Buffalo Bills 2024 Thread

[DarthEbriate]

Ask a Bears fan about Claypool. Timestamped to the fun part.

2024 season home opener after a summer of "Bears on the up and up and 'No Rodgers, no problem'" and... this was the effort. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8gSQa0xjl0&t=178s

[LTS]

2 hours ago, Mr. Allen said:

I’m a big Notre Dame fan and have always liked Claypool.  His physical abilities are great.  But the guy is an idiot.  
There was this play when he was with the Steelers with the clock running down and Claypool was too busy celebrating himself instead of getting back to the line.  That’s his problem.  He’s very much all about himself. 

I get the sentiment. My focus is on the word hatred. Claypool is someone who has proven that he's not going all out for the team and that he definitely loves himself and likes to show it. I wouldn't want him on the team.  But to hate him?  He ain't worth the energy.  Perhaps he's been humbled. Perhaps he has changed. Who knows but let's leave it to that and see what happens.

I think far too often the criticism of public figures goes beyond the public figure and bleeds into personal attacks. None of us want to be personally attacked and being a public figure should not open the door for it.

Fundamentally I just don't want to erode what the word hate means. Hate has fueled the worst in humanity throughout history.

 

[That Aud Smell]

2 hours ago, LTS said:

I get the sentiment. My focus is on the word hatred. Claypool is someone who has proven that he's not going all out for the team and that he definitely loves himself and likes to show it. I wouldn't want him on the team.  But to hate him?  He ain't worth the energy.  Perhaps he's been humbled. Perhaps he has changed. Who knows but let's leave it to that and see what happens.

I think far too often the criticism of public figures goes beyond the public figure and bleeds into personal attacks. None of us want to be personally attacked and being a public figure should not open the door for it.

Fundamentally I just don't want to erode what the word hate means. Hate has fueled the worst in humanity throughout history.

Eh.

I love chicken wings. I love my wife.

I hate Tom Brady. I hate when children suffer.

[Broken Ankles]

On 6/6/2024 at 11:47 AM, Taro T said:

And people looked at the Bills askance when they brought in "over the hill" "way past his prime" "nothing at all left in the tank" James Lofton.

Sometimes guys just need an opportunity in a new surroundings.  (And sometimes, it still goes kerplewy.  But he's definitely worth taking a shot on.)

This take + 1.  There are a few examples of some immature players that with proper coaching, a strong locker room and a self realization that the gravy train can end soon that they finally remove head from ass and perform.  The raw talent is there.  The information at spotrac has the Bills in for $25k signing bonus (dead cap) and a cap figure of $1,085,000 on this kid.  That is as low risk as it gets.  With the loss of 5 captains, we all wonder about the locker room.  But I gotta believe if you’re willing to part ways with an all pro prima donna, then organizationally (GM down to position coaches) they will have a zero tolerance with Claypool.  I just booked airfare to see my parents in early August and looking forward to seeing training camp at SJF college. (Not calling either SJF or Canisius Universities just yet).  You know, being stubborn and wrong. 

[shrader]

My local walk to bar is going to be a bills backers bar moving forward. 

[That Aud Smell]

Bills remove the interim tag and make Chris Brown their permanent PBP guy.

Colour me underwhelmed. The team went from having an absolute HOF legend on PBP, to having the inevitably okay guy follow the legend, to installing a guy who’s a solid grilled chicken sandwich when you’re at a very good steak and chops joint. 

Brown and Dunleavy are pretty comparable, actually.

[Night Train]

22 hours ago, That Aud Smell said:

Bills remove the interim tag and make Chris Brown their permanent PBP guy.

Colour me underwhelmed. The team went from having an absolute HOF legend on PBP, to having the inevitably okay guy follow the legend, to installing a guy who’s a solid grilled chicken sandwich when you’re at a very good steak and chops joint. 

Brown and Dunleavy are pretty comparable, actually.

 Murphy was better as the color guy next to Van Miller. Yet being local, I stopped listening to the radio call years ago. Even the TV Network guys are less than stellar. Call the wrong players constantly and read bad notes on players they know little about. I posted that when I watch the Bills in my house, I play jazz music in the background. 

[That Aud Smell]

1 hour ago, Night Train said:

Yet being local, I stopped listening to the radio call years ago. Even the TV Network guys are less than stellar. Call the wrong players constantly and read bad notes on players they know little about. I posted that when I watch the Bills in my house, I play jazz music in the background. 

I almost never listen to the radio call. In these modern internet times, it’s fun to have a great PBP caller so that the hometown team’s call can be clipped and laid over the video replay of a big play. Sometimes, the clip is just the audio and video feed of the hometown radio call of a big play. Several teams get this treatment regularly — and it is fun (if memory serves, I’ve seen a good amount of Vikings, Lions, Browns, and Jets).

Brown is solid albeit unspectacular.

The color commentators from network broadcasts are generally awful. I have no idea what the criteria are for putting them in those positions. I think the network PBP broadcasters are all at least good (and many are better than good).

[Wyldnwoody44]

5 minutes ago, That Aud Smell said:

I almost never listen to the radio call. In these modern internet times, it’s fun to have a great PBP caller so that the hometown team’s call can be clipped and laid over the video replay of a big play. Sometimes, the clip is just the audio and video feed of the hometown radio call of a big play. Several teams get this treatment regularly — and it is fun (if memory serves, I’ve seen a good amount of Vikings, Lions, Browns, and Jets).

Brown is solid albeit unspectacular.

The color commentators from network broadcasts are generally awful. I have no idea what the criteria are for putting them in those positions. I think the network PBP broadcasters are all at least good (and many are better than good).

The answer is.... Nepotism 😜

[That Aud Smell]

4 hours ago, Wyldnwoody44 said:

The answer is.... Nepotism 😜

I wish I could so easily explain Charles Davis, Trent Green, or Adam Archuleta.

[...]

6 hours ago, That Aud Smell said:

I almost never listen to the radio call. In these modern internet times, it’s fun to have a great PBP caller so that the hometown team’s call can be clipped and laid over the video replay of a big play. Sometimes, the clip is just the audio and video feed of the hometown radio call of a big play. Several teams get this treatment regularly — and it is fun (if memory serves, I’ve seen a good amount of Vikings, Lions, Browns, and Jets).

Brown is solid albeit unspectacular.

The color commentators from network broadcasts are generally awful. I have no idea what the criteria are for putting them in those positions. I think the network PBP broadcasters are all at least good (and many are better than good).

I like Chris. Used to work with him long ago. He sounds like a spaz on the radio, but the fact is he absolutely takes his job seriously. I would expect him to experiment a little with his delivery to make it more palatable, especially now that he's the guy.

[That Aud Smell]

5 hours ago, ... said:

I like Chris. Used to work with him long ago. He sounds like a spaz on the radio, but the fact is he absolutely takes his job seriously. I would expect him to experiment a little with his delivery to make it more palatable, especially now that he's the guy.

i appreciate this. and i like the potential that comes from being a spaz (even though we’re not supposed to use that word anymore). i have no doubt that he works hard at the gig. i wish him well.

[That Aud Smell]

this image is inspiring, no doubt. and, if i am being honest, it's a little jarring as well. god bless kim pegula.

Edited August 3 by That Aud Smell

[Eli Cash]

1 hour ago, That Aud Smell said:

this image is inspiring, no doubt. and, if i am being honest, it's a little jarring as well. god bless, kim pegula.

Agreed on both sentiments.

This certainly looks like the embodiment of “in sickness and in health.”  So, maybe that is what Terry is supposed to do.  But, this just makes me respect Terry a lot.  Looks like pure devotion.  And, the picture demonstrates the fight in Kim.

[thewookie1]

1 hour ago, That Aud Smell said:

this image is inspiring, no doubt. and, if i am being honest, it's a little jarring as well. god bless, kim pegula.

Not a great hockey owner but he certainly looks like a good husband.

[That Aud Smell]

17 minutes ago, Eli Cash said:

This certainly looks like the embodiment of “in sickness and in health.”  So, maybe that is what Terry is supposed to do.  But, this just makes me respect Terry a lot.  Looks like pure devotion.  And, the picture demonstrates the fight in Kim.

Let the church say "amen."

Terry has been chirped over the years because, at the age of 40, he hired a proverbial hot number who had just graduated from Houghton -- this after he met her a few months earlier when she was applying for a waitressing job at The Old Library Restaurant. And hey - taking that white collar job was a better bet than going to Alaska to work at a fishing camp (as Kim had theretofore planned).

Anyway. The image of Terry escorting a frail and compromised Kim is certainly one that speaks to the very best elements of marriage. I wish them both well. That cannot be easy.

(If you've never read the best profile that's been written about Kim, it's linked below.)

https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/sports/2015/08/23/kim-pegula-making-difference-adopted-hometown/32166573/

[Night Train]

In other news, Tua gets 53 Mil a year for 4 years from the Fins. Brittle investment and eats up the cap. Good. 

[JustOneParade]

I don't recall ever being so conflicted (maybe not the right word) about what I've seen in that video. So happy that Kim is up and about. But good Lord that is at the same time very painful to see remembering her vitality prior to being stricken. 

Maybe my office is due for a dusting.

[JustOneParade]

23 minutes ago, Night Train said:

In other news, Tua gets 53 Mil a year for 4 years from the Fins. Brittle investment and eats up the cap. Good. 

This is getting ridiculous. Laughable actually. Pretty soon Josh will be one of the lowest paid starting QB's in the NFL (until BB reworks his contract with an extension).

[That Aud Smell]

41 minutes ago, Night Train said:

In other news, Tua gets 53 Mil a year for 4 years from the Fins. Brittle investment and eats up the cap. Good. 

what’s the guaranteed money?

[That Aud Smell]

167 is guaranteed, reportedly.

Given how much guaranteed money there is, I will presume that there’s no escaping that contract.

[Taro T]

54 minutes ago, Night Train said:

In other news, Tua gets 53 Mil a year for 4 years from the Fins. Brittle investment and eats up the cap. Good. 

Durn it.  Was hoping they'd give him $60/yr fully guaranteed.  Eh, he almost got 90% of that.

[That Aud Smell]

55 minutes ago, Taro T said:

Durn it.  Was hoping they'd give him $60/yr fully guaranteed.  Eh, he almost got 90% of that.

$42M~ guaranteed over 4 years - based on simplistic math.

Which would be 70%

🤓

Edited July 26 by That Aud Smell

[Crusader1969]

2 hours ago, That Aud Smell said:

Let the church say "amen."

Terry has been chirped over the years because, at the age of 40, he hired a proverbial hot number who had just graduated from Houghton -- this after he met her a few months earlier when she was applying for a waitressing job at The Old Library Restaurant. And hey - taking that white collar job was a better bet than going to Alaska to work at a fishing camp (as Kim had theretofore planned).

Anyway. The image of Terry escorting a frail and compromised Kim is certainly one that speaks to the very best elements of marriage. I wish them both well. That cannot be easy.

(If you've never read the best profile that's been written about Kim, it's linked below.)

https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/sports/2015/08/23/kim-pegula-making-difference-adopted-hometown/32166573/

Just a reminder that health is above all and that "time "is the world's most precious commodity.     
enjoy what you have today because it can be all taken away tomorrow 

 

[Wyldnwoody44]

1 hour ago, Crusader1969 said:

Just a reminder that health is above all and that "time "is the world's most precious commodity.     
enjoy what you have today because it can be all taken away tomorrow 

 

This is one of the main reasons I'm doing all of my traveling and bucket list things etc etc. My career certainly affords me some things I would otherwise not be able to do. Hell just 2 years ago I was at the Cleveland clinic and unable to really walk due to a spinal cord lesion that came on out of nowhere. 

It sucks to see Kim completely changed as a human, you can see the struggle to just walk and lift her hand. Breaks my heart really.