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For perspective, Marv’s win % in Buffalo was .615

Tying Belichick’s win % is something I never thought I’d see a Bills head coach do. That is incredibly impressive.

They really are in a pickle, aren’t they? They just paid a concussion-prone QB who has never won a playoff game, or any big game for that matter, an obscene amount of money. And 2 games after giving him that contract, he is concussed again, on national TV.

Those big balls are funny. Yes, the safety of the ball works by dampening the the energy that transferred. When you hit something, the ball compresses and stores potential energy. It then decompresses and releases the stored energy which compels the person backward. It is actually a great analogy of why helmet design is so difficult. The energy has to go *somewhere*. In the ball, that energy is released by sending the human inside it flying across the field. Physics doesn’t allow energy to simply be absorbed and then disappear. Unlike the air ball, where potential energy is released via the bounce-back, a helmet distribute energy without projectiling the brain. This is what makes the challenge of helmet design so tricky. How do we manage that energy?

Just FYI—Helmets don’t “absorb” energy, at least not in the way most people think. They dampen, disperse, and dissipate it. During a hit, the energy from the impact is primarily kinetic energy, which is the product of one-half the mass of the player, multiplied by the velocity squared (KE = 1/2 mv²). When two players collide, some of this kinetic energy is transformed into thermal energy as the materials in the helmet (or body) compresses and deforms. Some of the energy is also converted into mechanical energy (sound), which is why you hear the “pop.” If the helmets or players bodies deform during the hit, that’s also energy being transformed through deformation, meaning the force is spread out and thus reducing the impact on one specific location. This is the basis of impulse momentum theorem, which states that the force multiplied by the time of impact equals the change in momentum (FΔt = Δp). Extending the time of impact reduces the force experienced. In more elastic collisions, this energy remains mostly as kinetic. The idea of leather helmets is ridiculous and regressive, and would lead to skull fractures.

We are up by 21 in the 4th quarter with a backup QB playing and Elam still doesn’t see the field 😮

That would be unfortunate. In many ways he is better than Tua.

4-6 weeks is best case scenario? That… sucks.

Never put your head down. Keep your chin up.

We are doing this with our backups! Smiles ear to ear!

Great job team. Get a TD in the first drive after the half and the Dolphins may just fold.

Same thought.

Come on D. Hold for 1 more drive before the half, then we get the ball again after the half.

It you need attention, go talk to the wife. Stop spamming the game day thread.

Ed Oliver just DESTROYED their left guard. Wow.

The start to this season is the best i’ve ever seen Allen look (and that’s saying something!). He isn’t forcing anything. He is taking what the defense gives him. Running when needed, but not sacrificing his body for just a yard or two (unless at the goal line). MVP.

Get Cook back in there. That cut by Ray was brutal.

A+ move by Beane.

Is it just me or do Thursday night broadcasts have no energy?

Someone needs to wake Joe Brady up. Some of these plays are yuck

They knew this going into the season. And it’s expected to have an injury or two. This shouldn’t be a surprise to McD or Beane.

Who?

Teams already know it’s a forearm injury. Is there anything different they would do if they knew it’s a ligament forearm injury vs a bone forearm injury?