richNjoisy

Promo - I think you mis -read his post. "Call_of..." is already impressed. Missing punctuation can be a pain, huh? "Playoffs or not (COMMA!), I'm still impressed with McD to get this team close to the playoffs in his 1st year." See?

This is not complete (okay?) but this is what I sent to my members of the Central NJ Backers this morning: "The Bills are temporarily in slot six (making the playoffs) but there is a lot of room for fluctuation. Here are the various scenarios: 1.) If the Bills beat New England (better chance of seeing God) and beat Miami in Week 17, pretty much the Bills are in (96%). 2) O.K. Let's go for the more reasonable Bills lose (and get crushed) by the Cheatriots but beat Miami in Week 17 scenario: The four LIKELY division winners are the Cheatriots, Jacksonville, Kansas City, and Pittsburgh. There are a few scenarios where the Jaguars and/or the Chiefs could fall out of 1st. The last two slots will likely be fought over by Tennessee, Baltimore, Los Angeles (Chargers), and the Bills. All are 8-6 except for L.A. who are 7-7. The Bills will make playoffs with 1 win (over Miami) and: 1.) one Ravens loss OR 2.) Tennessee wins v Los Angeles Rams THEN loses to the Jacksonville Jaguars OR 3.) Two Tennessee losses and one Chargers loss. **************** So - to underscore this: It is actually BETTER for the Bills if the Titans beat the Rams next week. Why? Because in a three-way tie among the Bills (1 more win), Titans (loss to Jaguars), and Chargers (2 wins) - the Bills win this tie breaker. I could go WAAAAAYYY into more detail but on Christmas Eve, root for: 1.) Da Bilz (good luck on that one!) 2.) The Titans (versus the Rams) 3.) The Colts (this Saturday, the 23rd versus the Baltimore Ravens) 4.) The JETSsucksucksucks (versus the Chargers) On New Year's Eve root for: 1.) Da Bilz! (Squish the Fish) 2.) The Jaguars (versus the Titans) 3.) The Raiders (versus the Chargers) 4.) The Bengals (versus the Ravens) ************************* As you can see, the Chargers have a relatively easy road to 9-7 (Jets, Raiders). The Titans have two tough games (Rams and Jaguars) and could easily end up 8-8. The Ravens have the easiest schedule (Colts, Bengals) and should end up 10-6 and in the playoffs. So, if the Bills beat Miami but lose to the Cheats, the Bills lose the tie break by themselves versus the Chargers (head to head) BUT win a three way tie break among themselves, Chargers, and Titans. The really obvious good news would be the Jets beating the Chargers or the Raiders beating the Chargers. Both teams are playing very poorly lately (Jets lost their only decent QB and have lost ever since while the Raiders have lost two in a row). If the Ravens lose one of their two easy games, then things get shuffled again. Ready? (gasp): " If Buffalo, Baltimore and Tennessee all finish 9-7, it depends which teams they lose to along the way. If the Bills beat the Patriots but lose to the Dolphins, the Ravens beat the Colts but lose to the Bengals and the Titans lose to the Rams but beat the Jaguars, the Ravens and the Titans are in. Buffalo would lose the common games tiebreaker with the loss to Miami. But if the Bills lose to the Patriots and beat the Dolphins instead, the Bills and Titans are in." Got it? No? Join the club. In past years, sixth seeds have often been the unexpected team determined in the last seconds or so of Week 17. It could come down to Oakland in LA ending around 7:30 pm New year's eve."

Somebody will indeed do this hence he will more likely get a 2-3 year deal (competition for his services) . Best case for a QB-starved team is to sign Bradford and draft a franchise QB. Rookie holds clipboard for 1-2 years.

I found this: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/07/21/fight-could-be-looming-over-possible-three-time-franchise-tag-limit/

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just to add to this post - Rivers is still in concussion protocol. Had "limited" practice today.

I totally agree. I was at the game and spent several plays just following Kyle. It was like you said - he pushed into the backfield disrupting the play and made several tackles (at least one for a loss). My favorite player since his first year

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000840092/article/bills-rb-lesean-mccoy-misses-practice-with-illness greeaaat.

reports now state Glenn foot is "structurally sound" and will return to practice soon.

FYI: I have seen no report of this Cutler signing on ESPN or Profootballtalk, etc. ....just the Yahoo link.

I wanted Anaquan Bolden last year. He ended up on Detroit and ended up with; Year Team REC YDS AVG LNG TD 2016 Lions 67 584 8.7 35 8 He's 36. But still , obviously, productive. For reference, James Lofton was 32 when he signed with the Bills in 1989. I'd love to put his veteran and still productive presence in Bills red, white and blue.

For those that can't help looking at mock drafts, this guy (Jason Boris) has been one of the most consistently accurate prognosticators of the actual draft. That is still not saying much (he's , like, 44% accurate) but he became my guru once Rich Gosselin of the Dallas Morning News stopped giving us his predictions. http://www.tnonline.com/2017/apr/27/boris-makes-opening-round-picks I am thrilled he has us taking Howard. For my skills list, check out: http://www.thehuddlereport.com/thr/mock.scores.shtml

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2698824-2017-nfl-schedule-release-date-team-by-team-opponents-and-more " The National Football League is prepared to announce its schedule for the 2017 regular season Thursday at 8 p.m. on NFL Network. NFL.com confirmed the release details Tuesday. The league will reveal the dates, times and television information for all 17 weeks of action during a two-hour special."

This. Bills will draft DB's, WR's, and linemen (OT and DT's). I have no clue who but Bills will sign a vet QB backup.

I have not forgotten this hit either. When I polled my Backer's club yesterday the result was unanimous: 1.) We remember. 2.) Kill him 3.) Spit on his dead body.

Quick! Don't let him back!!! Shucks, too late, huh? PS: TRYING to find a way to bring my cooker. I got a kind of "beggy" pm to Hammer right now....... Lisa (RevnJoisy) simply can't Tailgate for 8 hours. Trying to find a way to arrive at ~ 4. I will keep ya posted. If I come with my cooker......as always..... COME HUNGRY! RichNJoisy CNJBBB

My wife and I know Tybee well. During our brief "dating days", we drove to Tampa (her mom) and Fort Myers (my parents) several times and fell in love with Tybee. One stop, we ate at a bar and ordered the wings. I immediately knew they were "the real deal". I called out the cook and he admitted he was from Buffalo and had just returned from a visit and brought back some Frank's hot sauce. I will look up your link. Is there any question about enough tv's to show the Bills at Ravens game?

Thanks but this is not a "start a club" option situation. I have a club member who is going to be in Savannah for one month awaiting his wife's first child. I told him I'd look into possible places for him to catch the games. I have found : Tailgate Sports Bar & Grill 11215 Abercorn StSavannah, GA 31419

Does anybody have a suggestion for the best place to watch a Bills game in or near Savannah , Georgia? I haven't been able to find the best place, yet. Thanks, -RichNJoisy

Fat K has passed his physical!!! woo hoo! http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/Bills-activate-Karlos-Williams/88e58ea8-573f-455f-bbf7-d85793efadef

There is zero chance IMO the US Supreme Court will hear this case. In addition, there is no way they will grant a stay of his suspension until they make a decision to hear the case or not. It's finally over. Brady is suspended. :^D

To mrags and simpleman: It is this type of discourse that continues to not let me lose hope in our country. You two disagree but you disagree without name calling , without disrespecting the other person's position. To the discussion in hand, I agree with both your concerns: Simpleman's concern about our 4th amendment rights. I am certain no one here wants to give anyone the right to barge into our personal space without cause. But I am sure Simpleman would agree there are grey areas and then there are more grey areas. One thing that is becoming increasingly clear these days is that being deemed as "suspicious" is indeed subjective and one's race/color/even garb impacts how one is viewed. There are no perfect solutions. My LEAN is more towards Simpleman's concerns only because the police incursion is pre-emptive and is being implemented based on concerns/worries and not on an actual incident. Obviously, no on wants to see something happen and then, after the fact, tell oneself "well, maybe if the police had patrolled that Lot they might have stopped it". But, one has to ask oneself, what is the more likely outcome? Ordinary citizens being routinely harassed by authorities or the 'stopping of an imminent terrorist act'? I worry that this is a slippery slope. So, I prefer that we police ourselves. That's my 2 cents. Thanks for your post, you two. -RichNJoisy

Matt Johnson coming for tryout with Bills on Monday 4900 yards, 46 TD's, 8 ints last year for Bowling Green. Considered a "project" QB due to simple system he played in. Has some great highlight reels. (source was BillsDaily.com BTW)

"Ravens forfeit one week of OTAs (June 1-3) and fined team and John Harbaugh for violating offseason rules. Team put players in pads at rookie minicamp." http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/ravens/ravens-insider/bal-nfl-reportedly-investigating-ravens-for-possible-cba-violation-at-minicamp-20160516-story.html (is older source) I will add the more recent source in a moment...... http://espn.go.com/blog/baltimore-ravens/post/_/id/27808/ravens-should-soon-learn-whether-theyre-being-disciplined-by-the-nfl (still not recent enough.....) https://twitter.com/Ravens now up-to-date

Wow. This was unexpected. I think this is a big blow the Jets.