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The pressure was strong and fast enough that Tua couldn't set up for the throw and couldn't get it past the sideline. Great pressure created that pick.

Dolphins gonna Dolphin. You just have to not panic and over-adjust. Their offensive game is all misdirection and slight-of-hand. If an opponent sticks with sounds fundamentals the Dolphins tend to settle down over a game and become easier to tame. McDaniel plays a very high risk-high reward offense. If it clicks the can put up 70. If you simply play sound football against them, they score 10.

Playing Allen was the best chance to win the game, but he was on a very strict list of what he was allowed to do. He had precisely 2 runs: One was kneeldown at the end of the first half. The other was a 3 yard scramble that Josh normally have split the defenders and run it further, but he slid down as he approached them. They kept him on a tight leash. I honestly think he has a broken finger on his left hand. He had one fumbled snap because of it; otherwise he did okay in a game were he was commanded to take it easy.

McDaniel is all flash and no substance, all trick plays and no fundamentals. Sometimes I think McDermott is too boring in game planning but he always has a team that is good with the basics. McDaniel puts an entertaining team on the field, but try walking before you run all over the place, Mike. I should bookmark this post and just quote it every time the Bills play the Dolphins. Also,

We have group chat for the group that watches the games at the Bills Backers bar and do pregame predictions. Mine was I think the Fins probably would have scored one more TD if Tua wasn't hurt, and the Bills would have countered. Anyway, came pretty close.

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Life is tough. Get over it.

When I was in high school, I attempted to ride every single street in Cheektowaga. I had a town map and a highlighter, and after every ride I'd highlight the streets I rode on. I never finished it, but I made a serious dent. Along the way I developed some traffic sense. I hate riding out in the country when cars and trucks blow by me at highway speeds and don't give much room. Most of my cycling is in the suburbs/city, and really, on secondary roads and neighborhood streets. I wouldn't cross Cheektowaga on Walden Avenue, but George Urban Boulevard (especially east of Union Road) is okay. Going north, I'd prefer Beach Road to Union Road. When I was in high school I was not averse to riding sidewalks. I've found that they are far more hazardous than most people realize. One of the more severe crashes I've had was on a sidewalk going probably 5 mph. I might use a sidewalk as a transition to get from one road to another, but I mostly ride on the street now. And there is a pretty extensive trail system here in Fort Worth that mostly follows the Trinity River, and is being connected to other trails to allow someone to ride all the way to Dallas on trails. I've picked up tips and tricks over the years. There's a group with good data over at CommuteOrlando and CyclingSavvy (both sites run by the same people) that shows how to negotiate traffic with "Vehicular Cycling" (i.e., driving your bicycle like a car, taking the full lane). I know the principles of that method, but to me that's not a full-time thing, it's just another tool in my toolbox. Just like using sidewalks occasionally. I navigate through the city using the best method for the conditions.

@JoeSchmoe was asking specifically about Texas.

I took it as people who drive like morons when sober drive like even worse morons when drunk.

Two abreast is legal. Three or more isn't.

*In most localities. I believe there are certain localities such as NYC that if a bike lane is available, a bicycle is required to use it by law (many don't). In Texas the law is basically as far to the right as practical, but a cyclist may take the full lane if required for safety reasons (lane not wide enough to pass).

I see Johnson replacing Joki on the second pairing eventually.

I get the opposite vibe. I think the bottom six players that were brought in were at Lindy's request and if anything Krebs will be just another bottom sixer fighting for a spot. If they thought he was good enough, they would not have brought in as many bodies as they did.

Herbie Flowers, bassist extraordinaire, who created the iconic bass line for Walk on the Wild Side, has died, aged 86.

Rest assured you'll never see me in a cyclocross video.

Bringing on Giordano would be like bringing in Josh Gorges. The only thing he would bring to the team is we would know who our whipping boys at the outset of the season.

Like Angel Hernandez calling balls and strikes bad.

Happy Birthday to me! My wife got us tickets to see ELO in October. I had a chance to see them in the 1970s but didn't go; I've regretted that. So I finally get to see them.

Can you think of a more apt representation of Sabres fandom than this?

Using what leverage? Failure to sign a qualifying deal? Boo hoo.

My sense is that the team gave Krebs the assignment of becoming a pesky, defense-first player who's tough to play against. You can see that he's tried to fulfill that role, but do you think any NHL opponent sees him as tough to play against? As physically tough? Bless his heart he tries but he's just not a bruiser. So from that standpoint I think he's failed at the assignment he was given. I think Kevyn Adams really wanted to see him succeed but at this point Kevyn recognizes Krebs is not, and will never be, a hard-nosed bottom six player, nor will he improve the top six. Maybe on a rebuilding team he could earn top-six minutes and his foray into defensive hockey will be an asset. But even though he's a pretty good defensive player, he just isn't a bottom-six tough guy and never will be. So give him a chance on a rebuilding team; maybe he can resurrect his stalled career.