Augie

You just refuse to “get it”. Your stubbornness is getting in the way of rational thought. I don’t care if it was the Stinkin’ Patriots* playing in those conditions, it is just WRONG. Sometimes in the past 6 years the game has been later in the season, or the weather has been more moderate. Had we pulled out the win (which was still very possible), I would be every bit as upset with the inherent unfairness. I was never aware of the deliberately designed unfair advantage until last Sunday. You will NEVER convince me that is “fair”, because it’s blatantly slanted to the home team. The wind game affected both teams equally. That is why they switch ends of the field, to make things as fair as possible. If we switched sidelines every quarter, it would be stupid, but at least it would be FAIR. But we know the Dolphins would have no part of that, period. They know how hot is it in the sun! Please stop bringing up comparisons where both teams face the same adversity. It is insulting to our intelligence and a waste of our time. And it completely misses the point every single time. I don’t care if it’s hot in Miami, as long as it is equally hot for both teams.

A picture really CAN be worth 1,000 words. When Hugo devastated Charleston it looked a bit like that. My boss at the time was there, so I got there often. After some time had passed we resumed regular meetings. I did not expect to have to dodge yachts on the streets downtown. THAT made a huge impression upon me. All people could talk about was generator repairs, where a barber shop had reopened, etc. It takes a long time to get back to anything resembling “normal”.

There goes the neighborhood!

That is just plain silly. There is a reason the teams change field direction during a game. It is to create a sense of fairness. If we could make their sideline 20-30 degrees colder, they would BWord up a storm!!! That is the flip side, and it’s NOT Okay, even if we are on the side that benefits. What they have in Miami is more like the wind only blows (and blows HARD) when the opponent is on offense. It is a gross violation of any sense of fairness. .

No, it’s not a freak storm, and that is EXACTLY the point. It is very hot, and it is designed to be 20-30 hotter on the visitors side (according to the article). That is complete BS IMO. It’s not a little detail, like a smaller locker room. It affects the visitors to an unreasonable level in the minds of most rational people. It is not only unfair, it is unsafe. Yes, it IS predictable, unreasonable and premeditated.

I do not believe that is accurate. They had a 3 year, $500 million renovation project that ended around 2016. According to this article, the fans will see a 20-30 degree improvement in the temperature by adding the ceiling tiles/shade. I’m sure the Miami players see a similar improvement….and IMO it’s an unfair advantage. You can disagree, but it clearly does not make for an even playing field. This was an intentional design advantage, and the league should provide some remedy to make it more fair and equal. https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-dolphins-500-million-stadium-renovation-8659288

Nope, in Buffalo it’s equally cold and snowy for both teams. There is nothing unbalanced about it. The same cannot be said about one team standing in shade while the other team bakes in the sun.

The Magic Bean market has been dark. Can’t count on anything.

Linky no worky. .

Well, I guess it’s not that easy, is it? I thought live it was a drop/knocked out. I thought on the replay it met the elements of a catch. Two hands, two feet, turned his body (football move), catch in the end zone. That’s a TD. BUT, a number of people I respect disagree. Tossing that red challenge flag is not an easy decision.

In college I worked as a sorter for UPS part time during the holidays. It was either 11PM to 3AM, or 3AM to 7AM. And it would change all the time. Somehow my young body survived all that. We also did polling over the phone for the “Cincinnati Voter Opinion Poll”, a/k/a the AFL/CIO wanted to know what you thought. The current me would shoot the former me. I was also recruited by friends to work at a mostly college bar checking ID’s at the door. This was before I learned the old “if you were born before this date” trick. It kinda happened on the fly, and I was just paid in drinks….to do math every time someone walked in the crowded bar past me at the door. I’m sure I got a few right, but it’s curious that I don’t remember ever turning anyone away. 🤷‍♂️

One of my friend’s first job out of college was working Public Relations for the Love Canal. Hey, good luck with that! When I was 14 I got my NY working papers, or whatever they called them. I’d work all summer at an apartment complex mostly doing landscaping…..except for garbage day. All the trash stored up in the basements of the garden apartments had to come out to get picked up. We are talking week old garbage full of dirty diapers and week old fish that would gag a maggot. It would drip thru the bags and down your legs when you carried it out. I’ve had good jobs and bad, but if I’m having a bad day I just look back to garbage days. It makes me feel better about what seems like a problem in the moment. .

I admit I looked away and didn’t see him moving around some. That was a good sign I missed. I looked back in time to see just the replay of the hit. I was just hoping he would walk again right after it happened.

Be safe! We just got a text video from a friend in Naples showing just the roof tops of cars currently under the storm surge. We lived with this stuff for about 30 years, but THAT got my attention! .

I don’t see it happening, but here’s a link. https://apple.news/A7n86jEN9TZK_Ft7UuG20Ow We’ve spent enough draft capital on RB lately, including a 2nd rounder just in the last draft. On a side note, who knew Sports Illustrated was still around? .

These guys know him and what he’s got. If we need an outside guy, better a guy OUR guys know and trust. .

We could use one healthy half from a CB. I’ll take it!!!

Hurts Daboll trying to show a good offense this season, and gives them a little better chance of getting a new QB next year. I think Jones is toast. Don’t be so middling you don’t get a shot at the best options.

I gotta pee!

It took you all of 6 replies in the Milano thread to have a backhanded slap at Edmunds. Then you claimed to not realize that’s how it reads. Right. It was obvious, and frankly felt inevitable. Your perceived “poor coaching by McD” becoming a “theme” is another blatant twist for the negative. We are a legit Super Bowl contender. Guess what, sometimes things go wrong. You and a few others take every opportunity to put a negative twist on nearly everything. And an obsession with starting threads to share your views and/or gain attention. I am NOT against diverse opinions. It would be terribly boring without different points of view. I will respectfully say that several negative threads daily gets tiresome. I know, I can avoid them, but I enjoy some of the other takes from more balanced and informed posters. This is NOT my board and I’m well aware of that. But I hope it’s OK to be honest and talk about the elephant in the room. This stuff gets tiresome. Your threads have a “theme”. I think spewing is an apt description, and I know I’m not alone. Have a nice night. I’ll take my lumps on that if I have to. I know I speak for many others, not that you care.

Well, I’d like to keep him confined. That’s probably all I should say. I’ll have an alibi all lined up though. 😋

My goal is to move back to Sarasota one day. That day is not TOday. Lots of friends still their. Hoping for the best for everyone.

So………soon?

Why start counting at the beginning of last season. As far as I’m concerned we are 0-1 this year. Go back two seasons and we were, I believe, 6-0 in one score games. So we were very good in that regard. But that year doesn’t count this year either. If you want to go back in time, why chose the starting point of last year? Why? Because they want to make in imaginary point to have something to whine about. Over this season and the last two seasons, we are about .500 in one score games, which still means absolutely nothing. The only game that matters now is the next game. EDIT: BTW, for those making a big deal about what Cowherd had to say, he still had us as the #1 team in the NFL on today’s hierarchy. He’s not saying we suck. We DO need a reliable running game that does not include Josh carrying the ball. That is real, and I think most reasonable people agree. .

They are the new Patriots, cheating in every way possible. Trying to meet with Brady. Offering to pay for losses. Concussion-Gate will always bring to mind cooking the opponents on the far sideline. Very Patriot*-esque.