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What are they waiting on to announce this?

This is all a bit weird. Singing the beautiful Amazing Grace over Trump as he is impatiently waiting for it to be over. All this for a dope who wouldn’t put his hand on the Bible at his inauguration. I wonder what he is thinking as they are all singing around him.

Get yourself one of these: In all seriousness, you could get yourself one of those little bluetooth speakers, put it in the tree, and have it play hawk sounds every few minutes......squirrels are instinctively afraid of birds of prey(for obvious reasons).

And? Is it our fault the EU for example puts what - a 20 percent VAT on all our good sold there - they can argue all they want that it’s a tax that’s applied to their domestic goods equally. But those aren’t the free trade rules we play by. Why are they collecting the same percentage on US produced goods - the VAT is designed to help their own domestic producers due to the rebates they get along the supply chain. Our imported goods - hit their consumers directly with their 20 percent VAT. Our sales tax by state is on average 3-5 percent? Now you’ve been doing a lot of math today. How much of a percentage increase is that on our finished good in the EU vs their finished goods in America? And that’s why Team Trump used that “insane” formula they did. I get it. And we all have to remember - there is no rule that can apply with what they’re doing because it’s 2025 and the global economy is not the same as 1935. This is all theory. I don’t think it’s a magic fix. I don’t think it’s going to lead to the ridiculous price increases the “experts” claim they will lead to either. The costs we would like to increase are American real wages.

I think Kincaid and Moore suffer from somewhat of the same problem. When you watch them move on the field they both LOOK like NFL players whose pure athleticism and talent should make them super productive, which is why they both got drafted high. But NFL bust history is littered with great athletes who could never adjust to the speed of the NFL. I think that's the hardest thing to project from college to the pros and you just won't know if a player has what it takes until they get there. Kincaid's terrible catch percentage this past season despite a low ADOT, while his counterpart in Knox was higher in both categories, is an indication that he wasn't ending up exactly where his QB expected him to be on targets. And Knox isn't exactly a cerebral player but he has developed more of a feel for the NFL game than Kincaid has as of yet. By the end of the season Brady had reverted Kincaid back to his rookie year usage of basic short routes and was only feeding Knox the downfield throws, so Brady was seeing the same things. Hopefully the light clicks for Kincaid this year, he would be far from the first player to have the game slow down for him in his 3rd year. Having watched a fair amount of Moore's 2024 snaps over the past couple days, I see similar flaws in his game. He drifts on routes, he doesn't make himself an available target in zones, he gives away leverage to DBs which creates INT opportunities. He's a good but not elite route runner and he plays small with no catch radius to speak of. I know the common narrative with Bills fans and media right now is that Moore only underproduced because of Cleveland's QB situation, but NFL front offices are smarter than that. 25 year old WRs with great film that demonstrate a lot of untapped potential aren't available after the draft for $3.5M... The NFL is telling you who he is as a player. And unlike Kincaid we're entering year 5, not year 3, so it's much more likely Moore just is who he is at this point.

That analogy is super effective, ya jerk

As my father would say, fix your back by fixing your front. (He was referring to stomach area)

Heart felt lyrics, the kind of song Keith Urban might write. thanks for sharing

@TheWeatherMan your nausea (hope you feel better) is a reaction to the Bills top-3 roster options at safety, yes? Rather than my deft analysis of how that top-3 depth chart should shake out, of course. I actually think Rapp is at least an average starting S in the NFL, who brings some physicality and flash. Problem there is he just absolutely obliterates himself and his teammates too often by dropping his helmet and becoming ordinance. Someone on the team will miss games because of Taylor Rapp. Forrest is kind of intriguing on a McDermott defense. Was on an early trajectory in DC, but injuries plus a coaching change caused regression there in years 3 & 4. Tested like a beast coming out, though: 9.69 RAS. And flashed early on in the league. Availability will be the thing with him. And Bishop...well, I don't know. He could progress the same way we hope Kincaid will. Sucks that both Utah guys are facing steep curves. Would be great if Bishop somehow leaps past Rapp, because I think Rapp is an okay starter (while it lasts and until he lights up a teammate). Bishop was WAY behind Rapp last year. He was way behind Hamlin if we're being honest. Forrest could be a dude, though. Hancock I think is more likely a subpackage guy or flexible replacement like Lewis, rather than a threat to start. Happy to be wrong there.

Going to be a tough question to answer because our defense has basically been completely overhauled. It's going to be completely different than it has been the last few seasons. The defensive line alone, even with a Oliver and Groot returning to starting roles is going to look completely different with the depth we now have, especially after week 6 when the suspensions are lifted. Our secondary is going to look completely different than it has, especially if Hairston and Bishop win starting jobs. With the young talent influx we are going to have, I think we will actually see a change in overall philosophy as well. I don't think we are going to see our soft zone that we have played almost exclusively the last several years. I think with the signings they have made, they are going to try and force the issue a little bit. Bosa is obviously a huge X factor in all of this. If he's healthy the entire season and is the dominant player he has been in the past, this defense is going to look a lot different. I think their goal is to rush the passer with big, fast, athletic guys that will run probably 8-9 deep on this roster and force the QB to get rid of the ball quickly against corners that can now play both man and zone. And, especially if Hairston is that dude like we all hope, and Bishop takes a giant step forward, our team speed on defense is going to really show. So, until we see how it looks on the field, I am not sure I am ready to say who the toughest matchup might be because I do expect our defense to play a lot differently this season. And, as long as 17 is healthy and running the offense, I do expect them to be able to score enough to win most weeks. So yeah......going to wait and see what this is all going to look like before I start trying to figure out how we match up against teams.

Baltimore and it isn’t close. Personally I think they’re the AFC favorite and I blame the Packers for passing on Starks.

What nonsense. Even if we did only go from an average weighted tariff of 1.5% to 10%, you do get that that's a 6.5X increase? 650 percent increase? Nothing has ever been close. Not even 1832 (boy you went digging, I gotta give that to you!) And of course we only have (ostensibly) a 90 day pause on the big ones. Mr. 90 day/180 day/270 day/oh, let's forget I ever said something that stupid with my confusing chart in hand and move on with things.

I think the chargers are on the rise

Baltimore. Chiefs are starting to fade, but Baltimore are formidable and got better in the draft. It was a miracle we beat them in the playoffs. Bengals are dysfunctional with bad ownership that won't spend money and Burrow is fragile.

KC for sure. Their coaches and players have a psychological advantage over us in the playoffs and we won't shake it until we finally beat them when it counts.

Judy was excellent. Moore was garbage. His only defense would be that after Cooper was traded he was overexposed. He is out his depth as a starting slot receiver. I would equate him to Lil' Dummy McKenzie but with less yac ability. Remember when Dummy had that big game in NE and some fans started calling for him to be given the starting slot job? But when they gave him that chance the following season he was killing drives, causing turnovers etc.. That's what Moore did with his opportunity as well.

Start with its mouthpiece

Chiefs have had our number, but it hasn't been domination. If we played Cincy with McD's 2024 version of our Defense, Burrow would have 500 yards & 5 TDs, on 85% completions. I know the Bengals D stinks, but it's not really feasible to rely on the offense to match 50 points. McD says Defensive changes are coming, and I pray it actually happens. It was more than just a talent upgrade needed.

Golden age.

For Kincaid I'm really curious about usage that first season (and since). SO MANY little dump-offs and check downs to the flat either behind or at the LOS. It was bizarre how Dorsey used him at first. Was Kincaid so inept at vertical route-running? Or was it an inability to read coverages on the fly and adjust while remaining on the same page as Allen? Or was it an inability or unwillingness by coaches to scheme such routes for Kincaid? Were they so scared of his blocking that they wouldn't line him up at Y for an advantage up the seam? There are so many possible circumstances that could have influenced Dalton Kincaid's production to date. As fans we don't get to know if usage is a player problem or a coaching problem or what, exactly, but we can wonder...

Kincaid suffered a PCL injury in week 10 against the Colts and never had time to recover.

That’s a really good question. It’s not the Texans, but you could make a case for any of the other three. I guess I lean Baltimore, but I could be convinced otherwise.

Constitution > Feelings

PFF is garbage when it comes to Moore. PFF is the best indicator of true WR quality when it comes to Hollins. Am I doing that right?