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so the rest was all distraction... and explain the (sic): evoke /ĭ-vōk′/ transitive verb To give rise to; draw forth; produce. "words that evoked a smile; actions that evoked mistrust." To call to mind, as by suggestion, association, or reference. "songs that evoke old memories; a speech that evoked the words of Jefferson." To create anew, especially by means of the imagination. "a novel that accurately evokes the Depression." The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition • More at Wordnik

There's plenty of room for an innocent verdict.

Nice! This the week we picked this year to come up! Myself, wife and stap daughter and my daughter up from Florida and daughter and her boyfriend flying from Texas to attend! Staying in East Aurora and can’t wait!

That's his dream gig, complete with extra nuggies...

It’s not merely questionable, it’s deliberately absurd.

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Yeah, the cash thing is the deal breaker. I do like Tua, he seems like a really nice guy and he does get a lot of crap thrown at him. But when you consider the insane amount of money he's making for being very average you realize he doesn't really need sympathy as he's laughing all the way to the bank. There was a conversation in the gameday thread last week about QBs like Tua and Lawrence getting crazy money for what they actually give you, and whether teams will be a bit more resistant to signing these guys to huge paydays. I find the whole franchise QB thing fascinating anyway. there are so few truly great QBs in the league. Then you have guys who come in, have one good season and get talked about like they're top tier (Stroud for example) only to hit a wall and start to regress. I guess teams feel like they have no choice than to pay lots of money for average. We're so lucky we got Josh Allen.

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This feels like a pre-season game. Obviously, we have to win, but I feel zero concern over it. I'd like a big lead, then sit Allen and key starters and let the rookies get some reps.

i liked him better when he kept his mouth shut. if you're gonna suck while getting paid over a million dollar per week, shut the eff up.

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I think it makes more sense to bury the chiefs. It could be possible they don’t even make the playoffs. If they win I think that’s a sign they could still compete for a title. Baltimore is making the playoffs no matter what happens this week. They are a much stronger team.

You sure can’t teach the troops about Jackie Robinson https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/trump-administration-reportedly-moves-to-ban-jackie-robinson-biography-from-naval-academy-library-235013259.html

More picks gives you more chances. 8 picks and no 1st's in a 2 year stretch is brutal, missing on 7/8 just makes it worse. The dolphins 2024 draft didn't produce much, and they used their 1st on another edge rusher despite having 2 high paid guys in chubb and phillips.

I was thinking of how differently the owner of the Bills and the dolphins feel after giving their QB’s these mega contracts. jesus what a different return on investment.

The Bills' evil genius who ran the team to maximize profits, Russ Brandon, was fired shortly after the 2018 draft, and Pegula turned the team over to Brandon Beane. IMO, that action enabled the Bills to develop Allen into a great QB because then Beane had the power to change the team's focus from maximizing profits to winning football games. Ryan Fitzpatrick was sent packing in 2017 because Brandon didn't want to pay him. Tyrod Taylor was sent packing because the Bills' plan was always to eventually have Allen start some time in his rookie season. I thought that another veteran QB, maybe AJ McCarron, was in the 2018 training camp, but I think he got hurt and was eventually cut. I think that "the plan" for Allen was always to start JA some time in his rookie season, but Peterman was so bad that it was probably much sooner than the Bills intended. Later in 2018, the Bills added Derek Anderson and Matt Barkley as backups. Immediately after the 2018 season, the entire offensive staff except for OC Brian Daboll, was fired. Among the new offensive coaches was Ken Dorsey, the first "QB coach" the Bills ever had who had experience developing an NFL QB (Cam Newton). In 2019, the Bills kept Matt Barkley as backup QB, added veteran WRs Cole Beasley and John Brown as well as veteran C Mitch Morse. They also drafted TE Dawson Knox in the 2019 draft. IOW, the Bills brought in real mentors for Allen, they gave him better targets, and they improved his protection. They did, in fact, intentionally help Allen develop his talents, JA was dedicated enough to work tirelessly at his craft, and, as the saying goes, the rest is history.

True. But when I can legally obtain something, the use of the word banned is questionable. .

Complimentary football. This is what the media was clamoring for with Daboll and Dorsey. Brady got the job done (along with the great OL, TE’s and RBs.

What book can't I buy?

And they drafted pretty well with the picks they did have. Even guys who they didn't extend like Jordan Fuller and David Long and Ernest Jones and David Edwards were day 3 picks who were average to above average starters on tiny rookie salaries that enabled them to fit the stars in around. And then that 2023 class.... Byron Young, Kobie Turner, Puka Nakua, Steve Avila.... that was one of those classes a bit like Cook, Bernard, Shakir, Benford for the Bills where you just find four long term starters in a single class and Turner and Nakua especially are difference makers for them.

THAT’S BECAUSE HE COMMITTED PERJURY: It's on tape. There is no room for spin.

I wonder what he’d look like with our WRs and OL. He just seems so scared in the pocket nowadays. I think the years of traumatic experiences have stained him