NoHuddleKelly12

Why does Allen have to go and make himself more likable every day? This kid sure seems like the real deal in so many ways!

Kudos Bills. Whichever intern thought this up should be brought on board full time. Carry on.

I’m with ya. 1.15M I could’ve still stomached, but this, this just ain’t right—1.5M to play a game???

This is one of the craziest/best ever runs by a QB in NFL history--but I'm still picking Montana overall as the best franchise QB for them:

I thought at first you were talking about the one thing you wouldn't do is make the infamous 5K bet against the Bills? I think I'd buy some pre-wrapped sausages and bacon, and maybe a fur coat (but not a real fur coat, that's cruel)...oh, wait, that's for the if I had a million dollars thread, never mind. Probably would be spent by the missus before I could figure out what I wanted to do with it.

It was US captivity, not Russian. My great-uncle though did die fighting the Russians in the Balkans (Hungary) sector around the same time. Your point is well taken. Usually no quarter asked, and none given, on the Eastern front.

Because obviously their emotional support is worth more than your sinuses

Did he though? Bills owned the overall W-L against the Fish during that time, and Marino, Clayton, Duper et al were 0-3 against the Bills in the playoffs IIRC

I wonder if those of you picking Reggie would’ve changed your vote had Hostetler fumbled the ball when Bruce got to him in SBXXV and inexplicably held on with one hand? Obviously more points than a safety there would’ve won the ballgame...

I have nothing but the utmost respect for those brave enough to do their duty to the last, in the face of likely harm or untimely death, of which there was way too much of around this time. Was a bit hesitant to disclose this given that this thread (rightly so) is honoring those who embarked on D-Day 75 years ago today, but both of my grandfathers served in the German army during the war, one of whom saw action on the Western front (not during D-Day, but starting in September 44 until he became a POW in early April 45), although the bulk of most of their time was spent on the Eastern front fighting the Red Army. Anyway, FWIW, this same grandfather ended up coming to the US in the early 70's, became a US citizen, and eventually counted among his dearest and closest friends, multiple former GI's of his same generation. I will never forget being around them as a youngster, listening in awe as they shared wartime stories/experiences with each other during lunch get-togethers at his house, and seeing the obvious respect each had for the other as fellow former soldiers regardless of uniform, a shared experience that anyone who's never served would not be quite able to understand? The craziest part was that one of his former GI buddies in particular, was able to pinpoint down to the exact sector their respective unit locations around the time of the start of the Battle of the Bulge, and that they would have been facing each other in the same section of the front! The lesson this taught me early on was that underneath our ethnic pasts, are similarities forged through shared experiences that can be the basis for common ground and yes, even so far as to have former sworn enemies becoming the closest of friends 30-40+ years (at that time) later.

pork chops (bone in or out) put in a glazed ceramic “bean pot” and smothered in BBQ sauce before baking at 400 for 45-60 min, usually is great for a no fuss dinner meat also. I imagine other similar cookware would do the trick as well.

Weisswurst. A Bavarian specialty that is either boiled or grilled, best with a spicy brown mustard. “Knackwurst” is also up there.

And don’t be that guy in the turn lane already, who pretends not to see the guy with the blinker on desperately trying to merge into said turn lane; I mean really, is it a matter of life or death if you’re the 4th car in line or the 5th??? Will the mac n cheese taste any better or worse if you eat it 20 seconds after you first could have otherwise???

^^^^^This excerpt from Josh’s presser transcript may come as a shock for those of you who imagine football concepts used today were just invented during last year’s offseason, and there’s nothing qualitative to be gleaned as a result. Hope you’re sitting down!

Gugs, I’m really not trying to be difficult here, but I came away with the exact opposite conclusion over who reached out to whom first...I’m pasting back in the relevant portion of MCD’s presser: McD Q: What Jim said is that he was meeting with [Ken] Dorsey, [Brian] Daboll and with Josh [Allen]. Also that they had downloaded plays from the Super Bowl era and said any plays that Josh liked were to be implemented. So it’s pretty specific areas of discussion, he sat in meetings.  A: It really boils down to, like I said before, us trying to find every way possible to improve our football team. I’ve stood up here before and told you guys we look at every way to improve our football team and this is no different. Jim is a Hall of Famer, and to me it would ignorant of us not to have a relationship with Jim. Sometimes asking him “hey what do you think”, we’ve got a younger quarterback, so all of that’s healthy, all of that’s good. At the end of the day, Brian will be the one calling the plays and we’ll move forward with that. You guys can work out that much yourselves. (emphasis supplied)

Some good quotes from both McD and Josh concerning this topic; posted elsewhere by Yolo also. https://www.cover1.net/sean-mcdermott-josh-allen/

Apart from just gelling on the field in terms of the pure football side of it, I'm also worried about the overall team chemistry part--I hope they genuinely like/trust each other enough to be able to overcome adversity (not if, but when it strikes); team cohesion can't be forced by the coaching staff, imho, and there's no substitute for the time that takes together. But I think Josh reaching out to all of the new FA's and draft picks so quickly at the times they were acquired, in real time is a great sign that he understands those needs as much as anyone, and is doing what he can about it.

Try honey on the peanut butter. You can thank me later.

I tried, but I really can't find a reason to argue with this.

Would've probably been a good day for McD to just pack everybody into the buses and head out for a team building exercise like paintball or something--I'm sure the next session will be crisper.

Fair enough ODB. And I can certainly relate to the status I've held him in since I was a kid. He just seems to walk the walk unlike a lot of other sports celebs, and I've always admired that given what he's gone through personally after football.

Knew you’d pull through Augie—gracias

Life hack right there! I haven’t made lamb personally yet, what color does the meat need to be inside to get best flavor/texture?

Thanks, definitely sounds very easy classic to make, which is always nice. Butter shouldn't be optional though! I refer you to the school of Paula Deen...