Heath Lewison

@milo13131313 @AllbrightNFL @DavidAFrench This is patently false.

When I was in Iraq serving at a very remote FOB not far from the Iranian border, we had steak and crab legs almost every Sunday. It was the military’s version of a thank you meal, and it was very appreciated. There are lots of things to be outraged at, but feeding our deployed troops well is not one of them.

@danielrpopper @FL_ChargerFan @FB_FilmAnalysis Can we put any stock into the team and doctor(s) being optimistic about Slater‘s return to form given how they have largely ignored the tackle position?

@FB_FilmAnalysis Both tackles coming off significant season-ending injuries should factor into the calculus imo

SF’s philosophy is to invest in skill players rather than OL because they believe they can get more out of OL with coaching/scheme but it’s funny how Mike McDaniel takes it to a whole other level. They do have LT-C-RT figured out though.

@infantrydort Wait until he hears how we joked that even the hardened, cement and sandbagged reinforced bunkers we huddled in wouldn’t protect us from a direct impact from a ballistic missile and we’d all be dead.

This man remains undefeated today in showing the world the realities of how we lived and fought during GWOT. How precarious the situation was. And in many ways, still is.

@FTFonFS1 @getnickwright I’ve never seen a player who isn’t elite take up so much time on sports talk shows.

“I’ve never considered [Justin Herbert] elite. He’s never been elite. He has elite traits. Elite traits does not make one an elite player.” @getnickwright explains:

@ChargersMuse @RapSheet FWIW

@RapSheet Is he good?

The #Titans are releasing starting center Lloyd Cushenberry, sources say, moving on from a former big-ticket free agent from 2024. He signed a 4-year, $50M deal two years ago and was due $8M this season. Now, Cam Ward will have a new center.

@pwdrblueblood I've chalked 85% of this season's oline issues up to scheme and coaching. What's sad is that Bozeman is paying for it twice. The first as the scapegoat for the entire line's issues, and now getting the door slammed behind him upon his retirement. He deserves better than that.

Gotta wonder how Becton went from SB Champ to one of the worst OL in the league. There has to be a better explanation than he just sucks now. Did being between two potential HOFers in PHI help? Obviously- but he also struggled in Roman’s run block scheme & Devlin didn’t help.

At no point did he say @SecWar needs to be as physically fit as line infantrymen, but leading by example is one of the hallmarks of effective leaders and what young servicemembers look for in their leaders. Read this from General John Lejeune and you'll get an understanding of how important the relationship is between officers and the men and women they lead. usmcu.edu/Research/Marin…

@TigTiegen If you think the SecDef needs to be as physically mission ready as a line infantryman then you have a 12 year olds understand of national security It’s a nice to have for sure, but dozens of things are immediately more important for serving the warfighter

Listen up, “Captain” yeah, I said Captain, because if you’re gonna flex ‘As a Marine’ every time you open your mouth, own the damn ethos. Leading by example means getting after it physically, not sitting behind a desk whining about workouts while the force gets soft under DEI bullshit and endless feel-good policies. Hegseth is out there grinding with the troops, posting real PT that motivates and sets the standard something past SecDefs were too busy kissing ass in boardrooms to do. You call that ‘third-rate influencer’? That’s called being a leader who doesn’t ask his Warriors to do shit he won’t do himself. You want to talk mission first? Then stop the keyboard commando crap and recognize fitness builds warriors who win wars not bureaucrats who lost them. If this bothers you that much, maybe lace up and join a platoon instead of running for Congress on your O-3 creds. Semper Fi, but earn it. 💪🇺🇸 SGT John “TIG” Tiegen USMC 3/7 I Co #LeadOrGetOutOfTheWay

@monetocracy @chrisfallica @FDSportsbook You’ve badly missed the entire purpose of his post.

@chrisfallica @FDSportsbook It’s TOURNAMENT MVP retard. God you’re awful.

Hysterical. Not really hysterical though, as I bet Hellebuyck +130 in the 2nd period @FDSportsbook Would have been nice to know the voting had already closed.

@JetNooods @MostlyPeaceful I see enough time has elapsed post OEF where it’s acceptable to diminish people’s service. FYI… service members were still being killed there as late as 2021.

@MostlyPeaceful Yikes 2018 what’d you do stub your toe at green beans?

Yea man. I never did nothing.

The single dumbest thing any Service Member can do is believe they didn’t do enough because they feel their greatest sacrifice was just signing their name and taking the oath. Every Veteran should file for VA benefits to some degree. If you ever went to medical for any reason while in service (everyone), you should absolutely visit the VA before separating. Creating any disincentive to file is incredibly dangerous and puts the entire Veteran community at greater risk. Like so many others, when I was preparing to leave the service, I looked left and saw a friend missing a leg (we once slammed a whole six-pack of bud heavies out of his prosthetic—another story for another time), I looked to my right and saw a guy who barely blinked anymore because of what he had been through, and thought, “these guys need it, they deserve it, not me—I was just an intel dickhead.” If not for the outstanding leadership of 1stSgt Ashley Kowtko, who is still a close friend and was a guest at my wedding, and her father, Ret. MSgt Carl Curtis, I never would have filed. Without the help of Ret. MSgt @HLewison I would have probably never utilized the resources. Six years later, I can say with certainty it would have been the biggest mistake of my life—not for a couple bucks a month, but for the physical injuries that lay dormant and the mental health problems that do not show or we pretend not have. I was raised Irish Catholic in Delco, where we bottle shit up, drink it down, and drown it out. Despite joining later in life with a degree and some real-world experience, separation hit me far harder than I ever imagined. There came a time I needed help, and fortunately, the VA was there—because I had three outstanding leaders who made sure that I did. Without that resource and occasional check-ins, I could easily have ended up divorced, miserable, faking the same smile, and dying young full of anxiety, anger, and grief I never processed and never owned. Yes, a few Veterans game the system, but for every one of them, there are 22 who believe they “don’t rate,” never seek help, and suffer silently. Encouraging that mindset is one of the most damaging things we can do to our community. If the price of protecting the many is tolerating a handful of bad actors—shitbags we all can see and who are already outcasts among us—then so be it. We cannot afford policies that make Veterans hesitate to get the care they have earned. If you are ready to tap out and jump back into the civilian world with the mindset that you didn't do enough, l will tell you the same thing the good MSgt told me: don't be a fucking asshole. Even if, after everything I've said, you still feel you “don’t rate,” fine—but your fellow Veterans, your friends, and your family don’t deserve to watch you suffer in silence because you were too proud, arrogant, or stubborn like me, because it can happen to any of us. I am not invincible anymore, I’ve come to terms with that, and it was the hardest lesson I’ve ever learned. Do right by yourself, do right by your friends and family, do right by your fellow Veterans—hell, do right by me and Dan. File, even if it is just to get your name in the system, because one day your invincibility expiration date too will come. All Service Members and Veterans are welcome to hit me up. I will help you if I can, I’ll connect you with @SemperFiFund if you need it, and if all else fails, I’ll pass you off to MSgt Curtis or MSgt Lewison to set you straight. I’ve got your back—all of you fucking losers. Same team.

@ControlledPairs This hits home, brother. Four combat deployments (two to Iraq and two to Afghanistan) and when I retired I didn't file a damn thing with the VA. Only after three years and my wife's insistence did I finally pick up the phone.

On the VA disability discussion. I've been on active duty for nearly 15 years. I've spent about 10 years on airborne status, graduated from Ranger school, completed special operations selection and assessment twice, served for 8 years in SOF, deployed to combat 5 times, more work ups, jumps, long range movements, weeks on reverse cycle, hours/days/weeks/months under nods than I can count. Hundreds (thousands?) of breaching charges, mortars, cannons, controlled detonations, Carl Gs, bangers, thermos, frags, and the like. I'm worn out but I'm ok. I ignored and lied about pain and sleep for years so I could keep doing the job. Annual PHA? Good to go, Doc! Send me! I'm finally in a job where I can take care of myself. It still feels like quitting to accept a referral and get checked out. Many of my peers are still in the fight. Many of my dudes got hurt for real. But, at my wife's insistence, I'm slowly but surely making appointments for the bumps and bruises - the wear and tear of a Soldiers' life. After ignoring a spot for a year or more I finally got it checked out last year. Skin cancer. Lucky it was the not-that-bad kind. Surgery. Gnarly scar. I'm fine. Got an MRI on my neck last week. I've had debilitating pain and mobility loss in my neck and down my shoulder/arm for years, it started when I tweaked it in Iraq in 2016. My doc said I have the neck of a 55 year old man. I'm in my mid thirties. Degeneration, arthritis, spurs, nerve canal is pinched and causing the pain down my right side. I'm fine. It hurts, but I'm fine. Surgery is an option. I won't take it. Pain management is an option. I'm not going down the opioid trap. So... physical therapy and continue mission. Knee is next on the list. It hurts but I'm fine. I don't sleep much, but I'm probably fine. I'm fine. I've never considered VA benefits. My calculus for not getting checked out sooner was to continue doing the job I love. I'm getting checked out now because I've promoted out of the job, my wife wants to grow old with me, and I want to meet my grandchildren. Do I deserve compensation for getting to do the job I love all those years? Hardly. Am I entitled to it? Entitled is an easy word to hate. Yet retirement approaches, and with it the decision to file or not file a VA claim. I'm inclined to pass. My wife disagrees. Not sure where I'll land. I suspect most of us are like me. We're fine. It hurts but we're fine. So what, if anything, does a nation "owe" a bunch of dudes who did the job as asked and got a bit banged up as expected? It's a tough question that I have trouble answering. You'll notice that often it's the dudes perhaps most deserving on paper who are least likely to advocate for themselves. Just writing that sentence hurts. We should probably take care of the boys. Especially the ones saying they're just fine.

@LeforMichael @ConorOrr @theMMQB @SInow The Bears have played in the same general area for over 100 years. I think it qualifies as "wild" gven that context.

@ConorOrr @theMMQB @SInow Is it that wild though it’s a different state but still right by Chicago

In speaking to sources close to the situation, this Bears moving to Indiana thing is not just gaining momentum, it feels like an inevitability barring a major change of course from the state of Illinois. This is wild. More on @SInow soon...

@MLB This would look great framed and hung in my man cave.

Celebrating Mr. Padre with an awesome giveaway! Repost and reply for your chance to win this autographed 8x10 Tony Gwynn photo.

@geoffschwartz Bionic Bigfoot from the show The Six Million Dollar Man. We're talking paralyzed with fear.

The flying monkeys and talking trees from Wizard of Oz

I respect Moss’ opinion, but where would it stop? Should MVP, OPOY, DPOY, etc. be held to the same standard? I think there are some outstanding contributors — you included, Ed, who should have a vote in capturing the league’s history as they have an historical context the players may not have.

I would be surprised if the current members of the HOF - players and coaches - put more time and thought into voting than do those voting now. Even though the Belichick admission calls their judgment into question.

@_willcompton I think more about the fact that a kicker won MVP in 1982 than I ever will about one vote going to a QB that wouldn’t change the final result.

Anybody else have trouble sleeping last night knowing Justin Herbert got a first place vote?

@_willcompton The Patriots went 11-5 with Matt Cassel when Tom Brady was hurt and all I’ve been hearing about is how Bill Belichick wasn’t anything without Brady.

Great point. NFL team doesn’t win near as many games without their starting QB.

@anthony_verne10 @four264 @FB_FilmAnalysis Except in his jusitication of his vote he cited Stafford, not Maye. He 100% would've voted for Stafford. This is all a big nothing-burger.

@four264 @FB_FilmAnalysis Based on his criteria he 100% would have put Maye. Had a much worse receiving core and a worse run game and protection.

True ball knower at the end Regular season award and I’d vote for Maye but I appreciate the bravery