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I think someone should tell him that he was cooked a bit too much. I like my carpaccio nice and rare, preferably with capers and some nice crostini.

There is truth to this. My wife and I live in Woodinville (actually, unincorporated King County). We do not visit Seattle unless we have to. It was so bad at one point that judges were throwing a fit because jurors showing up for jury duty didn't feel safe enough to walk outside the courthouse. I think the last time we were there was for Book of Mormon at the Paramount in January... which honestly wasn't too bad as it was unseasonably cold and kept the riff raff out. Generally speaking, when I do go, I try to avoid Pioneer Square, the area around city hall and the King County courthouse, and 3rd Avenue (which is the main north-south route that busses use). If anyone traveling here wants to get a taste of the area and is outdoorsy, I'd highly suggest doing something like hiking as opposed to touring the city. The area around Issaquah has some excellent trails that are easily accessible from I-90. Poo Poo Point and the West Tiger trails have some excellent views of the area. If anyone visiting is in to wine tasting, Woodinville has over 100 tasting rooms with some excellent options. Would highly recommend Delille (including their restaurant), Mark Ryan, Fidelitas, Love that Red, and Adrice, amongst others. My wife and I are pretty into the wine scene here; we recently got our WSET level II award from a local provider. I'd be happy to give specific recommendations to anyone of similar mind :).

I will be there... my once-in-eight-year opportunity to see the Bills with just a half hour's drive versus a cross-country flight. Don't underestimate the Seahawks. They are not a great team but they aren't incompetent like the Jets and Seattle is a tough place to play. For some reason I have a bad feeling about this game, maybe it is BBFS kicking in I dunno.

It is great to watch the Jets get pounded like this. Thoroughly enjoyable.

Gotta love the Bronx cheer for Bass there.

I'm not on this train yet for two reasons - McDermott and Bass. The former needs to prove himself capable of making sound decisions late in close games. The later needs to get his head on straight or be replaced. We all laugh but the kicker IMO is one of the most critical pieces to a playoff roster. These games are close and it's therefore extremely important to convert PATs and make 45+ yard field goals - often in adverse January conditions.

That stat is a bit misleading - it relies on previous season data that isn't indicative of the current state of affairs. It also fails to take into account how kicking has greatly improved around the league as technique has changed. This season, Bass hasn't hit from 50+ and he has shanked several kicks that demonstrate he's a head case. He is 9 of 12 this season on FGA which puts him at 75%.

Can you imagine this guy making an onside kick? He'd eat the opposing receivers trying to recover the ball for breakfast. I love it if he's at least somewhat competent.

This is almost certainly a disadvantage of having John Parry making these review calls. He likely told McD not to challenge, which was correct. But that fails to take into account the fact that he then burns the timeout right afterwards. At that point, as you say, his "timeout" should have been the challenge, even if he knew he was going to lose.

You force them to take the timeouts and perhaps you gain a couple yards running the football with Cook, allowing for an easier punt. If they had done that, Houston must kick the ball after the punt since they'd be out of timeouts.

I reserve "worst" for situations like 13 seconds... but this is yet another late game coaching failure for McDermott. This isn't even the hardest part of coaching quite frankly. The bozos in the stands knew what to do - make them take the timeouts.

But are you going to enforce a "jiggle test"? https://www.nbcnews.com/better/careers/ex-buffalo-bills-cheerleaders-sue-over-low-pay-jiggle-test-n87561 Kicker feels to me like the best bang for the buck... Bass is unfortunately toast at this point.

This is the right take for me. Especially losing physical players like Poyer and Hyde... we don't match up well against this type of team. I'm disappointed by the outcome, but part of me kind of expected it. The next two games kind of worry me. I feel like we never play the AFC south particularly well, and the Jets are another team that tends to cause problems for Allen.

I think this is the right take. The team has two options at this point. Either find Bass a psychiatrist that can help him get over whatever mental barriers are in his way, or cut him and find a replacement. The status quo cannot continue - he either has to do something to overcome his current situation or he needs to be let go. The guy has $9M in guaranteed money coming to him in his contract. I don't feel bad for him at all if the situation comes to his release from the team.

Just keep bleeding the clock here guys...

I don't like that call... it's a big game in a big moment. Unless it's egregious, you keep the flag in your pocket if you are the ref.

I would almost say that letting Tucker kick the 76 yard field goal would have a better shot than trying to get the TD here.

This is going to be interesting. Anyone who has watched his career knows he should be forced into retirement. But what are the odds that the NFL's "independent" doctors clear him to play? They seem pretty high to me. That would turn it into a lawsuit and that could get ugly for the NFL.

The fish are squished Another Bills LB out AJ Klein coming?

I like how Vinovich runs a game.... compare that to the Hochuli clan who can't seem to get enough camera time.

I sort of think they should sit Allen the rest of the game with the hand injury... this one is done.

I feel bad for Tua.... but that play was on him, he led with his head. Not much Hamlin could have done. He needs to seriously think about his career and whether it's worth the risk to his health.

We're good, but I think the Dolphins are a lot worse.

I get the feeling we will be fighting for a wild card spot this year. The defense cannot produce a stop to save their lives. You'd think Kyler Murray was Patrick Mahomes out there.

There are a couple angles here. I am fine with the NFL taking Labor Day weekend off. I have to think it's a ratings move more than anything else. That said, I'd prefer they give each team 2 bye weeks as they did in the early 1990s and start one week earlier. Injuries are such a factor during the season that getting an extra bye week raises the quality of the product while also adding an additional week of games from a revenue standpoint. The NFL giving CFB this weekend as an exclusive feels a lot like how the NBA had Christmas as their turf. Then Christmas fell on a weekend and the NFL realized how much money they could make off it... now you see NFL games on Christmas day if it's a Wednesday. Personally, I've been sort of done with college football for the last ten years or so. College football games approach four hours regularly given the sheer number of commercials and longer halftimes. My dad rooted for Penn State growing up, and seeing the Paterno scandal play out really soured me on the sport. It seems like there are constant violations for recruiting by top programs. Conference consolidation is a travesty and it's all because these universities want as much money as possible from ESPN and FOX. On the whole I tend to think of CFB as being more corrupt than the pros.