Sierra Foothills

🎵 "I wanna know... have they ever been a rival... comin' down Sun-day..." 🎵 I'm not gonna debate you but do you consider CCR to be Southern Rock?

Count me among those who feel his hand/glove touched and that the official was in perfect position. You'll notice too that the Ravens didn't protest. At 1:37:40: I was thinking more Galveston. You could see immediately that it was a bad spot and that the spotting official was out of position... well behind the play. You could also see that McDermott didn't like the spot but things were happening quickly because the Bills were in a hurry-up/quick snap mode and in the moment he chose not to challenge. NFL Replay Assist is permitted to review spots but didn't... again I think because of the frantic-ness of the moment. At 1:31:35: Yes, I pointed out in the game thread that former Referee John Parry was hired by the Bills last year in part to assist with challenges. Collinsworth did comment on the throw placement at 1:54:00:

I'm really hoping he puts his signature on this defense. I feel exactly the opposite. Going into week one, I thought we'd lose to Baltimore because of all the new parts but I expect that with the addition of 6 defensive rookies (don't forget Dorian Strong) and 7 veteran free agents that the defense will gel and be a strong unit by season's end. I believe the team will receive a good return on their heavy investments.

During the New York Sack Exchange days (early 1980s) the Jets felt like a bit of a rival.

Mini Marvs 100 Jets 0

John Fogerty should sing a song about this.

That would mean that Scott was only 2 years old during the Summer of Love... which would explain a lot!

Here's to @SDS enjoying many more years of robust spleenal function!!!

Actually, I was the one who started the other thread and said the bolded above. Somehow you were able to hack into the system and supersede my post so that you could take credit for my idea. I've already notified @Simon... you can expect to be hearing from him. For shame... it would be deserving for you to be afflicted with poor spleenal health.

I'm not sure I agree Bill. Even when you lump pelvic discomfort with all of the groin injuries, it seems like spleen injuries still have the edge. JMO.

Because the Bills are incompetent. Which raises the question as to whether there are any Ohioans playing Australian Rules Football.

Why? Is there something wrong with Prater's pelvis?

Yes, last year at Georgia Tech he had 16 receptions on 19 targets (84% catch percentage) for 195 yards (12.19 ypc). Low volume but those are good numbers.

I do this with great reluctance because I don't want to hijack the thread... but it wasn't his fault that he didn't win a playoff game. The team around him wasn't very good. In Simpson's loss to the dynastic 1974 Pittsburgh Steelers, he ran the ball 15 times for 49 yards and added 37 yards and a TD on 3 receptions. In the Steelers' next two playoff games including the Super Bowl, the Raiders and the Vikings ran the ball 42 times for only 46 yards against the Steel Curtain.

Where do we find out how much our shares are worth? Damn! Beat me to it!!!

That makes him 111 years older than Tremaine Edmunds!

The fact that I left Buffalo after 40 years and no longer have season tickets doesn't disqualify me from having moderate opinions in this topic. And based on your history here, you should probably say less about others on this board.

I think it's a matter of degree. I believe if it was possible to measure a team's motivation that you would find the Jets have a higher level, after all (cliche incoming) this is like their Super Bowl whereas for the Bills, the Jets represent a team they're trying to avoid a letdown against. Good teams most often have enough motivation to avoid being upset... but not always.

You don't like the Sahlen's Smokehouse style? Lots of people myself included, like the "snap" texture of biting into a Sahlen's.

Does anyone know what brand of hot dogs are served at Giants Stadium?

Not to mention the idiot fan putting his hands on Jackson and Hopkins. Ironically it's probably not the drunken idiots who were leaving early... they were probably passed out in their seats. 😆

I have a gut feeling that Aaron Glenn is a good hire and that the Jets will be tough.

That's because too many people post instead of read. It really detracts from any site when the same essential comment is made multiple times by different people. It should be enough to let others speak for you in those cases where you're not the first to make a point... that's what the agree reaction is for... to agree. If more people exercised this discipline, there'd be a lot less litter to wade through. But yes, thank you to Scott and the team.

Thank you for posting an NFL rule instead of an opinion. The call according to Referee John Hussey was "illegal touching" (of a forward pass). Article 8. Illegal Touching Of A Forward Pass: It is a foul for illegal touching if a forward pass (legal or illegal) thrown from behind the line of scrimmage:is first touched intentionally or is caught by an originally ineligible offensive player. If such a pass is caught, it is a live ball; (Penalty: Loss of five yards at the previous spot). or It is a foul for illegal touching if a forward pass (legal or illegal) first touches or is caught by an eligible offensive receiver who has gone out of bounds, either of his own volition or by being legally forced out of bounds and has reestablished himself inbounds. If such a pass is caught, it is a live ball. (Penalty: Loss of down at the previous spot). I don't understand the part of the rule which states "If such a pass is caught, it is a live ball."