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I have to agree that the constant politics in your face is a huge turnoff. I guess they just can't help themselves. SJWs are this generation's Bible Thumper. And just as much fun to talk to...and have mixed in with your sports. I miss the Boomer/NFL Countdown days. I would look forward to that show all day! If they got back to their roots, I would probably come back. While all the different league specific channels (NFL Network, MLB Network, etc) are good, ESPN was really the only place you can go to get a little something from everywhere. I would actually get a little interested in other sports from their highlights, something that wouldn't have happened without Sportscenter. And I think there is still a market for something like that. They just need to get away from the "stars", return to growing non-athlete reporting talent, stop producing shows like they're tabloids and get rid of the non-sports talk. Is that asking too much??

I guess what I'm saying is that JA DOES take advantage of poor weather. Just because someone else can ALSO do it, doesn't mean the advantage isn't real IMO.

Finally a Vote that doesn't make me feel gross... GO BILLS!!!!

I think he was just sleeping off his morning "hair of the dog". The shakes look really bad on TV lol

I can see why we’d want a dome. With JA slinging the rock like he is, we want to provide him with a perfect environment to really maximize his capabilities. It makes sense, but only if we look exclusively on the “O” side of the ball. While JA MAY complete a lower % of passes in an open stadium, I think his Comp % will be higher than the opposing QB in the same environment due to his physical capabilities. So, IMO having an open stadium is a net benefit to the Bills if you take all three phases of the game into account.

It wasn’t until I saw the victory formation. What a fun game to watch!

Great tribute

Yup 3 students.

How about we put together an entire season of success before we start arbitrarily raising the bar. Raising the bar mid season sounds an awful lot like moving the goal posts. My 2020 goals were (are) to win the division and win AT LEAST one playoff game. How we get there is literally irrelevant IMO

I think that if we had a solid DL, Milano wouldn’t have to take on as many lineman and have a greater chance of staying healthy. IMO, fixing the DL would also help keep Milano on the field. It all starts in the trenches and our trenches always seem to start with the LBs.

As a fan of a team in the highest taxed state, I also hate it when we're competing against the Fins for talent against zero income taxes. Completely agree with that point. It sucks but it's still something that has been tolerated for as long as there has been an NFL (Ok, I wasn't around that long so I may be assuming lol) That said, these teams have proven to not be static. Many teams have moved throughout the history of the NFL and others were created. A MAJOR decision factor must include taxes and business climate. States/governments are businesses too (for those who don't get into local politics) who's #1 job is attracting residents and businesses. I don't know if it's wise to disturb the current set up. I mean, why just stop at 0% income and Not 0% income. Should all states and teams have a sliding scale of cap as it relates to the various income taxes? What taxes should be included and how would they be weighted? Is income tax more important than sales/property taxes (which are usually a lot higher in no income tax states)? Once you try to meld professional sports with political/tax climate, you're opening yourself up to a TON of risks downstream. So this as well as the stadium attendance should be left to the locals not the NFL IMO.

See I’m of the opposite mind. Instead of defaulting to the lowest common denominator we should be aiming for the eventual goal, normal stadium attendance. If stadiums continue to increase attendance, it’s progress. Limiting or adding new restrictions on attendance is regression. The NFL should allow the maximum amount of fans per the local directive. They don’t handicap franchises with no state income tax, how is this different?

While Mahomes already won the MVP, JA is proving he’s of the same caliber by being in the MVP conversation this year. The Super Bowl is a Team Accomplishment IMO and while Mahomes certainly had a lot to do with that, I think it’s only a side bar to this conversation. I think they both possess a dominant talent and by the end of this year, may also possess similar accolades. While (per the pole so far) most fans still value Mahomes more (for good reason) I also don’t think those same fans can honestly say the gap hasn’t shrunk dramatically this year.

I don’t the think Mahomes would have had the same success here that he enjoyed in KC. I DO know that JA is having success here so that plus Tre? Maybe not the case last year, but this year I think it’s getting close and closer to a draw.

I see what you’re saying but at the end of the year, we’re always counting wins/games/common opponents/etc trying to either get into the playoffs or to get a better seed. I just don’t think we have the luxury of NOT going 100% for any game. If they’re available, they play IMO

Shaw, been an avid reader of yours since the BBMB. There were some dark and dreary Monday's the last couple decades. The only bright spot was your Rockpile Reviews. ALWAYS a must read. Great write up as always Shaw.

You think they call him "smoke" because he's fast?

If you are a vet, you know better than to say you speak for all of them.

It’s actually not illegal to discriminate based on political views depending on state laws. There is no federal law saying you can’t. Religion, age, sex, race all covered but political affiliation is usually not. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2016/11/25/can-businesses-refuse-to-serve-or-employ-trump-supporters/?utm_term=.5963f4437618 http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/california-woman-refuses-sell-home-trump-supporter-article-1.3907232 Most people assume you can’t but in a lot of cases, you can. Oddly enough though it’s usually left refusing right and not the other way around.

I read this and sometime I think people confuse “Cause” with “Effect”. It seems like some feel that the high pick will “cause” the “effect” of a great QB selection. But it’s the quality of the player that “causes” the “effect” of a high pick. Like a person who sees happy people at a party and assumes the party is the “cause” of the happiness. They get confused when they are still unhappy even when they throw their own party. The party was the “effect” of happy people but was not the “cause” of it so assuming that throwing a party will make you happy is foolish. Just becuase we use a very high draft pick on a guy, it doesn’t change the quality of the player. He must be the “cause” and worth the high pick to have the “effect” of being a good QB. Its seems that some think that using a high pick on a QB causes them to have a higher success rate. But it’s not the pick, it’s the person who makes the pick successful.

Didn’t take too long to get to kill whitey now did it.

To me the worst part is after a play they zoom in on a random player/coach’s face so we can witness their reaction or emotion. WHO CARES! I want to see the field. The personnel changes. Formations (not 1 sec before the ball is snapped). Defensive communications and don’t get me started on the “follow the ball” camera. Yeah it’s good to see the action but they zoom in so much that tacklers literally appear out of thin air (off camera obviously) and you get no idea of where the play is on the field and the actions of players trying to get to the play. It’s like they are so focused on the “drama” and the “emotion” that the actual game takes a back seat. As a fan I don’t care how a player/coach feels. I just want to enjoy the game. /Rant Over

Probably right after Black People stop telling white people what they really mean when they say something.

Would you give a crap if by them doing it they were insulting your customers and losing you business?

Wow this is a great alternate way to view the situation. Makes a ton of sense to me!