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If the Fins are truly in win-now mode, they'd be hustling to find better OLers and/or LBS and DBs not adding an extraneous WR.

Of course they care. Otherwise they wouldn't be complaining about her in one breath and then denying that they care about her in the next.

If y'all really don't care about Taylor Swift, why does mention of her prompt you to post that you don't "give two craps" about her like the bell prompted Pavlov's dogs to salivate?

RIP Russ Francis. Condolences to his family.

It was unanimous!

Such an insightful observation! Dorsey was certainly lacking in creativity against the Fishies. You are being much too kind to Dick Jauron. He would have benched Allen for a Tentative Trent Edwards clone because Allen wants to win rather than being satisfied with not losing by too much.

The NFL is entertainment, and the game was entertaining. Lots of passing early on, some great defensive plays late. Drama. You want to talk about an unwatchable game, consider the Bills-Browns game from 2009 which resulted in a 6-3 win for the Browns on a FG after a muffed punt. The Browns passed for fewer than 75 yards. The difference is that fourteen years ago there were fewer non-Sunday afternoon games, so that kind of game would have only been shown in the local markets. With fewer options on Sundays, more games are sent to larger areas.

The Rams/Colts game featured a 23 point comeback by the Colts to get the team to OT and then a walk off TD by rookie sensation Puka Nacua. The Broncos came back from 21 points down to win by 3 despite Fields having a career game. The Commanders recovered from their butt-whooping by the Bills last week to take the Eagles to OT where the Eagles won on a long FG. The Vikings overcame from behind late to win over the Panthers. The Raiders almost came back on the Chargers. The Cards hung with the much more talented Niners until late in the game. The Jests came back from 17 points down to tie the game at 20 late in the game. That's a good number of OT, one score or competitive games for a Sunday. Of course, I was partial to the 48-20 thumping the Bills put on the Fish but then I have never forgiven the Carpies for Zero for the Seventies. Your opinion doesn't represent the opinions of all NFL fans, particular female football fans. The Chargers don't need a great HC to be a dangerous team. A competent one would be good enough.

Bernard is much more noticeable than Edmunds was, not only because he always seems to be around the ball, but also because he always seems to talking to/encouraging his teammates between and/or at the end of plays.

IIRC, one of the commentators said yesterday that the Bengals haven't scored a TD in the first half. ☹️

By the time Burrow gets over his calf injury, he may have more. He really got roughed up yesterday's game. I just saw some of the sacks and pressures, and they were just awful. There was one which was ruled an incomplete pass in which a defender came in on Burrow apparently unblocked and just spun him around like a rag doll as he was trying to throw the ball. The ball went one way toward the sideline and Burrow went the other, landing pretty hard. I was somewhat surprised there wasn't a flag but the play was clean, just so hard and fast and Burrow was helpless.

Here's a Fish fan's (DZimmer000) take on the game to enjoy:

In the NFL, I would disagree. In the AFC, probably. Of course, Cincy, PIttsburgh, and Jax -- all teams that seemed likely to be contenders -- seem to have taken steps backwards early in the season.

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FYI: "Past results do not guarantee future performance".

FYI: Since you aren't Terry Pegula, your rant is moot. You sound like a petulant adolescent ... or an embittered septuagenarian ... chasing after the "next big thing". I hated the McDermott hire in 2017. He reminded me of too much of Dick Jauron (whom, if you don't know from my previous posts about this cretin, is my most loathed Bills HC ever) which suggested the Bills were going to continue their decade plus of mediocrity into the future. Well, my initial take was wrong, and I am a proud McDermott "apologist". IMO, he's among the top five HCs currently in the NFL, behind only Belichick, Reid, and Tomlin.

You didn't mishear anything. I heard that same commercial repeatedly. When I checked, it turned out it's also on NFLN. I think it's a ploy to convince viewers to buy into NFLN+.

The Jets couldn't afford Garappolo nor would he have signed on to be a backup. No team can afford to pay a superstar QB and another starting-caliber QB. The Jests couldn't afford Minshew because they spent much of their available cap space on bringing in Rodgers' pals and adding Dalvin Cook.

Indy's kicker was apparently inspired by "Minshew Magic" and out kicked Justin Tucker, whose just missed a 61 yarder at the end of regulation that would have won the game for the Ravens. Matt Gay kicked a 31 yarder, 2 53 yarders, and a 54 yarder in regulation. He then kicked another 53 yarder to win the game in OT.

This is sad but it may be true. Three games into the season, it looks like the wheels have fallen off, and Lawrence has been part of the problem. Better a rag arm than a mushy brain like Wilson. Excellent perspective on QBs!

Instead of bringing in all of Rodgers buddies and chasing after Dalvin Cook, the Jests should have invested more in the OL and the backup QB position. In his 22 starts in his first two seasons, Wilson has shown nothing to indicate that he's mastered the mental part of the game at all. The 2023 first round rookies have shown significantly better football acumen than Wilson. Tim Boyle is an UDFA who has been around since 2018. BTW, Bridgewater was available until early August.

So far this season, the Fish have shown that they can: ... outscore a team with a good offense but a crappy defense ... score enough points to win against a team with a good defense but a meager offense ... score a carload of points against an outclassed team that quit in the first half. They haven't faced a team that was tough on both sides of the ball yet this season. The Bills have the best defense they've faced so far this season, and despite all the whining about the offense on TSW, the Bills have a potent offense. Miami will score points but the Bills can score them, too. I think the Bills D will make Tua's lfie miserable all afternoon -- if he lasts the entire game.

Not to be a grammar nazi but the word that should used here is moot not mute. Every time I see somebody post about a "mute point", it just aggravates me. Moot has meanings relating to debate or discussion. In the sentence above, the poster means the point has "little or no relevance", so he or she should use "moot". Mute has meanings related to silence, ie "mute button". The words' different spelling indicate their different pronounciations: the oo in moot sounds likes the oo in room while mute is pronounced with the u as in use. That's your grammar lesson for the week ... and now back to this silly discussion of what's not going to happen, ie a moot point. 😀

Catering to Rodgers' wishes (demands?) really suggests some serious dysfunctionality in the Jests FO/ownership, and my guess is that Jets owner, Woody Johnson, is the source. Wilson simply isn't competent. Keeping him as the starter also suggests that somebody far higher in the corporate food chain wants him there.

Who should be responsible for the Jets' repeated failure to secure an NFL caliber QB if not the GM (the owner isn't going to fire himself)? The GM is the guy who hired the scouts and other talent evaluators. The Jets have drafted 4 first round QBs since 2000, and the only one who was even somewhat successful was Chad Pennington whom they drafted at #18 in 2000. The other three first rounders, all top five picks, have been busts: Mark Sanchez, #5 in 2009, Sam Darnold #3 in 2018, and Zach Wilson #2 in 2021, each one worst than the previous one. Darnold and Wilson weren't even serviceable starters, which prompted the Jets to trade for Rodgers. The Jets took Darnold in 2018 with both Allen and Jackson still on the board. In the 2021 draft, the Jets picked Wilson from a group of somewhat questionable QB prospects. The Jets mortgaged their future to move up in the draft twice in recent years and failed twice. The Bills didn't mortgage their future to trade for a 39-year-old QB. They traded draft capital to get a prospect who has developed into a superstar, so their investment has been repaid, even if Allen were to be injured and out for a season. Namath played in an entirely different era when the rules of the game favored defenders and QBs regularly threw much longer passes than they do today, so judging QBs of that era by today's statistical measures reveals your lack of historical perspective.