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I don't know either of the gals, but I appreciate that Hailee is out with Josh casually made up and dressed in the Post pictures instead of a gallon of makeup and trying to out-hot herself with every snapshot like his ex. Good luck Josh!

What the hell do you actually know about anything in this situation? You seem to revel in rumors, assumptions, and runaway imagination. What is undeniable is that Britt and her friends are on some bizarre "husband material" shaming crusade via social media. Whatever Josh did to precipitate it, does he really want to marry any woman who handles their relationship problems this way? It's completely juvenile and bizarre IMO. Unless there's actually some revealing truth to what happened, any rush to judgment should focus on what we can see and know. And that's one sided to this point.

I'm not saying you are, but you do seem to exclude the fact that this is a team game and the coaches have a role to play. Back in 2008, during the illustrious Jauron years, our offense struggled mightily. People blamed the coaches, the players, blah, blah, blah. At least one of the players stood up and said it was ultimately on them to execute the plays being called. And he wasn't wrong. But later in the season, SF 49ers came here to play and beat us. Former Bill Takeo Spikes did the entire city a solid and went on record crediting 9ers D staff with figuring out what plays we were going to run based on pre-snap cues. Called our offense "simple" in the process. Early the next season Turk Schonert quit as OC complaining of Jauron's limited "Pop Warner offense". These guys play the game. If they don't have faith in the game plan it's a problem and both sides could be blamed. But that won't get it fixed.

True, except that if our coaches chose to reformulate their game plans for the rematch it might have inspired the players to perform better. Especially if they were the best game plans in NFL history. It certainly worked for the Giants in Superbowl XV after we beat them regular season. Boyd and Mixon called out our defense before the first game and Cinci was proceeding to rip through us before the tragedy. So our coaches decided to let it ride anyways. Let's stay on the road we were on. That's a problem in my book, and just changing it up may have allowed the players to refocus. Excuses(explanations) are what you focus on to avoid accountability for failure. When they are things beyond your control is when there's a real problem going unresolved.

I don't think it became Buffalo Wild Wings in 1982. I first became aware of the franchise in the early 90's here in Cleveland it was still Buffalo Wild Wings and Weck, then quickly shifted to BW3's. I believe it switched over to it's current name in the later '90s. And Frank's Hot Sauce was first made in Louisiana in 1920. They are proud of the Buffalo wing tie-in. https://www.franksredhot.com/en-us/about#:~:text=Because over in New Iberia,RedHot is%2C well%2C bottled.

It'll be fascinating to see where Edmunds' career goes from here, he's a fine young man coming into his prime. I hope his new role is more of an OLB and not the heart of the defense. How do turn the heart of your defense over to a 20 year old kid, regardless of his measurables? That was IMO a big mistake from McD. Edmunds is not a physical LB, which was shamefully disregarded. They asked too much from Edmunds early on, IMO. That being said, watching him play, Edmunds has always been lacking that insatiable fire to knife to the ball at all costs that you expect from any top LB. He did better last year, but still not commensurate with the contract he received. So I wish the Bills would have handled him differently but I agree with their ultimate decision. I wish him well and hope the change enables him to become the dominant LB everyone imagines in him.

Not about age, it's about where his head's at.

You also have to consider he had his best year in a contract year and just got paid. Is this an upswing or a peak?

Well, it is the Browns. Living here in Cleveland, I remember watching Poyer and he was a solid player but he really blossomed after joining the Bills. Kind of our equalizer for Wyatt Teller.

It'll be interesting to see if this occurs and I do wonder if Edmunds himself wants out because he's not that comfortable in the MLB position and wants to move outside.

Well, I know from visiting the blue hole in New Mexico, much of it is simply I-40 now! https://www.santarosabluehole.com/

Maybe, but these guys are professional and they understand taking care of their bodies, some hire their own chef, like Diggs: https://www.wgrz.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/daybreak/what-the-buffalo-bills-personal-chef-is-cooking-for-the-playoffs/71-d0b9b9f1-2db4-456f-a714-027c5f68e534 I can't say how many on the team pay attention to this, but based on my ex-wife's experience working for the Browns a decade ago, there was probably 10-20 something on the 53 man roster. We're talking nutrition, massage, chiropracty, PT/training room routines,etc. Plenty of NFL athletes take their career very seriously and explore any options to enhance longevity.

At the end of the day, all I know is I don't want our playoff opponents saying this about us: https://www.syracuse.com/buffalo-bills/2022/12/tyler-boyd-says-bills-defense-is-basic-secondary-not-best-bengals-have-seen.html “It’s kind of basic. They don’t do too much disguising - it’s kind of straightforward, they don’t do all the trickery things that we’ve seen a lot from defenses,” he told Cincinnati reporters in front of his locker. The article goes on to mention back in 2019 Belichick said the tough thing about playing our defense was how well Poyer and Hyde disguised their coverage responsibilities. Not this year. It's just not enough when we compete at the highest levels. The Frazier change, and a fresh perspective, was needed. We've got to have a more dynamic and creative defense, regardless of base schemes.

Funny you mention Norwood's kick. I lived through those four superbowl appearances and IMO if Levy would have had the cajones to fire DC Walt Corey, history may have been different. Certainly after the Washington drubbing in XXVI, but he chose to take the low hanging Dickerson fruit and be satisfied. We need change to get us to the next level. Hopefully it's the right one.

Let's be real here. December 2020: https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/bills-leading-the-charge-for-defensive-coordinator-leslie-frazier-to-merit-strong-head-coaching-consideration/ "Buffalo could end up losing their defensive coordinator and that's fine with owner Kim Pegula" Ditto McDermott quoted supporting this back then. No way this goes on record if they're completely happy with the job Frazier does. IMO Frazier is not a guy who likes to make in-game adjustments, and that's what killed him. Too slow to recognize he needs to quickly figure out how to pressure the QB in a playoff game instead of riding it out and hoping. I didn't even watch Bills/Bengals playoff game. In Cinci, they were abusing our defense before Hamlin went down, but it was early and I knew Frazier wouldn't change much up for the playoff game. Ironically, without the tragedy, we would have got our asses kicked in Cinci but stood a better chance in the playoffs. Class act and thank-you Leslie, but we need more than you seem capable of.

Nice. The author blurs the poster to limit the spread of misinformation and you decide therefore it isn't real. This is what makes me laugh when right wingers hold themselves up as some kind of intellectual compared to "mindless left wing sheep". Baaaaa, baaaaa, mindless right wing sheep.

Thank-you for acknowledging there are wackos on both ends of the political spectrum. You asked for any conservative source, and he provided them. Pretty much social-media based. But for you they are not major enough? "please provide a link to where any Conservative says that "they' have substituted a body double for Damar." Your words quoted. I (and he) have done that. Then you proceed to attempt to illegitimize the author, what is your point? The evidence is out there, is he playing it up a bit? Sure, but the evidence is there. You feel he didn't list enough specific sources? That wasn't the point of the article, go examine them yourselves. He's got a truthful point, no matter how you feel about him. Do you vet right wing sources also? Or are they infallible and only anyone reporting anything left of what you believe is the problem? It would be great if you actually applied intelligence equally, instead of feebly trying to dismiss the article. Wow, such a hypocritical response. Point the finger at yourself, and try to actually use some intelligent evaluation.

Social media at the top, websites at the bottom. Read the whole thing. https://www.yahoo.com/now/damar-hamlin-body-double-conspiracy-214838259.html

To that end, there's a very simple reality here. We have GOT to pressure Burrow and get him uncomfortable. DE's need to get after it and Frazier needs to come out of the gate with built in stunting and blitzing. Keep that banged up line and Burrow on their heels. He doesn't always have the greatest sense of the pocket and we need to exploit it.

My favorite part of Shady's article from the Tribune. Discussing the Jacksonville playoff loss in 2017: https://www.theplayerstribune.com/articles/lesean-mccoy-bills-fans-playoffs By the time we got on the plane to go home, my medication had worn off and my ankle had swollen back up. And I remember looking around the plane and thinking how much of a difference a week can make. Seven days earlier everybody was celebrating because it was New Year’s Eve and we had just made the playoffs. But that night, everything was different. It was just … quiet. We were scheduled to land in Buffalo around 1 a.m., the same time we had the the week before. And I remember thinking, Damn, if we would have won, I bet it would be the same as last week with all the fans there to meet us. If only we would have won…. After the plane touched down and we were rolling down the tarmac, I looked out the window. And that’s when I saw it. The Bills Mafia. Everywhere. Thousands of you. We all felt so bad that we had disappointed you. And yeah, maybe you were disappointed. But you were also proud. And you all showed up to let us know that. To show your support. To show love. That’s why I say: There’s nothing like Bills fans. Whether we’re winning or losing, you always have our backs. So thank you — for dealing with all the ups and downs … for being right there with us through all the adversity … for always sticking with us. That hasn’t gone unnoticed.

So, this is a really interesting story to me as a high ranking official is going off record about primarily Troy Vincent. In case you haven't, I strongly recommend reading the ESPN original article for better details: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/35393227/how-bills-bengals-led-way-damar-hamlin-collapsed For me here are what I view as "facts" This person speaks entirely in first person about events, especially Dawn Aponte. They seem very closely tied to these situations. This person speaks about willingly forfeiting the game if needed. It was a team official, not an NFL person, ESPN person, or referee. This person really disparages Troy Vincent. "The league screws this s--- up because Troy Vincent screws this stuff up," the official said. "That's the wrong person in the wrong position at the absolute wrong time. ... He wants to be the hero, but he will never take accountability. That's him to a T." So for me, I think it comes from the Bills as they would have been the ones to forfeit if needed. Knowing how tight the FO is with their information, I believe this is Brandon Beane as the source. He can be a bit of a hothead as an old article references and this other quote about Aponte I can totally see him saying: " "Whatever crazy nonsense she was getting," the official added, "man, she held it. She held it strong." So, I think this source was extremely close to the situation which would be Beane, McDermott, Taylor, Aponte and the ref. If it came from the Bills, I think their management is such that it would be discussed and Beane would be the one to step up and take action. Some other interesting points was that DeMaurice Smith of the NFLPA talked to Goodell around 9:10 and recommended cancelling the game. Buck said they were putting out info about restarting for most of the entire hour and no one from the NFL called to correct them. Was Vincent trying to tell Goodell one story(players haven't decided) and the people under him another(get the game restarted)? Clearly the source's issue is with Vincent, and it sounds like there's a history there. I have no idea if Beane experiences align with this, but it is completely plausable that night. Why anonymous? Maybe it's a calculated game of chicken to put the info out to the public but force the NFL to deal with him and Vincent behind the scenes, instead of glossing things over and moving on. Is Vincent trying to extract retribution from those under him like Aponte? He switched sides and sounds like a very poor, duplicitous leader. Anyways, thanks to those who feel it came from Cinci and your reasons. Wonder where this one will end?

Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge and I'm sorry to hear it hits so close to home with loved ones. I know I truly value my friends who are physicians and I can lean on in troubled health times. I know your loved ones feel the same about you, it is an unequaled blessing to have physicians as friends and family looking out for you. I also wondered about the rarity of commitio cordis in these sports and assumed a familial/genetic susceptibility. But it's never been established, in part because it's so rare. Literature theoriorizes that the bones and chest structure matures at the end of the teenage years to cut the incidents but who knows? Thanks for the tip about pressure gradient between the LV and LVOT. My group doesn't focus on hypertrophy but you never know.

Thanks, I appreciate the perspective and info. My mistake is looking at it as a individual/genetic susceptibility which I will correct and certainly it makes much more sense he can return.

Thanks, I'm not a doctor either but the ER doc I work with thought it at least appeared to be a classic example of CC with the way it went down. Certainly we don't know the cause yet, but I have trouble agreeing with your docs that CC recurrence would be an extremely low probability for a professional football player. If they don't have a way to prevent recurrence, I'd say end of career.

Thanks for the info and excellent reference. I gather from the article that this type of echo is really needed to assess limitations of physical activity including assessing transient blood flow restrictions during exercise. So I see where you're coming from with what may have caused the arrhythmia in this case. I'm still left with my original question that isn't this degree of hypertrophy measurable with a routine echo, even when Damar was sedated? Is the exercise echo is more of a secondary assessment?