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I think there's a clear reason why the Bills offense looks the way it does, and features a lot of come back routes.
Josh has a reputation of being a great running threat. DB's don't want to turn their backs on him because it makes it so easy for him to take off. They keep receivers in front of them and allow the comeback routes past the sticks frequently.
Diggs had scores of these catches last year, since the easiest open zone is the area you just ran through. Simply stop and come back.
Josh has the skill to hit these routes outside the hash with relative ease.
I think being forced to keep the receiver and Josh in the field of view because of the run threat is a huge disadvantage for opposing DB's, and really quick receivers like Diggs and Beas benefit, especially in scramble drill type plays.
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8 hours ago, Marvlevydraftdaygenius said:
I have been a Bill's fan for years. If only Ted Washington,was in the middle next to Bruce in those Super Bowls we would have trashed the Giants, Red skins, and at least 1 ounce to the cowboys. 263 Pound Jeff Wright, and swizzle sticks Walt Corey, cost us but also having a stingy owner like Ralph not wanting to pay players really hurt a team that could have been a dynasty.
Strongly disagree.
The Bills were better than the Giants and should have never lost that game.
They were clearly inferior to the Redskins, who led the league in scoring, were the second fewest in points allowed, and blew through the playoffs with an average 20 point margin of victory.
The Bills were not close to that level.
Tasker himself has stated that was the best team he'd ever seen.
Cowboys were better both years as well, just not by as much, but better coached and disciplined.
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I doubt there is any bad blood.
He is in camp and this is a nothing story.
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You need to be above about 45,000 feet to see the curvature of the earth.
It is clearly evident at 50,000'.
Mt. Diablo at about 3800' isn't going to get that view.
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41 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:
The way you guys do jury selection is slightly crazy to my mind. Allowing attorneys to essentially cross examine potential jurors to select a panel that they consider favourable to their case to me is completely contrary to the purpose of juries. In the UK the jury is selected at random from the population and someone is only removed from a jury if there are truly exceptional circumstances that render them incapable of remaining unbiased.
We kind of think the same about the way you "choose" your king/queen.
JK.
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4 hours ago, Nelius said:
It's actually Route 39, and I'm speaking specifically of the view across Lake Erie just as you come out of Forestville heading west, about a mile or so past "Sheridan HIll". It's pretty high up by Western NY standards and you can definitely see something.
Shhh.
It's Area 52.
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5 minutes ago, Limeaid said:
Maybe he is thinking this team is the death of QBs and maybe I want to sit out a year and apply to draft again.
Immensely unlikely.
Same thing happened with Darnold and others.
Jets and their top picks seem to have issues with bonus payouts and other last minute minute details.
I'm sure it will get done quickly and he'll be in camp really soon.
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I wasn't going to comment in here, but....Oh well.
The standard formula for line of sight, which solves at what distance one can see things at the same level and not be impeded by the earth's curvature is:
1.22 times the square route of altitude.
It's what is used in strike planning to avoid radar detection.
If comparing two items at different elevations, such as when determining if the top of two buildings can be seen by each other is:
D (distance)= (square route of 2h) + (square route of 2a). Expressed in statute miles.
h is the object which is "looking" at expressed in feet.
a is the object you are trying to look at expressed in feet.
D is expressed in statue miles, height of h and a in feet.
Earth elevation differences should be taken into account as well.
Further reduced, this formula is:
D= 1.414 x ( square route of h) + (square route of a).
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Biles out of team competition.
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7 minutes ago, ChronicAndKnuckles said:
Nobody said he was a servant. The Bills gave him a chance and the fans embraced him. I just feel like it was a selfish move by him. He can go play for the Chargers then.He signed with the Rams.
People have no idea of family situations or other factors that cause career decisions, but in the long term, it is in the organization's interest to accommodate a player/coach friendly posture.
Lures free agents and coaches.
No problem.
We'll find another.
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10 minutes ago, ChronicAndKnuckles said:
Sorry, but punters shouldn’t hold that kind of leverage.He had no leverage.
It appears that he wanted to be somewhere else and it was in the Bills' interest to let that happen.
They aren't indentured servants, and it is worth getting someone out who doesn't want to be with the org.
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12 minutes ago, ChronicAndKnuckles said:
Never understood why they got rid of Bojo.The comment made was that they only "wanted guys who wanted to be here."
I think Bojorquez wanted to get back to the west coast.
See ya.
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Also space related.
If any interested in astronomy, Saturn has been really bright overnight.
I was able to see the rings using my Celestron binoculars overnight.
Tonight I'll use the telescope for a much better view.
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On 7/18/2021 at 2:56 PM, Buffalo716 said:
WNY still has a total population of over 2 million people.. larger than some states
None of those states have an NFL franchise.
DC is smaller, but they are a three state franchise and a much, much bigger market than Buffalo.
Though I haven't lived there since college, I love my hometown and the passion of it's fanbase, but it can't compete with a place like Miami for free agents, not in the demographic of NFL players.
I despise Miami, but it is what it is.
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30 minutes ago, unbillievable said:
At what altitude will the pressure equalize enough to open the door?
I'm guessing 10k feet. That seems to be the altitude they use the most in movies.
No.
There is a pressure differential until the weight is on the gear.
Once that happens, the airplane knows it is on the ground and opens the outflow valve, reducing the psi differential to zero.
Only then can the doors be opened.
It also pre-pressurizes to a small degree on takeoff.
A few other things as this thing winds down.
Regarding this specific event, if someone messes with a door, depending on what they do, there will be an alert message in the cockpit. A screen will pop up showing which door is not safely latched. Depending on a number of things, and how that alert is judged, could cause a number of other actions.
Second, airline crews are taught to never assume that one event in the cabin is a solo event involving one person.
One misbehaving passenger is not assumed to be the only thing going on.
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9 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:
Why post just to say that? It either seems personal or snarky.
It is neither.
It's just that the exact same post was quoted and responded to earlier.
Sorry you took it as a slight.
I have no personal nor snarky emotions about anything or anyone here.
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12 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said:
Unless cabin pressure is lost.
What?
The door is opened on every single flight.
That's how the good folks get out.
Airplane pulls up to the gate.
Gate agent pulls the jet bridge up.
Flight attendants disarm the slides at each slide equipped door.
Agent bangs on the front door to indicate bridge is in place.
Flight attendant signals with thumbs up through the window.
Agent opens the door from the outside, which is way easier than doing it from the inside.
On landing, without going into boring detail, the cabin depressurizes. It actually does this gradually as part of the descent schedule so you don't blow heads off when you land.
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14 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:
The door won't open in flight because of the design of the door.
Pressure hull aircraft doors are designed as plug doors - the door is actually larger than the fuselage opening. So it has to swing IN first, then rotate in some dimension (sideways or up) to swing through the smaller fuselage opening.
That was completely covered in a post 10 hours ago.
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Here is a direct quote from the union website.
Again, not from me.
"I happen to know the FO on this flight very very well 🙄
There is a lot more to the story that isn't being reported. This case in particular was much more a mental health situation than it was a simple ornery passenger from our Group Nine Flying Club. The FAs (#1 in particular) did an outstanding job."Just to explain how this stuff happens, after 9-11, law enforcement the FAA and industry reps got together to form policy/procedures to respond to various levels of passenger misconduct. As one climbs the bad behavior ladder, based on very specific behavior, stronger responses can occur. They don't have to, but they can.
Very specific training is conducted on this issue.
This lunatic lady did at least two things I'm aware of that cause her to be in the top category.
If this woman wasn't restrained, it is quite likely something worse could have occurred.
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46 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said:
Then what are we worried about with regards to the door?
Maybe she calms down without all the needless duct tape. Go up to the door and say: "SEE crazy lady, it's impossible, the pressure is too great on the inside." ...And begin to fiddle with the door seal (which of course is against the law for a reason... 😏) 😆
Let's call it like it is. She was subdued for her own safety and the immediate safety of others, NOT the safety of the plane in flight. She won't crash the plane, we just don't want a crazy lady running around the cabin so we duct taped her down.
I don't think you get this, just as you didn't get the stinky passenger thing or the cancellation because a group of kids refused to wear masks, insulted flight attendants and refused to cease playing profane music when requested.
This woman attacked a flight attendant and was messing with the door.
You don't try to operate a door, whether the primary entry doors, over wing hatches or the cockpit just as you don't mess with fire extinguishers, emergency O2 masks stowed overhead, or various things in the restrooms that you don't need.
If you try to damage something you are going to be restrained, and for good reason.
These people are not stupid and they train for these events at every recurrent training cycle as well as get constant updates on these kinds of things all the time. You may have an "opinion," and that's your business. They kind of know what they're doing and having anyone out of control on an aircraft is going to get responded to and hopefully before the passengers respond because that's how things get out of control.
Let professional mental health people on the ground judge her mental state later.
While she was not going to able to open a door inflight, she could certainly damage it or the emergency slide inside.
You don't walk into a restaurant or movie theater and start messing around with things that don't concern you an are not your property, and you certainly are not going to be permitted to do that on an airliner.
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7 hours ago, ExiledInIllinois said:
So one CAN open the door without being a 2000 pound strongman. Just depressurize the cabin first... Or slowly start equalizing the pressure to free the mechanism/latch. Probably why they didn't want her working on that door. LoL... Never say it can't be done. 😉
How are you going to depressurize the cabin?
No chance she was going to get the door opened.
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9 hours ago, unbillievable said:
I always wondered about that, since interior pressure would be greater, I assumed it would aid in opening the door.
...but apparently it has to do with the plane fuselage changing shape. Which is even scarier.
Not to worry. It isn't scary, they are cleverly designed.
Cabin doors, unlike cargo doors are "plug" type doors.
Think of you sink or tub plugs.
To remove, they must be pulled in first.
Ultimately they swing out, but the first movement must be in, so the cabin pressure prevents this. Of course they are latched as well, by the big handle.
Because they are so heavy, is a hydraulic assist that makes it easier.
Got to thinking about it and did the math.
At cruise it would take about 25,000 pounds to open the door.
Aint happenin'.
Less closer to the ground, but very significant.
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4 hours ago, Tiberius said:
When the people are not allowed to vote the country goes to crap while the rich elite spew propaganda and party it up.
Venezuelans are allowed to vote.
How has that worked?
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3 minutes ago, WhoTom said:
That's good to know. I was wondering why there wasn't some kind of safety lock-out mechanism to prevent unauthorized access. Apparently there's no need.
Actually, you don't want to deny access to opening the door.
If something happens and you need to evacuate, it is desirable that the door works no matter who operates it.
During normal operations, on takeoff and landing a flight attendant sits at a jumpseat next to the door he/she is responsible for. There are two operation to it. One is making sure it is closed with that big lever, and the other is arming the escape slide.
If something happens and someone opens it with the escape slide armed, which it always is
after starting taxi and until gate arrival, the slide is going to blow.
Training Camp practice 7/31 - open to fans at Highmark Stadium
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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I've always thought he was a bit too amped up at the start of home games, but he has also had to deal with high wind games at OP and that influences stats as well.
Seems homes games the last two years were more windy than in the past.