Mango

Regatta Norway.

This week gets wonky. But I think weather forces their hand. But the divisional and conference games? I don’t think there’s a Monday night scheduled. I think the biggest issue could be if ABC has any rights over the term “Monday Night Football”. The occasional emergency probably goes by without a hitch, as long as there is no overlap. But it likely becomes legally tricky if CBS is airing Monday Night Football and ESPN/ABC has nothing.

There was time you could bring a thermos and/or a duffel bag of blankets, food, etc. Those games were a lot of fun. That said the warmth of consumer jackets and snow pants have gotten a lot better. I have a survival suit that I swear by for cold games, snow removal, etc. It’s also a certified flotation device if you happen to do any water activities in cold weather. 10/10 highly recommend.

I actually think if the Bills play Monday that we should be a Monday all the way to the AFCCG. I really dislike 5 day vs 8 day rest for KC or Cleveland. I think the extra day is crucial.

Outside of living in OKC, last years storm was the craziest change in weather I’d ever seen. I was at families house in Amherst having a cup of coffee with my uncle at like 7am. I was facing the window. The thermometer outside said it was like 40 degrees. It was rainy by no wind. Then in the snap of a finger everything turned white. Trees were blowing sideways. And the temp immediately dropped like 20 degrees. I looked at him and said “I gotta go” (my inlaws were in Syracuse). I’m already packed and out the door in 5 minutes. The roads were already a disaster. I’m on the 90 in short order doing 30 in 4 drive listening to people call in on the radio saying they were on the 90 heading the same way going 15. They must have gotten on after me. It was bonkers.

I know what listed flight time says. But it’s 100% not an hour plus. I regularly fly Albany to JFK/EWR which is a super similar distance and it’s 25 minutes wheels up to wheels down and about 45 minutes gate to gate. And that’s commercial. These guys are chartering. Also, the Albany airport is maybe the worst airport in the country.

Listen man, just lift your truck, throw some chains on the tires, and drive 5 mph. - The response to everything in “The Weather Thread”, literally.

I would have much less of an issue with Toronto. EDIT: I just hate moving this to an AFCN stadium to play an AFCN team.

Maybe we play again on Monday? I get moving it and ultimately it’s the right move I think. But I hate having a short week when both our opponents play Saturday/tomorrow.

Some people are saying that when they play the SB there is a 100% chance one of them will be the champion. Not sure I believe it, but those are the whispers coming from my floorboards in Brooklyn.

Listen man. I’m on a roll. Don’t get it my way with all these “facts”.

One thing I didn’t really think of when it comes to moving the game is that both teams have likely game planned around running the ball 40+ times. What a shirt show this could be if suddenly it’s clear skies and teams aren’t prepared.

Fork it. Just flip with KC. Let’s do this thing tomorrow night!!!!! Also, I’m still a huge proponent of sending the game to Toronto instead of Cleveland.

Take that drive, add the 45 mph wind, and start popping the 6 pack in the passenger seat. It’s a recipe for disaster.

There’s some speculation that they maybe issued a state of emergency because of the game. Now that they have pulled that lever the state and start sending in resources to help with traffic/roads

Does anybody have any idea what implications the State of Emergency has on the game? One would assume it is an automatic postponement or relocation, right?

Great for Taron. The amount of Cowboys on this list is unreal. Kudos to Jerry Jones as an all time great marketer because they are always the most over-hyped team in the league.

Davis hurts the run game, and Rapp does play in the box quite a bit. But if we are going to be missing a WR and have a banged up secondary and missing a WR, against Pittsburgh in what looks to be a very windy game is likely the best place to do it.

I skied the Sierras last year for the first time. Driving in was....wild. I have done Colorado a few times, but I never saw anything like the 15 foot snow walls all the way in to Taho.

Quick hot take at the moment. I don’t think the main problem is the weather or even the 10’s of thousands of people on the road in inclement weather. It’s that there’s a bit of a cultural norm in Buffalo that everybody, police included, just ignores that 10’s of thousands of cars on the road have drivers who are likely over the legal limit…in bad weather.

Right, they’re there every year. If anything send it to Toronto/Rogers. What’s the difference between driving 3 hours into the storm coming to/from Cleveland and 2 hours to/from Toronto. (I understand it’s international. Also the field is likely zero percent ready for football)

I have no interest in a short week vs KC, Houston, or Cleveland.

I am not even sure Baltimore game planned for that one. That looked like a classic “start the backups, don’t put anything on film” type game. I mean they basically ran straight ahead over and over and over again, no matter the down and distance. And they still had a shot.

Incoming “I don’t know who the fork they thought I was” run. That was the start of an epic set of games by this offense in 2021-22. I try not to say the quiet part out loud often so I’ll leave this here. But this offseason has “a vibe” to it. I’ll leave it at that.

I don’t disagree. But on the other side of the coin I think we were set up about as well as anybody could be in terms of transition. Daboll > Dorsey > Brady. We’ve done a good job of having an up and comer in the wings. This issue is that Dorsey was supposed to get 3-4 years to bring along Brady not 1.5. That said, I think Dorsey is a good OC in that his game plans seemed to be sound. His playbook had checks and coverage beaters. But he wasn’t a good play caller and lacked flow/feel for the game. If he was a better play caller he’d still be here. All that said, unless we get an older OC committed to the role Brady needs to stick. Otherwise I think we start to spiral at OC.