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That's just not how coaches and players think.

Apparently Urban CAN quit Tebow.

Yeah...there's absolutely nothing I can say that looks fun about that situation. Also why I generally opt for seats in the club section.

Someone call the Shah!

The most defining moment of the 2016 season for me was hearing Rex Ryan was fired, roughly two weeks after I penned a letter to the Pegulas informing them I was canceling my season tickets after 27 years because I'd had enough of buffoons like Ryan and sycophants like Brandon.

I get the feeling reading this thread that some of you don't fly very much, and certainly not out of a small airport like Buffalo.

You describe my experience almost to a T. I moved to Atlanta in '93 and that first season I was at a bar every week. When DTV came around I was first on the list and never looked back. Before they were absorbed by AT&T I had a six digit account number! As noted above I'm in the process of cutting my DTV cord but that's for reasons other than the Ticket. It has been a godsend for this starving Bills fan.

Good find, Yolo...I could have sworn I heard Dion was vaccinated, which is why I was confused by a @Hapless Bills Fan post last week. I'm glad to hear it, although obviously he still needs to get himself in shape.

I get why fans are worried about the D. I mean, Edmunds has no instincts, Milano is always hurt, Star is useless, Hughes is old, Addison sucks, Oliver is a bust, there’s no legitimate 2nd CB, Poyer/Hyde are due to break down, and if anyone gets hurt there’s crap behind them. Also, you can’t expect rookies like Groot to make a real impact. It’s a miracle if they don’t finish last in D. Have a nice day.

I’ve done this many times and I think you have plenty of time. Are you TSA Pre-Check? If not, I suggest getting that; it’s amazing how much time you save going through security. The Buffalo airport is not large; there are no trams to catch between terminals or anything like that. I also suggest not having any checked bags and check-in to your flight from your phone ahead of time. It’s still funny to me how many people want “paper” boarding passes; you can have them on your phone and save yet another line. Bottom line; if you prepare the timing should not be an issue and you shouldn’t have to leave the game early. Edit: just checked my itinerary for the opener; my flight is at 6:59. Not worried a bit.

Dude, you couldn’t even figure out that Jake Kumerow only played 11 snaps Friday night before starting a post about how he “didn’t show up.” I have a feeling a lot of things are “mind boggling” to you.

11 D linemen this year: Hughes, Addison, Groot, Boogie, Obada, Epenesa, Johnson, Star, Oliver, Phillips, Zimmer That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

I'm really speaking with regard to one's boss, not HR. And "up front" doesn't mean telling them everything, but it does mean not hiding something material.

I like the ideology behind his "assess the QBs your defense faces" approach to schedule strength. Seeing it laid out that way among the top 4 contenders I don't even think it's necessarily bold to predict the Bills will take the #1 seed.

I'm sending candlesticks.

Natural leadership.

Let's take a look at Josh in the playoffs. I'm ignoring the Houston game because Josh was still playing a lot of hero ball at that point. Against Indy he was the best player on the field; he's the only reason the Bills won. Against Baltimore he outplayed Jackson in a wind storm, didn't turn the ball over, and led the game-winning TD drive at the start of the 2nd half. Against KC he basically moved the Bills up and down the field but given the dinged-up receiver situation they simply didn't finish drives with TDs, and he had that very untimely INT off John Brown's hands. To sum up, I don't think Josh "failed us" in last season's playoffs and he didn't "lay an egg" against KC. There were a lot of factors at play against Buffalo in that game. Before I start saying -- or listening to someone say -- Josh "can't win the big games" I need a larger sample size, because what I've seen so far doesn't suggest that at all.

Had no idea your family went through that. Sincerely glad she is recovering even if not fully recovered.

Ahh, did not know that! Thx.

Yes, I’m glad you see the light. Lots of teams make the playoffs; not all have great QBs. The teams who win the SB typically get great QB play during the playoffs. In Peyton’s case, the Broncos had a tremendous defense but there is no doubt Peyton’s leadership as a HOF QB meant something. I haven’t scoured this thread but I’m guessing you’re a Browns fan since an earlier post mentioned Baker. I guess you’re saying he doesn’t need to be great for the Browns to win, and I’d agree with that proposition during the regular season because the Browns have a very good roster. In the playoffs, however, your QB needs to be better than average.

I’m confused about one thing — FMLA has nothing to do with pay. It’s a protection in place to keep your job when you’re out for a medical/health reason. If you’re getting paid during your paternity leave that’s either a specific company policy, your PTO, or a supplemental insurance plan. Anyway, ignore the Neanderthals telling you taking paternity leave will make female management downgrade you. My rules about employment decisions: be up front, be ethical, think long term, and don’t apologize for doing what’s best for you.

Last week one of the most frequent phrases I read in camp reports was “[insert name here] blew by Benenoch.”

I completely understand that. Doesn’t make it less “meh” for me to read as a Bills fan. And the Green Bay stuff was a lot of direct quotes from Rodgers in an interview he gave King that the local GB writers don’t have.

Eli Manning is a borderline HOF QB with two SB wins in which he played great. Peyton is a HOF QB. Flacco played that postseason out of his mind. Only the Philly win falls outside of the “great QBs win SBs” argument — and Brady still almost won it. QB is everything in the NFL. There are only a handful of stories of great teams with average QB play who won championships.

This “camp report” said absolutely nothing those of us who follow the Bills didn’t already know. The stuff from Rodgers was the most interesting part of the column.