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I legit can’t recall seeing worse O-line play from the Bills. And maybe the Bengals D will be good?

I did one in that super wacky lot ~8 years ago. The non-Bills lot where the really weird stuff goes down. My younger cousins helped me out. That table was rigged. There were about 8 sh1tty beach towels underneath it. I had about 4 blue lights and 10 oz of rye, and launched from the bed of an F150. *CRASH*. Shoulder (and hip) bruised and sore, but no worse for wear.

@Eleven the key for a recreational table smasher, in my experience, is for the table to be prepped to give way.

That’s a link to episode 1. Here’s 2: Not sure what they’re getting with Murphy — sounding like he needs some sort of sports hernia surgery, to me.

I don't disagree. Btw, this sort of response is consistent with what had elsewhere been reported (forget by whom (it was a national reporter and in connection with the ROR trade)) that the veterans on the Sabres had a bit of an eye-rolling-heavy-sigh-get-a-load-of-this-effing-kid reaction to Eichel when he first came into the league. By way of context, the full passage re Okposo: Veteran forward Kyle Okposo paused when asked by The AP what he would like to see out of Eichel this year. Okposo then proceeded to discuss how Eichel can be better by keeping his emotions in check. “He’s an extremely, extremely passionate guy. I just want to see him maybe not internalize his emotions, because I think that does help him in his play, but ...” Okposo said, pausing once again in search for the right words to say. He agreed when asked if he wanted Eichel to harness his emotions. “Yeah, that’s a good word, harness, maybe harness it a little bit and just try and not have them be so prevalent,” Okposo said. “He takes this franchise on his back, and he puts a lot of pressure on himself,” he added, hoping the new additions will relieve some of that pressure. “He’s a very special talent. I’d just like to see him put his head down and work,” Okposo said. “You’ve got to let those emotions out sometimes, but I think his work ethic comes first.”

When I heard Hamilton interviewed by WGR hosts after he spoke with Eichel, Hamilton said there were a bunch of kids at HarborCenter looking for Eichel and that, after the interview, Eichel obliged and was visiting, talking with them.

Wait a second. I think capable is a notch or two above adequate. Don't move those goal posts on me. A' frickin men. I was gonna respond with words to this effect. The fact that Cleveland decided Taylor was a good option for a bridge/mentor QB isn't really an endorsement of any kind. That same Cleveland FO tried and hilariously failed to secure McCarron for what would have been a similar role -- I'd read it was because they were too busy chest bumping each other and such. So, basically, Cleveland's incompetence led to the Bills' having opportunities to sign McCarron and secure the 3rd round's top pick for Taylor.

My disagreement aside, I do think "unwisely" is what's needed there. The level of regret that can be summoned over moving on from an (allegedly) "adequate" quarterback is mystifying to me. Not for nothing: What did we do with that 3rd round pick? Move up to get Edmunds? If he progresses the way he should, the Taylor deal cannot help but be remembered fondly.

Doc Sullivan’s is on Abbott. Terrific wings.

I feel you. Someone just posted a comparison of EJ’s preseason stats and Allen’s. EJ’s were better. Slow the roll, I’d say.

I was confused for a while by the reference to a 2005 Stanley Cup. Anyway: It's 05-06, for sure, for me. That was the team's year. It just didn't happen because of bad luck.

the WYTS articles are getting a little thin in spots, but magary is always able to bring it for the Bills -- because the team, town, and fans give him so much material. i LOL'd in a quiet public place at this passage: Your coach: Camo-hat humper Sean McDermott. This man is a mystery to me. One second, he’s holding intensely intimate meetings with players and having them bare their souls to one another, which makes sense on some level because Buffalo itself is like if you made a whole city out of an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. Players need to cope, and I salute McDermott for recognizing that. But then he handles his own QB situation with all the gracefulness of a Twitter executive. His team also tried to trademark Respect The Process, because trademarks win championships.

True, true. But at least if the guns are gone, his capacity to maim and kill is lessened.

To say nothing of their morbidly obese O-line coach who hates that players take time to stretch. I keep seeing this sort of sentiment on the interwebs. From all appearances, this is not a situation where Richie just needs to pull it together. This appears to be a situation where Richie needs to be declared mentally incompetent and placed in an institution -- before he hurts or kills a bunch of people. FFS -- at least make sure he has no access to firearms.

That's a lot of what I'm getting at. There were knocks on Allen's mechanics and accuracy. It's fair to evaluate whether he's made progress on those issues in the context of preseason games. And, yes: It's a different story once the proverbial bullets start flying for real. But is it "without value" to assess how Allen's coming along with certain isolated physiokinetic (maybe a made-up word) aspects of his own game? I keep reading Twittersphere people who hated the pick saying "well, I'll grant him this: His footwork is way better than it was. And it's resulting in some better accuracy." Is the theory that all such improvements could vanish once he gets in a regular season game? I don't buy it. He will almost certainly struggle mentally in those situations, but if his mechanics care getting fixed, then they're getting fixed.

Yep. That definitely limits my visits to their stores to the level of "once every so often."

I understand the point about how incredibly different the two settings are (preseason, regular season), but I can't get on board with the idea that what Allen's showing in the preseason is without value in terms of evaluating him. It's also an overreach to say that teams aren't competing in the preseason.

I gotchoo, Buffaslug. I gotchoo.

Hear, hear.

Alrighty then.

Yeah - opinions will differ. I found it quite funny -- in fact, it was frickin' hilarious, if one considers the maker of the content (an NFL team). Um, yeah. The gum chomping is kinda sorta part of the joke. Also: Y'all realize that's Baker Mayfield, yeah?

I don't mean to keep coming back to what the Browns are doing creatively, but, welp, here we are. Compare and contrast this with PSE's "Embedded." What the Browns are doing with this sort of stuff is (arguably) clever, self-deprecating, and hip. (Maybe the actual show being promoted will be different?) What the Bills did with Embedded is earnest, self-promoting, and more old school (like, NFL films). Mind you: I'm not commenting on how these creative efforts bear on the wins and losses, etc. (They probably don't!) I also acknowledge that a Beane/McDermott FO is an expression of the Pegulas' values and, for lack of a better term, style. I can't ever see the Pegulas green lighting (or even begetting) this sort of content. Which is, I think, too bad. I will also allow for the possibility that all of this funzies tomfoolery in The Land is inconsistent with the very serious, sober business of being excellent at the foobaw.

Holy Moses - I love this memory. The Dutch Mill?! Where was it (is it)? Could there be anything more old school -- more grandparently -- than a dessert known as the canasta? (Which is a card game my grandmother taught me.) I believe that's right. I don't think they use Frank's anymore.

It’s more a matter of content than style, in this case.