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A lot better thread title than "Vague Title" which was never updated to a better one!! 🍺

Thank you for actually embedding this tweet. It seems no one here can do this here recently. My faith in society has been restored! 🍺

Yeah, there probably should have been just one thread to track non-Bllls FA moves and trades, but at the same time, it would be hard to announce major acquisitions unless someone updated the first post immediately as it happened, which is not possible realistically (unless you were @YoloinOhio in the olden days). You were in a tough spot, but I would have given Darnold his own thread l, but I would have also really hesitated too.

The media may call it the "legal tampering period, but the NFL calls it officially the "Negotiating Period": https://operations.nfl.com/gameday/nfl-schedule/2025-important-nfl-dates/

Most underrated joke of the year here on TBD!! 🍺

Indeed, sports talk radio here in SF says Lynch is playing hardball with Brock after getting egg on his face from Deebo and Auiuk.

Especially in a high tax state like NY.

Tom Brady won four SB's after age 35.

Brock Purdy:

Yep, In 2011 Indy lost Peyton Manning for the year and ultimately his career there with a neck injury. They sucked that year, but got the top pick and selected Andrew Luck in the 2012 draft, who guided the team to an 11-5 record.

For all those saying the season is shot if Josh goes down for an extended period, I beg to differ: In 2017, Nick Foles took over for an injured 11-2 Carson Wentz and led to a SB win over New England and MVP Tom Brady. In 1990, Jeff Hosteler took over for for an injured 11-3 Phil Simms and led them to a SB win over Buffalo. In 2001 Tom Brady took over for an injured 0-2 Drew Bledsoe and took his team to a SB win over St. Louis. In 1992. Frank Reich won two playoff games for Buffalo (one on the road) before ceding the reins back to Jim Kelly for the AFC Championship Game.

It matters because otherwise there could be multiple threads on the same topic which would clog up this board. That's why on game day, there is only one designated thread to discuss the game as it is playing, so the site doesn't become overwhelmed and slowdown or worse. It's also a matter of courtesy not to post something someone else has already posted. Just like ethical journalists always credit their source(s) and/or the original poster. Otherwise the original source is peeved.

So, who were the posters here who said we should have drafted Worthy??!

And the only broadcast partner not having gotten the game, other than ESPN, has been Amazon, which started broadcasting in 2022.(FOX/NFL Network had the TNF package in 2020 and showed the game Monday due to COVID).

It doesn't have to be at night or even national. As I said upthread, Week 17 Saturday national TV works for me, just like Pittsburgh at home 2000 on Saturday to close out Three Rivers.

Jim Kelly didn't start for us as a rookie until age 26. Just saying....

Why? Teams often finish the season with two straight games vs. division rivals, usually one home and one away. I see no reason why it can't be Miami at Buffalo Week 17 then Buffalo at NYJ or NE Week 18. Miami is the longest AFC East rival we have had. It's appropriate they close out Highmark.

The last game at Three Rivers was a next-to-last week game vs. Washington on 12/16 on a Saturday national TV, so if could be.

But the Ireland game would be "at" Pittsburgh, so we would be the visiting team. We have to go overseas every two years or so anyway, so we might as well get it out of the way as the visiting team to a closer location when we get the chance.

New England also has a big following in northeast Canada.

Thanks for the detailed and well thought out post. I have a few minor disagreements: The Bills, at this point, will not be favored at home vs. Philly and maybe Baltimore. Only the featured 4:25 game on the DH network is considered national. The SH network's games are regional and start at 4:05. It could be something like Carolina at Las Vegas, due to CT and PT teams having to start in the 4 PM slot. Oh, and teams can be flexed into primetime games to get more than the allowable six, plus a Week 18 flex too.

Hsy, no problem and thanks for the explanation. Two things: 1. You can always edit your poll options, AFAIK, to add or delete choices, as the thread discussions goes on. 2. Next time that you decide to make a poll, just start a post, but in the drop down box on top where it says "content", drop it down and choose the option "poll". Voila! Then just fill out the question and options.

This should have been a poll.

Chris Brown said last week we had either 11 or 12 picks, depending on the comp pick situation.

Well, I don't think it's necessarily wrong for allowing American fans of the teams involved a chance to watch their teams abroad in person, as long as a lot of tickets do remain for the locals. They just can't buy season tickets (at least for now).