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Wow. What a lame ass live stream that was...
They had John Murphy talking for like all of 5 minutes, if that, and then said "well that'll do it for the live stream of today's practice".
Then they showed a stationary camera pointing at one end of the field (which nobody was at). It stayed that way for a few more minutes. Then as the players started practicing at that end of the field, the live stream ended completely and went to a black screen.
Gee, thanks for streaming that Bills!
When they said they'd live stream it, I assumed it would be the actual scrimmage. Not just 5 minutes of talking. Boo!
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Anyone know where I can find th live stream of it when it starts? I'm not seeing it on the Bills website. Or will it hit show up until it starts?
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Must see goal by Mittelstadt! That twitter account I posted the link from actually has a number of good highlights from Mittelstadt from World Jr's.
I really think (hope) we may have got the steal of the draft with this kid. His hands and speed are on another level. Just an all around great, highly skilled hockey player. Glad to see Buffalo putting more priority on skill over size and "grit"/toughness again.
Here's another nice play. Those hands!
https://mobile.twitter.com/SabresFanatics/status/892848332225232896/photo/1
https://mobile.twitter.com/SabresFanatics/status/891375641874059264
https://mobile.twitter.com/SabresFanatics/status/891375359840718849/video/1
https://mobile.twitter.com/SabresFanatics/status/891364854526865408/video/1
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I spend a whole $0 per month. I was thinking that I probably need to cut that down a bit though. It's getting hard to afford...
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Thanks for the help everyone.
I did a LOT of research and ended up going with this one. I was going to go with an Asus, but I read some people were having issues with apple products so I went with the Nighthawk. The Asus AC66U or AC68U and the Netgear Nighthawk seemed to be the most widely recommended and the best performers in almost every test I found -
https://www.netgear.com/home/products/networking/wifi-routers/R7000.aspx
It's a Netgear Nighthawk R7000 (AC1900 series router). So far I am totally blown away. It's night and day from my previous outdated router. It was an old G series though, so this is quite the step up. I had the old Linksys for a good 10 years, easy. So it served me well.
I can't believe how much faster my internet is, though. I am getting like 5mbps faster speeds than what I'm paying for from my internet provider, and that's on both the 2.4 and 5ghz bands, everywhere in my house (both floors, even in the far corners of my house) and outside in my backyard too. The wifi is just as fast (or sometimes even faster) as my Ethernet connected devices! That's amazing to me. I am getting a strong, full signal everywhere too. I am very impressed with how strong the 5ghz signal strength has been. 5ghz doesn't transmit nearly as far as 2.4ghz, so I was worried it wouldn't cover my whole house. But it has.
I've been able to keep my iPad signed in to only the 5ghz, even on the opposite end of my house the router is at. I was planning on setting up the router in a central location, but I don't think that'll be necessary. I would have to run new Ethernet cables through the wall/floor, so it'd be nice not to have to do that...
It seems to have solved my intermittent connectivity issues too. My iPad Pro was dropping the wifi many times a day. Fingers crossed that continues...
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I dont even want to see a pic of Bruce in Brown's gear. It was hard enough to see him in Redskins uni's. Not as disgusting as seeing Thurman in a Dolphins uni, but horrible nonetheless
Aw man, why did you even have to bring that up?! lol
Still hurts to this day, picturing that.
Seeing Bruce in Browns colors wasn't nearly as painful though. His playing days are long gone. I still didn't trike seeing him in that orange and brown. But it was nothing like seeing him actually play for another team.
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Reason I asked about an MRI is people that have had ACL tears before can fail Lachman Tests (specially when you never had surgery), I myself can fail a Lachman test right now (two ACL replacements already and yet my ACL is completely intact)
Yeah my ACL is still torn from many years ago. Completely tore my ACL, partially tore MCL, tore my meniscus and it took a piece of my knee bone with it...
Damn hard injury to recover from. It took me many months to even put weight on it, and many more months of rehab to learn to walk again. Getting range of motion back was probably the worst. Talk about pain... ugh I get shivers just thinking about it.
I've had a lot of injuries in my life, but nothing came close to the pain from that knee injury. It blew up immediately. The doctor said he never drained that much fluid off someone's knee before (and these were the UB dr's that work on the Bills and other athletes).
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One week until the first preseason game!!! Can't wait.
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Once again, thank you Astro!
I actually really look forward to reading these every day now. Much more so than any of the stuff the local media is putting out. You should be getting paid for this! lol
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the piece about the life stories:
@jeremyWGR
TreDavious White says McDermott has one player go before the team each day to tell of his life/story. Says guys really open up.
Could see that it resonates with the #Bills rookie, and that the team-building exercise is one that helps players understand each other.
This is pretty cool. I really like McDermott's overall approach so far. This is by far the most hopeful I have been about a coaching staff in a long, long time. I don't expect it to happen overnight, but I think we might have the right guy for the job this time.
I was just a little skeptical about them seeming so focused on "character" players. It gave me flashbacks to Chan Gailey and trading away talent. But seeing how their draft picks - Zay Jones, Tre White, Doin Dawkins, even Matt Milano - as well as other players they've brought in have performed so far, and what type of people they are, how team first oriented they seem, I'm starting to like the "character" approach much more.
I'm also hopeful that these drafted players aren't they type that will want to run away from Buffalo the first chance they get. I obviously don't know for sure, but they seem like maybe they could be more like Kyle Williams types to me, who become very dedicated to the team and fans and city. I think that's important in a place like Buffalo.
McDermott seems to have a good handle on how to build a true team, and has a very clear vision on how to accomplish that. He seems like a true leader, and I'm not sure when the Bills have really had that in recent history...
I was very excited when we hired SM, I've been a fan of his since 2013. But he's actually been even better than I expected so far. Obviously the games are what matters, but I'm definitely a lot more hopeful than I was with Rex, Marrone, Chan etc.
I just hope McD is given some time to turn this around. I'm really sick of the coaching carousel.
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Caught some of the coverage on Sirius. Some things I can recall
Kirwin:
Noted lack of depth. Said wasn't sold on TE2, concern on swing tackle as well. Didn't seem blown away by Bills overall talent - "Bills won't be winning the SB this year", will def need to pick up people after cuts etc.
Raved about Vallejo of all people - said was always in the picture around the ball - fast first step
Said Ragland didnt look 100% to him (McD and Alexander comments about Ragland were also more in the vein of "he's getting there, it's going to take time")
Alexander:
Said he worked with Randall Cobb in the offseason to work on his coverage skills in the new scheme
There was some thing I missed that they kept bringing up about the team does a thing where different players share their "stories" in front of the team as bonding exercise- that it had strong effect on some players
Their final thoughts:
Won't be Rome built in a day, but all phases should be improved with more attention to detail
10 coaches with more than 10 yrs experience - McD should benefit
Like that they had players out on field in live action without coaches (players need to learn to do it on their own)
Weak in depth at safety esp - should be looking for safety now
Didn't seem very optimistic about being a playoff team
Not done building expect more moves to be made
Tyrod is a "leader of men" (Kirwin said reminded him of R Wilson in that respect) - needs to make it happen on the field
Thanks for sharing!
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Kimberley Martin, formerly covered NY Jets for Newsday
@KMart_BN
For those who *haven't* heard the exciting news: I've accepted a sports columnist position at @TheBuffaloNews...
Definitely a more diverse reporter than they've had in the past (seemed like mostly all grumpy white males)
I've noticed less and less Jerry Sullivan & Bucky Gleason articles and more stuff by the newer guys, which is a very welcome change IMO. They almost seem to maybe be very slowly phasing out the old blood (unless that's just my wishful thinking), or at least mixing in a lot more stuff by the new blood.
Hopefully they continue bringing in new writers...
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There doesn't have to be a new stadium built by 2023. It's not like New Era is falling apart, or will cease to exist once the lease runs out.
They could very easily re-up for a few more years, while a new stadium is being planned or built.
Pegula has also said something along the lines of he wants to accomplish something with the Bills (like winning) before he starts asking NYS for anything.
if Pegula's plan is to move the team, he's sure going about it in a strange way - continually using his own money to make upgrades to the facilities as well as buying land + buildings near the stadium/arena and building restaurants, hotels, skating rinks (etc). But I'm sure he's just building up his empire in Buffalo to move the team(s)... lol
I really have no fear of the Bills moving anymore and I think a new stadium (or an even bigger renovation to New Era (which I think is less likely)) will happen eventually. Pegula is being smart and respectful to NYS officials as well as us taxpayers. They're just finishing renovations on their current stadium. It would be kind of a dick move to already be talking about moving to a brand new stadium IMO.
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He just doesn't look right in that Browns gear!
I'd definitely prefer him here in the right team colors instead of that doo doo brown... lol
Who knows. Maybe they'll have Bruce help out here in years to come. With trying to install a brand new system and culture (etc), I can see why maybe they wouldn't invite him (or any guest coaches, for that matter) to do something like that this year.
I'm not even sure he wants to coach. I think he's just taken a personal interest in Myles Garrett for whatever reason. He's been helping him going back to before the draft I believe.
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Yep. Also, the guy on the corner doesn't check ID's
right. lol
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For anyone has indulged on the medical side, has a MJ doctor ever "prescribed" a dosage to you?
From folks I've talked to, that's nothing that they have ever brought up.
Every medical prescription I've ever had was followed with precise requirements on time, duration, dosage amounts and limits. I could see that be a major hurdle if that is they really want this to be cleared for medical use.
I've only indulged on the retail side and have clueless on how the medical process works.
I don't indulge on the medical side myself, but I used to live out in cali and knew many who did. It really depends on the person, and the doctor they go to. Some doctors are just there to give recreational users their medical card. That's their entire business (like pill-mill doctors who are only there to prescribe pain pills), and then some doctors only recommend MJ when they feel a patient truly needs it. The doctors who only recommend it when necesssary tend to be the ones who give guildlines on how to use it and in what dose. But recreational users who just want a medical card to be able to go to a dispensary to buy it, don't really want guidelines.
Really, the big problem is the way MJ is classified. It is still somehow classified as a Schedule 1 drug (like the hardest and most dangerous of drugs like meth and heroin) - which means they see it as having no legitimate use to mankind. Where as drugs like cocaine are Schedule 2 and seen as having some legitimate use (go figure). Until it is re-scheduled, they can not perform any testing to find out what the true legitimate medical uses are, and there definitely are some. I've met parents out there who had kids that were having 100's of seizures every single day and were on dozens and dozens of very strong prescription medications that had terrible effects, yet they still had 100's of seizures a day. Then they tried CBD (which from what I understand has no intoxicating or psychoactive properties) and their kids went from 100's of seizures per day to maybe 1 seizure every week or two.
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If it wasn't for the lobby dollars of big pharma and the alcohol companies I think it would have been legalized a long time ago. I would include tobacco but I think that they own some sort of patent for it when it becomes legal everywhere. I might be wrong though.
I get the argument that their motives aren't 100% medicinal driven. Who cares? It does neither side any good to have guys out for pot. It makes them both look bad. Other leagues have taken that stance much more proactively than the NFL (shocking). They will use the medicinal reason to sell it to the skeptics even if that's only a part of the motivaton.
I actually think that's part of the reason why it stays illegal. It's a plant/weed that can grow wild pretty much anywhere and I don't think it can be patented by these big pharmaceutical companies. That's why you see synthetic MJ pills legal (like Marinol) and MJ itself not.
But I do think you're right that the big tobacco companies are primed to cash in when it becomes legal. I believe that they already have massive farms ready to go/grow, or at least that's what I read somewhere IIRC.
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I didn't look back through this thread, so I'm sorry if this has already been posted. But this is a pretty damn cool story on TT -
Why Tyrod Taylor paid for Bills teammates to visit in offseason -
"Players came to work with Taylor in shifts. He paid for everything for every player. Tight ends Charles Clay, Nick O'Leary and Logan Thomas made it down. So did fullback Patrick DiMarco and running back LeSean McCoy, who also lives in Atlanta for the offseason. Wide receivers Andre Holmes, Walter Powell, Dez Lewis, Zay Jones and Watkins all made it down. Taylor put them all up in hotels and fed them. He organized workouts during the day and took the guys golfing or bowling in the evening."
"The last week of work might have been the most significant. By the time Watkins got to Atlanta, it was just he and Taylor for the week. Watkins' luggage got stolen, so Taylor gave him clothes for the week. Watkins got an up-close look at how his quarterback works. At 8 a.m., Taylor does pilates. At 10 a.m., Taylor does an hour of speed work followed by an 11 a.m. lift. Only after all of that did the on-field work start with receivers, and that included at least 100 passes per day at St. Pius X Catholic High School in Georgia."
""First of all, I didn't know we was going to do all that," Watkins said. "I'm just coming down thinking I'm gonna have fun, be a receiver and run some routes. He called me, 'Hey be here at 10, be here at 9.' We would go out to the facility that he's working with. He's got a crazy guy that works out. He's got us out there freaking dying before we even get out there and pass. So I see what he's been doing. I've never seen a quarterback run as much as he does. Being in shape, taking care of his body, eating right, sleeping right. I mean that's the whole day. He's finding something to work on with his body to be prepared."
If this kid fails in Buffalo it definitely won be for lack of trying! Between stuff like this, and him being the first guy at OBD and last to leave every single day, you have to admit whether you like him or not that his drive, work ethic and commitment level are very impressive.
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It's random. So yes it does. Many players have been caught and suspended.
You have no clue. The point is i don't want Bills players practicing or playing high.
Players not in the "drug intervention program" are only tested 1 time per year between April 20th and august 9th (that's before the season starts), although most tests are done during training camp.
So again, how does that prevent someone from smoking before a game? As long as they don't smoke during that small windows between April and august, they can smoke as much as they want the rest of the year.
http://deadspin.com/its-remarkably-easy-to-beat-nfl-drug-testing-1695935246
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How does testing once per year prevent players smoking on their way to the stadium?How you going to know if they smoke it after or before games? You might, oh that guy had a bad game...not knowing he was smoking on the way to the stadium. That's what testing prevents. I look at it from a coaches standpoint
Players are not tested regularly unless they are already in the league's drug program (for failing a previous test). They could theoretically smoke on their way to the stadium right now, and since they won't have to take another drug test until next year, how would the coach know?
So again, it would be no different than it is now.
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Smoke some of my stuff and try to play football. If all players were responsible and smoke it at night or on off days only...but let's be honest some players are not. They will be lighting up before games and practices.
They'd most likely have to be smoking at the team facilities to truly be "high" before a game, as the players have to show up hours early.
I don't see that happening, but if it did they'd likely be cut anyway.
There's always the rare exceptions, but what's to stop them from smoking before a game right now? They are only drug tested once a year (IIRC) as it is.
If the NFL did decide to let players use it for pain management, it would be no different than it is now, except it wouldn't matter if they failed their once a year drug test for MJ. It's not like Pegula would be creating some "pot lounge" in the locker rooms or something.
And the NFL allowing it still wouldn't make it legal on the federal level, so it'd be one of those "don't ask, don't tell" types of things most likely (especially for those not living in legal states).
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None of those articles are definitive. The one says that marijuana might be a contributing factor. Key words - "might" and "contributing factor". there were obviously more factors that led to those events than just investing pot (if pot indeed did play a role). It was definitely not the sole cause by any means.Saw several articles this weekend on issues in Colorado now post legalization including not just leaf but other bi-products but not have links since on different computer.
There have been articles in past on it I have bookmarked:
http://www.newsweek.com/deaths-prompt-colorado-crackdown-pot-infused-food-251833
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/two-denver-deaths-tied-to-recreational-marijuana-use/
http://www.denverpost.com/2016/07/25/colorado-kids-emergency-room-visits-marijuana-increased/
There are several pro-cannabist magazines which keep posting statements from US Drug Enforcement stating no deaths but there have been no such statements.
That it is less fatal that other drugs is no doubt but stating it is some pure sunlight like some claim is wrong.
It's not out of the realm of possibilities that marijuana could have contributed to that guy jumping off the balcony or the other one shooting his wife in those stories you provided. But the bigger cause would have most likely been some type of underlying mental illness. Just like when an anti-depressant or other psychoactive substances play a role in incidents like those. that can be the case with many psychotropic substances (of which there are many) when the people who take them have mental health issues. In many cases, those psychotropic drugs help the mental illness, but in those rare cases they hurt (I have no idea if that was the case in the articles you provided).
I think when people in this thread say nobody has died from marijuana, they are referring to overdose deaths. Which as far as I know, there is still not a single marijuana overdose death on record. I guess you would need to eat injest a ridiculous amount to actually OD on it.
Even if pot did play some sort of role in those 2 deaths, compared to the deaths caused by legal pain pills, like opiates, it doesn't even register on the chart... opiates are killing people at epidemic proportions (literally). Shoot, even deaths from things like aspirin and ibuprofen would put that to shame. Over the counter NSAID pain relievers kills 1000's per year.
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Seems like you mention John Miller "dogging it" quite frequently, if I'm not mistaken. Kind of discouraging.
Thanks again for doing theee reports. I have really enjoyed reading them. By far much better information and coverage than I read by most local media members. You should be getting paid, not them! lol
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I don't know how much info is out there on it but you should google the mess that the Saints had with the pain mess.
Here's bits and pieces of the Saints story:
Interesting stuff. Thanks for sharing. I wasn't aware of that story. Makes you wonder about Payton, though. I don't know if he was supposedly taking those pills for himself or the players or someone else but I could see him being the type of guy that would pop pills...lol.
Did yo ever see this article about the pain pill abuse in the NFL? Bud Carpenter is quoted in it -
Coolest thing you ever seen from a plane
in Off the Wall Archives
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As others have said, flying to/from NYC. I've done it during the day and at night (from both JFK and LGA), night is definitely a must see.
Flying down to Ft. Lauderdale, FL at night, we went over the Everglades. There isn't a whole lot to see at night, except there is absolutely no lights at all. You just kind of see this line that runs through the state, where it just goes black. On one side of the line there are tons of lights visible, and on the other side it's just pitch black. I didn't know what it was at first and my friend told me "that's where the Everglades start".
Flying over the Grand Canyon is pretty amazing.
Also flying into both LA and then the Bay Area in CA was pretty cool. Seeing all the cities on the bay is pretty cool. San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose (you could see where the sharks play, I thought that was cool). Seen the Golden Gate Bridge from the air too, flying into Oakland.
Flying to/from Salt Lake City was surprisingly nice, too. It's this beautiful, city sitting on the big expanse of flat ground, with big mountains suddenly jutting out from from the flat ground in the distance, kind of surrounding the city.