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Jumped, but only with one hand up. If he put up two, there's a chance he'd've caught that. Can't fault Allen for putting it where only the receiver could come down with it.

Pretty ugly so far....

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/07/02/nfl-to-allow-teams-to-wear-alternates-three-times/ https://www.newyorkupstate.com/buffalo-bills/index.ssf/2018/07/buffalo_bills_can_wear_throwback_jerseys_three_times_in_2018.html This is basically what the Bills did last year, with the throwbacks twice and the red Color Rush once in the Colts snow game (since there was no Thursday night game). Wonder if it stays the same or they choose the throwbacks three times. I'm just not a fan of the red unis.

My only gripes with the current unis are the collars that have changed, like, every year since 2011. Thick white, to thick white with some unbalanced piping, then thinner white and piping but stops at the V where it changes to blue, and now a smaller section of blue at the V around the NFL shield. Nike totally trashed good jerseys with this design element that only serves to be different for difference's sake. The 'Aints jerseys with the black collar on whites / gold collar on blacks are maybe the most hideous in the league... and then you look at their alt uni without any collar and it's, IMO, the best-looking uni in the league. We should just get rid of the collar altogether and make it all blue, akin to our blue standing buffalo alt set from several years ago. I also am not a fan of the black piping. In the era of HD, it's not necessary for television picture clarity. It's something several teams did in the late '90s-early '00s and which those teams have now corrected. See how the Phins got rid of the darker blue piping for a wider orange; such a small tweak producing such a big visual improvement. I say this with love, because I have a whole side of my family in WNY, but the area is a weird time-warp where everything is about 10 years behind the times. Ditching the black would make space to increase the red or blue accent piping on the shoulders. It would also be more consistent to have the piping around the names rather than just white or just blue. The red piping around the name letters on the current throwbacks is excellent. The current uni set is hands-down the best since we moved on from the Kelly-era unis. These few very minor tweaks would make them perfect, IMO.

I remember being thoroughly unimpressed with DiMarco last season. Especially given his cap hit. It was a clear downgrade from Corey McIntyre.

Before Christmas, I ordered a standing bison era Elite alternate/throwback from the Bills store, customized with #15 and my last name. Code gave 25% off so it ended up ~$250. Real stitching. None of the black piping that, frankly, I just hate. The build on it is really nice and I foresee this thing will last my lifetime and then I can hand it down. I just don't see the appeal of buying the cheap jerseys with plastic numbers of guys who may not be on the team two years from purchase.

Less of a rookie cap expenditure now?

I'm with Jay on this. Dolphins = Small change, BIG difference. Getting rid of excessive piping and getting closer to traditional colors is always an improvement in my book. They also have their throwback set with the darker teal and helmet-wearing Phin. As a uni traditionalist, I ordered an Elite version Bills throwback late last year with my last name on the nameplate. I love the simple blue numbers with red piping. The extra black piping of the regular unis just grates my eyes. It reeks of late '90s. Combine that with the inconsistent striping on the collar. Bear in mind that these are still way better than the Donahoe-era yolks, by FAR, but one can only hope that the trend of removing unnecessary black/dark outlines eventually hits Buffalo. As for the Jags new set, our long national nightmare of the split-personality helmet is finally over. The cloth is extremely bland. Numbers have no contrast, pants have nothing but a small hip logo. This is minimalism that is to the opposite extreme of the previous set. This looks like a training camp set.

IIRC, he's a writer for a show on ABC about a disabled character. Great sense of humor. In one of his videos, he came out with "Give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. Teach a man to buy Swedish Fish on Amazon, you give him diabetes. For a lifetime."

Welcome to the beginnings of the Orwellian Junior Anti-Sex League. I mean... is this where all of society is heading? Was Orwell only about 50 years off in "1984"?

LOL. I'm keeping an eye on Lamar Jackson's development.

This. It was on this date several years ago that the guy in Norway killed 70+ people at a kids day camp where it took the police there 90 minutes to respond. Security is self-help and 90 percent of the time, cops are there after the fact to do paperwork for the insurance companies. AW, from accounts, acted a little oddly during the situation but I'll chalk that up to the nerves / loss of sauve in the heat of the moment and to him being a big black dude in a country that has had headlines such as they are. His intent was to prove that although he was lawfully carrying, he was not a threat to the police or bystanders. All involved came out OK. This isn't what some want/wanted to make it out to be. Let's move on.

I would have to say "A Chef's Life" on PBS that follows Vivian Howard's NC / Southern cooking is one of the easiest to watch. It's down-home and really well-produced. "Mind of a Chef" on the Netflix is really good for topics and I enjoyed the first chef that was featured on it with the ramen and Japanese influences of his heritage. "Chef's Kitchen" is really artsy and more personality / ambiance driven than about the actual food, but it is visually beautiful. I don't have pay-TV so I can't rate any of the Food Network shows and such, but when I have seen ones like that where it's competition and judges and whatnot, I just don't like that. The ATK and Cook's Country ones are really helpful for the aspiring home cook to learn some new techniques. And while I don't hate Chris Kimball as the host, I don't really miss him either.

Which model of antenna do you have? I'm pretty dubious of set-tops with amplifier. If that doesn't work, there are many more tricks in the OTA bag. I'm in Northeast CT and get Boston, Providence and Hartford stations.

The big Willy Wonka Gobstoppers. Only ones these days are the small ones in the boxes.

OK, well that just adds to the QB class to pick from. Lamar Jackson. Haven't had any caffeine yet.... We're in nowheresville until we have a franchise QB and I'm sorry to say that isn't TT. Really wanted it to be him but it's just not.

Darnold was a freshman this season, yes? Not eligible to declare next season. You know... I'm not completely averse to this. Tank the season with Cardale / find out what his ceiling is, and then have a top pick --- if not THE top pick in what some are saying is a very good QB draft. Colts did it to get Luck. Lamar Alexander, anyone?

Deepest condolences, NG.

Majors tennis has become so much more watchable as I've aged and drifted away from other sports. These guys and ladies work their buns off and it's just them out there, no one else to blame, in a game that hasn't changed all that much since Renaissance times (I may be one of the few who kinda misses the players curtseying to the royal box at Wimbledon). Rarely do you hear about off-court troubles. Nadal and Federer really do seem like two of the nicest guys you'd ever meet. I was pulling for a Fedal final and am glad they're getting another chance at playing each other. HD and Hawkeye have helped make tennis so much better. The AO is a little difficult with the timezone difference, but for the past several years I often wake at 3-3:30 a.m. for whatever reason (well... grief, probably) and putting on the ESPN3 app has been as good a time-passer as anything else at that hour.

No doubt --- and I mean there is NO doubt! --- that the NFLPA has a finger in this stuff to give a tap to guys who are up for U/FA so they can give a little boost to guys who will "raise the tide" so to speak. It is completely a fluff game and should be ended.

Or, as Michael Herr wrote in "Dispatches": “Those who remember the past are condemned to repeat it too, that’s a little history joke.”

Atrocious. If Lynn is hired, that's the sign that they will be tanking next season to blow everything up and pick the Louisville QB.

Sorry, but you have to be full-blown Commie to get a gig in the Berk.

Cafe Fellatio: Where all the women swallow.