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This is my take. If he has enough to help us during the stretch run, that's great. We don't need 17 games + playoffs out of the guy. McKenzie has just been wildly inconsistent... if they aren't willing to put Shakir out there, they might as well give Beasley a chance as long as he's in shape.

Playoff-status says Miami has won the head-to-head tiebreaker with us already...

Wonder what @Jimmy Spagnola thinks about his quarterback?

At some point, it's irresponsible. It's not much different than the Tua situation.

I actually think Frazier round 2 would be a decent selection for a HC job. I think he's learned a lot during his time in Buffalo about how to build a winning culture and that's an underrated part of the role IMO. You're almost always going to a bad or mediocre team that needs a culture shift - and I think Leslie would be good at that. He'd need strong leadership on the offensive side of the ball though, and I kind of wonder if the plan on offense has always been a weak point in his previous interviews.

I've never liked offensive holding as a 10 yard penalty. It is highly dependent on the officiating crew in terms of whether it is called, and it often has zero impact on the play unlike something like defensive pass interference where the ball is required to be catchable. I have been watching football for 35 years and I still don't fully understand what rises to the level of a hold, versus what's considered legitimate. The argument that it saves a sack... well, since 1993, the average loss of yardage on a sack is 6.5 yards. That's a lot closer to 5 yards than it is 10 yards. It also doesn't take into account holds on running plays, which might result in a 1-2 yard loss if the hold didn't take place and the runner is somehow caught behind the line of scrimmage.

Russell Wilson and the Broncos say, hold my beer....

So let's see... Buffalo on a Sunday night in December. Sounds like the right time for the heated benches on the visiting team's side to fail, right? Maybe the HVAC for the visiting team's locker room is stuck at 90 degrees? The possibilities for revenge are endless.

The game will be Sunday night:

Jets-Bills was protected by CBS. More Nantz-Romo...

I can't believe Belichick isn't calling the timeouts... this is not the Patriot* way.

That was Quessenberry, not Knox?

Pretty sure it was Dunkirk Don or the guy claiming the stadium was gonna be built in Batavia.

I hear he is an architect... so he's gotta know his stuff, right?

See, this is the issue I take with it though. If this is all he could say... then just don't say anything until you can report on the complete story. Yes, this is a fine line to walk at times, but I think in this particular case, after two brutal losses and with a disgruntled fanbase ready with pitchforks and torches, the decision to leak this tidbit feels more about clicks and getting people to talk about what he knows and less about reporting on the franchise. I mean - this thread is exhibit A. We're now at 28 pages speculating on what this could be. It puts the team in an odd position where any journalist worth their salt should be asking McD about this at his next press conference. Wawrow has enough credibility that there's very likely some truth to this so now either McD has to deny it (which probably is misleading at best and an outright lie at worst), sidestep the question, or very unlikely, address it head on.

I agree with this. He is well connected with the franchise, certainly going back to the days when Ralph owned the team. His pieces are usually spot on. That said, this style of report-by-tweet is the kind of click-bait that I thought was beneath him. If there's something to report, then report on it and don't just let half of a story hang out there while people hit F5 waiting for the follow-up with additional details. Perhaps it drives engagement numbers for his work, but it's frustrating as hell for the reader and it just leaves you unsatisfied as a reader. Where is the discontent? Is it between players? Coaches and players? Offense vs defense? Allen vs everyone else? The Pegulas vs McD and Beane? Reading between the lines, it would seem he knows what is going on -- but for whatever reason, he's choosing not to share it. If this is indeed as major as the Beasley vax situation, isn't it his job to report on this? What's the point of being well connected if he just keeps all the info to himself?

... because I went to the game in person. My recent record: 2022: L vs Vikings 2021: L vs Pittsburgh 2019: L vs Philadelphia I also went to most of the games in the early 2000's against NE* - so my in-person record is simply abysmal. I stopped keeping track a long time ago.

I am no fan of Daniel Snyder or this franchise, but it is hard for me to look at this and not think it's politically motivated. If DC's AG has time to do an investigation into a franchise that's incorporated outside their jurisdiction, amongst all the other issues that they have to deal with... I guess more power to them. But it is hard for me to believe that this floats to the top of their priority list amongst all the other criminal investigations that could be going on there. Let Maryland go after the guy.

This sets us up for the Scorigami of 25-9 if Cincinnati kicks a field goal.

How the hell is this game 25-0? I last saw the score at 8-0 near halftime and thought this was gonna be another primetime snooze fest.

All I know is, my fingers hurt because the Jets is slammin' our super bowl window shut.

This is exactly what I do - for the very same reason (poor experience in cheaper seats). I go to one game a year, and it's worth spending a few extra bucks on club seats to weed out the riff raff. It hasn't failed me yet for 15 years.

Can we please stop the Singletary handoffs in the shotgun?

Next week is going to be interesting... we'll see if the Jets are for real.

Tennessee is getting one because they want to host a Super Bowl. Nashville is a desirable enough location, with enough high grade hotels that they could pull it off. Buffalo just isn't, and that's OK. Some of the best NFL cities - Green Bay, for instance, will never host a Super Bowl, even if they had a dome.