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Pretty sure based on NFL Network that JJ Watt is the only player in this game

There's one obvious explanation Train horn

Assume someone in an Orton Jersey would fall in same category...

- Pegula buys team - Mario Williams FA thread - Russ Brandon fired - Mike Tolbert signed - Billy Buffalo dies same day Train Horn is silenced forever (might have dreamed this one)

How could Congress win where Pearl Jam failed?

His failure if he went to another team would be of epic proportions. Everyone would blame age, and The Lack Of Talent Around Him - but the fact is he will be he will no longer be in his system - the system of cheating, the same offense he was in for 20 yrs where the 7 yd slant would be there through muscle memory. Imagine also the loss of the phantom chain-moving flags at critical times - or refs actually letting defensive players touch him - or actually calling him for egregious grounding multiple times a game. I would loooove to see him go to another team so bad - a guaranteed fail - no doubt enough to expose and stain his "legacy". F him.

I always wanted someone to do an analysis of game changing/winning questionable calls throughout their "dynasty" as well. The number of calls in their favor keeping drives alive (or killing opponents drives) compared to other teams over the past 20 years I imagine is mind blowing.

I believe the troika of Brady/Bellicheat/Adams are the ones who truly know everything, and the whole thing has been orchestrated in such a way as to not expose players and assistants to all the details. Ie., they may get information, but not necessarily know the how/why/where it came from.

Belichick AND Brady - it truly is mind boggling to me. And what is known is most definitely just the very tip of the iceberg - when it all comes down it will truly be one of the happiest days of my sports-fan life.

That's fine. BTW, I'm not a Duke zealot - more a question of the impact of reserving a spot for an offensive player vs ST player. I guess some would wish Yeldon also in that scenario. I wish in the next CBA they would expand the game day roster. Allowing more players to be active could reward teams with more roster depth

Fine - so then there are no fair catches - then cover 5 punts instead of 4. I'm not minimizing the importance of special teams - I'm questioning the importance of a single gunner, if the rest of the ST unit is "good" and coached "well". They should be able to cover kicks without catastrophic effects if a single gunner is replaced by another gunner (who is still able to perform the function of a gunner - likely without a catastrophic drop-off). Or like I said - if the special teams unit is not capable of covering kicks if the esteemed Robert Foster is not the gunner (silly of course), then kick it OOB. How did the ST unit survive for games Foster was hurt/inactive? It's honestly not a good thing if we are saying the Bills ST is so dependent on a single player (who will not be going to the Pro Bowl as ST specialist)

Dang RIP. Crazy he died from cancer - after living through degenerative heart disease for years and getting successful heart transplant a few years ago https://www.si.com/nfl/2016/11/24/sam-wyche-nfl-coach-heart-transplant-thanksgiving

I get it, but I still think the whole value of a single gunner is overblown tbh. How many tackles during the course of a game does Foster or Perry really make. If you kick kickoffs out of the EZ (should be possible in Houston), that leaves only having to cover punts. Say that's an average of 5 punts - and likely some number of those are fair caught. For the sake of argument - say there are 4 punt returns. If everyone stays in their lanes and the ST as a unit is well coached its likely someone, even if not a single gunner, can make a tackle within a reasonable area. Does putting someone on the game day roster for 4 plays because they are a gunner involved in a handful of plays - with the likelihood that the the ST unit should be able to not allow a big run back if everyone does their job - ie. not dependent on just one gunner - really outweigh having someone available to make an impact on a much higher number of offensive plays. Factor in that if the player you are substituting for the gunner will be involved in many more plays on offense with potential for positive impact, which theoretically could result in less punts, lowering even more the requirement on the gunner to affect the game. You could also limit the number punt returns by kicking OOB if you were so worried about not having a player as a single gunner on the field.

Yes this. Same with Watt. Just being in the lineup may give their team some initial mental boost - but being able to play at a sustained high level throughout the course of the game when you've had a prolonged serious injury is another matter

Wonder if Duke has ever tried to be a gunner. If thats really whats keeping him off the game day roster seems to me it would be worth his whike to dedicate some of his time to mastering running down the field on ST. Would think he would acrually be able to do some damage in that role anyway

I feel the biggest positive Watt may give them is more kind of energy/mindset boost vs actual plays on the field. He can't be close to 100%, and it's debatable whether he'll even have the stamina to play most of the game. On one of the shows this week I think it was MJD who said he would just run right at him from the start and just beat him down, knowing he's not even close to "football shape"

This seems like as good a place as any to include an excellent article that just came out on the Athletic by one of the Browns writers "Browns should look to Buffalo for answers after latest house cleaning" http://Browns should look to Buffalo for answers after latest house cleaning Key points

Canadian Mounted Police background check

No - his son Kevin M Gilbride. I was wondering same thing and looked it up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_M._Gilbride

Hope so bad he becomes the next Cheater coach. Scum deserving scum.

The entire NFL will be on a revenge tour of their a$$es for years to come

I was waiting for this