Richard Noggin

I sure do hate nail art. Fake nails. Painted nails. All of it. Yuck.

Rams, at Raiders, at Titans, at Chiefs?!?! First three are essentially average NFL competition (teams that likely go between 7-9 and 9-7). Slightly above-ish average QBs on teams not trending upward (unless maybe Nashville is somehow for real with Tanny...although I just can't see it). Similar to Bills in terms of W/L projections, but different trajectories. That bit in the reporting seems effing bonkers to me. Of course the Chiefs are nasty.

And that...is how a person with integrity handles being a bit wrong. (How to act after unintentionally miscommunicating information.)

"We it this year." LessFugginGo!!!

Sincerely tried to pronounce that. Suffered a tongue srpain.

I'm contractually obligated to suffer for Tom Brady's sins.

This thread seems to be going in predictable directions. A lot of very smart people typing very smart things that are very inclusive of a broad range of perspectives. If the majority African-American players wish to strike without union approval in an attempt to force their white employers and their majority white audience to pay more attention, good. I'm with them. If some in that audience get turned off by that, well, I don't know. This nation is what it is, right?

It's a well-known fact that Dad cares deeply about power-lifting.

Rose Byrne is "an average girl?"

Cool if it pans out this way. Probably a BIT too early to make this kind of evaluation yet, though. Yeah?

This has always been the Belichick doctrine, hasn't it? Minus the appreciation and "best of luck" sentiments, of course. Cut bait and re-cast. Sentiment and past performance be damned. I'm into it.

Like Travis Kelce? Am I wrong, or does that elite TE seem to drop at least one gimme nearly every (prime time) game? Not that it matters in the grand scheme of things. We know, for example, that NE's Bearded Smurf, Julian PEDelman, has below average hands but still manages to be highly productive (and hate-able). There was definitely a playoff game last season in which Kelce dropped more than one pass early on (only to of course catch a s#!t ton of balls in the second half). Maybe I'm misremembering. It happens.

Solid point. As someone else has pointed out, perhaps the advantage is giving the rookie ALL the reps moving forward. I still think it helps Hausch to be released sooner rather than later.

Classy move to release the vet NOW, rather than later. Gives him a chance to catch on elsewhere...

I expect McDaniels to ride Cam's physical gifts as long as he remains healthy. Lots of gadgety misdirection and RPOs and all that. They'll use him like a battering ram on shorter down-and-distance, whatever it takes. No long term investment to protect.

The information he shared live WAS quite detailed and definitely violated the team's 2020 reporting rules. There is no question there. Unfortunately, Brown was fairly concise and well-spoken, and balanced out Tasker's rambling, recursive speech patterns on the air. I've always been a Chris Brown fan in that respect. Hopefully he comes back.

There's an enlightened question.

Danny, say bye-bye to your team wittle guy.

College classes begin over the next three weeks in WNY. My classes start next week, in-person (although I've designed our developmental English course to be mostly online for the inevitable shutdowns we'll experience). K-12 plans vary by district. Some fully remote, others hybrid. Erie County's infection has essentially doubled over the last few weeks, albeit still relatively low and manageable. And that increase predates these school openings. I've already seen resident students on campus not wearing their masks. Our hallways are narrow, and our classrooms are small. The main building does not have HVAC. It just doesn't seem realistic that we'll get far without issues.

I work in a restaurant, and I work on a college campus. People don't always or even mostly follow protocols unless forced to, repeatedly. I get to listen to unmasked dining guests whine about Cuomo while I sweat under my mask and march through actual (but invisible) plumes of respiratory droplets. It feels remarkably unsafe, especially as Erie County's infection rates quietly climb. But recognizing the ridiculous and inconsistent nature of various Covid policies doesn't then logically lead to: EFF IT, WE SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO GATHER DRUNKENLY AND SCREAM ENTHUSIASTICALLY IN THE THOUSANDS! Just because our current policies seem arbitrary and selective and put people at risk doesn't mean we should knowingly make it worse. The whole two-wrongs-don't-make-a-right thing? People are kind of childish, huh? They want what they want (in this case, Bills football in-person) and they'll bend reality to justify it. That's what my toddler does.

#mealso (notice I avoided the more obvious, more (rightfully) contentious, and possibly funnier hashtag)

^ He's right, you know...

Sorry, but I really need to check with everyone who has read this thread: did someone on page 2 actually, solely call-out CSPAN for "telling me what to think"?! I ask this objectively to ensure I'm not hallucinating. As for the network, I'm thinking YES is the best-case example of such a dedicated channel, with respect to quality content/programming. But YES Network amounts to an unknown portion of my bloated monthly cable/internet bill, but which, along with MSG, is the only reason I pay for cable service (Yankees and Sabres games of course). That's an expensive two-channel/team subscription. So this Bills media endeavor would follow a different model? I'm listening...