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Fat ass in that pic: Vlad Ducasse McMahon: The Fanbase Dude pushing McMahon's face into the fat ass: McBeane I call this “The Process”.

I've been to some bad Bills drubbings - flew down to LA to watch Peterman throw 5 picks last year. Flew out to Buffalo to watch them lose 56-10 to the Patriots back in 2007. I think many people forget how bad the middle of last season was. As a reminder, they lost to the lowly Jets 34-21, to the Saints 47-10, and to the Chargers 54-24 in three consecutive games. This is now the fourth game McDermott has had in 17 regular season games as a head coach where his team literally played like a JV squad that didn't belong on the field with the other team. This is seriously troubling to me and it makes me wonder if he's the right guy for the job.

No emotion from the coach at all. I'm sorry but you can't act like Bill Belichick in front of the media if you have zero track record of success. The fans deserve some outrage from their head coach.

The only reason I could see to keep Allen out of the game is to avoid ruining him around these losers... otherwise I think there's no harm.

I think the Chargers benching was pretty clear - McDermott thought Peterman might be better than Taylor so he was willing to take the risk to see how Nate performed. It turned out to be a bad decision. I doubt McDermott lied about that since it was so obvious. The Anthony Lynn/Whaley thing though was bizarre, yes.

- Bills wins 5.5 - OVER - Allen starts 12 - UNDER - McCoy rushing yards 1,150 - UNDER - Leading receiver yards 750 - OVER - Leading receiver catches 65 - UNDER - Total INTs 15 - OVER - Player with most INTs 4.5 - OVER - Player with most sacks 8.5 - UNDER - 1st win week 4 - UNDER - 1st 2019 draft pick number 6 - OVER (as in, it'll be pick 7 or higher) - Bills Pro Bowlers 1.5 - OVER

I agree. Take the safe bets early on in the season, and usually there will be a few surprise teams that become easy choices later on. The hardest weeks to pick are usually in the middle when teams aren't yet, to quote Denny Green, "who we thought they were".

I didn't even think about this, but it's probably true... What ever happened to backup quarterbacks being the holder for kicks? It sets you up well for bad snaps and fake field goals.

Schmidt is pretty good at coffin corner situations when the team is near the 50 yard line or in the opponent's territory, but he has below average range on punts that need to go deep. I will say though that the situation is a little strange. How many teams bring in competition for their punter, proceed to cut the competition, and then cut the original player a day later in favor of someone who hasn't played during the entire preseason? I am glad they are trying to improve the team, but in reading through this guy's background, I'm not convinced that this new guy actually is better than Schmidt. Particularly in Buffalo where the stadium is below ground level and the wind screws with many mid-to-late season kicks.

I think I speak for all long-time posters when I say I've missed Crayonz's thread bait... How are Googlebot and the hamsters doing?

https://www.chicagobears.com/news/final-game-is-not-your-grandfather-s-bears-broadcast

If "drunken fan banter" is the bar for great announcing, I find it hard to believe that there aren't posters here that could do a better job than the clowns on last night's broadcast. It is worth the time to look up the broadcast if you haven't seen it yet. Do it after you put the women and children to bed... Truly, I have heard better quality broadcasts from small D-III NCAA schools.

Makes you long for Beth Mowins, eh? I usually don't care about the announcing, but this broadcast was miserable. I can't believe a market the size of Chicago's couldn't bring in better talent. Isn't Greg Gumbel a Chicago native?

To me, this shows up with timing between the QB and the WR corps. The first team WR's don't seem to have developed any rhythm with any of the three quarterbacks, except maybe Peterman.... but Benjamin at least has some prior experience with him.

I think you have to start Peterman over McCarron. Allen will be ruined if he starts behind this o-line. Peterman's arm strength is crap but he throws it quickly and masks the weakness of the offensive line better than McCarron. As crazy as it sounds after the Chargers game last year, he gives the team a better chance of winning games.

I'm with you on this one. I was kind of surprised that people expected a guy so young to be the next Singletary or Butkus right out of the gate when he was drafted. Give him some time and let him develop.

Kelly strikes me as the kind of guy who would flourish with a change of scenery. Hanging around old friends in Buffalo and playing under the shadow of his uncle, particularly with this fanbase, was never going to work out.

Agree, Allen is not ready to start. But damn, he has tons of upside and potential. I wouldn't mind seeing him with the 1's in the fourth preseason game just to see how he does... but he has no business starting the first game of the season based on his performance last night.

I think you forget how bad some of those guys on NBC were. Randy Cross was awful. Cris Collinsworth was pretty terrible back then as well. I generally think CBS announcers are significantly better than FOX's lineup. I'd rather have Nantz/Romo than Buck and Aikman. Kevin Harlan is also pretty good. Dick Stockton on FOX is just terrible.

Project Veritas going after Urban... https://www.projectveritas.com/2018/08/02/an-unfair-game-urban-meyer-a-history-of-abuse/

Being an upstate native, and having lived in the Pacific Northwest for the last 12+ years... I would say I really don't miss the weather aspect. We have mountains that get feet of snow on a regular basis during the winter just an hour's drive away. Our summers are the best in the entire country, never really getting hotter than 95 or so with next to no humidity. The number of overcast days here is actually comparable to Syracuse or Binghamton... I'd say we likely get more sunny days than either of those two cities. In terms of inches, we get less rain than NYC; most of our "rain" is a mist or just an on again/off again drizzle. I've also lost 70 pounds and maintaining a normal weight since I moved out here 12 years ago, largely because I'm not cooped up in a house all day during the winter and not avoiding outdoor activity due to excessive humidity in the summer. I honestly think the climate plays a huge part in that.

Onside kicks count as well, not sure why this isn't done more often in high scoring games where the offense is likely to score on their first possession: Rule 16, Section 1, Article 3. e. The opportunity to possess applies only during kicking plays. A kickoff is the opportunity to possess for the receiving team. If the kicking team legally recovers the kick, the receiving team is considered to have had its opportunity. A punt or field goal attempt that crosses the line of scrimmage and is muffed by the receiving team is considered to be an opportunity to possess for the receiving team. Normal touching rules by the kicking team apply.

That's what I'm doing. I honestly don't care about his interactions with fans. But when he tweets a photo with a bunch of former Bills, including Jimbo fresh off of cancer surgery, it's news. It's not news that warrants its own article, but it's news nonetheless. The journalistic standards of his employer thus apply imo... and it's not a good look to call someone a "convicted rapist" when said individual wasn't actually convicted of rape. Sure, "alleged rapist" is fine, or even the more generic "sexual assaulter", but the "convicted rapist" phrase has a distinct meaning and it's journalism 101 not to tag someone with a specific crime unless they were actually convicted of it. It's extremely common for beat writers to tweet news instead of writing an article... and when Graham tweets news like the example above, it speaks to his credibility and character as a journalist. I agree that the way he treats his followers is a separate matter unrelated to his abilities as a journalist; although if I was TBN, and hurting for subscribers, I'd be itching to get rid of someone who treats his or her readers in this way. It's not exactly good for business.

I don’t agree with the comparison. A reporter is special in that their twitter feed is easily construed as part of their work product. Oftentimes they (including Tim) will tweet instead of writing a story. I think the way Graham represents himself on Twitter is 100% fair game in terms of his evaluation as a reporter.

This is totally something they would do. Everything with this franchise is cloak and dagger type stuff.