oldmanfan

Everyone wants the schools back open, it's how to do it the safest way possible. Get over yourselves.

Seems like an overreaction. I always call it either Rich Stadium or the Ralph anyway.

Well, not really with the Sabres. They had Lindy (maybe should never have let him leave). They hired a former vacuous winning coach in Bylsma, a guy recognized as ready for his shot in Housley. Same with Murray and Botterill, two guys people thought were ready to ascend. People talk about Patty but he did the same bail out with the Islanders so who knows what really happened there. i see Ralph and Kevyn as their attempt to get the McBean for the Sabres. A HC who preaches process and works well with th players along with a GM in synch with the HC.

I have reviewed scientific and medical studies for 40 years now, and I read the entire paper from Henry Ford. There are some methodologic flaws. The biggest one is that they do not define what patients got HCQ, which got that plus zithro, which got none, and why. So it's impossible to know if the differences represent the drug or some other o\issue with patient selection. The other big one is that 68% of patients also received corticosteroids, and again we don't know which. There is data indicating that steroids (dexamethasone) decrease Covid symptoms, so again I can't tell in the HCQ effect might be a steroid effect. I think the data would certainly warrant more investigation, and if I was treating a Covid patient I'd probably get on the phone to the authors to get more info and consider using the HCQ.

The only owner I can think of that has had actual pro playing experience in their sport is Jeter. Jerruh played college football but not pros. If I’m missing any let me know, but this is why I have always found the concept that an owner is bad because they don’t understand a given sport is kind of silly. I found the column enlightening and gave insights into what she and Terry are trying to do and the challenges they face. Parts of it came off as tone deaf, but overall it was a very interesting read.

Almost a half billion dollars to play football.

She does a nice job in the column.

We have started treating patients again with appropriate precautions. My older daughter just went back to Orlando so worried about that given the explosion in cases there. Stay safe my friend!

Odds are long for him. How you holding up my friend?

I would like to think you’re right. But I fear not. Maybe you should enumerate them for me then.

Content of character will truly become correct when all are considered equal. When as I pointed out above there are people of my skin color still referring to blacks as coloreds of monkeys we aren’t close to being there.

I qualify because it is far past time for folks like me to recognize there are issues with minority folks in general that must finally be addressed. I have a daughter that is Asian. Her friend who is also Asian was refused service in a grocery store, was told We can’t serve people like you. In a town near me there was a peaceful protest for black lives yesterday, and comments to a local news station included talking about “colored” or “ monkeys”. Treatment if minorities in this country has been horrible for years. I’m personally embarrassed it’s taken me so long to realize and speak up.

You’ve made your decision. As a white man and as a man who is capable of critical thinking, I support the league in its desire to recognize that black people in this country have suffered for far too long. I do not support riots or destruction of property, and these many times are being done by opportunists who take advantage of the protests. I agree one’s voice should be separate from color. But unfortunately that has not been the case for far too long and it ‘s time for that to end.

People get on Croom a lot but to me it looks like he has potential

Just needs more arc, more air under it as Blake says. Let his receivers adjust more to the ball.

Can’t be surprised folks.

Fairly decent article I think. Stats between him and TT are similar but Bills fans know the playing styles are completely different. I think he states the obvious that Josh needs to continue his improvement but details specifics on that. So overall pretty good. One comment on the DiMarco pass though. Allen gets ragged on continually for that throw, but the bottom line is DiMarco had it in his hands. He holds on we win. The throw may not have been the first choice, but the throw was there.

Quite true

Over-reaction is the norm in the world of Bills fans.

I know a couple people that have died from it. Do you? It's nasty stuff.

Touche.

If memory serves correct Barkley has played significant snaps in two games. He started one against the Jets and shredded them. In another he came in for an injured Josh and looked bad. If he had to come in then you hope he's more the Jets guy than the other guy. When NFL teams have to go to backup they are generally in trouble at the QB position.

Seems like the only logical way to approach things right now. If there is a season (i'd give about a 25-30% chance, it will be played either in empty stadiums or with maybe 20% capacity), the quality of the competition is going to be affected by infection rates. Imagine the Bills have Josh and Diggs and several other players contract the virus. That would pretty much shoot down any chance of competing. And there is no way you can let positive tested players back on the field for a minimum of two weeks. A question came up if it would be OK to have fans if the death rate decreases. First, as infection rates rise, you are going to see mo deaths, unless the virus mutates in such a way that it becomes less lethal (which I doubt). second, you can have fans sign all the waivers in the world but if someone contracts it and dies from it lawsuits will start flying around regardless. And finally, the focus on mortality ignores morbidity associated with the virus, and this has frustrated me since the beginning of the pandemic. Just because the virus doesn't kill you doesn't mean it is harmless, with long term respiratory and cardiovascular complication likely associated with infection. Those are not trivial.

You improve completion percentage with shorter passes theoretically, not accuracy. Thurman is absolutely correct in that accuracy and completion percentage are two separate things. Some continue to obsess on this 60% thing, and I have done the math countless times on this board to show that the difference between his 58+ % and 60% is statistically meaningless. But people continue to obsess for some reason.

While not naming names, there are some who, if you tell them the sky is blue, will argue that the sky is green. Multiple posters provide data as to the fact that the sky is blue, explain why the math says the sky is blue, point out how skies in other planets and solar systems are blue, will show pictures of blue skies, and so on. And what happens? Those few unfortunate souls will still insist no matter what the sky is green. I’m not arguing with the sky is green folks anymore. Accuracy is not defined by completion rate, if you want to be obtuse enough to insists on it than Allen improved last year, and regardless we all know he needs to continue making progress this season. The sky is blue, not green.