Reks Ryan
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Justice Dept is filling an antitrust suit against Ticketmaster. Although the linked article specifically talks about the concert business, I Hope this helps reduce the cost of NFL tickets on the resale market.
I am not generally pro-regulation. But I do believe that Ticketmaster has unfair advantages and their business model has many aspects of a monopoly. Prices to attend sporting events and concerts have gone insane the last few years. In my opinion, way above where true free-market conditions would have taken prices.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-sues-break-live-nation-143239439.html
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10 minutes ago, HOUSE said:
Learn Spanish
True. But you can always look for the restaurants and stores with "we speak English" signs.
On a serious note, it's well worth the trip. A lot good restaurants and beach hotels between Miami & Fort Lauderdale. And tons of bills fans at the game and around town. I will probably miss this year for a business trip, but will only be the 2nd time in 20+ years that I won't see the Bills in Miami. Josh generally destroys the fish, so it's been a good time for us in recent years
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8 hours ago, Buffalo03 said:
I just hope it's not one of those weeks where they have those stupid simulcast games where 2 are going on at the same time
It would have been better to have the double header week, so we get the alternate announcers. We don't want Buck & Aikman doing Bills. Buck is the worst & Aikman is annoying, but more importantly the Bills are 0'fer with those 2 guys announcing games
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4 hours ago, TheyCallMeAndy said:
Claypool is only 25 and Uber talented.
Also the Claypool curse is a thing.
When did he become Uber talented? I would think his agent would want to publicize that development
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16 minutes ago, SCBills said:
Hopefully we play the Florida Gators this year.
Akron, Ball State and Louisville should also be good match ups now
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I think Troy Franklin or Mitchell are the WRs still left w the highest ceiling. If you're going double dip on WR tonight either w 3rd pick or vet trade. Take the risk on the upside with 33.
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On 4/23/2024 at 12:26 PM, Low Positive said:
You are probably joking, but the last white CB to start a game was Sehorn in 2003.
That's amazing that it's been 21 years with 32 teams in the league. If there are some talented white CBs coming out of HS, I bet a lot of those guys automatically try to make it as a WR or switch to safety when they get to college.
Last year Riley Moss, also out of Iowa, was rated as potential starting CB and got drafted by Denver. Don't remember hearing about him after the draft, and it looks like he only got in a few games as part time player late in the season. Not sure if he had an injury?
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On 4/7/2024 at 4:39 PM, Augie said:
That’s terrible timing for him, and you have to hope that is a very isolated incident. It’s always dumb, but right now???
EDIT: I worked with a guy who went to UGA and went back to Athens, GA to be in his buddies wedding. The groom got a DUI going 2-3 blocks from the reception to the hotel. That would be another example of bad timing!
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That's bad luck. But also pretty damn stupid. At his own wedding he can't plan transportation? Or just walk if it's 3 blocks.
Funny how poor planning and dumb decisions lead to bad luck
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We would be in a 24 year playoff drought
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Trubisky Kind'a makes sense. I do think he was a very good fit in the Daboll offense. Not sure how he'll do with Brady and the current offense. Hopefully we never find out.
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Good move by the Fish. I would rather that he stayed on their team and continue to be overpaid.
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I think that would be bad for the league long term. Private Equity groups have a ruined so many previously strong family businesses in recent decades.
But it does make sense, there aren't too many individuals who can buy a majority share of an NFL club with values now exceeding $5B.
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4 hours ago, BuffaloRebound said:
Not following that logic. It’s cap money, not real money. That $4.3m dead cap is less than 2% of $243m and it doesn’t matter where it came from at this point. Floyd clearly prefers the 1 year contract thing and if McBeane decides to bring him back the $4.3m dead cap will have no bearing on that decision.
Yep. Sunk costs.
Let's say they have a chance to sign either Floyd or Jadeveon Clowney to a 1 year $5 million contract. It just comes down to who they think gives them the best value and best chance to have a good season. Floyd's old contract doesn't matter because they already paid his signing bonus in 2023.
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On 2/15/2024 at 9:06 AM, Captain Hindsight said:
Think Bortles retired. Wentz would be comparable skill wise to Josh. He’s kind of an ass tho
That post from DCofNC made me look up Blake Bortles. He's been out the league for 4 years. Last season was an LA Rams backup in 2019.
He went to the AFCG as a relatively young QB in 2017 and was out of the league after 2 more years. And not injury related.
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21 hours ago, LABILLBACKER said:
We don't scheme anything for anyone.
As noted above. The Chiefs got the idea for the play from the Bills. Bills used it against the Chiefs in their previous Divisional playoff matchup
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6 minutes ago, Seventeen said:
Guns have been around for centuries but mass shootings have been on the rise for awhile. Why ?
Part of the reason why, is that it's contagious. The more mass shootings that happen and the more they're publicized, makes it more likely to put the idea in the head of the next maniac. If there was no incidence or news of mass shootings in the USA for the next 10 years, the chances of one happening in year 11 would be a lot less than it happening next week, while news is fresh. Ex. Columbine helped lead to many more school shootings.
Also firearm technology has improved over the years, which is a factor in making the incidents more deadly
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32 minutes ago, boyst said:
Take the number of death by gun. Remove suicide. The rate drops significantly. Take the amount of crime commited with legally obtained guns. You can break it down even further but it's an ugly wormhole to show all of the problems with the simple "gun culture" argument.
81% of murders in the US involve a firearm. 55% of suicides in the US involve a firearm.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/04/26/what-the-data-says-about-gun-deaths-in-the-u-s/
Of course it's a not a black & white issue. But easy access to guns = more mass shootings and more murders.
BTW, it's the anniversary of the Stoneman Douglas HS shooting in Parkland, FL where my daughter went to HS, and lost friends who were killed. She called me from college, very upset to see what happened today in KC.
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4 hours ago, Chaos said:
The Chiefs lost the turnover battle in yesterday's super bowl. That was the 14th game in a row, where the chiefs lost the turnover battle, and the chiefs still won the game.
The Bills head coach leans on "its hard to win when you lose the turnover battle", as a reason for losing games.
McDermott's statement is probably true. Here's the rub:
It would appear the Chiefs have won 14 games in a row, "where it was hard to win". I think there is a mental toughness exhibited by winning games that are hard to win, that the Chiefs have and the Bills do not seem too.
They didnt lose the turnover battle, it was 2 - 2. in fact the 49ers muffed punt was a unforced error that turned the momentum of the game
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New England is the most hated, and it's not even close. I lived in New England in the late 90's and went to many games in the Sullivan / Foxboro stadium. Most people didn't care, didn't understand the game, couldn't explain what a first down was. I remember tailgating with some friends before Patriots games and we like to ask random fans to name other mascots in the NFL. At least half their "fans" couldn't name more than 5 other teams. Then those arrogant f'ers start winnning and act like they're god's gift to the NFL. Plus all those despicable characters that were their leaders for those 20 terrible year. It was cruel punishment to have them play in so many championsip games
I would be glad not to see KC in the AFCG or Superbowl for at least 10 years. But I dont even hate the Chiefs 2% as much as the Patriots. i actually hate the TB Bucs way more than the Chiefs. Those idiots gleafully adpoted Brady, Gronk, Antonio Brown, etc.
The Chiefs fans are riding high in recent years. But other than a couple loud mouths in the media, I have found their fans to respectful and not over the top. Can't say the same for those Massholes.
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On 2/4/2024 at 5:30 PM, Chas56 said:
There have been several Bills coaches that I thought were bad coaches, including Marrone. But I never disliked the man. I dislike Marrone. The only other Head Coach I really disliked as a man was Mularkey. I have no use for Dickerson either, but he wasn't a head coach.
what about Gregg Williams. Super unlikable person & a very bad head coach
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Glad that Taron's playing. But worried both for the game and his long term health that he might get concussed early in the game. Looked like a relatively minor hit that knocked him silly against the Steelers.
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My gut is afriad of Mahomes against a back 7 full of back-ups. Cam Lewis playing significant against Mahomes is an awful scenario.
Allen and the O will play well, but Chiefs D is good enough to contain them from putting up the 30 points that will be necessary to win.
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5 hours ago, Warcodered said:
I know he chose to skip his vacation to come back, but the whole off the couch narrative seems a little excessive to me. The guy has basically been with the team the whole season.
I thougnt that too. But after I heard his interview when he mentioned he was released before the Chiefsa game, I looked and it was actually more than 1 month Klein was on his couch. He was released on Dec 9th, and he said he thought he was done. He got signed back Thursday, Jan 11.
To me coming back after 5 weeks out, and playing well in an NFL playoff game in freezing temps, after basically 1 practice, is pretty damn impressive
Mack Hollins in the Locker Room
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What level of player do you think you can keep on the team all year as the 5th or 6th WR? If he's not a ST contributor, he will be inactive most games. Seriously, do you have examples from last year of another team that had significantly better WR as their 5th or 6th guy going into the postseason