May Day 10

It isnt pampering. Go to the arena in buffalo, then go to its contemporaries in toronto, montreal, boston, and philly. Those are a much better place to watch a game and feel like a "hockey barn". The pitch on the seats in our arena is very gradual, putting you far away. Tons of bad seats even in the 100s. In the corners, in the 300s it feels like a different zip code. Then the bubble roof with the giant blue wall/ductwork. Sucks all the ambience and nouse right out.

We don't know that they are necessarily looking to put the 'best' game(s) on NFL network on Saturday, right? CBS and Fox probably have some pull, and they might want to keep at least 1 of the potentially good match-ups on Sunday you would think.

Im not entirely sure what is possible for the arena. It was a poorly designed arena built on the cheap for the most part, but it is still very useful. I hate the bubble roof (with the giant blue wall) and the gradual pitch of the seats the most, but those are major structural punch list items. Concourses get jammed up bad. Aesthetically from the outside it looks like trash. Cheap materials used for seats. My guess is we will see some sort of moderate-level renovation of the arena. Something above just a few coats of paint and a new store. With the costs, harbor center attached and canalside, I would give almost zero chance of a new/moved facility. Speaking as far as the known possible locations, as far as the stadium goes, based on my knowledge of construction, infrastructure, fan experience, and money, IMO the stadium dollars would go the furthest building adjacent to the current stadium in OP. A major reno would probably rival a new stadium in cost, and provide much less options. Downtown, lots of land acquisition and infrastructure costs, traffic, and boondoggle that we have been over 2000 times. If it were me, I would really be exploring around the "elbow" of the 190 and 90 by the Ogden Street exit areas. There is room there and people would fly in and out of there efficiently. That layout reminds me a bit of the highway situation where Philadelphia's stadiums are located.

Cyrus Kouandjio is a second round pick of the "Guardians" whoever they are

If the patriots start to trip up, this season could go over the top with excitement. We could be talking about home field throughout.

I would think the jets would have a real good chance... But the extra prep time from thursday to the following monday is a lot of time to come up with ways to cheat

I cant even imagine the Cowboys firing Garrett. He is teflon for some reason

It seems like a weird season. Teams look unbeatable and fall to earth hard (Dal, Ten). Other teams look like they are out of it, then somehow look good (Pit, Den, Min). Might have some shakeup for the playoffs this season with some new entrants and teams advancing.

two major threats are the Browns and Chargers. The longer they are down, the better. The Jets are going to make a run due to their schedule, but are starting from a hole and have little margin for error.

Cowboys and Eagles looked more vulnerable... But the Steelers and Broncos might not be as easy as I once thought

At least they got that field goal

Quinn has hot to be done after/if they lose to the Cardinals.

Im a fan of college ot.

On the day el camino comes out

His speaking was very smooth and he has what it takes. You could tell though that he was struggling a bit with the mind to mouth connection, but that is to be expected with any person stepping behind a mic.

Brady is missing bad with medium passes, and even short passes to the sideline. That is a first and seems to be systemic. He did complete a lot, but many seemed to be within a couple yards of the line of scrimmage. The Giants were blitzing and they were throwing a lot of little screens. What was the average in-the-air distance of the completed passes?

The patriots offense looks slow

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The "encroachment" call in the red zone made me a bit more furious to be honest.

Lots of mistakes, but it seems they have made the right hire(s) in McDermott and Beane. It feels like the Bills have been pulled into relevancy for the first time in 2 decades. Sabres is to be determined. It is very nice that the black cloud, Russ Brandon has been eliminated. Cant question their desire to win and economic commitment. Security in Buffalo, most importantly is wonderful

What a garbage player. Sealed his fate here with the ne game. Props on them not afraid to move on from a mistake

I can see both sides, and while it sucks being locked in to a Division with a perpetual 12-14 win team, I side on the "Division winners play at home" side.

I think they are.... and he looks decent enough, sometimes. But the way they talk there, he is Aaron Rogers, while Josh Allen is already exposed as a Jemarcus Russell level bust. I would argue that Darnold and Allen are both real close, showing a lot of promising signs, but nothing is certain as of yet as they still have bad games.

And a huge lol at the 'best fan base' result.

It is interesting from a Titans' fan perspective reading those threads there. They are bickering with one another about the reasons, but I don't know if any of them are correct. The team is bad? 1 or 2 bounces or calls yesterday and they are tied for 1st in their Division and also tied for both wild card spots with 4 winnable games coming up. With us, and many teams in the Northeast, being a fan is kind of an identity and a source of pride. We feel like we have notoriety and can effect games. It also helps whip us into a frenzy with how McDermott and the players always seem to acknowledge us. This does not exist at all in a lot of/most of the 'warm' markets. The Predators seem to have built that a bit there, although they are consistently in the Stanley Cup conversation through this stretch. Do they have trouble selling tickets without opposing fans? Or is it a Sabres' type situation where people own the tickets and see an opportunity to sell them above value to travelling fans?