Kevin Wilson

Sir, Garcia vs. Cole is on Collision this week, not the PPV. Unless you are predicting an immediate rematch!

They basically said they did this last year too, but it was just "in the background." Around week 10 or so I pointed out to my brother that I watch five or six NFL games a week and couldn't recall the chain gang ever coming out and doing a measurement, they definitely went digital last year in 99% of cases. I guess it worked well enough they don't mind announcing it now. In the 'old days' they'd measure anything under a yard (especially if the coach asked for it) but I guess they decided that was a time waster.

It sounds expensive for a talented slot receiver but considering what WRs are getting these days and the cap exploding I have to file it under 'it is what it is' if you want to keep someone. Solidifies my opinion the Bills won't make any big moves in FAs on the offensive side unless they are fill-in pieces. Also curious to see the final numbers as agents tend to round up by saying the max value.

I'm going to pretend like Jushin Thunder Liger didn't come out of retirement for a random match in Qatar. That's non-canon, like the Saudi shows used to be for WWE.

I've made many mistakes in life, having Game Pass isn't one of them. I maybe don't play PS Plus Premium or Switch Online+ enough (although both are cheaper) but I certainly play Game Pass enough to justify having it, great service.

Its a different debate but its been brought up this week (I think it was in Observer) that many guys that were in WWE for a long time that leave the promotion that never had an issue losing before, suddenly don't want to job once they leave WWE as they just have had it hammered in their heads that WWE > All Else. And the exception to that is WWE wrestlers don't mind losing to other former WWE wrestlers since they are on their level. Obviously this doesn't apply to everyone (if anything, Bryan Danielson lost too much but he also had an indie background) but its something we've kinda seen before over the years. I think both things can be true. I think former long time WWE wrestlers may be protective of their image especially if they think they will go back to WWE one day, but when in WWE they are more flexible with match results. How many times have/were Andrade, Mone, Black, Lashley, Cope, and Miro pinned in singles matches in AEW against non-former WWE wrestlers? Some of course but not frequently. Hard to tell in this case but I'm not sure Miro losing to Del Rio changes that in AEW the rumors have been for awhile that his creative ideas weren't great and he turned down at least one storyline that ended with him losing.

I dunno how to properly say it but Collision was such a *clean* show. Nothing felt stretched out or like time was wasted, promos were quick and to the point, matches were as good as could have been hoped for. It didn't have a stand out ***** match but not every weekly TV show needs a super banger, it just needs good pacing (I realize it being taped may have helped with this), good action, and progressing storylines which are all things this show did. They need more consistently good events like this one.

Buncha smarks. If I was going to do a real criticism of AEW's production on Saturday, I thought they opened the show way too slow. If they thought they were going to get a good lead-in from the NBA, or were concerned about people turning it on but getting sleepy and going to bed, I don't think starting off with what felt like an eternity of entrances was a good idea. Not the match itself, it was a hot match, but I'd have started the broadcast with everyone but Omega in the ring, show his entrance and get right into it. Not that I'm encouraging that on a regular basis, entrances are great, but if the broadcast started at 10:50 I'd had the bell ringing within two minutes to try to keep the people slow to turn off their TVs, not have entrances for five minutes. Great show though.

If this board still exists in ten years we can re-visit, but I think highest FG % percentage in NFL history + SB Ring + 5× First-team All-Pro + Longest FG in NFL history gets him in. And while these allegations are definitely bad and not defensible, if it doesn't go to the civil trial phase/stretch out for years I don't think by that time that would be the reason he is kept out. Plus by then Adam Vinatieri will be in.

As things go in the NFL, if he doesn't kick again it would probably be due to his kicking woes last year, with these allegations just meaning he won't get a camp invite he normally would have. Watson did the same thing and got the largest guaranteed contract in NFL history. But, allegations + a down year + age probably means the end of his career. Especially if this violated a clause that helps the Ravens cut him while taking less of a cap hit (not sure if that is possible or how that works). As far as the HOF goes, if the allegations don't get worse I think he'll still get in. Voters would have probably six to eight years to get over it (he wouldn't be first ballot regardless).

I just spent 1.5 hours cleaning someone's backyard in PowerWash Simulator VR. I thought it was only 30 minutes until I finished the stage and took off the headset to see it was 2:30 in the morning. I don't know why but its an oddly addictive game. The headset came with three free months of Quest+ so just poking around at different games to see what interests me.

This year's SB is an example of why I'm usually more a fan of the eyeball test then raw stats. Or I guess those EPA stats that I don't pretend to understand. The NFL YouTube channel put up a video of all of Mahomes' best plays during the Super Bowl - the score was already 34-0 before they could even find a highlight to start with. We all watched the game and know he was a complete dumpster fire until the Eagles started playing softer on defense and put in some backups. That's not to say Brady didn't do that too at some point as I don't have the game logs up, just that stats (in general) rarely tell the story. Also not to say Brady is so good he can't be compared to others. The "don't dive at QB's knees" rule was also a "Brady Rule". But the NFL is making rules just for the Bills too so I can't say much.

I think people are getting a little too excited (not here, just in general) about the Steelers/Lawrence thing. I am surprised that even leaked out in a way that made it sound important, the GMs will be calling each other a lot over the next month inquiring if someone is available, I don't really think that's news. I think that guy was just trying to say something cool to get attention. Now if the Jags directly or indirectly confirm they are open to trading him (like the 49ers with Deebo or the Rams with Kupp) or Lawrence announces he wants to leave (like Myles Garrett) that would be totally different. Lots of teams would love to have him, I think in a better situation he still has the skill set to be a Top 10 QB.

I hate to be the defender of Logan Paul as I don't think he's a good person, but I think he's a very good wrestler. The point of wrestling is to be entertained and I think his matches are always entertaining, but I enjoy that style anyway. He's not a technical wrestler, that's for sure, I wouldn't compare him to Zack Sabre Jr. or Bryan Danielson. Not to go full Wrestling vs. Sports Entertainment like they are doing with Gunther/Jey but he does what they ask of him and he's very good at it. He's not Top 10 in WWE or anything crazy but I really don't care if matches are choreographed beforehand or not, its still delivering difficult moves live and he rarely messes up. Jade has had 100+ matches and still gets lost, he picked it up very quickly.

I realize I am biased because of who I root for but I agree there should be a lot more to evaluating QBs then super bowl rings. Exception being someone like fucking Brady who won so many its hard to argue against him as the GOAT, with his one from Tampa Bay being the cherry on top. Plus all the other stuff he did. That being said I'm not convinced that Mahomes is better then Brady as a player and honestly its way too early to say anyway. Brady threw for over 5,000 yards at 44 years old which is the dumbest thing ever but actually happened so Mahomes at least needs another ten years at Top 5 level to be in the argument. I say all this as an eternal hater of Brady but I think between stats and rings he's untouchable, we should spend our time ranking people under him on the GOAT list as Mahomes still has a ways to go (and everyone else for that matter). I understand the argument of "Brady had more weapons around him during his peak years" but it doesn't do much for me as 1. Brady made players weapons, and 2. we can't argue hypotheticals like "if Mahomes had ____ he would have done _____". But I am curious to see what KC does, are they aggressive to improve the line and give him a better RB and WR or do they think the offense is good enough to run it back with only minor tweaks. I also think the argument could be made for Marino being the best passer/player but its an impossible argument one way or the other.

Chiefs only having 38 total yards halfway through the 3rd quarter is wild. Mostly because the main way the Chiefs are as good as they are is offensive scheming and Mahomes being Mahomes and they just can't do anything tonight.

The way to beat Mahomes has always been a strong DL, to get to him without blitzing. That's why the Bills went out and got Floyd and Von Miller and used draft picks high on Groot and Boogie, and re-signed Oliver. They did all that with just beating KC in mind. It didn't work, but a team with a strong DL that gets pressure without blitzing just goes a long way to beating them and the Eagles are doing that so far.

This year in some ways felt like a make-up year (getting others in that deserved it or had been on the fence for awhile) since the "1st year" options weren't super obvious selections. Next year has Drew Brees, Larry Fitzgerald, Jason Witten, Frank Gore, and Philip Rivers as eligible. Not saying all five will get in (they won't) but with a five max per year its going to be tougher for any of the "almosts" this year to get in next year. I do think Manning, Kuechly, and Vinatieri will get in sometime in the next three years. Maybe one or two next year as I think they make Gore and Rivers wait a bit as both have the stats but don't scream first year due to a lack of SB wins and MVPs.

Glad Eli didn't get in his first year, he'll get in eventually due to passing volume and the SBs but the honor of "first year inductee" should require a little more than "I beat Brady twice in exciting fashion." Which I am stoked he did, trust me, but having a career 84 QB rating during a time QBs were going off isn't great.

I'm watching the NFL Awards show and Snoop is the host and they are NOT laughing at 90% of his jokes. He's doing a nervous laugh after his jokes when no one else laughs, I'd feel bad but he's probably making $200K.

Always interesting to me when players say that, as past signings of players that say they want a super bowl contender then sometimes to go a good but not great team. Does he mean a team that even without him is SB ready (in his eyes)? Because that would be like five teams. Now if he means a team that is on the cusp and + him he'd consider a SB team, that obviously widens the field a bit. (five was just a number off the top of my head but I think going into the 2025 season you'd have to call the four teams that were just in the conference championship game as "Super Bowl ready" and I'd toss in the Ravens. And I guess the Lions. So maybe six. Although maybe I'd take out the Commanders since they have to prove next year they are legit. Back to five.)

I'm so ready to inject Avowed directly into my veins, it checks so many boxes of what is "my shit." I don't know if it will be good but I have to give it an honest try (helps that I have Gamepass). I need to finish Yakuza: Like a Dragon first but I think I'm towards the end of it.

Ray Davis had 9, hence my "15" number. I agree last night they needed to pivot but Allen was 29 of 31 or something dumb on QB sneaks, QB sneaks have been around since the beginning of time and if they work teams will keep doing them. Tom Brady had 237 rushes on third down with 146 first downs, yes Allen has is going at a higher rate for sure but I am not going to fault a team for doing what works if its working. Now if its not working? Then you have to pivot and have a Plan B which they didn't have but I doubt Plan B would have been Cook up the middle.

Slightly skewed stats, like most teams, the Bills use multiple running backs and Ty Johnson is the third down back. Other running backs had 15 rushes on 3rd down but it wasn't because they were afraid to use Cook or refused to use running backs, that was just Cook's breather. Some teams rotate series or half series, Bills usually rotated for 3rd downs (unless Cook ran a lot on a certain series and needed a break) to keep Cook fresh. I love Cook but he weighs under 200 pounds, he's not built for the meat grinder.

I'm 41 years old and may as well be on that roster page too as I have as much chance of fighting in this thing as they do.