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Coffee comes out tasting like crap every time.. what am I doing wrong? I have a NINJA hot/cold brew system. I grind my coffee using a conical burr grinder on medium. Every time I make a cup it tastes horrible. Tastes worse than when I bought pre ground coffee.I've tried different settings on my machine and it always comes out bad.. I can't figure out what I am doing wrong.and before anyone asks... I'm not going to buy a different brewer. My wife got this coffee maker as a gift and she would be pissed if I never use it. I am just trying to maximize what I can get from this machine. It has pretty good reviews so there has to be some people out there making decent enough coffee with it. Submitted December 19, 2022 at 01:18PM by Las_Vegas_Raider https://ift.tt/VIQdTNH via /r/Coffee

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Raiders embarrass Chargers with historic first half en route to 63-21 blowout win Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement

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The NFL's first all-Black on-field and replay crew will officiate Thursday's Chargers-Raiders game Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement

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Thursday Night Football: How to watch the Los Angeles Chargers vs. Las Vegas Raiders game Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement

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Easton Stick will make his first NFL start Thursday against the Raiders. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)A lot can change over the course of an NFL season and Thursday's contest between the Las Vegas Raiders and Los Angeles Chargers is a fantastic example of that.Jimmy Garoppolo and Justin Herbert, the team's starters in Week 1, are out. In Week 15, the game will be decided by fourth-round rookie Aidan O'Connell and first-time NFL starter Easton Stick. The Raiders opted to go with O'Connell over Garoppolo after the team's season tanked. Stick is filling in for Herbert, who will miss the rest of the year with a finger injury.It's a big opportunity for both players. O'Connell is fighting to prove he is a prospect worth developing. Stick could extend his playing career significantly if he puts up solid numbers in relief of Herbert.Follow along as Yahoo Sports provides the latest news, scores and injuries during Thursday Night Football in Week 15.Live5 updatesThu, December 14, 2023 at 7:01 PM ESTIn an @NFL first, an all-Black on-field and replay crew will officiate tonight’s game. It also will be the first time that three women will be on the same crew, with one on the field and two in the replay booth. pic.twitter.com/gy1XY5hDeF— NFL Football Operations (@NFLFootballOps) December 14, 2023Thu, December 14, 2023 at 7:00 PM ESTThu, December 14, 2023 at 6:59 PM ESTThu, December 14, 2023 at 6:59 PM ESTThu, December 14, 2023 at 6:58 PM ESTour inactives for #LACvsLV WR Keenan AllenS JT WoodsDB Deane LeonardLB Amen OgbongbemigaTE Donald Parham Jr.DL Otito OgbonniaDL Nick Williams— Los Angeles Chargers (@chargers) December 14, 2023

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Thursday Night Football: How to watch the Los Angeles Chargers vs. Las Vegas Raiders game Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement

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You can watch "Thursday Night Football," Chargers vs. Raiders, exclusively on Amazon Prime Video at 8:15 p.m. ET.The Las Vegas Raiders host the Los Angeles Chargers on Thursday Night Football. Perhaps better said, half of what once was the Raiders host half of what once was the Chargers tonight, as both teams are facing a disastrous end to the regular season.The Raiders and the Chargers share the same 5-8 record through Week 14. The two franchises are coming off a loss (three in a row in the case of Las Vegas, mind you). The two squads won’t have arguably the player at the most important position available after Justin Herbert went down on Sunday and, well, the Raiders have been dealing with quarterback issues all season anyway.Perhaps most interesting, however, is the fact that while both franchises would benefit from simply shutting the operation down and losing the remainder of their schedules, both have a coach fighting to stay put next year. Will any of the coaches lift the pedal from the metal knowing more losses would seal their firing? Will any of the front offices allow their HC to lose knowing that’s better for their future? Tough decisions!The Chargers opened the week as three-point favorites on the road with an over/under set at 34.5. Those figures, of course, only factored Herbert’s injury to an extent pending further examinations. That’s why oddsmakers flipped the equation and ultimately settled on Las Vegas as the favorite for TNF’s matchup by those same three points, while the total points projection went down to 33.5 but ended back up at the original mark.The Raiders have the fifth-worst offense at 15.5 points per game to Los Angeles’ middle-of-the-pack unit scoring 21.7 points per contest. Although the combination yields a total average above 37, the truth is that these two teams have been awful of late and you'd probably be in the right if you err on the safe side of things by betting the under.How do the Chargers and the Raiders arrive at their TNF matchup?If you watched the Raiders game last weekend from start to end, congratulations.Las Vegas hosted Minnesota on Sunday and all both teams combined for was … three points. Already into the fourth quarter. With less than two minutes remaining. Sheesh.Not only did the Raiders struggle mightily against the Vikings, but they also kept rookie backup quarterback Aidan O’Connell on the field for the full length of the game while also losing running back Josh Jacobs in the fourth quarter to a knee injury.It’s not that Jimmy Garoppolo would have fixed the Raiders offense, but O’Connell is a 63.8% passer with four touchdowns and seven interceptions to his name. He seems to have little chance of earning a living in the NFL as a starter for long and Las Vegas was still trying to win to make it to the playoffs this season.Not anymore, folks.The same goes for the Chargers, who endured not only a loss on the scoreboard last Sunday but also on the season as a whole when Justin Herbert went down with a fractured index finger. With the quarterback done for the year, the year is over for the Chargers.Truth be told, that’s been the case for a while. Los Angeles entered TNF having lost four of their last five games and their only win came on a 6-0 victory against the New England Patriots. Barring a 41-38 defeat to Detroit in Week 10, the Chargers have failed to score more than 20 points in four consecutive games, topping at 10 in their last three.TNF Week 15: Injury ReportOn top of Herbert being lost for the season, WR Keenan Allen, the best Chargers playmaker, suffered a heel injury. He did not practice on Wednesday and was ruled out for Thursday.Las Vegas Raiders running back Josh Jacobs was his stubborn self and tried to play through pain, carrying the ball 13 times for a meager 34 yards against the Vikings, but ultimately went to the locker room limping in the fourth quarter with a quad injury. He’s listed as “questionable” to play on TNF, although odds are he ends up missing the game or only taking sparse snaps given the short turnaround and the fact that he hasn’t practiced all week long.Davante Adams did not practice on Wednesday, listed with an “illness” in the final injury report released by the Raiders. He wasn’t in the report on Monday or Tuesday, so he should play as long as he is not feeling under the water on Thursday.A few more players have graced both franchises’ injury reports throughout the week, some of them potentially impacting fantasy decisions. Tight end Gerald Everett was limited earlier this week but logged a full practice on Wednesday. Joshua Palmer is back from IR with the wideout having missed all games between Week 9 and Week 14, but logged three full-participation practices before TNF.One stat that can swing the balanceThe Chargers allow the fourth-most yards per game … but the Raiders average the fourth-fewest. What gives?There is no sugarcoating how awful the Raiders offense has been of late and although the Chargers unit hasn’t been that bad (it ranks a mediocre 17th league-wide, mind you), they will have to play without their starting quarterback for the remainder of the season.Both franchises have solid defenses (which is why they are still in “fake contention” for making the postseason) but now that they are closer to the No. 1 pick than a wild-card berth and facing the home stretch of the season without some of their best playmakers, things can get even uglier for them.With Justin Herbert out, the Chargers will use Easton Stick as their starter. Stick replaced Herbert on Sunday and completed 13-of-24 passes for 179 yards and no touchdowns or interceptions. He threw a 57-yard pass to rookie Quentin Johnson, but that’s mostly it. No need to mention Johnson’s struggles all season long, making his Week 14 outing a bit of a fluke.The Raiders are expected to start O’Connell (we’ll see if he ends the game on the field or the bench, however) and there is even the chance for a platoon approach on TNF. No matter what they do, they won’t lose (or win) anything for trying.Not completing third- and fourth-down plays is going to hurt these two teams’ chances at advancing the rock and piling up numbers. That’s bad for the outlook of talented players such as Joshua Palmer (the new WR1 of the Chargers with Keenan Allen out) and Davante Adams.Both Allen and Adams failed to score double-digit half-PPR points in two consecutive weeks each, just for context.With Raiders rusher Josh Jacobs “questionable” but almost certainly limited and Chargers running back Austin Ekeler finally bringing his A-game back to the table on Week 14, the Bolts RB looks like the most solid and safe play this week among those involved on TNF.Other than that, it’s slim pickings and blind trust.One player to start, two to fadeStart in all leagues and use in DFS: RB Austin Ekeler (LAC)If you drafted Austin Ekeler back in August, then you have probably kept him around for the full season and although he’s gone through some ups and downs he surely paid off last weekend. He played best game in a month after failing to crack double-digit fantasy points in the prior three outings.You’re likely starting Ekeler every week, but even more so on TNF against the Raiders. He is also a legitimate Superstar pick for single-game DFS contests today. Ekeler can do it both on the ground and through the air and he tends to carry a high floor with him every week, simply because of his high volume.The Raiders struggle the most against the run game, allowing the eighth-most yards per carry and rushing points per game entering Week 15. They have allowed an average of 21.8 FPPG to opposing backfields this season, the sixth-worst average in the NFL.Ekeler didn’t play against Las Vegas in Week 4 so we don’t have a reference point. That said, Ekeler’s been great of late when facing subpar defenses against the run. He’s scored at least 18.5 half-PPR fantasy points in three of his last four matchups against below-average defenses against fantasy RBs.Bench/Avoid streaming: Gerald Everett (LAC)With Justin Herbert out and Easton Stick starting for the Chargers, Gerald Everett might look appealing to you as a potential safety valve getting sought by the backup quarterback. Everett was targeted eight total times last weekend, splitting those looks evenly between Herbert’s and Stick’s passes.Everett finished 5-of-8 for 39 yards and no touchdowns, but only two receptions and 15 yards came with Stick on the field. Week 14 marked the second week in a row in which Everett finished exactly with 6.4 half-PPR fantasy points.Back in Week 4, when both teams met for the first time, Everett had one of his worst games of the season catching two passes for nine yards and 1.9 FP. The Raiders are a tricky matchup for tight ends as they allow the highest catch rate to players at the position but they have limited them to only three touchdowns through the entire season.With Everett being very touchdown-dependent (he’s failed to break more than 6.5 FP in all games he’s not caught a touchdown) and having just scored three TDs through 11 games played, it’s better to fade the tight end and look for alternative streamers this week.Fade in DFS: Davante Adams ($24)You’re not sitting Davante Adams in most leagues as one of the prime players at the position. If Keenan Allen had not been ruled out, I’d have opted for him instead of Adams for a single-game DFS fade.If Garoppolo gets some playing time in the event O'Connell gets benched, then Adams would get a bit of a boost (he’s averaged 14+ FPPG with the veteran QB) but if O’Connell plays the full game, then Adams should be a no-go on TNF for most fantasy GMs that can afford to sit or fade him.Adams has averaged fewer than 10 FPPG in the games started by the rookie quarterback. When he broke the double-digit barrier in Week 10 and Week 11 he needed 13 targets (six and seven receptions respectively) each time to get there.O’Connell has targeted Adams more than any other player on the Raiders offense (nearly 32% of the targets went his way) but he’s also misfired the most when aiming at the superstar wide receiver (almost 24% of his targets were inaccurate/uncatchable). With that outlook, Adams looks more like a potential WR3 than a WR1 today.One player to scout as a prospective waiver wire pickupRaiders RB Zamir White (8% rostered)I have seen a few analysts pushing for Zamir White as the No. 1 waiver wire target of Week 15 following the news of Josh Jacobs’ injury last weekend. That might be the right move to make and a solid one this late in the regular season if only because White should inherit an RB1 role for most of TNF with Jacobs listed as “questionable” to play and most probably limited in some capacity if he manages to start.That said, I’m including White in this section and not as a must-start player for a reason: he doesn't have a proven track record of positive production, let alone proof enough to use him as a starter in lineups or single-game DFS contests.Last Sunday, White rushed the ball two times and gained eight yards. Ameer Abdullah, the other Raiders rusher, is expected to get more use on pass plays. He got one carry last weekend (12 yards) and two receptions (seven yards).The Raiders have a disastrous running offense, mind you, ranking dead-last in rushing yards per game (80.6) even with Jacobs available for their first 13 games of the season.White will only be valuable on TNF if he finds the end zone one or he gets a massive workload (which is not guaranteed). He won’t be a factor in most fantasy leagues outside of deep ones.If you’re needy at the position or a GM in one of those deep formats, then give White a chance for the final few games of the season if Jacobs isn’t brought back by the Raiders in what is a lost campaign for them.

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After a rough three-game start to the NFL season, Justin Fields has pieced together an argument.One that says despite some inconsistency, he is getting better as an NFL quarterback. He’s missing fewer wide open throws. He’s playing more patient in the pocket and drifting less. He’s running to compliment and balance his game, rather than falling out of structure to hunt plays. With 34 starts now under his belt for the Chicago Bears, you can draw a line between two 17-game sample sizes — which would represent two full NFL seasons — and see that his second his is markedly better than his first. And after his next four games to conclude the 2024 season, we will find out if the Bears are buying the argument that he’s worth passing on Caleb Williams with the No. 1 overall pick.At least seven NFL general managers aren’t. And the consensus is that it’s not really a close decision.“It would be a clear-cut decision to draft Caleb for me,” an AFC general manager said. “The fact that we’re in Year 3 and [they] don’t want to exercise the fifth-year option tells me what I need to know. I just don’t think Fields can win consistently as a passer even though he is gifted physically.”“[Caleb Williams] worries me, but he is definitely talented,” an NFC general manager said. “It just buys you more time and a much cheaper contract to keep adding pieces to build the team.”“When you pass on talented quarterbacks to lean into a guy’s development, which the Bears did when they traded No. 1 last year, you have to be completely sure of that decision to do it a second time,” said another AFC general manager. “They might not have taken C.J. Stroud with the first pick last year, but he was there for them to do it. Caleb Williams is a no-brainer, and if they get the top pick, he’s there for them. Sometimes the gamble is continuing to pass on players. Fields doesn’t get over the hump, you don’t want to be the guys that passed on both Stroud and Caleb Williams.”Should the Chicago Bears keep Justin Fields or build around Caleb Williams? (Taylor Wilhelm/Yahoo Sports)The GMs offered a multitude of reasons to trade Fields and pick Williams: The considerable talent Caleb Williams brings to the table; this more refined acumen as a passer; the opportunity to reset with a rookie quarterback contract; needing to make a fifth-year option decision on Fields this spring, when it appears more data is still necessary … on and on.Another NFC general manager also pointed out a psychological aspect of this crossroads: Bears GM Ryan Poles still hasn’t drafted his own quarterback — Fields was the selection of the previous regime — and yet his job status is directly impact by Fields’ development.“Nobody wants to be judged or fired because they didn’t make the previous guy’s draft picks work,” he said. “Especially quarterback and head coach — if it’s not working out or it’s lagging, you should get an opportunity at changing it your way. Quarterbacks and head coaches are so much of your culture, so it’s kind of hard when you didn’t put those pieces in place and you’re taking the hits anyway.”Of course, none of these GMs know Fields better than Poles. They’re looking at the struggle for improvement from the outside. Poles could be thrilled with the strides Fields has made with D.J. Moore and other weapons, seeing his fifth-year option as already being viable just from this season’s progress. He could also feel the temptation to once again deal a No. 1 overall pick for more assets that will continue to stack talent all over the depth chart, rather than concentrate it in one player at the quarterback spot.Wherever his head is at, there’s little doubt that he’s going to have a decision on his hands. The Carolina Panthers — whose 2024 first-round pick is owned by the Bears — are now two full games ahead of the New England Patriots for the No. 1 spot in the draft. And their four remaining games on the schedule are all teams that are currently in the thick of a playoff hunt. It’s more than reasonable to conclude that the Panthers aren’t going to start beating superior teams and snap off enough wins to jeopardize that draft slot.Which means if Poles believes Caleb Williams is a better quarterback than Fields, he has two questions to ask himself.What other teams could be in the Justin Fields business?A few general managers have brought up the Philadelphia Eagles as running an offense that would best suit the full development of Fields. And by extension, the Indianapolis Colts do as well, since their head coach, Shane Steichen, was running the Eagles' offense when it was molded around Jalen Hurts in 2021 and 2022. Unfortunately for Fields, both the Eagles and Colts have their young franchise quarterbacks in locked in place, so that effectively shuts Fields out of that offense.Until it doesn’t.Current Eagles offensive coordinator Brian Johnson is going to be a hot name in the next head coaching interview cycle, thanks to spending two years as Hurts’ quarterbacks coach before ascending to the offensive coordinator job this season, following Steichen’s departure. Not only is Johnson extremely versed in the Eagles’ offensive scheme, he arguably had the most direct, day-to-day impact on Hurts’ development since 2020. And if he gets hired elsewhere, he’ll be bringing that knowledge to whatever franchise hires him.That makes Johnson a person to watch as either a Chicago Bears head coaching hire — if they move on from Matt Eberflus — or a potential Fields trade suitor should he land with another quarterback-needy team that isn’t the Bears this offseason. All of this is making the assumption that Johnson likes Fields as a player. But even if he does, there will be other circumstances likely to weigh on connecting the two.As an NFC general manager framed it, if Johnson lands with a quarterback-thin franchise selecting outside of the top 10 picks — where it would have to give up significant capital to move to the top of the draft for a quarterback — Fields becomes an attractive second option. The franchises that currently fit that mold? The New Orleans Saints (who are currently slotted 12th) and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (slotted 20th). Two others that could be looking for head coaches but are sitting with a pick inside the top 10? The Washington Commanders (slotted fourth) and the Las Vegas Raiders (slotted sixth). You also can’t rule out the Atlanta Falcons, who currently slotted at 11th overall in the draft and aren’t likely to fire Arthur Smith, but who also run a heavy RPO scheme that would seem to overlap well with Fields’ talent.How much would Fields command on the trade market at this point?This was a difficult question to pose, because the season hasn’t finished yet and Fields can certainly impact what both the Bears and other teams believe he’s worth. Effectively, he’s in a tryout period right now for both his current franchise and others that might pursue him. How he fares in the final month of the season will set the table when it comes to his future. And at least three of his four remaining games — against the Cleveland Browns, Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons and Green Bay Packers — should be meaningful in that regard.In that quartet, the Browns have a defense that should still be challenging despite recent injuries. The Falcons are a potential trade partner, so Fields playing well in that game could grease the skids in negotiations. And the Packers could be angling for a playoff spot in the final game of the season, raising the stage a bit for Fields to showcase himself in a big-game situation on the road at Lambeau Field.But even with the four games of uncertainty, the seven general managers all had a ballpark for what they believe Fields would could command in a trade at this point. None of their proposals included any kind of first-round value. We will get into why in a moment. But first, here were the seven suggestions of Fields’ value in draft compensation.GM one: A second-round and fourth-round pick, pending a “good finish” to the season.GM two: A second-round pick, pending a “strong finish” to the season.GM three: A third-round pick, plus another late-round pick that could escalate one round based on performance.GM four: One third-round pick in the 2024 draft, one fourth-round pick in the 2025 draft.GM five: A third-round pick or a second-round pick for Fields plus a late-round pick back from the Bears.GMs six and seven had the same proposal: A third-round pick, pending the finish of this season.Some of these proposals came with caveats. As one GM noted, “it only takes one team” to like Fields enough to give up more than others would expect. Another mentioned that the value could rise or fall based on how based on how long the Bears hold onto Fields, reasoning that a trade lingering all the way to the doorstep of the draft could lessen his value to franchises that would want him to begin working with their staff immediately. All of the GMs said they would factor in a slight tweak to his compensation based on the next four games. None of them put his value in the realm of a first-round pick.While that lack of first-round pick value might surprise some who view Fields as a surging commodity right now, the general reasoning for trade asset limitations centered on his remaining contract. As it stands, Fields has one “cheap” year of football left next season, with a $1.61 million base salary and a $1.61 million roster bonus. Beyond that, an acquiring team would have to make a decision on triggering Fields’ fifth-year option in the spring of 2024. All of which means a team is either trading for one cheap tryout year, or a pricier two-year window that would include his fifth-year option being exercised.Now compare that to when the Arizona Cardinals traded Josh Rosen to the Miami Dolphins after only one season. The Cardinals had drafted Rosen No. 10 overall just one year earlier, but made him expendable when they took Kyer Murray No. 1 overall the next season. Despite Rosen having three cheap years of control on his deal and a another option year — giving a trade pattern an immense window — they were still only able to get a late second-round pick for him (No. 62 overall) from the Dolphins. The Bears would be going to the negotiating table with a much smaller contract window for Fields.As an AFC general manager put it, “You’re trading for one year of Fields, most likely, because I don’t know that an acquiring team would exercise his option.”An NFC general manager pointed to it being a “Sam Darnold situation,” referring to the Carolina Panthers trading for Darnold after his first three roller-coaster years with the New York Jets. The Panthers gave up a solid package for Darnold — including a second-, fourth- and sixth-round pick — then triggered an $18.85 million fifth-year option just 25 days later. Their reason for picking it up? They amount of assets they traded to get Darold necessitated a two-year audition for a contract extension. Basically, they were pot-committed after surrendering the draft picks, so it only made sense to commit to Darnold for the longer window.A team could look at Fields the same way, deciding on the basis of his 2023 film that he warranted a triggering of his fifth-year option and a two-year “show me” window before either being franchise tagged or signing a long-term extension. That would likely be the most ideal situation for the Bears if it came down to trading Fields. But that also requires an element of desperation, too. The Panthers were desperate to solve their quarterback position when they dealt for Darnold. That impacted the compensation.That makes the next four weeks key — not only for the Bears, but also for potential trade partners. Any number of teams could go off a cliff in that time span. Any number of coaching and personnel jobs could go from safe to shattered. And a wide range of quarterback questions, answers and opportunities could be the undercurrent that reshapes multiple franchises.Clearly a segment of NFL decision-makers thinks Fields should be a part of it. In the months ahead, we’ll find out if the Chicago Bears agree.

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