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    Parking Passes required for Bills games this year?

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    7 minutes ago, Kirby Jackson said:

    Yeah, it is even worse than I imagined. The lot that we park in and the lot next to it were just sold apparently. The one that we used to park in is for sale as well. The parking this year and next will look so much different than it has. It was a big topic of discussion at dinner last night with our group. We are trying to decide if we want to move a little further away and deal with the longer walks or move closer and deal with the traffic nightmare. I’m leaning towards Bert’s Bikes and the easier out but might get outvoted.

     

    Any idea how ECC parking is going? We usually alternated between ECC or O'Neill's, depending on the vibe of the group attending.

    Matt Araiza

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    Just now, K-9 said:

    In the exact same situation? Of course the Bills and their attorneys would make the same decision. And so would ecery other team.
     

    You’re forgetting their was actual evidence that Araiza may have been involved in something nefarious; not the least of which are the fact that the SDPD recorded him admitting to having sex with the girl at that party and that the SDPD had an open criminal investigation of Araiza and the others at the time. And the filing of the civil suit naming Araiza as one of the accused in August, 2022 only made the situation worse.  And that’s all the Bills and every other team had to go on at the time. 
     

    But hindsight trumps foresight every time, I guess. 

     

    If anything, folks like @dorquemada should be mad at San Diego St University and the local SD Police. This "story" had been out there for MONTHS before the ***** hit the fan with the Bills. SDSU was on the verge of  being asked to join the PAC-12 and didnt want any bad publicity about their football team. Had SDSU/SDPD not tried so hard to squelch the investigation/story, then more likely, the police would have completed their investigation and everything would have been wrapped by draft time, let alone training camp.

     

    Instead, they tried to ignore it to make it go away in the pursuit of more TV money, which only dragged it out longer for both the girl and Araiza. Could have cleared his name much sooner, but they were afraid to investigate just in case it was true. Disgusting on all levels there.

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    Matt Araiza

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    2 minutes ago, dorquemada said:

     

    You know it was a legal decision?  You have some insider info you want to share?

     

    None needed when based in reality.

    Matt Araiza

    in Off the Wall

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    4 minutes ago, dorquemada said:

     

    My point is that it was a reaction to the mob. 

     

     

     

    It really wasnt. I understand you are neck deep in your narrative and wont change your mind because it gives you something to rail against. But it had nothing, NOTHING, to do with "the mob" or public opinion.

     

    It was a legal and business decision on what was best for the team, poised to make a SB run, with a kid barely signed to a rookie contract who couldnt be stashed on any exempt list. Any and every other team would have done the same thing, even if social media had never been invented.

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    Parking Passes required for Bills games this year?

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    On 6/11/2024 at 7:40 PM, Kirby Jackson said:

    There will be less spaces this year. I hadn’t seen anything on parking passes but that wouldn’t surprise me. We park in a satellite lot and have anywhere from 4 to maybe 15 cars depending on the game. I’m not feeling good about our ability to be close moving forward.

     

    Ah, makes sense. They've lost a lot of parking with the construction site. Must need to plan more accurately.

    Matt Araiza

    in Off the Wall

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    4 minutes ago, AZSanta said:

    I didn’t realize we are still in high school getting graded on our posts. Carry on 

     

    The offseason is where we improve as well. Coaches are watching, waiting for you to step it up.

    Matt Araiza

    in Off the Wall

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    Just now, SoonerBillsFan said:

    I am like the Bulgarian Olympic judge.... 8.375, didn't nail the dismount. 

     

    OP earned an extra .5 point from me for nailing the lack of paragraph breaks.

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    Do you have a pool?

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    9 minutes ago, Augie said:

     

    IDK about you, but we haven’t had a good rain in a while to cool that off. It rained every day we were in the mountains, and the highs were in the low to mid 70’s. It was glorious! 

     

    Late June/Early July was nuts! Even adding fresh water didnt help because the "cold" hose water was 80+ out of the tap.

     

    It's settling down now with the cooler nights and shorter days. Maintaining right in the mid 80s.

    Do you have a pool?

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    So funny that all us dudes are aligned on the temps. I like it warm 88-90. My wife wants it "crisp and refreshing".

     

    Although, I agree with @Augie, it can definitely get too hot. I had to throw 4 bags of ice in the pool for our July 4th party because the temp was 96 (and we dont even have a heater!)

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    So, let's talk about Warren Sharp's latest tweet, it's a good one

    in The Stadium Wall

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    1 minute ago, Mikey152 said:

    Better question is...shouldn't we care more about goalline scoring?  Does it really matter HOW you score, or that you score?

     

    https://www.fantasypros.com/nfl/red-zone-stats/qb.php?yardline=5&range=full

     

    Josh Allen scored 14 TDs from inside the 5 last season rushing and passing. Mahomes scored 12 (all passing). 28 attempts for Josh and 25 for Pat...

     

    So, nothing to see here

     

     

     

    Sure, maybe. But I still want to know since this thread got me curious. Interesting there was so little context given in the original tweet and video.

    Do you have a pool?

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    We currently have a budget above ground pool. Little 12ft guy from Intex. Got it going into COVID summer 2020 and it's been invaluable.

     

    Great little investment for the amount of use my kid (and us parents) get out of it. Being in Atlanta we use it from May 1 to October. All in, with all the accessories and upgraded filter pump etc, it's only been about $500 total. We've had it for 4 years now and no issues.

     

    If anyone is looking for a cheap and easy pool for the kids, you cant beat it.

     

    That said, we are to the point of redoing the house and yard and looking at in-ground pools next. So far, we got some pricing on some fiberglass, molded in-ground pools. We're looking about $35k-50k for the pool, pumps, plumbing, and concrete. Not too bad.

     

     

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    Cook continues to drop passes

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    2 minutes ago, That's No Moon said:

    Except when he didn't.

     

    Everyone drops balls. Even Larry Fitzgerald had a ton of drops. Cooks' drops unfortunately came on a couple of potentially big plays that would likely have been TDs. But I dont buy that he was any less reliable than most pass-catching RBs.

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    Pegula imploring Beane and McD to get Allen to embrace a CEO role?

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    8 hours ago, hondo in seattle said:

    When I first saw this post, it brought up an old memory.

     

    I work in the restaurant industry.  And I was once told about a retired Marine Gunnery Sergeant who was now working as the General Manager of a fast food restaurant.  He was failing which I thought was odd since I have a lot of respect for gunnery sergeants.  

     

    So I went to talk  to the guy to see what was going wrong.  To my dismay, I discovered he didn't know how to prep food, take orders, make orders, or much of anything else.  I told him he was violating atleast two of the military's 11 Principles of Leadership: "Lead by example," and "Be technically and tactically proficient."   He didn't know squat and hung out in his office all day.    

     

    His counterargument went something like this, "Here's how I think about it.  I'm the CEO of multimillion dollar business.   Maria is my VP of Operation and Jacob is my Comptroller.  CEOs delegate.  They don't do grunt work."  No wonder he was failing! 

     

    I've hated the CEO  model of leadership ever since.  If Terry really said Josh should be like a CEO, he was wrong.  Josh shouldn't be aloof from the grunts.  Instead, he should be like a good Marine NCO and roll up his sleeves to work alongside them but, at the same time, demanding teamwork, effort, and flawless execution. 

     

     

    I'd say this misrepresents a lot of successful CEOs, and that guy certainly didnt have a business degree or knew what a CEO does.

     

    Now, there are certainly many who have tried to take that aloof, hands-off approach, thinking it's an easy gig. But either they or the company wont last too long.

     

    The best CEOs I've known are the ones that get their hands dirty. The best one I've ever known, I caught in the warehouse doing some menial grunt work one time, and when I called him out on why the boss would be doing that, he responded "When you are CEO, all that means is: any job you dont have someone specifically hired to do, becomes your job". Learned a big lesson that day. Followed that guy across 4 different companies.

     

    I think that is more of the leadership Terry is looking to get out of his highest paid employee not named Pegula.

     

     

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    Bears @ Bills - Preseason Game 1 - SAT 08/10 - 1 PM

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    Roger Goodell/NFL Offices must love Sean McDermott.

     

    Their marketing team figured out a long time ago that scoring/offense and QBs sell tickets and advertising revenue. And NO ONE makes QBs look better than Sean McDermott.

     

    Whether it's Easton Stick, Mac Jones, Zach Wilson, Trevor Lawrence, or Caleb Williams making his debut - McD gonna let them cook. (expect Tua, lol Dolphins)

     

     

     

    (that said, its just preseason and I'm really not worried at all. Two different teams at two very different stages working on very different things)

    Brandon Aiyuk officially requests a trade

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    29 minutes ago, TheWeatherMan said:

    $160M in cap hits of his $255M contract comes from void years.  2029 is a $97M void year.  The NFL needs to rid itself of void years, it pretty much equates to not having a cap.

     

    7 minutes ago, ColoradoBills said:

     

    It all has to be paid in the end.

     

    Yeah, I think it can hurt the team more than being an advantage. Especially when you are talking about $97M void years. If I was GM, I think I cap void years at $5M. Good way to find a little wiggle room, bad way to pay out big contracts.

     

    Of course, if they expect to sign Hurts to a 3rd deal then it doesnt matter much because it all gets rewritten. I assume that is their thought process. But not sure Im sold on the long term viability of Hurts.

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