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Right. If he bulked up with MUSCLE, then great. If he's doing a Jared Lorenzen impression........no bueno.

I hope you're right. While it's clear that he works super hard at his craft -- mechanics, throwing motion, etc -- I've never really heard him mention nutrition or diet. I HAVE heard him talk about crushing wings and drinking Labatt's. Like I said -- probably not too big a deal right now, but over time, a good diet and intelligent nutrition choices will preserve his athleticism and lengthen his career.

I'm not gonna lie, Josh has been looking a little, um....HEFTY this offseason. He's a young guy living his best life, and it's probably fine. I just hope that it doesn't affect his speed and athleticism. I also know that taking good care of one's body and nutrition increases the likelihood of a long career. There's a reason Tom Brady is still playing so well at age 44 and Ben Roethlisberger looked so awful at age 39.

My dad was born and raised in Lake Placid and lived there during the '80 Olympics. He was at the Miracle on Ice game, and drank all night with Mike Eruzione and all those guys at the bar after the game. The town of Lake Placid has still never really moved past that game. They still, to this day, make huge tourist dollars off Olympics and Miracle on Ice merchandise. There are not one, not two, but THREE different souvenir shops specializing in Olympics merchandise on the main street in town. One of them plays the game on a loop on a tv in the store. Obviously it was a huge moment in sports and in American history in general, but it happened FORTY TWO YEARS AGO. But go to Lake Placid, and it's like it just happened last week. A little eerie.

Agreed. On the other hand, I suspect the change in field direction/orientation will help mitigate the wind chill factor considerably, as will the vertical stacking of seats.

I'm pretty obsessed with this show at the moment. It's so, so good. Well written, well shot, well acted. Just...really good from top to bottom. I hear it's quite anxiety-triggering for folks that spent a lot of years working in restaurants, though. As a huge Letterkenny fan, I was super excited for Shoresy, but watched the first episode and wasn't too impressed. I suppose I should press on?

...And they DEFINITELY shouldn't be allowed to be president.

Speaking from experience?

Or I could just punch myself in the dick.

This. My cousin and I have an ongoing argument. He always says he won't be satisfied unless and until the Bills win multiple titles. That's a fair hope/expectation, I guess, since Josh Allen is so good and since the Bills seem to have the talent and stability to field a dynasty. Me? I just need one. That's it. Give me one world championship and I'll be a happy man for life. Just one. All I need.

There is understandably a lot of doubt about whether or not Davis can be a successful, top tier #2 WR for the duration of an entire season. Count me among those that has very little doubt. All he has lacked so far is opportunity. He seems to have an elite work ethic and tireless drive to succeed. He's big, strong, finds ways to get open, and has a great rapport with Josh, especially on broken plays. I think Diggs/Davis becomes one of the top duos in the league this year. My only real concern is finding a way to re-sign both Davis and Dawson Knox, as losing either would represent a considerable blow to the offense.

Between the scheduled bye and two games against the Jets, the Bills already have three weeks off as it is. What more do you want?!

I know, I was just trying to beat BADOL to the punch in mentioning Ford. I was hoping if I said it, he wouldn't feel the need to show up in this thread. So far, so good.

Not sure what topic to add this leaked audio of Steve Bannon to, but since it’s related to Trump’s overall corruption and his attempt to subvert democracy, I’ll put it here. I look forward to seeing the Trumpkins here continue to ignore stuff like this, laugh it all off, and pretend the rest of us are overreacting. And you all say the media, DOJ, and committee are the corrupt ones. Incoming laugh emojis and “let me distract from this latest piece of damning evidence of Trump’s corruption by trying to sidetrack you with an unrelated question” in 3,2,1…

The Patriots drafted Harry ahead of: Deebo Samuel A.J. Brown D.K. Metcalf Diontae Johnson Terry McLaurin Hunter Renfrow Any one of whom would be the current #1 WR on their team. Pretty awesome. In fairness to Belichick, Big Baller Beane drafted Cody Ford in the 2nd round that year. So....yeah.

Sometimes modern science and technology are so cool that my mind is completely blown. What an incredible image. If you ever need to quickly put the relative insignificance of whatever is vexing you into perspective, just take a look at this image. My goodness.

From the Akron Beacon Journal: https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/2022/06/22/ashley-solis-lawsuit-against-deshaun-watson-alleging-sexual-misconduct-massage-unleashed-flood/9906153002/ Watson told her he did not want her to use her knuckles or elbows during the massage, like most masseuses do to apply pressure. Instead, he wanted her to use only her hands and to concentrate on his groin area, the suit said. About 25 minutes into the massage, Solis began to feel “extremely uncomfortable” because of things Watson was saying or doing, though the lawsuit doesn't specify what those things were. “It became apparent that Watson wanted a massage for only one reason — sex,” the lawsuit said. Solis was scared and a “bit confused,” the suit said. She wanted Watson to leave, but feared both for her safety and for her business. As she contemplated how to extricate herself from the situation, the suit said Watson “continued to aggressively attempt to steer the conversation to how (she) was not rubbing him the way he wanted” and several times directed her to his penis. Watson then exposed the tip of his erect penis, the suit said, and began moving his hips back and forth, “purposely” touching her hand with his penis. Solis was “shocked and mortified.” She abruptly ended the massage, asked Watson to leave and started to cry. Watson, the suit said, told her: “I know you have a career and a reputation, and I know you would hate for someone to mess with yours, just like I don’t want anyone messing with mine.” ------------------ You can play semantics if you want, but that sure sounds like he was attempting to force her to do something that she didn't want to do. At the very least, it sounds like the classic definition of sexual assault.

"Pats trade N'Keal Harry for the Bear minimum".

Yeah, Chongli, it's weird to share a name with an NFL head coach, and have it be pronounced the same, too. I still haven't gotten used to hearing my name on TV so much during the NFL season 😆 As for the "upsetting the competitive balance" angle you both brought up...I can definitely understand and empathize with that perspective. The way I see it is that the purpose of the NFL is ultimately to provide entertainment and to make money. The idea I proposed would help in both respects. Obviously, there IS a need for competitive fairness and balance, and the parity in the NFL is one of the things that makes it the best sports league in the country. That said, I think the NFL is always walking a fine line between entertainment and competitive balance. Take prime time games, for example, or Thursday night games. No one can tell me that it's not a bit of a competitive disadvantage to have a bunch of prime time games, or three Thursday night games, as the Bills do this season. Teams accept it, though, because TV viewership and the "entertainment" and "revenue" angle to it all. It's a tightrope that the NFL ALREADY walks, and I don't feel that allowing the league to pick one matchup out of 17 is all that big a deal. I used to be much more concerned about all the aspects of whether a schedule was perfectly fair or not. I don't care so much any more. The schedules rotate anyway, and in the case of the idea I proposed, the opponents chosen would likely be different most years, meaning it would all sort of balance out over time. Not only that, but teams that look fierce when a game is scheduled are sometimes not so fierce when the game finally rolls around, due to injuries or what have you. I understand the perspective you both espoused, though, and I think it's ultimately why the NFL will never enact the idea I proposed. I stand by the notion, though, that it would add entertainment value, viewership, and bring in extra revenue for the league.

Nope. I marked the one that was mine in the OP.

Ah yes, that's a good point. I forgot that it's AFC vs NFC. That DOES make it trickier. I guess I liken it to prime time games currently: Every team in the league gets at least one primetime game. How do you find a way to make a Falcons or Jaguars prime time game interesting? You kind of don't. I suppose it would be a bit like that. You'd still have a few games a year in that "17th game" window that would be only nominally interesting -- if at all. But in my eyes, the majority of the 17th games would be more interesting than their current totally random iteration. I liked the idea listed in the first submission, too. Instead of what I proposed, they could keep the scheduling just as it is, but make the extra game a neutral site game for both parties, played in either a non-NFL market or an international marketplace. Great way to grow the game.

Off the top of my head, you could have Jaguars vs Dolphins. Two reasons, first it's a regional matchup. Second, Trevor Lawrence faced Tua Tagovailoa in the 2019 College Football National Championship game. It was a rout for Clemson, so giving Tua the chance to avenge the ugly loss would be cool, and might even draw in some college fans who don't always watch NFL football. Falcons? A little trickier, but you could have them face the Vikings in a rematch of one of the biggest NFC Championship game upsets in history. The network could show the Randy Moss big plays and missed Anderson field goal coming out of commercial breaks. Admittedly, bad teams aren't going to have matchups quite as juicy as good teams or historic franchises, but never underestimate the NFL's ability to make chicken salad out of chickenshit.

Fair point!

Respectfully, I don't hate the idea. I agree that it would improve player health and keep long-standing NFL records in tact. The only real negative I see -- and it's a considerable one -- is that, as noted by the person who submitted it, it would deprive fans who go to the games of the ability to see their favorite players sometimes. Imagine shelling out tons of money months in advance for tickets to a big time Bills game, only to find out the week before that Josh Allen and Stefon Diggs would be sitting. Not great.