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Poll on how you feel leading up to the game
wjag replied to PrimeTime101's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Defiantly .... sign me up. and Definitely won't be sleeping afterwards regardless of the outcome. -
Emotional attachment to Bills - perspective welcomed
wjag replied to Rockee96's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Older than most on here. Grew up in Hamburg. Job moved me to New Jersey and then to Maryland after college. Was a season ticket holder during the great run of the late 80s and the early 90s. Drove in for every game over a five year period. Did not miss a game in five years. First from Jersey, then from Maryland. Everyone who knew me in Jersey and knows me in Maryland knows I am a "Buffalo" native and a Sabres and Bills fan, through and through. But I am a Buffalo, the city, fan first and foremost. I went to high school in South Buffalo which meant I was riding a metro bus back and forth each day. I meet lots of Bills fans in my travels and one of the themes that is most common amongst us expats is a reverence we hold for WNY. It's hard to describe, but having grown up there it literally is in our blood, part of our DNA. I keep a second home a few miles from the Rich Stadium (it will always be Rich stadium to me, the place I saw my first football game, the Rolling Stones, and the great runs of the K-Gun offense) and get back to the area frequently as both my wife and I have significant family still there. When the Bills are doing good, I like to talk about them. When the Bills are doing bad, I literally abstain from all internet. While I get it works for some, I have no interest in dwelling on the bad or tearing down the team or player. I work very hard to keep my written thoughts positive. I am absolutely envious of Boston, Pittsburgh, Dallas and places like that. Those fans do not know how lucky they have it. If one of their sport franchises is losing, it's likely they have another that will bring home a championship. What makes us Buffalo fans one of the greatest fan bases is we have not known glory. Our mooted celebrations are for wide right and no goal. We don't have a history of excellence. We do have a history of heartache. And yet hope springs eternal and we root on our team and our city. I am not prepared for this season to be over at midnight tonight. I genuinely believe this team has something very special going on. The Ravens will get their pound of flesh tonight, but they are leaving to clean out their lockers tomorrow. Josh and Cole and Stefon and Dion and Matt, and Jordan and Micah and Tre and Mario and and and will find a way. Go Bills!!! -
Marlon Humphrey - the light bulb has gone on
wjag replied to YoloinOhio's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Don't be too hard on him. He just realized Maryland crabs are from Maryland. It's been quite a week.- 63 replies
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The amazing thing about Baltimore is it really doesn’t matter who their DC is. They have lost a bunch of them over the years and the new/next guy comes in and they don’t miss a beat. Amazingly consistent defense is played there. I suppose it helps when Ray Lewis was your ML for so many years. Wink is just a guy. If they replaced him tomorrow with “chad”, they’d be the same.
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Two things I think are going to surprise folks when the game is over: 1. Buffalo played better run defense than expected, and 2. Baltimore was much better at throwing the ball than people expected. Playoff pregame narratives don't always hold up. Exhibits: 1. Steelers barf all over the first period and lay the biggest playoff 1st quarter egg the world has ever seen, 2. Bears defense played the heavily favored Saints tough all game long 3. Washington was in the game at the end with a rookie 3rd string QB. 4. Buffalo was going to roll the Colts and Taylor was going to run wild on the Bills 5. Seattle had found their defense and their offense was going to do enough to stymie the Rams and their 9-digit QB. 6. Henry was going to roll up a 100 yard on the Ravens
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Here's how I see it. Last year, Baltimore was a team of destiny. They let their shot slip away. Number 1 seed in playoffs. Bye week. Consensus MVP. Blitzkrieged the teams they played. They can do all the ball washing they want, but they choked away their opportunity. To the extent that they beat Tennessee this year, they can feel good about their season now. But fact of the matter is, they let COVID run rampant through their franchise. Harbaugh was out on TV early in the season saying no one was doing more to be diligent about COVID and protocols. The NFL levied a huge fine. So much for that narrative. The Bills are this year's team of destiny. They have played a harder schedule under the national glare and vanquished demons just like the Ravens did last year. Buffalo has a red hot QB/WR tandem that every team has tried to shut down. Buffalo is home. Judon is ailing. Campbell is skipping practices. While I know they will play, I suspect something is going on with both of them. Buffalo will not steamroll these Ravens, but will essentially outlast them. Buffalo is going to take this show to KC.
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Someone needed to be sacrificed to the football gods. Of course it won't be the HC and his gutless 4th down call..
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The AFC should be fun for a long time.
wjag replied to warrior9's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Heard this on GMFB. If Josh wants to duplicate Brady’s longevity, he will be playing into 2041. -
Ed Oliver tells Allen "Hold My Beer"
wjag replied to Hapless Bills Fan's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
This gif is going to be around for a long, long time,, -
Anonymous Dolphins players: not sold on Tua
wjag replied to PromoTheRobot's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
This falls squarely on the coach. He rushed the playing of Tua and then pulled him twice. You could not have scripted it more poorly, especially with Fitz out and Tua getting blown out to end the season. -
Steve Tasker lost his mind after the Pascal fumble?
wjag replied to Matt_In_NH's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
The most plausible explanation I could make up for the delayed call in NY, was the replay official was having an in-game Lamar moment. The ref was under the hood, but NY was still on the can. The ref had to wait a good five minutes for the replay official to finish his business. -
Browns fans welcome their team home at the airport ..
wjag replied to CorkScrewHill's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
I'm not going to start a new thread for this, I'm just going to drop it here in the middle of a cleveland thread.. Mayfield vs Mahomes, Oklahoma vs Texas Tech, final score 66-59, passing stats: Mahomes: 52-88, 745 yards, 5 TDs; Mayfield: 27-36, 545 yards, 7 TDs. Oklahoma also had 263 yards rushing from Joe Mixon, Mahomes also ran for 85 yards and a 2 TDs.. Check out this stat sheet for some of the wildest numbers I have ever seen in a stat sheet. https://www.google.com/search?q=66-59+oklahoma+texas+tech&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS808US808&oq=66-59+&aqs=chrome.2.69i57j6j0i457.5004j1j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#sie=m;/g/11f541gfd7;6;/m/012hfxch;tb1;fp;1;; Damn...