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And Dustin Hopkins.

He was being held together by tape the past two seasons. This really isn't a big surprise.

Ha - I don't think it is disproportionate. I made precisely one post on it. After that I just replied to people who wanted to tell me I'm wrong. I'm not.

Walking and turning around? Needs practice? Come on Shaw. You're better than that. Total waste of time.

I separate the dinners from the rehearsing walking and turning around. Which by any objective measure are a colossal waste of time

I mean I don't own a car and I haven't worn a watch for years and years. Vacations and nice meals in restaurants however have a lot more worth than wedding rehearsals!

You are entitled to do that. Spend your time as you wish. But you are in the minority. TV viewing numbers remain very strong. There was a very slight dip in 2024 from the record high in 2023 but well within the margin of normal variance.

Good point. Although film schedules are generally slightly more flexible than the NFL calendar which is fixed.

Yea I get the night before in law meal. That is logical. The rehearsal.... less so.

My understanding from someone who works in the NFL's UK office is the initial push was him to the owners and there was some scepticism at first. I don't think that happens (at least not as early as it did) with AN Other commissioner. I think that is distinct from rule changes and streaming which kinda would happened a pace whoever was Commissioner.

I think he will be there. They will honeymoon in the dead season between mini camp and camp I'd imagine. That said if he does miss one or two it isn't an issue in the slightest and I'd understand it.

It is the definition of trivial.

Completely.

I have on good authority the guy the Bills were essentially using as the counterbalance to giving up the pick for Diggs was Tee Higgins. Doesn't mean they WOULD have picked him. They were still some weeks out from the draft but it tells you where their mind was at.

This. He is the brain child and the driving factor behind the international games. Obviously you are right the decision to do it is the owners' decsion. But basically it was Goodell's idea and he sees it as a big part of his legacy. And it makes the owners money so they give him the green light.

I have never understood, and will never understand, the concept of a wedding rehearsal. You don't have to remember your lines. You just repeat after the celebrant. What are you rehearsing? Walking?

Well of course. Because they didn't win. But that doesn't mean they are not remembered with a respect for what they were. They are still teams that go down in legend. Because it isn't ever only destination. It's the climb. There are teams who won Championships... in each of those sports.... less remembered than those famous teams that didn't. That's the reality.

For someone who has already determined the only thing that matters is a Championship, sure. You can create a narrative where all that matters is a Superbowl and then judge everything by that standard. But life isn't like that. It isn't all or nothing. Nor is sport despite the desire to present it as such. Sport is about moments. And the memories. The wins. And of course the Championships. But not only them. Brazil 1982. New Zealand 1995. South Africa (cricket) 1999. Minnesota 1998. Portugal 2004. New England 2007. They are all great teams.

What? They are remembered. Nobody is saying winning a title doesn't matter. But it isn't all that matters. You can be remembered without a Superbowl. That doesn't mean anyone is fine not winning one. Obviously we all want the Bills to win one. But the argument that it is all the matters is poppycock.

Schotty's Chargers Schotty's Chiefs Green's Vikings

Except ALL those teams ARE remembered. They are famous teams in NFL history. So I can't buy your argument. It is not all that matters from a historical perspective.

It is entertainment to me too. Which is why I won't apply a higher bar to it than the stuff that matters. It can. But that is different a Superbowl being "all that matters."

It's just a different type of fandom. I'm the guy who posted a thread here the day after the Dalton miracle saying "don't hate the drought". Life isn't just about the destination. It is about the journey too. Sports are the same to me.

Except everyone remembers them. Nobody is denying winning is the most important thing. It isn't the only thing that matters.

Totally disagree. I want the Bills to win a Superbowl. It isn't the "only thing that matters" to me as a fan. Enjoying watching them play matters. Enjoying wins matters. The journey matters. It's the climb. That might not be how fandom is for you.... but I am definitely not lying. It is how fandom is for me.