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  1. 1 hour ago, transplantbillsfan said:

    https://theathletic.com/2805597/2021/09/03/graham-these-are-the-bills-biggest-hurdles-to-reaching-the-super-bowl-in-2021?source=user-shared-article

    1. COVID-19

    Buffalo’s locker room became the place to fly your anti-vaccination flag this offseason.

    Two weeks before opening what’s supposed to be a vision-quest season, some Bills starters were barred from the facility for five days a pop and fined for their COVID-19 impudence.

     

    McDermott remained diplomatic at his next news conference. He measured his words carefully. His body language, however, belonged to that of a man who was about to flip the eff out.

     

    “Very frustrating. Very frustrating,” McDermott said. “There’s people’s livelihoods at stake. … Our performance is judged off of wins and losses or how well a person does ‘X’ or ‘Y,’ and some of that is dependent upon other members of the team.

     

    “That’s why this is a team game. Being able to count on people is important.”

     

    Unvaccinated players create negative competitive consequences. Restrictions are eased for those who have been vaccinated. Unvaccinated players still are subject to quarantine through contact tracing.

     

    Even after Dawkins revealed he’d spent four days at Buffalo General Hospital and that he was afraid the coronavirus was killing him and two days after receivers Cole Beasley and Gabriel Davis and defensive tackles Star Lotulelei and Vernon Butler were sent home, Beasley and receiver Isaiah McKenzie publicly mocked the collectively bargained safety protocols.

     

    The NFL had fined McKenzie and Beasley $14,650 for repeatedly refusing to wear masks and/or tracking devices inside the Bills’ facility. NFL Network reported Beasley was spotted on video, while McKenzie failed to comply in the presence of league officials who were at One Bills Drive to give a presentation on COVID protocols. McKenzie tweeted a photo of his NFL notice and joked about the fine. The U.S. Census Bureau’s latest data estimates the average Erie County resident makes $33,598 a year.

     

    McKenzie, at least, had an epiphany. He eventually posted a photo of his vaccination card. Beasley is telling those around him he never will get a shot under any circumstances.

     

    Lotulelei’s decision not to get vaccinated is a noggin-scratcher. Lotulelei took the COVID opt-out last season, and while the Bills could have used him against the run at times, they also proved they could win a lot of games without him.

     

    Linebackers Matt Milano and Klein were preemptively removed from practice, an indication that they, too, were not vaccinated. The NFL’s investigation determined Milano and Klein weren’t in close-contact jeopardy and could return to practice the next day.

    Beane said last week the Bills’ vaccination rate might be below 80 percent. That was before the 53-man cutdown, which was expected to lower the Bills’ percentage because fringe players are more motivated to get the shots.

     

    Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians announced Thursday that his defending Super Bowl champions are 100 percent vaccinated, including all players, coaches and staff.

    At this point McD needs to focus on controlling what he can control. This horse has been beat to death. Get this team to play to its potential, and hope you learned enough from AFCC to get over the hump.

     

    Love our staff sincerely, but we were so completely out coached that game. Keep the players and other coaches and himself focused.

     

    Coach doesn't strike me as the type who enjoys losing like that.  One of the younger guys in the league, kiss the wife goodbye and you'll see her in February, time to outwork everyone else 

     

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  2. 43 minutes ago, RobbRiddick said:

     

    It looks like he's focussed on hitting the hole with conviction. Too much dancing last year from what I remember. I'd rather he just got 2 or 3 yards by being decisive than stammering about behind the line, hoping for a huge play, only to get taken for a loss or no gain.

    Exactly what we need out of this position is steady consistent positive yardage, not wasting downs

  3. I've been the biggest critic of him. He looked terrible last year.

     

    Hes looked "faster" this preseason. I don't think all the sudden at 24yrs old [HAPPY BDAY DEVIN, ITS TODAY HAD TO LOOK IT UP], he suddenly got faster. I do think he's in better shape, but I'm thinking the game finally slowed down for him some. He's thinking less and instinctual again. I think he's going to serve me a buffet of crow!

     

    I don't really care how many yards he has total, as long as he looks sharp, picks up necessary first downs, and most importantly KEEPS DEFENSES HONEST. If he does that with 600yds, great year. If that means 1,000-1,300 yards, then we're blowing teams out and that's great too. 

     

    500yards receiving would be a huge! I'd much rather see that number than any other 🤷‍♂️

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  4. Great story. Theres a quick video of him at the end, and the story was spot on. Infectious smile, but clearly a dude that's grateful to have this chance.

     

    That said, early training camp he sounded like a monster, and the narrative kinda shifted to him stalling out mid camp. Anybody hear anything how he's been doing the last 2-3 weeks at practice??

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  5. As much as I loathe this dude, I've been able to somewhat enjoy him in the NFC. 100% Disingenuous here, but he's nor wrong. He never woulda said this in NE or that "you want this mf*er" comment there. I'm a football fan first, before a Bills fan, and its been fun to see Marcia let his hair down and enjoy it some. Dudes the GOAT he's earned it. 

     

    🍺🍻 now here's to hoping he gets smacked in the mouth early and often this season 🍻🍺

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  6. 41 minutes ago, Logic said:

    When trailing leading into the 4th quarter, I've often heard "Livin on a Prayer" or "Don't Stop Believin". After a win, there's a decent chance you'll hear "Sweet Caroline". That one seems to have migrated from Boston to just about everywhere.

    And never forget:
    buffalo-bills-win.gif

    Bon Jovi? Ewwww. It's a fun song but a man's gotta have a line in the sand, and mine is firmly on the the other side

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  7. On 8/31/2021 at 2:08 PM, From Roc to Ky bills fan said:

    It's been 28 years since I've been to a home game myself, thank you.

    We've been to away bills games in Cincy, used to be St Louis, Indy and Nashville (yes I was there for the backwards lateral game..

    Where do you recommend lodging?

    Whoa whoa... you mean the forward lateral game?!?!

  8. 1 minute ago, NickelCity said:

     

    To be fair, the context behind it was that hesitancy about the vaccine has remained static among PhDs, and has over time come to be proportionally out oh whack, as lower education subsets (which previously had the most hesitancy proportionally) have seen hesitancy reduced (although still one of the highest levels). 

     

    The obvious critique here is that the populations that these categories generalize are hugely different in size. 

     

    I don't think the data were supporting a side or argument that you think it was, if I'm reading your first post correctly. I don't see an "agenda" driven deletion here.

    I would agree with the bolded, and at the same time comparing doctors to high school grads, is always going to be very disproportionate in size.

     

    My biggest thing is why delete it at all without giving it a chance to play out, or let poster update with the study? Seems like anything carrying even the optics of that side of the argument are deleted.  

     

    Full disclosure, im not anti vaxx, i got the jab, but i can certainly see many reasons for people to be skeptical about what players would or wouldnt want to put in their body.  I think its reasonable to atleast let the Beasleys of the world explain they arent just monsters, or going against the current, he has obvious beliefs and skepticism about what is best for his body and family.  If those views are censored, it doesnt allow the other side to respond, or understand what concerns need to be addressed.  Like anything i think a fair, open dialogue is important for the country to be able to empathize with the other side, and provide well thought out rebuttals.

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  9. 3 minutes ago, Westside Madness said:

    You really shouldn't post a data set from a study without a link to the study itself. That way other folks can check on the quality of the survey. If I ask 10 people a question, I can generate a data set. However, population would likely be too small to be seen as a fair and objective study. DId I pick the 10 people? If I did, I could have skewed the data to get the output I wanted.

     

    A link to the study would allow readers to make these types of checks.

    i agree, and wish poster had got a chance to update his post before being deleted

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  10. 6 hours ago, GunnerBill said:

     

    Yea I am interested by the speculation the Chiefs want to use Chris Jones on the edge more. If they did that against us I would think it plays into our hands a bit because our tackles are better pass protectors than our guards. Ike / Cody / Mongo in pass pro vs the Chiefs remains a concern to me.

    If they do that it won't be against a team like us. Our Ts are way better than our Gs. Andy Reid is not gunna play into our strengths 

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  11. 2 hours ago, BornAgainBillsFan said:

     

    But Josh already signed his new contract, right? Doesn't that mean Beane and Co. can unpucker for a while?

     

    Just kidding, of course. Whatever Josh wants, Josh gets. And I think Hollister is going to be pushing for TE1 by midseason. 

    Hollister is TE1 in this offense already.  We need a reliable handed consistent TE, more than a higher upside spotty performer. We have enough weapons at WR, we just need a guy to contribute, keep the defense moderately honest and help keep the chains moving. Hopefully Hollister stays healthy

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