Offside Number 76

Thirty-odd years ago, we were told that the networks *needed* 72 hours advance notice to setup telecasts, so if a game wasn't sold out 72 hours prior to kickoff, well, no TV.

Since I know from Sabrespace that @SDS disapproves of megathreads about two topics, even if the topics are very related, I have to wonder why this was combined. There was information that I wanted that now will be difficult to find in an 18-page (as of now) thread. Mods, please think through a little bit. Thanks.

My sister in Illinois will be crushed.

Spero Dedes makes me want to punch things.

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/cam-newton-heading-to-covid-19-reserve-list-patriots-chiefs-postponed-until-monday-or-tuesday/ Do we get national coverage now? Do we get better announcers now?

It's just coach-speak for "I'm not giving Miami any information right now."

"The Bills return to MetLife Stadium for the first time since rallying to beat Adam Gase & Co. in last year’s opener. " Incorrect.

I've said it before and I guess I'll say it again: We move 40,000 cars in and out of downtown Buffalo every weekday, and there's no reason to believe that we can't do it on Sunday, too.

Yeah, that's why they call it a disease.

How much did you lose?

What a poor decision to announce the starter today. What would Belichick have done? He would have told the media and the fans that they'd find out on game day. Why give Baltimore even the slightest hint, much less a definite statement, of whom to prepare for?

Good grief. They're DAY THREE picks. Relax. Many won't have a career in the NFL. Meanwhile, the Bills will grab a couple of nice UDFAs who will. Happens every year.

1. Sam Darnold - Cleveland 2. Josh Rosen - New York Jets 3. Josh Allen - Buffalo 4. Baker Mayfield - Arizona 5. Lamar Jackson - New England Bonus: Bills Pick - Allen This saddens me.

It's tough to tell who was worse. But wow, Mowins and Feely sucked.

Maybe the game plan didn't involve pressuring McClown.

It's a fair point, that's for sure.

Great call.

Glad they didn't compound the initial mistake of not giving him a second-round offer sheet.

I know I posted this above, but it bears repeating apparently: They do not fly the same plane every time. Source: I went to high school with the guy who runs Executive Airshare Buffalo. There are 4-5 planes in the Buffalo fleet at any given time; the plane used by a member depends on the length of the flight, the number of people, and availability. (They will pull in a plane from another location if necessary.)

King didn't write it; Jenny Vrentas did.

It's not his plane. He uses Executive Airshare, which has about five planes in Buffalo. The reason a plane is flying from Buffalo to Rochester is because a customer in Rochester wants the plane. The plane in the original post could have been carrying anyone.

To start what stuff?

You can't expect teams to learn new systems every two years (or in the case of the D, almost every year for the last six) and succeed.

I am genuinely surprised that a game with playoff implications isn't dominating the map, and that a game with no (major*) playoff implications is. *I guess home field is still in doubt, but really, that game should be a boring blowout.

The team would not be in Buffalo, that's for sure.