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Someone get Bass to watch.

I love the Bills. The NFL sucks.

Hey, we rushed the immobile quarterback.

Bass missed a field goal.

I am aware of hot takes and game posting. That said, I’d call Belicheck tomorrow. “I’ll give you $20 million to start tomorrow. You have Allen in his prime and a generally good defense. Pick your GM.” I am a process guy. I respect it. I just think the biggest stage is beyond McDermott. He regularly loses the two minute drills on defense. I’m no NFL coach, but I’d rush the 40 year old who needs a slow developing play. Sure, you risk an underneath field goal. You’re getting the ball back. Rogers is a Hail Mary savant. I’m aware of that. Everyone’s aware of that. Your safeties are poor. Awareness. I think he brain freezes. I want to hear a reporter say “No, you won’t” the next time McD says “we’ll learn from this.”

First time i’ve watched the Manning Belicheck. Lots of football insight without the slick play by play / color package. I like it.

The NFL developed and implements one of the best business models I’m aware of. Create mass exposure and demand. Control supply, guard it fastidiously, “see” tomorrow and innovate, reconcile radio, television, stadium, cable, streaming. Pit delivery mechanisms against one another and have them bid. Police the product. Technology - anticipate it. Europe isn’t coming it’s here. Goodell’s comments are like the slow boiling of a frog in a pot of water. One degree at a time, and the frog never leaves. As the philosopher Ty Webb once said to Danny: “See, your future … be, BE, your future.” Paying for viewing, high end living room technology, locations in Europe and South America. Stadiums are dinosaurs. Why, in God’s name, would you spend $2 billion for 8 days a year?

A typo for the ages.

I have done it twice. Self rectified when I realized, to my horror, that I left an open tab.

I’m in Lithia. Milton will go overhead, but considerably weakened. I’m 10 or 12 miles from the bay. We’ll get tropical storm wind and perhaps rain based flash floods. I am not in surge danger. The most likely problem for me is power loss for days. Ive booked a few nights at the Terrace Hotel in Lakeland. Still in the path, but easy enough that I expect it will have power. Grateful I am. There are many at much greater risk.

Great listen. My conclusion: The Buffalo Bills prepared to be the best Buffalo Bills. The Ravens prepared to beat the best Buffalo Bills.

Be beautiful, star in some Hollywood movies and excuse yourself to powder your nose.

Josh Norman says hello …

Derrick Henry is my favorite non-Bill in the NFL. He has been since he came out of Alabama. His HoF induction film could be seven minutes of stiff arms … or running over people … or running away from them. Someone else wrote earlier. He’s among the best I’ve seen …

October 7, 1991. Monday Night Football. My daughter was born earlier in the day. I sped home from Children’s and got in for the kickoff! She’s a mom, herself, now … and the days go by, water running underground ….

“Coach, I know it’s a long season and you’ll face tens of dozens of other situations and decisions. That said, will you promise not to call that day-drinking, head injury, bizarro-world, gadget play …. ever again?”

“Mr. Brady? Mr. Bass? I’ve got an Uber for you …. “

Thirty two yards outside of Bass’s range.

Time for a Statue of Liberty! Waddya say, boys?!

I think we have an invasion of the body snatcher situation. Someone check on Daboll and Dorsey. Also, Elmer Fudd, Moe, Curly and Larry.

Josh … next time you hear that in the headset, call a timeout. Walk to the sidelines and say “are you watching the game at all?”

“Coach, tough loss, today. What the hell was anyone thinking calling a high school gadget play when you had all the momentum and were moving the ball toward a one score game? Can we be confident that person won’t be in position to do that again?”

That’s a drunk uncle play call.

Bring me Brady’s head.

The Baltimore UnRavelin’s