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My thoughts are with her. Just completed six months of chemotherapy for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma myself. Chemo and its effects weren't much fun, but also weren't as bad as I expected. Currently cancer free and fingers crossed I stay that way. Here's hoping for the same outcome for Ms Fonda, whose decades of activism make her a great asset to the human race.

Thanks for taking the time to summarize that. Much appreciated!

The change has not come without a cost. The rise of free articles on the internet has led to the death of newspapers across the country, the defunding of numerous publications' sports departments, and the decline in quality in journalism across the spectrum. Those outlets that still provide quality journalism are often only able to pay their journalists by charging a subscription fee. Many people, myself included, are happy to pay that fee in order to support those journalists and have access to that quality material. Those that complain about paywalls for articles are often also the first in line to complain about the downfall of journalism in America and the poor quality of sports content. Can't have it both ways.

Wait, really? Madden's dead? 🙄 His opinion of Allen was new information to me, and I would bet it's new information to most who read it. I don't ever recall hearing it before. Do you? You seem grumpy. I hope everything's okay.

I enjoyed the read. I did not find it too long. You say "very little that we aren't aware of", but I had never heard the Parcells quotes, the Phil Simms quotes, or the John Madden quotes. I, personally, thought it was pretty cool to hear what a few legends of the game think of Josh -- particularly the stuff about Madden, which I hadn't heard before. To each their own.

Good journalism never used to be free. The internet has people spoiled.

That really sucks. I'm sorry to hear it. As far as how it affects the Bills' chances when they face the Titans: it's huge.

Another great snippet. The best part of this article is legends like Madden, Parcells, and Simms talking about Allen: So is Allen extraordinary as a harbinger of football’s next phase, a slightly ahead-of-his-time revelation after three decades of pre-teen hopefuls receiving increasingly specialized instruction and youth coaches putting their best athletes at quarterback instead of running back or receiver? Or is Allen an outlier, an all-intergalactic athlete with attributes that we shouldn’t expect to see in future NFL Draft pools just because generational advancements have brought such specimens to the fore? “The next phase? No, I don’t think that’s the case at all,” Parcells said. “There aren’t guys that look like him in the league right now. Physically, they don’t compare. “Burrow is not physically like Josh Allen. Mahomes certainly is not physically like Josh Allen. Neither are Lamar Jackson or Kyler Murray. Justin Herbert is a little better comparison, but they don’t use him like the Bills use Josh Allen’s feet. Even an athletic guy like Aaron Rodgers, the Packers don’t use him like that.” To Parcells’ point, saying that Allen is helping to revolutionize the position would suggest organizations have the ability to find their own version of Allen and replicate what he has done. But teams can’t deploy their quarterbacks like Buffalo has with Allen. They aren’t versatile enough, big enough or intrepid enough. Asked whether Allen represents a new wave or a different creature, Cosell compared him to a groundbreaking superstar most football historians consider among the finest three ever to play his position. “Years and years ago,” said Cosell, “people might have asked if Randy Moss was going to be the wide receiver prototype, but there’s just not a lot of guys like Randy Moss. How many guys will there really be like Josh Allen? Not many. “There might be someone else, but I don’t think that in 15 years half the quarterbacks in the NFL are going to play like Josh Allen.”

I've always sort of wondered how Madden would feel about Josh Allen. It's cool to hear that he was a big fan. If we only go by wins and longevity, it's quite possible that no one will ever touch Brady. In terms of sheer physical skill and statistical production? It's quite possible that guys like Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes will have the chance to catch and surpass him. The thing that I always come back to with Josh Allen is this: He has the physical skillset, the will, the work ethic, and the mindset to go down as the greatest quarterback to ever play football. A lot goes into collecting Lombardi trophies, and a lot of that is out of his control. Strictly in terms of his skillset and his intangibles, he has a legitimate chance to be the greatest of all time. The mere fact that he possesses the potential to achieve that lofty goal is mind boggling, but I don't see how anyone can refute it. Pro football has never seen anyone like Josh Allen before.

Excellent article on The Athletic today. I'll post just the opening, but it's a long and great read. Highly recommended. https://theathletic.com/3546121/2022/09/01/josh-allen-bills/ The NFL had never seen anything like him. Randall Cunningham was all sinew and slither, a human elastic band who could loop and snap on every run or pass. Sports Illustrated labeled him “The Ultimate Weapon.” Vapor trails whooshed from the Eagles quarterback as he leaped, arm cocked, across the cover of its 1989 NFL preview edition. “He was a nightmare,” Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Fouts said. Make Cunningham two inches taller, 25 pounds heavier and willing to truck a linebacker and you’ve got Josh Allen. Thirty-three years after Cunningham’s skill set was deemed nonpareil and the future of the sport, Allen has looked ultimate-r. “John Madden was fixated by Josh Allen,” said Los Angeles Times reporter Sam Farmer, who communicated regularly with Madden until the football icon’s December death. In texts, Madden referred to Allen as “an animal,” “a beast” and “worth the price of admission.” “Josh Allen is unusual,” said Hall of Fame coach Bill Parcells, the NFL’s all-decade coach for the 1990s. “There are not many who come along like this guy.” Allen wasn’t voted to the Pro Bowl last year and never has led the league in a conventional passing statistic, but he enters 2022 as the Super Bowl favorite’s wickedest weapon and the leading candidate for MVP. But what if Allen is more than that? What if his unique combination of rocketry, elusiveness and verve can transcend being the man of the moment to become a quarterback for the ages? He is already part of a young quarterback generation that has made coaches reimagine the game. Patrick Mahomes won an MVP Award at 23 years old, Lamar Jackson at 22. Joe Burrow led the Bengals to the Super Bowl in his second season. Justin Herbert, also entering his third year, is a popular choice in the “what one player would you build your team around” conversation. Within that group, however, Allen might possess the most complete array of desired traits: size, arm strength, accuracy, running ability, football IQ, character and ambition. “We’ve seen moments where Josh has put that all together,” said Hall of Fame quarterback and NFL Network analyst Kurt Warner. “When he does, I mean, he’s as unique as anybody that we’ve seen play the position. “When you add the unicorn running skills and the size that goes with it, your mind’s blown at all the possibilities with Josh.”

Wind confusion? Like when my dog farts and seems surprised?

Damn. I was led to believe holding for field goals was really tough. See: Bajorquez, Corey

You can hold for field goals?!

If he can hold for field goals and not do any raping, he’ll be a good addition.

Agreed. I said it the moment he was picked. Not that I was particularly clever in doing so, but...the word was that he had an awkward build, short arms, and marginal feet for the position. His calling card seemed to be...that he was huge, I guess? Some other names that were still available when Tenuta was picked: OG Lecitus Smith, OG Chris Paul, OG Marquis Hayes, RB Isiah Pacheco, WR Samari Toure. Granted, none of the above names are necessarily going to amount to anything either. I just wish the Bills had chosen a position of greater need or likelihood of late round success. A sixth round guard or running back is more likely to stick on a roster than a sixth round tackle, for instance.

Sweet! Thanks.

Agreed. I love that they changed the practice squad rules so that vets can be included. Having guys like Johnson, Austin, Mancz on the practice squad rules. Sturdy vet replacements in the event of injury.

I don't see any reason it wouldn't be legal. They're not COMPELLING him to stick around, they're just asking him. He could easily say "nope, I'm gonna go take a job somewhere else". If he willingly chooses to stay unemployed based on the hope that he MIGHT get called back to duty, that's his choice. Now if the Titans were secretly slipping him money under the table, that would be a different story. But we have no reason to believe that's the case. I assume Kern just has a comfortable life in Tennessee and doesn't want to relocate his family.

Someone claimed Tenuta?! I feel like Estelle Costanza here...

I thought he flashed a few times in the preseason games, along with Brandin Bryant.

....said Matt Araiza in response to recent allegations.

I have been using the same method for several years now. I use a VPN (virtual private network) service on my computer. I set my location to the Netherlands. I then go to nflgamepass.com and subscribe to the NFL Game Pass for $200. With it, I get every single NFL game (no blackouts). I can watch them live, after the fact, or -- my favorite -- "game in 40", which cuts out all the commercials and downtime between plays and allows you to watch every play of a game in about 40 minutes. I also get NFL Network, Red Zone channel, and an archive of all NFL Network programming, every past Super Bowl, and all NFL games going back three seasons. I also get the "All 22" coach's footage for every game. It's fantastic. I then either wirelessly aircast the game from my laptop to my TV, or use an HDMI cable to hook the computer directly to the TV. Either way, the result is games in full HD on my television, with no buffering or poor quality. It costs about $60 a year to subscribe to a good, solid, reputable VPN. Then you have the $200 for Gamepass. So for $260 total per year, it's not exactly "cheap", but it's dependable, consistent, and has absolutely everything one could want in terms of NFL programming. It also costs less than going to the Bills bar 17 times a year.

As someone who was really excited when Howard signed here, but then read all the camp reports and watched him in preseason... Let him go be a blocking specialist who doesn't offer anything as a receiver somewhere else. Tommy Sweeney has much better taste in music any way. 😁

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