RunTheBall

You are conveniently forgetting the 4 years of medical school prior to residency training of which 2.5 years is pure clinical training to become a physician. But whether it’s 12000 or 21000 it’s still over 10x the amount of hands on supervised training before practicing independently as opposed to 500 hours of shadowing an NP can do. If you want your initial cardiology appointment to be with a “cardiology NP” who has no specialized training in cardiology then be my guest. To the poster I responded to, I recommended he make sure his initial appointment was with a MD/DO cardiologist. Follow up and routine care can absolutely be done by mid-level practitioners. As for most medical consumers knowing exactly what they are paying for, I don’t agree at all. Medical billing/insurance is deliberately obtuse.

Most of your taxes are wasted on bloated government bureaucracies or outright stolen. Might as well spend some tax bucks on something we appreciate. As a former Western New Yorker, I appreciate you all subsidizing my favorite team who I wouldn’t root for in any other city if they moved. Hey you could be the great state of RI, who gave 75 million to Curt Shilling to develop a video game that went bankrupt and lost it all. You think your politicians are idiots? RI leads the nation in incompetent and corrupt government. But, since less than 50% of us actually pay income taxes to the Fed or State, most people here don’t care.

Make sure you see an MD or a DO for your initial evaluation, not a PA or Nurse Practitioner. With the continued bureacratization of medicine and the heavy presence of private equity, the business of medicine is destroying it. Docs are being replaced with NP’s and PA’s who are “supervised” by and MD/DO. It’s getting very scary out there. That’s not to say there aren’t good NPs and PAs who are great in their role, but how does someone not in the field know what they are getting? Put it this way, you can get an online Doctorate in Nurse Practitioner with 500 hours of shadowing (that’s not even practicing) and practice independently in many states while calling yourself “Doctor”. An attending physician has a minimum 21,000 hours of clinical training (not shadowing) before practicing independently. A barber has 1500 hours of cutting hair under supervision, and a Pet Smart groomer has over 800 hours of grooming under supervision before they can cut your dog’s hair. Medicine is a business, you are the consumer. Know what you are paying for.

I can’t believe how many members of TBD put any weight in reports from OTAs. My new favorite word is “content creator” and that’s all OTAs are good for, to give all these podcasters and twitter analysts something to talk about in the offseason. All it serves is to give the new guys some exposure to the scheme and get a little 1 on 1 work in to start getting their muscle memory tuned up for training camp. I’ll start paying attention to individual performances once pre season starts and that’s only to look at what the new guys can do. We know what we have from 90% of the team and until the real bullets start flying in the regular season it’s all guesswork.

Hodgins can’t stay healthy, it’s that simple. He’s made of glass and can’t make it through OTAs let alone a full training camp and season. He’s a camp body this year, and unless he has a stellar camp I doubt he even makes the practice squad.

Where has anyone ever “rumbled” about Jones being a dark horse MVP candidate? That’s pure fantasyland. I live in NE and even with many of them being the most delusional homers on the planet with regards to the Pats* no one is saying this.

Signing OJ was not only to upgrade the TE2 position but to hedge against Knox overpricing himself. IDK why but I think Knox is going to be willing to take a reasonable deal to keep the band together. Beane has been pretty good at hitting the sweet spot with Josh, Diggs, Dawkins, Milano where these guys get paid well but don’t break the bank and price themselves off the team like Hill did with KC. It’s Poyer that I’m getting the “show me the money” vibes and that’s probably just from his obnoxious wife’s posts. Who knows what the discussion is behind the scenes with Beane but if anything I’m thinking a 2 year deal with an out while they find his successor.

I don’t have much to base this on but I always thought the Ravens were a well run franchise. I think they know exactly what they are doing, which is lowering Lamars price tag. It’s an interesting game being played. The Ravens are saying the right things but there’s zero chance they sign Lamar to a contract like Josh or Mahomes. I wouldn’t be surprised if they franchise him after his 5th option then let him walk after a couple more years of wear and tear. The reality is that Lamar is a very good QB but he’s not an elite franchise QB. He’s flourished in an offense that’s been tailored specifically to his strengths which is very smart on the Ravens part but I don’t think easily duplicated. Some other team might break the bank on him just for the name and to put fans in the seats but you aren’t dropping Lamar into a conventional offense and flourishing.

Oh hey, it’s the moderator from Fin Heaven again. Your posts are comedy gold

Nothing at all but just call it what it is

If Kay Adams wasn’t easy on the eyes you guys wouldn’t give a sht that she’s leaving. She’s the least knowledgeable member of the panel, she’s there to facilitate transitions from one topic to the next. Her football knowledge is less than most of TBD posters and it’s obvious with her takes that are whatever the prevailing Twitter opinion is. She’s going to flame out on Amazon but she will stick around for a long time since they have deep pockets and can afford to carry the dead weight

Zero concern. McBeane put a premium on character and it shows.

I can’t believe all the bellyaching over a 4th round pick to secure a guy Beane clearly wanted. It’s getting to the point of ridiculousness. Some people just can’t help but find something negative about every situation. As for the notebook, it never entered my mind that it would be anything other than authentic. It doesn’t take long listening to Elam to understand he’s an intelligent guy and student of the game. You’d have to be on another level of stupid to think you could bring a BS notebook to NFL coaches and professional scouts.

The best part of the NFL Draft is reading TBD while it’s happening and seeing guys just absolutely loose their sht with each pick. Love the passion!! Clearly, many fans here suffer from years of picking high or in the middle of the draft which makes it even more amusing. From Mock Draft Guy “In my 16 mock drafts I didn’t have this guy going before the 6th round and Beane picked him in the 3rd!! Dooomed!!” To Unrealistic Trade Guy “IDK why we just don’t package a 6th rounder, Moss, Duke Williams and a bag of footballs to move up and get Sauce Gardner” To Iron Maiden and his 108 page Breece Hall thread who ends up going to the JETS HAHAHAHA You guys are what make this draft so enjoyable. Bills fans are the best! Thank you and can’t wait to trade back into the 4th to get a punter!

Oh look, another nickname thread. This one for a guy who hasn’t taken a snap. Yay. Hey, can we come up with an entrance song for him while we are at it

106 pages and he goes to the J-E-T-S hhahahah love it

Did Mitch bang your gf?

It was a perfect situation for Pegs. Once Hochul became governor, there was no way she was going to let the Bills walk on her watch. She’d never be able to visit back home again. Pegula had all the leverage and used it. I no longer have the pleasure of paying NYS taxes, my money goes into the RI black hole which is 10x worse than NY, but I appreciate all you taxpayers coughing up some ducats to keep the Bills in WNY!

God the off season can’t end fast enough You guys are high if you think Edmunds is going anywhere this year No way Beane blows up the middle of our D this year when we are primed for a run. If anything, he will draft Edmunds replacement and let him learn for a year. I can’t wait to see this board melt down when Beane gives him an extension. It will be one of those TBD defining moments. And I’m not a big Edmunds fan

HE’S GOT A RAAAAAAG AHHHHHHMMMM!

Look at every move Beane makes through the lense of swinging for the fences for the next 2 years. He’s going to make decisions now that have more to do with winning the SB in the next 2 years than making a run 4 years from now. We are going to see a move with Poyer that probably won’t make the most long term sense but will throw him a bone for the next year or two in order to keep the band together.

"Wants to finish his career" means he's not looking to squeeze every last penny out of the Bills. If he's willing to take a reasonable offer Beane will get something done. Won't be for more than 2 years guaranteed even though the contract will 3/4 years blah blah blah.

I don’t see Beane breaking up Poyer/Hyde this season. Might throw Jordan a small bone for the year then I think he’s gone. Bush just needs to shut her yapper. Doesn’t matter how hot she is, somewhere there’s a guy sick of her crap

Not really. It was pretty clear he meant we are getting the Redskins version of Bruce. The Von signing was perfect in so many ways. 1) He’s still a force, he can finish 2) We’ve got young guys who need to develop and Von will be instrumental in teaching them 3) His snaps will definitely be limited in the regular season and then unleashed in the playoffs. This is a no brainer and will allow the young guys to develop and Von to extend is career. If we’ve got an important game or want to continue to beat down the Pats*, his snap count will skyrocket in that particular game. I’d love to see Jerry back on a minimum contract to man that RDE spot. Not sure that’s gonna happen because there are only so many snaps to go around and we’ve got 2-3 young DEs who need to start playing more.

Gilmore isn’t coming here. Some team will pay him 7-9 million and Beane isn’t looking to pay that much for a vet corner. I don’t care about his perceived “attitude”, 2017 was a long time ago and people grow. If we could get him on a below-market deal I’d be all in. Our safeties like to tackle so Gilmore won’t have to.