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Or you could try a PC... Actually, #s 4 & 5 play for the 49er's.

I didn't say whether you would be insulted. How you feel is on you (our ultra-PC required living be damned.) But I don't think you can debate that one is complimentary, even if self-complimentary, while the other is derogatory. Let me try it this way: "I have enough world travel experience to understand when someone is trying to get under my skin with snide comments." vs. "@Over 29 years of fanhood you're too ignorant to see it." Which of those compares more to people asking if Buffalo's crappy weather/lack of social life/etc. bothers you - the first statement or the second? I didn't say whether you would be insulted. How you feel is on you (our ultra-PC required living be damned.) But I don't think you can debate that one is complimentary, even if self-complimentary, while the other is derogatory. Let me try it this way: "I have enough world travel experience to understand when someone is trying to get under my skin with snide comments." vs. "@Over 29 years of fanhood you're too ignorant to see it." Which of those compares more to people asking if Buffalo's crappy weather/lack of social life/etc. bothers you - the first statement or the second?

You already answered that. It doesn't bother you because you left. And you left because you don't like it - so why would it bother you. If you hate the place you work, and somebody calls it a terrible place to work - you're likely not going to be bothered by it. It's not being bothered by someone wanting to live somewhere else (or work somewhere else.) It's the comments that make them sound incredulous that anyone would want to live in Buffalo. There is a difference between saying "Where I live is great" and saying "Where you live is a dump." Only one is straight up insulting. Why you don't understand that is curious to me.

Well, even the Josh haters can't fault JA's accuracy on handling dumb questions about the opposing team's half that he doesn't even play against. DVOA +32 Completion % of answers = 95 I'm confused why you all edited out all the questions about how he would handle the Ravens' defense though. Oh.

Are we really discussing whether Pittsburgh/Mason or Cleveland/Garrett started it? I thought the point was none of that matters in regards to a head coach of a team perpetuating discussion about an incident that was wrong across everyone involved. It's one thing to blame the coach for players getting heated on the field. That can happen. But the actions of the coach and team afterward - they can and should be held accountable. That's why they're the COACH. As we debate "who really started it" - it's moot. Even if you 100% agree that "Pittsburgh started it", there is NO WAY a senior team rep (i.e. non-player) should ever be initiating that discussion in public. Ever. The fact it's the head coach...wow.

I was deployed when that MNF game aired. I remember being in a state of euphoric shock that the Bills managed to take the ball away so many times and were going to win. All while actually getting to watch instead of waiting and hoping AFN would air a replay or at best portions of the game. A huge game on MNF. Then - they lost. Fast forward 12 years, and I'm deployed (again), the Bills are playing the Cowboys in Dallas (again) on a nationally televised game (again). They're winning, and have a couple amazing turn-overs that are helping (again). Dear God, please don't let everything be the same this time. God is great.

I'll tell you what - if the Bills somehow find a way to beat the Ravens (even at home) and the Pats away, I couldn't care less who or how they get into the playoffs. We'd already know we can beat anyone then, and it just comes down to how they play the game. Right now, even with how the dominated the Cowboys, I'm not confident we're as good a team as the Ravens, at least until their offense is "figured out." But beat them next week - who cares who we beat in the playoffs to get to the Super Bowl, because they will. I'd see the WC weekend as just one more game we get to watch and enjoy.

I think it was the perfect call. And I'm glad if you can't see why taking the time to recognize Gore on the field is more important than another score...that McD is the coach instead of someone with a different opinion.

I'm glad some of you aren't the coach. Thankfully he cares enough about celebrating his team's and his player's accomplishments. Going for another score here wouldn't have nearly the impact as giving the team a chance to celebrate Frank's milestone. with the crowd.

Odds on whether we get a penalty on the kickoff? Okay, maybe that's not fair. Odds on WHAT penalty we get on the kickoff?

Yeah - I'm not big on trolling through YouTube. But I appreciated his brand of humor. From my (admittedly limited) experience 99.999% of YouTube is "drivel."

At first I wasn't sure why I should even care, but something made me click. Let me say I do not watch even Bills-fans related YouTube drivel. But this guys is funny. Even his erectile dysfunction ad. "Finally a penis improvement ad on a podcast that talks about penises more than any other" On the Pats not taking AB back "It's almost as if a team doesn't believe a player who just told the NFL to go f*!# themslves two weeks ago." "Say the name of any Bills D-lineman and they're pretty damn good. Rookie Ed Oliver...pretty damn good. Jerry Hughes...pretty damn good and he will fight a referee..." He just has he semi-dry, acerbic humor I enjoy. And flatter myself by saying I attempt to employ myself although is often lost on people (*cough* nextmanup *cough*) in print. I can't believe I'm actually saying this about a YouTube fan show, but if this episode is indicative of the quality, I may watch again.

You're not too quick are you? Obviously the whole discussion was semantics. Sigh.

I would be really impressed if he got a sack while on IR. DPOY stats there.

Concur. Was speaking to the people who were debating - some incorrectly - the discussion of AWOL. If the shoe doesn't fit, don't wear it. Woods, as far as we knew/know, was away with team approval. The only reason I can see why the discussion of whether he was "AWOL" was because that term is misunderstood. If you understand the term, obviously he wasn't absent without (leave)/authorization. Assuming you've burned enough brain cells to have read the entire thread (and I apologize to you if you have), you'd probably understand why I attempted to correct people's misuse of a term that they obviously aren't familiar with. However - there is no AWL. That acronym doesn't exist. And I didn't know what OP meant. I initially assumed it was a typo for "AWOL" as well. And if we're being "sticklers for detail" (i.e. correcting people's misuse of a term so we have a shared understanding) I didn't say AWOL or any other military definition has any bearing on Woods NFL career. I was correcting the use of the term - which, I agree, is not applicable as I would assume the NFL does not follow the DOD judicial system.

There is no "permission to be absent", per se. Certainly if you have a formation/meeting/etc. your supervisor can approve your not being there - but that's for a part of the day. If it is a whole day or more, you'd need a pass or leave form. Even if retroactively. ---Note this is based on Army regulations, specifically AR 630-10. The Manual for Courts Martial (MCM) and other components may differ slightly, but not significantly. Even when traveling between job locations (Permanent Change of Station) you are on a leave status signed by your commander. It sounds rough, but it actually protects the military member in case of an incident. They're covered under military medical and/or insurance because they're on authorized duty - even while on leave or on a pass. Anything other than a short term (i.e. few hours vocal) or officially on leave or pass signed by their commander, and they are AWOL. AWOL greater than 30 days can be classified as desertion, and have significantly different consequences if during peace vs. war. Not to argue semantics, but as stated earlier there is no "AWL" (Absent With Leave) in the military. Also as stated - that's leave. Your duty status is "Leave" of some sort.

I took your comment to mean the current award was the first since then. I'm not even certain last year's was the first "of the week" since then - I just knew this recent one wasn't, so didn't look any farther than I needed to. But I do know Fitzpatrick won AFC Offensive Player of the MONTH in 2005... https://www.buffalobills.com/news/fitzpatrick-named-afc-offensive-player-of-the-month-5939614

? https://nflcommunications.com/Pages/AFC-and-NFC-Players-of-the-Week---Week-17------.aspx Josh Allen won it week 17 last year.

If issues with process = #1 in redzone TD percentage then SIGN ME UP FOR MORE issues with the PROCESS

Well, that comment has been mentioned in quite a few other threads, albeit in passing when discussing the commentating in general. Dedas and Archuleta were going at each other jokingly most of the second half. Archuleta retorted that his $50 emergency tie was better than Dedas' $50 mustache, and Dedas asked if Archuleta could even grow one...

You can come join me in SWA. I'm sure I could come up with a good reason for the TDY. Since I approve it anyway.

You sound like my PChem professor. "You got 95% on the main part of the test which would be an A but since you attempted the bonus question and got it wrong it results in a B+" I legitimately started laughing and walked out.

What was with that push celebration thing? Dude, you made an 8-yard catch and you're losing by 2+ TDs. Calm down.

So...did we ever decide what the correct pronunciation is? I mean, I know everyone agreed that GIF is a hard g, like graphics. But not sure where we ended up on grungy. Err, Googney. Goonyay? Whatever.

Ding. Drove me nuts when they talked about the "big swing" that play was. I do agree - it looked more like a nice pancake block than a hold, and they do seem to be calling those holds now for some reason. But it's moot, because they should have been punting on that play anyway. Kind of like if you're driving without a license and someone hits your car. They might have hit you, but in the courts you're not going to win because you shouldn't have been there in the first place.