The Frankish Reich

They probably had a chance to deal Ryan, but they waited too long. Branch Rickey: it's always better to trade a player a year too early than a year too late.

Efficient, disciplined, almost mistake free, boring. Congratulations, Bill.

Weren't we just saying Allen should take what the D gives him? And before that Mahomes should just be happy to take what the D gives him without forcing it? Discipline is good. But I doubt Leslie Frazier will just give those dinks and dumps away.

Nightshades

Would it kill the Falcons to dare him to thrown deep, cutting off all those short routes?

Right. The good thing is I don't see the quality of skill players there yet. Agholar, Harry - talented, but so far inconsistent in their careers. If they find a Gronk or a Welker or an Edelman hiding somewhere I'm officially scared.

I hate that I have to agree with you.

That's ... kind of true.

Illegal formation on a kick? That's first. Are we back to the days of the Pats getting every weird ass call in their favor?

I hate the Pats. I hate Alabama. But weirdly enough, I don't hate Mac Jones. Yet.

I hate the Pats. I hate Alabama. But weirdly enough, I don't hate Mac Jones. Yet.

Yes. And with our problems on the O line ... I think I might actually be missing the big lug.

Lee Smith sighting!

WTF? Would you mind explaining this ALL CAPS DIGITAL IDENTIFICATION you're all worked up about?

I’m sorry, but this has to be the stupidest anti-vaxx argument yet. And I’m seeing it from all of you. So what if it lasts 4, 5, 6 months? They seem perfectly capable of keeping pace with production. I imagine anti-Vaxxers take their ivermectin and vitamins every day, or every week, or whatever. They probably pop viagra every time their wieners don’t spring into action. They probably take finasteride every day to keep those beautiful locks on their heads. The women amongst that group probably take contraceptives every day, get Botox injections every month or two. Why on earth would it matter that you need to get a booster a couple times a year?

Nice dodge. You could defend your illogic (“but it doesn’t work perfectly, so why require it”), but instead veer to the classic “it’s about the children.” OK, so how about a mandate for all 15 and over? 18 and over?

Because the initial J&J protocol was one vaccine only. If there’s something “crazy” about monitoring results and making necessary adjustments, I’m just not seeing it.

So we are left with this brilliant argument: - COVID vaccines work, but they're not "durable" and the virus mutates. (Yet somehow we just know that the non-durable vaccine will have all sorts of durable side effects that will weirdly emerge after a year, or two, or three, or more) - this means you will probably need to get a booster after some period of time (6 months is the current ballpark number) - vaccines will probably not completely eradicate COVID-19 because it mutates, so why even bother? This bears a striking resemblance to Keynes's famous quote (about whether continuing fiscal stimulus is sustainable "in the long run"): "In the long run we'll all be dead." Yep, it's not perfect! It doesn't last forever!! Selfish COVID may still find a way to mutate and survive!!! Well, I'm convinced. We should just give up. Since when was "just give up" an American value? Transport yourself back to March 2020. If someone told you "I'm working on a vaccine that in very preliminary trials shows 90-95% effectiveness at preventing severe disease or death provided you take it every 6 months." Who wouldn't have been satisfied with that? Who wouldn't be today? This is still astoundingly good news, but some people just have a desire to be negative about everything.

Good points. And there’s actually 2 different points here: - was the AFL on par with the NFL c. 1965? Your Browns AAFC example is interesting. But the historical record suggests that the NFL overall had a talent edge over the AFL right up until the end of the decade. The Jets beating the Colts was kind of a fluke. The Chiefs beating the Vikes the next year wasn’t. It evened out quickly by the time of the merger. I was an old ABA basketball fan and I got into a lot of little kid arguments about the ABA vs the NBA. But even I have to admit the ABA got close to the quality of the NBA before it collapsed, but it always was just a bit behind. - are today’s players on average superior to those in the old AFL? This one is easier: yes. Period. Bigger, stronger, faster, better coached. Would certain AFL era greats still be great today? Absolutely. Would Jack Kemp be a “franchise QB” today? I doubt it.

Of course. Winning a championship is a great achievement in any major sports league, which is what the AFL was by the mid-60s. But if there hadn’t been a merger we’d speak a little differently about the Bills championship teams of the 90s ….

Do we also need to know what letters the apostrophe substitutes for?

You better pray for Joe Walsh’s continued sobriety or you may have to deal with George Thorogood actually joining the Eagles.

Well, if there had been a Super Bowl before 1967 ….

I think Dawson Knox is about 2 healthy seasons away from being on our all-time TE list, which says more about the status of the position in Bills history than it does about Knox’s brilliance so far (fine player that he is).

The blogger known as Scott a Alexander (a real life MD/psychiatrist, not a virologist) just did his own highly readable meta analysis of the various ivermectin studies. I would urge anyone to read it. It is fair and evenhanded, and ends with some intriguing speculation that is presented as exactly that. Bottom line: those who think ivermectin may be of value aren’t necessarily nuts (although many are), the results of studies are suggestive of some potential value, but they are riddled with everything ranging from sampling error to confounding variables to out-and-out fraud. It’s a long read but a good one. Recommended for all, on every side of the great COVID vaccine/treatment debates: https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/ivermectin-much-more-than-you-wanted