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As other posters have already noted, the Bills have had a number of top 3 picks over the years and other than those great six years from 88 to 94 haven't done much with them. I personally have no faith in management to know what to do with or how to develop a top 3 pick....its a short list of exceptions (Simpson - and they tried to screw that up save for Lou Saban, Bruce Smith and Kelly come to mind).

Wonder how far you'd have to go back to find a more inept team? Late 60"s? Early 70's? Maybe 84-85?

I agree but would have liked to have seen him use Portrait instead of Landscape - the spacing would have been better......

When I was 30 I had a Sunday morning ritual before each Bills game that involved watching certain Bills higlight video's, wore the same outfit for the games, had to sit in a specific position for offense and then a different position for defense, yada yada yada....my wife thought I was nuts and I probably was - but this was during the SB years so I just couldn't bear to change things for fear the Bills would burn down. The four days after each SB loss were terrible. Then we had kids, then life started getting in the way, then I found Lexapro and no more craziness on game days. I hardly yell at the TV any more.....its nice.

Cool, I knew my 1971 signed team ball with OJ and Al Cowling's signatures would be worth something.....just didn't know why.....thanks Mom and Dad!

It's all about hope....intellectually I know that the Bills are a team that loses much more than they win (since 1960 I think the team has had something like 18 or 19 winning seasons out of 58)), I also know, having grown up in WNY and having lived in other NFL cities since I left in 1978 that the WNY area lives and dies with their Bills (and to a certain extent the Sabers, but I always felt like the Bills ruled the area). And so the hope, every week, of a win, and how great that is for the city and at work, where friends and co-workers always congratulate me (I live in VA now) on the few wins over the last 20 years. And when the Bills lose and I go back to work, like today, people feel bad for me. I do find the hope fun, and the conversations rooting for the Bills outside of Buffalo brings is fun.

True points, but I don't play fantasy football and I've gotten to the point where I don't really enjoy watching football unless its the Bills or NC State. Both got waxed this weekend so like I said, some time freed up!

It certain does free up Sunday afternoons though.

Thanks Yolo.....I hope his ulnar nerve wasn't damaged...

So how exactly did he injure it? I've seen the video but doesn't look like he got hit or hit a helmet. Or is it just "one of those things"? That would concern me.

Were you the guy in the Bill's hat and shirt? I think I remember seeing you.

1. Born in Buffalo to an extended family that got together every Sunday and the men sat around watching the Bills, what choice did I have (this started in the 60's FWIW)? 2. That they represent my hometown; if they moved I'd stop rooting for them like I did the Buffalo Braves 3. 1) going to a game on my 13th birthday with my dad and cousin and seeing Tom Dempsey miss a chip shot FG saving a Bills victory and 2) the comeback after I had given up on the team and went to play golf and then catching the last five minutes of regulation and OT

I've been trying to find information about his injury but other than generic "he hurt his elbow, remained in the game for one play..." kind of stuff not much out there. Anyone heard whether tests are being done or outlook for this coming week?

If I recall correctly his wife's mother (or family) got custody).....

I'm encouraged that they won a game and the defense appears to be playing better. I am hoping Allen doesn't get killed between next Sunday and the end of the season....seems to spend a lot of time on his back so far.....

Nice bonus footage of the guys flying around it the jet packs that were designed and built at BEL labs near the airport.....there's something else to make WNYer's proud.

Get a subscription to Sirius - you can then get all the games with Murphy and Kelso. Plus all the local commercials which I personally get a kick out of....I have that dam Celino and Barnes jingle stuck in my head..... Couldn't agree more - Kelso really seems to be able to break the plays down in a way that is understandable for someone who doesn't watch film 24 hours a day....I also like when he gets fired up about bad calls.

I didn't see the game but from listening to Murphy and Kelso it sounded like the O Line was doing enough combined with Allen getting rid of the ball quicker to make things work out pretty well. A combination of those two things could be very powerful, and if the O line can open up some running lanes that really could be fun.

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Thats funny, made me spit out my bourbon....i'd be pooping my pants too if I had to tell my wife I lost 5 grand betting in a game that involved the Bills....

38-10 Vikings

The Bills have an example to follow - the late 1980's team. They get Bruce Smith in the mid 80's and build a solid defense around him, they pick up Kent Hull and Kelly when the USFL blows up, they bring in Polian around the same time and then bring in Levy midway through the 86 season. They build a fantastic offensive line with Ritcher, Ballard, and Wolford some of who were already there. They build the offense around Reed and then get Thurman in '88 and away we go. And by the way, they brought in a superb special teams coach and had a top-tier special teams group. Kelly was certainly a key piece of the puzzle, but not the only piece. I'm guessing that Allen can be a great QB too, but he can't do it alone.

I personally wouldn't call what Kelly did as quitting, rather in my opinion he never wanted to come to Buffalo in the first place and was out of options until Wilson's admin assistant put the call through to Kelly's agent. I look at it as more of a business decision. But it all worked out, now he doesn't want to leave.

Wasn't the Defense supposed to be the bright spot this year? This is making me yearn for the Saber's season to start.....

LAC - 40 BB - 10