CorkScrewHill
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1 hour ago, DaggersEOD said:
I’ve been dreading this Look At My Sister Please LA(MS)P post for a couple days but I feel I must.
We lost a HUGE Bills fan last week, my little Sister, unexpectedly, right before the game last week. Her Kids, Her Family and the Buffalo Bills (in that order) were her life. As a proud member of the Bills Mafia, she made sure my kids were fully dressed in Bills gear from their 1st B-Day until their most recent one. She was the glue that kept our family together and now she’s up there watching us.
While most fans associated the opening Hines KO return for a TD with Hamlin, for us we were all screaming her name (Rachel) with bittersweet tears in our eyes. The 2nd TD return was no less emotional.
Love you Rachel and LFG BUFFALO 🖤
Truly sorry for your loss
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3 hours ago, Mango said:
I’m always a little taken a back by the evangelism in the NFL. I mean I get it given how deeply rooted the sport is through the Bible Belt.
I guess I am always surprised at how much room isn’t left in the NFL (and it’s fans) for other versions of faith and spirituality.
There are many Muslims in the NFL as well and likely other religeons. The players have the right to share their beliefs on such things and we have the right to listen or even to care or not. As an example Aaron Rodgers has discussed his leaving Christianity .. which is his prerogative. I personally have led youth groups for decades and I am thrilled that Josh has felt drawn closer to God where an atheist may feel sorry for him as they would believe he is wasting his time. I think the article was interesting as it impacts our star player and I was happy to read it, but as a football site I think we should be careful about going too far down a rabbit hole that is more about our belief in God (or lack of belief) than it is about what Josh has been dealing with.
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Heartwarming piece. Thanks for posting.
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20 minutes ago, nucci said:
amazing that people don't see this...so much non-Bills info here
What happens to significant players on other teams directly impacts the Bills. Unless the Bills no longer have to worry about playing the Ravens .. it is relevant
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Lamar wants a fully guaranteed monster contract. He has missed significant playing time the last two years and stated yesterday that his knee is not 100% .. still swollen.
The contract negotiation this offseason will be interesting. I hope the Ravens blink and give him a top contract, but they do not seem to be that kind of organization.
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https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2023/01/12/bills-sign-cole-beasley-to-53-man-roster/
As a corresponding move, Buffalo released offensive lineman Justin Murray.
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24 minutes ago, 947 said:
Not even close. 49ers were favored by 19 over the Chargers in the Superbowl 29. Colts were -18 vs Jets in SB 3.
It has been reported that it would be the highest for a wild card round game.
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Thank you Jets for being so blatantly dysfunctional… you give me added hope that you will remain irrelevant.
Sincerely,
The Bills, Dolphins, and Patriots
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Damar taking tests in the hopes of being discharged from the hospital .. see you Sunday Damar
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Per Peter King:
"The vote to approve the proposal was 25 in favor (24 were needed for a three-quarters approval), four abstentions, three no votes. Kansas City, Buffalo, Las Vegas and the Chargers abstained. Cincinnati, Miami and Chicago voted no—all, presumably, on the basis of being against changing a rule eight days before the playoffs begin."
The proposal was all good for Buffalo, and abstaining had the same effect as a no vote. I think it was pretty classy of Buffalo to basically say, this helps us so we are not going to be part of the number needed to make it happen. It potentially hurts the Chiefs since if they used the old rules where it is based on percentage .. they would have hosted us if we meet in the AFC Campionship.
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Classy
https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2023/01/06/damar-hamlin-named-nflpa-community-mvp-for-week-18/
“On behalf of Damar Hamlin, we’d like to express our sincere gratitude and humility towards the NFLPA community for selecting Damar as a NFLPA Community MVP,” Hamlin’s family said in a statement. “Damar holds firm that leadership is best displayed through servitude, and the community’s generosity will allow Damar to continue serving those in need.”
Hamlin will be eligible for the Alan Page Community Award at the end of the season, although no award is likely to adequately note the impact that Hamlin’s fight has had on so many people this week.
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I didn't see the full Dane Jackson / Mitch Morris press conference 28 minutes long. Great insights.
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Interview with Colts S Rodney Thomas high school teammate of Damar .. he visited Damar before he woke up .. and the emotion shows the weight that the players were feeling before he woke up. I found it very powerful.
4 hours ago, Dr Krentist said:Is there a way to read it without the subscription?
CNN has the audio for free. It was Greek to me .. but some of you might understand it and find it interesting.
https://www.cnn.com/videos/sports/2023/01/06/damar-hamlin-collapse-emt-audio-ctn-contd-vpx.cnn
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I am surprised there is no mention of a scenario where if the Bills play the Bengals in the divisional round that there would be a coin flip for that since the Bengals would be the 2 seed if they beat the Ravens and if they had defeated the Bills. In the scenarios laid out the Bills are treated favorably.
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Nice job Daboll
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A couple of videos about Damar (if they are buried above and I missed them sorry) .. 1 is an interview with Maddie and Micah with Damar.
2) Is his draft family video
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Injured December 12, diagnosed with ACL tear on December 13th .. surgery on January 4. What is the likelihood that the best QBs in the league, Mahomes, Burrow, JA17 wait 3+ weeks to get this surgery? I am thinking 0.0%.
He just does not seem to be focused on being the best he can be and doesn't seem to care to much for what is best for the team. Maybe there was some extenuating circumstances .. just doesn't smell right.
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17 minutes ago, zow2 said:
I'm glad to hear this. Yesterday there seemed to be momemtum from National media and fans to play the game for the "integrity of the league". Right from the beginning there did not seem to be any reasonable way to flex in the Cincinnati game and it doesn't seem like the right thing to do anyway. It's another unprecedented situation (like the Covid year), and will have to be an unprecedented response ( no makeup).
It sucks that the Chiefs may end up with the #1 seed when it was Buffalo who had control of the seeding but that's life. As i mentioned in other threads, I don't think either Buffalo or Cincinnati would be intimidated to play at Arrowhead.
Agreed .. The Bengals have won 3 straight against the Chiefs and the Bills are 2-1 with Josh walking off the field in the loss with the lead.
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per PFT the league is leaning toward no contest with playoff positioning decided by win percentage.
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I would think it is Daboll or shanahan given he has the 49ers as one of the favorites for the Super Bowl with a third string Mr. irrelevant QB
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A little bit of a different concept
week 18 plays out . If all 3 win, chiefs top seed, Bengals2, Bills 3 - but the Bills get the bye in the wild card round. Gives the Bills a chance to recover and gives the Bengals and Chiefs homefield for the divisional round. Nothing will be totally fair but this makes it as fair as can be without replaying the Bengals game
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I have always been a build a team for a long run vs a buy a team for a year kind of guy. It changed a bit for me this year as I was diagnosed with cancer in October and later diagnosed as stage 4 since it has spread. I am not working today as I started my 5th round of chemo. So given my odds of being around longer term aren’t overly great I was really hoping for a Super Bowl this year because I am not certain if I get a next season. Having said all that, and I am fine as i am in my 50s and have had a great life, seeing a young man in that situation really broke me. I have shed a few tears about the cancer, but nothing like what I have shed for Damar. Him surviving would be greater than a SB victory for me personally. I have worked as a volunteer with teens for decades and when one of them achieves her / his dreams it is so rewarding for all that were involved with her / him making it. By all accounts he is a solid young man and I want with all that is in me for him to survive and thrive.
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4 minutes ago, redtail hawk said:
as was mentioned earlier, animal and autopsy studies of commotio cordis show normal heart muscle. It would appear the second instance of cardiac arrest is different. Perhaps due to ARDS that it appears he has or to a preexisting underlying heart or vascular problem. Prone positioning and ventilator support are 2 treatments for ARDS.
They corrected that statement. He only had the cardiac arrest on the field. The uncle misspoke when he said there was a second instance at the hospital
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55 minutes ago, BillsFanNC said:
He is just one of those guys you expect will be back on the Bills on a veteran minimum contract to end his career
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I just can’t smile, sorry.
in The Stadium Wall
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Will the Bengals win playing the way they did? They should have lost that game the Chiefs lost to the Colts and wen to overtime with the Texans. The next game is different than this game .. hopefully they make fewer mistakes granted.