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During the drought, often they were. We yearned for meaningful games in December (much less January).

What?

...and seasons were over by November...

Sure, but should we be worried????

Thanks, doctor.

Plenty of non-hereditary reasons for clots that are of enough concern that continuing this type of massive contact sport might not be such a good idea.

Perhaps early, though in the two seasons prior to this last injury he had missed only two games. Mid-career, he had been pretty reliable. Nevertheless, as others have pointed out, nobody should expect that he is back to his old self at this point, or even close to it. The knee will give him problems in his first action back, there's no question it will. He hasn't done a lot of the physical things he's needed to do in a long time, no matter how much rehab he has been doing. He's testing it now in ways that he couldn't do otherwise. It will take time. The hope is that he continues to improve with time, as his body adjusts. By the end of camp, if he is still having trouble (or has a setback), then that would be cause for concern.

Well said. I found it tough to watch.

I haven't done either, but I'm weighing the option of doing it virtually. My appointment will be coming up in the next couple of weeks (supposedly), and it would be much easier for me to do virtual, but I'd really like to see it in person...

Not sure why, but I'd love seeing Gilliam get some snaps on offense.

I read somewhere that it was the same as last year: she watched from the privacy of a dark SUV on the side.

Yeah, the idea is that they want to offer you seats that are as close to what you currently have as possible. So for me, that would be club seats. If I don't want to pay for clubs, then I'll have to get back in line for when they start offering non-club seats, wherever those are (that are left).

Love my seats, I'll miss them. Bills side, section 133, row 35, seats 18-19, so about the 47-yard line. Seniority since 1977. Sounds like they will offer me a chance at similar seats in what is now the Club section, and if I don't want those, I'll have to come back at a later date to pick something that is non-Club.

Finally heard from my rep last week, told me I’d be getting an email next week with my appointment date. Should be the week of August 5th, he said. I’ll know more next week.

I agree with this. My take: one of the benefits that it seems Diggs afforded us was that Dorsey didn't always have to successfully scheme guys open; Diggs was so good at getting open that it covered up when the schemes weren't great or didn't work. Now we're going to have to rely on Brady to put together some really sound schemes for these guys to execute. I've always believed good schemes with technicallly sound WRs will consistently get guys open, even those who aren't superstars. We seem to have that now. Will Brady get the job done? I think the second half of last year was promising in that regard.

It definitely changes as you get older. The stadium experience is completely awesome...but it's also easy to complain about. It takes up most of a day, there's all the prep for tailgating, the walking to and from the stadium, the traffic, and on top of all of that, the weather. Once you reach a certain age, the weather makes a huge difference. I can deal with all of that a couple of times in a season, max. I also tend to freak out too much during close or tense games, so it's easier to watch on TV, where I can switch off of it if I have to. I never used to do that. When I was younger, my dad eventually could no longer watch tense games, it was too much for him. I thought that was crazy. Now here I am, older than he ever was, and I get the same way sometimes.

Yeah, I wasn't implying that you were taking that position, just countering the position itself.

I mean, I generally agree with the sentiment here, but I still find it amazing that, on a regular basis, you hear about teams/GMs who are elbows deep in this ***** 24/7/365 who go out and draft a player, trade for a player, and/or hand out a contract to a player that just makes you go, "WTF were they thinking????"

Thanks man, I really appreciate that.

Man, it really chafes my ass that we've had this unicorn for so many years already and not even one Super Bowl appearance, much less a victory.

Same here, man. Same here.

"You're so good you made a guy change his name." 🤣🤣🤣

Man, I remember watching this game in my living room in college. The guys who lived right below us were Jets fans, and I made a lot of noise that night. Didn't recall how little they ran Thurman in the first half. It was all Mueller and Harmon. Fun fact, early in the broadcast there was an ad for a cereal called Fruitful Bran, which had the actor who played Joey in Friends.

133 Yeah, I get that, but I'm going to be traveling a lot the next couple of months and I get the impression that if I want the best seats available, it's better to schedule as early as they'll allow. So if I'm out of town, maybe it would be better just to do it virtually and grab what I can. Meanwhile, my rep called me today and confirmed that I could do it virtually if I wanted. Hopefully it won't matter.