Big Turk
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17 lbs in an offseason is very tough even for elite athletes that have all the best in terms of training, diet, sleep, sports science etc...7 lbs is definitely possible with all that. 17 over 2 years is definitely achievable and sounds about right.
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1 hour ago, BUFFALOBART said:
That is very interesting, as I had a very low Vitamin D blood level, (19ng/mL) and didn't realize that "D" acts as a calcium 'solvent', in conjunction, with Magnesium,and 'K'. I take 10,000 iu of Vitamin D, during the winter months, and less, around this time of the year. My "D" levels were in the mid 30's, the last time that I had the blood test..
Not K...K2.
K is a totally different vitamin that deals with blood clotting.
K2 usually comes from fermented foods like natto, sauerkraut, and animal meat/fat that when they have been eating grass and are exposed to sunshine (which is why our diets are so deficient in this now...most animals we consume never see the light of day). Humans always think they can shortcut nature but typically they do so at their own peril because they don't fully understand how things work in harmony with each other...animals eat grass, then convert the chlorophyll into K2 with the help of sunshine. No grass, no sunshine, no K2. This was actually found by a dentist in the 1930s Dr. Weston Price from Cleveland who was determined to find out why people he treated from foreign countries had far better teeth than his usual patients who live in the US. Travelled all over the world, focusing on indiginous peoples and saw that many places had people with perfect teeth that never brushed or flossed and called the nutrient that is now known as Vitamin K2, Activator-X.
Yeah, pretty much everyone who lives north of a line that runs from DC to Saint Louis is going to be deficient in vitamin D if they don't supplement...especially in the winter time. It's a huge problem.
So...your levels are in the mid 30s after taking D3? That still is really low...barely sufficient. With these tests that have "normal levels" with such wide ranges, being near the bottom of normal is still not ideal. Optimum levels would be in the 60s or 70s. One other thing the medical community largely doesn't get...
There is a large difference between having a test showing "normal" levels of soemthing versus having optimal levels.
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12 hours ago, BUFFALOBART said:
In 1987, my oldest brother died suddenly of a massive heart attack at the age of 40. There was no warning, and he didn't make the two mile trip to the hospital, alive. An autopsy was required, because he was so young. The report said that he had 'grossly calcified coronary arteries'. He was not an abuser, or even a user of anything besides beer.
Being seven years his junior, I made an appointment with a Cardiologist, to see what was going on with my internals. As it turned out, I do not have any of the issues, (I do have well managed, high cholesterol) that abruptly ended my Brother's life. I still see a Cardiologist once a year, and I do stress testing, every few years. I continue to beat out all of the testing baselines, by a considerable margin. I was fortunate with the hand that I was dealt. My Brother, unfortunately, was not. He was not the type of guy, who would run to the Doctor, when he was ill, and that is a shame. I say to everyone that I know: "Get yourself checked out". Surprises when it comes to health matters, can be life changing, or even fatal.
Yeah it's scary because the medical community have largely created the problem your brother died from due to their misunderstanding of osteoporosis.
Calcium started being added to tons of food and drink items and when it was learned that lack of calcium is NOT the cause of osteoporosis, they never reversed course and stopped it.
So basically, people are getting 5-6x the amount of calcium they should be getting from an early age, which is why atherosclerosis (arterial calcification) is the #1 reason of the #1 killer in the US(heart attacks).
Decalcification is one of the most important things a person could do for their health through a combination of D3, Magnesium and K2, each of which is vital to dealing with calcium in the body. D3 liquifies it into the bloodstream and allows it to be transported. Magnesium is required for the magnesium-calcium ion pump that exchanges calcium for magnesium in the soft tissue. K2 is exceptionally important as it activates at least 18 calcium binding proteins that transport calcium from places where it shouldn't be such as soft tissue and arteries to where it should be such as bone. The heart actually has a protein called Matrix GLA Protein (MGP) which actively inhibits and removes calcium from the arterial walls when it is activated(which, like all other calcium binding proteins, is activated by K2).
It is a shame this isn't more well known and people end up paying the consequences of our medical associations failings in acknowledging their failures both in preventing osteoporosis and greatly contributing to atherosclerosis.
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8 minutes ago, BUFFALOBART said:
It frequently comes down to the Genetic deck of cards, that you've been dealt. - Even within an individual's immediate family. Ask me how I know.
Yeah...you can do as much as possible to reduce your risks for many things, but at the end of the day you can only reduce it but so much.
If you are predisposed to heart issues, you might be able to reduce it from a 50% chance to a 25% chance but you'll still be at a higher risk relative to a person who has no predisposition to them.
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42 minutes ago, msw2112 said:
This is a terrible name - much worse than Highmark. At least Highmark is easy to read, spell, and pronounce. And the words "high" and "mark" used together imply some level of success. Acrisure? Not so much. I'm not even (acri)sure what this means.
Sounds like accupuncture...or acrid...or acrimonious
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I thought nothing could be worse than Highmark
I was wrong.
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7 minutes ago, boater said:
Yeah. I went to the Great Pumpkin Farm in Clarence for July 4th fireworks (there weren't many options). They charged a cover to get in to pay over-priced food vendors.
Lancaster had Fireworks on the 4th
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2 hours ago, PetermansRedemption said:
Maybe they could spread it out a little more then. Get a larger location than a street. Might help with the cramped and crowded feeling.
I don't think people would go for that. I haven't been to the Italian Festival since they moved it from Hertel to Canalside and started charging people admission. Bad enough you are paying outrageous prices for food already, now they want to charge you money for the pleasure of being willingly ripped off?
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The USFL set offensive football back 30 years. OMG those games were brutal to watch offensively. Games were like 13-10, 17-13, etc...
The QB play was really bad most times also...literally reminded me of watching "bad Tyrod" where he would struggle to complete a pass or get first downs most of the game.
They are going to have to do something about that and if they can't due to lack of talent, make rule changes that encourage more offense.
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Have been going for quite some time. Usually late Sunday is the best time to go because the crowds are typically smaller. Not this year...holy crap was that place packed! Have never seen lines that long at some places...to the point I skipped some I wanted to go to because I thought I'd be stuck waiting too long and not get to everything before they closed at 6(got there around 3:30).
They also ran out of maps around 1pm which I have never seen happen before.
Would not be surprised if there was record attendance this year. I asked the person working there and he says it was the most crowded he has seen in the last 20 years
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Media members are starting to get in on the hype...
A TB reporter? lists Allen second only to Aaron Donald on his Top 100 players list.
https://mobile.twitter.com/StevenCheah/status/1546129313396924417
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6 minutes ago, Warcodered said:
If that's what Watkins said then yeah, that's not a great look for him, maybe a few years in but not in year 8 or 9.
If you saw some of the other things Sammy has said this was actually a stellar look for him in comparison. I think he might have a few screws loose
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Edmunds is going to be paid a lot more than most people believe when he hits free agency.
Doubt the Bills are going to be able to afford to keep him, but someone is going to pay a lot of money for his skills at deterring passes in the area he is due to wingspan and movement skills.
While he may be everyone's favorite whipping boy here, I suspect his value around the NFL is quite high.
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A piece of the turf with the Bills logo
1 hour ago, Rigby said:One of the tractor's the grounds crew uses. Mine died last week.
Drove by a huge tractor that looked like it was so high that you could drive a car underneath it driving towards Batavia yesterday...I can't even imagine what you would need to do to get into it and I would probably freak out climbing that high.
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RIP...another young player who didn't retire too long ago...this is really continuing a disturbing pattern.
Drafted by the Bills in the 6th round in 2001 but never played for us.
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/former-nfl-defensive-back-jimmy-234928431.html
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11 hours ago, Ethan in Portland said:
Has this board ever heard of John Elway? Same size, arm strength, and athletic ability. Played in an era where it was much harder to be a passer.
Or Brett Favre? He wasn't as fast running but obviously had the toughness and the arm strength.
Steve Young was an amazing passer and runner though his running was not as violent as JA's.
Montana was also sneaky mobile early on. Obviously not the arm strength of JA though.
Elway was a few inches shorter and about 20-25 lbs lighter. Have you ever seen Elway stiff arm a defensive lineman to the ground and then truck a LB on the same play?
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Fitz season opener in KC where we obliterated them.
Stevie Johnson "God" game.
McKelvin fumble game
Bills-Cardinals game where Cardinals Pro Bowl punter had punts of like 9 and 15 yards because of the wind
Bills-Jets game they lost on the OT kickoff return by Morton which was his 2nd of the game.
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1 minute ago, Buffalo716 said:
I understand you.. I was able to figure out other comparisons for everything else that I said
As for his running style I couldn’t think of a quarterback.. But I kept thinking he runs like a really smooth TE
The way he blends power and speed and agility… His cut back ability is literally running back level
He can move the pile or go over it
It is Jim Brown esq
He doesn't have track speed like Lamar or Michael Vick, but once he gets going he is really fast...like run away from LBs with ease fast to the point it's like he almost surprises them sometimes with their angles they take early in games until they realize there is no way they are going to catch him and adjust after
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44 minutes ago, Dan Darragh said:
What about JaMarcus Russell?
Russell couldn't move like Allen could.
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Don't have a subscription, but luckily as a software engineer, I know how to parse and read HTML
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3 minutes ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:
In your opinion the Rams, Cowboys, and Bills all offer a player the same money, where is the player signing? You could probably list 10 other cities players would have discussions about.
Its just a reality the Bills have to deal with. That’s why it was even a story that players were contacting the Bills this year. Probably half the league gets calls from players, the Bills typically have to convince players to come here.
Not so much anymore.
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NFLPA plans to bring up the lack of consequences for Daniel Snyder, Robert "Don't call me Bobby" Kraft and Jerry Jones in their off the field scandals and use that as an aggressive defense for Watson. Also are expecting "unprecedented consequences" to be handed out to Watson by the NFL
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13 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said:
He played a lot more games and got to 14,000 yards. Sharpe didn't play long enough.
Yes, I know...That is only showing the stats from the time Sharpe played from 1988-1994
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23 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said:
IT's all about the yards for WR. A guy in his era with under 9000 won't get him in. 7 year career hurts him too. e wasn't the Barry Sanders of WR..
3rd during that time to Jerry Rice and Henry Ellard...2nd in TD's
How the hell is Ellard not in the HOF??
Gabe Davis getting stronger
in The Stadium Wall
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Crowder has always given the Bills fits even when the Jets were terrible. Very excited to see what he brings.