boyst

2.5" to fall during the game? That's a lot, right? I told my wife that's a lot!

Simon, thank you for letting us know there will be weather in Buffalo today. Will there be weather tomorrow???

Anyone need a 🏴‍☠️ ?

That would be nice. But can Vandermark needs reps. I could see dion gone in 3 yrs.

Since I'm on the exercise bike and tormenting myself at a slow pace I have some time... In the experiences I had calling defensive sets the training I got was pretty interesting. This was HS but I've seen similar in the upper tiers. It was boiled down, parboiled down, then roasted. Basically, everything was grouped. We started the play call in the set we wanted, base, nickel, dime, heavy, etc... that was the given part If the lineup is 21 and the TE is in line with a WR offline wide it is 1/3 of the call, it all came down to how they came out of their huddle since we already knew the personnel. 11 personnel it would be a different call. Honestly I don't remember the terms as much as if it was a pass lineup like 11 we would move the monster back (varying version of nickel in the 3-4 we played) outside of my hip. If they shifted to bring the condensed package I'd move him inside. There wasn't a lot of changes for most of the field... So in the huddle we would call our base of the scheme with the personnel on the field. It'd be the call for the DL, the call for the safeties and if anything special for the CB's (we played man primarily), and then the variable part is once the offense took the formation. Something like "Push heavy, cover 2, nickel low." The DL push their assignment to the strong side, safeties split the field, nickel comes inside the box at the snap to cover the middle. The IL linebackers would read and react, and the OLBs played more of a DE roll. In this case the DE's had to know they didn't have outside help on the strong side from the nickel and can't lose contain since leverage is inside. At the line as an OLB that was basically a DE I had to call the inside guys where to lineup and who their read was - Mile keyed the up back, whoever our Jack was I told who he keyed. Those calls were based on who they put where as I said. They come out in 22 with a split on the line I'm keying the Mike (his name was Ray) on the upback in the backfield. He is to eat that lead blocker, shed him if he can, and either make the tackle or chase the QB. The Jack is to watch the weak side TE if he releases as the first read, check the screen, then crash the pocket to get the runner or attack the QB. I would call one of maybe 6 calls by the word - usually concepts that week based on the team we play. If we are playing the vikings it'd be stuff like "purple," "gold," "horn," etc. of course we had our basic own stuff and we had those after our own team the wildcats. So "cat," "black, " gold," etc were our norms. In all of this the first part was simple, that was coached in by the sideline in most cases. In hurry up we had to make the calls ourselves. The second part is where you better study the film, know the scouting report, and have your wits about you. You had more time than you'd realize to make that call. One of my most favorite annecdotes of this was my junior year. We blew out a team on Friday so starters didn't play a full 3 quarters. That meant that non seniors were eligible to play the JV game the next morning. Usually that was fun to do and just beat up on the freshman and sophomores. I begged to go play when I learned a few others were going to play, too. On Fridays I barely called the defense but I knew the reports well enough. The guy I would be playing for on Saturday morning was the guy who made the calls for the defense. I studied like hell and got to the game. I knew their entire playbook (JV games are super limited) and would call their plays out at the line. Our mike linebacker and nickel/monster were playing, too. They tried to run plays and we would shut them down. They'd like up and I'd call their play - "run left a-gap," "flanker post, check down to the TE." It was just fun as hell as we destroyed them simply knowing their plays as good as they did.

Yo... Dope. Clearly you don't realize I am trashing UNC because I like Duke

And it's not even close to over. I think Buckeyes pull a horseshoe out their butt. They get weird luck.

90s rap was full of men pretending to be gangsters and ladies men and pimps and such... But tupac, Diddy, and all of them were a $3 type of *****.

We are now -6.... That's a big damn line at 52.5-53

Same folks Already said Maye is HOF. They said Mac Jones was too.

Saw an indiana fan today at the farmers market. She was very confident her team has what it takes to win today. Her husband was not. He was a Purdue fan. (Also saw a woman who had a sabres credit card I noticed when she went to pay; her husband pulled his card too and paid - Bruins fan)

Have you ever called plays? Specifically on defense or pass blocking schemes for the OL?

I'm watching some of this... It's hilarious. Diddy was getting tapped by Andre Herrel. Ain't no doubt. 90's rap trying to be so manly and secure full of frootloops.

Let me guess you dominate your Madden league and send all out blitzes on most downs? The game of football is much different than the sport we watch. It's hilarious to see such takes. Thanks for entertaining me. "Bruce Smith didn't get a sack today, he sucks. 4 weeks in a row no sack" " He was chipped and then double teamed every time." " But he didn't get a sack and was always right about to get one before the QB moved up in the pocket." " He plays 34 DE" " He only has 7 sacks this year. Phil has 5 and much cheaper. We don't need Bruce." "Ok" I don't get it. I really don't get it.

Joe Burrows himself on the injured list every year. I've seen fans say they'd take him over Josh because at least Burrough got his team the super bowl. That's like saying hey I took her home last night ... So what if she didn't put out

Gotta misspell his name. Nothing gets his fanboys more upset than that Joe Burrough. Joe Burrows. Joe Borrow. The famed QB from Ole Miss.

Cam Lewis would have been the difference for the Chiefs playoff game had he started and played the whole thing last year. He glued to Kelce and the middle playing a hybrid double nickel

I think he's like Chris Kelsey in this defense. I think he was only ever supposed to be what he is now by our scheme and play. We don't pin the DE's ears back and crash the pocket to chase the sacks. We use the DEs to pressure the pocket and linebackers to fill the holes, generate pressure, and drop downhill. By design this defense is not like Cleveland's. Jim Schwartz pins the DE's ears back, shoved a rocket up their ass, unleashes them. This leverages the inside of the line and front of the pocket where you have to commit a linebacker to the pocket and your DT's, IDL to be athletic and shed blocks to keep the backfield from leaking. Without linebackers at good angles and the ability to shed an OL the defense isn't as good as the sum of its part when someone like Garrett is wrecking this havoc. I know terms have changed and the new trend are all these buzzwords these talking heads use where they say the axe comes off the edge in a shade 9 position and the linebacker blablabla. Football is and always has been simple in concept: Disrupt the pocket with your front 4 (with a 34 you use your mike). Set the edge and no outside penetration. Use the LBs to read the play and clean up the disruption. Rely on 3-4 seconds of coverage from your corners. Use your safety's to not let anything get over top and your strong safety to play the triangle between the corners. Just play defense. In our defense the scheme it doesn't favor fancy stats. Our sum of all parts is greater than any individual part. And if that means the sum is less than it could be for 1 specific player setting a sack record than so be it. Unfortunately, that's the way it is. But, the benefit is we seldom see a single player being the gross factor of the game being lost.

I'm about to have my meniscus done, told my doctor to wait until after the season.

Do you follow college ball? Noah Knigga - Eastern Michigan LB

None of that is surprising. Even if they're not real and making it up. Every team has a security staff with them to enforce policy and protect the players. Diabetic Don in Phili is an example.

Hyde came from Green bay, Poyer was cut from a team that won less than five games over a couple years.... The Browns

Not one box of Flutie flakes. Hardly even close.

Ah yes that nuance. I was only concerned with the consumption of money against the cap (that is if his balance is in the top 51)