That Aud Smell

The team had to Tweet a clarification that the red helmet is not a thing this season. Josh is full of beans.

I lack context on this, but I've heard a couple references to how NFL players have taken to conducting "hold ins" rather than "hold outs." I don't think that's what Poyer is angling to do, but it's apparently become a thing.

Stumbled on this clip of Pep Guardiola coaching up his Manchester City team. Quick context: Man City is arguably the greatest soccer team in the world, and Pep is arguably the greatest (soccer) coach in the world. Starting at around :40, Pep implores his uber-elite world class athletes: “I hate it when you don’t want the ball. … You have permission to make mistakes. You have permission to lose. …” Sounds familiar.

Accusations made under penalty of perjury are evidence.

With Crowder lacking the most important ability (availability), this seems very likely. I’ve read that his huge game against NE was a bit of an aberration because they did nothing but play him with man-coverage, and that the real challenge was for him to be savvy like Beasley was in finding those pockets in zone coverage. There was a play from camp that the Bills Tweeted this week where McKenzie briefly dipped and drove his shoulder into a d-back before almost pirouetting (sp?), back pedaling, and catching an easy score. I take that as an encouraging sign.

Also, the replies to the Tweet above are incredible. Many of them read like parodies of themselves. I am dumber for having read them — but also entertained.

The practice-play that resulted in the scuffle confuses me. Allen wears the red no contact jersey, but he was carrying the ball between tackles in a goal line drill? If I have that mostly right, I’m not sure how the D can fully avoid contact.

Paychex is the very definition of back office support. I feel like back office support has a fairly clear meaning, even while YMMV across industries.

the company provides “back-office support for a consortium of independent advisory firms … .” Confirmed: Terry reads this board and saw the recent chatter about Golisano and Paychex.

Interesting. I wonder if the city doesn’t draw people from surrounding regions as well as it might because of how tricky it can be to drive around there. I mean: There you are, chilling in lane 3 of 4, and GPS tells you, “in 1000 feet, take the exit on your right.” Gah! Can’t get over. Missed it. Now I’m in a tunnel. What’s that? Next exit is in 12 miles.

I was lol clowning on the fact that the song included a wince-inducing phrase — clearly without awareness of how it might sound/come off. Lulz.

My joke may have eluded you, but I hardly think it was completely unnecessary.

the story of the adjustment following his neck/head/brain injury is bonkers.

^:56 "white is right"

And I take it back - the 1986 Sabres song is funking fire.

Holy spit - this is from the same year that the Flames did theirs as linked above!

Fair. The Bowman era Sabres did something similar, right?

that's cringey - but it's not half as bad as what the flames did in 1986 (as indicated in the replies). also, the 1986 "song" appears to have been approved by the franchise, whereas the weirdness clipped above looks to have been a DIY fan project (?).

Those are replies to Graham. The one shown above came 14 hours after Graham posted his poll.

Went back. Don’t see it. It’s just his Tweet and poll.

He is?

He Tweeted that he'd spoken to his sources and that the Sabres are not interested in trading for Kane. Trading. Then at 2:00 a.m. today he posted a Twitter poll that asked, when you realize your brother is dead to you, are you "relieved" or "sad"?

(evidently, the account deleted the tweets. 😐)