UConn James

245 pounds? Much too big for LB in McD's scheme.

Time is a flat circle. I guess we have to re-learn the whole "gambling is bad" thing. It infects everything. I am this close to not watching football anymore. The league is in bed with Vegas. Didn't watch anything last weekend when Bills were on the bye. It's only a step above wrestling at this point.

On seeing highlights, Detroit's second goal where they tied at the end of the 2nd period... the scorer had set up camp in front of the crease. Power just stood like 3 feet to the left of the goalie. Just stood there and watched it happen. So aggravating. There's nothing going through his head saying 'Do something about this'?!?!!!

The logic is that they coached on the side that McD is not known to have heavy involvement with. Handed them the keys to the O and let them drive without much interference.

The Xs and Os just haven't come through. There was a small window but we are at the very tail end of the undersized-all-around defensive zone scheme having any kind of success. The pendulum has swung back to bruiser RBs running it roughshod. McD has refused to re-invent and, honestly, I think his tree is going to be pruned & grafted sooner rather than later.

One could argue for McVay, and tho it is early, it has had some measure of success.

I've shared on some threads on OTW that I'm on the autism spectrum and with that often comes restricted eating. Even now I have trouble drinking enough water / electrolytes during the day (even landing in the ER 3 times in the past ~ 5 years for severe dehydration -> constipation. And especially when it's just me in the house I frequently miss meals because I just don't remember / feel to eat. I was always a thin kid. That said, after starting on an SSRI for the autistic run-alongs of depression & anxiety, I gained about 20 pounds and am now in about the 190 range at 6'1", which is about in line with a normal healthy body weight. One of the things I think helped during my youth and continues today is that both sides of the fam have always been vegetable gardeners and I would have this pride that I grew these things and my foods list broadened. Green beans, Swiss chard / spinach, cucumbers, tomatoes (I have only recently come around on thin slices in a sandwich without the seeds & goo, but I would always do sauce, which I am doing at present with the last of them from the garden. I have also watched a bunch of well-produced cooking shows, mostly PBS because we never had pay-tv, that taught me how to cook. America's Test Kitchen, Jacques Pepin, Julia Child, and about 10 years ago "A Chef's Life" which was very watchable and entertaining even beyond food. Can I ask what have been the food influences in your family? I can remember that around the time of my mum's pancreatic-area cancer diagnosis, treatment, and her passing it was often a struggle for me to have an appetite. It was just... the thought of anything passing my lips was just revolting. After her death, I had to get Ensure drinks and down a few of those a day just as quick & dirty calories. Also, an elementary->high school classmate had on Facebook a few years ago that her daughter at 8 years old was having early difficulties with ED due to media and peer comments that they had been getting therapy for. Eight! And she's the cutest little kid. So much societal pressure and food information of questionable fact and debate (I mean... even from so-called experts) is zooming around, your head can get pretty wonky from it. Good luck in this journey.

I didn't watch any games this past weekend since the Bills weren't on and TBH it was nice not having to see forty-eleven gambling advertisements. The league is just desperate for attention and corporate sponsorship and going global and making their event calendar spread out all year such that they delayed the schedule release into May to add some buffer time so the talking heads could have something to fill their time with. It's all just gone the way of packaged corporate dreck and I 🤬ing hate it.

That link says no longer available. He deleted it, I'm assuming?

Suspension / fine incoming for Marchand. Actually ripped apart Dahlin's helmet and threw it back onto the ice from the penalty box. How did he only get 2 minutes for that scrum? (I only saw the highlight.)

🎵 It was all yelllll-ooowww

Former Sabre Nick Foligno is taking a leave of absence from the Blackhawks as his daughter needs more surgery for a congenital heart condition. Prayers up.

But... once you take away all the makeup and extensions and other accoutrements what do you have? Just another 2/10 who also, allegedly, has a taste for blood and got caught because she can't clean up a mess. The SunShine girls on that newspaper have taken a real 📉 as well, from what I remember back in the day. Oof.

I'm not shooting from the hip here. I was in favor after the AFCCG last season. McDermott has quite simply taken this team as far as he can. Kudos for ending the drought and getting the ship steady. But this is as far as he can go. His defense is even worse through 6 games and his only response is to get even more of the old band back together. He refuses to accept that his core D philosophy of small, slow, & injury-prone can't get the job done. The absolute inability to develop ANYthing on the DL despite so many resources and tons of 💸 spent and we still only get the odd coverage sack? Unforgivable. Having Josh Allen would attract THE best of the best HC & staff to come here.

Anyone just see that FG miss in Pittsburg by Boswell. Ooof. His plant foot took out like a 12" swath of dirt and went 4" deep. The middle of the field looks like it has 4 blades of grass per square foot; otherwise just soft sand. Broadcasters said they were told earlier that the sod is scheduled to be replaced after this game. It's only mid-October and it's like some took a rototiller to it. Hope our turf holds up better than this and wondering what if anything will be different. Real grass in Buffalo will be an experiment.

Hope there isn't a huge contrast between the real turf and FieldTurf border when things start and as next season goes along. Is there any word on what type of grass is being used? I was reading awhile back about buffalo grass that is slow-growing, doesn't require much for watering, and stays green for longer and was like... just for the name, we ought to be having some of that in the grass seed blend. I'm assuming there will be some testing done on how it holds up to foot traffic & sports use either in a couple of months or at latest in early spring.

I don't remember being all WTF while watching the replay and the stadium would've erupted in indignation. What WAS some absolute 🐂💩 was the uncalled intentional grounding when a DL had Maye dead to rights 10+ yards in the backfield, Maye switched the ball to his other hand and did a limp throwaway 5 yards to his right. The receiver #18 they said was "in the area" was about 7 yards away from where the ball landed. So... kinda sorta whatever but that was IG if I've ever seen it, if not by the letter of the rule then definitely by the spirit of it. We were playing the Pats* and Hoculi.

As big an arm as Josh has, in my memory, he just hasn't been very effective at the long ball / deeeeep pass. The few in recent seasons have tended to be INTs which apologists have then called "arm punts."

So sorry, bro. It's been six for me in my years and it's the worst. I lost my previous boy at just shy of 14 in Nov 2023. It crushed me. I'm on the autism spectrum and I don't really connect with people easily and I'm always going to need a dog for companionship and to help my mood. I was just crying so much for a month and then half-heartedly looked on the petfinder and saw a goldendoodle who had a rough start in life at a humane society branch nearby and I hemmed and hawed for a day or two but I did an application that fell through at first (he was placed with another couple, and a week later they returned him bc their existing dog was being very territorial. Upon getting Ace back, they contacted me. And I picked him up on the 9-year anniversary of my mum's passing from a difficult cancer. Was thinking and praying to her the whole time hoping the new dog would like me. And... it put a little bit of light back into that very sad day on the calendar). And it's not that I loved my Ruff the less. It's just... there are LOTS of GREAT dogs out there who need good homes and... for everyone in this thread... you have good homes and love to share. Ace has really helped in the healing journey and he is the goodest boy. And the thing is, this will happen again until it's my own time to cross the bridge and meet them all. And my heart will break again. But....

IIRC I believe we're mandated to wear them once a year for x amount of years.

No matter how many draft picks or %age of the salary cap McD devotes to the DL, we never get pressure or actually get the sack, unless it's a coverage sack or in garbage time. Might as well just sign cardboard cutouts.

Can we never do this whiteout sh ever again?

I mean... they could just do some white over the thin red piping in the end zone to make it just blue and white. Or paint that bit of red to silver. Can pressure-wash it off after the game. But... whatever. I'm not a fan of this design anyway. 🤷‍♂️

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news then. The prior year's SB winner hosts the first game of the season, on a Thursday night. ✊🪵

At this point, maybe just have Mitch Trubisky practice as the holder for figgies; he was taking snaps at it yesterday. Used to be a lot of backup QBs did the hold. Johnston evidently felt he could do it and put on the brace yesterday but those endorphins wear off and then the big swelling starts from hits & hyperextension like that.