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Now that was a Shot Across the Bow I believe McDermott said it's the hardest position to learn in his defense (I would have thought that would be MLB, but whatdoIknow)? Hardest to learn not the same as "most important"

I hope you're right, @HappyDays

4 games for pleading to 2 felonies for what he did is ridiculous

It was definitely on Bussin' with the Boys which is 2 ex-NFL players

The devil is always in the details so we'll have to see, sure In this case, $30M guaranteed is an important number. Assuming he gets that in the first 2 years of the contract, Cook can look at it as he got is $15M a year, and the Bills can look at it as "we have the right to keep him for 4 years/$48M, making it $12M/yr. So both sides can say they got what they wanted.

Should add, Josh got da boys last year with a mythical great Buffalo Wings joint called Room 40.

That would be hysterical, actually.

What was your grandparents era? In 1975, which would be "grandparents era" for many on this site, the death rate from cancer was 200 per 100,000 people; it has slowly declined since the '90s to 140 per 100,000 people. This is partly due to earlier detection (see next point) and partly due to improved treatment and survival rates from a number of cancers. We can see that the rate of new diagnosis, on the other hand, increased from 400 per 100,000 people to 500 per 100,000 people in 1992 and has pretty much held steady. This would likely be due to increased availability of and recommendation to conduct screening tests, rather than an increase in the amount of cancer cases. I gotta say, woulda thought when you look up "Hard Knocks" in the dictionary, Spector's picture is right there.

You're correct - it's my understanding the ads are chosen based on perceived interests from your IP address Perhaps someone at home has plans for you?

And this is why the NFL has banned them, just as boxing did. It's not that they're a PED. It's not that they're bad for your spleen (WAT?). It's that they can mask the effects of a concussion. Ammonia is quite volatile. You can't keep it on a cloth. You have to break an ampule or open a vial or pour some on a cloth just before use That said, I would think it's something that could be snuck - just not by keeping a cloth on your person. So how's this work, the players have to each bring their own little private pouch o' ampules? It's exactly why it is.

I thought you couldn't cut an injured player. Is it they can waive him, and if he clears waivers he goes onto IR? Practice squad doesn't form until regular season, but I don't think you can release an injured player unless it's with an injury settlement. So I think if he clears waivers, he goes on IR Edit: IR in training camp, can't return during the regular season unless he's on the 53 man roster.

Yes, they were banned from boxing for just that reason. Part of how they're believed to work is that breathing in the irritant triggers an increase in depth of breathing and breathing rate, leading to increased oxygenation and a "rush" of alertness. In theory, it's possible to learn to consciously do deep but rapid breathing, if that's indeed the pathway. There may be more to it, like a release of adrenaline in response to the noxious stimulus

Say wat? Say more, please

I've never called 911. Called police non-emergency number a couple of times for this or that. Had 911 called on me, when a middle-aged woman with her head in the car perusing her GPS ran a red light and t-boned my daughter's car as she was turning L on a green light. I was sitting in the back seat, right at the point of impact. They tell me I said "that car isn't going to stop" and kid sped up, trying to get out of the way. Almost worked. I was knocked out, spouse called 911. Just then a Fire and Rescue truck pulled up. They must have witnessed the whole thing. The other driver claimed that my kid ran a red light and turned in front of them. The police report doesn't name the F&R as witnesses, but it was very specific and definitive about what actually happened.

Wow. The 911 repeatedly on hold thing is disheartening.

Whatever happened to the turkey burgers at SJF? Can we talk about them?

The bit about the contract is straight, but the number of snaps is incorrect. He's been primarily a STer, 328 defensive snaps, 384 ST snaps #STsnapscount

That's always been his story, right? He plays well and knows the scheme well enough that McD had him competing with Dodson and Bernard for the MLB job in 2023. But he just can't be counted on to be available. IMHO the Bills would do well to give roster space to someone less injury prone. He wasn't available for more than 1/3 of a playoff game in '23 - one of the reasons we called AJ Klein off the sofa into the MLB spot vs KC. According to Spotrac, $2.9M for 26 NFL games (712 snaps) to date. Roughly $4k per snap Peanuts compared to what Von got

I picture this going down like training a cat - everyone else in the room has a spray bottle

Well, no, it's an NFL insider report. We have to look carefully to see if that's the real Jordan Schultz - that does appear to be his actual twitter handle, so far so good. But then there's the point that neither Hairston nor the Bills have confirmed and frankly, I would be surprised if anyone is willing to diagnose definitively until swelling goes down and they can do another MRI

The thing with Von's ACL IIRC is that the initial MRI didn't show a tear, and the Bills suggested he finish the season playing in a brace Then he went down to Texas to get a meniscus clean-out procedure during the bye week and the doc found a tear on the table? That's how I remember it anyway.

"Cap" = lies "No Cap" = straight dope, truth

Right, I think that's the key point here. She isn't being paid to perform hard-hitting investigative sports journalism (if those words go together) She's basically one step away from a team PR person, and her job is to provide "personal interest" and "entertainment" content. It's when she's moved away from that into attempting to be a serious sports reporter that (IMO) she falters.

I don't think he's actually employed by SI, is the thing. They have some sort of blog-ish website "On SI", where they recruit people to write about their teams. I'm not sure whether or how it's paid? but it does seem like as much of a claim for being credentialed as, say, the Niagara Gazette or Batavia Daily or Syracuse.com.

No, pretty sure Terry was all in for Allen