Inigo Montoya
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2 hours ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:
I don't think them playing puts anyone but them at risk. They will be closely monitored unlike us regular people, many of which are deemed essential and been working through the whole thing.
Only thing that stops it is a major outbreak within the league.
I work in an ER taking direct care of COVID patients. We have had a handful of deaths in our community from COVID since February. Our medical region encompasses about 200,000 people. The youngest person to die from COVID19 here was 71 years old.
NFL players are young and healthy individuals and statistically have a greater chance of dying from the regular seasonal flu or pneumonia than dying from a COVID19 infection. When was the last time you heard of a professional athlete dying from influenza or pneumonia? I know this pandemic has somehow, inexplicably, become a political football, but the bottom line is that if you are a young and healthy individual the risk of getting seriously ill and dying from this virus is practically nil. The players are at greater risk of dying in a car accident on the way to the stadium than catching COVID19 at the stadium and dying from it. That's just the science, not a political commentary. If you are an older person, or a person with co-morbidities who works around the League, those individuals need to decide what level of risk they are willing to accept just like all of the other people who lace them up and go to work everyday in factories and stores and offices across the country.
If anyone wants to talk about the medicine side of the equation I'd be happy to have that conversation, you can message me. If anyone wants to talk about the crazy politics surrounding this pandemic, I'll respectfully pass.
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On 7/25/2020 at 4:03 PM, Bleedingreennc said:
A 1st round pick for each of his career INT's!! Hate that he is gone, glad that we got a safety in return who had 5 picks last season.
Congrats to Gang Green. It was a bad situation and seemed like another self inflicted wound by the Jets, but it turned out the best it possibly could for them. A decent safety replacement and two first round picks is a great haul for Adams and much more than I though they could get . Douglas learned from Ozzie Newsome and looks like a legit GM. I think this move also works against Gase's security. The Jets roster takes a hit this season but could be stronger down the line. Gase needs to win this year to keep his job.
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I have worked in the ER for 24 years and the job is a meat grinder. I follow politics closely because I think it's my duty to be an informed citizen and voter. Over the last several years the political world has become so vicious and personal and nasty that watching the news is now almost as bad as being at work for me. The Buffalo Bills and my fantasy football league have been a needed escape for me and I have looked forward to every new season like a five year old waiting for Christmas .
Now that has changed.
Despite the Bills looking better than they have in twenty years, I just am not excited for the season to start or to play fantasy football. Football has been polluted by politics to the point that it has taken a lot of the joy out of it for me. I can't listen to sports radio anymore because they don't talk about sports, it's all politics. The NFL, which used to be a treasured escape from my daily grind, is now just one more place where people are fighting and at each others throat.
I'm not excited about the upcoming season. I'm mad that my escape has been ruined by people who need to shove their unsolicited political opinions in my face. I'm mad at the NFL for not standing up at the beginning and saying that everyone has a right to speak their mind and be politically active on their own time, but when you are at work you need to stick to your job and not talk politics. Just like I don't walk into my patient's room here in the ER and talk politics because it's not appropriate, the NFL should have said this is a place for unity not division, and the players, coaches, and owners should check their politics at the door.
The NFL should be a place that brings all Americans together despite their race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation. If you're wearing Bills gear on Sunday then you are my brother or sister. We're family. Now that is being taken away and it's a damn shame. The NFL is going to suffer for this unnecessary and divisive embrace of politics and many long time fans will start to slowly drift away. Our country will lose another institution that brought us all together and we will all be worse off for it.
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It’s clear that Dareus had the talent and the potential to be a force on the D-line, he just didn’t have the discipline to self motivate. If he goes to New England he may play like trash 14 games this season, but the two times he’ll bring his “A Game” to play will be the two games he lines up against the Bills. I’d rather he doesn’t end up in New England.
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7 hours ago, boater said:
Listening to the windbag live right now. He's saying the Buffalo Bills may be up next to change their name.
Rationale: They are named after Buffalo Bill Cody who murdered many Native Americans.
I hope the Bills don't change their name.
(it's 930 AM, or WBEN on radio.com)
My suggestions for a non-offensive name for the former Buffalo Bills during these times of heightened cultural sensitivity;
1. The Buffalo Non-GMO Kale Chips They can be called the "Buffalo Chips" for short. Not the CHiPs that stands for the California Highway Patrol though. That would be terrifying invoking a mental image of the police. We would definitely have to specify that these are not the police CHiPs, but a tongue in cheek reference to buffalo scat. Maybe we could include a warning label or something making clear the distinction.
2. The Buffalo Snow Flakes We can bring back Flutie-Flakes! I mean as long as Doug Flutie isn't a conservative now, because, you know, conservatives....
3. The Meat Substitute Tofu-Buffalo Vegans New Era can go completely Vegan! Because nothing screams football like meatless BBQ tailgating and sidling up to the concession stand at half time for a delicious 1/2 pound shiitake mushroom patty in a lettuce wrap with a side of veggie straws!
Terry and Kim, feel free to use these suggestions free of charge. Just knowing that I helped prevent countless suicides and other severe emotional distress in all those people who are deeply traumatized every time they hear the words "Buffalo Bills" is all the thanks I need.
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My suggestions;
1. The Capital Hill Swindlers2. The D.C. Disaster
3. The Washington Monuments
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19 hours ago, GreggTX said:
Maybe Josh should just retire now so you guys can send him to the HOF before he can even become average.
15 hours ago, Bring it said:Connection? Don’t want to douse the enthusiasm here, but with no pass rush and no db my 50 + year old noodle arm could complete that pass!! I get that their chemistry is key in taking this offense to the next level. And I would so love to believe that they already have that on field chemistry. But how? At this point anyway.
17 hours ago, Mountain Man said:Exactly. People are completely over reacting to a few videos which are either being run at half speed, or where the QB / WR timing is way off.
Here's what I see in these videos. Josh Allen asked these guys to travel to Florida on their own dime, during the off season, coming out of a pandemic, to voluntarily work out together to get a leg up on the competition this season. As best I can tell, damn near everyone showed up. Hell, even the left tackle showed up.
What I see is a Josh Allen taking the reins of the offense and leading them. If you want to minimize that, have at it.
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Just now, Mr. WEO said:
This just in...
This just in...
Mr. Weo eats glue.
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7 minutes ago, Brennan Huff said:
This is pretty common knowledge. No such thing as a “sure thing”. Fred Jackson (undrafted) > CJ Spiller (top 10 pick)
4 minutes ago, nucci said:never heard that term used before
The point of my thread is that Beane's trade of the 1st round pick was the best use of that valuable draft capital. The players/situations sited only provided context for my position.
8 minutes ago, Limeaid said:The problem with trading for players with team friendly contract is players often will often hold out feeling circumstances are changed and they deserve more money while those with contracts for those which are overpaid will rarely take pay cuts only restructure moving more money forward making them harder to cut later.
An even bigger problem is whiffing on a 1st round selection.
2 minutes ago, TheProcess said:*Dante Fowler
Thanks Process, I fixed it ?
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Here are the first six picks of the 2017 Draft class.
1.1 Myles Garrett DE Browns
1.2 Mitch Trubisky QB Bears
1.3 Solomon Thomas DE 49ers
1.4 Leonard Fournette RB Jaguars
1.5 Corey Davis WR Titans
1.6 Jamal Adams S Jets
Out of the first six picks at the top of the Draft that year, only Garrett and Adams have had their fifth year option exercised, and the Jets have Jamal Adams on the trade block right now. The other four have significantly underperformed their consensus Draft day projections.
Stefon Diggs was drafted in the 5th round, #146, in the 2015 Draft. Who were the top three draft picks in 2015's Draft? Marcus Mariota, Jameis Winston, and Dante Fowler. What do those three have in common? None of them had their 5th year option exercised either.
I'd rather take a surefire NFL talent like Diggs than roll the dice with a college player with potential. As long as this franchise doesn't need a QB, I'm fine with Beane trading our first round pick every year for a talent like Diggs who is locked up on a team friendly contract.
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We all make mistakes, I'm certainly no exception. There are also consequences for your mistakes. I've worked in the Emergency Department for 24 years. I have zero tolerance for drunk drivers. I've just seen too much of their collateral damage.
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I think it explains McBeane’s desire to have a strong veteran leader in every position room to help push, teach, and hold accountable the young guys in that room. That’s why players like Gore and DiMarco end up on the Bills’ roster. They are valued beyond just their on the field ability by Beane and McDermott.
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Wow.
Just wow.
He makes Antonio Brown look normal. I’m not trying to be funny. I hope Sammy gets some help.
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1 minute ago, Another Fan said:
I always enjoy reading your thoughts and posts.
But I think you may be looking too deeply into this. Who cares what some random Jet fan posts or thinks on their message boards
Appreciate the kind words.
I'm not too worried about the Jets or their fans, I just thought this particular post was entertaining. I go to the Gang Green message board from time to time and I post there too. I don't troll there. There are some reasonable Jets fans out there to talk AFCE football with. My idea of fun has never been to argue with strangers on an internet chat board. I work in an ER and deal with enough knuckleheads on a daily basis to go looking for that during my spare time.
I have gone there more often of late because I do think Douglas is on the right track and we are now in a Bills news vacuum, probably until training camp begins at the end of July. Brutal....
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10 minutes ago, EasternOHBillsFan said:
I'm not with you there at all. They got a new GM who seems to have a clue and that's not good for us. Giving Darnold protection and better weapons is not something we want to see, Gase or no as HC. They are not a .500 team as of now, and they will probably hand us a loss. Do not be remotely fooled into thinking that the Jets are anything other than competitive rivals who will be a pin in our side for the next decade.
Fair points and I don't think there is a whole lot of space between our opinions.
The Jets record last year was 7-9 and would have been 6-10 if we had played to win in Week 17. I think they are a .500 team this year, and that would be an improvement over last year.
I agree with you that Joe Douglas is improving their roster and the Jets are never an easy out. I think Darnold is a solid QB. They are a division rival and every game against them is tough. I just think they are 2 years behind the Bills in the rebuild and Gase is an anchor on that franchise. I don't expect Douglas to bring Gase back after this year and then they will be starting over again with a new coaching staff.
I'll stand by my point that the Bills are in position to compete for a championship and the Jets are not a playoff team.
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I can't stand Buffalo and that bum QB that can't complete a pass; the media endlessly s**** off Allen and the Bills.
This one made me laugh. The post is from theganggreen.com, the Jet's version of TBD. For fans that have watched the Bills treated like dog crap on the sole of someone's shoe by the media for the last 15+ years, you just gotta love Jets' fans complaining about the media starting to say something good about the Bills.
The Bills got no media attention for almost two decades, and deservedly so. We were a small market, dysfunctional franchise. How many years did we go without prime time games? How many times did they cut to commercial during the Bill's draft pick? Ten minutes on the latest Patriots win, thirty second highlight clip of the Bills' game on Sports Center. When the Bills did win a game, the coverage was more about how the other team managed to lose than how me managed to win.
Now things have changed. The Bills are a playoff team with a championship level defense and have added pieces to the offense this year with Diggs and Moss that should help score more points. Allen is in the third year in the same system and should continue to improve. We should also get more solid line play on offense. The Bills are clearly a team on the upswing.
On the other hand, the Jets are stuck in neutral. If the Bills play their starters in Week 17 , they finish with a record of 11-5 on the season and sweep the Jets. As long as Gase is coaching in New York, the Jets are a .500 team. If Joe Douglas fires Gase after this season there will be a new regime coming in and the new coaches will need 2-3 years to get their system in place. Bottom line, I don't think the Jets are going anywhere soon and the Bills have a real shot to win a championship.
Gang Green Nation will just have to suck it up.
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18 hours ago, Mango said:
It is the offseason and we are all locked inside so I will stoke the fire a bit....
Josh has gone 27 starts in the NFL since he entered the league, without a 300 yard game. There are only 4 players since 2000 who have started their career and gone longer to throw for 300.
-Player Name (First 300 yard game)
- David Garrard (40th start)
- Alex Smith (36th start)
-Tyrod Taylor (29th start)
- Trent Edwards (33 starts and no 300 yard game)- No other player has been given so many starts (since 2000) without EVER having a 300 yard game in their career than Trent Edwards. He retired with 0.
I will just hide over here in my bunker while everybody yells at me.
I think the 300 yard passing stat is a meaningless football metric. If we play our starters against the Jets Week 17, the Bills with 2nd year QB Josh Allen, finish the season with an 11-5 record.The night we drafted Josh Allen, if someone had told you that the Bills would finish 11-5 in Allen’s second season, we all would have been ecstatic.
What difference does it make how many passing yards he had as long as the team is winning?
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2 hours ago, djp14150 said:
Just like last year Im flying down to my brothers and friends from Buffalo traveling down. His wife’s family also Cingular down ( they are STHs)
Tickets went on sale today.
2 hours ago, Augie said:That’s my birthday, I’ll be 29 (again). It seems like a sign from God. I’ll be there again if things look right by then. I’m 2-0 there with the Bills!
1 hour ago, KellyToTasker said:Last year, Bills fans took over the place. Great weekend. Planning on the same this season. I already have my tickets arranged for purchase (through our local Bills Backers).
12 minutes ago, Virgil said:It’s going to take some maneuvering, but I want to go to this game. I’ve grown to love the city
Took my family last year and we'll be there again. The crowd was at least 50/50 Bills fans, and more likely 60/40 Bills. If was a fantastic atmosphere. I hope we can take over Bridgestone again.
I'd recommend this away game to everyone. Nashville is a fantastic town to visit, you can walk everywhere from your downtown hotel, there are tons of great restaurants and bars, honkey tonks and clubs. It's not all country music either, there is a fantastic and diverse music scene in Nashville. You can even walk right to the stadium for the game. There's never a reason to have to get a cab or Uber. All of the bars downtown were full of Bills fans that weekend flying Bills flags and banners. The streets were packed with people wearing Bills colors. It was a great party atmosphere.
To their credit, Titans fans are nice and hospitable. They really do have Southern Hospitality in Nashville. You can't say that at every away game. There is good natured bantering between fans but always with a smile, and I didn't see a single altercation or even a heated argument between Bills and Titan fans.
Bottom line, if you can only go to one or two away games, you should really look at going to Nashville Week 6.
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My reasons why the Pats can still have a playoff season.
1. Bill is the best coach in NFL history. He almost never makes a bad tactical decision in a game. He plays solid situational football and lets the other coach screw up. Cases in point, the Seahawks and Falcons coaches giving away Super Bowls they had in the bag with horrible coaching decisions.
2. They will still field a great defense despite their free agency loses.
3. Their special teams were a terror last year and will steal a game or two this year as well. How many punts did they block last year?
4. They get to play the Jets and Dolphins twice.
5. Bill is a master at industrial espionage. Sure it’s cheating, but it gives the Pats a competitive edge and I suspect it has been a real part of their success. I heard Bill talking about the edicts of Sun Tzu in the Art of War during an interview last year. Sun Tzu says the most valuable thing in warfare is timely and accurate intelligence on your enemy. Bill has taken that to heart.
6. Brady really wasn’t that good last year. I think Bill will make Stidham a game manager and focus on the running game. Those two things will mitigate the loss of Brady.
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10 hours ago, Mr. WEO said:
Hardly needs it....guys lining up to fluff him right here 24/7 lol
You are so right Mr. Weo. I too tire of posters here having good things to say about Brandon Beane. The truly intelligent posters on TBD, like yourself, realize that Beane’s time as GM here has been a catastrophe on every level.I wish more people followed your philosophy for posting here, “If you don’t have something bad to say about someone, then don’t say anything at all.”
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I looked back at the wide receiver stats for the 2019 season to see where our WRs ranked in the three main metrics, Yards / Receptions / TDs. The Bills will have three different receivers who were all highly productive in 2019. When you look at their ranks remember that there are 32 teams in the League and all three of our WRs rank inside the top 32 in every category except for Beasley falling to #38 in yards.
*** Check out the rankings linked to below, they have numerous WR with the same number of TDs clumped together. I'm not sure how they assign individual ranks for WR with the same number of TDs. That seems a bit arbitrary.
2019 NFL WR RANKINGS
YARDS RECEPTIONS TDs ***
Diggs 15 31 29
Brown 19 22 26
Beasley 38 25 27
We have gone from a team with arguably the worst WR corps, to one of the best units in the League in two years. There are weapons all over this offense now who can score points. Let's hope that Diggs can get similar production with Allen in Buffalo. If Diggs is even close to his production last year, this offense is going to be exciting to watch. I think the days of watching "defensive battles" every Sunday is over.
https://fantasyfootballers.org/wr-wide-receiver-nfl-stats/
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With the exception of the quartet on GMFB, none of the pundits in the national sports media pay any attention to the Bills. I listen to these “experts” discussing the Bills on TV and if they aren’t factually wrong about something, then they are simply repeating the same unsubstantiated opinion they heard or read someone else have about the Bills.
The sports media is lazy and makes no effort to have an informed opinion about the Bills. Their coverage of Allen is simply a reflection of that laziness.
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Members of the Patriot's organization were caught videotaping the Cincinnati Bengals sidelines while the Bengals were playing the Browns on December 8th. The Pats were scheduled to play the Bengals the next week. This was the first year for new Bengals head coach Zac Taylor who brought in new offensive and defensive coordinators with him. I'm sure the Pats already had reams of film on Marvin Lewis's sidelines, but now there was a new coach and systems in Cincy and the Pats needed updated film on the Bengals.
On February 26th an article in Bleacher Report (see link below) said that the investigation was almost complete and the results would be handed over to Roger Goodell for him to look at and determine what, if any, punishment was going to be handed down to the Patriots.
Video taping illegally is nothing new for the Pats, they were already caught filming the Jets sidelines in 2007 and punished for it so they are repeat offenders here. One would think that as repeat offenders they will face stiffer penalties than they received for the Jets' taping. For taping the Jets, the Pats organization was fined $250,000. Belichick was fined $500,000. Most importantly, the Pats lost their 2008 1st round draft pick.
So we have an investigation into this Bengals taping that started in the beginning of December, almost 6 months ago, and still no announcement. To put this timeline into perspective, the Warren Commision report that looked into the Kennedy Assassination lasted nine months. Two months ago the investigation was nearly complete, but we still have no announcements from the commish.
I think Goodell had two main reasons for dragging his feet on this; First, Goodell needed to make sure that the Pats were able to keep all of their 2020 draft picks to be able to field a competitive team just in case Brady did return to the Pats for one last run. The League would love nothing better than for their Golden Boy to go out on top one more time. Second, if Goodell had handed down the punishment before the draft, all the fawning sports talk about Tom Terrific and what he was going to do, and where he was going to go, would have been tarnished by the Patriots getting caught cheating again. Not quite the feel good story the League wanted to see.
There is no excuse for this ongoing delay. Goodell needs to crush the Patriots' nuts. They are consistently caught doing crap like this. Bending the rules, pushing the boundaries, playing in the grey areas, and sometimes like in this instance, clearly breaking the rules. There needs to be serious sanctions against the Patriots, multiple draft picks lost, and Belichick needs to be suspended.
Enough with the B.S. delays. Goodell needs to drop the hammer now.
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I can't wait to see Epenesa line up next to Ed Oliver and watch them run stunts. I wouldn't want to be the linemen opposite that pair. It's going to be nasty!
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CJ Mosley opts out
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Posted · Edited by Inigo Montoya
If you are an older person or someone with commodities it is smart to try and limit your exposure to others until there is herd immunity or a viable vaccine for COVID19. If they choose to self-quarantine that is probably a good idea. Asking the rest of society to go bankrupt or stop living their lives to lessen their personal risk is a bit of an ask.
To put it another way, If I contracted cancer and started chemo and had no immune system to fight off infections, I would stay inside and limit my exposure to others to protect myself. It would never cross my mind to ask everyone else to drastically change their lives to accommodate my condition.