Augie

Carry on with Over Reaction Monday, though I realize this is different. We win so much this hatred gets bottled up then finally gets released like a volcano popping off. .

The whole “13 seconds” thing was then. This is now. People who can’t get over that may need therapy. We can all get better at our jobs over time.

It’s hard to vent like that after we win, isn’t it? Thank goodness we do it more than any other team in professional sports not named the Chiefs. McD has us close to the promised land but can’t get to or over the finish line, yet. Your answer is to tear it down and do a “massive overhaul” because you want so badly to get rid of McD. Again, we just disagree. I. Feel good about where I stand here.

There will certainly be SOME upheaval, all for a gamble on a new HC. How many HC hires are ultimately successful? How many will out-perform McD’ production over the last 5 years? The odds are pretty long there, imo. Everybody loves Ben Johnson, but I’ve heard people questioning if he’s really HC material. I prefer the devil (according to some) that we know. I believe McD a better HC now than he was 5 years ago. I’d like that to continue. Even little improvements now may get us over the top. You’re willing to throw that away on a gamble for a new guy, I disagree. 🤷‍♂️

Anyone who comes in will shuffle the deck to some degree. We will need to rebuild to a significant degree. How many times have we seen that? Different schemes require different skill sets. We automatically create some holes in our roster, because we are built to do what we do. It’s not nearly as simple as getting into the driver seat of the same car. Offensive and defensive schemes will change. Don’t kid yourself, that’s how it works every time. I’m not saying another coach couldn’t succeed. We obviously have Josh and a lot of talent, but don’t underestimate the upheaval. It’s a serious gamble, and we are already one of the best teams in the league. It was an ugly loss, but I’m not losing my mind over it like so many people do. We are still in this!

It would take a lot to get me to stop following the Bills. Obviously, if they left WNY I’d be on my merry way. Probably second on that list would be hiring Belichick. You don’t start building anything by hiring a HC who will be 73 years old next season. I don’t hate him as a coach as much as I’d hate the decision to bring in a guy for one or two seasons. He just wants to catch Shula. That would be an idiotic decision by the owners, and I’d look at them in a different light (not in a good way). IF we were to hire someone, I’d want them to be younger, have a better concept of offensive football and not be a complete idiot when it came to personnel issues. He can coach defense, but he was one of the worst Co-GMs (along with his dog) in the league.

I’ll take cover now…..

I know it’s baseball, so nobody is really doing much, but 15 years is a long time to sit at a damn bus stop!

I’m seriously looking for suggestions if any one has a three row SUV they love. We had a Honda Odyssey when the kids were young that was super functional with a 3rd row that sank down and allowed storage. My son and his family need more room than his 4Runner or her VW SUV allow. With a 2nd child and now 2 child seats, there is nowhere for the dog!!! Too much needed ”stuff” in the back. Kids do that to you. We like Toyota and I hear there is a giant Highlander? Maybe one of the other bigger versions? .

I know what the #1 seed is, but I’m less sure about the exact definition of “healthy”. I like our chances against anyone if we are truly healthy, but there’s always something. There’s a big difference between missing a couple ST guys and missing almost all our DB’s or, God forbid, Josh.

I’ll have the basement to myself along with the few people who “get it.” I have a reputation in the neighborhood, they say don’t go if you’re not really serious about the game. I’m just afraid of becoming the live entertainment if the game goes off the rails! 😂

Nope, it was Vern Buchanan, also our former Congressman (we moved).

It’s not brief, but it’s beautiful. I highly recommend you give it a click when you have a chance.

The caterer arrives at 4:00pm for today’s game. Well, kind of for the game. We are having our neighborhood Holiday party here tonight at 6:00pm. I was not consulted, but I don’t mind as I’ll be with the big screen and pool table in the basement. They know where to find me if they want to visit. The Bills flag flying on the front door is fair warning!

It looks like my wife is back in the hunt, but for our son. They came to visit last weekend for the first time with the newborn, first child and dog. With all the necessary kids stuff in the way-back there is literally nowhere good for the dog to be. Car seats now are awesome as swiveling makes it SO MUCH easier to get the kids loaded, but there’s no room in between for the dog. Anyone love a vehicle with a third row that can disappear? .

My wife is in sales and she loves the process of the hunt. She gets all the facts and them pits the dealers against each other. Rule number one is don’t be afraid to walk out, according to her. She does that a lot. I can’t say she “wins” the process, but she does about as well as you could hope for. She knows a guy who owns a bunch of big dealerships in Florida and he told her he’s willing to give the new cars away to get your used car. He makes most of his money on the trade-ins. The last car she got she was offered $10k for the trade-in at a couple dealers, so she sold it to her niece for that amount. The dealer just would have marked it up then sold it, so I think she got a good deal. She had a disturbing/annoying experience at one dealership. She went to the sales office (alone) and noticed how every guy was immediately greeted, whether alone or with his wife. She was a by herself, and that apparently made her invisible. She was so taken aback that she went out and came back in to test it. Completely ignored again. She could have written a check for any car on that lot, but all they saw was a lady without a husband. Needless to say, she did not get her most recent car there.

If you happen to run into @Chef Jim, please give him some advice. Any advice, it really doesn’t matter what. .

What on earth does that even mean???

Best wishes for your son going forward. That’s got to be rough. Our younger son was a very good athlete and could have played college football or soccer. He got a small taste of Lax somewhere and wanted no part of it. Apparently the kids who couldn’t keep up with him tried to level the playing field by whacking him with a stick every chance they got. In football he got to hit back, and that was his favorite part. My wife is still embarrassed by a TV interview in which he came out and said hitting people was his favorite part of football. She’s such a Mom! 😂

If that means seeing him and Rodgers go head to head, I wonder if it could be a pay per view event??? No more streams!

It’s the old “Josh wins 11-13 games a year, and McD loses the rest” way of thinking. Nothing is that cut and dried, it’s always a combination of countless factors. In the end, we will probably say the ratio is similar to Brady and Belichick. Nobody does it all on their own.

My wife has some crud. She tried to work from home yesterday, and has just slept in a recliner all day today. And this is what “better” looks like. She’s not sure what it is, and I don’t know if she got a flu shot. But she needs to get better fast because we have about 70 people coming for the neighborhood holiday party on Sunday. Yes, Sunday. Right about halftime of a certain football game I have roughly 70 people showing up, and I am hoping not to be the live entertainment that everyone talks about every holiday season until then end of time.

I have thoroughly enjoyed this ride, so I don’t see it that way at all. If they NEVER win a Super Bowl, it doesn’t take away all the good times I had and the friends I’ve made along the way. JMO

….and only ONE game this week. That’s the only one that counts right now. I get the sentiment, but I’m trying (very hard!) to remain calm.

Time is relative. In retired guy’s years he’s middle of the pack. But he’s also unlikely to make mental errors, and they value that.