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True. But give your coworkers the benefit of doubt here as any conversation about these events could get very work-inappropriate very quickly. So much senseless violence and killing. Everywhere.

Mine has the Lombardi and Super Bowl on it, too. Farging Sneaky Bastiges!

Yup. The offseason news is almost always fluff, injury or off the field problems. Once in a blue moon you can come across a good, unbiased article with analysis of players or scheme - if you're lucky.

Great idea. Thanks for all of the good work, Rubes!

Bingo. The Bills aren't exactly in a "choosers" position where WRs are concerned. If a better option comes available before week one concludes, then so much the better. If not, then we might be happy to have an Andre Johnson on his last legs.

No, it's probably just an introduction to the NFL at LG for Tunsil. I've seen it before when an existing LT is on his way out. Tunsil should be at LT by no later than next season. Branden Albert is the current LT in Miami. He's an excellent OT, but he's injured a lot. Tunsil will slide to LT if he gets hurt again this season. So unless Tunsil totally busts or gets into off the field trouble expect Albert to be on the trading block next offseason. Please do that immediately.

https://www.brewersassociation.org/statistics/number-of-breweries/ The number of breweries in the US is just surpassing what it was 140 years ago. There were no macrobreweries then, but there was a lot less people too - and even fewer states. Beer is going regional/local and i expect the number of viable breweries to keep increasing for some time to come. It'll be interesting to see what becomes of the big breweries. There has already been some consolidation among them and, while I don't see them all going away, I do see their market share continuing to decline and further consolidation among them.

I remember hearing a story after Hoyer had moved on from the Pats. Apparently he got his helmet mixed up with Brady's and was very surprised when the radio link to the coaches remained connected throughout the play instead of shutting off prior to the snap. Coaches telling him what presnap adjustments to make and where to go with the ball probably helps a lot. I know it's just a rumor, but Belichick and Brady have long lost the benefit of doubt AFAIC.

It'd be nice if the teams and players had to fully fund their own stadiums, but they know they don't have to. The NFL let everyone know the consequences when they let the Browns move. Now Oakland is about to lose the Raiders a second time. If it can happen to those teams, it can happen anywhere. The jump in public assistance for stadiums in the wake of the Browns move was substantial and led us to where we are today. If you want an NFL team in your city, it's going to cost you. It's just the way it is. People in Buffalo need to face reality on the subject.

That is totally incorrect. The owners do have limits on salaries in the form of a hard salary cap, which they negotiated a great deal on in the last CBA. That cap is based on a percentage of revenues. If that percentage was lower then the owners would simply take more profit home. They'd still be after every dollar they could get from the public. That wouldn't change one bit.

It is irritating. Just some rich guys looking to get richer. The Bills look very safe for the foreseeable future with Pegula owning them. Some other teams less so. I'm looking at you, Jaguars. How are you guys enjoying those London trips? Do you know they pronounce the name "Jag-U-ars" there?

Suggs was a hell of a player, but he'll be 34 in October and he's coming off an achilles tear. His initial burst really has been a huge part of why his pass rushing has been so great over his career, but I'm not sure if it will ever be what it was or that we will see him return to form. Honestly, I doubt that he will. Not that he won't be productive for a little while longer. He should be. He just won't be the special player he used to be.

I'll have to give Condrell's a try. Thanks for the tip.

I have to think that this is Jerruh and Kraft's way of signaling that they'd like to see migration from smaller markets to larger ones. The smaller markets today are clearly viable, but they aren't as profitable to the league as larger, untapped ones like Mexico City, London, etc. They can't come out and just stay that they want to see teams bail on their current cities though. So they're laying the foundation for moving some teams by saying they aren't viable.

True. How important the team is to the area and how well that area supports the team is incredibly important as well. That, of course, boils down to ticket sales, luxury box sales and financial assistance towards stadiums.

Can't remember if this was mentioned or not, but if visitors are up anywhere near Lockport then Lake Effect Ice Cream is a must. It is my favorite ice cream parlor anywhere in the country.

Dunno, man. There's a lot of fast guys who can't play football out there. If Goodwin gets chopped at final cutdowns he may not get another chance with another team. Roster spots are precious then.

That OJ tat is of his mug shot. WTF would possess a person to get that?

Boyd is the only player I really watched play in college. The ability to catch his scattershot throws at Clemson really spoke well of Watkins. In college a QB can get away with poor accuracy if he's in the right system and has the right talent around him, but that doesn't fly in the NFL. His outside chance in the NFL was to be able to fix his mechanics and dial in his accuracy. That's a tough thing to do and it's rare to see happen so it's no surprise that Boyd couldn't get there. I'd like to see the Bills move on from EJ, but they need someone competent to take his place. Boyd isn't that guy. He's not even worthy of a roster spot.

I wouldn't mind getting "caught" like that. Flacco bet on himself, carried the Ravens through the playoffs to a championship and got paid large for it. He hasn't been worthy of the contract since, but I'd gladly be in that spot. This season if Tyrod wants to go on a tear, win a championship, get an Andrew Luck deal and then revert to mediocrity, he can be my guest. They have had cap issues due to money tied up in underperforming and/or aging players. That is compounded by some poor/unlucky drafting. Ozzie has generally taken risks in the draft. In the years leading up to the Super Bowls he hit a lot of home runs when he was swinging for the fences, but now he's striking out a lot. It is telling to see him pass on Tunsil for Stanley. Times are a changin'.

Nice!

Due to the reports of flags having the Lombardi trophy I am nervously awaiting the arrival of mine.

Sure seems like it. Exactly my thought.

It was the additional circumstances that made it look so bad. He was clocked speeding at 143 mph. He fled police and tried to evade and hide from them. There was a loaded handgun under the seat, the police noted a strong smell of marijuana and three other people, including his 12 year old nephew, were in the car. The gun was legally permitted and the police didn't find any marijuana or drug paraphernalia so only the speeding and fleeing and eluding charges stuck.

Awesome.