That Aud Smell

/Does WTF wave

Bad look, Johnny. Haven’t heard a Buffalo goalie throw teammates under the bus like that since Miller talked about failures of backside support.

It's difficult to accept that a player that good, with numbers that are indisputably that valuable (60 point 2-way center who is killer on the dot), could be someone that needs to be moved. And yet. Yep.

So, so sad.

Those are natural and kind thoughts, PA. God bless them all — the dead, the living, those who mourn the deceased, and those who nurse the injured.

A lot of people forget that.

i'm not sure he's a broken clock -- unless he's broken along these lines:

Between the coach, system, and QB in New England, I think it's awfully difficult to have a fair evaluation of what sort of an NFL talent a guy like Hogan actually is. As you indicated, he's probably a nice #4 WR for the Bills (and for most teams, which means he should be a ST standout, too, btw (was he?)). In NE, he's an actual weapon ... but, really, that's because it's NE.

I might quibble with "very" solid. He's a good player. Is the team's lack of interest in Mathews yet another sign that McDermott was serious as could be when he said he placed a huge premium on a player's availability? Seems that way to me. At this point, the Bills probably have the worst QB and WR situations in the league. It'll be interesting to see what they do to address both.

Lindy once described Ennis as “greasy.” The term fits Brandon — for different reasons.

I’m not crazy about the forecast for the call for significant public money — but, whadda ya gonna do, I guess? The OP’s quote re studying Vegas caught my eye. I happened to be in Vegas on the night of a recent game. What an atmosphere they’ve created. Of course, the climate helps enormously.

I picked up what you were putting down, for sure. Am an attendant lord, one that will do To swell a progress, start a scene or two.

Bahahaha. What?

I’m a little muzzy from beer and sun, on vacation. And i want to say: I’m sorry, John. You’re a god damned fine writer. One of the best in our market. Probably the best, along with Tim Graham. A master of your craft. Please accept my apology and understand that the content I post here is (mostly) idle pratter that serves as a form of entertainment facilitated by our fearless leader, SDS. Stay! Enjoy! Contribute! * Wawrow (so that it pops for a word search)

Don’t have time to respond fully, but, in general, I disagree. I’m an anonymous message board poster who had inferred over time that Wawrow’s principal source was Brandon, and that Wawrow sorta exchanged access for relating Brandon’s perspective/spin. And then Wawrow drunk dial flames me. Seriously. Screw him.

You really need to all cap that shiznit, John. AP SPORTS WRITER. Maybe even tweak it thusly: AP SPORTS WRITER, MOTHERFU#KERS!! Now I sorta wish you’d hang around. Your shtick is moving from sad through to amusing.

I know! All this speculation and theorizing based on limited information and rational inference. INFURIATING! Seriously, John. You don’t get it, and seem incapable of moving in a direction where you would get it. Your declaration that you’ll take your Capital J Journo key strokes and go home is damn near pitiable.

I’m trying to listen to my better angels. Been off the grid a bit - just seeing this. The sadness deepens. It’s an internet message board, jw, anonymity is a featured option. And if you participated here, you’d know I (along with many others) am a. nuanced thinker —- and, yes, speculator. I suggest you keep “doing journalism”, and keep your thin skin off these hurly burly message boards.

You’re a sad fella. Or, at least, you come off as one.

Fair enough. I was just talking economics. Casy’s poised to earn 10s of millions of dollars in the next 10-15 years. My guess is that he focuses everything on that effort.

From an administrative standpoint, he'll probably take incompletes on some or all of his spring semester's classes, or get extensions for some of the work. He may finish his first year of study over the summer. Also: What Eleven said.

Agreed that Wawrow is a good reporter. And you may recall that I strongly disagree on Harrington having any redeeming qualities as a writer, reporter, columnist. I don't find either of them to be a fun follow on Twitter -- quite the contrary, I developed a strong antipathy for both on that platform. I don't read Harrington at all, out of principle. With Wawrow, I don't imagine that I'll be able to avoid reading him because he will have content that I really want to see. Not so with Harrington. And those guys should very much care if people stop following or reading them. Graham is a gifted researcher and writer. I don't read any of his stuff anymore because I found him to be so repugnant on social media -- especially with the Matthew Coller stuff. That experience, together with the stories I'd heard about why he left ESPN, were more than enough for me to resolve never to consume his content.

I suspect he found the thread by Googling/searching for his (last) name. I’d thought for a while that he was a solid guy, but have come to conclude that he’s a self-serious, self-important capital J sports journo out of print media central casting. You just have to swap out Springsteen for The Replacements. I wrote him off completely when he joined Harrington in dragging that blogger guy for his Lehner report.

Thanks for listening, John. Thoughts and prayers are with you as you endure the slings and arrows of outrageous message board speculation. Thank u for ur service, sir. /salutes

Eventually? Because tonight he's wearing 37.