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This. Even if the ref screwed up and didn't hear him report, the formation was illegal as-is.

This is easily the best place to park around the stadium if you're heading east. I've done it the last few years (most recently after the Giants SNF game) and it is light years better than messing with any of the official stadium lots or dealing with the lots along Southwestern or north of the stadium on Abbott. I've used the same guy's lawn right at the corner of 20A and Kings Ct, I think it's roughly $25. I can get onto 20A within a minute or two and be out of dodge shortly after the end of the game. We typically stay at the Hampton in East Aurora and we're back there in about 15 minutes after we get to the car.

This is my takeaway too. Pretty easy to say "no" to some of those direct questions posed to him, but he didn't. Compare and contrast it to the Araiza situation where he denied everything pretty adamantly and repeatedly. Of course with his money, his lawyer is likely smart enough to tell him to shut up and not say anything of substance. Regardless things aren't looking good for him in front of the jury of public opinion.

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I love how the train horn gets called out by Hasselbeck. I hate that thing but apparently it's quite effective.

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I hate to bring back the holder debate, but I agree with this. I think any risk to the field goal unit by bringing in a new holder this late in the season, regardless of Araiza's supposed improved skills here, is not worth the yardage gains he might provide on punts. Sign him to the PS, let him work with Bass in practice, and put him on the 53 man roster next year. Don't do it this year unless Martin actually was injured yesterday on the roughing call.

I tend to agree. That throwback should belong to the Texans. I'm not sure what Tennessee fan would want to buy Houston memorabilia.

Should be treated like the "Holy Roller" rule when a fumble occurs in the final two minutes of a half. Ball back to the spot of the fumble.

Having done a few flights to deep South America (Chile and Argentina) - those 11 hour flights are far easier than the 9 hour flights from the west coast to London. I've done it in business class a few times... yeah, it's not a perfect sleep, but you wake up relatively refreshed and on the correct time. In some cases it's better than a transcon between a place like LA and Buffalo. That Christmas game against the Chargers is at 8pm eastern. It'll finish around 11:30, they probably make it to the plane around 1:30 with an arrival in Buffalo around 6-ish in the morning. Compare that to a 4pm eastern game in Brazil, finishes at 7:30, they get on the plane at 9:30 for a 7am arrival. They can get an entire night's sleep on the plane.

I have thought this for a while now. I'm in the camp that McD's time here is done, but I also don't think Terry Pegula is going to do it. Terry has had a terrible track record of hiring coaches for the Sabres. McDermott turned the franchise around. Unlike us, I don't think Terry's goal is "Super Bowl or Bust" - I think his goal is to be competitive for the division and win a playoff game or two. McD can do that. If they must keep McD... then what I would like to see: - New defensive coordinator - Someone like Ernie Adams running gameday decision making. McD crumbles under pressure, he needs someone in the booth making the fourth down calls, challenges, etc.

Officials are gonna overturn right?

McD to offense - "Don't score too quickly!!!!"

I 100% agree, I would much rather have games on Fridays than on Thursdays. The reason they don't do it is, as you allude to, high school football. It's part of the antitrust law, where the NFL can't broadcast a game after 6pm on Fridays until December. I truly have never cared about high school football, though I know many feel differently. I also get the strategic interest the NFL has in keeping the talent pipeline running at lower levels. All of that still doesn't change my opinion that I'd rather see high school on Thursdays and the NFL on Fridays during Sept/Oct/Nov.

To Biscuit's earlier point - I don't think it's as simple as that. Shakir is clearly contributing more than Davis, but it is unclear whether he'd do so as a #2 WR. He's been thriving in the slot while Davis has been the #2 WR. Davis has been drawing coverage despite his issues with pass catching. I still believe that Knox is the odd man out and you keep Davis out there with Shakir and Kincaid.

Bump post-Dorsey firing. If the comments in the OP are accurate... that "scoring too fast" was the straw that broke the camel's back for McDermott... I just don't know what to say. Beane should be firing McDermott's behind and cleaning house before the end of the season.

If he actually used the "scoring too fast" excuse... my goodness, he's got to go. That's only a thing if you need a FG and you want to burn the clock at the end of the game. If you need a TD - you score that in any way that you can. If he truly believes this, then it explains a lot of his ridiculous game management habits late in the 4th quarter of games.

There's got to be accountability on the offense... for all the injuries that the defense has suffered, they've played well in this game. The offense, despite the talent, has disappointed big time.

My general views on tipping: 20% at a full service restaurant and Uber/lyft. $5/day for hotel housekeeping. These guys bust their behinds cleaning up after you and need the money. It is unfortunate that many hotels have ceased daily housekeeping as I suspect that has put a dent in their employees’ wallets. We rarely order food delivery, but when we do, I tip generously as we live well outside city limits on a gravel road, often a 15 minute drive away from where many restaurants are located. These drivers usually get $10 from us. Takeout tipping on those square and clover kiosks annoys the hell out of me. Especially at a quick service location or coffee shop. “It will ask you a question” - the fact that they don’t even feel comfortable verbalizing what it is should say it all. These places often upcharge for credit card usage too, so it is like a double whammy. They get $0 from me.

I agree with this. The NFL is all about matchups. We match up poorly against the Bengals while say, against the Chiefs, I think we're more competitive. It's the same reason why we've struggled to put away the Jets the last several years. They aren't the best team in the league by a long shot, but they give the Bills fits because they are physical and have the personnel to give Allen trouble. I view the Bengals similarly.

Mike Tolbert is the guy that I envision when I think of this type of player. I'd be really surprised if Fournette is as bad as that experiment was.

I know we rail a lot about McDermott's teams being unprepared, but I think this is another one of his failings. He forces a system on players rather than building a system where they can succeed. Chan Gailey, as awful as he was as a head coach for other reasons... made Fitz and Fred Jackson look great. Imagine what a similar coordinator or head coach could do with the talent we have.

I actually put the blame at the feet of Allen for the Dorsey situation. This team has acquiesced to Allen's wishes on OC and the Knox contract. Ultimately it was McD and Beane's call... but Allen was the guy endorsing Ken Dorsey for OC. I am also beginning to wonder if Allen's reputation around not putting many hours into film study has more truth to it than we had originally thought at the start of the season. Seems like he is trying to rely solely on talent and not picking apart the weaknesses of his opponents. McD and his staff are squarely responsible for the lack of preparation the last three weeks. The London game in particular was just another example of McD not preparing his team to play in unusual circumstances - see the Tennessee COVID game, for instance. It feels like the Legend of the Game needs to talk to the players because it certainly doesn't seem like there isn't any other place they'd rather be than "right here, right now!".

I am not going to call for a mass firing... but a message has to be sent if they lose this one. Maybe a position coach or a player getting released. These guys are going through the motions, and look way too comfortable.

This is on the coaching. Delay of game penalties, careless mistakes, no energy on offense... this team doesn't want to be here. They're underachieving.