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I'm a 1.5k driver and was doing some GT3 racing this week. I qualified in 2nd in the porsche but the race pace of 3rd in the corvette was a bit stronger. I was able to defend successfully on every passing attempt and it was clear that he was getting frustrated. He would brake later and later each lap and eventually he bumped me from behind which caused me to spin out. I find that I have difficulty keeping control even with minor collisions and was looking to hear how to deal with the immediate change in car balance to help prevent spinning on minor incidents going forward.

Over the last several patches it feels like every game is a stomp in one direction or the other. When did this become the norm? Welcome to 9 games of stomps followed by 1 game that is decent. Both wins and losses feel much less gratifying than they used to.

We talk a lot about the Miami O-line being bad, but the bigger issue over the last decade (2016–2025) might be continuity.

Here’s a look at how often the Week 1 starting five actually finished a full game together:

Year Games Starting 5 Finished Together Lineup Combos Used PFF Rank 2025 0 (lasted 3 snaps) 11 29th 2024 1 11 27th 2023 0 12 22nd 2022 1 9 31st 2021 0 12 32nd 2020 2 10 28th 2019 0 13 32nd 2018 2 9 31st 2017 1 10 29th 2016 2 8 30th

10-year totals:

9 games where the intended Week 1 starting five finished together

~11 different starting combinations per season

Average PFF rank: 30.2

No Top-20 finish in that span

Even most bottom-tier lines have “bridge” years where they hove

I was hoping for some recommendations to optimize my gear. I was using an Axe-FX to drive a pair of Adam A7s but am getting back into the audiophile world. I just purchased HD650s and am building a bottlehead crack amp. I purchased a Schiit Mimir as the DAC. I was hoping to figure out the best way to connect everything including which wires would be best for minimizing noise. Listening to the review by WaveTheory it seemed that he was suggesting optical connection for Mobo -> DAC given this is coming off a gaming PC.

Mobo -> Mimir -> Adam A7s via balanced output. Mobo -> Mimir -> Bottlehead crack amp via unbalanced -> HD650. Which types of wires would you recommend for each connection?

I thought Ross was considered a good businessman. How the hell does he not realize that the GM that he hired and has kept around is literally just passing his job (building a roster) on to each of the head coaches that he hires? We literally have a case study of this exact scenario with Bill Belichick. Great coach, shit GM. The jobs are very different and using the excuse that he is building the roster to each of his head coaches desires is not something that should be looked at as a positive. It is time. Let him go. If a new GM wants a new coach and QB, let them make that decision and hold the next GM responsible for building the roster. My one and only ask is that the new hire believes tha