That Aud Smell

[@PASabreFan voice]: GO ON ….

Per Mike Harrington, Quinn skated on his own today — full gear, pucks. No timetable.

I have no new information, but my sense had been January 2024 at the earliest.

I chuckled. I'm not sure you're reading it in the spirit in which it was intended.

Cozens as a 1C. Oof. I didn't expect him to maintain that .85 ppg pace from last season. But nor did I expect him to revert to his pace from 2021-2022.

And Bar-Bill is clear about where they're located. But the confusion is understandable. Damn near everyone claims to be located in the Village of Williamsville. Indeed, if the Village were big enough to fit everyone who claimed to be located in it, the Village would be larger than the surrounding Town of Amherst.

This is a litmus/Rorschach test of sorts. Do you hear "Bills Mafia" and think of the worst aspects of it? (E.g., Gary from West Seneca getting puke blotto and stumbling up the stairs of the 300s before taking a swing at someone because he thought he heard the guy say something bad about Bruce Smith), or do you hear "Bills Mafia" and think of the best aspects of it (some are detailed upthread). I am firmly in the camp of the latter. Like Ms. Hanesworth said in her poem "Still Here": "They call us Bills Mafia because we are a family." Buffalo Forever. (I don't think the NFL will allow me to embed the video here.)

They’re in full retreat. Thank God. This is an unusual occurrence for the NWS — to make a proclamation several days out about a LES event being likely (pending only precise locations) and then back off that completely. Usually, the NWS just waits and then doesn’t need to backtrack when models change. But after the storms of 2022, I think they’re eager to give as much advance notice as possible.

Conference rival or not (well, not so much this season because the Bills are toast): I like Burrow. That's a shame.

My shifting "location" on this site notwithstanding, I'm a Buffalonian. First pro sports love was the Sabres. I remember the conference finals against the Islanders in ~80 (?) (arguably the best Sabres team ever assembled), but don't have clear memories of the Bills until it was Ferguson/Cribbs/Butler, etc. I no longer follow MLB, but cannot deny being a Yankees fan. I owe that to WPIX being featured in early Cablevision packages and the lovely summer voices of Bill White and Phil Rizzuto (sp?). I only lightly follow the NBA, but will always be a Bulls fan. This is another product of cable tee-vee. A channel called ESPN introduced my nearest in age brother and me to ACC basketball, the perfection of Carolina blue, and some phenom named Michael Jordan. I followed him to the NBA and just enjoyed the hell out of his career. My D-1 sports affiliation lies with my fair alma mater. I like your vibe. Liverpool. YNWA. (I chose them because of scenes from Anfield and that song.)

Especially if they shoot da puck. Go, Sabres.

Always a bit ominous when the National Weather Service tells you nearly a week in advance that a potentially significant LES event is coming. Quote from the local NWS forecaster's discussion: LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/ ... ... LAKE EFFECT SNOW BECOMING LIKELY LATE THIS PERIOD... ... Later Tuesday night with the passage of a cold front, deeper mixing will transport stronger wind gusts aloft to the surface, with near advisory level wind gusts for not only WNY, but also areas east of Lake Ontario. Still remaining breezy Wednesday with cold air deepening aloft. Highs Wednesday will occur early in the day for WNY, while a later cold front passage may allow for temperatures to rise a bit east of Lake Ontario before cooling through the afternoon hours. While the widespread synoptic rain will be ending to the east, the beginnings of a lake effect event will be starting, first off Lake Erie and then Lake Ontario. Thermal profiles during the daylight hours support mainly rain, but with cold air advection aloft, a change over to snow will occur by evening hours. From a climatological standpoint the pattern supports a significant lake effect snow event with the placement and depth of the low pressure system. ... This would include the metro areas of Buffalo and Watertown. ... One concern with this event is the available synoptic moisture. While the pattern supports significant lake effect snow, the deeper synoptic moisture will carry northward of our region with the surface low. ... Still many details to iron out in the next few days as far as band placement and intensity goes. ... [T]he lake effect snow potentially carrying on deep into the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Passing shortwaves aloft from the upstream mid/upper level low will bring some oscillation to the bands of lake effect snow Thursday and onwards. Regardless of where the bands eventually setup travel disruptions are becoming likely from the lake snows, so stay tuned as the forecast becomes fine tuned.

Someday, they'll listen to @PASabreFan and hire a matronly Black woman to belt 'em out.

It was hilarious.

I think I know a family by that name - or, at least, that's about how the name's pronounced.

Man. Jost at the 3C is gross.

The quoted excerpt from Sharp is directed to McDermott's remarks following the loss in the AFC Championship game, which was the year before 13 Seconds.

A single drive against an otherwise overwhelming weight of evidence. Roger that. The larger point that is made in the write-up is that, philosophically and fundamentally, there's a disconnect between what McDermott wants his team to be and what Allen's essential makeup is. I agree with that 100%. On that go-ahead touchdown against Denver, there was this split second where basically our entire section (300s, so we're perched) spontaneously roared/groaned something like "gooooo!" at Allen because he clearly had a lane and the angle to get to the end zone, but we all saw the same thing: A split second hesitation that seemed destined to doom the play. Except it didn't. McDermott is a very good NFL head coach. Nonetheless, the Allen-led Bills need someone different in charge if they're going to take another run at this thing. Holy crap are they ever.

Warren Sharp’s diagnosis of what ails the Bills is undeniable. And this guy comes with *facts* too. I especially love his use of the Maya Angelou (sp?) quote. https://www.sharpfootballanalysis.com/analysis/sean-mcdermott-buffalo-bills-ken-dorsey/

His love for Davis is straight up irrational. Well, check that. There is a rational basis for it. But the criteria for that basis are effing stupid.

Absolutely. He appears rudderless - just doing the things.

Absolutely

This take makes so much sense to me. Sent this to a friend, and I think it’s relevant. The thing with Josh is not the system. It’s keeping the risk/reward barometer stable in his head with the right concepts. Daboll had a very good feel for when to turn it loose, and when to tamp it down. Dorsey treated him like Andy Dalton. Josh will never be a third-level reader like Mahomes or Burrow. He’s Professor Chaos (H/T @Nate_Tice). Your job is to amplify what he does do well. Bill Walsh or Sid Gillman would be wasted on him. In addition to which, though: The system (schemes) also suck(s) right now.