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The NFL overplayed their hand on this one. I suspect if it was Amazon or YouTube that got it, there'd be less backlash as those services are at least already streaming some games. The funny thing is that you don't even have to pirate the game in the traditional to see it if you have something like YoutubeTV. VPN + F12 to change your lat/long to one of the local markets that gets the game over-the-air should be enough.

Their home schedule is absolutely loaded this year. Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Buffalo, Miami, Chicago, and Detroit are the 6 non-divisional opponents they play. Detroit hadn't visited Arrowhead since 2003. Miami was the logical choice. They try not to move divisional games. They originally were going to move Chicago over there, but KC blocked that as they wanted to play them at home. I would guess that would be a higher revenue weekend for them versus, say, Miami.

The one thing to watch for this year - it's the first year of the new media contract. The concept of AFC games on CBS and NFC games on Fox is largely dead. Each network will be able to select games from their traditional conference that will be televised on that network. All other games are up for grabs. This goes beyond the cross-flexing we've seen during the last contract. Expect a lot of 1pm non-headliner games to be on the non-traditional network to try to balance the network lineups - stuff like Falcons/Bucs might end up on CBS when FOX has a bunch of stinkers, and Browns/Broncos might end up on FOX if CBS has a boatload of bad games: https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2023/01/nfl-media-rights-deals-refresher-monday-night-abc-espn-sunday-ticket-youtube/

Sounds like the perfect Edmunds replacement!

Count me in with the group that feels this is kind of stupid in 2023. With streaming being delayed, we're all getting the live feed at different times anyway. Are cable viewers "tipping" selections because they get the video 45 seconds before streaming subscribers? I'd rather get the news from a Bills fan anyway, as opposed to waiting for the talking heads and hearing it from Goodell. There's more excitement in that moment anyway.

I like the pick. Knox simply has not been a reliable pass catcher and Kincaid seems much better at that. I was never a fan of the Knox contract, and this feels like Beane would want it back if he had the chance as well.

I still don't think this is going to go well for either party, for several reasons: His off the field comments are going to be constant fodder for the New York media. This is not the Green Bay Press-Gazette or Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel he is dealing with. It's going to be a distraction to the team at some level and I suspect it will be a constant source of drama during the season between the Rodgers and the coaching staff. Rodgers spent his entire career in one organization, one with a history of winning and a fanbase that's got a ton of patience. Neither of those apply to the New York Jets. Change at the age of 40 is a lot harder than it is at, say, 26 or 27 when many players hit free agency for the first time. He's clearly thin skinned and I suspect he's gonna play the blame game if/when things go south, just like he did in his last year in Green Bay. Finally, Rodgers just wasn't very good last year. He was in an average division in the easier conference and they still missed the playoffs. They had a win-and-in game against Detroit, a team he usually defeats with ease... and they lost. He doesn't strike me as the Tom Brady type of player that will be successful well into his 40s. His primary motivation this year appears to be to spite the Packers rather than a true desire to play - the guy nearly retired a few months ago. Spite only gets you so far. This move just wreaks of desperation to me. It's something the Bills would have done during the drought - and they did do it with Bledsoe. That got them a 9-7 season and a bunch of mediocrity. The reaction to this trade feels a lot like the Russell Wilson trade - that the AFC West was gonna be this super competitive division and that the Chiefs better watch out. Call me a homer, but I'm just not convinced this is gonna work for the Jets.

Paging @Jimmy Spagnola.... Thoughts? Did Baby Face Wilson get rubbed out?

I once saw Jeb Bush in the security line at MCO, about 10 years ago or so? I said hi to him, he seemed slightly annoyed. For a politician with presidential aspirations, he didn't seem very eager to talk to people. He ended up on a flight to DFW, and at the gate, he did the "fake talk on the phone" thing. He was facing a wall so as not to be noticed.

I do this with my parents. We are in the same DMA, but they live about 60 miles north. It's not a problem, they consider our houses in the same general area and thus we don't have to actually log in at the home IP address. NFLST will allow up to 2 concurrent streams. I believe YTTV otherwise allows all family members registered on the account to stream simultaneously.

I think this will help the defense, but it worries me as McD is not known as a strong in-game head coach. Particularly on things like challenges and using timeouts. I hope there is someone in his ear that he can trust that will alert him to stuff like this.

I'm gonna cut him some slack for going back to his old team. Doesn't hurt that Washington state lacks an income tax, either.

I actually think this makes a ton of sense for both parties. The Jets have to give up a first to GB anyway, and probably some conditional pick or a halfway decent player. Jackson gets out of Baltimore. A first round draft pick is gonna play for you for five years at a rookie deal. You really want to trade that away for a cranky 39 year old quarterback that has been using retirement as leverage against his team? I am not a huge Lamar Jackson fan, but I would rather trade two firsts and pay him than make a deal for Rodgers. Rodgers is a drama queen, hasn't been nearly as good as past years, and has been spoiled by playing in a small market for a good franchise. The Jets are the complete opposite of "small town, well run". He is going to be in for a rude awakening if this deal consummates.

I think the Jets are nuts to trade for this guy, it's so "Jets-y". This is the Brett Favre situation all over again. He's a weirdo that will clash with the NY media, constantly making distracting headlines. He's 39 years old, going on 40. The Jets' QB play was a disaster last season, but that wasn't the only missing piece they had. Their OL sucks and won't be able to protect him. I will bet this ages only slightly better than the Russell Wilson trade. I could very well be wrong, but I just don't see how this doesn't blow up in their faces.

Thanks for the update - as someone who primarily lurks, I hope Yolo knows how much he/she is missed.

This whole situation can be boiled down to the fact that he doesn't have an agent. All of this was completely avoidable if he had someone competent representing him. Lamar's mom is not that person.

Book on your own directly with the airline and hotel. You can get exactly what you want, and you will not have to go through a third party to make any changes to your reservation. I was sort of hoping to be able to double dip if the schedule aligns and there is a home game the week before the London game. Fly from Seattle to Buffalo, see the game on Sunday, and then fly from Toronto to somewhere in Europe... then on to London for the game on Sunday, and back home. London is great if you've never been, but we've already been there and want to explore something else. Maybe Spain or Portugal.

Nobody else fell in love with the Bills after this "play"?

If they can get him for the right price, sure. He is a definite improvement over Edmunds. If he wants a bunch of guaranteed money that creates a difficult cap situation, then no. He is 32 years old; this team cannot afford to lock up more money with aging players on defense.

The linked article isn't very complete. Here's a copy from Yahoo Sports which cites the original USA Today article, which does cite the salaries paid out: https://sports.yahoo.com/russell-wilsons-why-not-you-foundation-reportedly-spent-more-on-employee-salaries-than-charitable-activities-185532088.html All I will add to the salary thing - the CEO of Northwest Harvest, one of the two major food banks in the Seattle area and one of the most well known charities in the region, is pulling in $175,000 according to Charity Navigator. The salary itself is certainly comparable to Tarpley's, but size and scope of the two CEOs' workloads certainly cannot be compared. It's entirely possible that everything is above board, but the response from Wilson's charity didn't refute any of the reporting.

This is pretty much what I expected. I really wanted to see some changes on the defensive staff, but I guess that's not happening.

Cincinnati is exactly the kind of team that gives McD and Frazier fits. Physical, smash-mouth football that this team cannot match. They were built to beat KC, not the Bengals. This is exactly why I was not feeling good about this game, and it played out exactly the way I thought it would.

Where's the delay of game?

McD with the boneheaded timeout again...

Everyone knew this was how it was going to go.