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You definitely see it in the cancelled tours and dates for artists. Either they miscalculated the demand and booked arenas that are too large, or the pricing is too high to meet the venue's break even point and it'd be a poor reflection to play to a half empty arena. Some artists are safe in this type of scenario because of sheer popularity. Comedians can just book a smaller venue and add shows if the demand is there, but there's a big difference in what you get paid playing 1000 seats like the town ballroom and something like the keybank center.

Not me. I don't jump off the ledge after one loss.

Maybe I’m old school, but I really wish football wasn’t so commercialized.

Agreed that the comparison is useless. Unfortunately, Coleman's chart doesn't need any comparisons to conclude that his results were less than optimal, to put it kindly.

I'm still not sure why you're drilled towards that one game where Goff played horrible and they won. Last season there were 4-5 examples where Goff needed to play great to get the win, and they did win, or his defence let him down in a shoot out. Josh Allens stats against Atlanta in January 2022: 11 for 26 for 120 yards, 0 tds and 3 INTS. But the Bills won by 2 touchdowns- So are we going to define one game as "the bills carry Josh Allen?"

This is partly because all the key matchups against top teams are at home no not necessarily

I assume this means that the Bills are favored to take the #1 seed?

Sabres/Leafs games were the best, rowdy crowd, felt like a playoff game. Was my favorite game to go to. Now, nah.

You’ve got another 3 months, at least. The dopamine will last until the first loss of the season.

Assaulting women then a video with Kelly's face on it, how fitting.

Good thing Biden surrounded himself with competent, non-loyal non-liars…

10 or 11 wins. If the D turns out to be good then 11-12 wins.

They are. He just hasn't found that elite guy outside Josh...... yet! As I said earlier in the thread though Benford and Brown if they take another step can get into that territory. Cook maybe needs to take two more stepsm but isn't a mile away.

In the current market, first day tickets are insane. I almost never grab them anymore, ever. Think about it. When Stubhub, Vivid, etc. own such a large percentage of seats why would they release them at a lower price right out of the gate? Check back again in August. They will be cheaper, I promise. I used to live near KBC (thankfully in the pre-Pegula era), and I would watch the national anthem at home, then walk to the arena and grab seats for like $10-$20. It was the best.

Fire McBean!

I think Beane is very good at picking off player rds 4-6 where your bar for success is getting a player that contributes consistently with the odd excellent player... where he is not good is rounds 1-3 where your bar for success is a consistent starter and a high quality contributor with a good amount of game changers... where you get you difference makers... So just a quick grouping for Beane's 1-3 I am sure there will be some disagreement in where people are placed... there is no science here.. but from my perspective he drafted 4 game changers and 4 really solid core pieces... then lots of misses and serviceable players that really underwhelm for where they were picked... and then lots of underwhelming but there is hope I hope... players. But last years draft produced no real help at all in rds 1-3... you dont want to do that too many drafts... anyways just my opinion. Stars - Allen, Dawkins, Cook, White Hits - Rousseau, Spencer Brown, , Bernard, Torrence Misses Zay Jones, Cody Ford , Epenesa, Zak Moss. Basham, Elam Not a total miss but underwhelming for the pick - Singletary, Knox, Oliver, Edmunds, Phillips, Underwhelming/Developing - Coleman, Bishop, Carter (like this just cannot happen all 3 and no one really makes a difference...in 1 draft) Kincaid, Williams

I can’t argue the point in more runs than passes, but my thought is the Ravens will be prepared to stop the run (and have the personnel to do it) and to move the ball you will have to pass. With what is still a questionable at best receiving core outside of Shakir, it will be interesting. I’m rooting for the win, but I’m not going to be shocked if it doesn’t work out. Baltimore is good and got better this offseason, they should be one of the favorites to win it all. We aren’t asking about playoff Jackson, we are getting his best shot, it’s regular season lol.

Are we really expected to be satisfied with only a generation quarterback without a functional defense or other playmakers, just because of 1984?

I agree with you that passing offenses struggle more week one, however, Buffalo is much more of a running team now than they have ever been during Allen's tenure. I think this game will be super close and will come down to whoever has the ball last for the win. Go Bills!!!!

Agreed. I won’t be surprised at all if Baltimore absolutely curb stomps the Bills week 1. If the Jets are even competitive, I’ll be worried.

I think the Leafs are just fine to be honest. They are probably the 2nd or 3rd best team in the NHL. They have just been stuck in a brutal Division with Boston, Tampa, and now Florida. Florida is a wagon. I believe hiring Berube put them a step or 3 closer to being a cup-winning team. I had thought this might be the year.

And yet I watched every game

oof.

Thanks for posting this (it brought me back in although I've mostly lurked most of my time here which I think goes back to the '90s when I lived in Buffalo). Weirdly, it was the 2-14 years that made me a die hard fan. I grew up in NYC, but my family was from Lockport. By age 7 in 1980, I was already a definite fan as I remember my aunt telling me in a car that the Bills were in the playoffs and being happy about it, but it was in the bad years that I started following them more closely. I still remember sharply my uncle shaking his head ruefully about the signing of Vince Ferragamo. It certainly affixed my perspective and made me tend to be thankful for the good seasons (and even the positives in the bad seasons) and maybe made me TOO positive of a fan, nearly toxically so. The four Super Bowls were my college years at UB. While it would have been nice to win one, it was fun having a chance years round. And after 17 years in the absolute wilderness, it's great to be a contender every season. I've been moonlighting as a DoorDash driver in North Jersey, wearing an old-time Bills cap and almost every day lately, I've got a "Go Bills!" or at least a positive comment from people in other fanbases (one customer from Orchard Park gave me the "just one before I die." They're an easy team for whom to root. While I don't agree with all the choices, I do love the teambuilding philosophy and the whole "come to Buffalo and be your best self." It shouldn't matter, but it's been amazing to watch the unique nature of the Bills fanbase get a national (and mostly beloved) presence. If you told me years ago that the Bills would be one of the top TV draws, I'd say you're crazy. In any case, this year feels oddly different. It could all blow up... it often does, but the schedule, the spirit, and the thoughtfulness around what they are doing makes me feel like this could be that "just one"! Go Bills!