Neo

I am willing to accept Allen, Mahomes, Burrow in any order. There’s no one else I’d chose over one of those to start a football game for me. He scores more touchdowns than anyone and has more turnovers than many. A Lamborghini gets lousy gas mileage.

His point and your point are interesting. I was simply saying his isn’t ridiculous. I think a lot of the organization’s (Beane’s) success, praise and notoriety can be attributed to the Allen pick and his ascension to among the greats. My words, different, but essentially the same thought as the original poster’s. You’re not wrong.

LOL, made me think of a session with Dr. Knobb from The Natural. “Gently rocking. Gently … rocking.” Fun fact. Dr. Knobb was played by Peter Poth, managing partner of a Buffalo Big Eight Accounting firm who went on to be CEO of Delaware North Companies. I did business with Poth and his team, back in the day, but well after the film was made. Joe Strnad, the umpire, was a Hamburg / Bethlehem Management Club member. I was friends with his daughter. Lastly, an all time classic. One of cinema’s great four seconds. Hobbs strikes out The Whammer in a batting competition at a train stop and Harriet’s gaze moves from the Whammer to The Natural. The last four seconds.

Because they came to camp 30 pounds over weight smoking cigarettes.

“free shoes” cracked me up.

I’ve always looked at it this way. We didn’t give the Chiefs draft capital, we exchanged draft capital. The win or lose comes from how you evaluate talent and use the capital. We didn’t give the Chiefs Mahomes, we evaluated Mahomes differently. Advantage Chiefs on the evaluation.

I can’t think of another player in the NFL who, if lost to injury, would change the trajectory of his team more than Josh Allen. Allen is the most singly important player in the league in the context of team outlook. We may all phrase things differently, but I don’t think the post you responded to was ridiculous at all. We may disagree with it, but it’s as linked to reality as other points of view.

I agree with you. I’d establish the over/under at “5” for the number of registered posters who could … imagining there’s probably that many who are approximately 25, over 6’7” and athletic.

You know him better than me.

You asked for an example.

Gary Anderson. Buffalo Bills 1982. Currently 3 in all time scoring.

This is solid advice. I just bought five for Buffalo IN Miami on Thursday night. They are club seats, so not directly comparable - but when you add the $200 per seat StubHub service fee, you get to a number that ….. well …. MrsNeo almost dropped a glass. I have family that loves to make the trip and we do it right when they’re coming. But the advice from Buffalo Boy holds. Buy ‘em and enjoy, today. Aside: Ask the chat AIs why the NFL allows the SubHubs and Ticketmasters of the world make their fans so angry. Interesting responses about demographic information and its value.

The question I asked provided more insight into my Bass apprehension and my Allen confidence than it did to “the odds”. Grateful to the learned. PS … I might have the same answer for fourth and eight.

My focus wasn’t on the defense. I should have asked, what do you think is more likely to result in points, a 47 yard field goal or going for it on 4th and seven … with the SB drama just for fun.

So, what’s your choice?

Here’s another one. One minute left in the Super Bowl. Bills, down two points and on the opponent’s thirty. It’s 4th and seven. Do you go for it on fourth down, or send Bass in to kick a forty seven yard FG? I go for the first down.

Yes.

Elbo room. I was there before the January game last season. It is packed and ALL Bills Everywhere. Elvis, Conehead, everyone. Now, you’re not going to get a table and have a quiet conversation about matchups. There are tables, but they’re gone early. Good time. Think tail gate lot with a roof. See you there in a few weeks.

Somewhere, there is a middle school math teacher shaking her head.

This thread would be incomplete without mentioning Ilio DiPaolo and his family. The restaurant was part of my stomping grounds in the late 1970s when any school event ended with a trip to Ilio’s. The generous and gracious family and their restaurant was linked to the Bills like Chef’s is linked to the Sabres. This was particularly the case during the Super Bowl years.

Bobo Brazil with the COCO BUTT!

Ernie “The Big Cat” Ladd played with the Oilers, Chargers and Chiefs!

Mid-Series, yes.

I’d like to see a 53 yard attempt by Bass to end the half.

I hope there was an 82 mph wind gust when Martin released the ball …. either that, or I’d have him walk a straight line, heel to toe, and say the alphabet backwards.