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When a well-appointed Subaru Forester can top $40k and a Ford F-150 twice that, a $100 million for a yacht isn't getting you anything too fancy.

I don't think this story is based on anything but the "news" site attempting to create a controversy where there actually is none. What constitutes "some fans"? IMO, any number greater than 2 constitutes "some" since 1 equates "a single fan" and 2 equates to "a couple of fans". Look at the responses on this thread. The "outrage" about Pegula's yacht is so miniscule, it's virtually non-existent.

Even a blind squirrel occasionally finds a nut. The Eagles won Super Bowl LII with Nick Foles as their QB. Update: there's been no update on Tre's injury from the Bills.

Trubisky and White are what they are: backup QBs. No team is making the playoff with either as their regular starter. They would not be starting for the Bills, either. Give McDermott a competent starting QB -- a Sam Darnold, a Geno Smith, a Trevor Lawrence -- and he would take the Bills to the playoffs if the rest of the team was as it is now. Coaching can only take a team so far. It can't make up for late season/playoff run injuries to multiple starters.

Don't confuse people with facts; their brains might explode from exposure to too many of them. Who, exactly, is "Bobby B"? Another poster trying to deplete Bills Mafia with a surfeit of facts intended to make weak brains explode! B0000000!!!!

Even today, northwestern/north central PA east of I-79 and north of I-80 is sketchy for services like gas stations, restaurants, and cell service if you're off the interstates. Frequently, what appear to be villages or cities on maps frequently turn out to be a half dozen houses, a wooden church, and a volunteer fire department at the intersection of a gravel road crossing a paved road.

There are three exposed areas of large boulders within a few miles of I-86. From east to west, there's Rock City Park near Olean, Thunder Rocks in Allegany State Park near Salamanca, and Panama Rocks near the little village of Panama. Panama Rocks is privately owned.

IMO, the Bengals are much more interested in profits than in winning football games. They got to the SB four years ago, and that's apparently good enough for owner Mike Brown. He's poured most of the team's resources into the offense while kicking their best defender to the curb. I guess Brown's theory is that an aerial circus will so mesmerize the fans that they won't notice that the Bengals are losing games because their defense can't stop an old woman using a walker.

The Jests are gonna Jest. According to some posters on TSW, only Beane and McDermott miss on high draft picks.

Clayton and Alexandria Bay are the two main tourist centers for the Thousand Islands on the US side. If you go, take one of the boat tours around the islands. Definitely see Boldt Castle which was a summer house on one of the islands built in the form of a medieval castle. When I last visited it, it was largely an abandoned hulk stripped of its former glory since restoration had started only a few years before. One of the few areas that was still recognizable was the bowling alley in the basement. Over the last 40+ years, much of the Castle and its grounds have been restored. (Boldt Castle) If you go, keep in mind that it's definitely not a day trip from Buffalo. The I-90/I-81 route is the fastest at more than 3 1/2 hours one way plus there are a lot of interesting attractions, so plan accordingly. Upper Canada Village in Morrisburg, Ontario is a living history museum. Many of its buildings were rescued from parts of the St Lawrence River valley during the building of the St Lawrence Seaway in the 1950s (Upper Canada Village). Nearby to Morrisburg are the locks at Massena, NY. Closer to Alexandra Bay is Ogdensburg which is the home of the Frederic Remington Museum. Remington was a noted American painter, illustrator, and sculptor of the American West in the last quarter of the 19th century (Federic Remington Museum).

I've added Stony Brook SP to my list of state parks to investigate since it's one I haven't experienced. Here's the scoop on Stony Brook: (Stony Brook State Park).

The Cowboys drafted Roger Staubach in the 10th round of the 1964 NFL Draft from the Naval Academy. They had to wait five years for Staubach to complete his service, but I'm sure they thought the future HOFer was worth the wait.

The Giants defense, especially their DL, is pretty good. If they get better QB play, from either Wilson or Dart, they might do better than expected. I've been impressed with Dart's play. He seems to have that "it" that separates the good QBs from the merely competent ones. Their slow starts are simply excuses. They weren't a very good team, despite playing a last place schedule. They lost to the Commanders 33-38, the Ravens 38-41, the Ravens again 34-35, and the Steelers 38-44. Last season, twelve games into the season they were 4-8, meaning they went 4-5 after starting 0-3 before managing to win their last 5 games. I think that Taylor's toast if the Bengals lose Hendrickson. Their defense was awful last season (see above), and all they really changed for 2025 was firing DC Anaruno, although they did add some defensive rookies in the draft. I'm not sure that the Colts won't get the first pick even with Jones as their QB. He's pretty bad. I haven't seen Richardson or Jones play in pre-season, so I don't know how bad they are. My guess is that it's six of one/half dozen the other.

Get a grip, dude! 🙄 The injuries the Bills have suffered are more numerous than we'd like to have but not nearly as significant as some other teams have suffered. No projected starter has suffered a season-ending injury so far. No projected starter is expected to miss months of the regular season, either. Hairston's knee is the worst one so far, and he should be back to practicing before the season starts.

The highway that goes north along the east side of Seneca Lake is lined with wineries. If you like vino, this is your area. There are bus excursions from Buffalo to the Finger Lakes wine country. Here's the scoop on construction at Watkins Glen State Park: Watkins Glen State Park

In answer to the question you posed in the thread title, "NO".

People aren't machines. Sometimes, the harder you try, the worse you do at whatever task you're attempting.

Teams don't "game plan" -- in the sense of planning to win the game -- for preseason. They "game plan" to try different combinations of players or to give players experience in certain situations or to give young or fringe players experience, but the final score is immaterial.

The cap issue is irrelevant. I can't believe that even Mike Brown would be so stupid as to approve of a trade of Hendrickson to a top contender in the AFC. If they pull off a trade, it's likely to be to the NFC or an AFC bottom feeder.

I have pets and gardens that I need to tend daily, so I don't really take long vacations, especially in the summer, so I frequently take day trips to places fairly near by. My all-time favorite WNY day trip destination is Letchworth State Park, which features "The Grand Canyon of the East": Letchworth. Other day trip destinations in the Genessee Valley are Canadaigua on Canadaigua Lake with the beautiful Sonnenberg Gardens (Sonnenberg Gardens and Mansion Historic State Park) as well as Genessee Country Village (GCV&M) in Mumford, NY, off the Thruway at Exit 47. Living in Jamestown, I live in a great day trip destination for WNYers. Jamestown has the National Comedy Center as well as the Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Museum right in downtown. Within a half hour drive of downtown Jamestown is Chautauqua Institution, Panama Rocks, Midway and Long Point State Parks, the quaint tourist town of Bemus Point, and the Bemus Point-Stowe Ferry (Bemus Point-Stowe Ferry) which operates Friday through Sunday through mid September. Within about an hour's drive is Allegany State Park, the Allegheny Reservoir, Kinzua Dam, Seneca Allegany Casino, and the ski/tourist town of Ellicottville. On Fridays and Saturdays, you can wander the roads of Chautauqua and Cattaraugus Counties from Clymer to Randolph north to South Dayton and Conewango to shop at Amish businesses. What are some of your favorite day trips for WNYers?

The Bengals don't have to win their division to make the playoffs and have a chance to win the Super Bowl. Their problem is that they can't even make the playoffs with a last place schedule, the best QB/WR combo in the NFL, and a 3-3 divisional record because their OL doesn't protect Burrow well enough, their running game is mediocre, and their defense stinks. Their "solution" is to double down on their receiving corps and kick their best defender to the curb.

The Bengals have a great QB and two great WRs. They also have a crappy OL and a defense that struggles to stop opponents. Their answer is to not pay their best pass rusher. They're their own worst enemy. I don't think they'll get it unless they significantly lower what they'll take for the draft pick and the player just before the trade deadline.

Ya gotta be in it to win it. The Bills have been in it in 7 of Allen's 8 seasons. The Bengals have been in it twice in Burrow's 5 seasons.

The Bills did NOT suffer a 17 year playoff drought because they lacked a franchise QB. Numerous teams have made the playoffs without having great QBs. A few even won the Super Bowl with pretty ordinary QBs. The Bills suffered a 17 year playoff drought because the team's owner, Ralph Wilson, and Wilson's second-in-command, Russ Brandon, prioritized profits over winning football games. The results were most noticeable in the Bills constantly using the draft to fill holes created by allowing their best players to either leave in FA or via trade as well as the Bills unwillingness to raise their pay levels for assistant coaches, especially offensive assistants. (Terry Pegula did spend big on Rex Ryan and his entourage, but after poor results, he sent Ryan and Company packing and put Brandon back in charge.) The Bills added 3 veteran FA DLers: Joey Bosa, Michael Hoecht, and Larry Ogunjobi plus DB Tre White. If things go well -- Bosa stays healthy and Hoecht and Ogunjobi come off their suspensions ready to play -- the Bills defense could look very different by the end of the season. That's not even counting on some of the 6 defensive players the Bills drafted in 2025 from making contributions.

I second everything you've written. The best thing about the current Bills team is that the owner is as committed as the GM and HC to winning football games. Whatever one has to say about Terry Pegula, he's not going to sabotage the team in order to make a few extra dollars.