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that is a fair point. This particular show was “Hell’s Kitchen,” which is the Alicia Keyes jukebox musical. It had a really cool, diverse audience, which I really thought was neat.

My broadstroking insensitivity on full display. I need to work on that. Sorry for the lumping in.

I hope you mean Shaq Thompson, not Lawson lol.

Betcha the Bills D could leave those ghosts standing there with their mouths open shaking their heads....

Not whining, just disappointed. Not the same thing at all.

No and I've been pretty consistent on this I watch a lot of football and I've never seen a team that puts more on their QB. The Lamar era ravens come close but they've at least attempted to install a functional offense around him

When you go shopping at midnight out of necessity, you should expect to have fewer options. We can’t go 5 deep at every position, and you never know which unit will have the brunt of the injuries. We used to start the season like this to find starters at the last camp cutdown. I remember those days clearly, and I’m not panicking just because Lawson’s name has been mentioned here. I’m not thrilled, but I’m not panicking. It is what it is.

i've been thinking a lot about this, specifically the defense and haven't got anything concrete yet but will touch on part of your statement i am focusing a lot on. for the NB position we have Taron Johnson who is underperforming. i think he will get his mojo back and show up when it matters. but, lets say he doesn't. i think this team would be better suited to run a hybrid 4-3 with the 3rd LB being a hybrid nickel. shaq lawson in his younger years, for example. in a stop gap year or for the time being Cam Lewis is plenty capable of taking this position over next year as a pure nickel but i would want us to play more of a base 4-3 with the 3rd LB being a linebacker/nickel. i want our 2026 defense to be different than any other in the past based on who we have to work with going forward.

also an indictment of the system that it seems to take forever to break a guy in. We hear it all the time.

I did this exercise a month or two ago looking at 2026 and where the holes are. Unfortunately they now feel larger and more pronounced for what needs help or upgrade in 2026. Anyway in my eyes this is where I see the team in terms of having starters and not at this point: Offense QB: Josh RB: Cook & Davis WR1: ? Slot: Shakir WR2: Palmer WR3: WR4: Shavers TE1: Kincaid TE2: Hawes (Knox cut for cap) Offensive Line: Returns in full unless they make moves for cap Defense LDE: Groot DT: Oliver DT: Walker RDE: ? (crickets) WB: Bernard (this does not mean they do not draft or bring in a FA but with him being captain I can't see him not starting at this moment) MLB: ? SLB: ? (Maybe Dorian Williams but I think they know they need a lot of a talent added even with him in the fold) CB1: Benford CB2: Hairston NCB: ? (Taron has been awful and can save money in cap cut, I can see them using Cam Lewis here as spot starter if needed) SS: ? FS: Bishop The offense needs are pretty well known as they badly need a stud or two quality WRs on the outside. In a way that side of the ball is easier given the rest of the lineup is far more ready to go. The defense though is yikes regardless of injuries this year there are just so many holes they have. Bosa has not been bad as a DE but he was meant as a rotational piece the same with Hoecht who was injured. I can see them possibly bringing Bosa back at a cheaper price, but we are back to square one of needing another DE or platooning the position. Linebacker honestly might be worse as the league has shifted to larger LBs again with teams running the ball more. Milano is old hurt and undersized he will sadly go, Bernard has been atrocious this year and also hurt. I understand Bernard has been their captain but pragmatically they need two new starters here. The secondary thanks to youth has moved back to being a strength when healthy. Taron Johnson I expect to see cut due to has cap hit and poor play, but overall CB is not looking bad at all. With the right addition at SS the secondary could become a true area of dominance again. The Bills will have upwards of 40-50 mil in cap space once moves are made and possibly more if they restructure Josh or Oliver. They will also have 7 drafts picks although their 6th is a 7th next year. On paper they have upwards of seven spots open, but realistically it probably is closer to 5 as LB they probably sign a solid vet at MLB and then platoon with a rookie/vet with Dorian Williams & the same at DE where they add a productive one year vet like Bosa while I am sure Beane bets on Landon Jackson to develop. My guess at WR is Beane tries to trade for a proven talent and drafts another WR in rounds 2-4 with the idea they step possibly move into WR2 role down the road that Palmer is in. The biggest issue at WR will end up being a lot of teams want guys this offseason so it will be crowded in the market. People can say what they want about Coleman and getting more of a chance, but decisions have been made and he is quickly fading from the picture.

I was just looking at their drafts, yes he's traded a lot of firsts. 2 1s for Goff, 2 1s for Stafford, 2 1s for Jalen Ramsey. But boy he is a fan of having a lot of picks despite the 1s hes traded. 2024 10 picks, 2023 14 picks, 2022 8 picks, 2021 9 picks. If you look at the games played by these picks, its a lot. Probably why they are in a good cap situation. A lot of guys on cheap rookie contracts. The trade he made with Atlanta, moving out of the first, got him a 2nd and a 7th last year, and the 2026 first round pick, he moved up how many spots. Currently the 26th pick in the first round of the 25 draft he turned in the 11th pick in 26 draft and he got picks in return, not giving up picks.

McDaniels may not be a good head coach but he is a heck of an offensive coordinator.

NFL teams all rely on their QBs. I’m not convinced that any NFL in history has built it in to their offensive identity to have their QB break a tackle from a free rushing LB.

This may be the case, but he's also having trouble because of the way defenses are playing against us. The things that make Josh Allen special are his ability to escape pressure, his ability to scramble, and his ability to make throws other QBs simply can't. Instead of being 11 on 11, it's almost like giving the offense an extra player. Now since defenses don't need to respect our WRs, they only need to play Cover 1 with a single-high safety. That gives the defense an extra man to play around with, instead of dedicating him into a deep zone. And since we don't have anyone who threatens downfield, defenses can also press closer on routes and crowd more guys into the box. In other words, our lack of talent at WR is giving coordinators an extra guy that can blitz or spy, and giving Allen less space to scramble around.

It really is an indictment on Beanes team building that he keeps having to bring back old re-treads like Philips, Gabe, Poyer, and Lawson. Guys that can't cut it on other teams come back here and get meaningful snaps, or even become our starters.

Don't most teams with great QBs? Yesterday, the Chiefs lose if Mahomes doesn't roll right, evade a rush, and complete a miracle pass to Noah Gray. They even needed some help from the refs on that play to save their season.

I’m like 50% sure that’s McD’s burner FWIW

So you’re saying no, he wasn’t a patriot from your perspective? You agree with Trump?

Other than a few times on the golf course or when he was dying in his hospital bed, I never saw my FIL when he was not wearing a tie. That was as expected as pants for him. I however, had physical therapy for my shoulder today. The comfortable pants I wore to PT may also be clothes I sleep in on a regular basis, but as far as you know they are not the same ones I slept in last night. You may assume that what I wore to my session and what I slept in last night were different garments. Just sayin’.

UPDATE 2: All announcers have been put in. I am surprised Joe Davis and Greg Olsen aren't in Carolina but that's Fox for ya

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Deep fried is great! Smoked even better, but I don’t have the equipment for that big of a turkey. Enjoy it!

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