THE ROCKPILE REVIEW - Bills Take Care of Falcons

[Shaw66]

8 hours ago, Ayjent said:

And that is a special trait of his.  Constant self reflection and self assessment while also having humility is a combination that many great leaders have - not necessarily present in modern politics but that’s a whole different conversation not suited for this forum. I want to follow people with those traits and model myself after them.  You can see that he takes criticism and failures as an opportunity for improvement, rather than taking a defensive posture and rationalizing his actions. We all want to see ourselves be like that, but walking the walk is tougher than it may appear.  It takes the right balance of so many things at once even though it seems simple.  McDermott is the right coach for this team and I have nothing but respect for him. 

Sometimes I wonder if I could stand being in the guy's family.  He's so constantly about doing things right, it's got to be intimidating, stressful, something.   Then I remember that he applies the same approach to being a family man, so when it's family time, he's Ozzie Nelson.  

 

Now that we've seen him in action for several years and begun to understand what kind of guy he is, it's clearer that what he and Beane tell us about screening players is true.   They start by looking for guys who want to improve, who are built emotionally to operate within an intense growth mindset.  If the guy doesn't have that fire and intensity to live that life, the Bills don't want him, talent notwithstanding.  So, you get a guy like Diggs, who when asked if losing the AFC Championship would motivate him this season, said "I'm as motivated as I could possibly be.  I don't need to lose football games to be motivated."

 

And then those guys get to Buffalo, and they see their leader living it every day in every part of his life, relentlessly becoming a better coach, a better husband, a better father, a better friend, a better man.  Day after day.  It encourages them, it motivates them, these guys who don't need any more motivation. 

 

He's an unusual guy. 

2 hours ago, Heathcliff said:

Shaw I rarely post but always look forward to your and Virgil’s game recaps. Almost always you see something in the game I missed and it enlightens me 🤔. 
 

I also appreciate your patience to politely engage negative posters and explain to them so eloquently how the real world works. 
 

See you next week.
 

Be sure whom ever gets the free ticket that they are capable to assist with in game notes to earn that ticket.

Thanks.  As for the free ticket, one guy has expressed interest.  There's a thread that says tickets are going for $8 on Stubhub.  I don't get that.  I don't care if it's January, I don't care if it's the Jets.   I find it hard to believe that people in western New York aren't buying up every available ticket to go see their team.   

 

Maybe nobody wants to sit next to me.  

[inthebuff]

1 hour ago, Shaw66 said:

Maybe nobody wants to sit next to me.  

 

I don't think that's it.  If I lived in/near WNY, I'd take you up on the offer. 

[rockpile]

14 hours ago, Shaw66 said:

As for the free ticket, one guy has expressed interest.  There's a thread that says tickets are going for $8 on Stubhub.  I don't get that.  I don't care if it's January, I don't care if it's the Jets.   I find it hard to believe that people in western New York aren't buying up every available ticket to go see their team.   

 

Maybe nobody wants to sit next to me.  

 

I will be on the road from Connecticut to Rochester Sunday, or I would have replied to you or grabbed a cheap seat. 

 

THIS GAME CAN DECIDE THE AFC EASTERN DIVISION CHAMP, FOLKS!

[Shaw66]

18 minutes ago, rockpile said:

 

I will be on the road from Connecticut to Rochester Sunday, or I would have replied to you or grabbed a cheap seat. 

 

THIS GAME CAN DECIDE THE AFC EASTERN DIVISION CHAMP, FOLKS!

I'm on the road from Connecticut.   You could just blow past Rochester and go back there after the game. 

[rockpile]

2 hours ago, Shaw66 said:

I'm on the road from Connecticut.   You could just blow past Rochester and go back there after the game. 

 

That would be an option, especially with the late game,  if I was traveling alone! If I am lucky I will catch some of the 2nd half on the tube.