The Dean

Until he consistently "does it" doubt will remain. But like you, I'm very high on Gabe. His catch to target ratio is high, as is his TD to catch ratio. And he has fantastic toe-drag swag. The Bills are betting on Gabe this year. I'd make that bet, too.

Yes I know. Mostly I was just supplying this info as I didn't see it mentioned. No need for the dish at all, it seems. Perhaps Xwner can skip the HOA fuss altogether.

Right I see absolutely ZERO about this anywhere. The most recent news is still that it will be announced by the fall of this year. And DTV still has this coming season on their contract. So if it were awarded for fall of 2022, my guess is it will also be on DTV for one season. But even that is just a WAG.

DirecTV has an online streaming option now. No dish needed. And I don't think you need to prove you can't use a dish. Open for all, is what I'm getting: https://www.directv.com/stream/

For many that explains their posting behavior, IMO. They post more when they can be negative. So much so, some just make up negative stuff, created mostly from their imagination.

Agreed. That was a terrible take, IMO. But I can understand if it she/he's talking about what's being discussed very recently. Mayfield was just traded to a team that Darnold is already on. This is actually sports news. At the moment, there is no drama surrounding Josh. So one should expect more stories about Mayfield and Darnold at this moment in time at least.

The VPN itself if most likely completely legal. What is illegal is the service allowing the streaming of games that are legally protected. Charging for them complicates the matter even more for the service provider. There are plenty of reasons some may survive for a long time. Not the least of which these services are typically based overseas (Russia, Eastern Europe, etc) often protected by "bulletproof" hosting providers. The same kind of protection scammers/spammers use. It typically takes a lot of time/effort and international cooperation to take these things down. And as you note, in the grand scheme of all issues law enforcement is facing and the battles the NFL is currently fighting, it probably is a very low priority. But of course some have been taken down in the past. But never assume "getting away with something" makes it legal. It does not. https://cybernews.com/what-is-vpn/are-vpns-legal/

Completely ridiculous.

Yes, class and sportsmanship really is a stomach turner. 🙃

I really don't want this to get too political, but I think many from all sides of the issue understand the USA has done a terrible job of administering the death penalty for much of its history. There are just so many disparities of who actually gets convicted/put to death it's a mockery. I'm not sure I'd ever support anything like that until that gets a bit more straightened out.

No morals involved here at all, from my end. I'm NOT suggesting you and others shouldn't use it. Not sure where you are getting that. I'm simply saying it is NOT 100% legal, so you should at least know that. In a pinch, I'll jump on a stream to watch a Bills game. For the past 5 or so years I have always been able to see it. But I'm not going to tell myself, or others, that it is legal. That was my only point.

Precisely. It is illegal. But it isn't like you will go to jail. But those are different things. You may want to read all of the user agreement on any of the tools you use to see if there is a disclaimer that it should not be used for any illegal purpose/bypass any legal agreement.

I think Steve Young also belongs in this conversation. But at the moment, Josh looks be that guy.

You are streaming the game, outside of the home market. That's illegal. No way around that. You can pretend it is legal, but it is not Precisely

DirecTV has the EXCLUSIVE rights to streaming the NFL on Sunday afternoon, in the USA. Period. Where in that article do you see that watching NFL game on that platform is legal in the USA? I didn't see it. In fact, since you pay for that service (and they don't pay any rights to the NFL or the networks who also have rights to the game) it's VERY illegal.

100% NOT legal. You almost certainly won't be caught/charged/prosecuted, but that doesn't make it legal.

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Welcome to the club.

Yup. You got that right.

Can't really dispute that. On the other hand, is Baker simply a victim of the Brown's disfunction? Perhaps if he had the same physical attributes but with a different personality/attitude, might things have gone better for the Browns? When he was drafted I thought he was fortunate to join the Browns*. They loaded the team with talent his first two years. However I suspect personality/culture wasn't a driving issue at the time. That team needed TALENT. I just wonder if he could have been different. Perhaps if Baker could have worked to lead the team culture (the way Josh has in Buffalo**) things might have gone differently. * Full disclosure: After that draft, I thought all the 1st round QBs went to very good situations for them. 2 for 5 I guess. ** Gratuitous Bills homer Josh reference.

That looks awesome, Simon. Love a good bluegrass fest out in the open. It looks like Rhiannon Giddens was there. She's fantastic, IMO

I think Keenum is probably as good as, or better, than Mayfield or Darnold. I feel similarly about Trubisky, Jimmy G. That is I think they are as good as, probably better, than Baker I'm not totally convinced Mayfield is much better than Minshew. And I'm pretty sure Tua will have a better NFL career than Baker.

Happy Birthday 'Merica!

Of course. A little explanation/support for your opinion would be nice, dontca think? Are you capable of that? I'd think one would look to introduce themselves by posting something interesting and well thought out. You are 0-2 so far, IMO.

I believe he's already preparing to come back to TB. I don't think it makes sense to go to another team/QB/system midway through the season. He's familiar enough with TB's offense and especially Brady to jump right in and contribute