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That looks horrific. First truly bad news this offseason. I think the team is strong enough to weather this though.

Ouch. Probably even worse for Nelson since he puts a lot more weight on it. Plus the added stress on it from fighting in the trenches.

Say hello to PSLs. I can’t tell you how much I hate them, though I understand why they’re incorporated into stadium financing. One facet that gets glossed over is that they are a revenue stream for the team. It works this way: Initial PSL revenue goes to fund the stadium. 100% would be expected to sell initially. That would certainly be the case here with the team’s current success. As long as the team continues that success those people wanting to give up their season tickets would be able to sell their PSLs to those in line. No big deal. But eventually there would be down years. When season ticket demand falls off to the point of no waiting list, then PSL owners who no longer wanted their PSLs would have to sell at a discount or outright eat their PSL fee and turn them back in to the team. (A lot of people ate their PSLs in Cleveland.) Then the team would get to re-sell them at full cost and pocket the money. So a team that cycled between good and bad stretches could actually make more on PSL/ticket sales than one that was consistently good. Which really sucks IMO.

More like legal extortion. Unfortunately it seems as though cities have to pony up if they want to retain their major sports franchises. Smaller markets, which are usually less able to raise money than larger markets, are under an increased threat of relocation too since there are comparable markets waiting to snag a team. Some of them would be happy to pony up. It’s a big political win. The flip side is that politically it is usually catastrophic to lose a team - especially an NFL team. So politicians are at a big disadvantage in negotiations. They almost always have to come up with a way to make team owners happy. And we all know who pays the bill for that.

Epenesa was asked to lose weight, but it wound up that it was too much so they had him add some back during the season. I think that is probably the point of confusion.

Oweh is raw. Pairing him with a short term vet like Houston is the right move. He can back him up and learn from him while he earns his reps. The Ravens were very thin there as well so it’s not like they didn’t need another body anyway.

I’m sure the Bills inquired about both. Bills: We are interested in moving up. What do you want for 1 or 4? Browns: 1 isn’t for sale. We want (a lot) for 4. Bills: Okay. Let’s talk about 4……….

If I read that right she allegedly made $700,000. At $10k a pop that’s 70 calls. That’ll be peanuts compared to what she makes when she starts her OnlyFans site

Too many bands for me to list. Agree with pretty much every one listed so far and there are many, many more. So many movies too. I’ll add: Kraft Mac & Cheese. Damn near inedible now. Though a grilled cheese with white bread and Kraft American cheese still brings back fond memories.

All true. I still have very bad feelings about him stealing money here too. But he’s probably right about Judge. Also WTF is Gettlemen thinking with that OL? It might be the worst in the league. You can’t develop a QB behind that.

This tells me that it is on the Jest org. The agent is just holding firm to the precedent the league - and the Jets - set and followed in the past. The Jest org is trying to change it to the team’s advantage. No decent agent would let that happen. So the Jest are gonna lose this one. So stupid to do it at all, but especially with a QB you need in house. Jest gonna Jest I guess. They are in the top 3 or 4 worst run organizations in the league and arguably the worst.

I do like a nice, well-rounded Bass

If we are going to do more zone blocking then Moss is the better fit. That might be game plan dependent though.

I voted Bar Bill, but only the original Bar Bill. The new one is good but not special. It’s still a lot better than Duff’s though.

Dude, enjoy your fantasy world

There is zero evidence Allen has done anything behind the scenes. Nothing has leaked out. Beasley picked up right where he left off on Twitter so he hasn’t done anything there. And he obviously hasn’t done anything publicly. Yet you take this to the opposite extreme, completely baselessly speculating that Allen could be doing a lot of good behind the scenes (but if he was doing a lot, it would be leaking out) while also giving him a pass on not being effective (which really doesn’t make sense since effectiveness is a key component of good leadership). So you’re suggesting a possible situation that’s as glowingly optimistic as possible but is as far removed from the facts and logic as possible.

Dude. I don’t even know what to say to this.

What I said is that this could be something that divides the locker room, not that it already was. The point would be to head that off before it happens. Do you disagree?

As I already said, we can definitely see that Allen is either doing nothing or something that has been ineffective. That’s been borne out by what we see. Suggesting that the team’s QB should show some leadership when something threatens to divide the locker room should not be controversial. He can do so without taking a public stance or by calling any particular player out.

He’s not doing anything of substance behind the scenes - or if he has been, it obviously hasn’t been effective. He could go the route that Baker Mayfield did. Or he could simply make a statement to the effect that players need to put the team first by respecting each other’s opinions, following whichever set of rules they chose and keeping anything decisive in house.

As much as I disagree with everything Beasley has said on COVID vaccinations, nothing he said seemed racist to me. I saw this covered way up thread by another poster, but I’ll reiterate it here: This would be an excellent time for Josh Allen to show some leadership.

That “never makes a play” straw man comment is just wrong. Even those of us with concerns about Edmunds’ play talk about him making plays. The main criticism of him is that he’s inconsistent. That’s generally attributed to below average instincts, which was a concern well covered in his draft profiles. Great splash plays mixed with missed assignments. But it did occur to me that he might be playing as coached, as you mention. I just don’t think that’s the case though. He’s too prone to do things like leave his assignment and overpursue, leaving RBs free to run through his gap. I just can’t see coaches telling a player to take those chances. He gets lost in coverage a fair bit too. The caveat is that MLB is a very difficult position to play and few grade out all that well. But those players who do cost what Edmunds will. And since you can get a more consistent, but less spectacular MLB for a much smaller contract, you can expect to find similar overall production for a lot less. The Bills are definitely at the point where the cap dictates decisions between which players to pay. That’s what it boils down to: Is Edmunds worth the very large contract it will cost to keep him after 2022? If he can clean up the miscues while still making big plays, then he probably will be worth it. If we get more of what we’ve seen so far, then probably not. But some team will probably take the risk and give it to him. I don’t want that to be Buffalo unless he takes that next step.

Restaurant owner’s quote from the article: “I don’t understand what goes through people’s minds. … It’s a fricking tragedy when anyone dies senselessly.” Kinda says it all

Always important to consider where someone might be on the Dunning-Kruger Effect graph when considering their opinion