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Your link is weird, but I doubt the tree is disturbed or injured by his acts. On the other hand, I followed this link: https://nypost.com/2023/06/14/penn-state-professor-themis-matsoukas-accused-of-performing-sexual-acts-with-his-dog/ All I can think of is, did someone rescue the poor dog?

describing yourself, when ya post just to say that? I'm still not sure what Cooper meant by calling Dak Prescott "the black Kirk Cousins", could you explain?

I'm not quite sure what that means? Like I said elsewhere, sounds more to me like he is lobbying for a spot with the Texans. The Cowboys seem to be pretty set at WR. Who do the Texans have except 30 yr old Bobby Trees?

Michael Lombardi supposedly said it on his podcast a while ago. The question is, how did Michael Lombardi acquire this "inside scoop"? Then there's this: "In September 2017, Mike Lombardi made headlines by criticizing Philadelphia Eagles coach Doug Pederson: "He might be less qualified to coach a team than anyone I’ve ever seen in my 30-plus years in the NFL."[28] Pederson would lead the Eagles to their first Super Bowl championship later that season." Did your source ever get back to you with any insight on what exactly the issue was with Diggs? Apologies if you said something and I missed it.

I think two go together - the decision is to have a relatively short session at St John Fisher where most of it is open to the public, followed by moving back to Highmark and having practices closed. Yes and explained here All fans attending this year's sessions will be required to obtain a mobile ticket, which will be available free of charge at buffalobills.com/trainingcamp. Note it says "will be available", I don't see any indication there that they're available yet.

Why do you say that? Lots of people critique various aspects of Josh's play on the regular.

Actually, my guess would be "Houston, would you please please please invite me to training camp?" Dallas has CeeDee Lamb, Brandin Cooks, Michael Gallup, then last year's 3rd rounder Jalen Tolbert who didn't do much last year but I'm sure they hope for, plus Dalton Schultz at TE and this year's 2nd round TE Luke Schoonmaker Houston has Bobby Trees and who else? More scope for Beasley in Houston. Also, I think working with Dak and Josh, he got used to working with rookies who would listen to what he said and even defer to him. I think Tom Brady wanted receivers who would listen and run the routes as he wanted them to and that didn't go over too well with the Bease-meister. I actually have had the same thought. There's a time for cracking jokes and keeping it light. There's also a time for firing up and getting feisty.

Well, he says right there in his tweet "Dak's huddle presence is something that can't be taught", so I guess there is nothing Allen could do to reach that level.

consider coordinator and play caller, not same thing. Teams may have coordinators and their coach still calls plays on “his” side of the ball, right? so then ask, how many defensive minded HC are there, how many offensive how many of the offensive HC call plays

We had one of the best D in the league last 2 years. We’ve been winning. I think the easy answer to your questions is that McDermott and Beane said what they meant and meant what they said. It was Frazier’s choice to step away for a season, not a polite way of firing him.

Good stuff, Thanks. Question: Riverboat Ron said at times, he had to dial back Sean’s aggression. Could you see any hints what he meant by that?

That's my question. He didn't practice today and was reported to be off to the side, working with trainers (as seen in this glimpse on the ladder). I can't find anything about whether he practiced on Day 1.

And a little glimpse of Von Miller on the ladder (and Justin Shorter) Anyone hear what the situation is with Shorter?

That's irony. Right?

I agree with you. But, strangely enough, there's this organization called "Stolen Valor" which investigates people who falsely claim all sorts of military service and military honors.

Maybe all of these player sources folks have know what's going on with Stef, but Mitch Morse doesn't know and doesn't seem too interested. He's busy. He's sure it'll get sorted, and when it does, he'll know. Full interview. Believe this was Tuesday, after practice where Diggs showed up for individual drills. https://www.buffalobills.com/video/mitch-morse-they-are-working-through-it He's asked about what the problem is. He says he doesn't understand the "full spectrum of it" which makes him "blissfully naive". "To answer your question, I don't totally know what's going on so I can't answer it, but I'm sure it will work itself out one way or another and however it does, we'll all know together"

He's insane. You heard it from Von Miller (this is from Day 1) https://buffalonews.com/sports/bills/minicamp-observations-khalil-shakir-making-push-at-wr-with-good-spring/article_0c5db51e-0a32-11ee-84bb-7fcbe2eec50c.html#tracking-source=mp-in-article Dezmon Patman sighting: I don't know about Day 1, but apparently our 6'4" 223 lb 5th round pick, Justin Shorter, spent Day 2 working on the sidelines with trainers.

Some good photos from TBN photog Harry Scull Jr:

I thought the same about Doyle, just based upon the injury and the fact that he's a Big Man and needs to build up a lot of muscle to hold the whole thing together. I hope he's not rushing it because he knows he's a "bubble player". For some reason, I thought Sherfield was older. I see that you're correct. Shakir's speed and RAC ability were never in question last season. It was his ability to read the zone defense and choose the correct route to get open that were issues. Sounds as though Harty has been making plays From Day 1: since it was a running play, I wondered if that was a mistake and it was to Nyheim Hines? Speaking of HInes, anyone hear anything about him and how he's doing? I had heard he had some drops in OTAs.

LOL I have a crazy ass memory. Can't remember what I said 10 minutes ago or where I put my phone. Can remember all sorts of junk. I think at one point maybe after he scored a kickoff or punt return TD including some pretty slick moves and good use of his blockers, a reporter asked McKenzie if he'd ever played any RB at any level - HS or college. He said "no 'cuz I played with Sony Michel" "How about in HS?" "Played with him there, too" Ended that line of questioning!!!

TRANSPARENT ALUMINUM!!!!

How much are you paying to buy that? Not too much I hope. Although, "smart" is a relative term.

Are you his agent, or his mom? 😁 Seriously, I love the passion and the enthusiasm. D1 or D2 was raised only in the context of how hard it is for a small kid to get D1 offers (Buffalo716 may have some experience there). I hope he will stay healthy and shine on the Bills, but I'm a bit skeptical he will become a WR2 at all, much less "easily". Now sometimes the #2 WR plays a lot from the slot. In yards, Beasley was our #2 in 2020 and 2021, in part because injuries meant Davis/Brown then Davis/Sanders were splitting time as the #2. In receptions, unquestioned #2. It's gonna depend upon how the Bills see Kincaid's role. As far as playing outside - I don't see a guy with 28" arms being able to gain a release and hold off a handsy corner, whether his name is Shakir or Hardy. I dunno, maybe I'm wrong.

There's friction when there are tough conversations and people say things that are hard to hear. Then maybe you have some hard to hear stuff you want to say in return. You process them, you speak in your turn, you calm down, the people you're talking to process and calm down, you all move on. That's what being a professional means. The key point is to break off talks before you or someone else speaks what I call "bridge burning words". Ever hear Allen talk about his contract negotiations, I think it was with Kyle Brandt or maybe Pat McAfee? When asked how they went, he said (sarcastically) "Oh, Super Smooth. Nobody sat in a room and got upset. But it's done now and I'm looking forward to the season." It was clear there was friction over some issue, but also clear it got worked out.

I appreciate your take on this, but what it would boil down to, is that by trying to avoid a mistake, McDermott blew it up nationally. If your scenario is correct, why not just tell the press Diggs was an excused absence from minicamp? If he'd done that, the question about "how concerned are you about that?" would never have been asked, and if it was, he would have said something canned like "I'm always concerned when one of our players is not out there practicing". I think he's a little more savvy than to respond to an excused absence like that. I think he was taken by surprise, and somewhat alarmed, when he learned Diggs had left and wouldn't practice. In that scenario it's true that he told Diggs to take a break (from their talks, not from practice), it's true that he excused him so that he wouldn't be fined - but one proactively and one retroactively. I think what he said had its intended effect as it motivated Diggs agent Bakari to reach out to Diggs and try to settle things down/straighten them out, and McDermott was more than willing to take it all on his shoulders to keep things settled and straightened. If you are correct about Frazier actually being relieved of his duties/fired, then Beane and McDermott are both lying through their teeth about it when they insist it was Frazier's decision and that if he hadn't decided to take a year off, he'd still be the DC of the team. Is that your belief? It's well known Daboll wanted "out" as in becoming a HC. It was pretty clear there was conflict between Daboll and McDermott at times, mostly about the lack of run game and the amount of running Josh Allen was asked to do. Whether that conflict rose to the level of Daboll wanting out in a lateral move vs maybe kvetching over a beer, I can't say; the only place I've seen it was in Flores' racist hiring practices suit against the NFL, where it reads more like a "I'll say whatever" recruiting pitch than a serious search for a lateral move on Daboll's part. He got his HC gig, so we'll never know I guess. With this, one can only agree.