Rocky Landing

I’m sure they would have an easier time with “Washington Team Football.”

Weight?… no Schadenfreude?… why not?

I’m not going to wear my seatbelt when I drive because if I get into an accident, I might get a serious abrasion, or neck injury from the shoulder strap.

You see, it’s a complex issue. Absolutely correct.

This "debate" (quotations seem weirdly necessary) reminds me of the seatbelt law, in a way. You can't make a reasonable argument that wearing a seatbelt doesn't decrease the risk of injury. But, the fact that the government made it a law-- effectively passing a law that protects me from myself-- has never quite sat too well with me. Similarly, you can't make a reasonable argument that getting vaccinated doesn't decrease the risk of getting very sick, possibly with long-term consequences. It clearly does. But, the heavy handed nature, and the fact that it became so politicized doesn't sit well with some people. Personally, I wear seatbelts, and have been vaccinated purely for reducing my own risk, and risk to my family. The rest I can ignore. Of course, seatbelt laws were passed, not to protect us from ourselves, but to protect the interests of insurance companies. And, vaccines protect us all.

Well, if 40+ pages in under ten hours illustrates anything, it's that Cole Beasley has hard-whacked a hornet's nest. And, I fear it's going to come around to sting him.

This, like many of your posts, is really just gas-lighting.

Atlanta actually has a decent vaccination rate-- the highest in GA, which is around 47%. In fact, I have close family friends who live there, and several of them got Covid. One kid, in his twenties, is still suffering long-term effects, including lung damage. And, if you think that Atlanta being open has nothing to do with the year of precautions that have been taken, and the number of people who were adult enough to get vaccinated, you're not really paying attention to anything other than a fact-averse echo chamber.

There's only a problem if people are "dropping dead?" You have a pretty lax threshold for what constitutes a "problem" Or, more likely, you have no idea what the rest of the country has been dealing with.

If you have such a minimal level of education on a topic, you really shouldn't be cluttering up the thread with meaningless comments.

You're obviously not following the current health stats. The Southern states are, indeed, the ones experiencing spikes, especially in regards to the latest delta variant. Lost in this discussion also is the fact that as much as 10% of people who get Covid will experience long-term health effects, including lung damage-- and there is no correlation in these cases to pre-existing health. Cole beasley-- or the person he spreads the variant to-- could easily acquire these health issues, regardless of how healthy their lifestyle is.

And yet, the people screaming the loudest about "getting back to normal" are the ones not willing to take the simplest step to get us there. You are the problem.

There's no "V" in "Team."

In other news: The Bills are currently incredibly deep at wide receiver.

If the front seven is getting consistent pressure on the QB-- giving him less time in the pocket, forcing him to throw sooner, limiting his reads, forcing him out of the pocket, etc.-- it shortens the field, causes the QB to not see open receivers, less time for receivers to get separation. That certainly makes the CBs' jobs easier. It's a lot easier to cover a receiver for four seconds than ten seconds, right? This is basic stuff. I feel like you're trying to make a different point.

I thought the same thing.

Looks like Gentry might be the "dark horse" this season? A lot of hay is being made of his chemistry with Allen, and if anyone watches Allen's highlight reel from Wyoming, you can see why. Really can't wait to see how the P/KR position pans out. Between that, RB, and Dlm there are some really intense competitions this year.

If you were saying that I'm making assumptions of what the Pats* '21 season is going to look like based on what is happening in June, OTAs, I'm not. I'm making assumptions based on what has happened since Brady* left the building.

June? No. "The Descent" is a long, painful process. It started when Brady* walked out the door. It continued when Cam Newton was plucked out of a bargain bin. Drafting a low-velocity QB in the first round is one more step in that process. And as a Bills fan, it's fun to watch.

... and also in January.

Well, I'll go ahead and say it: If it seems like we're talking about the Patriots* more than we're talking about the Jets, or Phins, it's because it's really fun watching the Pats* descend into purgatory.

You could also watch pretty much every game of Cam throwing last season.

Good to know that Cam is "way ahead" of where he was last year, in June, when he was first handed the playbook.

The weird thing will be when Mac takes over for Cam (which strikes me as inevitable). How much does their scheme change when they go from a tough, rushing QB, who throws wildly inaccurate fastballs to one who, while apparently quite accurate, has poor velocity (watch his college highlight reel!), lobs floaters that drop from the sky, and will likely get crushed if he has to escape the pocket? Just... weird...

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