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9 hours ago, Westside Madness said:
And there it is! I just had to tease it out. Sigh. They should be trying harder and complaining less, right? This is quite tone deaf to poverty struggles. Somehow, we always land on bootstraps instead of understanding.
As someone who grew up in one of those neighborhoods I have a perspective that most don't. Life is a series of choices. If people want to pretend that isn't the case then I'm probably not the guy to make that argument to.
I could have easily ended up in that situation. I chose not to.
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5 hours ago, Thurman#1 said:
Releases don't save as much as people think they will. There are often dead money costs, and the released player will be replaced on the top 51 by someone else, whose contract - though it will not be large - will need to be subtracted from the cap.
Re-structuring works, but it is simply borrowing from future years. It's simply putting things on the credit card. And we are already well over the cap for next year, 2023.
That's nonsense that it's just accounting work. It's active borrowing from the future, and if you're releasing guys who would otherwise make the team, doing so actively makes the roster weaker.
There are real-life negatives to doing these things. It's not just accounting
Are you factoring in the cap will be going up 20-30 million next year or just looking at the same cap value?
Within 4-5 years the Cap will be over 300 million due to the massive TV deals that are kicking in. Plenty of kicking the can down the road space considering most of the extensions are already priced in.
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Just now, Westside Madness said:
I don't think anyone is trying to start an argument with you, but you questioned the 'food desert' tag because another store is 1.8 miles away. I live exactly 1.8 miles from the Bills stadium. I could walk that. Not sure if I could carrying groceries. Now do it in 18 inches of snow. Now do all that at 60 years old.
This message and your last don't align.
Bus lines, bikes, catch a ride with someone else or more like pay someone to take you, walk, etc...
Walking 1.8 miles isn't ideal but it's not some outrageous distance either. I know people who walked further than that to work and back each day.
I used to watch people walk up and down my street from the Langfield projects heading to Bells to go shopping back in the day growing up which was about that far.
Our society is simply used to everything being easy and convenient and when something is a little bit inconvenient it's treated as some major thing when really it's just an inconvenience.
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3 hours ago, StHustle said:
Plenty of people don't understand this sort of thing. For me, growing up on the eastside, it was normal for families not to have a vehicle. Simply couldn't afford it. Some people will never understand the difference of how they grew up and what was normal to them compared to others.
I grew up on the Eastside also and worked over by the Broadway Market and Kensington/Bailey neighborhoods for over 10 years...I am well aware of the vehicle situation and how things work in the hood.
31 minutes ago, purple haze said:My Mother grew up in Cold Springs and says similar about what it was.
Outside of Doris Records, I don’t recall any of that when I was coming up. Leader Drugs on the corner of East Ferry and Jefferson, the Jeff-Ferry Deli, Scottie’s and Tony’s Red Hots. And the Churche’s chicken that was around for a minute. Supermarket shopping would be at the Central Park Plaza Belles or Tops.
Don't forget Gigi's
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1 hour ago, KGun12TD said:
According to Overthecap.com we have $5,665,218.
I think that's only counting the Top 51 not all the players...that works up until after the preseason when they need to be under the cap for all players.
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4 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:
We can't be over. You are not allowed to be "over" once the league year has begun. However, the cap currently is counted on the 'top 51'. According to statements Beane has made he thinks he might need to make some room to get a projected 53 under the cap, and then obviously give himself a little pot for signings in-season of any street FAs to cover injuries etc.
That's basic accounting work and can easily be done with a release or two and/or restructure.
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14 minutes ago, DCofNC said:
let’s be real, in about 2 weeks, I’d rather be in WNY for a couple months. It’s the winter months I don’t miss at all. NC’s version of cold is ~30* which is pretty tolerable for a couple weeks here and there, but the heat gets real in the summer.Yeah but you guys get some crazy ice storms don't you? Plus I would much rather have snow than a cold rain which I am sure falls there in the winter too as precip...
Yeah summers are brutal in that part of the country...well really in like 75% of the country...I will take our summers pretty much over anywhere...
I always said unless winters are in the 70s, it's not worth having to put up with summer heat AND winter cold
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I know part of it is having every player stand up and tell his story to his teammates so they get a deeper understanding of who he is as an individual and where he came from.
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51 minutes ago, JohnBonhamRocks said:
Want to echo some posters in that I really really hope the Bills sell those Choose Love shirts with proceeds to benefit the 5/14 victims’ families and the community.
Please post in here if anyone hears that is the case.
Would love to buy one of those shirts as support.tweeted both BuffaloBillsPR and then messaged the Bills on their website asking about this...no response as of yet to give.
25 minutes ago, DCofNC said:Right there with you.
Hey now...we were in the mid 80s last week and it will be 87 tomorrow...nothing more than the normal May tug of war between spring and summer that happens here.
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1 hour ago, Bill Lewes said:
Those of us who have moved away but remain fans of the team and WNY are looking for ways to help! This would be one.
What other ways are there for out-of-towners to help?
You can donate to one of the charities working directly with the community like FeedMoreWNY...
Here is an actual link on how you can help from the Bills website...has a bunch of places there.
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2 hours ago, YoloinOhio said:
That’s a name from the past. We had that and a Bells.
Yeah there was a Bells near us too in the Cleve Hill Plaza when I was growing up...now it's an ECMC Dialysis clinic.
Also had a Your Host restaurant...
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That really sucks...dude has been through so much and has kept a good attitude for the most part and worked hard to get back into shape. Now he has another whole year of rehab and his NFL career is definitely in doubt seeing as it will be nearly 3 years since he last played once he is ready to take the field as long as there are no more setbacks.
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32 minutes ago, klos63 said:
I used to think that, but I love AZ weather. Even the summers are no big deal. Just spend the day at the pool or the golf course. It's easy weather to deal with.
29 minutes ago, klos63 said:I usually don't get caught up in the 'we're great people' and 'great community' stuff, a lot of athletes feel obligated to say the love the city or whatever... but this is the most genuine display of real emotion and caring that I can recall. It's a reflection of the type of organization the Bills strive to be along with the type of quality people they desire to play for the team. I don't think this is something that's over when the next mass shooting occurs later this week. This is the start of a nice movement for the community.
I don't mind it, but it's great to be able to control it more. When I want snow and cold, I can drive 90 minutes to Flagstaff and ski.
Ironically even though it is much further south, Flagstaff has nearly identical weather to Buffalo much of the year down to snowfall totals and average monthly high temperatures due to it's elevation. It has somewhat warmer high temps in winter months, averaging around 44 while we are in the low to mid 30s, but the lows are similar.
One interesting footnote...ended up taking a mule trip to the bottom of the Grand Canyon in late May quite some time ago and starting out at the top in Flagstaff it was in the low 70s, but quickly got into the 90s when we hit the plateau and topped out at around 105 at the bottom. Crazy how elevation can make that dramatic of a difference in temperature.
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2 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said:
Is that official Buffalo Bills?
Yeah, that is the account coming out with all the cool and crazy videos for the team, etc
It's the official twitter account of the Bills Communication department
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3 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said:
Everybody in buffalo and on this board is trying to find that out
On Twitter I messaged BuffaloBillsPR asking about it and I saw another person ask the same thing while including Buffalo Bills Twitter account in it. Should have an answer soon I would imagine.
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7 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said:
You're not thinking about all the 50 60 70 year old people who don't have vehicles and can't walk 2 miles
Some probably can't afford an Uber
But they can walk 3 minutes down the street to the tops.. that is very real in the neighborhood
I mean I get that to a degree. But there are old people who live out in Cheektowaga or Depew or Amherst or any of the other suburbs as well that don't have vehicles either and stores are further than 6 minutes away.
I'm not saying this isn't a legitimate point, I am saying it's not unique to this area, and on balance there are other alternatives nearby.
And before you claim I don't understand, I very much do understand.
I was raised on the East Side of Buffalo near Kensington and Bailey and worked near there and the Broadway Market for over 10 years. I have a LOT of experience in knowing how things work in these areas, just not agreeing that this is a problem unique to this area alone, the same issues could be said to exist in many places.
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23 minutes ago, Solomon Grundy said:
I'm old enough to remember when there were multiple food stores in the area. There were the B-Kwik markets that were up and down Jefferson Avenue. The A&P market between E.Ferry and Brunswick Blvd. Mr& Mrs. Cromer had their little market on E. Ferry near Doris Records that provided fresh produce. This was a thriving community at one point in time. The community I grew up in
There is an Aldi and Save A Lot 1.9 miles away at the Broadway Market which is a 6 minute car ride.
6 minutes. Not 10. Not 15. Not 30. Not 45. Six.
I'm stunned the narrative being written is like this is the only store within an hour drive of the residents there when it simply isn't true and the picture being painted is completely erroneous to the situation that actually exists.
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5 minutes ago, NewEra said:
You’re blowing this completely out of proportion. The sample size it too small.
None of this matters. The topic is so ridiculous. If I understood, it wouldn’t make any difference . This topic is not real. And if it was, it wouldn’t make any difference.
61 games seems to be a pretty decent sample size, but with the NFL playing only 16 games a year, you could argue virtually anything statistically is an anomaly due to small sample size in comparison to hockey or basketball which play 82 games, and especially baseball which plays 162 games.Does it matter? Maybe it does or maybe it doesn't. The problem seems to be that people want to make the assumption it is the weather. I've offered evidence statistically that it isn't. Maybe I'll break down the other seasons in the same way to see if this pattern persists. The problem is more the unwillingness of the majority of the posters to consider other alternatives rather than the analysis.
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2 minutes ago, NewEra said:
Ok, well I don’t care enough about this to go back and look at and analyze any stats from a super small sample size.
believe whatever you like. I suppose the playoffs game vs the Pats was an anomaly. I’ll definitely be rooting for us to make the wildcard and have only away games come playoff time. Especially considering Josh’s terrible playoff record @ home due to being to hyped.
i said my peace. Carry on.
Saying someone is better on the road does not equate to saying someone is bad at home. More people would do well to understand that because it seems to be something many are struggling with.
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9 minutes ago, PrimeTime101 said:
Really? We are talking about the difference between home and away games, right? How many domed stadiums do we have in the nfl? 10 domed/retractable. Did you add that into your weather, or should i say non weather equation?
LOL
I'm referring to the games in Buffalo. Are you really that dense? I feel like I am trying to explain it to a 5 year old and I am running out of ways to try and explain it so you can understand.
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3 minutes ago, NewEra said:
I haven’t been keeping up with this thread…..so maybe I missed when the conversation changed.
so now the point your trying to make is that opposing QBs are better playing in Buffalo weather than Josh is? Because that’s the only point you could be trying to make with that claim.
Please explain how that supports the claim that Josh is better on the road than he is at home…..because that’s what your OP entails.
He’s smoking that good stuff today. I’m gonna bow out before I waste too much time reading this.
No...if you look at the statistical breakdown I posted a few posts above, I am saying that teams that come to Buffalo play relatively better against the Bills in Buffalo than they do in their own stadiums.
The Bills rank 25th for home QB rating, and 8th for road QB rating. Their difference of 17 is the largest in the NFL. Arizona and KC ironically also have a large variance in favor of road QB rating ranking 1/2 on the road versus 16/17 at home for a differential of 15.
The Bills are #1 in the NFL in net passer rater ranking and net passer rating on the road but rank 10th and 5th at home.
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1 minute ago, NewEra said:
Yup. Small sample size coupled with terrible weather = some weak ass evidence to suggest
The same terrible weather exists for both teams.
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6 minutes ago, BTB said:
Kansas City. Now what about “strongest league foe”?
Well it isn't anyone from outside the AFC. I'm not a huge believer in the Rams in spite of them being defending champ. TB and GB are a step down from them.
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14 minutes ago, PrimeTime101 said:
Stats Matter... WEATHER!
Why are you ignoring weather? But all that is useless if we are WINNING!
I'm not. The point is that opponents perform relatively better against the Bills when we are at home versus they do when they are in their own stadiums. It's not like the weather is better for the other team when they are playing here. Or are you suggesting that the winds only gust, the rain only pours and the snow only falls when the Bills have the ball on offense?
Again, if you can't understand how that explains my point I can't help you. It's simply going over your head.
Now...a case could be made that the Bills allow Allen to play his normal game regardless of conditions whereas other teams dial down the offense and focus more on running the ball and shorter safer passes. Meaning the degree of difficulty for the Bills to execute their offense in these type of games is order of magnitudes more difficult than the other teams who don't try and run their normal offense.
I could get on board with that and that very well may be the case.
Former Patriot WR Julian Edelman's story about Belichick film sessions
in The Stadium Wall
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This is pretty hilarious
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/julian-edelman-tells-epic-story-163819533.html