Sierra Foothills

To play devil's advocate, I believe among NFL QBs that some are realists/pragmatists who accept that they're highly unlikely to ever start an NFL game but are quite willing to carry the clipboard for millions of dollars. Also, some QBs who do aspire to become starters might be very interested in "learning at the knee" of a great master like Josh Allen and being in a winning organization like the Bills.

Prior to this sequence: Davidson exercising sustained dominance over Sanders. I have to say though that I like that he showed some fight. I was not at all good with the similar Kelce/Rousseau sequence in the Divisional Round loss. I may be in a small minority here but I'm lukewarm on Groot... he has a lot to prove... at least to me.

Good Night as in good bye, or did you mean that you thought it was a good night for Tyler Bass?

Both Shavers and Coleman have been a bit inconsistent catching the ball but Coleman can absolutely make that catch. Correct. "A player cannot be placed on the PUP list, however, once he has taken the field for a practice or game." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physically_unable_to_perform Wrong. Joe Marino reported this morning that Samuel is being held out due to spleenal concerns. He also has some pelvic discomfort. I didn't know this about Shavers. The problem is Occam's. Occam's Shaver.

I haven't watched the game but according to the live game thread, besides Bass' miss one other made FG appeared to possibly be a miss and the other 2 makes also flirted with the right upright. In other words it sounds like Bass was shaky.

McBeane have stated repeatedly that football games are won in the trenches. They definitely put their money where their mouths are. On the other side I'm surprised that so few posters are seeing Chase Lundt making the final 53. He seems like a lock to me.

My predominant thought is joy at not having to watch the replay of a game where Trubisky and White are playing. Exactly my thoughts. It was nice watching a QB with a modicum of pocket presence who can process play faster than a tortoise. Yeah... is that a French name???????

Thanks for doing this, GB. I did not see the game but read that Laviska was personally responsible for 2 or even 3 coverage errors. Were the coverage breakdowns individual or team?

It's funny. One could interpret Samuel not traveling with the team to mean: 1) Has locked down a roster spot 2) Is going to be traded and if nothing materializes, he'll be cut 3) Still not recovered enough to play Of all the players Walker evokes, this is a very odd comparison. I see what you did there... maybe they should use a Wilkerson razor? About 10 posters are saying that Shavers and Moore are competing for a roster spot. IMO Moore and Samuel are competing for one spot. Sanders? TJ Sanders? How'd the girls in the wedding party look? Ben DiNucci career earnings: $1.25 million Yeah, almost as strange a comparison as Deone Walker = Chandler Jones. There's nothing about Buechele that would make me compare him to Josh Allen. Alex Van Pelt, yes. Not only toast but also washed. Imagine a nice slice of artisanal bread... but someone left it in the toaster for too long and it got burnt... so they tossed it overboard and it eventually washed up on shore. Now it's all soggy and if you tried to pick it up, it would all fall apart. What were we talking about? Is that bad?

All of the above. A millionaire bellyaching about a billionaire. Meanwhile the taxpayers in Hamilton County are paying for 75% of the cost of the stadium renovation. I remember those days!

I think Rob Johnson is the NFL's all-time leader in running out of bounds for a sack, instead of throwing the ball away and lowering his precious completion percentage. The Bills O-linemen used to love that...

The point I was making is if Micah provides the club with grounds that prove "conduct detrimental to the team" they can fine or suspend him. It's unlikely but possible. Regardless, Micah has zero leverage at this point. He'll be fined one game check (not negotiable) for not playing in games... and he could lose a year of service if he doesn't play in at least 6 regular season games. At this point he's better off not acting out like a child... whatever he ultimately chooses to do. If he were to take the high road at every juncture, more people would be sympathetic to him and he would incrementally gain leverage. If he acts like a baby, the reverse happens. In the current situation it would serve him best to be winning in the court of public opinion.

Funny synchronicity right now... I read your comment which was funny standing alone but just as I started laughing my wife's phone got a Bills text alert with the "hey-ey-ey-ey" from Bills Shout... kind of like a Hey-oh!

Should we take roll call? Not visiting.

I couldn't care less and I despise the Cowgirls but by accounts, he was doing this for most of the game. To me, this is conduct detrimental to the team and all that implies as far as his contract is concerned. Micah had better be careful about how he acts out.

Which movie is that?

This is a bit like McDermott using the 9/11 terrorists as an example of good teamwork... a misguided attempt at making a point. When a child is placed in foster care it's usually because that child is removed from a household due to abuse, neglect, or abandonment. The announcer was trying to point out how far Ray Davis has come in his life and what odds he's overcome.

Jerry's guitar is pretty emotive and captures the sadness of the song... I never quite understood Janis' treatment of the song.

"The great Kris Kristofferson" is exactly true... he's written some of the greatest songs in the last 50+ years. For my money, the best version of Me and Bobby McGee" is the Grateful Dead version. But @Thrivefourfive was wrong and misleading... The Ringer is absolutely free and has high standards for their content.

There's a lot of information being spread in this topic but superseding much of it is that NFL teams are not required to disclose injuries until the week of week 1 of the regular season. Speaking only on the issue of confidentiality, I'd want the Bills to be the most secretive team in the NFL. It makes me laugh, all these posters whining that the Bills haven't updated the Tre White situation... as if they're being denied their god-given right to know. Simply for the sake of confidentiality (not process) Vrabel should be upset. I've heard that some organizations will release misinformation to figure out where leaks in the organization are coming from.

I'm curious by what you mean when you say "not exactly free?" As for the quality, I prefaced by saying essentially that no ranking of 32 teams is going to be solid writing... it's too abbreviated. It's a Cliff Notes. If you want to evaluate the quality of the writing, look at one of the profiles: https://www.theringer.com/2025/08/20/nfl/cj-stroud-houston-texans-new-offense

Love him or hate him, Bostonian Bill Simmons produces good content and his website, The Ringer, is free. You can't ask for much more. Today he has separate pieces ranking every NFL Offense for 2025 and every NFL Defense for 2025... https://www.theringer.com/2025/08/19/nfl/ranking-every-nfl-offense-2025-buffalo-bills-baltimore-ravens-49ers https://www.theringer.com/2025/08/21/nfl/ranking-nfl-defenses-2025-seattle-seahawks-houston-texans-philadelphia-eagles Both are written by Sheil Kapadia. Because they list every team, the pieces are abbreviated but it's good fodder for discussion. More importantly, The Ringer is free and is an above average site for sports and pop culture articles... so bookmark it. And God knows you guys need something else to chew on... I can just hear the gnashing of teeth while reading through the same old stupid topics here... Please enjoy.

I was gonna post this too and it's funny... but I'd bet anything that the Bills pick up all and any expenses for their "Legends of the Game" honorees.

For the click averse: "Boomer Esiason is in the Cincinnati Bengals' Ring of Honor, but attending this year's festivities could come at a price, he says. The former Bengals quarterback and 2023 Ring of Honor inductee revealed during his Aug. 22 episode of "Boomer & Gio" titled, "Boomer's Ring Of Honor Sort-Of Invite," he was invited to the team's Ring of Honor weekend in October. The catch? He'd have to pay for his own hotel room." The email that he received from the Bungles read: "If you are traveling in for the weekend from out of town, we have secured a block of rooms at the Renaissance Hotel at a preferred discounted rate. Rooms are limited, so please book directly for the early and the best rate. We look forward to hosting you in The Jungle for an unforgettable weekend. Don't hesitate to reach out to me or another guy on the staff with any questions. Thank you. And Who Dey."