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Why would Flores want that job? He'll surely have other options. The organization will still be a complete mess for at least another 1-2 seasons. Nobody with options is taking the Texans' job on the off chance Watson is even cleared to play, let alone wants to stay. The next coach will be in the same position Culley was and will likely be gone in a year or 2.

Not allowing batteries is likely so fans can't take them out & throw them onto the field. There's been a few incidents involving players getting with a battery when walking off the field, Cleveland was one of them.

Henry Jones was right there with Walker & makes no impact on the play at all. Walker did push off a little, but I can't see that happening with our current safeties.

This. I think it happened 3 times in the game, receiver reads the coverage one way on the option route, Josh reads it the other & the pass looks like it missed by 15 feet. I know at least one was to Diggs. It happened 2x in the Falcons game too. A couple of Josh's INTs this year are a direct result of this happening.

Steelers need to imitate the Bucs defensive gameplan from the super bowl. If they can pressure Mahomes & limit him, they could possibly squeak out a win. It'd probably still take a Pitt Defensive or ST TD to outscore them.

Hopefully Stevenson

I have Bears fans all around me, and so far they see Daboll as a promising option. The Bears job looks like a flaming turd on paper. They really have to trade Mack if they want to rebuild, though I don't know if he'd be worth a 1st rounder with that contract, unless they want the Rams next available 1st in 2030... But if they could shed that contract & end up with a 1st, the situation becomes a lot better. Depending on what he thinks of Fields, Daboll could bite.

There's no guarantee that Trubisky would be any better than Wentz. The Bears did make the playoffs with Mitch, but not BECAUSE of him. What Wentz did in 2017 blows away anything Trubisky has ever done, he would've been MVP if not for the injury. I know Wentz is not the same player anymore, but it least he once was that player. In Chicago, Trubisky was not a complete QB. He had issues reading coverages, and Nagy was using half-field reads at times to make it easier. I think Mitch will be better after his time with Daboll & Josh, but I can't see him going anywhere next year & being a top-15 QB. I think he's great as a backup, but I doubt any coach/GM is going to tie their job security solely to him.

I saw a bunch of blankets at the Atlanta game. People just brought them in draped over their neck & shoulders.

The zone runs have made the difference, but another major factor has been Bates at LG. It sucks that it takes a serious injury to another OL to realize you have a really good one who hadn't been playing, but that's exactly what happened.

The Good: Josh's lateral to Knox to get both the first down & out of bounds... and it worked! That was a high IQ play. The Bad: The miscommunication by the WRs/TE. We've had at least 5 plays in the past 2 games where Josh throws to one spot and the receiver goes the opposite direction. That has to get fixed.

FWIW- the Raiders coach has said they are playing to win.

This is a really good list, I have to agree with all of these.

The NFL has a rule for max distance from a city to use it in the team name, I think it's 50 miles.

A retractable roof would be better than a dome. Only close it on the extreme days, like the Pats game or heavy rain. If you've never seen an NFL game in a dome, it really sucks. The awesome game day atmosphere is gone, and the noise advantage takes a big hit. It seems so quiet at a game indoors.

I look forward to these posts every week, they're one of the highlights of this board.

I think the bigger problem was not throwing based on the conditions. Josh would've had at least 5 more completions if he'd thrown the ball with 80% velocity instead of 110%. He was firing rockets at guys who were wide open & it didn't need it to be that hard. In those conditions, bullet passes are hard to hang onto. And the long one to Knox, if he puts some air under that instead of a 40-yard line drive, that's a big play.

Drew Lock is one of the worst QBs currently in the NFL, he won't even be a backup on a bad team next year. If he's in the league at all, it'll be mid-season signing to a team that lost a QB, & he'll be a backup to the backup. I think Minshew would be ideal as our QB2, but he's under contract. I'd consider swapping a 3rd or 4th to Philly for the stache, especially if we get an extra 3rd rounder for Frazier leaving to become a HC.

I just threw up in my mouth. As a Bills fan in Chicago, this is too reminiscent of when we hired another Bears wash-out in Jauron. The day Ralph hired Jauron was one of the worst days of my football life. I know Nagy used to be looked at as an offensive guru, but people here now consider him one of the worst coaches ever. To people here, Nagy as OC in Buffalo would be looked at like we'd see the Bears bringing in Marrone for OC. Hopefully Beane & McD have asked Trubisky his opinion on Nagy... Please no.

Just got back home to IL, what an awesome experience! Got in to Buffalo Friday night, checked in to the Hotel at 10:15 & decided to head out to try & find some food. There was a Bocce location 10min away that said it was open until midnight, so we headed over, and it was closed at 10:30 when we arrived. I didn't want to take my 2 teens to a "bar" for NYE right before midnight, so the only thing we found nearby was Jim's Steakout. We took it back to the hotel, ate & went to bed. Went to the Falls Saturday morning, with the boys decked out in Allen/Diggs jerseys. Went to Goat Island and it was amazing, all free and hardly anybody else there. I'd only been to the Canada side before, the US side is great too. Hit Charlie the Butcher's for Beef on Weck for lunch after, and they're take-out only now, but we couldn't wait & ate it down immediately in the car. We all loved it We were excited to go to Bar Bill North Saturday evening, got there about 5:00... and it was closed New Years Day, major bummer. I wasn't going to let that ruin our night, so we ended up at Anchor Bar close by. Wings were great, drank a few Anchor Bar IPAs which were really good. My boys loved it, great time. The wings beat the hell out of the BW3 we have at home. I'd had Anchor Bar wings before, still haven't gotten to try Bar Bill's though. Got to Highmark about 10:15, parked at ECC & it was a breeze. Hung out outside for a while, then went in & hit the Bills Store, where I spent way too much money. We can't get Bills gear at home except online, so we went a little crazy. The game was awesome. We had 12th row seats behind the Atlanta sideline, fantastic views. Got in early to see warmups, what an experience for my sons. A good amount of Falcons fans around us, but nothing but good interactions with them & all the Buffalo fans. Just the right amount of snow made for great visuals, and a perfect first Bills game experience for the boys. They loved every second of it, and didn't even want to get up to go the bathroom & miss anything. Seeing their favorite players that close was amazing. The shout song, the atmosphere, the fan noise, it was all just perfect for them. They both said "this is so much better than a Bears game". We got the La Nova pizza inside, and it was great. probably not as good as their their regular locations, but damn good. Got out of the ECC lot super fast after the game & had time to make another stop at Charlie the Butcher's before heading to the airport. The Beef on Weck was my sons' food highlight of the trip. I really wish we that in the Chicago-area. We've decided to make an annual Bills game trip, so this was the start of something great. You WNY guys don't know how good you have it with easy stadium access and parking. I'm in the Chicago area & the only parking for Soldier Field that's as close as the ECC lot to you guys, is for VIP season ticket holders & costs a couple grand per year. Plus the traffic & hassle are 10x worse. For $35 at a Bears game, you're parking miles away & taking a beat up school bus masquerading as a shuttle bus. You're not getting home after a Bears game for at least 2 hours. Bills game are such a better experience. It's so cool seeing people everywhere decked out in Bills gear. I've been a Bills fan in IL for 30+ years & only recently did I start seeing other fans near home. Seeing it everywhere was awesome for me. Thanks to everyone for the great tips & info. They went to very good use.

Lol, awesome. I can't recall that, but sounds awesome. I may have seen it, but lots of beer that day & 20 years has erased the memory. We were in 1 of the grass lots, I think Hammer's.

Nice! I was at that game, Rob Johnson was at QB if I remember right. My boys weren't born yet though...

Last question, I promise... Is there any authentic Buffalo food inside the stadium? I see Bocce Club is there- is it the same pizza as their regular locations or just typical ballpark pizza? Can you get good beef on weck inside? Thanks to everyone for all the responses & tips.

How early should I plan on getting to there? Was planning on getting there around 10:00, but considering the temps, not sure. Can you arrive at 10:00-10:30 & still get parking at ECC?

Thanks for the replies. Sucks that there's no more ketchup/mustard, I've seen vids but was hoping to catch it in person. Guess we'll be dressing warmer than expected. I've never been at the Ralph past November, so I'll expect it to be frigid. My 15yr old has his learners permit, but I don't think I trust him to drive in game day traffic, so I'll limit consumption to pre-game.