The Dean
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On 9/4/2022 at 10:25 AM, ControllerOfPlanetX said:
Is there a Bills bar in Daytona Beach?
The Bills bar has been Riptides, which is actually in Ormond Beach, just north of Daytona. I stopped in for lunch a week or two ago and asked if it was still the Bills fans gathering spot. The bartender said she thought so, but she was new. You may want to check before going:
https://www.riptidesrawbar.com/menu
14 hours ago, Draconator said:When I lived near San Francisco, I went to watch Bills game at the SF Bills Backers bar, I think it was called North Star Tavern. Anyhoo, there was a power outage during a Bills/Dolphins Sunday Night game, and a few Dolphins fans invaded the Bills bar, and we had a blast with the Bills fans dissing the Dolphins fans, and the Dolphins fans giving it right back to us. It was all in good fun. Also, the Jets bar used to be right across the Street from the Bills bar. So whenever the BIlls scored a touchdown, we all went outside and sang the Shout song. Whenever the Jets scored, we heard J-E-T-S JETS JETS JETS loud and clear.
The year DTV first announced the Sunday Ticket, my friends The Senator, Charlie and I convinced the former owners of the North Star to plunk down the cash for DTV and the Ticket, and open by 10 am (they used to open at noon on Sunday). They only took about a minute to agree, but they demanded I bartend every Sunday during football season.
I bartended the first season, then moved to LA. The Senator took the helm for a year, as did Charlie. Nearly 30 years and at least two ownership changes later, it's still going strong!
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9 hours ago, \GoBillsInDallas/ said:
Me too.
I know the big parks have a lot of regulations and safety precautions and probably follow the rules. But I'm very suspicious of small fairs and carnivals. Have you gotten a look at the people tending the rides? Do they look like the types that check all the bolts (for example) every day? I wouldn't be surprised if they loosened them half a turn every day, just to see what happens. Probably be the most exciting day they have all summer, should their ferris wheel crash mid-ride. Plus they'd probably get the rest of the day off.
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43 minutes ago, Draconator said:
Outstanding. Congrats!!
I can't say I care for the host of that show, though.
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40 minutes ago, stuvian said:
signing big names like Diggs, Morse and Miller is very exciting and points to a win now mindset. Our SB chances are well rooted in reality, not booze addled hope and hype. Still, I hope we are taking notes from the Bengals on how to beat KC because until we climb that mountain nothing is going to happen.
October 10/ 2021. Buffalo Bills 38 KC Chiefs 20. That game slip your mind? The Bills know how to beat the Chiefs. They just didn't do it in the playoffs. Knowing how wasn't the issue. Not getting it done was.
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1 minute ago, Plano said:
bunch of Karens
Ha, Doesn't even make sense.
For the record, I'm not anti Ozzy (or pro Ozzy for that matter). I'm anti halftime music shows.
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3 hours ago, WhoTom said:
I think nearly everyone agrees with that ... except Josh, who continues to strive for improvement.
But isn't Josh striving to improve every year? So it's "nothing different ". Business as usual.
1 hour ago, ToGoGo said:Interesting take from Rappaport. Reads to me like "stop getting better" or "you've already reached your ceiling buddy"
I get what he's getting at. It's a shot at McDermott and the rest of the team, but I believe Allen has a higher gear than what he's shown. Another reporter trying to fit his narrative?
THAT'S your takebaway from this? 🤣
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19 hours ago, T&C said:
They are awesome for sure. Someone will probably chime in and tell you it's not legal lol.
The box itself is perfectly legel. Streaming out of market games on it, not so much.
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2 hours ago, Draconator said:
My band played at Wingfest. We had an awesome time!!! Very cool gig for us.
Sweet. I'm sure it was a blast. Congrats.
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12 hours ago, Another Fan said:
all the best
Thanks. Back at ya.
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19 hours ago, Zag20 said:
I’ll throw this out there since it hasn’t been mentioned and is legal. Sign up for paramovnt plus and watch games on cbs on your computer with an adapter to your TV. Paramount uses browser geolocation to determine your location, so all you need is a browser plug-in that you can use to set your location to Buffalo. This is ready to set-up via googling “geolocation spoof”. For me, in Seattle, this covers all the CBS games which is usually half the season if not more.
Pretty sure that it is not legal. Anytime you have to "spoof" a location to view something you are barred from seeing legitimately otherwise , you can almost be certain you are violating an agreement somewhere in the chain.
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3 hours ago, boater said:
You about summed my concerns up right there. Cooper Kupp v. a rookie and Dane Jackson? 17 better score some points, we're going to need them.
You do know the Bills don't typically plan man coverage, right? And since Kupp typically lines up in the slot, wouldn't Taron be the primary cover CB if they WERE in man coverage?
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24 minutes ago, ganesh said:
How did a "Bills Cuts" thread morph into a debate on our Running Backs and drafting of them!
Welcome to TBD.😂 And be thankful it didn't turn into a Edmunds thread. Or perhaps a Zach Ertz thread.
D'Oh! I just screwed up.
Definitely isn't the first time and probably not the last.
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3 hours ago, Rico said:
I don’t understand the need for any halftime music show ever, that’s piss-break time.
I'm with you on that.
If they need music, I'm sure there's a good college marching band around somewhere.
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Like some others, I'm surprised the Bills are favored---and definately shocked that it's by more than a point. I suppose if I was a neutral sports' betting type, I'd bet the Rams.
With that said, I don't bet Bills game. PERIOD. Then again, I'm not a football/sports book better for the most part. If I have a pool where you pick every game, I always pick the Bills to win. I can't imagine the self torture if I lost because I picked against the Bills. Winning a bit of cash can't save my soul!
Then again, I'm not really a gambler. I love the horses, but rarely bet if I'm not at the track.
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6 hours ago, Warcodered said:
Just tell the truth: You have a sleeve allergy.
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7 minutes ago, Coach Tuesday said:
Gotcha - sounds like you should’ve posed your question to him via a DM, instead of on a public message board since it has NOTHING to do with the topic being discussed in this thread, or the price of Gouda in Amsterdam.Maybe. But it was a direct question to what he posted. Should he have DM'd the comment? Not quite sure of your point.
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Just now, Fan in Chicago said:
Saw the final half hour of Serena William`s last match. Very touching, she is a true great of the game. Wishing her the best in retirement from tennis. And thanks for the memories.
Btw, Russell Wilson was in the audience
A terrific match. Serena did herself proud. And Tomljanovic was extremely tough, and very classy in her post match remarks.
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On 9/1/2022 at 1:00 PM, Another Fan said:
Or autism spectrum disorder as it’s now called. As more time passes I’m a little more comfortable talking about it.
Will try and not make this too much a LAMP post but thanks to all here who have listened to me through the years…. you know who you are
Ill leave it as while I’m often nostalgic for a lot of stuff in the past, this condition was never really properly understood when I was a kid. Could have saved me lots of grief but that is what that is.
If you have a child who displays symptoms my advise is still pay whatever money it is to get the best and most thorough evaluations done. It could go unnoticed otherwise
Very sorry to hear that. I figured out later in life I'm a bit dyslexic (which explains a lot from earlier in my life). I also have some ADD/ADHD and (according to an old boss) perhaps a touch of Tourette's syndrome. 😄. These are spectrums after all, and we may find ourselves on it somewhere, even if it is at the lower end of that spectrum. I'm extremely happy I wasn't diagnosed earlier in life, as I probably would have been medicated and experienced a completely different life. But I do understand (depending on the diagnosis and severity of it) one would want to find out earlier in life.
BTW, I just found out today I have throat cancer. I don't think it's anything too serious, but when I get back from vacation I guess I'll have to figure it out. I guess my point it, try not to worry. Worry doesn't help anything, as far as I'm concerned. It only takes. Healthy concern is fine (making sure you are following the doctor's instructions, taking care of yourself, etc) But worry only make things worse, IMO.
When the PA said "try not to worry too much", I basically said to her what I just said. Her response: "I'm not there yet. I'm trying, but I haven't gotten to that point." I told her, medical marijuana helps a lot!
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1 hour ago, Coach Tuesday said:
Lol what? Nothing to do with it? I have no idea if that particular poster vocally complained AT THE TIME that they passed on Terry McLauren. I am telling you many of us were vocal about wanting better positional value with Day 1 and 2 picks. That has EVERYTHING to do with your question. What are you doing.My question was, and remains, "If I recall correctly he was viewed as a 3rd round pick, by many/most. Were you vocally upset the Bills didn't pick him AT THE TIME?" That was my question IN ITS ENTIRETY. I never even commented on whether I thought picking an RB was a good or bad move. I simply asked a direct question. As you don't know that answer, you did NOTHING to answer the question. I have no clue how you thought you addressed that.
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2 hours ago, Coach Tuesday said:
Many of us were disappointed with the positional value AT THE TIME and were even more disappointed when Beane doubled down the following year. It is easy to say in retrospect, in a vacuum, well Moss and Singletary are at least competent players while plenty of WRs and DEs picked after them busted out - but if you extrapolate it out over time as a STRATEGY, you will go broke with that type of asset allocation approach. You cannot use high picks on easily-replaceable assets, especially when the Bills aren’t even trying to focus their offense around an elite running back/game (nor should they). Even when those picks “hit,” you’re stuck deciding whether to pay them big $$ on a second contract, where much cheaper replacements can be found in FA or the 6th round. Folks are gonna lose their minds next offseason if they decide to pay Singletary and have to release or pass on more valuable veterans as a result - and that’s precisely the issue. Was four years of Motor worth the high draft investment?That has Nothing to do with my question.
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12 minutes ago, MWK said:
In 2019, Terry McLaurin two picks later when we really needed a WR doesn’t jump off the page for you? I agree with you on 2020 though.
Wow, hindsight on this one. If I recall correctly he was viewed as a 3rd round pick, by many/most. Were you vocally upset the Bills didn't pick him AT THE TIME?
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1 hour ago, Augie said:
I don’t know if you’d like or hate this, but we saw him recently on his Everything But The Hits Tour. It was good, but on our first time seeing him after years of wanting to, playing a few hits wouldn’t be a crime.
That would have been a dream show for me. Then again, I've seen Van a few times. But he doesn't seem to enjoy playing them as much as some of his lesser known stuff. Or maybe he just doesn't enjoy the feeling of HAVING to play the same thing night after night.
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41 minutes ago, Augie said:
This is not Falls related, but I might get a helpful response here. I just started looking for tickets, hotel, etc for the home opener. I plan to stay in Williamsville where I grew up at least the first couple nights, then maybe move downtown. Just starting to form a plan.
The question is this: does anyone have a feel for how reliable Uber is around town?
Good question. I'll be back there next week, and plan to Uber to and from a bar to watch the Bills on Thursday night. This info will be great for me. I'll have a car, so maybe I could just to find a non drinker. But given that it's WNY, and my friends, that is highly unlikely. Still deciding where to go to watch the game. We have a group of people some will be staying in NF and others who live in Buffalo/Williamsville/Clarence. Could be a difficult operation to plan.
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23 minutes ago, LabattBlue said:
Just a wild guess, but maybe because it is illegal?
There are dozens of illegal streaming sites, and this is just one of them. I think the difference is, since they actually charge a fee for their service, one would expect them to be more reliable and less prone to malware infections/popups/etc. I'm not sure if that is true, but that would be the only reason I can see to actually pay for something like this. Paying for it doesn't' make it legal!
In fact, this is the kind of site one would expect the NFL/Networks/DTV/etc, to target for takedown. And, if they do take it down, then they have the records of everyone who signed up. This is very unlikely to happen of course. But there's more of a risk on a site like this.
Jalen Ramseys initial PFF grade for the game
in The Stadium Wall
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Why would any Bills fan give one rats behind what Ramsey thinks?