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as a team thats not true

but as a geographical location its hard to think of a worse place in the NFL than Buffalo... except maybe Detroit or Chicago? Maybe Green Bay?

not sure
never been to gb and most cities i have been to are scary a.f. downtown(like det and chi). but buffalo area is actually pretty nice(though it has some areas that are deserted and not so great). it is not pricey and has some nice places to visit around and upstate ny is gorgeous.
 

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#Browns on their knees praying for RB D’Onta Foreman, who was transported via a helicopter for medical care.
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Disney, Fox and Warner Bros Discovery's new sports streaming service, Venu Sports, is launching this fall at the price of $42.99 a month, the trio of media giants announced Thursday.

Considered by some to be the equivalent of Hulu for sports, Venu will include games from the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, WNBA, NASCAR and college sports, as well as golf, tennis and soccer. Besides games, there will be studio shows, pre- and post-game programming and access to ESPN's 30 for 30 library, ESPN Films and documentaries from Fox Sports Films.

The platform will feature offerings from 14 linear networks — ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, ACC Network, ESPNEWS, ABC, FOX, FS1, FS2, Big Ten Network, TNT, TBS, truTV — as well as ESPN+.

Subscribers will have the ability to bundle the product with Disney+, Hulu and/or Max.

"We will launch at a compelling price point that will appeal to the cord cutter and cord-never fans currently not served by existing pay TV packages," Venu Sports CEO Pete Distad said in a statement.

Venu Sports is coming amid increased competition in the business of streaming sporting events, with industry giants including Amazon and Netflix each striking deals with various sports leagues to add content for their streaming customers.

Whether it's sports or more general programming, entertainment and media giants like Comcast-owned NBCUniversal, Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Global (the parent company of CBS News) have struggled to turn a profit on streaming given the hefty costs of producing content. Those companies trail Netflix, which achieved critical mass and profitability before its streaming rivals.

But while the Venu Sports service touts a big game, anyone who signs up will actually miss a ton of games, particularly in football and basketball, said Richard Greenfield, an analyst at LightShed Partners. Greenfield and other analysts point out that under Venu's deal, New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles fans would miss five televised games while Dallas Cowboys fans would miss four games. That's because those Giants, Eagles and Cowboys games are scheduled this upcoming season to be broadcast on networks, such as CBS (the parent company of CBS News), NBC, NFL Network, that are not affiliated with Fox, Disney or Warner Bros. Discovery.

"We find it hard to believe any real NFL fan would be OK missing 4-5 games out of a 17-game season," Greenfield wrote in an investors note Thursday. "Additionally, Venu will only have one-third of the NBA games after next season, as NBC and Prime Video take over Turner's package."
 
The Miami Dolphins' offense took the NFL by storm last year and a big reason that happened is because coach Mike McDaniel implemented a new pre-snap motion that allowed his speedy players, like Tyreek Hill, to thrive.

At one point last season, 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan referred to the movement as a "cheat" motion and it seems the NFL agrees with that assessment. For the 2024 season, the Dolphins could be penalized if they continue to use the motion due to a new rule that's being added this year.
The 2024 version of the NFL rulebook contains an item that wasn't there in 2023. Here's what the new rule says, "If an eligible receiver who is on the line of scrimmage moves backward or changes his stance (two point to three point or conversely) and does not come to a complete stop before the snap, it is a false start. Any eligible backfield player who changes his stance does not have to come to a complete stop prior to the snap, as long as his actions are not abrupt (false start) or forward (illegal motion)."
The words in bold were added for the 2024 season. According to Pro Football Talk, the NFL explicitly added the new rule to cut down on what the Dolphins were doing.

Miami's pre-snap motion would feature a receiver starting to angle toward the line of scrimmage just before the snap, as you can see in the video below with Hill...

NFL shuts down rulebook loophole that Dolphins, 49ers and Rams were exploiting during 2023 season
 
A week away from their 2024 preseason opener, the Carolina Panthers are searching for a quarterback. Head coach Dave Canales admitted as much Thursday, revealing that veteran backup Andy Dalton is set to miss at least "a couple of weeks" after suffering a quad injury during training camp.

Dalton, 36, was absent from Carolina's annual FanFest practice on Thursday, and his actual recovery timeline isn't set in stone: "We're not sure exactly," Canales said of the veteran's rehabilitation schedule. "It's a couple of weeks, but we'll work him through it."

A multi-week absence would threaten Dalton's availability for the entire three-game preseason slate, which begins Aug. 8 against the New England Patriots and closes Aug. 24 against the Buffalo Bills. Hence the Panthers' quick pivot to add another signal-caller behind second-year starter Bryce Young...


Panthers looking to add QB after Andy Dalton suffers quad injury; backup out at least 'a couple of weeks'
 
Tyreek Hill is the latest star wide receiver to get a pay bump, and it's a significant one. The Miami Dolphins have reached an agreement with the Pro Bowl wideout on a restructured contract, according to ESPN. The new deal is worth $90 million over the next three seasons with $65 million in guaranteed money.

While no years were added to Hill's contract, the restructured agreement brings him to $106.5 million in fully guaranteed money over the four-year total of his deal -- the most ever for a receiver...

Tyreek Hill contract: Dolphins restructure $90M deal guaranteeing $65M over next three seasons, per report
 
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