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What happened in the immediate aftermath was incredible. In the ensuing days, we learned of the experimental treatment he was given on the field and in the ambulance. Inducing hypothermia for a paralysis victim was, and is, something something that wasn't done too many times on humans. I really remember the contrast in statements from the doctor at Millard Fillmore who operated on him, and the Dr. from the Miami project, who's medical school was a leader in research for induced hypothermia. The Buffalo doctor was very reserved, giving a pretty bleak prognosis. The guy from Miami was far more upbeat, almost saying "This is going to work, this is going to work!!" The treatment that followed was bigger than Kevin Everett, bigger than the Bills, bigger than the NFL, imo. It provided evidence for a whole new way of treating a trauma patient with paralysis.

Much depends on how he plays this year. If he doesn't get one..he retires.

Partially. He just used his contract contract as leverage. He basically said, "If you're going to keep me around for another tear down and rebuild, you WILL compensate me...generously". As people are fond of saying during the Great Whaley Purge of 2017, "the new regime has no obligation of loyalty to player X..so who cares" Well, KW has no obligation of loyalty to them. They asked him to restructure and he told them to FO. IF he gets a good offer from a contender next year, I see him going. And I'll be happy for him.

When someone can't go more than 2 sentences without saying "Buy in"...be leery.

The fact that the conversation comes up at all is a testament to how well Mahommes has played. When he was drafted, he was drafted to be the QB of the future, in the truest sense of the phrase. Andy Reid has an enormous amount of respect for Alex Smith and has shown it repeatedly. Mahommes is his successor and not replacement. He's just more advanced in his training than they even expected, especially in the mental aspect. At least publicly, Mahommes may be Alex Smith's biggest supporter outside of Reid. He really seems impressed with his preparation and his mental approach to the game. He really raved about Smith's ability to diagnose a defense and go through all scenarios before the ball is snapped. If there is a QB controversy in KC, its more fan created and media created, IMO. But its because Mahommes is ahead of schedule. PS. Teh biggest compliment might have come from Michael Vick, of all people, who was doing a coaching intern in KC this summer. To paraphrase, he said something like, "He's not there yet, but some of the things he does are incredible. I was the one of the best outside the pocket (OK, that's debatable) but Mahommes does things that I could never do."

I was kinda hoping it would be Larry Fitzgerald. He could redo his commercial: Long passes Long hair Long dogs Long playoff drought Long rebuilding plan Long faces It would fit.

I thought the same thing. But I think Bad Granpa was shot in the south, one of the Carolina's or Florida. I think chapters are springing up around the country. Btw, the beauty pagaent scene remains one of the funnist things I've seen in years.

One of the chapters...the Guardians of the children...in Bad Grandpa. The whole thing was staged and only the leader knew it was for a movie. Watch how they handle themselves:]

That's one way to look at it. Another is that, since the playoff drought began, 12 QB's have been drafted with the No. 1 overall pick. Only Eli has a SB win. To go a step further, Eli remains the one who was the first QB taken in his draft class that won a SB. To go back even further, no QB drafted since 1989, who was the 1st QB taken in a given year, has won a SB (Except the Manning Brothers. In fact, by my count, of the 30 QB's taken in the top 5 since 1990, only the Manning's have have won a SB. It all depends on how you look at the odds, I guess.

no, it isn't anything like Peterman. If anything, Peterman might win the job by default, based on TT's play and the possibility/probability of tanking the season. The talk in KC is more of.."Alex is good..but...what Mahomes has been showing...how can we keep him off the field?" Im not here to dog Peterman, he's a Bill and I liked the pick, and I hope he makes it. But the love for Mahomes in KC is radically different.

I'm pretty sure you're reading him wrong. Andy Reid has made it clear since day 1 that Mahomes does not start this year and Alex Smith is their QB. Everyone in Chiefland knew this. He was reaffirming his position and I wouldn't expect it to change. The question probably came up because for the first time...people in KC are beginning to whisper ...quietly...should he start? And this whispering is occuring despite Alex Smith probably having his best camp. At camp, AS has been as aggressive as ever and media in KC are speculating whether this is due to being pushed by Mahomes. Andy Reid knows Mahomes has further work to do, Mahomes knows he has further work to do. But...living in Chiefsland, its coming out that Mahomes is picking up things a hell of a lot faster than anyone expected. They're in love with him.

about 40 miles outside the totality zone (in Kansas)...we're leaving in a bit...just heading north and will find a place to park...when we get there.

Well, if you're going to do this tank thingy...do it right. Let the McBeane consortium accumulate its draft picks...then fire them. "Yeah...thanks for dumping the vets, Brandon, but..um...we've decided to go in a different direction for the rebuild. We need someone with a little more team building experience." Then smile when he whines about the importance of continuity.

mmhmm. Well, I'll tell you what he's doing that's impressive, IMO. He's doing things that many said were weaknesses. He's wild; He's inconsistent; He can't read... He's completed 73% of his passes in 2 games. Last night he was 10-14 and 2 were throw aways. I haven't seen too many throws that were actually off target in either game. And he's getting the ball past the down marker on 3rd downs and going to his 2nd and 3rd target on a number of them. At least of those throws last night were in coverage where the DB was within a yard of the target, few of them where there was more than one defender. he's completed passes a number of times where he was hit. A few subtle notes... One throw looked low, (a completion over the middle), but as Trent Green pointed out, it was intentionally low.because the LB coming at the target would have crushed him on a normal throw. And on the sideline throw, after his scramble...Green said, "I'm sitting here in the booth and just shaking my head". In his first game, he ran to avoid pressure and was sacked. Last night, in the same circumstance, he threw the ball away. He's learning fast. And he's doing what Andy Reid is wanting him to do. he's working on those areas of the game that don't involve chucking the ball 40 yards downfield.

The half that weren't on screens? Anyway, you don't have to be impressed he was drafted by the Chiefs. If and when he makes it with the Chiefs, there is always: -Hindsight is 20-20; -He wasn't the guy our coaches wanted; -We REALLY needed a CB! (my personal favorite). to fall back on.

pfft... The Jayhawkers have Vermont beat by about 80 years.

Andy Travis: Herb Tarlek is a hard worker, a loyal husband and all around fine person. Jennifer: Herb is a hard worker, a loyal husband and all around fine person. Venus: I'd say he's a hard worker, a loyal husband and an all around fine person. Art Carlson: Hard worker, loyal husband, fine person. Herb's son: my dad is a hard worker, loyal husband and all around fine person. Sorry for the ancient WKRP reference...but I couldn't resist.

Lots good answers, Bo deservedly gets his love. I'm going to throw in a shout out to the late Wilt Chamberlain. Tthe stories told about him are Paull Bunyan/Chuck Norris-like. https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/2e6shs/compilation_of_wilt_chamberlain_stories/ Larry Brown's story about the UCLA pick up game against Magic, James Worthy, Byron Scott, AC Green and Bernard King might be the best.

Im not big on throwing cole slaw on a pulled pork sandwich. Well done brisket doesn't need sauce, or no more than a TBSP for a sandwich. KC being too sweet - well, the founder of KC Masterpiece was the antichrist. A corn syrupy version of Kraft with liquid smoke in it...as if smoked meat needs extra smoke. In KC, Gates' sauce remains the gold standard, although it often gets forgotten. Far less sweet, just enough kick for ribs and the celery seed is a unique addition. https://gatesbbq.com/

I'm smiling at the intellectual dishonesty comment. But I'll do my best to translate your post.. I came up with this theory..and this theory must be true, because I came up with it. And if there's no evidence to support my theory..it doesn't matter, because its still my theory... and if there's evidence against my theory, I'll close my eyes and say the magic words, "biased" and "irrrelevant" ...and it'll go away. And if you don't see that my theory is right, with or without evidence, you're intellectually dishonest.. A theory, without any basis in fact, is just that..a theory. And until some facts come to light to back it up...its as good as the internet paper its written on. And when people who work with this issue on a daily basis say there is no evidence...it is incumbent on you, as the theorist, to show ...something And I'll tell you why the issue is important. The vice-chair of this committee has been spouting the same theory (as it applies to immigrants), for more than a decade. And in this time, he still hasn't produced any facts to back up his allegations, but along the way, he's convinced some likeminded politicians in Kansas that there was actually a problem And...after getting the law changed, he suspended the voting rights of around 30k-40k voters because they had registered to vote under the Federal Act, and worse, threatened to purge them from the voter rolls. It took a number of state and federal court judges to get him to stop. Even then, he stopped only when he was threatened with contempt. All of that so he could catch one noncitizen voting. Sorry, we don't need that crap on a national level. Nah, I really don't expect him to listen..just having a little fun. But I mean really...voting isn't a right? LOL...

Why am I not surprised... -the opinion of 50 State Boards of Election - biased -the opinion of the National Association of Secretaries of State - biased -Any study produced or cited by the Brennan Center - biased -the multiyear hunt by one Secretary of State in a state of 1.6 million registered voters that uncovered 1 noncitizen voter in 7 years. - irrelevant -a post audit of 4.7 million voters that uncovered 41 noncitizens votin- irrelevant On the other hand... -an internet poll where less than 1000 identified themselves as noncitizens, and extrapolating their unverified answers on a nationwide basis- VALID (Despite one of the authors of the study coming out and stating not to use the extrapolation in the study.) -a claim by a "citizens group" that 10000 people were noncitizens voting...and a DMV/SAVE search that 1400 registered to vote -VALID that 14% of noncitizens register to vote. Despite a caveat by the Board of Elections that in cases of a person flagged as possibly being a noncitizen in the SAVE database turn out to be citizens 97.6% of the time. (See p. 10 of the post audit/Appendix P.2 I cited earlier) That part doesn't matter...we'll go with the 14% figure. There is hearing what you want to hear and tuning out what you don't want to hear.... ...and then there's this. I can only say...wow.

Well, the North Carolina Baord of Elections found nothing of the sort... Their Post Audit found that out of more than 4.7 million votes cast, 41 were from non-citizens. All were under green card status and as the audit says, there seems to be more of a confusion in the few who voted. Many of them believed they were eligible to vote. 41 out of 4.7 million votes casts does not equal 14%. They did have more than 400 felons voting. In NC, you can't vote if you've been convicted of a felony unless you've completed your sentence AND probation/parole. Again, according to the audit, some weren't aware that they were ineligible, others produced evidence that they were off probation. 16 have been referred to prosecutors, the other 440+ are open, because people never sent back requests for information. It also found 2 cases of someone voting for a deceased family member. one said she had a power of attorney to vote for her deceased mother. https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/sboe/Post-Election%20Audit%20Report_2016%20General%20Election/Post-Election_Audit_Report.pdf

I suppose the collection of research at hte Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law isn't enough. https://www.brennancenter.org/analysis/resources-voter-fraud-claims But the investigation(s) by the vice-chair of this committee should be more than enough. In 2015, the Kansas Legislature granted Kris Kobach a unique power...the independent power to prosecute for voter fraud. This was enacted after he complained to the Legislature that 1) voter fraud was wide spread in the state and 2) Prosecutors were refusing to bring such cases (a claim the US Attorney in Wichita took exception to and demanded evidence that Kobach sent ANY such cases to his office). After 2 years...; in a state with more than 1.6 million registered voters; with investigations going back to at least 2010; over 7 annual elections; where Kobach has had total control over who to prosecute; he's up to 9 convictions, I think. maybe 8, maybe 10.. of those convictions, 1 was a noncitizen, who was in the process of gaining citizenship. The others were people with dual residency in Kansas and another state. They voted in both states. Most, if not all explained they thought they could...i don't know if any were shown to have voted for a common candidate, (e.g. the President) when they voted in 2 states. Those convicted paid a $1000 fine in most cases. I'll repeat those numbers.. 1.6 million voters 7 years 9 people caught the sample size is there the length of the "study" is there.. the claims of bias are eliminated There are probably more instances of 80 year old prostitutes than there is cases of voter fraud. The vice chair has no credibility on this issue..none.

I'd like to hope so...and yes, if Dennison is smart, he'll be pulling pages and pages from the Roman playbook along with the annotations from Anthony Lynn. Its innovative, it uses the talent on the field, and it worked. But.... I've also heard the same from other coaches...taking over something that had worked...and pledging not to destroy it. Rex's press conference after he fired Schwartz: "One thing you'll find out about me is that it's not ego-driven. We're not going to definitely play a 3-4 or a 4-3, for that matter. We're going to have in our arsenal the ability to do anything. As an opponent, you've got to prepare for everything because, if not, I'm going to find out what you're not prepared for and I'll attack you appropriately. That's how we play defense. We play defense based on our personnel, not just the scheme. I don't try to put a square peg in a round hole." That statement alone should quell any fear that the Bills' defense will take a step back by losing Schwartz. Ryan knows defense as well as anybody in the NFL. http://www.syracuse.com/buffalo-bills/index.ssf/2015/01/rex_ryan_explains_firing_jim_schwartz_says_buffalo_bills_defense_will_rank_no_1.html Coaches have egos. They want to do things their way. Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain: Generals can do anything. There's nothing so much like a god on earth as a General on a battlefield. I'm sure many think of themselves as generals when they put together their gameplan. Its why most haven't learned more than one "scheme" in their careers, but expecdt players to learn a new one every year. I won't speak for Dennison, I don't know enough aobut him..but he'd be a fool not to take things from that playbook. Whether he will...another story. Ive come to realize that nfl coordinators can be the biggest divas in all of sports.

Mom - Wilma Flintstone Dad- Ken Titus running away. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsY-L08q6q0