Dorkington

Average offense, and below average defense (at times) doesn't make for a lot of success. On paper the team didn't get much better if at all. Some would argue our schedule is more difficult this year. So we're going to rely on injury luck, improved coaching, and improved player performance. Which is hard to rally behind considering our history. I'm keeping my expectations lower than last year's record, and my hopes higher than last year's record.

Nice call by Leroi... almost makes me forget about his EJ predictions. Almost.

17 seems fair, on paper we got worse over the off-season (losing Mario, replacing him with injured rookies, and an injured Manny), the rest of the lineup stayed pretty consistent in talent. Rex hasn't coached a winning team in a while. I certainly hope for improvement, and can see why it could happen, but yeah...

Might as well just stop drafting.

Tackling fundamentals is a big problem in the NFL right now, you aren't alone in your thoughts.

Don't care what it is, I just want to see the fundamentals performed well on both sides of the ball

I'm going to take your opinion on 'balance' with a very large rock of salt.

AP, Reuters, BBC?

I'm thinking we might carry 5 RBs, which is kind of crazy talk... but Bush could be the sort of guy they go to out of the passing game more than running game, possibly taking up a spot that might have normally been for a WR. I'm probably nuts

Most dentists/hygienists recommend the Oral-B style in my experience.

My gums do a bit better when I floss, and I usually have to spend less time having my dentist angrily removing plaque build up in between teeth... so I mean.... it does something for me, at least. Also, deep cleanings are terrifying and horrible, and why I now floss.

Honestly, I think its just 'blockbuster fatigue', most people don't go to the movies every week, so they have to pick and choose which they want to spend $20/person on to go see in theaters.

Re BvS: I felt the extended cut really made the film complete, and I wish they would have released that in theaters. Though I understand WB's hesitation with that. On SS: Not surprised by the reviews... the trailers didn't look great to me, and I've never been a huge fan of the concept. That being said, I'm a sucker for the DCEU, so I'll be seeing it. -- Moving on to Star Trek... I found Beyond to be a very enjoyable and balanced film, which the trailers did not show me. Heading into it, I was worried that it was going to be a mess. The first 30 mins or so of the film gave us some of the 'downtime' greatness that Star Trek is famous for, and I wish we had a show, or a few shorts to flesh out the crew more in between blockbuster movies. The story itself was interesting, and I'm glad they are exploring new characters, since they have the freedom to do so. The arc of Kirk's maturation has been really strong, and Bones/Scotty got more play this movie, which was much needed. The climax of the film was pretty cheesy, but so much fun. Overall I'm enjoying the Trek reboot. I wasn't huge into TOS, but I am a gigantic fan of the TNG era Trek shows, so YMMV depending on where you come from as a fan. I'm really looking forward to the next movie, but I do worry about the series longevity since box office receipts have been disappointing. I will say, with the strength of the acting, I think they could go with a smaller budget more character driven movie, and do just fine, if there's worries of making money back. I enjoyed the small moments they took to honor Leonard and Anton, they'll be missed. Chekov had his moments in Beyond, but I don't think the character is mandatory for the series. In fact, I'm kind of excited to see them bring in a new character, instead of re-casting, further giving the series freedom to move in various directions.

As usual, thanks Astro! Sounds like our QBs are getting comfortable having a depth chart set.

That I can agree on, its frustrating throwing money at things and having it done poorly. Combination of lazy/corrupt management, and shady contractor deals/oversight in many instances. Seems we lack a certain amount of pride to do well for the greater good, on a whole. :/

Why is infrastructure spending seen as a liberal thing? I'd think both sides of the aisle would be invested in that... having good infrastructure is both good for the people and good for business.

I'd call it a pretty big recovery, considering the FBI presser, and the DNC hack. Trump taking on the Khans has almost erased those things from the public eye at this point.

Updated Numbers from RCP: Clinton - 42.2% Trump - 37.8% Johnson - 7.4% Stein - 3.2% Pretty big swing from just a couple days ago. I assume a successful DNC and Trump's obsession with the Khan family are the reasons.

Nope. Nice guy, had a couple good seasons, but also messed up way too often and played for absolutely terrible teams.

Almost all WRs will look like busts in our offense if you only look at reception numbers.

It's gameday, leave me alone!

Nah, its more pre-emptive sarcasm based on the endlessly negative takes *anything* the Bills FO does. And it's cute that you think I work for the Bills, considering others have called me needlessly pessimistic in the past.

Yay! Welcome back, Astro!

What will Tyrod have to do to move from 'mediocre' to 'decent'?

Daily Show had a nice rant about this last week.