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The Buffalo tie-in appears to be episode 3.

To the bolded, I couldn't agree more. Bottom line, in this day and age I think organizations that are afraid of and try to control distractions will (all things being equal) be less successful than organizations which accept and embrace those distractions. The same "noise" can be framed as a negative or a positive. If the Bills organization messages to the players that Hard Knocks is an unwelcome intrusion and a distraction, there very well could be an adverse effect. If on the other hand they approach it with a positive attitude ("the world loves us and is interested in us... when you look good you feel good... let's show them what we're all about") then it can be used as a positive motivator. The Bills are high-visibility professionals. They should be excited and invigorated for this opportunity. The equivalent of shutting the door, drawing the blinds, and taking the phone off the hook has never been a successful strategy.

Fixed it for ya... Regarding the clapping, there are 27 bones in the human hand. It's not hard to believe that at any given time McDermott has a handful of micro-fractures. Dude must have a high pain threshold because he's like the Energizer Bunny of hand clapping.

That's so cool that you have the diary still in your family history. I guess if that's the worst that happened they did okay.

I have the sad duty to report that while the wings at the Anchor Bar in Myrtle Beach are excellent, they only serve celery, and not carrots with the bleu cheese. Of all places...

Those WERE the days... the younger ones here should have seen Lake Erie back in the day...

I do... and while Buffalonians possess the skill to balance a chunk of bleu cheese on a carrot, the cross-sectional shape of a celery stick is perfectly designed to harvest those flavor bombs from the dressing.

I appreciate @Gugny's attempt to bring some statistical context to it but the records of the teams after appearing on Hard Knocks are irrelevant because the context is what the expectations for that team were. The quick and dirty (and arguably best) way to measure the impact of appearing on the show would be to know what the Vegas over/under for wins was for that team compared to their final record. Also btw, in 14 pages and counting, no one has come remotely close to providing conclusive data that appearing on the show has a generally adverse effect on the subject teams' season. Zero upside? I suppose anything short of a Super Bowl victory will be enough for people agreeing with you to say "I told you so." However Vegas has the Bills wins over/under at 11.5 for the upcoming season. To me if they exceed that win total, there was no adverse effects from appearing on the show. Thank you very much. I'm glad someone else sees it the same way.

Maybe it's because I work with lots of young guys in construction but this is a real likable group. Of course you don't really know the true nature of an individual but I get a great vibe from watching these guys and you can see the kind of individuals that McBeane are looking for. Without getting into the back story, I see Max Hairston and I believe he's a good person. JMO.

Ralph is cheap.

Measurables might indicate that but the video doesn't.

Tremaine's not only 20 but a young 20... his birthday was May 2nd... barely 2 weeks ago. Somehow I feel like this signing probably made James Cook angry... has his brother tweeted anything yet?

Funny. I thought the photo screamed "short arms." 🙃 I saw elsewhere that he ran a 4.50 40 at his Pro Day but a 1.46 10 yard split which is elite. He's the 91st man on the roster and it's May 19th. Does that clear things up? Actually he had one good game. In week 16 of the 2021 season he caught 4 passes for 42 yards and 2 TDs playing for New England against Jacksonville. I thought it was a "shot across the bow." I don't know how old you are but I'm definitely calling him a young man. Now he's not Tremaine Edmunds young but who is?

This might be helpful (or not): Mike Sando's QB tiers. Whether you agree with Sando's rankings is irrelevant. The moral of the story is that QBs aren't only good or bad. There's a bit more to it than that. Tier 1 A Tier 1 quarterback can carry his team each week. The team wins because of him. He expertly handles pure-passing situations. He has no real holes in his game: Mahomes, Burrow, Allen Tier 2 A Tier 2 quarterback can carry his team sometimes but not as consistently. He can handle pure-passing situations in doses and/or possesses other dimensions that are special enough to elevate him above Tier 3. He has a hole or two in his game: Lamar, Herbert, Rodgers, Stafford, Stroud, Dak, Goff, Hurts, Purdy, Cousins, Love Tier 3 A Tier 3 quarterback is a legitimate starter but needs a heavier running game and/or defensive component to win. A lower-volume dropback passing offense suits him best: Tua, Trevor, Kyler, Deshaun, Baker, Carr, Geno, Russ Tier 4: A Tier 4 quarterback could be an unproven player (not enough information for voters to classify) or a veteran who ideally would not start all 17 games: Jones, Fields, Minshew, Richardson, Levis, Young, Darnold, Brisset

Is there anything you'd like to add?

I was thinking about this again today... the idea that we've finally attained our dream so can finally walk away. When the Bills win the Super Bowl is when we'll all learn much more about our dependency on the team.

Yep. Already they’re planning on selling more games to the streaming services thereby reducing the number of games we’re “entitled” to watch via the broadcast outlets. Our household currently has Amazon Prime and YouTube TV (plus Sunday Ticket). My wife and I aren’t gonna just keep adding streaming services. As others have said upthread, it’s not a matter of being able to afford them. It’s a matter of expressing your values by how you spend your money.

Your post is one of the most brilliant and awesome ones I’ve read on this message board. I particularly enjoyed the bolded. Too effin’ funny. It’s also very poignant and shows your wonderful sense of responsibility.

It's good that you're not assuming because if you were, you'd risk making an ass out of you and ming.

Barring injuries, Hoecht can possibly play in 45 of 51 games which is 88%. Ogunjobi can possibly play in 11 of 17 which is 65%. Ogunjobi signed a revised (reduced) contract with the Bills after his suspension was disclosed.

I don't know if you're long-winded but you're definitely a good poster. Myself, I definitely used to be long-winded but I've been working on that.

I'm not gonna debate... I'm gonna wait.

AI is useful for some things... "The Buffalo Bills' worst five-year stretch, based on win percentage, was from 1967 to 1971, with a 19% win rate. During this period, they had records of 4-10, 1-12-1, 4-10, 3-10-1, and 1-13 for a total record of 13-55-2." Over a 17 game schedule this would be the equivalent of the Bills averaging 3.3 wins and 13.7 losses per season. Imagine winning less than once every 5 games over a five season period. Let that sink in next time you want to whine about McBeane.

It's up for debate whether Coleman is "too slow" to succeed in the NFL but you appear to be too fast as far as jumping to conclusions.