NoSaint

Im suspicious of a few

What tough is any major stadium tour is going to likely hit NYC and Toronto. I’d imagine often with the Toronto date being close enough to exclude buffalo contractually. youd get some but not a ton. A few monster truck type events an occasional ncaa regional bracket which is cool things that don’t likely show on those schedules include conventions, filming, quirky galas as you mention, the dome would by more quality of life than return on investment

So because other cities can put in underwhelming experiences, everyone should? driving back and forth to Rochester or crossing the border daily for 4-5 days including a late Sunday night in February sounds not fun. As a local example to me... Nola has darn near as many rooms within walking distance of the dome as your regional counts. Better weather, restaurant and event space infrastructure used to handling it... minnesota has similar weather challenges but to my albeit limited knowledge- much better airlift, those rooms are denser etc... jacksonville is just a lame choice. I doubt it comes around again anytime soon. i say embrace that you aren’t that city, and that it’s part of what makes you great in your own way. Be excellent on what you are, not what you think you need to be. Other than the chip on the shoulder, I’ve never really gotten a lot of fans desire to shoehorn in a super bowl. It’d cost the city a fortune, and probably be among the lowest ROI destinations with a lot of revenue going across the border.

So you want all the headaches but to ship most of the revenue to Canada? Buffalo just isn’t a super bowl city - and that’s ok. In fact, it’s a big part of why most of you enjoy it

On some level, 9 games into a season in the 3rd quarter of a game, archetypes go out the window and you are balancing fresh legs vs raw talent and these guys will all get reps in a variety of combos

To be fair, you have no idea how many times he “had his bell rung” between... just this was the first time it was drastic enough to miss time

And during that time Byrd was subject fully to the terms of the agreement. To suggest that fortunately a guy is in hell because he hard bargained a contract (and in an accusation not shown to be true to my knowledge) for a player in a game is a bit much

I’d hope that if he’s 4 they are playing well. If they are trash and he still can’t get on the field, I’m not sure you are keeping him either, doc.

Yup. and frankly the risk of potentially trading Antonio Brown for a decent tight end is enough to make it very hard to move him even if you are a bold GM

As ive said... it would take a lot... A) team thinks he’s not the guy we saw last November long term so he is max value before he suits up again and want to cash out and/or B) they can add an immediate quality starter instead of enjoying his depth I’m all for excellent depth and your 4th wr plays a lot. He could be a guy to move though, in a perfect situation. 90% of the roster is unlikely to be traded but could be if stars aligned though.

There isn’t. And he’s worth a good bit. Hence I’m not talking picks. But if he’s a legit 4 on our depth chart I’d think twice about a starting caliber TE, or a pass rusher opposite Hughes (what pick would foster/Shaq need with them for a clowney for instance). I’m only doing some devils advocate work here. It would take far too many items lining up to make it anything substantially possible

That he did isn’t much worth mentioning, or defending honestly. Is this one of those see something say something moments?

Honestly, it was just an easy example without rummaging through 31 rosters- not a true call to it being the best spot possible. Even if they get him back for most of this year he’d be high risk to resign so it was an easy throwaway example that everyone would be at least surface level familiar with.

I’d almost say likely, not just possible. Unless the wheels come off one of the old men and you cut him in camp, I’d venture the 4th guy there contributes much more than the 10-11th pass catcher. You find this answer to an interview question to be spouting off? Do you find bellichick to be overly talkative?!? “That’s a blessing,” Yeldon said, via the Buffalo News. “Coming in my first couple years, I didn’t have vets like that. Being here in this situation, I can learn a lot from those guys. It’s a lot for me to take with me in my future years. It’s going to be a heated competition. That’s one thing they told me coming in. There’s going to be competition regardless.”

Fosters still a decent risk and it miiiight be a chance to kick in value at his highest point if you aren’t sure of him. I do think that he’s a much better candidate for a player swap than a draft pick though. Even that’s tough though. Does a team like KC maybe take a shot at him being their deep threat and what type of immediate talent do you have to get back as a GM to risk the possibility of foster exploding there? A lot has to line up to even start the discussion

Going from the nfl to hanging dry wall for a friends business is a redemption story? How bad did he get in between those points?!? Jeeeeze. that said, for a 5th, I’d think long and hard about taking him again, even knowing the wheels come off. Top flight season, paid peanuts and a day 3 pick? He was probably a top 5-10 career in the round.

Is 2 catches a game and like 2 tds a year really a big part of an offense that had 4(?) hall of famers including 2 at his position? If he wasn’t a role player, who was?!? Outside of buffalo and the lett family, I’d venture not terribly well known. that play was likely legendary even if he’s not though

Wait... you are a cfo/it ops director?!? for what, the AAF?

If minuscule compensation, Reed on a 3 year 24m non guaranteed contract doesn’t kill me. ill keep echoing that we are in a spot to take on a few guys that you can’t count on or don’t make sense positionally or... if we take reed reed as a 1yr 7.5m swing with 2 team options to follow... meh. Not the worst use I’ve seen of a late pick.

Those offseason practices are always a balancing act...

Its a tough situation. I think that the fact that TWO of his sons spent time in prison and even after one died he didn’t step back and take a break worries me about Andy Reid the man. That they did drugs doesn’t terribly concern me but how he handled it and some whispers that floated around did. That man, for better and worse, is a football coach and his best and worst qualities are likely to bleed through. addiction is a tough and extremely complicated thing and I am among the last to look at it as a moral failing by anyone. I think that as a leader of men he has struggled to show that he practices good self care and by proxy often struggles with proper care of others. That may reflect in both his personal and professional life. That’s a very difficult conversation to have off the cuff on the radio though. I’m hoping he stumbled haphazardly into a tough topic and wasn’t just trying to score points. Those are widely different things.

I picture him erratically throwing people out the exit off his back foot

I’m not even sure it was thaaaat oblivious to give it a shot. And I largely give cam a hard time. contrary to this thread, it did not appear to actually be first class that he was speaking with. He was trying to move from row 3-4 of coach to the first row of coach so he’d have the wall in front of him instead of another seat. Not sure what they are swinging on that upgrade that day but I’d venture a lot less than $1500 and if somebody was expensing the ticket they might think twice about putting some crisp bills in their pocket. I’m on the tall side but I’d think twice before turning down (a weeks pay/a free vacation/season tickets/insert appealing alternative of your choice) to give up just the extra knee space. If I paid for first class on my own- obviously that’s a thin proposal to just cover my already incurred expenses and maybe a nice meal on top

I get that cam has an assistant. I’m also very well seasoned with travel. Heck, that’s probably why it was a bit nails on the chalkboard-y to read. You may as well be talking to EII about your adventures on the canals of Illinois right now ? Perhaps it’s a regional, or generational or some other thing but from this side it’s reading a bit tone deaf and then assuming I don’t know about either of those things feels like doubling down on it. At its simplest, I’ve just never referred to any of my team as the help, and never will. Ill chalk it it up as a misunderstanding or agree to disagree. No biggie.

Its always a small celebration when I land in that row