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Agreed. I think it's pure speculation that McD has been given the keys to the kingdom. It's entirely believable to me that they decided that Whaleys time behind the mike and camera should be limited after the week 16 press conference without thinking it's time to show him the door.

I know its not an Isles thread, but I can't let that last comment go without asking what Weight did wrong as interim coach?

I'm with you in more way than one!

I hope you are right (although personally I'd have stayed away from the Belichick comparison)

Broncos. Looking into taking my boys to their first ever game and my first in Buffalo since 2000.

Character over talent is a luxury that good teams can afford and we're not there yet. A big part is having a coach able to manage the player and vets who can back up the coach. Hopefully McD can do the job with help from the likes of Kyle and Richie.

Bueller? Bueller? Anyone?

Probably true but it's made worse by batters stepping out of the box to scratch themselves between every pitch. In football the game is moved along by the play clock, but the commercials drag the game out. Not sure how others feel but for baseball I never feel like commercials are the problem with long games, it's more the pace of play.

Just saw my first "point to first" intentional walk. Hate it. Makes sense in softball, not buying into it for baseball. Not sure how much time it saves compared to other areas like the batter staying in the box between pitches, mound visits or instant replay reviews. What really bothers me is a softball trend I saw where guys who hit HRs over the wall but don't touch the bases. Is that next? Not my baseball!

Born and bred Long Island, Mets/Bills/Islanders since the early 70's. Love where the Mets are at right now. Always room for improvement and plenty of legit concerns but this team is positioned pretty well for both short and long term success.

As someone who grew up at Shea, I get it HTO2. I don't call it Shea anymore, cuz I never took my boys there (missed by a year) but I get it. I've been to a bunch of Jets/Bills at the Meadowlands and it will never be MetLife to me.

That surprised me too. Like a few others I was skeptical when I first heard the reports that he was leaving football for broadcasting. But now I find it hard to believe he'd give up the top spot that was handed to him to and go back to playing.

Looking at those helmets was like waking up from a bizarre dream where small doses of reality were mixed with total nonsense.

Sometimes my wife (not a NE bride) buys cheap hot dog rolls and they break in half. I hate when that happens and might consider calling it a sandwich out of spite. Otherwise its a hot dog.

Wasn't this the same year as the Vinny Testaverde phantom TD where his helmet was a yard or two short of the goal line, let alone the ball? Pretty sure that bad officiating in 1998 spurred the reincarnation of instant replay. I always thought Bills/Pats game played a big part even though the Jets TD got more press...I think it kept the Seahawks out of the playoffs. As for frustrating losses, the night game we blew against the Cowboys on two late long FG's should be mentioned if it hasn't been already.

I thought it was a courtesy to EJ to let him audition for other teams. If so, epic fail.

Sitting Tyrod was the right move due to the uncertainty of keeping him and the risk of injury. As much as losing was better than winning, I could not watch the Bills and root for them to lose. Of course I was happy anyway when they lost so go figure. I'm with plenzmd1...I wanted to see Cardale play more than just the 4th quarter

Not to split hairs but I'm pretty sure the Jets have actually drafted a QB 5 of the last 6, two in a row for Maccagnan. Maybe he's like a lot of posters here...draft one until you strike gold. Hackenberg didn't even suit up as a 3rd stringer in a year where Fitz, Geno and Petty all got hurt so I assume he's still considered a project at best. Petty probably showed enough to get a chance to compete. McKown looks like a safety net to me. i expect the Jets to bring someone else in either through the draft or otherwise. The 6 spot seems like a stretch, but with QB's you just never know, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. The owner would probably love to bring Romo in, but honestly that doesn't look like it makes any sense for the team or the player.

I'm right there with you on Bills, Mets, Islanders. Bills and islanders each had one good stretch. Mets are like cicadas waking up every 17 years or so and then disappearing.

Outstanding. I had to look it up but you are right and I had no recollection of that. Are they the only team that changed conferences twice? Can't think of another. ....a minute late and a dollar short, thanks Uncle Joe.

Just came across this on Pro Football talk: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/03/26/how-often-do-teams-draft-qbs-less-than-jets/ A little deceiving from a Bills standpoint. As OP pointed out, if you go back another 10 years our number jumps from 4 to 5.

Wasn't too long ago that the Raiders and Seahawks were division rivals.

I could be wrong but i thought that Moneyball had to do with a small market team trying to remain competitive with large market teams through stats because they couldn't compete strictly from a revenue/salary perspective. The idea was to find value in players where other teams weren't looking because those would be lower salaried players. That might not translate as well to the NFL due to the salary cap, but the Osweiler trade was an interesting twist in that the Browns recognized that they had excess value in having to spend up to the minimum spot and they exploited that for the draft picks.

I have a lot of similarities to others. In my case it was Long Island and somehow I became a fan of the Super Bowl winner every year until my father took me aside and explained how bogus that was. He was from Chicago, Mom from Boston so no allegiance to Jets or Giants and neither team had a real superstar except for Namath whose knees were shot. But there was: Yup, blame it on OJ! I decided on the Bills as my team in large part due to OJ and I've stuck with them ever since. Pretty much the same. I wonder if this could be considered a form of child abuse. Both are all in with the Bills and lately have been nagging me that they want to go to a game. I won't take them to see the Jets so a trip to Buffalo is in order. I've made the trip twice. Both wins (Pats and Bears) with Flutie under center, so it's been awhile. One was a guy road trip and the other time my GF surprised me with tix for my birthday. I married her. Will more than likely make it up next year with the whole family.

Out of the box thinking from a retired mailman. Outstanding! As long as we're going back to the future, maybe if Tyrod wore a 50's style helmet with the single bar face mask and no eye shield he could improve his field vision.