SoCal Deek

Ralph is cheap!

No worries. My response is that believe it or not the seats are one of the least expensive elements of the new stadium. And the ‘tariff impacted’ cost of the actual plastic bucket is far less than the cost of the local labor to install them.

Oh come on!

Seeing these two big contract extensions by the Jets in the last two days it got me to thinking were the Bills early in extending their veterans, or are the Jets late, or are these teams just all on a different schedule? Seems like ages ago that the Bills locked in their roster.

The yellow have to be ‘away’ jerseys, right? I can’t imagine the opponent wearing white against them.

Or at least until people pay off their PSL! 😉

I think the nuanced question is which players could the Bills MOST like/need to see improve? For me, it’d be first, Cole Bishop on defense and second, Coleman on offense. As to regression; which players could the Bills LEAST like see regress. For me, it’s anyone on the OLine.

Exactly. I mentioned it at the time. It’s way too early in the construction sequence to install seats. Way too much work going on overhead. Although I was shocked to see that in the test fit video you could see that they’d actually gone ahead and installed the entire section’s seat brackets.

That’s what I thought but instead it looks like they keep expanding it. A few months ago it was just along the west sideline but now it covers much more of the underside of the roof. They obviously think it’s more efficient than a lift. (And yes, I’ve seen them use a lift on a stepped floor surface but I have to admit the stadium roof is pretty darn high.) As I said, we’ll know soon.

Most on here know I’m an architect. We typically wouldn’t t see a dance floor unless the work being installed covers the entirety of the surface. For example, ceiling panels, etc. For lights and speakers they’d use a lift. I guess we’ll all find out together.

The Seattle stadium's roof design isn’t a cantilever overhang at all. It’s actually two huge trusses that span the length of the stadium and the roof bears on the them. And if I recall, the end zones are not covered. The closest design is of course Tottenham. There, the remaining seats are covered with a somewhat lighter translucent paneling which wouldn’t work with the heavy WNY snow loads.

It’s not you, but remember the NFL is not like any normal employer/employee relationship. These guys careers are super short and they are paid at the very top of their profession. There’s little cap wiggle room, or player appetite for that matter, for keeping players on at a reduced salary.

I’m still curious about what the scaffolding ‘dance floor’ hanging from the underside of the roof. There’s way more of it now than before when it was just along one sideline.

The Bills aren’t running an alumni program. It was time for Bruce, Andre and Thurman to move or retire as Bills. None of them did anything after leaving WNY….with the possible exception of Bruce who made a little noise with the Redskins.

Seems like the Union has negotiated higher pay and less working hours, while avoiding a work stoppage for almost twenty years. Isn’t that what the Union is supposed to do?

Simple, I’m disinterested after every loss starting early Monday through around Tuesday mid-afternoon. And then I snap right back into my cycle of dependency. Yes….it’s a problem, but I’m dealing with it.

Probably true, but he seems to have a bit of a nasty streak when he’s in bulldozer mode. I’m guessing he’s doesn’t make for a pushover to go up against for an entire game.

I’m sure you know that Josh isn’t from Wyoming. He’s from central California. And trust me when I say these two particular newly weds are not sweating over the price of real estate. 😉

We can all kid but it’s really interesting to see the route taken to assemble this O Line. For example, both of our starting Tackles came out of small schools and Dawkins was listed as a Guard. (Something I’d forgotten.)

Right? Hard to believe they were able to turn the unit around with a couple of simple, rather inexpensive, but strategic changes. Feels like the pieced together a decent poker hand after drawing what looked like not much of anything. Health and the continuity that goes with it have been a huge help.

So, assuming you’re right, what’s all this about? Would you say she got suspect legal advice? Or is this just an attempt to inflict a quasi public bloody nose?

This was bound to happen. Hailee wouldn’t want to be in Dana Point when they’re in California. It’s nowhere near the entertainment industry hub.

Penn State? Ya can’t trust anyone who roots for a team that can’t afford a logo on their helmet. 😂

I love you Augie….but you’re simply not getting it. That’s okay.

Probably because it’s really hard to have philosophical conversations on a football fans message board. 😂 I accept the heat for trying to go there.