Bills Practiced outside Wednesday

[Beck Water]

22 minutes ago, LabattBlue said:

Practicing in the snow = being disciplined = ???

 

Fuzzy math?

 

Is it currently snowing in B'lo?

[RunTheBall]

1 minute ago, Beck Water said:

 

Is it currently snowing in B'lo?

Raining

[muppy]

11 hours ago, Buffalo716 said:

To prepare for the game Saturday night and expect to practice outside today as well

 

This is a preparation that has always benefited buffalo 

 

I expect a very disciplined team Saturday night 

SMART

[Beck Water]

2 minutes ago, RunTheBall said:

Raining

 

Penguin spit (sleet) or genuine liquid, above freezing point, rain?  Gotta reason I want to know, Thanks.

 

[Nextmanup]

29 minutes ago, Logic said:

Yeah, but do they have THIS guy prowling the sidlines?!



Advantage Dolphins.

God, he really seems to enjoy wearing his cheesy yellow gold Breitling Navitimer.

 

Give that thing a rest already.

 

 

[Beck Water]

11 hours ago, Buffalo716 said:

To prepare for the game Saturday night and expect to practice outside today as well

 

This is a preparation that has always benefited buffalo 

 

I expect a very disciplined team Saturday night 

 

@Buffalo716, what's your "take" on the gloves vs bare hands thing a couple players have mentioned?

 

I know the WR like to wear gloves because in good conditions, the gloves make a huge difference to their ability to catch the ball.  I understand they're typically a silicon polymer which gives about 20% more adhesion vs a bare hand.

 

However, I've heard that the gloves actually becomes slippery when they're soaked, and interfere with catching the ball.  When our receivers were struggling to catch last game, I wondered if the coaches should have insisted they take the gloves off.

 

Are there different gloves which work better in wet, cold weather?  Neoprene?

 

(for those unfamiliar, here's the background: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/20/sports/super-bowl-nfl-gloves.html)

 

21 minutes ago, Nextmanup said:

God, he really seems to enjoy wearing his cheesy yellow gold Breitling Navitimer.

 

Give that thing a rest already.

 

My problem every time I look at the guy is, I remember the interview where he said with the 49ers, he didn't used to shower until Wednesday.  So I look at him and wonder if he stinks (literally)

Edited December 15, 2022 by Beck Water

[Dick_Cheney]

40 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:

Not unless the game that week is going to be in similar conditions. They should practice in preparation for the upcoming game conditions. 

 

Yeah, that's fair. What a lot of people who haven't lived in a cold climate don't realize about the impact of the environment, is that it's not actually a physical problem, but a mental one. These guys can still physically perform the same in the cold, but when it's something new to you, you're constantly thinking about it in your head, and that takes away from the focus of just going through the motions as you normally would. People who live and operate in such an environment go about their business without thinking "holy ***** it's so cold" every 30 seconds when they're out in it.

 

I'd be curious to see just how often teams actually practice in cold weather outside vs their performance during that time of year. Wouldn't be the easiest study to quantify, but I bet there'd be a positive connection.

 

Anyways, if we get the 1 seed, those dudes need to be living outside during the Bye week.

[MiltonWaddams]

52 minutes ago, RiotAct said:

Whoa… WHOA.  What is he doing with his left hand?

I believe they refer to that as “the stranger”?

[Saxum]

53 minutes ago, SUNY_amherst said:

Why? We should lobby for Detroit again. Such a beautiful town, maybe we can play half home games there going forward

 

Maybe it will make the d0mers happy if Lions share their stadium all year long with his being a serf tenant like Chargers and JEST are.

[Dunkirk Donski]

10 hours ago, GunnerBill said:

Was it Dick Jauron who always practiced inside to focus on execution? 

 

Then we'd get outside on Sunday and score 6 points.

Its not my fault they didnt execute.

[Beck Water]

11 hours ago, Buffalo716 said:

To prepare for the game Saturday night and expect to practice outside today as well

 

This is a preparation that has always benefited buffalo 

 

I expect a very disciplined team Saturday night 

 

This looks like they're inside?
 

 

 

[Saxum]

12 minutes ago, Beck Water said:

I know the WR like to wear gloves because in good conditions, the gloves make a huge difference to their ability to catch the ball.  I understand they're typically a silicon polymer which gives about 20% more adhesion vs a bare hand.

 

However, I've heard that the gloves actually becomes slippery when they're soaked, and interfere with catching the ball.  When our receivers were struggling to catch last game, I wondered if the coaches should have insisted they take the gloves off.

 

Are there different gloves which work better in wet, cold weather?  Neoprene?

 

Read this OLD article if available thru Buffalo News Pay Gate on glass cutter gloves Flutie brought from Canada which helps in cold weather:

https://buffalonews.com/news/flutie-has-a-handle-on-sub-zero-conditions/article_d50b1cb5-e766-5f96-bdf3-f84af12c4c94.html

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Flutie only used the gloves twice in CFL games played in sub-zero weather. NIKE has come out with its version of Sandusky's invention. Flutie said Denver Broncos receiver Ed McCaffery is one NFL receiver he knowswho uses the glove.

 

[RunTheBall]

58 minutes ago, Beck Water said:

 

Penguin spit (sleet) or genuine liquid, above freezing point, rain?  Gotta reason I want to know, Thanks.

 

Liquid just north of the city. Not sleet. Just cold miserable rain

[Saxum]

4 minutes ago, SUNY_amherst said:

 

Doug Flutie now THAT's a QB who could play in the snow

 

We didn't have to move games to Detroit for him

 

Game was moved to Detroit because police and other emergency people were occupied dealing with the weather NOT that the Bills could not deal with the snow.  It actually was more work for them to play in Detroit.

 

And I was told that reason why Flutie could play in snow games at the Ralph is due to the design of the stadium winds go horizontally and at less than 6' in height he was below the cold breeze.

[Warriorspikes51]

33 minutes ago, Beck Water said:

 

This looks like they're inside?
 

 

 

Rain

[NewEra]

14 minutes ago, Limeaid said:

 

Game was moved to Detroit because police and other emergency people were occupied dealing with the weather NOT that the Bills could not deal with the snow.  It actually was more work for them to play in Detroit.

 

And I was told that reason why Flutie could play in snow games at the Ralph is due to the design of the stadium winds go horizontally and at less than 6' in height he was below the cold breeze.

Flutie wasn’t just below the cold breeze, he was below the snow itself.  

[CDogg20]

11 hours ago, GunnerBill said:

Was it Dick Jauron who always practiced inside to focus on execution? 

 

Then we'd get outside on Sunday and score 6 points.

“Winning in the NFL is hard”

[Saxum]

7 minutes ago, CDogg20 said:

“Winning in the NFL is hard”

 

Not as hard as snowballs.  I hope there is enough snow Saturday for fans to throw at Phish players.

[ExiledInIllinois]

[CDogg20]

2 minutes ago, Limeaid said:

 

Not as hard as snowballs.  I hope there is enough snow Saturday for fans to throw at Phish players.

Snow insulates, lets those suckers freeze. Unless you’re throwing ice balls then carry on 🤣