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No change for 22 out of 32 teams. I gotta assume most players and coaches prefer holding camp at home. I know there are some coaches that see those three weeks away from home as a way to bring a team closer together, but this just makes more sense.

Kittle me this, George! What do you get when you cross a shaggy haired hippie with natural athletic talent?! You get what you fu- oh, uh, wrong quote. You probably get a big fat contract extension, fella. Good for him. Dude seems like a trip and a heck of a guy.

There's no cause to be alarmed And no reason to escape from us There's no illness and no pain And no thought of any suffering We will keep you free from harm All you have to do is stand with us I will mend your wounded heart And restore the trust that you have lost Clandestiny by Mastodon

First pair of boobs I got to motorboat down there by the creek that one summer was pretty cool. First (and probably only) time I got to see SNL happen live in Studio 8H last December. Followed by my first slice of real NYC pizza. Can't remember the name of the joint but I remember where it's at! And we (wife and I) weren't sure if the pizza was just that good or if it was so good because we were dehydrated and starving after walking around the city all day. So before we left we made sure to grab some slices on our way out and I'm pretty sure it was just that good. And then, our journey back to Buffalo was the first time I'd ever experienced four straight flight delays followed by three gate changes which had us walking clear across LaGuardia from one end to the other. All this while I'm trying to watch Bills vs. Steelers. So of course when the game started coming down to the wire it was time to board the plane which had non-functional WiFi that only allowed me to get sporadic updates from my brother via Messenger. "Phillips sacks Hodges again!" or "Bills pick it off again!" And I'm just like "dear lord just close out the game!" We landed just a couple hours before the team did and it would've been cool to hang around to greet them but I was dead tired, colder than a witches titterino and beyond ready to go home. And then that was the first time I ever waited outside the airport for nearly an hour because my father in law got lost. Yay for firsts!

I'm sure Murph has and does work hard at what he does, but he's never resonated with me. Some guys have a natural ability to flow with the excitement of the game. When Murph's excited I just feel like he's gonna pass out from trying so hard to sound hyped up. I suppose I was spoiled with Van all those years. He just had a knack for what he did.

I feel like I remember seeing that Pettine was one to talk during Marrone's first year. I still recall Tim Graham's story in early 2014 about how Marrone basically tried to intimidate him before they left for an away game. Marrone's a weird dude. Long after his walkout from here, he talked to SI (I think?) and was apparently good with what the reporter was going to write about. But then a few hours after the interview, Marrone called the reporter and wanted to recant whatever he said. I think the reporter told him he'd already turned in some stuff to his editor. Marrone hung up...only to call again a short while after to say he spoke with his wife and now feels like the interview is fine. Whackadoodle.

Dapgummit, Eduardo! Can they fine him for a lack of brains and foresight? Although... Some of ya go on and on about how McBeane sign only choir boys. A very uh, un-choir-boy type of thing happens and suddenly the same crowd is shouting how he's just not a process guy and they saw this coming miles away. Uh huh. Fines, counseling/classes, a stern talking-to from McDermott and Uncle Rog.

As far as I can recall, I think the only game where he took over all defensive play calls was the second half of the 2018 Chargers debacle. I can't remember for sure but I think the word that came out after that was that McDermott would continue to have Frazier call the defense but McDermott can veto a call if he wants. I'm pretty sure they got on the same page after that, though. I'm sure there are times during games where Sean sees something and communicates to Frazier about it and may suggest certain calls, or just straight up tell him, "I want this on the next down." But yeah, Chargers game is all I can recall and the ol' Google didn't turn up anything else in that regard.

I'd like to see him stick around as well but I don't think they'd have too hard a time replacing him if need be. It's McDermott's scheme and he'd surely fine someone to run things the way he wants.

The helmet isn't bad, I kinda like the new logo. I'm not real sold on the color tones they chose, there are better blues and yellows out there. The font for the numbers is...not great, Jim. That makes how many teams that have updated/tweaked uniforms this season? Rams, Falcons, Patriots, Browns, Buccaneers, Chargers... Am I forgetting anyone? Out of all of them I think Atlanta's has been the worst. The Browns changes were solid. The few tweaks the Pats made look good. The Bucs look like they just dug out their look from the late 90s. Chargers have a solid color scheme but overall were just kinda meh. Wonder if the Bills hop on the redesign train at some point. I'm hoping they'll change the one helmet rule, this would allow teams to have more options and it'd be cool to see the Bills use the 90s look (lighter shade of blue with the red helmets) for throwbacks.

I pick Jorsh. In fact. I choo-choo choose him.

I was excited he was drafted here. His college tape is great. I thought he'd be pretty good. Had some good games, had a decent season in 2015 but obviously the injuries got to him and then it sounds like he's fallen down a few too many YouTube/Wikipedia rabbit holes. I'm no doctor or psychologist so it's not my place to say the guy has some kinda mental illness. I think he might just be a little naive to all the stuff he's read about. You can see why they traded him. That type of attitude isn't going to work in a McDermott locker room. One minute the guy ponders if he should even play football, the next he's demanding ten targets a game. I'd imagine McDermott looks for stronger commitment than that. Interesting fella for sure.

I'm definitely on board with undrafted kids having the option to go back to school.

The guy is a bit untethered. That interview he did a few weeks ago where he was claiming to be better than a number of backs currently on an NFL roster...it's like, dude, maybe in an athletic sense you were better than them at one point, but you're unreliable. A lot more goes into being a professional than athletic gifts. Dude lacks some self-awareness.

Noted. I meant they'll probably be the favored team in more matchups than usual. Yes. You specifically. Chop chop, get on it.

Thanks for the source. I knew I had read somewhere that he was giving back the money and that the auditors themselves stated that they've found no evidence that Favre knew.

It's exciting that they scored so many primetime games. At the same time, they're in the spotlight now and I really like when they fly under the radar. McDermott's been hyping them as underdogs for three years now, I wonder what his message is when they're the favorites.

I.e. Philly last season. Had the worst feeling about that game, just felt like it was "lay an egg" time.

I think their defense is still going to be pretty good. And it's going to be the focal point because it's the more talented unit. They're gonna look to score 17-20 points a game and then let the defense close it out. Offensively, they're still able to adjust their schemes pretty well. One week they're a power running team, the next week they're a West Coast dink and dunkeroo show. A lot of that will depend on Stidham, though. I don't care how high they are on him, he's still going to struggle in his first year against NFL starters. They also lost Dante Scarnecchia, the OL coach. The last time he retired, the OL went straight to Poopsville, so much so that Bellychunx called and persuaded Scarnecchia to come back. Without him there, I'd like to think they'll make a long awaited return to Poopsville. They certainly won't be able to hide behind Brady's quick snap-to-throw times. It's just difficult to count them out either way, Brady or no Brady. They still have Bellychunx who is a situational football wizard and could probably find ways to win with a JV team.

Saw an interesting stat on Tua today: for his entire college career, he was hit or sacked on only 77 dropbacks...and was seriously injured on three of those hits. Meanwhile, Fitz was hit/sacked over 130 times last season alone and didn't miss time. So, if I'm Miami, I'm looking to build one of the best passpro OLs in the league before handing the keys to Tua, otherwise that dude could have an awfully short career. They're off to a great start with this Austin Jackson kid, 10th overall pick, wait what's this? Bills second round pick AJ Epenesa beat the pants off the guy the last time they played? Daahahahaha! I love it. I hate you, Miami. I hate you, New England. And I really... really hate you, NYJ. Go straight to heck. All of yas. Do not pass Go, do not collect any victories whatsoever and just be gone. Turds.

Yeah but, Beane didn't do a thing I thought he should've done. And then McDermott did a thing I thought should've been done but not in the way I wanted. Therefore, these bums just can't be trusted. I am a fan and they owe this to me. I pay these guys salaries, ya know. Cause this one time I bought a plate of nachos at the game and that was like $63 bucks, man. I ain't no dummy. I know that money lines them Mean Beane pockets. The fact that the nacho cheese poured down the front of my pants and scalded my, uh, thing, is irrelevant! They still owe me exactly one nachos and to do things the way I say they should be done. Because again, I pay the salaries and my football expertise generated over years of babbling on internet forums far surpasses anything those two dumdums think they know.

Have fun being on the suckiest team to have ever sucked with the googliest eyed coach to ever, uh, googily.

I'm with you on this. Yeah, there were some drops, some at really inopportune times, but on the flipside he made some difficult catches look easy. Now just reel in the easy ones as well and he'll be fine. I really feel like this team has several players with that "it" factor right now and to me, Knox is one of them.

Aw man, what a bummer. Even when he was beating up on our Bills it was still hard not to respect his greatness. RIP Coach Shula. All time great.