That Aud Smell

He's been their best player so far this season, for sure. The Texans are taking a lot of heat for moving on from Hopkins - the Vikings arguably deserve the same heat.

It's a small sample size, but Allen is looking like a legitimate difference-maker (as in the good kind) at the game's most important position. The D struggled without their two studs in the middle -- that, and FitzMagic was just having one of those games he has sometimes. Oh, and I think the Bills' defensive coaches got out-coached by their counterparts from Miami. The Bills did well to win against a team that seemed sort of destined to pull off an upset.

It’s a little like marking the migratory path of birds. Now and then, a group of board regulars sincerely question @PASabreFan’s fandom, sanity, etc. There’s no bigger fan of the franchise on this board. You may not care for how he goes about it, but that’s just a matter of personal taste. I haven’t seen the Staal videos or heard any interviews. I’ll have a look/listen and then chime in on whether he appears like a laid back professional or a guy thinking of retiring rather than going to Buffalo.

Is Weber one of those guys on whom Terry Pegula man-crushed? Or was that just Gaustad?

Until society is back to some semblance of normality (e.g., fans in the arena/stadium), I don't think I'll have much in the way of real needs or expectations for the teams I support.

Agree with all of this. It's interesting to hear my gamer kid talk about how really, really high-level players of games that he plays are just amazing to watch play - the precision, the speed, the strategizing. As best I can tell, he thinks of those gamers in much the same way he thinks of other professional athletes whom he admires.

McDermott called them both (all? (sounded like there were more than just Milano and Edmunds who were injured)) day to day yesterday. I have not heard or seen anything more today.

^ Good post. Kicking in the NFL may be the most between the ears gig in pro sports.

That game seemed like a microcosm of what it's like to root for a Josh Allen led Bills team. The QB gives us a lot of cheer for, a lot to agonize over - we just hope it's more of the former than the latter. That one catch that Diggs made where he slid into the sideline was astonishing. Lofton saw it for what it was, and gave the love. I can't get over how freakin' athletic and technically proficient it was. That is not a good field goal kicking situation, until further notice. JFC. Kid had the yips. Milano and Edmunds being hurt is very bad. Hopefully one or both will mend quickly.

Yep. Knowing your place.

It is a fun, cool town - with vibes that in some way resemble those of Buffalo, etc. But it's also like most (all) places. It may not take all types, but they got all types.

I think you've got the cause and effect reversed.

In a way, we should be so lucky. I am legitimately numb to this sort of news. Professional spectator sports are going through some major changes -- they always are, I guess. Like, when I was a kid, freakin' prize fighting (boxing), horse racing, and even tennis were frickin' kings of the industry. Anyhoo. I'll just be taking stuff as it comes.

A significant (vocal, at least) contingent of KC fans booed the players of both teams when they gathered for a pre-game moment of unity. /Ducks out of thread right quick.

okay, now i need to read the book and watch the movie. honest to god: it was an expression i picked up and enjoyed - i had thought it was a western!

well, from what i read and hear, the business operations of the football team are a sh1t show as well. it really does seem like they chanced upon mcdermott, who begat beane. i'm not saying those 2 guys are the best thing since sliced (PRO-cessed) cheese, but they are at least stable and competent leaders. and they may yet prove to be even more than that (fingers crossed). it's a saying i adopted from one of my real life heroes. when it fits, it's so good. who/what now? Really? Man, I left that gripe in the dust years ago. I have far bigger problems with the fatter cats (the owners) who amass hundreds of millions, billions in investment or interest income through varying forms of corporate welfare, tax dodges, and the like.

That is discouraging, but, sadly, not surprising. They’re the gang that can’t shoot straight. Cohesion in football ops seems to have occurred by dumb luck.

Quite possibly my favourite Buffalo athlete of all time.

no bueno

Okay. But now, more please. When are we gonna get an "Hmmmm" tweet, or whatever that thing is you do before dropping a story?

I hear you. Believe me - I’m no fan. But the guy has a demonstrated ability to create, build, and run businesses. He appears to a huge a-hole. Excellent business execs often are. Really? Players not organizations? Hmm. I understand the point, to a point. But having a well-run, operationally stable organization seems like the right starting point to building a winner. @inkman: and to @PASabreFan’s frequent point: Maybe it’s better if the owner has a certain level of indifference to a pro sports team that s/he owns.

That guy knows how to build and run a business, though.