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If Gaines plays. He seems to be the key to it all on defense. The entire key to beating NE at any time is 1) don't be predictable and 2) don't play timid.

Dennison is so weak, so absolutely gutless.

San Antonio. I can get around SA easier than Philadelphia.

There are two variables to this game. One is weather. Two is Jay Cutler's interest in playing football for a few hours on a Sunday. It'll range from "not feeling it", "whatever, I guess if I have to" to "sigh....if it'll make you shut up about it". He's treated his entire career as if it were a yard full of leaves that need to be raked on a beautiful Saturday afternoon.

We make it to the playoffs versus the Titans. It comes down to the last play of the game, only this time, we are returning the kick.

Over the summer, Kirkman sued AMC over unfair compensation and I don't believe it's been resolved. I can see AMC cutting ties with Kirkman, paying him some royalty rights and moving the story away from his books to keep the show going. It's only my speculation here but removing the Carl character paves a way forward to do just that along with adding wrinkles like randomly appearing helicopters, beating fans senseless with trying to make the Scavengers plot happen and now Morgan somehow being in Texas. All points to a new direction. I think AMC likes Gimple even if fans do not. I liked him at the outset but the writing for All Out War could be better, crisper. I don't think the writers know how to handle so many actors, so many plot lines.

Rick Dennison (Please. He's a lousy play caller but I think his insurance agent-esque risk aversion annoys me more.)

I think the imminent demise of Carl means that Gimple, Inc. are skipping the Whisperers and going straight to The Commonwealth. I expect an imminent breakup between Kirkman and AMC and that'd allow Gimple and the writers to chart that story independently.

IMO, Michael Keaton remains the best Batman because he's the best "never saw it coming" casting of Batman that made his take on the character unique and captivating to watch. Most of the other guys who've played Batman absent maybe Bale, you know what you're getting. Clooney was the worst. (George Clooney plays the same character in every movie.) As for the kiddo in the video, I genuinely feel bad for him because there's a lot of kids like him in the world that get bullied every day and some take their own lives and to me, that's unimaginable to deal with as a parent. That mother however, strikes me as one of those desperate loudmouth single parent types that says "you don't know me!" and "haters" a lot during the course of a day.

You mean pedophile teachers, right?

I think the larger *female* harassment issue that gets ignored is the pervasive epidemic of female teachers preying on the children in their classrooms. Why do women do that? More specifically, why do attractive, successful, and more often than not, young (20s, 30s) women do that? Where does that pedophilia start? Is it always there?

Draft if you want to address the issue once and for all. You can get "good" with Cousins but you can possibly be great with your draft pick.

Men will reject it in two ways: One, men in hiring positions will not hire women. They will select a lesser qualified man simply to avoid the headache. Two, men will go out of their way not to say anything to women in the workplace which will make women feel uncomfortable and unwanted. You might think that's an extreme response but pendulums by design, don't have speed limits.

It seems like every week there is a congressman resigning or a new celebrity allegation. I think some real-world fallout is going to be nobody says or does anything to anybody at any time - so there will be no corporate parties, picnics, zero opportunities to have anything possibly ever happen on the corporate dime where they'd be liable. The corporate lawyers will say "avoid the risk" and just cancel social events entirely. I can see the workplace becoming sterile too. Men will hire men, women will hire women because you might say "Hey, you look nice today." and somebody feels harassed, files a complaint, and then resources have to be dedicated to investigating it because you can't really define harassment. Everyone has a different sensitivity to it. Plus, although it appears a lot of these cases have been going on a long time impacting numerous women, there is something about being innocent until proven guilty. These allegations have serious consequences. I'm assuming that the allegations are true since a lot of these men aren't filing massive lawsuits in court.

Whaley is a top notch pro personnel guy. Had an eye for those affordable high performers. Unfortunately, he's a lousy drafter. If he's a GM again, he needs to acknowledge this and get some draft nerds to help make wiser choices.

If the NFL were smart, they'd start showcasing some of the more obscure teams like the Bills to grow interest in those teams and overall interest in the league. I think one (of the many reasons) for NFL viewership decline is the average fan is bored of seeing the same teams over and over again.

Using the draft capital on a QB makes 100% sense. I'd also think they'd use it on a Ray Lewis type talent at Linebacker if the opportunity is there. I'm not saying such a player exists in the draft, but linebacker has been a need in Buffalo as long as QB has been. The position has had some *good* players in the drought, but no truly great ones.

The Bills need new leaders in the locker room. I know Wood and Williams are fan favorites but I think they are (and have been) part of the problem of the lack of fire and effort this team exhibits in games.

Getting over the hump matters. Don't care if we get blown out in a wild card game. The Pittsburgh Pirates were in a similar boat as the Bills. The season they finally got to the playoffs was exciting and for a brief time invigorated both players and fans. It was quite special. It reset expectations. It also got that monkey off the back of that team that dogged them for nearly two decades. It rewarded the patience of the fans. (Since then, the front office has burned through all the good will that special season created - but that's another story.)

Considering the odds: I'd run no-huddle the entire game and give Taylor the green light to audible! CBs play man full time. I'd blitz two guys, alternating, everyone else in coverage, essentially a 2-4-5 defense. Two linemen with hands in the dirt, two standing. (Do any of you recall the game years ago where the Bills did that for a half?)

I think Morgan will be a present-day crossover with both shows using the time jump mechanism to advance the story. I don't think Morgan dies, but leaves VA. My guess is that the mouthy dude from the Saviors lives and escapes west - and Morgan follows.

I suppose I'm a fan. I'm not in love with him as much as the national media is but I think he's a class act, 100% pro and is talented. I think what you see is what you get. It's up to the Bills on whether that's what they want and how to put him in the best position to win knowing teams will copy the Jets and Saints strategy. I think his growth as a passer has been limited by the mediocre "I've always done it this way" talent at offensive coordinator in Buffalo that's comfortable resting on their past performance.

IMO, he should watch what Kansas City did/didn't do. Miami beat Brady mercilessly yesterday and they still lost by two scores.

Inconsistent effort by the Bills is a consistent feature of each drought team. I don't necessarily see quit but I see a lot of "we get paid no matter what" on the field. Do the Bills need new captains? Probably. Would guys like Jerry Hughes go half the speed if he's not getting sacks? Not out of the question.

Ragland, Johnson and our Brown are all slow"er" linebackers. It really depends on what you want them to do. Run defense? Awesome. Defend the pass? You probably want some more speed. The future is not Reggie Ragland. It's more in the direction of Deone Bucannon.