CodeMonkey

This right here IMO is the root of the entire problem. The kneeling etc. protests are not, and were never intended to be, a sign of disrespect to the military. It was done as an attempt to raise awareness that racism in the US and in law enforcement is still a thing, and bigger than some would care to admit. Some take it as a "slap in the face to everyone who has ever defended our rights", and that is usually when things can start degenerating.

No, the NFL is about money. Until this exclusivity deal gets to the point they think they could be making more some other way, do not expect anything to change much. Online petitions make poeple feel better, but really have little to no impact. This is a business decision and only a business decision. But at the same time, NFL teams and players etc. is what draws most to the game I believe.

I watched the German soccer games this weekend. They just restarted their season and there were no fans. I actually preferred it that way. With no fan noise you can hear what's actually going on during the game. With football and hockey they would need a good long dump buffer to bleep out a lot of the potty mouths though

It is a very generous gesture!! My daughter is a big Josh fan. Connects to my home media server to watch the games Sundays from college in upstate NY. Her school has about 80% of its students coming from the NYC area, so she is severely outnumbered by NJ team fans. She sent me this picture from one of the college cafeterias She would love the Josh jersey to represent next season She is 6 ft tall and usually wears a medium.

You are partially correct in your well thought post, in that the way to "protest" is to not buy tickets ... but it would be any tickets, not just season tickets, and also not watch on TV. If ratings as well as ticket revenue drop by enough across the NFL because of your protest, the NFL will respond. The NFL is a business and has always done what's in their own best financial interest. But the NFL, as they themselves state, are an entertainment enterprise ... period. And that is 100% true. NFL games offer nothing of any inherent value except entertainment. They do what they feel is reasonable to try and keep things square during games. But expecting perfection, or anything close to it, is unreasonable and quite frankly unattainable given the nature of the game in its current form. You could even argue that the "human factor" of the officiating how it is now is more entertaining to the casual NFL fans than perfect officiating would be. At the end of the day, the NFL does not care much who wins and who loses (despite the complaints that the Bills always get the short end of the officiating stick by some here ). They care if it was entertaining enough to keep people spending their hard earned money on their product. in the future.

GF issues off the field aside, he has always been a class act when it came to Buffalo. I wish him the best. That being said, I want SF to win only because pats fans will twist in the wind over the pats trading away Jimmy G

I understand why they did it, but quite frankly they should have traded Brady (teams would have given a lot for him then) or convinced him to take a coaching or front office job rather that trade potentially Brady 2.0 AKA Jimmy G.

No point lamenting over it. Yes, the Bills made a mistake but like it was pointed out earlier, they got good things out of it as well.

I suppose if it makes you feel better. But do you think anyone outside of the mail room will even know about it?

It may be better to work with kids trying to get in to the NFL and are still hungry versus NFL prima donnas. Knows the VA head coach. May be behind the scenes stuff at OBD we don't know about. Maybe has been wanting a promotion and it wasn't happening. Could be a lot of sound reasons for this move. We'll probably never know.

My belief is, that's how it is done now. I'm not big on conspiracy theories.

You basic premise then is that the officials are driven by profits of the NFL to that degree rather than the old adage that you "earn the benefit of the doubt" in those situations. I am far more inclined to believe the latter. But either way, I can't imagine Buffalo ever being considered a huge money maker to the other NFL owners, unless there is a huge renaissance that makes the Buffalo area more like NYC, Dallas, or Chicago in terms of population, and median (with a large disposable) income. But that's just me

I'd bet they wish they still had Jimmy G

Huh??? The Bills have [some of the] lowest ticket prices in the NFL. Buffalo is not exactly a thriving metropolis. They have a old, open air, stadium that usually doesn't fill up in December. There is support for the Bills outside of Western NY, but I have no reason to believe it's more than average across the NFL. What about the Bills makes you think "golden goose" to the other NFL owners?

I think that's more of an art than a science. How far to lead. where to put the ball on the Z axis when it gets there based on where defenders are in the area and so on. It is exponentially more difficult. Any QB who makes it into the NFL can hit players that are standing still.

Probably. He is certainly the best QB the Bills have had in quite some time. The whole salary cap tango GMs need to do makes my head hurt, so I generally don't think about it

He certainly improved. Far fewer stupid plays and will slide now are probably the two biggest. I expect him to continue to improve, he certainly has the personality and work ethic. But again, based on his lifes work in football, IMO greatness is a big long shot.

He certainty is, the Bills are all-in on him for sure. They have no choice, and besides, he is not a bad QB. IMO he just isn't, and probably won't be, a great QB. But as I said above, hope springs eternal.,

Boy they sure should have. Thank goodness the Texans D couldn't take advantage, I think the Bills D scores at least once in those situations.

Anything is possible. It is possible I become the Bills QB next season and win the SB. Super crazy unlikely, but possible. The reasons to doubt it. at least a little, are his entire football career. Hope springs eternal, but I am a logical person which dooms me to pay attention to my head more than my heart.

Of course the question is relevant. And no one here makes team decisions. The topic of this entire thread makes it a relevant question.

Without question real Bills fans hope for that kind of improvement out of Josh Allen. The question is, how likely do you think that is.

Wow.

That's actually not a bad description of his play all season. When his gambles work, he looks great. But when they don't, whooooo boy.

That certainly contributed. But Watson was under constant pressure all game and got sacked 7 times I believe. Blocking issues would seem to be a wash in that game.