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burnsy483
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Wait, before you do that, have you brought shrubberies?
3/18/2015 1:34 PM
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Posted by tecwrg on 3/18/2015 1:14:00 PM (view original):
red her·ring
noun
noun: red herring; plural noun: red herrings
  1. 1.
    a dried smoked herring, which is turned red by the smoke.
  2. 2.
    something, especially a clue, that is or is intended to be misleading or distracting.
    "the book is fast-paced, exciting, and full of red herrings"
"Keep in mind that projected ratings are influenced by your scouting budget.  The lower the budget, the more inaccurate the projections will be.  So that 100 vR may be a red herring."

The 100 vR rating is a red herring.  It's easy to be misled by such an extremely high rating and greatly overvalue the player if you lose sight of the fact that projected ratings are never 100% accurate, and the inaccuracy increases the lower your scouting budget is.

How is that an "odd way" to use the term?
I consider a red herring something that is intentionally misleading. I don't think of HBD projections as intentionally misleading. The degree of accuracy can vary based on budget but he's not going to end up as a 45 vR. He's going to have a good rating.
3/18/2015 1:54 PM
tecwrg
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A red herring doesn't have to be intentionally misleading.  Refer to the definition above.
3/18/2015 1:58 PM
bad_luck
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You mean this definition:

something, especially a clue, that is or is intended to be misleading or distracting
3/18/2015 2:08 PM
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Posted by bad_luck on 3/18/2015 2:08:00 PM (view original):
You mean this definition:

something, especially a clue, that is or is intended to be misleading or distracting
Do you understand how the conjunction "or" works in the English language?

something, especially a clue, that is or is intended to be misleading or distracting

3/18/2015 2:13 PM
burnsy483
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But can it also cut down a tree?
3/18/2015 2:16 PM
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Posted by hypnotoad on 3/18/2015 1:26:00 PM (view original):
How else can you cut down the mightiest tree in the forest?
it can't be done.
3/18/2015 2:20 PM
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Posted by tecwrg on 3/18/2015 2:13:00 PM (view original):
Posted by bad_luck on 3/18/2015 2:08:00 PM (view original):
You mean this definition:

something, especially a clue, that is or is intended to be misleading or distracting
Do you understand how the conjunction "or" works in the English language?

something, especially a clue, that is or is intended to be misleading or distracting

I think we'll have to agree to disagree on this. To me, a red herring is a rhetorical or literary tool used to divert someone away from the real issue/murderer/etc.

A  projection rating that will probably end up relatively close to reality doesn't fit that mold. To me, at least.
3/18/2015 2:23 PM
burnsy483
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Posted by bad_luck on 3/18/2015 2:20:00 PM (view original):
Posted by hypnotoad on 3/18/2015 1:26:00 PM (view original):
How else can you cut down the mightiest tree in the forest?
it can't be done.
AHHHHHH

don't say that word.
3/18/2015 2:33 PM
MikeT23
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Hall of Fame talk?
3/18/2015 2:37 PM
tecwrg
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No.  BL just doesn't understand how the English language works.
3/18/2015 2:57 PM
MikeT23
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I don't understand.   BL has posted more than twice in a thread and HASN'T mentioned the HOF?   Not buying it.   At all.
3/18/2015 3:07 PM
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this is such a cookie-cutter friggin' perfect internet thread so far.  keep it comin'!!! 
3/21/2015 2:22 AM
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