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Their defense is very much for real.

Jets D is for real and they’re a division opponent that knows us well and they’re at home. That spread borders on ludicrous.

Yep. 1st in ‘88 and 1st and 2nd in ‘89. So glad it wasn’t the second in ‘88.

High expectations are good so I won’t say they’re too high. I will say they are often dismissive though.

Would he be a better safety than slot corner?

Because it was ruled an incomplete pass on the field and coaches can’t challenge in the final two minutes.

I see what you did there. 👍

I’d say a bit of the bye week hangover was evident. Gonna need a solid week of practice and intense focus for a good Jets defense next Sunday. And Josh knows that better than anyone.

Find a grip you’re comfortable with and don’t hold the ball flat against the palm. This will help the ball roll off the fingers for tight spirals.

What happened between yesterday and today to change your mind?

On what grounds? NFL teams aren’t obligated to sign anyone. The league doesn’t owe Araiza a living.

But the depth of the bowl will affect the flow and that’s what we are talking about; the deep 50 foot below grade field level. I assume your bowl is oval shaped like the stadium? Now, imagine if that funneled flow of water into that oval shaped bowl hits smack dab against the far wall of the bowl that’s directly perpendicular to it. What happens to that water after it hits that perpendicular side of the bowl?

With one end of the current stadium being perpendicular to the prevailing wind, more wind concentrates or “collects” and swirls when trapped within the bowl. A shallower bowl “collects” less wind. At least that’s how a couple engineers explained it to me.

I don’t have formal education or professional experience in the field. But I know people who do and I think what they say on the matter makes a lot of sense and they’ve said the issue with the field at Highmark being 50 feet below grade is that it causes the winds to swirl due to one end of the stadium being perpendicular to the prevailing wind. And if you’ve ever been on the sidelines during a very windy game, you can appreciate just how impactful that swirling wind can be. At times, the flags on top of the uprights which are only 28.5 feet above the field aren’t moving at all while those on the sideline are getting whipped by the swirling wind. A shallower bowl simply offers more room for the wind to exit. And as I mentioned previously, the more north/south orientation of the new stadium will eliminate one end of the field being perpendicular to the prevailing wind. The wind in Orchard Park will never have been so confused when the new stadium is built.

Good lord, did everyone not realize that “wind confusion” is an ongoing joke whenever a reference is made to any aspect of the new stadium construction? That said, the 50 feet below grade field level at Highmark has always been a contributor to the wind issues in the stadium and a shallower lower bowl should help a ton in that regard. As will the more north/south orientation of the structure itself.

Merchandise sales over the years would seem to contradict this assertion. The Packers have been a well loved team since Lombardi, Jerry Kramer, the Ice Bowl, Max McGee, etc.

Mac will be an All Pro? 😂 Nostradamus Garofalo is not.

No. We are talking past each other. Simple as that. That will help cause major confusion for the wind.

There’s no use in complaining, which is why I was merely pointing out yet another in a string of really poor economic and development mistakes made by Erie county and city of Buffalo leadership for decades. There’s a difference between complaining and lamenting. And I could give a rat’s ass about domes or what percentage of seats are covered.

Thanks for pointing out the obvious. Whatever cost benefit, no matter how little, would be better realized in a populated downtown urban environment than it is out in the sticks. Speaking of two different worlds, that’s what we have with Orchard Park and Buffalo. I have no desire to hash and rehash yet again the pros and cons of stadium location. It should have been downtown 50 years ago and it should be downtown today, economic impact notwithstanding. That is an immovable position for me. Yours and others’ mileage may vary.

Speaks well of the coaching staff and the type of players they have. Bye week hangovers are a very real phenomenon.

This is true, but stadiums are people magnets and even though they’re limited use, they still draw people to a certain geographic area where they tend to spend money. I know all those bar and restaurant owners are glad as hell to have Sabres fans coming back downtown since the pandemic. At the very least, it would only add to the downtown economy, however small that level of addition might be. I’m a big believer in dollar velocity.

That must have been tedious so thanks for the effort. I’m just figuring that the lowest rows comprise that 35% of uncovered seats. Far from horrible, but just as far from optimal as well, imo.