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Pretty much how I saw it. Where the hell was the safety help? I thought Darby played a good game and mostly had good position, there's nothing he could do about a number of those perfectly placed passes. Hats off to Fitz, he threw some great passes tonight. Unbelievable the FO played chicken with him this offseason. R&R R have to adjust their defense. NYJ have a lot of talent on both sides, #2 AFCE team IMO, Bills are going to have a tough time for a playoff spot this year. I'm open minded about giving the Ryans every benefit of the doubt. But, lack of player discipline on and off the field, game management issues continue to abound. Is this really a playoff-calibre coach? 12 men on defense? How many contending teams have so many numerous little issues? They need to get their sh*t together and make some changes. I also think Rex was stupid not giving his starters enough time on the field in preseason.

He played a great game, just has to work on breaking down for open field tackles. Running back made him look silly in the first quarter, that 4th quarter TFL miss effectively sealed the game. He's a fantastic player, elite players make that crucial tackle. He's close.

Um, yea, that's just women for ya. And you don't get drunk to understand it, you get drunk because of it!

Haven't watched any preseason games, but great analysis on Miller and EJ. Definitely visiting your site more often!

Maybe it can seem limiting. But I would say that it is needed. When you overgeneralize a definition like racism, despite the reality of the situation people will react to the base definition which only serves to infame the situation. The shock value can at times be good to make the offending person think, but for me looking at all the "safe space" stuff, I think it's come time to expand our minds by defining and reexamining specific terms to make both sides think more deeply. To borrow your example, if black individuals are being included simply because of their race, then it may not be racism. It may be an equal opportunity situation, and that's not racism. If a white decision-maker excludes black individuals who are are being loud and disrespectful, there may be racism, it may be discrimination, or it may be that none of the other people were loud and disrespectful no matter what their race. The thing is, are the blacks who were excluded simply thinking "racism" and absolving their own behavior or are they willing to look at things more carefully, and take responsibility for their role in the problem?

I truly believe you need to first revisit the definition of racism. Much like Kaep, I think you are overgeneralizing and condemning far more behaviors than you should. https://www.google.com/#q=racism rac·ism ˈrāˌsizəm/ noun the belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race, especially so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races. prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior. Just because a black guy walks into my elevator and I fleetingly observe the color of his skin doesn't make me racist. Fat, skinny, obnoxious, ugly, gorgeous, strange, psycho, appearance, etc. We all observations and judgements of some kind to the people we meet. Doesn't mean we treat or think of the person negatively. In my lifetime of experiences, African Americans I meet are more likely to make eye contact with me, exchange hellos and have a friendly conversation. Don't know why, just my experiences. Some might wrongly call it a prejudice but it's not, it's just a bias. Even if a first impresson evokes negative feelings or prejudice, many of us have lived on this earth long enough to realize talking to that person will dispel those negative feelings most of the time. Assumptions cause more trouble than they solve. This is what people truly need to learn. And you are making a lot of assumptions about people's underlying behavior and overgeneralizing the definition of racism. Much like Kaep overgeneralizes this great country. If we are to continue moving forward eliminating racism, overgeneralizing and national condemnation has a disengaging effect in addition to being unfocused. I am 46, this country has made enormous strides in my lifetime against racism and there is much more work to be done. But assumptions and generalizations only halt progress.

because he's claiming it does, and he's wrong. He's wrong about a lot of people in this country. He really needs to find a better way to protest oppression than condemning our entire nation.

This is the real rub. It's one thing if Kap wants to protest oppression, it's another that he condemns our entire nation as oppressors. FU Kap, you don't know me and how I treat people otherwise you'd realize how stupid and inappropriate your viewpoint is.

It's always weird for me too but I realize everyone focuses on different things. Certain people just like to stare at stats with players like Sammy Watkins, never even acknowledging that he is singularly driven to succeed, obsessed with the game but also blessed with exceptional talent, that is the real reason we gave up draft picks to get him. Heart and soul of a team, like Jerry Hughes. People can look at LeShawn McCoy's stats and say he wasn't worth the money but go to the game and he's still a dynamic force as a running back, even if it doesn't always show in the stats. People like to see the statistical evidence all line up before they take a stand on the quality of the team. One of my favorite teams was the '87 bills. I was finishing up high school in central Ohio but was filled with certainty that finally, FINALLY, the Bills would be a force to be reckoned with soon. After so many lousy years, talent just oozed from the field. Go check the stats on that year, nothing stood out in the statistics, losing record, but no one wanted to play them. Bunch of bad-ass talent on the cusp that just needed seasoning and a couple more pieces of the puzzle. That's exactly what happened but some fans waited a year or two more before admitting it. This Bills team is definitely on the cusp after last year, injuries will determine where we go this year but our success will be undeniable next year unless there's a FO shakeup.

Damn. You just crushed my hopes.

I would like to think Brown was taking a subtle dig at "safe space" students with a preschool. I would put pacifiers out too.

By all accounts Gordon's looked good in practice but there's a reason why he's friends with Manziel: neither one of them get it. I agree about the talent but don't think he's grown enough as a person to count on him. Keep in mind he applied for reinstatement, there was a 60 day wait and he couldn't even keep clean for that long. 60 days.

I liked the way Cardale looked off Boykins on the TD pass until the last second. I didn't like how he missed the receiver on the left side who broke open on an inside slant on the 2 point conversion. But Cardale's a really exciting prospect. Definitely a project, has to step into his throws far more but OTOH it is good to know he can be effective off that back foot when he has to.

It's not a huge loss, it was a huge loss after the first 2 games last year when the film on him showed the rest of the league what a slug he decided to be. Other teams didn't double team him when I was watching, they had no problem assigning him 1 OL. I don't get how people cry about his loss when he checked out long before that and was a real liability on the field for us most of last season. It's a positive he's gone. F him and his arrogant attitude.

Sadly, in the article Geno sounds only focused on how he got his opportunity to QB taken away and life isn't fair so I must keep fighting for it. Commendable, but maybe he should have honored his commitment to IK and be accountable that he wasn't a man of his word?

If he comes back anywhere close to the way he was he'll be suspended before week 8 for smoking pot. I hope he's changed.

Thanks for all these fantastic write-ups you do. Just wanted to mention as a former kicker that your kicking leg "snap" and maximum acceleration at contact are the largest factors. Momentum of approach will certainly add a little force and distance, but because you have to plant and swing, too quick an approach will compromise your ability to fully accelerate your kicking foot at ball contact. It's a tricky balance and took me a while to figure out. If you watch most NFL kickers closely their kickoff approach run is not fast nor do they accelerate their approach pace much as they get closer. The coverage does though!

How pointless is this thread? You're comparing a buzzard with an eagle, wtf? Various Ivanka vs Tiffany to choose a winner would actually be a competition.

Yea, factcheck had an article about his speech the next day and they never evaluated his Hillary statements. Shocking, just shocking for such an "impartial" fact checker!

Honestly it's been a big nothing in Cleveland here so far. It'll be the out of towners that start anything. Even the most liberal Clevelanders don't want another black eye for their city above all else. Any activists hoping for local support to stir up trouble were sadly mistaken.

Here's the original article which goes into Kiko's story for those interested to actually hear it. Must not like English or talking to U.S. reporters! http://espn.go.com/blog/onenacion/post/_/id/4607/kiko-alonso-prepares-for-a-new-beginning-with-the-dolphins Interesting that he just wants to be the middle linebacker. Should be interesting to see if he can take on those NFL O-linemen.

I'm not surprised by the decision. It's really shocking how thin their rationales are that they expect to get away with. From the inspector general's report http://bigstory.ap.org/article/e9cf125b8af1417a8cdd0b3526a1ce9e/apnewsbreak-state-dept-audit-faults-clinton-emails : Hillary Clinton and her team ignored clear guidance from the State Department that her email setup broke federal standards and could leave sensitive material vulnerable to hackers, a department audit has found. Her aides twice brushed aside concerns, in one case telling technical staff "the matter was not to be discussed further." And Comey's statements: https://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/statement-by-fbi-director-james-b.-comey-on-the-investigation-of-secretary-hillary-clintons-use-of-a-personal-e-mail-system There is evidence to support a conclusion that any reasonable person in Secretary Clinton’s position, or in the position of those government employees with whom she was corresponding about these matters, should have known that an unclassified system was no place for that conversation. In addition to this highly sensitive information, we also found information that was properly classified as Secret by the U.S. Intelligence Community at the time it was discussed on e-mail (that is, excluding the later “up-classified” e-mails). ....While not the focus of our investigation, we also developed evidence that the security culture of the State Department in general, and with respect to use of unclassified e-mail systems in particular, was generally lacking in the kind of care for classified information found elsewhere in the government. Yup, no intent there Comey? Depends on how you define intent I suppose..... Obama was right in a way, this is the most transparent form of government corruption I've ever seen.

I've lived in Buffalo, Pittsburgh, and now Cleveland for over 15 years. People are pretty much the same in all 3 towns, so you've got your jerks well distributed and you run into them everywhere including here. Not worth arguing with a made up mind. Great thing the championship, congrats to you! After game 4 Cavs found what no Bills/Sabres team had: mental strength. Doing the little things is what carried them, plus LeBron was way more mature than Curry and the rest. So I felt good about the Cavs chances game 7 and was not disappointed. Not so sure C-town is going to expect victory if the Indians face adversity in the world series this year though. Old habits die hard! ;-) But wouldn't a 2016 series title be otherworldly?

Living here in Cleveland, this is a fantastic moment. I am not a huge fan of basketball, but I am a Cavs fan as there's no Buffalo team to root for. It'll be interesting to see what all the pessimists with their "Cleveland sports is cursed" pacifiers do. Do they throw them out or simply rub the CLE off and stamp a Browns helmet on and keep chewing away! Enjoy the journey. That's what Buffalo's 4 super bowls taught me and it'll make that superbowl victory all the more sweet. So many Cleveland folks are in shock today and don't know quite how to react. Buffalo can do better than that!

Coach Morris Buttermaker, Bad News Bears.