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I also think that a young QB who aspires to becoming a HC, working with a great QB in an excellent organization would be a priceless apprenticeship. Both Kevin O'Connell and Kellen Moore are among the former QBs who never did much as players but learned the game as backups.

I don't think it ever was intended to "help" bookies. Just the opposite. It would prevent gamblers capitalizing on knowing that a player was definitely or unlikely to play in a game when most did not, and betting accordingly. It also lessens teams' ability to hide how available players are for upcoming games.

2025 is the two hundredth anniversary of the very first project in the US that used public monies an infrastructure project. It was the Erie Canal, aka at the time "Clinton's Ditch". New York State footed the entire bill. The canal opened up the entire state west of the Mohawk Valley. What had been economic backwaters became boom towns as the canal terminus moved west between 1817 and 1825 when it reached Buffalo. In 1825, Buffalo had a population of about 2500 souls. By 1832, the population jumped to 25,000. It was one of the richest cities in the US during the first half of the twentieth century. Why do you assume that the Bills won't find a successor to Josh Allen? As long as the team owner is committed to winning football games rather maximizing profits, it's likely the team will find some success on the field. Most NFL teams do. FTR, most of "the general public" has been priced out of buying season tickets in most NFL stadiums for a couple of decades at least, and that includes the Bills.

OLers don't count. The talking heads haven't anointed Brown a "elite", so he isn't in the minds of most fans. If the Chiefs could have found themselves even a decent LT in recent drafts, they'd probably have 5 Lombardis in a row.

Some people can't trust themselves to be optimistic, so they walk around fearing everything is a sign of trouble to come.

I don't believe that the CBA requires that health/injury information be made "public knowledge". The CBA may require that players sign waivers and give their teams their medical information, but that doesn't give teams the right to release that information to the public without the individual player's consent. I think that Vrabel has a right to be unhappy with someone telling the press the severity of the injury.

I will say that Mitch has looked better this pre-season than I expected. I don't think he's starter material, but I think he'd be okay for a game or so.

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.