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20 hours ago, Doc Brown said:
Encouraging considering they already announced Jets/Giants home games won't have fans. Having 15 to 20k fans there is better than nothing.
20,000ish was about what they got during the dark years of 84 and 85 wasn't it? At least that's what I recall it looking like.
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3 hours ago, eball said:
The way all of the rules are designed to protect QBs, there's no reason to believe more won't be able to play into their late 30s/early 40s.
Didn't Brady just turn 43? That SOB may play for ever....Earl Morrall played until he hit the social security retirement age or something like that.....
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41 minutes ago, Rochesterfan said:
As the CBA part drags on - the timing on opt outs goes further down the road.
Originally it was 8/1, but they are talking about 7 days after the agreement and players are sent the final letter - so currently it is the 4th, but that could extend until after the agreement and some players are waiting to see the final agreement because if they can get designated a high risk versus a normal opt out - that additional year of service might be critical.
My guess is we will still see a flurry over the next couple of days, but then there will still be a trickle until everything is settled.
I think you're right. And if someone or a few players test positive on a particular team before the deadline I think that will increase the numbers substantially.
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Its hard for me to believe that the owners won't force some sort of a season, no matter the quality of the product on the field. Unless they have some sort of business interruption insurance they stand to lose a ton mu-la-la if there's no season. They'll do something, player health be damned.
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Best move Ron Wilson ever made was bringing in Lou.....Never understood why they didn't get along....
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14 hours ago, The Firebaugh Kid said:
Nobody goes to that stadium anyways.
"Nobody goes there any more, its too crowded..."
- Yogi Berra
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3 hours ago, SF Bills Fan said:
He was a thorn in our side through the 70's but we had some great battles in the 80' and 90's. He was a true titan in the game.
Boy, "thorn in our side" is a bit of an understatement considering the Bills were 0-1970's against the Dolphins.....but point well taken. Didn't his last playoff game as a HC result in a loss against the Bills? Or am I thinking of something else?
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15 hours ago, Buffalo03 said:
hypothetically speaking.....if we were to have let's say an 8 game season and were to win the Super Bowl, would it feel less legit to you? The 1982 season was a shortened 9 game season and I always wondered how the Redskins fans felt about that. I would be happy but I do think it would feel sort of empty. What would you all think?
Now see, I didn't even remember that '82 was a shortened season and I do remember the Skins winning the SB because I lived in Tampa at the time. It seemed like from what I recall that there was a heck of a lot of hoopla related to the SB in the several weeks leading up to the event. Guess what I'm saying is - I would feel great.
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On 4/10/2020 at 8:15 PM, Buffalo_Stampede said:
Everytime I drive by Wegmans it's packed with cars.
Went to Wegman's in Richmond, VA last week to get Weber's mustard and Sahlen's hot dogs and the place was a zoo. Gonna have to do without both until this crisis clears up or the vaccine comes out. I'd personally be hard pressed to go to any sporting event, theater, movie house, etc. until more is known about transmission and measures taken or a vaccine comes out.
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I feel certain my dad took me to a game or two at the Rockpile but can't recall specifics. I know he and my mom went to the '64 championship game and my mom got hurt when they ran on the field after the game - she tripped and fell and hurt her ankle. I don't think my dad took her to too many games after that.....?
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9 hours ago, Phil The Thrill said:
Check out Andy Provin on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdQsvGZHJTGL8cpB_6Ki_0g
Tons of Bills archives from broadcast games
That is quite a collection of Bills video's. I had to laugh at the 1965 highlights and how well the crowd was dressed and just the flow of the game. I can't imagine wearing a suit and tie to a game today. Even if I was in the owners box.
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A football players football player....if you watch what he did after "the hit" and compare it to what would happen today you'll be shocked. He walked back to the huddle. That's it - he made a fantastic play, which he felt he was expected to do, and he got ready for the next play...no taunting, no dancing, no nothin'.....They don't make 'em like that anymore.
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That period may have been the worst of the worst of all time. Even worse, in my mind, than the Oh for the Century years of 2000-2016. At least during that period they had some times when they looked like a real team. Not much of that other than '74 during the time you mention. The only playoff appearance was in 73-74 when they lost to Pittsburgh at Pitt. The bright spot was of course OJ's 2003 during the 73 season. Otherwise it was a tough time to be a fan. But heck, it was literally the only game in town until the Sabre's came, then the Braves. Cousineau and that other clown were drafted in '78 and one of them went to Canada. Can't recall what happened to the other one. The Bills did have several #1 overall picks between 68 and 85, including OJ and Bruce Smith. That tells you a little about how much they sucked.
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22 hours ago, Logic said:
That would be absolutely TERRIBLE for fans traveling to the games. It's great for the TV audience, sure, but its AWFUL for live attendees. Awful.
The revenue lost by say 10% of the fans of a team that gets flexed and are pissed about it and no longer spend money with the NFL is pretty small. Back of napkin math - figure 10% of 70,000 fans X 8 flexed games X $200/fan that they will no longer spend on the NFL = $11.2M in lost revenue. I'm not counting ticket sales because you have to figure thats a sunk cost and someone else will buy those tickets up locally. Then figure back in the additional money the new fans who buy up those tickets spend - lets assume $100 each - now you're down to less than $6M in lost revenue. The NFL will more than make that up if, by flexing, they're in theory getting a better game that more people will watch.
Just my two cents.
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40 minutes ago, Halloween Land said:
This debate again really? Would you rather fart or poop your pants?
Boy, at my age either can happen and both can be exciting one way or the other....
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On 1/21/2020 at 5:57 AM, Ridgewaycynic2013 said:
Had to read that title again, in case the gentleman was slamming his time with the team. ?
That's what I thought too....Ha
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5 hours ago, Ray Stonada said:
I was at that AFC championship at Rich.
Watched Bruce Smith knock Montana out of his last NFL game.
Thurman's 186 or so yards... we chanted Thurman, Thurman, Thurman when he scored his 3rd touchdown.
Ah, memories that don't fade for life!
I was there too - fantastic game and the last game that my dad and I went to see together....I remember sitting in the airport seeing some pretty glum looking KC fans walk by...and felt bad for them for some reason.
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Can you imagine Sammy Watkins getting a SB ring and Andre Reed not having a SB ring? Wow...just wow....
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On 1/8/2020 at 12:57 PM, MAJBobby said:
The other thing is there were is the upward mobility? He wont get a DC job in the NFL because everyone knows it is McD and Fraiser, and that also limits the internal DC move as well because Fraiser wont go anywhere. So likely lets get back with a Friend, recruit well (easier now with NFL Ties), and get the DC job in VT, probably the faster upward mobility for him going this route
Bingo...VT just lost their long time DC, Bud Foster. They'll replace him of course but in the event the new person doesn't work out, and he's friends with the coach and has pro experience would seem like a good fit for DC role. Assuming he doesn't screw anything up.
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As a long time suffering fan who has the T-shirt that says "Just One Before I Die" I vote for winning the SB no matter how its done. Not sure there are extra accolades for winning with a home grown team. I mean, if the Bills go out and sign a bunch of one year wonder FA's and that takes them to the SB for a win I'm all for it.
I just want to be able to buy a bunch of over-priced championship merchandise like a commemorative SB toilet seat, all the hats I can get, a bunch of t-shirts, etc. etc.
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9 minutes ago, Hebert19 said:
We missed on so many picks over last 25 years that we always had to sign vets to fill holes. Well there are less and less holes to be filled.
Late 80s likely the last time we had a young core like this?
Core players.
Josh
Devin
Knox
Edmunds
Tre
Oliver
Very solid and young
Dawkins
Ford (as a guard please)
T Johnson
And 9 more picks this year to get a young WR and Edge to go with them.
Throw in 90M and if we can hit on this years draft we are going to be around for a long time in the playoffs.
Yes, starting in '88. Thurman Thomas was a rookie, Bruce Smith had been there two years, Kelly two years, I believe Reed was in his fourth year, on the line Kent Hull and Will Wolford had been there two years, Cornelius Bennett and Shane Conlan had just finished their rookie seasons. Pretty good core and very young.
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It will be really interesting to see how next year unfolds. The Bills had the 24th hardest schedule this year based on win percentage (according to TSN). I completely get that you cannot compare the coming schedule to the current teams as much can change. Having said that, on paper, and based on this years records, next years schedule could really tell us what kind of team the Bills have. I'm usually pretty doom and gloom having rooted for them since I was 6 years old in 1966 (my earliest Bills memory and the year my dad took me to my first game). Generally not much to cheer about except for the late 80's, early 90's.
This has a real feel to me of how things felt in '88 and to an extent '89 minus the bickering Bills crap. I'm excited. When's camp open?
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1 minute ago, Ethan in Portland said:
McD is Tony Dungy. He will not get this team a championship
Didn't Tony Dungy get a SB with the Colts? Wouldn't that make him a Championship Coach?
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Bills exploring possibility of allowing fans in stadium
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