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Fantastic reputation as astronaut, Naval Aviator and individual.

I also love Classical music, even thought it's not my go-to type of music. My wife and I were in Wellington (NZs capitol) a couple months ago to visit our daughter. I saw that the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra had a show on when were we there, so I bought a pair of tickets for Mrs Things and I. The experience was pure magic. I had totally forgotten how incredible a live orchestra can sound in a well designed theatre. The sound of the strings felt like they were coming down from heaven itself, and I sat mesmerized for the next hour. I'm very proud of my home stereo system, but seeing a live performance is the way to go. I'll never pass up another opportunity.

Somehow going from $11M to $15M will cripple the entire franchise. I dont think we should or will go to $15M, but cripes...

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Since 2010 -Teams that finish a season with a QB who has a QBR of 65-69.99 are 475-288 = 62.25% -Teams that finish a season with a QB who has a QBR of 70+ are 582-208 = 73.67% Allen has three 70+ finishes since 2020 and two 65-70 finishes. So every year. That is a massive sample above. Teams with great QB's win and win a lot. The Bills/McD are 73.49% in this time. McD is the best in the league at turnover differential with a system and structure in place that leads to an unusual consistency. Two qualities which give him a leg up on at least 60-70% of NFL HC's. But you can also win a hell of a lot of games in this league with great QB play. So it's really hard to place a true value on what McD brings to team at this stage in the process. I think it's more clear what he brings to a rebuilding franchise. Which could be among the best in the league. Maybe he is also the guy you want now, but separating his value from Allen along with the postseason is not exactly easy. It never is with great HC and QB pairings, but at the very least those pairings usually have a Super Bowl attached to allow for for both to get the flowers.

Nice! I have a photo I am trying to post. I drove to that sign with a Bills Flag, and I live streamed on Facebook for a couple of hours!

My favorite stat from that game is that the Chiefs only converted one 3rd down. 99% of the time that would mean a dominant defensive game, but in our case it meant our DEF was so incredibly bad we couldn't even force 3rd downs.

I don’t care if this is unpopular and I do hope that he’s finally successful. BUT I gave up on him being fired after the consistent game mismanagements during the regular season and horrible defensive adjustments in the playoffs year after year. Blown multiple chances at home-field advantage and getting us to the Super Bowl and he hasn’t been fired yet because we have the best player in football at the helm to make the season look like a “success”. He’s like a cat and has 9 lives maybe more. But here’s hoping this is the year he doesn’t botch us getting a one seed since we have the easiest schedule we’ve had in a long time and there’s really no excuse not to and maybe you will figure out how to get ready for the Chiefs in the playoffs and not just roll over to daddy Reid and Uncle Spags. 🤞🏻 🙏🏻

One of the poster here even has it as his name, so I truly believe Trump is Mentally Fit

probably. He'll be on it next year now that he's getting some recognition from hard knocks.

In that scenario, I want to know specifically who’s available (and interested, via back channels) before moving on from McD. Look at the Knicks this past year. They’ve been building up, had a mostly great playoff run, and moved on from Thibs - figuring they could upgrade from his known structural flaws. I saw a lot of galaxy-brained defenses of the firing when it happened. Turns out they had zero plan for a successor and looked like a laughing stock getting denied permission to talk to every HC in the league. I’m not interested in dumping “Andy Reid in Philly” for the next Mike McDaniel or similar.

So what is you theory then of why inflation is less than 3% despite the tariffs? i knew this was the gamble that Trump was taking with these deals, I just didn't think they would work this well.

If anyone should get canned it's Beane. We have had zero dominating defenders in the entire Beane era. This at a time when Philly and the Rams improve every year. The only draft pick of consequence is Josh. I give Beane this season. McDermott on the other hand has done much with little and should be extended.

I’m still going with buffalo Joe,

I’m guessing that benford is gonna miss this list (even though he clearly doesn’t deserve to miss it)

I lived through the Kelly years thank you very much. Had seasons tickets from 86-96. Four superbowl losses later and approaching retirement age theres only one thing left and Mcdermott can't even get us were Marv got us. Times wasting. Allen will be 30 soon. The biggest mistake would be accepting playoff beatdown after playoff beatdown at the hands of KC. McDermott is not the reason for our success. Allen is.

Yes Sean’s post season defense basically screws the pooch with some frequency, we all know this…, But as long as Pegula owns this team Sean isn’t going anywhere soon, that and Pegs is making real coin with Sean & Brandon doing what they do, it would take a monumental fuh k up of biblical proportions on Sean’s behalf to change that, GO BILLS!!!

Sometimes when you flip a coin four times it comes up tails every time (especially when the refs are going to give your opponent the calls just like the NBA stars get). The hall mark of the Bills between Marv Levy and McD was instability. I would rather not flip a coin on a new coach with a chance at going back to that. As I wrote in another thread on this topic a while back; None of us is anywhere near qualified to judge McD (or any other head coach for that matter). Have you ever supervised an organization with over 100 people? I have not. Have you ever lead young men making tens of millions of dollars, with huge egos and incredibly diverse backgrounds and perspectives as a cohesive team? I have not. Have you ever lead an organization in arguably the most competitive industry in the world? I have not. I would recommend you have some faith and enjoy the ride.

yes that and i have a little of them at +4050 to win the super bowl

Benford should be on it. And I would argue Spencer Brown, but it's hard for linemen to get noticed. Jordan Love, Dak Prescott, and Tua Tagovailoa shouldn't be on the list, in my opinion.

It really depends on Caleb Williams. The reports on him throughout the offseason have not been great, and that's after a rookie season where he showed little to no progress from week 1 to week 18. It's gonna be tough sledding in that division if their QB play is bottom tier. Good news for Ben Johnson is he has no ties to Caleb Williams so if they have to move on from him he'll get a fresh start with the QB of his choice in 2026. Other than that I agree their team looks like one that could be much better than expected, but you can't hide awful QB play if it comes to that.

Based on what? Nothing but a biased hunch.

That means prices are not rising? 🤷‍♂️

I don't mean to sound cruel or classist here. Really, I don't. But this is true. COVID shutdowns and home schooling exposed those kids who aren't self-motivated, who don't have parents who value education, who were likely never to succeed on an academic track. It accelerated that natural division; it didn't create it. That's why I'm all for a system that provides second chances: GEDs, community college, etc., for those kids who couldn't stick to it when they were young but who have now found the necessary discipline.

bears will surprise this season