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He said he likes Quessenberry as a swing T, he likes Greg Mancz as a backup C, and he likes Tommy Doyle. Probably the most questionable thing he said was that he thinks Ford will work well in this system.

I think you should go take it up with him. I gave the name of the podcast. Or you could even, like, listen to it yourself.

Was listening to the "Locked on Bills" podcast this morning and the host brought up the fact that the Bills' OL going into this season is much more athletic than last year's group. 2021 -- Dawkins, Feliciano, Morse, Ford, Williams -- average RAS score of around 6.5 2022 -- Dawkins, Saffold, Morse, Bates, Brown -- average RAS score >9 For those unaware, RAS is "relative athleticism score" and all draft-eligible athletes are rated coming out of college. What does this mean? I think the Bills are going to be primarily a zone blocking unit this season because they have the athletes to make it work. This particular host also said he's very comfortable with the Bills' OL depth.

The greatest moments of the "drought era" were W2 and W3 of the 2011 season when Fitzy first led a comeback victory over the Raiders and followed it up with a comeback win over the Pats***. I was lucky enough to be at both games and for a fleeting moment that season we thought we had something special. Love that guy; what a career. Part of Bills Mafia forever. Highest earning 7th round pick ever. Still can't believe he never saw a playoff game.

I mean, what are the damages? The NFL is getting more eyes on their product and most advertising during the games is of the national variety. Watching the NFL over the local public airwaves is free. I suppose the local broadcaster in a viewer's "true" area is losing eyes on their advertising if said viewer is instead watching a broadcast from another geographic area. But that's a stretch. YouTube TV already permits users to access the "local" content when traveling. For example, I go to Buffalo with my iPad while my wife is at home in North Carolina. I can use YouTube TV and see the Buffalo local channels while she uses it at home and still has the NC locals. I just don't believe the "damages" are worth these providers caring too much about it.

Ok, so I did some research. The Oilers have the record for fewest punts in a 16-game season; they punted 34 times in 1990. The Chiefs only punted 40 times last year. I'll revise my Bills forecast to 40 punts because of the reasons I stated up thread. In any event -- not a lot. Fewer than three per game.

Josh has played like ass but he can be the hero here…

You were quick. I edited my response right after posting to say "25-35" but I don't think it will be much higher than that. The Bills' offense is very, very good and look at how they finished the season. I think McD has gotten more aggressive and with a kicker like Bass we are almost always going to be in FG range if the offense gets even a couple of first downs. Punting is not going to be a critical part of this team, this year.

Yup. 25-35 punts is about what I'm forecasting for the season.

A tennis racketeer.

Preach, brother. Our biggest camp drama is a player who will likely only be used 25 times this season.

I really wonder how Watson's teammates feel about him...if they had to be honest. Unfortunately, we won't know until he is out of the league. There are a lot of dollars being paid to keep them quiet...for now.

Our long national nightmare is finally over. Thank god good people can get help when they need it.

It's a joke.

I don't know about you guys, but I spoof my GPS location on my phone so I can play Pokemon Go without having to actually "go" anywhere. If I happen to pick up a few TV stations in the process, so be it...

I was going to say West Virginia but same point… Yeah, Crag Burn is a tough track. I go up there in the summer to play with my buddy in their member-guest and I always bring extra golf balls…

That was also a 28-10 game in the 4th quarter. If my QB isn’t looking to score, and quickly, there’s something wrong.

When Watson made the “no regrets” comment I was astounded and appalled at his lack of self awareness (or self preservation), not to mention how poorly his attorneys had prepared him — although he may be just that much of an egotistical, misogynistic monster that he believes it. Cleveland deserves every bit of bad luck and karma they get with that crook of an owner and POS quarterback.

Have to assume it was one of those "personal reasons" situations...

Gotcha. I’ll look into it.

I'm going to try this the first two Sundays of the season with non-Bills games to see if it works before counting on it. I seem to recall the apps starting to get "smarter" about those VPN spoofers. If it works, though...it's money. Along the same lines, I wonder if I can "fool" YouTube TV on a Sunday to think i'm traveling and get the local channels.

Well aren't you a ray of sunshine? Things are looking up in Sabreland, my friend...

The NFL has three games on Thanksgiving. The Lions and Cowboys always play, at home, so the Bills can only be in those games once every eight years (per scheduling parameters). The third game is not locked into any one team and obviously the Bills were chosen last year (along with the Saints). After this season I doubt we'll see the Bills on Thanksgiving again for a while.

Cool. We are coming in Wednesday night and staying in Marina del Rey. Gonna hang out and do something fun in the LA area on Friday, then go home Saturday.

Here's what I made last year...takes up 1/2 a sheet of 8.5x11 paper...