No. 8 Butler and No. 11 VCU comprised the Final Four. But even then, with many of the picks in the earlier rounds, Davis led me astray. Continue reading →

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The NBA’s Miami Heat Win Streak Conspiracy Theory and Some Numbers to Back It Up

Posted on March 28, 2013 by

First off, if you expect to come to this blog and read “The Miami Heat win streak is over and boo-hoo because it shows how unbelievably good they are,” you’re in the wrong place and you need to stop reading right now.

That’s not a threat or a promise or anything, that’s my honest advice. If you think this Heat team or any member of it is God’s gift to anything, stop reading.

Don’t be ridiculous, the Heat are good and that’s not what this post is about. They’re not 27 wins in a row good. Not without some help from the Association, a for-profit organization that understands the revenue it stands to gain from creating superhero players and superhero teams. That’s what this post is about: the league turning a good team into an untouchable team.

Let me start with a quote from Chuck Klosterman, not necessarily an expert in basketball data, but an intensely smart guy who is nothing less than an expert in making direct statements in a uniquely understandable way:

“Everyone who loves pro basketball assumes it’s a little fixed. [...] We all accept that the league aggressively wants big market teams to advance deep into the playoffs, and we all concede that certain marquee players are going to get preferential treatment for no valid reason. The outcomes of games aren’t predeteremined or scripted but there are definitely dark forces who play with our reality. There are faceless puppet masters who pull strings and manipulate the purity of justice. It’s not necessarily a full-on conspiracy, but it’s certainly not fair.”

I’m a data nerd and the numbers from the last two months of Heat games just don’t add up. I won’t be examining individual plays or calls or anything, I’m speaking about larger data trends. Here’s the premise of my Miami Heat 27-game win streak conspiracy theory: After the Heat put together a noteworthy win streak, the NBA took notice of it and officiated games afterward in a way that would give the Heat the best chance to keep adding to the streak. Continue reading →

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NCAA Tournament Bracket Contest Idea: Terms and Conditions

Posted on March 25, 2013 by

Here’s an interesting thought: to use iTunes, I have to sign a legal document acknowledging that I agree to Apple’s terms and conditions. I don’t pay for iTunes and I can’t make money off iTunes, but I still have to sign my personal rights away to use it. The same is true for all kinds of things: student loan payments, cell phone bill, anything I do online. I have to sign paperwork I don’t read for all sorts of things that just plain don’t matter.

When it comes to the NCAA basketball tournament brackets, everything matters because the currency of the contest is pride. The pride of having the balls to predict the big upset. The pride of unparalleled loyalty to your alma mater result in forfeiting hundreds of possible points. And of course, the pride of being officially smarter than everyone in your friend or work circle. The whole reason we have the basketball tournament is to create bragging rights for a small group of people everywhere. The sports are more or less irrelevant, because we don’t care about these athletes and these teams, we care about how we look compared to our friends.

1221952_to_sign_a_contract_3NCAA bracket contests, like lotteries, produce more losers than winners. However, unlike lottery winners, bracket champions are emboldened by a sense of superior intelligence that rubs everyone the wrong way.

How do we fix that? For the good of the people, I propose we introduce a Terms and Conditions document that each pool can implement to avoid the social damage created by  producing a winner. Here’s my suggestion: Continue reading →

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Chase “Handshake” Daniel and His Irreplaceable NFL Superpowers

Posted on March 17, 2013 by

It’s been news for a couple of days now, but the NFL free agency news has been so fast and so furious that it takes time to catch up. A lot of players are joining new teams, but one addition is more important to this blog than all the rest: the Kansas City Chiefs have signed Chase Daniel to a three-year deal.

Chase Daniel SaintsIt wouldn’t be appropriate for me to just let my relationship with Chase end so quietly. For four years, Chase has been the only Missouri Tiger on the Saints, a perfect storm of my cheering interests. He’s also been the last-round pick on my fantasy football teams each year.  For four years, I’ve watched the man who used to stand in line with me at Chipotle suit up on Sunday for my favorite NFL team. Chase and I have something special. It’s going to be hard to see him go.

In case you’ve been living under Shaun Rogers for the last four years, you’ve probably noticed something about the Saints quarterback situation: Chase Daniel doesn’t play. It’s not his fault that Drew Brees has put together back-to-back-to-back-to-back record-setting seasons. While there’s something to be said about the positive impact of a good backup on a starter, Chase’s primary responsibilities at this point are twofold: (1) rushing on to the field after touchdowns to give Drew Brees elaborate handshakes and (2) maximizing his Time on TV:Time on Field ratio.

To celebrate the former, I’ve made a collage out of a few of my favorite Chase handshakes. Chiefs fans, you should be drooling thinking of the intricate handshakes the Burrito can draw up in all that time on the sidelines. Chase studies playbooks, reviews overhead photos and communicates via the in-helmet microphone to sculpt touchdown celebrations like no player of this or any other generation. Continue reading →

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