Old Coot

Dr Reiner on CNN said its probably a blow to the chest that caused the heart to stop pumping. In that case what's crucial is the length of time it took to get him difibrillated. CPR can extend that time so we won't really know damar's prognosis till the hospital gives it.

Dr Sanjay Gupta says its likely not a brain or spinal cord injury because he was able to get up after the tackle. Says maybe a cardiac or lung issue. A blow to the chest can cause the heart to stop. Hoping and wishing for a good outcome

Here's one to get the blood pumping: Men of Harlech

Decades ago the Buffalo fans showered the field with beer bottles. That's why your Genny comes in a paper cup.

This is because you never saw him play. Here are some Cookie highlights:

Some of the offense's troubles lie with our makeshift OL. Last year Josh had noticeably more time to throw when he was in the pocket and that allowed our receivers more time to get open. Maybe it's Dorsey's playcalling but in his after game interview when asked about the 3r quarter performance he put it down to execution. I agree that on the two deep pass plays with two receivers in the same area, that should not happen. The play wasn't drawn up that way. One of the receivers didn't run the correct route.

I read that at halftime the Bills changed their pass patterns (from crossing routes to non-crossing or vice versa, I don't remember) and the Oilers did not adjust their defense. The rest is history.

Eric Mangini on Tua's poor performances against SF and LAC: https://www.the33rdteam.com/category/analysis/have-nfl-defenses-figured-out-tua-tagovailoa/ Clogging the middle of the field. Could be Tremaine Edmunds' time.

From my garage to the tv on the first floor

When is a line not a line?

It is what it is and not something else.

50 odd years from now you youngsters will be fondly recalling the Ralph and getting the same response from the younger generation. As one who played on grass / mud and synthetic turf I much prefer grass / mud. It's softer when you land on it & no rug burns.

The Rockpile was featured in the Robert Redford film "The Natural." They used it for the stadium shots.

Agreed. But I hold my breath every time he runs in fear of a disabling hit.

I don't think it's really scolding. Posters are just being realistic; they don't want us to lose our franchise QB as a result of a wicked hit while Josh is running. Specifically, Josh can still run but slide to avoid thise hits. Because of rule changes favoring the QB, QB's in the pocket now don't get as beat up as they did formerly or when they run but don't slide. My 10 cents (was 2 cents but inflation has affected everything.

The old AFL greats are dying off. AS for the field, those grass / dirt fields didn't produce any ACL injuries. Plus they are softer to land on and no rug burns.

The dogs bark but the caravan moves on.

It was a bad throw by Josh. He wasn't hurried and he usually guns the ball in there. That ball had no juice on it. Josh wasn't accurate in his throws in overtime. I wonder if he injured his arm on the first Peterson interception and it stiffened up on him later. Thoughts?

Could be that he's having trouble with blitz pick-up in practice or getting his timing down with OL blocks. Whatever the reason, we'll see him on the field as the season progresses.

Beaker hair on fire.jfif

The D sorely missed Milano. If he in the Jets can't / won't do that.

I don't fault the D on this one. Back 7 are really banged up and playing replacements. Plus they gave up only 20 points. This loss is on our offense. For the second straight game the 2d half offensive performance has not been very good. Josh seems to be less accurate than usual. Your thoughts on why. Is it poor mechanics? Good coverage?

Milan was missed on the Jets final drive when they ran seven straight run plays for significant yardage.

This comment is spot-on. The Cover 2 shell the Bills play as a base defense has a hole in the middle between the safeties. Tou need an Edmunds type to guard that hole. Assuming he's gone next year who do we use to fill that role? Do we have anyone on the roster? FA? Draft possibility? It is possible to guard that hole without an Edmunds/ Urlacher type as MLB but it's more complicated and involves disgusied coverages which you can only do for so long before the disguise is recognized.