brianthomas

My question is, do i share this info to my diehard Jets friends or do i take it easy on them & not ruin their day? All i've heard from them this offseason is how "they're gonna really compete this year & how much better their offense is & Darnold is than ours & Allen". Thats it, i'm gonna find some Jets fans, this is too good to pass up haha

Yep, as i thought i stated right here: Rochesterfan explained it great. Something i discovered only after finding more about it in the link i had previously shared here https://www.si.com/nfl/dolphins/news/miami-dolphins-decision-to-waive-injured-curtis-weaver-and-what-it-means

That Armando guy is a columnist at the Miami Herald. He says that, but then i read this thorough breakdown here & it says the same thing but with different preconditions. https://www.si.com/nfl/dolphins/news/miami-dolphins-decision-to-waive-injured-curtis-weaver-and-what-it-means I also thought that a player had to pass a physical 1st prior to the waiver claim going thru. Weavers can't pass a physical right now, so i think im just gonna forget this & move on lol.

https://twitter.com/ArmandoSalguero/status/1298005291930451969 Apparently this rule is in place to prevent teams from stashing young players. All news to me though

Yep i think so, as long as its before the cut date from 90 players to 53, this is the route they had to take. If they had waited til after the cutdown, they couldve put him on IR. No idea about the Delpit situation in comparison to Weavers. They're both likely out for the season so I have no idea & i dont really care enough to dig into it, even though now i probably will haha. Also i'm no expert on the new CBA & the new changes. Roster designations are/were the main factor in the Phins decision it sounds like.

I love dogging on the fish as much as anyone, but Miami had to expose him to waivers in order to claim the roster spot. Only after he cleared waivers could they place him on IR, as a non vested player has to clear waivers first. Its not usual for a team to take a chance on a player thats injured & claim them off waivers, as they'll have to pay him while being injured & Weaver's likely out for the whole year. Looks like they were simply rolling the dice & lost out on an intriguing prospect for the future.

Stinks that there wont be any fans for the 1st 2 games, but at least they didn't commit to the whole season being that way. Theres still hope that with the extra time the powers that be can come up with a plan to make fans in attendance work. Also gives everyone a chance to see how everything works out with the other teams that allow fans to attend. If they show it can be done without any big increases in cases, they'll be more likely to emulate them. If it fails well then we're sol.

too soon!

Reddit doesn't share links to live games anymore, but there are plenty of sites out there with them. Theres a few sites i frequent that show all major sports where the delay is roughly about 30 seconds, 1080p, no ads with (the right) adblocker & HD all the time. If ur video is grainy, its ur own connection issue or you're on the wrong website. Some of you looking at this thread may know the ones I use as I've shared some in the past with you privately. But for those willing to pay & are looking at a VPN as an option, besides from making sure they have as close to local servers as possible, I'd suggest picking a company that will give u a free trial or the option to opt out/refund if you're not happy with the quality. And I'd test it out NOW, rather than 5 minutes before the games supposed to start. Always funny seeing the frenzy at game time as people panic at where they're gonna watch the game. It's like a sign of the season changing & I'm sure it'll happen again this year too. Cool thing about this board is that there's tons of good people here that will always be willing to help you out.... myself included if u ever need it. #BillsMafia

Besides from the temp checks & limited capacity, if teams are going to allow fans to attend, i think they should have a stipulation written in fine print on the back of the ticket, that you accept responsibility for your own self & don't hold the team liable if you do get covid. For the States where the outbreak is largely controlled, i don't see why they can't have fans attend, even if it is just in limited capacity

even if WE would pay for it (which i wouldnt), there wouldnt be enough other people to fund a Bills Only channel to make it viable or sustain it. We're not the Yankees for instance who can pull upon a much larger audience. We've had local sports networks in the past, but subsidized & paid for by Adelphia Communications. Now if PSE wanted to spend some of that oil money on a network, they very well could do that. However outside of them, I don't see it as possible. In todays day & age it'd be easier to have a Bills Network channel on Youtube. If that ever became popular enough to warrant something more substantial then so be it.

I think u misunderstood what i wrote lol. And yeah we're set with Singletary & Moss The Melvin Ingram trade talk is probably over now. He signed an adjusted contract with the Chargers so he'll be staying now https://www.nfl.com/news/melvin-ingram-signed-adjusted-contract-before-returning-to-chargers-practice

At first glance i thought this was Melvin Gordon again, even tho he's with Denver now, we've just seen so many of those trade rumors over the years where we're mentioned again & again with him haha. Melvin Ingram tho, thats different & he is more enticing to me if i were the GM. I know the Chargers want Oline help, but i wonder if something else could make it work. They can take Murphy &/or some other oline depth not named Ty if that'll do it. I think Ingram would be a great signing for a year or 2 & would be all for it. Like others have said, i'd prefer we improve the offense but when opportunity knocks, u always gotta open that door to see whats there.

Edwards is decent when it comes to an average punt. He has excellent hang time on his kicks, allowing the gunners & coverage team to get down field. But if u need to flip field position & bang one 60 yards, he's simply not that guy for you. I've read he struggles with coffin kick accuracy as well. Still a little competition is good imo. May the best punter win! Btw it is funny though that Carolina picked up Vedvik. Good to see the pipeline goes both ways

This was the 1st punt in practice for Carolina's new punter. I hope this is 1 Panther that doesnt end up in a Bills uni at some point haha. But i'm glad we're working out more punters. Special teams is such an integral part of the game & we should be looking to improve any position group we can.

Maybe he meant to say Singletary would've had 1000 yards if we hadn't used Frank so much... because he would have. Seriously though, even though I think Frank is mistaken with his take, I don't think theres anything wrong with what he said. He's played his whole career believing in his abilities & what he can do when others doubted him. He's 100% a future HOF'er. Good luck with the Jests, you're gonna need it!

Yep totally agree. I got into a debate recently with a couple of my friends who are diehard Jets fans. And I brought up Gase & how I wouldn't be surprised if Gregg becomes their HC at some point. And then i brought up Bountygate & they said how no team would make Gregg their HC after that scandal. Normally I would agree with that, but this is the Jets & that scandal happened when Gregg was a DC, and he's still getting jobs at that same job. He's still in front of the cameras talking to the media & acting like a face of the franchise. If you do a crime at a certain position & then get hired multiple times after for the same position, how much of an issue can it really be, if he's still getting opportunities? I personally would think no team would ever make Gregg their HC, but i would think that'd go the same for DC too & it hasn't. Curious if any of you have any thoughts on the matter

had to happen sooner or later i guess, someone trying to circumvent the rules in place. It is really selfish tho on his part

Sounds good to me! Picture this. Week 6, the Chiefs are playing here Sunday Night & the Bills just scored to go up 42-0. All the fans are howling & barking. Ozzy's: 'Bark at the Moon' blares over the loudspeakers & sends the fans into a frenzy. Then 'Who Let the Dogs Out' comes on & a roar of: 'woof woof woof woof' is heard for miles around the stadium & in living rooms all around the world. haha... I'm pretty much in the 'anything but the whistle' crowd. If it takes your dog Ralphie to do that, send his pictures to One Bills Drive asap!

Anythings possible I just see it as highly unlikely. This isn't political at all, but I don't even see Trump being interested in something like that. He gets pretty sour at people who "beat him" or when he loses something. I can't see him wanting to pay the Pegulas any money or put his name on the stadium period. It just doesn't make much sense on his part.

Yeah & instead of that train whistle blaring over the loud speakers, we could have chants of: 'wax on , wax off, wax on , wax off., with the whole crowd joining in & waxing the car with their hands, kinda like how the Chiefs do their tomahawk chop. Make it happen guys!

I had to snicker at your suggestion but it is pretty clever haha. However if we're gonna name it the Ralph, i'd rather it just be for Ralph Wilson again. But if someone were to reach out to Ralph Lauren about it, I wouldn't be against it.

Yeah that'll never happen. Especially after what happened during his failed bid at buying our team. Spreading fake news about other potential owners planning on moving our team, which were proven to be baseless. He also inflated his wealth & misled officials about his assets in order to get a loan from Deutsche Bank. All of this becoming a significant part of the Michael Cohen investigation. Our county & our owners wouldn't let Trump touch our stadium with a 1,000 mile pole

yep agree on everything u said wholeheartedly... why i was so confused lol. Only caveat to the comparison of where the Jets are in relation to where we were is that they still have Adam Gase as their HC. But their GM Douglas seems to be better than his predecessor (but that isn't too difficult to achieve) haha hopefully we close all of these Tre threads

I didn't think he would either. But after my father brought it up after he saw it on Fox News & Tre talked about how some fans or people said he was being selfish, i got nervous thinking he just might. Either way i respect how difficult a decision is must've been for him & am thankful he decided to play.