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Geno is a barely passable backup quarterback at this point. I think I'd rather have Trubisky out there if I were them.

I suspect the visor is going to be making an appearance on Josh's helmet for the rest of the season.

They are absolutely using it. I was chatting up a security guard last season and they claim to get a few of these per game. Cameras will pick up on a banned individual, and then their command center radios down to security to get them out.

One thing to keep in mind - the K ball rule has changed this season. You can now prep the balls before the day of the game - this is going to significantly help kickers get balls that will travel longer distances. This change will help an older guy like Prater maintain his ability to kick longer field goals.

You know, I find this so funny. I was at the 56-10 drubbing at the hands of the Pats back in November of 2007 and I sat through the entirety of that. Why on Earth do you wait the entire day for this game, spend hours at the stadium, and then leave a few minutes before the end? It defies logic. Who the hell cares about the traffic around the stadium? You signed up for that when you bought the ticket.

You know it is funny, I'm not scared at all with Prater kicking the ball, unlike Bass...

100% agree. There were a lot of interesting posters over there despite the owners and moderators being... pompous jerks? I feel like there's a prime opportunity for someone to move this to Reddit to get away from these guys. You could automate a lot of what JP does with AI - go have an agent look at Zap2it and figure out all the games that are slated to be broadcast a week ahead of time. I am sure he has a few tricks or alternate sources he draws on, but those could be picked up on pretty quickly.

That discord is the poster child of overmoderation. I get it - they attract a certain type of poster that gets annoying to tolerate, but that Moo guy is obnoxious, self unaware, and frankly more annoying than the participants he shuts down. It reminds me of early days on the internet when moderators thought that the word of God came from their lips. I wouldn't pay 5 cents much less 5 dollars for access to that discord. I appreciate the work JP puts in for the maps but it's something the NFL and FOX/CBS should be putting out themselves. They have all the data.

I've heard the same thing - that he was told to cut the play prediction stuff and lighten the broadcast up a bit. I don't think it has anything to do with him not studying film (although less film study might be a side effect of him being told to knock it off with the x's and o's). Unfortunately, he went from an ace color guy to an insufferable listen. It's really unfortunate.

Who else thought these guys were the subject of the thread?

I tend to agree - this is a purgatory team similar to the Fitz-era Bills without Allen. 6 to 9 wins, showing up "in the hunt" towards the end of the season. Note how the media said the Cook signing was all about taking the pressure off of Allen. The problem all along has been a travesty of a defense in the playoffs giving up 30+ points a game. That has always been the problem with Allen feeling the need to put on the cape, and you'd think someone - anyone - would notice this and call them out about it. Sadly, we are where we are and you can expect more of the same this year.

This is exactly why an indoor stadium doesn't work for Buffalo. Think about it - in the case of a Super Bowl, you have 50k plus people with enough money to buy a ticket in the same metro area. This crowd will have a few ham and eggers that are fans of the team, but the vast majority will be VIPs and the wealthy. People with that kind of money are not staying at the Hampton Inn in East Aurora or even the Hyatt in downtown, which is in desperate need of some kind of refurbishment. About the only hotel on the US side of the border that fits the bill is the Marriott. That covers what, 200 rooms? That's barely enough for the two teams playing along with NFL personnel. Crossing the border, especially in this climate, is not going to be something the league deems acceptable. Even if that was allowed, that opens up a few hotels in the Marriott's category on the Canadian side of the falls. Not nearly enough to host the largest TV spectacle of the year.

Give the people what they want...

The idea of holding season tickets with PSLs? I wouldn't entertain the notion even if I lived in Buffalo. Buying single game tickets a la carte to the ones you actually want to see in person, and maybe visiting an away game or two would have much more appeal to me and would be significantly cheaper. I suspect a lot of people are thinking along these same lines.

I really hate this schedule - as a fan traveling from the west coast, I would really prefer to avoid night games and I prefer to avoid the end of the season due to the possibility of getting stuck or having flights cancelled due to snow. If this is accurate, it eliminates everything other than New Orleans, Kansas City, and Tampa Bay. I have a conflict with the 11/2 date so that means an NFC south matchup.... yuck.