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My insurance premiums doubled as my company who insured me for years with no claims , dropped me and left the state. So I was paying 6 k a year and it went to over 12 k a year and even state sponsored plans are reportedly insolvent with no guarantee of paying for damage. They also require roof inspection and agreeing to replace any roof over ten years old. It became prohibitive for me as I became partially disabled after failed cervical surgery for 5 herniated discs and had to retire from my usual clinical work. I am 67 , on social security now , and forking out 12 k a year for something you hope to never use has just been out of reach. I have no mortgage , few bills , but the insurance prices had been so bad , many who moved to Florida had to turn around and resell the property as they can’t afford to get insurance. It’s terrible and there has been no relief with government help. I hopefully am not in huge danger as I live in ponte vedra just south of Jacksonville but no part of Florida is fully safe with this storm. I did get wind damage from Helene and This storm is the worst I have seen as it’s supposed to cross the whole state into the Atlantic as a cat 2; even Disney is closed thru Thursday, and cape Canaveral .where space x launches from , is in the direct path as well and cruises leaving from port canaveral are beung cancelled or changed. its a bad time in Florida now and any prayers are appreciated. Many people will lose everything because they can’t afford insurance. I know we will have power outages and storm surge ( i live in zone b and over half of my county south of St. Augustine is under mandatory evacuation. ) and my ISP has stated we will have outages. Lived here since moving from Ohio in 1985 , and this is the most concern for widespread damage I have experienced since moving here. To make it worse , I have been ill with some abdominal issues , so I can’t travel right now. During the bills loss to the ravens , I got an emergency call from my sister in Ohio telling me my 98 year old mom had passed away unexpectedly while in rehab for a head laceration after falling. She couldn’t go straight back to home because she had so much bleeding , her bedroom carpet had to be removed and it was taking time to clean it out and replace it. She was supposed to make it back home where she was still living independently. Something went wrong and we didn’t get her back to her own home like we promised. My father had passed in 2002 and I made many friends on here talking about him ( like 89 and cablelady) and even tho mom was 98 , it was a shock and still a very terrible, unexpected loss. Her funeral / burial took place Thursday before the Texans game. She was a great friend , buckeye and Bills fan, and I convinced her and my father to be Bills fans as we attended SB 28 in Atlanta together , cuz I knew we couldn’t lose 4 in a row. 😏🥹. So we never got to experience that BILLS SB WIN before she passed. Even at my age of 67 , it still is a huge loss of a great part of my life , and it feels much different now with both parents gone. I can’t call and talk about our crazy Bills losses with her anymore. You never can replace your parents as they are your only source of unconditional love , so enjoy every moment and Bills games with them while possible. Sorry , I didn’t intend this to be a lamp , but with this massive hurricane coming , life can change forever in a day and I’m a little emotional still. So with all that going on , hurricane Helene came , and now Milton is bearing down on Florida as its wind field has already doubled as it heads to the state. Our part , Jacksonville area , is expected to get heavy rain , wind gusts and some storm surge as the St. John’s river will be inundated and flood. But my prayers are for those on the west coast and central part of the state. This strength of storm could change parts of Florida forever. It’s been such a stressful time , yet the next 24-48 hours are.beginning to already cause issues with traffic jams , long gas lines, people saying goodbye to their homes possibly for the last time , and the rain bands are starting to hit. Imagine trying to move family , kids , pets , all with just a couple of days notice. The roads are jammed as you can see on YouTube , as people are fleeing. So please keep Floridians in mind as fellow BILLS fans and friends, and later if you can help with things like the Red Cross etc, please think about it as fema has been little support and you have all rallied for causes in the past. Many will need help and IF you can all give a little support it will be a huge help. It is a lot of stress as I know there will be lots of damage from a probable historic storm. Stay safe getting out of evacuation zones and we can pray for this storm to lessen and keep the loss of life down. Here’s hoping we will all be around watching the BIlls get back to being right and beat the unstable, unlikeable , crazy jets. ! Go Bills ! 😊✌️. And mom, I really miss you.

It’s not an issue this week as he could clearly do a full protocol and pass it; he has no reported symptoms so he would have time to clear the formal protocol without issue. But the problem was THAT DAY HE WAS UNCONSCIOUS WITHOUT any real DOUBT as witnessed about his limp left wrist which , already injured , was not acting reflexively as it would by a conscious athlete. That has to be seen by the independent spotter and then he automatically is NOT ALLOWED FURTHER PARTICIPATION THE SAME DAY OF ANY LEVEL OF CONCUSSION AND smelling salts , while bypassed by Josh , were offered unfortunately and can mask symptoms and alter testing for post concussive symptoms. The main issue was whoever cleared him , imo opinion , could not do the required physical exam in addition have enough time to document and perform the standardized testing as certain parts of the neuro test ( most still use the scat 5 clinical form to standardize results and it has the most research behind it. You can google it as a layperson and see for yourself the actual form used and see if you honestly believe he was in that tent long enough to do the protocol , which has certain required time lapse memory checks ). It is not just the old tell me time , where are you , who is the president type of exam. It’s a scored protocol that must be completed in full to evaluate ones concussion risk. It can be done on an iPad and compared to the persons prior baseline. It can be done in a tent , but it does require time and usually it’s preferred to be in a quiet environment , It’s just very coincidental he finished the protocol completely just in time for second down after the turnover. Hmmmm? I was watching the game , and even turning a blind eye to the obvious that he was unconscious, which in this instance there were multiple witnesses see he experienced an associated classic whiplash / head banging off the turf , coup / contrecoup , or whatever you want to call it type head/ brain injury ; yet, he was on the bench quickly after he came around , and mostly they were looking at his chest and not doing a neuro exam until he was issued into the tent as far as all video evidence pointed too. But let’s say somehow they completed a true full protocol exam in the very limited time he was in the tent ( it seemed like 5-10 min at most in the tent but I could be wrong) , how can they explain ignoring the obvious loss of consciousness? So THAT IS NOT on the Bills imo, it’s whoever cleared him to return after the obvious LOC that he suffered. Athletes are not allowed to participate further the day of a concussion to prevent second impact syndrome, while rare , can be life threatening. This is about the competence of the independent examiner who failed to do their job competently. That really is something that should be investigated. It’s not much better than Tua being allowed to return in that notorious heat game as a reported back injury causing him to stagger. This is what the NFL is paying for and accepting as good neurological/ medical care for one of its brightest stars ? That’s pretty shameful as long as this protocol has been in place. Also , it’s not about playing Monday ( unless he is having symptoms like headaches but not reporting it to any staff ) because with no symptoms he would just progress every 24 hours thru the protocol. It’s about many neurologists and sports med docs seeing that on tv and knowing that was a violation of the standard of care for concussions and the unnecessary risk Josh was exposed to. Additionally, Sal was saying on his podcast that all guys use smelling salts and it’s no big deal. That is not true for someone with a head injury and like the author stated , they should not be offered to players being evaluated for recent head trauma. . A non injured player can use them if he wants to , but Sal is passing along misinformation casually as just normal sideline behavior. I like Sal , but he is misinformed on this issue and he was attempting to justify Josh going in was ok because he passed the protocol,and “ everybody has used smelling salts at some point , they’re used all the time “ etc, and because Sal is the first reporter who supposedly gets injury info on the sideline and he was adamant there was no issue as he was right there, and as the first reporter who gets player injury status in his sideline role, he saw no issue with the process. Sal is a good reporter , but when you are reporting misinformation about things like smelling salts use for a head injured player , saying Josh did the required protocol and was cleared , he is just saying the company line on a subject out of his area of expertise. Frankly that doesn’t help protect players in the future. This was a bad look for the Bills but mostly the NFL. This is not about the division title , SB, etc, and tho I haven’t given up on the season , as fans we should just want to see a great young man and qb have a long safe future. Go bills. Please don’t let the jests drag you into the abyss ! 😊✌️

The amount of amazing losses associated with MCDS legacy continues to grow. Losing a game where you won the turnover ratio is hard enough to do. We got 3 points if two turnovers. Then we are gifted the ball with 30 seconds , really should be assured of ot , tho mcd loses all those as well, and he allows 19 seconds to go off clock w no time outs burned and no yards gained to make the Texans at least have to earn some yardage for the fg , not an automatic kick. MCD continues to lose every unique end game situation ; he may be the worst end game coach ever. No game is safe with mcd if any time is left on the clock. They were without Collin’s as well, after he burned the rookie safety, who has to know your main job was to not get beaten deep THIS TEAM IS ALMOST DEVOID of leadership other than a quiet Allen, who played terribly today,, but without weapons! And still has not changed from lading by sitting alone on the bench. That’s ok , it’s his style. But some games we end up losing to lesser.talent and it’s a yearly thing with uninspired quarters or half’s. Beane has saddled him with a very weak wr crew once again with Knox, sanders, hollins really disappearing to a point where they will end up getting Allen hurt as he won’t give up. So Beane needs to do something to protect Allen , Brady is not the savior. As each game passes , teams will take away the run more , while running on us and beating the sift zine in third downs as they have for 7 years. Also, the safety postion cost us our first gains as many predicted and will cost more if they stand pat. This type of repetition of poor, needless losses, is why KC plays most playoff games at home , and why they are trying to three peat as we keep chasing them. Home field advantage is huge , yet this staff is ok to give away games like today. One of the worst offensively coached games I can remember in a while, , like the Jax 10-3 or 9-6 games. Getting a fg after starting at the 13 of Texas was on Brady , like the endgame , and it’s the same things for almost 8 years. It’s similar poor coaching, and it’s embarrassing as a franchise. This is why the franchise and ALLEN , are not believed in as press waits for the inevitable I know it’s early in the season , but the same patterns keep showing up. Team tends to start slow , gets behind , presses , manages to close the gap, but loses with poor end game coaching. It’s entertaining, but usually only for parts of a game, while every year other staffs have seemed to innovate, like Detroit / Vikings this year, and despite a franchise qb , this regime has never approached the great 90’s teams. Lots of injuries , but same type of errors suggest the message might be getting old.

Here in Ponte vedra; , so tired of the heat this year , just seemed like one of the hotter summers with temps in the 90’s even thru the nights. Getting an occasional few min of a breeze now feels really uplifting! When I moved here from Ohio in the mid 80’s , it seemed to predictably rain with a breeze every afternoon for about an hour , after which it would seem like the air was refreshed and it meant half the day was over and it helped energize everyone with a second wind of energy to get through the day. You could almost set your watch for it to happen around 2-3 pm daily! That disappeared around the late 90’s or so and now it’s just days of hot, muggy, rain and the sun just stays hidden in the clouds without that refreshing , blue sky popping back out to evaporate the mid day downpours that were frequent all summer. I miss that time , the air seemed so fresh back then. I am so relieved when the temps finally break consistently just before Halloween , and between then and New years is still my fav time of year as we jump from one holiday to the next, and seasonal decorations start appearing out of nowhere! . People just seem to be treating each other better as Christmas now starts appearing in stores even before Thanksgiving. Plus its great for sports as football season is in full effect, the World Series makes its presence known , and soon the NBA even wakes up! Great time to travel back North to home in Ohio, close to Pittsburgh and Wheeling wva, just to see the hills covered in all the colored tree leaves as well. Throw in watching the BILLS in prime time tomorrow , and things will be perfect if we can hang 3-0 up and stay even with the KC team that Atlanta decided to gift wrap another W for; they REALLY SHOULD HAVE LOST if not for the ATL refusing two gimme FG’s on their home field , even as their D WAS PLAYING WELL against KC ( sure wish Beane had tried to get Simmons at S ) and that tough run game augmented by Rice and worthy until Kelce gets going. Good teams beat who they are supposed to ; BALTIMORE continues to try giving leads away ( Jerry doesn’t look like he can take many more cowboy performances like that!) , Houston we have some issues, while Pittsburgh shows why continuity of the coaching staff really means something as they start 3-0 with Wilson riding the pine behind Fields! Man , ol coach CHUCKY gruden was saying how the crisp BUFFALO AIR WILL INVIGORATE THE JAGS RUSH as they come in desperate according to his error filled podcast , but the BILLS PLAY WELL IN FALL AIR AS WELL ! CHUCKY also mentioned Morse will pass over the d line calls, while Davis will fill in the jags dbs on all the nuances of the Bills passing routes and what they like to do ! CHUCKY looked like he was loaded on stimulants, or this forced retirement has ruined what was once at least a mildly entertaining post coaching frontal cortex of knowledge ! Let’s at least hope JOSH sets his own new record and starts this season with 0 ints in the first 3 games of a season and the Bills have Facenda’s autumn breeze aiding a TD to Coleman while steering a Jag pass short of Davis into the waiting arms of Benford or Rapp to send the Jags home with one more L ! Hoping for lots of support tomorrow night; stay safe , and we need to get that w , what’s more , we HAVE TO GET THAT W , so we keep our chances alive of at least stopping that 3- peat, if not even winning our own SB with a great AUTUMN START!

Wow, BILLS 2-0 vs JAGS 0-2. , which is a pleasant surprise. Have to admit , I didn’t expect the Bills to look this efficient yet , and I thought after watching the jags in preseason , they might be a real challenge just given their preseason play and what appeared to be a good running game. Not that the jags will be easy given how we play down to them , but after watching them today against the browns who looked terrible last week , the Jags came out and looked absolutely incompetent. They had a few good runs, few good scrambles but otherwise were really inept. Lawrence held the ball too long , but the o line couldn’t stop the rush even leading to a Late safety. I think we just have to be able to stop the run , not let Lawrence kill us with scrambles , and I don’t think they can keep up with Josh and the o if we play like last week. Their passing gams was not like it was in London , not really having deep threats. Gabe looked exactly like gabe, 3 or 4 catches but absent most if the game, He even got hurt on the final drive, taking himself out for a couple plays with a sore knee he got kneeling down trying to make a catch, as they were driving the field with 40 seconds left with a shot to win ( but it was just the browns making mistakes on both sides of the ball lol keeping it that close). The d even made Watson look somewhat like a qb again , and it just looked like another lackluster effort all around. Boo’ were raining from the stands many times thru the game as the Jags just looked like they had no energy and they looked unprepared. Really , it was not exciting or interesting to watch; more like just going thru the motions. We just can’t play down to their level , being MNF, should keep us from not playing like the much better team. This year just doesn’t feel like we willl take a game like this for granted like the last couple of years , and maybe that’s where our infusion of youth will keep us playing hungry. It would be a great chance to start the season really looking like we will keep pace with the Chiefs and that this team has a mental edge that is different enough to finally get them over that final mental obstacle. Should be a good game for a beautiful night in Buffalo ; I think we can even beat a very desperate Jax team, just jump on them early and I don’t see this Jax team coming back if down! Side note , man the cards are for real thumping the rams 41-10 in the 4 th and MHJ caught two td passes looking like a true 1 st rounder! Really shows how diff we are to have come back in that game! And to keep MHJ silent! Also enjoying the Chiefs making mistakes as bengals lead and just picked off mahomes with a fantastic one handed pick! Bengals just know how to play them , up 22-17 starting the 4 th in KC ! But KC still looks loaded w rice , worthy. , and very good backs. Omg , as I was typing , I Just jinxed Burrows as he fumbled and the chiefs returned a fumble to take the lead 23-22! What a game! Go Bills ON MNF,,, please don’t let Jax catch you looking past them,,,keep them desperate! ( bengals back up with a fg; man these teams both have lethal kickers. ) 😊✌️😎

Really will always like him as a former Bill and with Hyde was nothing but class here. He and Hyde always came out to take the press after stupid plays like 13 seconds and hail Murray. But tonight as cook and others kept sailing by him as he took poor angles, relying on speed that We all knew just wasn’t there any more ! I felt sad because it’s obvious his time has passed , and it reminded me of a hobbled Kelly leaving the field on a cart, yet I still also cherished Kelly running it in on the last play against the fibs early in his career. Guys like prime Poyer will always be what I remember about Bills football, classy and tough. Imperfect but loyal. Never missed a game while they were bills. But like Thurm, Bruce, and Andre, I couldn’t watch them in another uniform. I hope PO sees tonight’s film, and somehow, more gracefully that doing it at halftime, finds a way to retire before that game in Buffalo. When Rapp and Hamlin really deserve to be above you on the depth chart, man it’s time to just enjoy being around your beautiful wife ! Youve already won bro, enjoy your health as it’s one thing you can’t buy no matter how much $ you have! I hope Hyde watched tonight , and from a guy whose career was shortened by unsuccessful cervical surgery ( which can happen cuz there are no guarantees!), WALK away happy and healthy cuz you have no more to prove! Hey Bove, from buffalo sports ( does a pod with Sal) , this is why Hyde should never play again either! Father Time never loses! ✌️😊

Always enjoy reading your posts, but I just have a little alternative thought about Milano and Bernard. It’s a well-known medical fact that muscle tears or strains can be either traumatic in nature or they can be overuse injuries. One of the more common overuse mechanisms that can lead to pectoralis, biceps, and triceps injuries are doing bench presses. So it’s interesting that Most of our injuries are occurring on defense, where we have undersize DTs, undersized linebackers, who are bulking up, and our nickel cornerback, who is more like a linebacker and therefore also is somewhat undersize for his position. Organizationally, we have to realize that this is where injuries are happening, and it could be the downfall of the team late in the year. We already have experience with this in the prior year. This team really seems to have a great philosophy/ strong cohesiveness this year and for the first time with this regime, outside the perfect game and 13 seconds, I actually feel they have a legitimate shot at aSuper Bowl run. They have talent plus EXPERIENCE and the scars to learn from. If you notice there’s a consistent theme that comes out from team when they interviewed, and that’s that they “ all can eat” and they all seem genuinely not jealous and mentioned that there is no diva like mentality this year on the team. Obviously they’re talking about a certain player that’s gone now and it’s resulted in an offense that is clicking, despite no star and , it’s clicking on many cylinders with creativity, great o line play, and use of the run game along wit a spattering of tight ends and wide receivers, but it is not dependent on wide receivers predominantly like it was in previous years. So I really feel this team has a shot, but of course like Parcells used to say to Belichick ., it’s not the best team. It’s the team who’s playing best in January and February. It’s a long season and we have a long way to go, and now we already have our starting linebackers and starting nickel cornerback out and this is with the history of having had a specific muscle injury to our defensive tackle last year. So we have a history of muscle tears at undersize positions, including our linebacker, nickel corner and defensive tackles and now we’re already relying on second or third string guys to come in and fill positions early and we are hoping that they make it through a whole season or hoping the other guys can come back and somehow recover to pre-injury performance status. Tonight , we exposed a dysfunctional Miami team ; I mean Poyer , who we all respect but knew he was slowing , was exposed several times tonight , and then without Tua , they were done We will be running into much better coached teams quickly and our injuries WILL be an issue that can be targeted. If I was the owner, I would be looking at getting a consult from a training group and making sure with the consultation that we’re not over training guys or look at the possibility that this regime needs to consider a different type of linebacker rather than small speedy guys who can t seem to remain on the field for the majority if a season. I would be looking for the best sport science guys because the muscles that they’re injuring are muscles that are susceptible to overtrain injuries, and this is NOT TO REPLACE THE COACHING / GM staff , but to have another expert ( like they hired the ex.NFL REF) evaluate our training as it’s now a trend with two seasons of specific sports injuries possibly risking our growth mindset process. The final thing that I would be concerned about if I was, the owner would be the field goal kicker. His performance deteriorated from middle of last year and finally hurt the team at the end of the season . It doesn’t help to bury your head and pretend that problem doesn’t exist and here it was again tonight in a game where there was no pressure. Past certain yardages , He just can’t be trusted. any longer. If this team is actually looking like it has a chance at the playoffs and Super Bowl, I think if Beane doesn’t bring in a kicker to at least have on the practice squad to possibly substitute or for competition, they are setting themselves up again to either fail before or not make the playoffs. That doesn’t seem fair to the other two phases of the team. I really understand your point and I hope Buffalo Joe does a great job. I’m just wondering if it’s a training, issue or philosophy type issue with going with these undersized guys , and if so , it’s gonna be hard for them to make it an entire season. It is possible that we may only be able to get so far before the injuries expose a limited talent level despite having an absolute superstar franchise quarterback. Just my thoughts and I’m certainly not an expert in sports medicine, but I do know overuse injuries are common things and I’m just wondering, based on these past two years and seeing certain repetitive injurues on the defensive side of the ball, .if a sports medicine expert might weigh in to help educate Bills mafia if this might be a preventable situation. Again, always enjoy your posts. Hope the season continues to go great after an almost perfect start!

Not trying to argue , but do you live in Florida or practice law in Florida ? I have lived here in Ponte Vedra , a suburb of Jax, since 1985. THERE is indeed a law in Florida regarding window tint and you can get a ticket , cited , for your tint being too dark. I own a sports car type vehicle , I only mention this as I have owned simple sedan type cars as well, and like it or not , sports car type vehicles draw more “ scrutiny “ , than other suv/ sedan type cars. Just saying , practically , that’s a real part of life in Florida. To even get your windows tinted in Florida ( almost everyone does it to protect the dash and other leather/ plastic from the damaging rays j down here all year long. To even get the next level just slightly darker than what is legal , I went to a shop and I had to specify, by saying the exact words , that I wanted the next level of tint and that I did know I was asking for an ILLEGAL tint to be applied , or the owner of the shop would NOT EVEN touch the car. He would not even say the words next level or illegal etc,,,he waited until I came across with the right phrase ( which included using the illegal next level ) of tint. I didn’t know I had to request this as this was the first sports car type I thought was worth protecting from the sun as I planned on keeping the vehicle for quite a while. The guy owns a shop right next to an exotic car dealer /repair shop in Jax called OMEGA motiorspotrs. I mention this cuz the owner and his wife have been patients in my practice for over 20 years and he told me he sends all his customers to this tint shop to get the windows done as he won’t do it in his dealership. He is a certified master technician for Porsche and was the manager of the garage of the largest Porsche dealer in Florida before he left to open his shop. He only works on exotic cars and he is well known in the area. He only works with very qualified other car technicians. My tint is no where near the darkness of the tint on hills car. You can still see the driver in my car , but it’s darker than what is LEGAL IN FLORIDA, , and I did it to help protect the dash as stated. So how do I know it’s illegal , besides having to ask for illegal tint to be applied.? I was driving home one early evening after seeing a patient in the er who I admitted. I live 20 min from the hospital , and on the way home I was honestly deep in thought about the case and I didn’t know I was being followed for at least 10 min by a trooper. When I finally noticed , it was too late as the guy had his lights on and pulled me over. He came up and asked me to roll my window down. Luckily I still had my white coat on and a stethoscope around my neck. He explained he was following me for ten min , trying to give me a chance to slow down before pulling me over ! I was honest and said I really didn’t notice him and I was apologetic for speeding ( I was about 15 mph over the limit) and I was just not paying attention as I was thinking about the person I just admitted. He appreciated the honesty, and also at that time put some instrument on my window and also told me my tint exceeded the legal level of tint allowed in Florida. I told him I had just purchased the car ( true., I got it from a close friend with only 100 miles on the car) and I bought it that way. So def a little white lie there as I had only owned the car a week and I did get the tint installed. Again , shen I did it . I had no idea it was a big deal and too dark was illegal. The trooper was amazingly nice , because I had been honest about not intentionally speeding , just not paying attention, and he gave me a warning only. He told me he could have given me a ticket for the tint , but because I was in a service industry like him , he wasn’t going to even put that on the warning because that meant I had to have it replaced within a certain time, 2 weeks I believe. The point is tho , there is a LEGAL AND HENCE , ILLEGAL LEVEL of window tint on Florida and he informed me you can be pulled over just for having too dark a tint on your windows in Florida. I have no reason to believe he or the shop that installed mine would lie to me. . I watched the police cam from HILLS CASE , ON FOX TONIGHT , and I can tell you that tint is way darker than what is on my car , so there is an ILLEGAL level of tint. As they said on Fox, when they pull over the car , there is NO WAY TO TELL RACE OR WHATEVER IS GOING ON.Behind THAT LEVEL OF TINT. All he had to do was comply. Of course the officer escalated things inappropriately, but if HILL had just not been breaking the law , and then acted like an entitled a hole , he would have had a simple ticket to fight in court. So, yes , there is a legal / illegal tint level in Florida and they carry an instrument to measure that in their cars. Hope that helps from a long time Florida resident. HE WAS VIOLATING THE LAW( speeding and above 10 mph above the limit , it is a criminal infraction in Florida that I have officers tell me then requires a court appearance , not just a ticket you can pay online). So if pulled over , comply , and realize the fact that with a tint that dark , they are pulling over a CAR ONLY, there is NO WAY TO SEE RACE , OR A GUN in a car and for officer safety they can legally ask you to roll down the window. I know if I’m pulled over , I’m being compliant and nice to avoid tickets, but also to avoid some crazy macho ,bad apple people you run into in any profession! . 😊✌️🥼

Didnt need any , don’t think they got hit in that 56-0 drubbing. Wow, they are loaded with talent at the skill positions and that o line has all 6’5”:, 300 lb plus guys. They were just toying yesterday. Great to see. If Day doesn’t bring home that title now, not sure he will ever have a getter chance. Smith looks like quite the talent and those backs were fast but running thru huge holes. How nice was it to see the team from up north get hammered? I think the Bucks beat either of those teams yesterday. Just enjoyable/ relaxing to watch. Have no idea about the two mouth pieces ,, but they really looked dominant.

Really admire him , but ( who could ever blame him) he seems to rely more on reaching/ arm tackling. and while he is not bad in coverage , sure not going to likely see Hyde/ Poyer type hits in the run game or denying YAC. Just thoughts on first glance. I don’t know how mentally a person ever really overcomes that ; I sure know I couldn’t . Now with another hard hitter in Johnson possibly , based on his inability to return today , out for a few games , the d looks more vulnerable to the run and tight ends or larger receivers. But Edward’s has to be getting closer to returning , as does the. Rookie safety , so that’s a help. Not sure they will make any change tho. Plus Lewis actually played well today. So with Lewis, and maybe Edward’s getting healthy, things could be ok until taron returns. They have some options, however, maybe they are happy with Hamlin after watching film. Hey the d kept them out of the end zone on a final drive with no dumb penalties, even after Bass gave them a great start. We got lucky Murray missed seeing a wide open MHJ! So we got a break there! It was special team and offensive line penalty issues that they managed to overcome today! Clean that up and this could be an offensive team that keeps improving! Lots of good things,,,,Groot looked good, von at least wasn’t a statue. The run game could be really good. Lots to look forward too, just a short week could be rough. Pretty great win tho! Overall got to be happy as this was type of game we often lost before. 😊

Marvin Harrison Jr. becomes the fourth rookie in NFL history to put up 150-plus receiving yards in Week 1, with former Cardinals legend Anquan Boldin (217 yards in Week 1, 2003) being the only other rookie to do it over the past 40 seasons. With the Bills losing multiple key pieces on defense this offseason, Kyler Murrayshines while connecting with Harrison Jr. on multiple deep balls in Buffalo this OMG! Did anyone see this prediction for week one by one of the NFL NETWORK EXPERTS? I didn’t recognize her name but this was the first EXPERT PREDICTION posted on NFL.com. Guess not too many outsiders trust our safties, and being a long time buckeye fan , I have to admit this is my only legit concern as MHJ IS truly a stud and I don’t think his NFL debut will be too big for him. I just hope Mcd has them prepared enough to not allow this to happen and somehow let him run free by allowing MHJ to not be bracketed . I can live with other guys beating us , but please Mcd , don’t allow something everyone is warning / talking about to happen. Please don’t allow another SIGNATURE type loss is all I ask. Anything can happen in a season opener but that would be a pretty depressing start at a home opener. BTW, watching the Buckeyes up 56 -0 in the 4 th over western Michigan. Man, this is the most loaded buckeye team I have seen under Day! It’s amazing what 20 mil$ , and a portal can get you in college football! The freshman receiver Smith, was the #1 listed recruit in the country , actually is living up to his status as a dominant WR , and he looks to be just as good as MHJ right out of the gate ; dude can catch and has amazing speed. The buckeyes toyed with winning 56-0, having over 680 yards of offense and they just seemed to be running vanilla stuff. That o line is huge and looks like an NFL team. College football is now changed forever, and the Bucks look like they could beat any xfl/ufl type team. 683 total yards against a team that gave Wisconsin trouble last week !! Man I wish we could snag that receiver Smith somehow! I haven’t seen GEORGIA play yet , but it’s hard to fathom any other teams being as loaded as the bucks appear to be. Have to say I loved watching that team up north get wasted by Texas , but imo, the bucks would have laid waste to even the longhorns as the bucks just go 2-3 deeo at every offensive premiere position. Its just star after star. If Day doesn’t win a;national title with this roster , he will be unemployed! Anyhow , Mcd please don’t allow Murray to add another horrible memory to Bills mafias trauma bank, and for goodness sake , don’t let some NFL network “EXPERT” chick actually correctly predict that you allowed your team to be abused by a rookie at your home opener !! Go BILLS!

Just wanted to wish you and all your usual tailgating friends a wonderful and a safe day and hoping it’s the start of a memorable season that ends with Bills loyalty finally being the lone group of satisfied fans at the end of February 9 th , 2025 !! Honestly, as it really is almost the ACTUAL time to start playing games that matter, here’s hoping the BILLS win that home opener so you go home happy, because those first 4 games are really a challenge to even begin thinking about January / February ! Heck yeah, just enjoy September 8 th ! In Mcd fashion , enjoy the process one game at time , and from one really old Bills fan , wishing you the best , which means finally hoisting that d@#n Lombardi trophy! 😊✌️

Yeah , looked pretty painful as his ankle was forced down/ inward in a eversion or outward motion of his foot from the one look I saw. At first with that much pain , a fracture looked possible. But he was weight bearing walking off the field at the end , limping but mostly unassisted. That’s a great sign , but wont know fully till X-rays prove no fractures ( he could still have a fractured fibula on the outside of the ankle as it’s a non weight bearing bone ) , but seeing him be weight bearing is really the best news in that scenario. Plus the ligaments on the side that were most likely injured on the inside are thicker ligaments and less likely to tear. X-rays will be important and I don’t know if the NFL does an mri on every injury , but they probably will do one to assess the ligaments between the tib/ fib to search for high ankle injury damage you mentioned. Once the Adrenalin wears off and he flies, he may be seen in a non weight bearing situation for 1, maybe two weeks. He could be luckily with it just being a simple sprain ( could even play next week) , or if it’s fractured or high ankle , he could be out 4-6 weeks. Just ballpark. Main thing is seeing him weight bearing was a good prognosticator and hope the other diagnostic things turn out good. Packers lost but could have lost their season with under 10 seconds left to play. I’m glad beane brought in some insurance with white cus look at how close to disaster the pack came tonight. ( I am in no way diagnosing or giving med advice, just for educational purposes only for interested fans as a convenience to avoid time consuming searches. Just an opinion based on extensive experience 😊✌️

Could do without the soccer like announcements after every play , and sorry but the play by play guys still sound like they belong calling a week one big 10 cupcake type game. The play isn’t bad but blackledge has the enthusiasm of someone dealing with travelers diarrhea! This just feels so forced by the NFL. Compare this to the excitement of last nights game.

I pretty much agree with your thoughts , but that KC D LOOKED pretty darn good at times. Let’s see the bills finally get some strip sacks , and not get beat on the final snap, losing a lead , which we all know has happened too many times under mcd. I do think you have to have a good , top 10 ish D TO win it all. I agree our offensive support has been substandard supporting a talent like Josh. Really, it comes down to poor or failed drafting over the years as we still lack a talented , reliable rusher/ finisher, and we still have not drafted a proven star receiver to augment Josh. That could change this year, but I still think we can’t ignore the d,,,,,we’ve just missed on the d line. Again, I understand your point and it does have validity. ✌️😊

Great points and analysis. The thing that continues to add context to how the BILLS ARE LOOKED AT WITH moves like this , and an inescapable fact is the way mcd / beane have managed this franchise has not only resulted in mahomes , worthy, even araiza , and also KC jumpimg beane in a draft forcing us to end up with Elam ,,,,, is the KC regime Has 3 Lombardi trophies , working on possibly an unprecedented 3 peat ! Meanwhile our vaunted braintrust , who I think are honorable, kind, reverent men , have continued to add to this franchises legacy of being one of the few franchises left in the entire NFL to have ZERO Lombardi trophies , and their moves certainly on draft day have AT LEAST NOT HURT , IF NOT POSSIBLY EVEN ENHANCED KC’s run as an elite team. They may be mentioned with teams like the 49’ ers, the Steelers, the Cowboys, and the old time Packers . When hired , they stated as their mission to bring a Lombardi to Buffalo, and while questionable drafting ( other than Allen ) and free agent moves having unfortunately turned into large sums of lost $ , and we have trended in the wrong direction having never even gotten back to the afc championship game. Meanwhile, the chiefs braintrust seems to continue separating themselves not just from the bills , who have the most visible 3 playoff losses to their recent “trading partner” , lol , the CHIEFS keep separating themselves from the other 30 teams as well. My point is if BILLS fans don’t want to hear , or feel it’s fair to be associated with the KC / worthy success and associated trades, then actually DO SOMETHING FINALLY; FINALLY WIN AT LEAST one championship , and build a legacy to talk about rather that being the poster franchise for futility! We are still the only afc east team without that trophy; heck even the former creamsickle BUCS who McKay wished famously to execute, have eventually won a Lombardi. Yes a once laughable franchise somehow found success! The worthy trade, deserved or not being laid at Beanes feet, plus all the other mahomes stuff etc , ALL GOES AWAY FOREVER if mcd/ beane finally deliver what they promised. JUST ONCE! Until that happens , even as a devout fan since ‘63, I can’t help but still see this braintrust as continuing to make questionable, and even at times , laughable moves that fuels the criticism they are getting. Heck , even the pats guy with the ridiculous haircut on the macafee show, stopped the show today, to loudly say every franchise should hate the BILLS right now. lol, man , macafee rarely allows his guys to be that outrageously negative about another franchise , cuz it like your dog crapping where he sleeps or eats; it just doesn’t happen when your livelihood depends on staying in the good graces of all franchises. Bills bring it on themselves and only they can stop it. 😂😁🤣🤡 Look prepared , start with a home opener win, let’s see the new progression Brady is preaching, how bout outcoaching a new head coach , and is it too much to hope to not be run over , get a sack or two , and not see MHJ out duel our Hyde/ Poyer replacements? And maybe we could even show off Coleman’s value in the redzone , and just that type of start will shut down most of the chatter! Let’s see some action , anything but a post game presser filled with “ I’m sure ______________ wants a few plays back”! ✌️😊

Yet see the post/ poster immediately above yours who doesn’t understand how the stupid injection of politics into a shooting in San Francisco can be possible! Hmmmm ,,, I guess for some life exists in a bubble and every incident is totally unrelated to anything else . Must be amazing to live in a utopian world , kind of like back in kindergarten during story time. Maybe just pour some fairy dust on the bullelt wound or kiss it and it will all be black to normal! The P word influences everything , while family vacations are supposedly an escape from all that reality,,,but now we can see how once great cities now have apps / maps of areas to avoid ! Something changed all that over time,,,,I wonder what? Anyhow , hope he has an uncomplicated recovery and his lung function returns quickly enough for him return this year. He is really fortunate to survive a chest wound given all that could have been damaged. Best wishes to him and his physical and emotional recovery; ; sadly these cities are becoming places to avoid. Culture has changed so much from when I was a kid and we took a family vacation every summer to see different parts of the country and different cultures. Sadly, those days are almost completely gone. Safety is something you can’t take for granted any longer , and honesty, it never used to be that way. I’m just an old guy now so what do I know ?✌️😊. At least BILLS football is only a week away!

Sorry , but looking at that as a final 5 and , if you don’t include the tight ends and what appears to be a better running game with Davis as a rising talent , and that’s a pretty unimpressive group to start a season with. 😳🙃. Mostly because of inexperience, injuries lingering, and just lack of time to develop chemistry against a team game planning , and again just on its own disregarding the tight ends , and at first glance that’s one of the least impressive wr groups they’ve asked Josh to work with!?! Not really a group that strikes fear into defensive coordinators , yet. I know it will get better , but honestly, the early games could be a struggle. Just watching the local buzz down here around the jags ( throw in their history of playing us tough , Davis and Morse ) and that game really looks like one that could slip away as an early game like last year. Preseason doesn’t mean much , but it doesn’t mean nothing either, and many times it can be an indicator of depth or possible chemistry if for example , like Jax , you beat an Atlanta team 31-0 with both QBs and both sides of the ball looking good. I mean , who would have bet serious $ at the end of last year and the way it ended , that this is the best staring 5 wr’s Beane could come up with? I’m a little shocked there are just no dominant names on that list and I hope it works out , yet once again it feels like Beane neglects to really work toward helping Josh reach his full potential . Maybe he will have a great year , it just seems hard to envision looking at that wr room. Was watching macafee a little today , and Lombardo made an interesting point. He’d said if a team reaches the number 52, which is the number of combined rushes and completed passes in an early season game , they tend to have more early success as that combination in his experience is indicative of a team that has had more success and hard work together at camp. Don’t shoot the.messenger; he was on with Pat talking about how hard it is to get a grasp on the early season contests , the first 4-5 weeks, and he came up with this combination as something to look for ( such as betting Trends) and said in his experience around the NFL for many years , this combo was an indicator of a team having worked harder or showing evidence of a better work load / “ harder camp” as he put it , and correlated with better early success in the very difficult to predict early games. Just something to watch with the bills the first couple of games perhaps? Well, looking forward to real games, but this just has enough questions and somewhat of a weird start with all the changes, that it seems like a very unpredictable season staring us in the face! ✌️🙃

Lamb may not be “ the reason “ they flop in the playoffs , but what has he done to propel them on exactly , not much or if he was that dominant they wouldn’t be failing every year. I do see your point but I think you’re missing mine ,, belichicks , and possibly the only argument beane can fallback on,,,it’s not about superstars other than the qb position in a qb driven league . It’s incontrovertible that this is a qb driven league , or we wouldn’t be seeing KC looking to three peat despite their lack of star receivers. They have two other stars , kelce ( and it took until the playoffs for him to be impactful last year ) , and jones on defense. Most of their success is related to mahomes efficiency and Reid’s creativity , and they aren’t loaded with superstars , but like Belichick said , they plan to and do peak AS A TEAM in December and Janurary. They play well in all three phases including their kicking game ( another fact as we lost to them twice as our kicker was out performed by theirs). It’s hard to argue with BELICHICK ( 8 lombardies earned ) and another coach who has obviously had more success than any BUFFALO COACH , and that’s parcells. That’s who Belichick learned this philosophy from and was successful with , getting one of his lombardis at Buffalos expense in SB25 ( wide right!) It’s not about having superstars ( we should hope this is true as just like you stated , we don’t have stars yet on this roster other than the critical qb spot with Allen , and we might have one budding at the tight end position. BUT, we have had pro bowl players at safety , white, “ Edmund’s” , who were deemed by most on here as critical pieces to run Mcd’s scheme , and even they found out Beane had a cap for their perceived value ( so many argued on here that Edmund’s was a “ superstar “ with his supporters even threatening to fight if he was criticized ) , YET BEANE stayed true to his valuation of Edmund’s and bingo, guess who is in Chicago and not being paid HERE any outrageous sum?! Suddenly he was replaced by a more IMPACTFUL PLAYER, and all the fervor for Edmund calmed. Beanes drafting success is another topic, but he arguably has had chances to overpay , and other than free agents, he has been fairly consistent in setting limits. Jones has never been known for much restraint as a gm. So let’s see this year and next , when I believe their star LB’s contract is also due, if paying lamb that much actually results in some unusual ROI, like his best season to date associated w a SB appearance. In this one instance I am in agreement with Belichick; it’s not about superstars , it’s about which TEAM plays best in dec/ Jan, and I don’t think any NON QB touches the ball enough individually to be the noticeable difference that results in a bringing home a Lombardi. Let’s see if paying him like that helps bring home a title to Dallas; it’s just a difference in philosophy and I tend to agree with beane’s approach more; he just needs to add some more dependable talent for Josh to throw to fulfill his full potential, and not keep surrounding him with the majority of his receivers being guys that would be marginal starters on other clubs, like the two fins WRs last year. We don’t need 4 diggs types, and we also don’t need 4 Davis types. Beane hasn’t hit a good balance of talent regarding the wr corp for the majority of Allen’s 6-7 years here.

Jones has truly lost his mind and obviously is desperate. Let’s be frank, biologically his time to get another title is running out. If you want to see a very interesting talk about paying players , check out belichicks video just posted on YouTube on the macafee show which is 35 min long. It’s a great insight into contracts and how to look at the early season and even his analysis of this ridiculous dynamic kickoff situation. Belichicks insight on contracts and preseason evaluations is really interesting , like paying a db too much in Atlanta. He believed you prioritize your best player , usually your qb , and you can’t create problems by overpaying others who might have good stats , but perhaps aren’t really true game impacting players. IMO, the COWBOYS have done nothing special with CeeDee , and without researching it , I think he tends to play soft and can miss time and it’s very hard to justify he is worth 34 mil a year. Bill quoted parcells saying “ it’s not about who has the best team , it’s about which team is playing the best “ , referring to December and the playoffs. You don’t need superstars , you need a TEAM , playing its best football in DECEMBER AND JANUARY.. I think this type of contract is an indicator of why the boys have continued to fall short of expectations. Jones wants to find his” aikman , smith , Irvin “ past and I guess he thinks by just paying his qb/ wr like those HOF’s, they will somehow play up to that type of worth. It’s become laughable, but at the same time a kick in the nuts to fans who are asked to support ridiculous ticket increases / psl’s etc , as it’s obvious these owners now are capable of printing money and it seems limitless when more of these insane contracts like we are seeing keep popping up. Atlanta and Dallas look like they have lost touch with reality, compared to Beane ( outside of the miller debacle ), even despite things like paying Bass perhaps too early and the diggs questionable ROI, he at least seems to have an equitable pay structure in place and you don’t see many holdouts or contract squabbles affecting the franchise. Bill also stated how the first few weeks of the season mean very little as you don’t really even know your own team yet , and I think this is really going to come into play with the BILLS. It takes time to learn your players and team, and he stated the preseason itself means nothing regarding really evaluating a players value to the team , as it takes 3-4 weeks of evaluation when teams actually are game planning and trying to attack certain players. That’s when good players show up in those 5 weeks early in the season. It’s after those weeks when you see which teams / players are really prepared to play. It’s an interesting 35 min with Bill , title on YouTube is BILL BELICHICKS BRUTALLY HONEST ASSESSMENT OF THE KICKOFF, CEEDEE CONTRACT , and its cool to see him relaxed, not hooded , actually sharing honest thoughts for once as it’s such a contrast from his usual pressers. Again tho , imo , these contracts are ridiculous ( Bill pointed out the Atlanta db HASN’T had an Int in 2 years! Yes he has pbu’s , but to BILL, that’s not as impacting as int’s.). Remind you of anything like those who valued Edmund’s so much for pbu’s or he “ prevented teams “ from throwing in an area ; yet tfl’s , sacks, ints and tangible impact plays were not his strength. Anyhow , I’ve Hated the boys since sb 27/28 , so hoping this is another flop move by Jerry and the boys keep proving he has lost his football mind! For us , no need to panic early , just keep figuring it out and be the best team ( including the kicking game ) in late December and January just one time! Go Bills!

We lost Super Bowl 25 to sims backup. It could happen. Why settle for this terrible back up where you could lose a game if Allen just misses a few series , which has happened. Iwoulnt trust Mitch for even a couple if series. Ask bill polian how nit having a backup for manning worked out for him. He was fired. Backups do matter.

Watching the KC / lions game with worthy , araiza , mahomes all looking good , with great Bills ties , and I think it can clarify your thought process , and throw bean in there too ! I can accept the qb , worthy things , but caving to the me too pc crap on araiza, really grates me as he boomed a 62 yarder and they are commenting his his hang time will be a big plus. Only good thing is with the qb, worthy , and their place kicker , araiza may not ever be used. Maybe we could trade for him!? 😁😇✌️

Yeah but dreams don’t count! lol. When I was his age I was having vivid dreams , but none of them ended with a parade! I still seemed to be happy tho ! 😁😈

QUIETLY IS THE OPERATIVE WORD! lol. , yep , people like mvs, claypool , cook have all been really quiet and one , if not the first two , won’t be hear so that’s about as quiet as it gets. 😊. Just kidding a little , but I called the claypool thing from day one if his signing. Bean has made some terrible calls/ chances , but this guy was a clown and never really was known for work ethic , just being a narcissist and diva. Mvs looking to be the second bad choice. Then adding these last two bodies , whivh I get are supposed to be camp guys , but if there are any injuries , who is Allen supposed to throw to or elevate? As the season gets closer , bean is looking like once again he refuses to take real steps to acquire more than just one actually good guy a year for Allen to throw to. Maybe Brady will be a genius play caller and creator , but will hold y praise till I see something actually look good against another team. 😊😎

Ariza just kicked a 62 yard bomb , Meanwhile our punter keeps shanking balls and his holds add to bass becoming unreliable. ( man , I wish we had enough courage to stand behind a kid who had a great family , squeaky clean rep , at least until he was proven to have done something. This is why running a corp to be pc can backfire, just ask bud lite!).