May Day 10

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I remember the first 2 preseason games of 2013. They looked like a juggernaut and I thought Jeff Tuel looked like Tom Brady. Then they started off the season 3-7. I barely pay attention to pre-season games because it means so little and the games are so boring. I tune out as long as I can and it seems that opening day gets here quicker, rather than get caught up in the daily slog of worthless information from camp and these preseason "games". To me, being the 'top rated team' analytically based on preseason games means nothing. Being a poorly rated team would also mean nothing. To be honest, right now I am in my typical 'optimistic' phase for this season. I am excited and hopeful they can have a quick start and maybe weather that (apparent) brutal mid-season stretch. If they can get through it, hopefully they will have a rejuvinated Shaq Lawson and Dareus join mid-stream. The offensive weapons and coordinator are in place for the second year, and the Ryan brothers' specialty is defense.

Being week 2 preseason analytical champs according to a website feels nice. Actually... its probably a high point of the last 10 or so years. Hopefully it translates to a meaningful December game.

It depends on what you like... I prefer sandboxy/RPG free-world games. Witcher 3 may be the best ever. Fallout 4 is pretty good too. Sports you have Madden 17 which came out today.... and of course MLB The Show. The new NHL game coming up in September shows a lot of promise (Im buying it for the first time in about 3 years).

Pegula made it clear that this is Year 1 or Year 1 just ended or whatever. (IMO we are definitely in Year 4, arguably 7, arguably 11) In your opinion, when would the front office be accountable (above Whaley)? If this season is bad (3-7 wins)... and next season is too... should they just try to replace the coach again? Replace Whaley and keep the coach? Fire and replace both of them? Do nothing? Or should they cut a little deeper in this case? Bring in someone from the outside to build a full program?

Imo that wouldnt cause changes. I think the wheels will need to come off both in record... and also player mutiny and/or infighting among fo and coaching. Even then, we will see either rex or whaley gone. The other one stays and "year one" starts again. A relatively drama free 7-9, 6-10...even 5 wins will be good enough to maintain continuity

Belichick with the Patriots: 16 Seasons 187-69 22-9 in the playoffs 4 Superbowls Won Division 13 times Meanwhile, in Buffalo: 16 Seasons 105-151 0-0 in the playoffs Finished last place 9 times, second-last 5 times (finished in 2nd twice (yay!)) I would have taken the Belichick... even with all his "shortcomings"

Awesome news. Really pulling for him to succeed

I'm not mad, no need worry about that. If Marrone cant/shouldn't get a sniff anywhere. Why was he hired here and who hired him? (after leaving 'no stone unturned')? Why does this person(s) continue to get free passes and Year-1 resets? In fact, I recall having this same discussion prior to that Oakland game after the Green Bay win, and the same people here who now put down Marrone, were pushing him as a wonderful hire and a legit NFL COY candidate. A true feather in the cap of OBD.

Very uninformed? I have been watching and following sports religiously for 30+ years and know the difference between good organizations and bad. I have been saying the same or similar thing for almost 10 years now, many of those on here, only to be questioned like I have no clue... people yelling 'continuity' and 'year 1' (when all I see is continuity). You look at the tea leaves and you see dysfunction. Marrone walked his career off a cliff rather than be here with Wilson's 'lifers' (the second coach to do so in a decade). Someone there seems to like to float nuggets/leaks out there... and it looks like most are aimed towards Whaley. Plus people were 'badmouthing' Polian which apparently made him rethink his desire to come in and help. It is a bad and poisonous front office who have accomplished less than nothing. Have they had a meaningful week 16 or 17 game in a decade? I also was educated in and worked in sports for about a decade, including a stint at the Bills (in the Donahoe era) Trust me, I want them to do good. Would be delighted to have an event free camp/preseason and the Bills to roll...

every year. I have seen the movie play out too many times.

To me, the organization lacks cohesion from the top down. Still have all the wilson legacy guys protecting their spots of power and influence, then you have whaley.... who may have skill in defense player projections but seems laid back... and this firebrand showman head coach. Jets fans and media warned he lacks discipline, and spews too much hot air and we have seen they are probably right. Everyone seems to report individually and directly to the owners, who dont know how to put a winning program together either. Imo this structure isnt sustainable. They need a strong, outside voice to build a winning football program from the studs out. I can already see where this is going. Mid november Either this season or next, when they are out of it, there will be a power struggle between rex and whaley. One will win, one will go... then we will have everyone call out "year zero" again while russ brandon whispers "continuity" in the fans' ears.

love that photo gallery

I wonder if they will increase the crown of the field. Putting on a new era cap is like putting a circus tent on my head

For naming rights, you cant ask for a better partner than a hat!sports apparel company with a cool and applicable name? On wilson... i could take vegas' side to some degree... and imo the team staying is one part pegulabucks and one part the timing of mr wilsons passing... But im not in the mood to continue to tear him down and dont see what good it does. The bottom line is he is the father of the buffalo bills and they are still here on solid footing. He should have the highest honor on the history of the team.

I dont know. The kid was left alone on an island with like a 50 iq... up against a team of trained professionals with unlimited time. With that said, rags is onto something. He is already challenged, couldnt finish his education, spent some impressionable years in prison, and is going back to a lower class socioeconomic situation. He has a stacked deck against him.

Get the kid home so he can finally watch some wrestlemania

I love Pegula. However, he severely botched the Sabres' transition and it took him about 3 years to figure out that throwing money at bad management and problems only amplifies them. He reluctantly changed and brought in outside eyes when the fans were making home games a very hostile (and embarrassing) atmosphere. Even then he took half-measures, trying to get Ruff out (early after an offseason and a lockout when it should have been done long before)... and then finally cleaning house and installing management and outside eyes early in another season (when it should have happened at the beginning of the offseason). IMO he has done the exact same transition here. Im fine and in a good place. Under Wilson I was a little more 'desperate' because I really thought the clock was ticking off on our opportunity to watch the Bills win in Buffalo. Fans were becoming more despondent and it would have helped the NFL justification to relocate them.

The problem is, when pegula took control, he decided to leave all the wilson legacy personnel in place. The decision makers largely responsible since donahoe was sent packing (who brought us our meaningful week 17 game for a decade and a half). Under this management team, we had a young coach walk the plank into nothingness. The second time this has occurred in 10 years. Then he was treated like the source of all the problems and he paradropped in against managements will. Reset when levy brought in Reset when brandon became gm Reset when nix and gailey brought in Reset when nix passed the baton to his assistant Reset when ralph ceded control of the team (as if he was controlling it) Reset when pegula bought the team Reset when marrone walked and rex brought in. Next will be the reset when either rex or whaley take the fall. This organization since 2005 has been built to run a slick operation, not necessarily a priority to win, and keep control close to ownership/president. They need someone from the outside, who knows how a winning program in 2016 is built, to come in, assess all aspects of the football side, make changes, and create synergy from the top down. Starts and ends there. I feel like pegula was going this route and someone poisoned the water for polian (gee, i wonder who had the most to lose if he were brought in). Instead, its the same thing we had with ralph, only with an involved and inexperienced pegula... and a very awful coaching hire that is headed for an iceberg. I have been having this same discussion for close to 10 years. Really, since the "levy era"

Is there somebody higher up in the Bills organization who leaks these things? It seems like there is a constant leaky pipe somewhere stirring the pot.... whether it was how there was conflict between Marrone and the 'lifers', or how EJ was poised to take over starting QB permanently in London, or talking badly about Polian.... etc. If I sat and gave it a lot of thought, I could think of a dozen things. Whaley seems like a very consistent victim/target of these 'leaks'.

Yeah, this one is tough. He has been the best on that network for years. Such a great calming voice i can project in my mind on call. Always level headed and professional. Would let the athletes be the center if attention. He didnt need a schtick or catch phrases. Just a great broadcaster and that carried him. Big friend of hockey as well

I have been dealing with these 1 year resets for years. Mr continuity always finds a reason to reset the clock. Its pegulas team... imo when he walked in, there was nothing redeeming and he blew an opportunity to change the course of the franchise. Instead, like the sabres, the decision to give the same failures more resources will only magnify the problems. The worst thing that can happen is whoever loses the upcoming power and accountibility struggle netween the ryans and whaley is sent packing and the organizations' problems are again outsourced. Just ride this out a few more years. Then maybe we get the full transition from the ralph era.

MLB has problems. National games are the same 5 teams on ESPN. Its dull. Yankees/Red Sox is so played out, I can go without ever seeing them play again. Then you have their absolutely ridiculous territory map. In Buffalo we are blacked out for like 5 teams and we have 1 team within a 3 hour drive. Minor League baseball has been poisoned and moved away from the grassroots communities. I remember the NY Penn League was great. We had Welland, St Catharines, Niagara Falls, Jamestown, Batavia, Geneva, Watertown, etc. The only one left is Batavia and they are hanging on by a thread. They all move to places like Staten Island, Brooklyn, Morgantown, etc. You go to a Bisons game and the game is treated like a mere distraction from all the promotions, themes, giveaways, etc. The players dont seem to care in the minor league level and September call-ups gut the teams right at the stretch/playoffs anyways.

just watched his video display of his swing. It "looks" good, but from a relatively trained eye it is kind of mess, especially from the waist-down. A hitting coach should be able to fix it, I think.

I like how he insinuates that we all play nfl football against fans of other teams