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Cheer now Cheater fans - won't be much to cheer about come regular seaon

Would really simplify the TV production obligatory shot of the Falls during the broadcast

At least will appeal to a certain demographic

Maybe once the Bills win a few SBs our own Titletown will emerge around the stadium - centered around a huge statue of Josh of course

That was good. 1) Couldn't they have given him a current/valid pass? 2) Was wondering how he was going to get to interact w/ Josh since he only signs for kids - he kind of just pushed his way into him

The Oranges at the Aud were the ONLY place we ever sat - for so many Braves games (didn't they used to have coupons on milk cartons for them?) Even for little 3 games I don't remember ever sitting low. And the ramps up to the Orange...

The D is pissed they were told to lay down for the red and blue practice 😛

Whatever - blue collar then. It's Buffalo - it will never be silicon valley

Regarding Josh's playing time - one thing people should realize is it is possible for Josh to play with minimal risk of injury based on the plays they call. Especially if one thing they want to work on is communication with Dorsey, they can do a lot of runs and quick hitting passes w/ max protect which gives him reps but doesn't put him at risk for being hit

I've always thought more stadiums should be built this way - so many stadiums high vertically also means far way horizontally. Also with longer overhangs more seats below are protected. Cost is an issue I'm sure

The grain silos actually came to mind 😛 A couple grain silo towers at one end of the stadum, the 'Labbatt Blue Grain Silo Suites'

I am interested if they put some rust-belt/blue-collar vibe into it - vs some hyper sleek thing which soesn't really fit the image of the city

In past years I've seen this work successfully at the tunnel out to the practice field at camp - a smaller, more intimate setting where there are less people, you can make eye contact with a player, and it is closer and easier to throw it back. A number of years ago my son threw his hat down to Beane (got his attention yelling "Go Seahawks" b/c they both went to UNCW), Taiwan Jones and some one else who all signed and threw it back. It obviously is not going to be as successful at the Highmark stadium tunnel. One thing that always strikes me is the large majority of kids seem to scream player's last name when pleading vs what I would consider a more friendly first name. "Diggs! Diggs! Diggs!" - just comes off as rude to me

I was joking with my brother - last week at camp every day my Dad was so interested in the punters "I hope they kick today" A couple times he was hesitant to leave at the end like a disappointed kid "Maybe the kickers will still come out" WGR and BN heavily influence his opinions so I can only assume they've fed his newfound interest in punters

I was at SJF all 3 practices this week, and while the offense had some flashes, the D won each day - sometimes just overall domination. Last night it was like the field was bigger for the offense, they just looked a whole level better. Granted there was no Von, but all three O units looked better - stringing plays together. Wondering if they opened the playbook up a bit - I also wouldn't be surprised if they had the D play more vanilla. I think the Bills wanted to put on a show for the fans, and generate some excitement by showcasing the offense more. It was definitely entertaining.

All 3 units this is the best I've seen the offense all week. Both keenum and Barkley even look good

I'm here and didn't even notice my son texted me I said all the uniform nerds are going to go crazy 😛

There was a guy in my neighborhood years ago who was always gesturing and giving dirty looks and yelling slow down seemingly whenever you drove past his house. So many times I had to stifle the urge to go out and confront him - I was always driving 25-30! He actually had the town come and put a speed limit sign in front of his house. After his kids got older he stopped doing it. There was this one time in my neighborhood though I may have been going a bit over the speed limit - was late for a high level appt. In this instance I had just turned the corner and was accelerating quickly, I actually don't think I was going much over 30 at the moment, but my engine was revved very high as I accelerated. I see a guy on the sidewalk walking his dog and like a dream sequence I see this object growing bigger slow motion in my field of view then splat. The guy threw a bag of dog sh!t at my windshield! Luckily it didn't break - instinctively I jumped out of the car, grabbed the bag and was ready to smear it all over his face, but as he was going on and on I realized I had to get going, and it wasn't even worth my time. I didn't even call the guy any bad names, maybe dropped a few JFCs are u f'ing nuts. Funny thing is I never remember what the guy looked like, just knew he had a black dog, so every time I see a guy walking a black dog in or around my neighborhood I think is that the guy who threw dog sh!t at me Whenever i think about that incident too, I think about how very different that morning likely would have went if that bag broke on my windshield

You need a VIP pass I doubt you would have any luck talking to your rep - VIP is more about rewarding corporate sponsors. If you know anyone from SJF that might be an angle. They've been having alumni and other functions- not sure if even they can get into the VIP

Random thoughts on today's practice - Cloudy and drizzly to start - was afraid for a bit we were going to get wet, but turned out to be another perfect cloudy day for watching - Maddy Glab making the walk from the building to the tunnel again with McKenzie - Dion and Groot walked from the building to practice field together - Hells Bells to start practice - Nice - Before practice the kickers were at midfield throwing balls 10-15 yds to each other - Araiza and Bass, and Haack, first with a staff guy, then Ferguson. Bass probably has the best ball - a nice spiral, but could work on his mechanics throws very sidearm - FWIW - I noticed today that Araiza and Bass spent a lot of time together hanging out and talking - many times with Haack either off to the side or with Ferguson. That was not how it was earlier this week - Another long ST session, another session Knox and Howard subjected to 'focused instruction' from TE coach. OL was doing a drill for a while where they hit the sled straight ahead then released to block another guy to the side - Before practice started Singletary went over and hugged one of the refs. Not sure if these are NFL game refs, but if they are every bit helps - Von throwing ball into stands got the crowd going. Most noteworhty part of that activity was the same dude caught it from him two times in a row - Black Sabbath - War Pigs! 🤘 - The defense went to the side field a lot this week - Before one drill started Beane was standing on the sideline talking to someone and Josh was at midfield and skipped a ball at him - just to keep him on his toes - The next section of practice, the 2 QBs were throwing routes to TE's on either side, very quick pace - then when everyone went through the QBs would run 20 yds to meet the guys who already ran the routes do it again the other way. Later they repeated it with WRs. During this time the TEs or WRs (whoever wasn't working with the QBs at the time) were working together, and the OL was in the far EZ running drills. I have to say, this was the best 15 minutes I ever witnessed at camp. The pace, the focus, the attention, the efficiency - it was so impressive - I was kind of blown away. Every guy in every drill was just dialed in - guys that weren't in on reps were still paying attention. There was no music, dancing or goofing or staring off - it was just all business, all across the field - to a man. Crisp. Everything was just running like clockwork - may sound stupid but it was like when they say a choregraphed ballet - it was really something - Yesterday I listened to the Sirius Movin the Chains broadcast from the other day and Kirwin noted how far ahead the Bills are than the teams of many of the camps they've visited so far. He was mostly talking about installatons and packages, but overall they really seem extremely organized and on their game at this stage - At the end of the drill Josh and McKenzie talked for at least a minute on some route - there is so much of that that goes on - Diggs one handed catch was ridiculous - Receivers seemed very physical today - when you see all the clips of them going over releases with Hall - that's a real thing they use - lot of contact and handfighting getting into routes - very physical, seems like they prob also like the oppty to get some shots at DBs too - There's a real hard core battle between WRs and DBs. Each one love to celebrate when they get over on the other. On the long Shakir TD the whole WR corps actually ran down the field to celebrate with him - some I'm sure to rub in the D's face - 11-11 started with O on own goal line. 1st team D was tenacious - man that was some tough sledding for the O to try to get out of the shadow - One play Shaq ended up on his back (didn't see how), and Van Roten (sounds like a wrestling name) jumped on Shaq's chest and did a 3 count - Von was on left side more today. They were moving guys around the front. One time Von was on left side w/ Reousseau next to him - two other times I saw Von on left side with Oliver next to him. Saw a couple stunts too where Von crossed and crashed the middle - Running up the middle on the first team D - forget about it. Just a wall. There was one play, however, where Duke J did bust through the line for 10-15 yds - but then he paid the price for this boldness when Neal came over and just rocked the dude to the ground. I guess Neal was following the rules of practice and didn't technically tackle him - he killed him - There was one other play that Singletary got outside for a gain but they called a hold. There were just no answers running against the D - after getting stonewalled up the middle they tried to get to the edge a few times but the pursuit of the D was too much there - Oh - Tremaine two plays in a row busts up the gut and smothers the ball carrier TFL - I saw Benford run some with the 1st team opposite Elam - I think "scuffles" are the most overhyped thing - just someone reacting in the moment, then it's done and forgotten - but some people will try to make more of it - While the 11-11 was still going on /w 3rd string, Von walked over to the VIP tent and held his baby for a bit - that's when you know you're a superstar - Goal line session - D stout again, but Singletary did have a nice cut back for TD. For 2nd team Duke scored on roll out pass nice catch and finish and also powered up the middle. He had a good day with the twos - I caught a T-shirt on the way out - On way back listening to OBL they had Baldy on who said he talked to Von before practice about Rousseau. Von said he's not as focused about trying to teach Rousseau technique or effort - but rather the mental aspect. With that context it was interesting to then see Von's comment in PC about feeding Rousseau "gunpowder and gasoline" That's it for my time at St John Fisher this year - so glad I got to spend some more days at camp with my Dad. Next week back to the real world.

- I personally get there at least an hour early - if you are taking a shuttle from one of the high school's maybe even earlier. - Usually 2 hrs - When you enter first is the stadium straight ahead - there is a bathroom there - have everyone empty their bladders there before proceding to the practice field on the other side of the stadium. I believe there's another bathroom under the practice field bleachers but now that I think of it I've never used the bathroom once I got there - You can stand by the tunnel as the players come from the building and walk out to practice field - if you are on the not-VIP side pretty much the best you can hope for is a fleeting high five as they walk by. On the VIP side there's a fence that faces the players as they walk from the building and sometimes those people get lucky and get some guys to sign if it is early and they are not in a rush

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