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Maybe you should do some research rarther than just piss and moan due to a few troll social media posts. There is an incredible amount in ingenuity, design and technology that is in this stadium regarding winds, snow, and noise. It might be the single most sophisticated design in existence right now structurally. And unlike other stadiums, this one was built with the experience in mind, 100% football all the time. Hence the smaller jumbo trons. As someone who lived 7 miles from Sofi for most of its existence and been to a lot of games and events there, the jumbo tron is only cool from a nerd technology point of view. It actuallys sucks you totally out of the experience being there becasue you end up just watching way too much of the action on the jumbo tron, sports event or entertainment event. And that is even unintentionally becuase our minds gravitate to screens in modern day society, and with its obnoxious size and the better views from it due to its size and location right in your line of view 100% of the time, you end up watching it more than the action you are there to see live. You wanna watch football games on screens, stay home or go to a sports bar. I swear, all the whining about the screens is getting so annoying. As far as the obstructive views you are talking about a miniscule amount of seats, in the 2 digits of a 60,000+ seat stadium that is getting over exaggerated online and bringing out all the whiney Karens in full force who just love to piss and moan online. And geezus - you really bringing the roof back up? Talk about just straining to beat a dead horse. Go outside and get some sun, the keyboard isn't serving you well on this.

All good - I get what you are saying and yes just saying Groot being 2nd team all pro in a vacuum sounds bold - but if Groot does indeed get the double digit sacks, which I personally expect, then 2nd team all pro isn't unreasonable. All good though, I guess its more eye of the beholder as I do expect Groot to hit double digit sacks and I think he has a real shot at 2nd team all pro if he does. Personally I think its plausible we will have 2 double digit sack guys this year with either Oliver and/or Chubb joining the sack party. I think this defense is going to be much more aggressive in the QB pursuit side of things.

I honestly feel 8+ was the number I wanted to use, but after I told @GunnerBill I didn't think his bold Bills predictions were bold enough I felt like I had to up my game to 10+ haha. But I legit think its reasonable he could go over 8 or even 10. He has 8 in his first 2 years where he missed time as a rookie with an injury and then fell out of the rotation with Cooper acquired. Then he missed games as a healthy scratch and sat in the dog house many other games last year, still put up 4 in both seasons. If he plays a full 17 game season starting opposite Moore, 8+, even 10+ isn't crazy. Bold but not crazy. I think Keon is really going to stick in the lineup this year, and his biggest value will be that size downfield or in the redzone. I expect a lot of in posts and crossers when we get inside 25 yards to him where his athleticism can get him into the endzone

I have them finishing the season top 8 with top 5 potential personallly. I think this unit is better than some think. I totally get anyones skepticism given the new scheme and being unproven and the past struggles, but I really think the switch to Jim as DC and style will be huge for the defense. I love our secondary this year, and I think people will be surpirsed by what Groot, Chubb, and Oliver do in this defense. And I think we will see some impact from our young guys the past 2 drafts as well both on the line at at LB with KEO.

My Bold takes: NFL related Murray is a pro bowler for Vikings Falcons win the NFCS Bengals miss the playoffs again Derrick Henry becomes the oldest player to lead the NFL in rushing, breaking the previous mark set by Curtis Martin who did it at 31 (Henry will be 32). Bills related Allen wins his 2nd MVP Bills defense finishes top 8 Keon Coleman finishes with 10+ TDs Bills get over the hump and win the Super Bowl

I get where you are coming from, but still don't think any of those takes are bold today. KEO is trending that way - the subtext of the 4th round stuff isn't really relevant, the fact remains this is where he is at right now and what current expectations are trending towards. If Groot hits double digit sacks with all the other things he does, 2nd team all pro isn't a stretch or a surprise either. And history isn't really important to me on the Moore prediction. Keon and Kincaid are goign to be more frequent redzone targets, Moore is a better down the field reciever and RAC guy, and Shakir and Kincaid are going to see a lot of touches in this offense. Its pretty reasonable to think Moore will have the most yards while Shakir/Kincaid will see more receptions with the attention Moore takes off them, while someone like Keon or even Kincaid will just get more redzone targets. All good - just for me, those 3 bold takes on the Bills are things I think are more plausible takes than bold takes.

Your NFL takes are ones I think qualify for Bold - but other than you losing record run the table Bills one, the other Bills takes to me are not very bold, in fact I think they borderline expected. Moore is the obvious choice for yards where some obvious choices like Keon or Kincaid more likely leading in TD reception and either Shakir or Kincaid in receptions. I literally expect double digit sacks from Groot in this defense. And coming out of camp, all signs point to Kaleb Elam-Orr leading the LB group this year in snaps inside. So not very Bold on the Bills takes, but good bold takes on the NFL ones.

I honestly think him and his show have not really changed much at all. My honest opinion of what’s changed is people now know how much he makes, how much ESPN paid him…and once someone starts making a lot of money then pubnlic opinion begins to turn on them…because people in this country love an underdog story but hate excess or a big success story. More you make, the more disdain builds. I can honestly say that I have watched him before ESPN and since ESPN, and there’s literally no significant difference in him, his show, etc.

I mean there are no surprises here. It was always clear Coleman was starting off as the starter opposite Moore and Carter being buried after injuries and after we have invested a lot into the DL in the last 2 drafts too. Everything on this list is pretty much as exepcted IMHO.

IMO it was a no brainer to start Murray. He has decisively beat out JJ in camp. If its close and JJ shows signs of earning the starting job, sure I get it. But they did not sign Murray to be a backup, they knew JJ wasn't ready and was not close when they signed Murray. The hope is that the competition raises JJ's game and he makes it a legit competition. But to show how far back he was, Minny has already ended the discussion. Yes, guys need time to develop...but not all guys earn that right either. Its not just something you are entitled to, you need to show progress and make strides. Teams are spending massive amounts of money on rosters, including this one with a massive contract into their vet WR Jefferson. Year 3 QB's don't get free passes anymore when they still look like a year 1 player on the field. Im no Murray fan - but I do think people forget how good he has been at times when he has had talent to work with. If he can stay healthy, Minny can have a real bounce back season. And getting to play in that dome with all the weapons on that team could really make Murray interesting this year. I mean teh ghost of Sam Darnold came in and revitalized his career in one season there just to leave and win a SB the next. I don't think JJ is anywhere near as good as Murray now or in the future. Does not mean Murray is the long term future there, but I do think he is better than JJ will ever be.

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It was built to be an entertainment mecca monotized year round - and they do. Football was not its sole purpose like the Bills new stadium was built for.

SoFi was built for a purpose - to be an entertainment Mecca, football was secondary. LA doesn't even like the Rams. Buffalo stadium was built for a sole purpose of football, to be in the moment, with 0 consideration for entertainment beyond that. If they had any interest in being an entertainment venue, they would have put a roof on it so they could actually use the stadium for events during the offseason. Nothing about the decisision was financial - it was strategic and a complete focus on football culture, being present in the moment, and being part of the environment. Having lived near SoFi since its completion and been to many events and football games there, I can say first hand the jumbo tron is amazing as a fan of technology, but sucks and is a total distraction being at the event. Even unintentionally, you will find you natrually gravitate to the large screen for all the action to easily because we are so conditioned and used to watching screenst that the screen just feels more natural given the better views and angles it provides through cameras along with its massive size that you can not even avoid looking at because its right in front of you the whole time. If you want to look at it from a little mans complex, like the guy who needs the big flashy car to compensate - that is sofi. LA doesn't care enough about the Rams, you go to a Bills game, Niners game, etc half the stadium is the opponents fan base, and some cases it feels the opponents fans out number Ram fans. So they need the spectacle, they need the distraction, they need the over the top venue. If SoFi made it about football only, it wouldn't have worked. As far as the views go in the new Bills stadium. If I was one of the couple dozen people affected I would be livid and want a full refund. But unless you are one of those very few people, its a non-story and an incredible stadium that is one of the most football concious and technologically designed for the elements and noise stadiums in existence.

They will play the best guy, they have shown they have no issues benching or limiting Keon if he is not getting the job done, no reason to expect that to change now. If Palmer is playing better than him, he will see more targets than Keon. That being said, Keon is the best blockig WR on the team, an element that is used a lot by Brady both in the run game and passing schemes. So I do expect Keon to get his fair share of snaps still, but if he wants targets he is going to have to show he deserves them over Palmer.