CodeMonkey

I agree with you. But there are a lot of people who think no competition for the QB position is what's best for the team.

I know what the Bills have said publicly. I also have a hard time believing that if, and that's a VERY big if, VY or any other QB lights it up in camp and preseason that he sits in favor of Fitz simply because of Fitzs contract or perceived locker room karma. He who plays best, plays. At least that's my (and I would hope ChaNix's) philosophy. But ultimately even though VY is physically superior to Fitz, his $0.10 brain is going to hold him back from dethroning Fitz in my opinion.

Regarding the disclaimer, you kind of are saying Fitz is as good as Brady aren't you? At least relatively speaking. The reason why you could name Brady the starter for the Pats* is because he is obviously a first ballot HOFer and far superior to whatever backup QB in on that team. To name Fitz the starter now would imply the same is true of him (minus the HOFer part) on the Bills. No?

I've had it take 30 min leaving from lot 1 right after the game even though you can turn left onto big tree. If you try and leave immediately following the game it pretty much sucks no matter where you park. So my advice is to do some post-game tailgating

By the time the season starts you need to have a clear starter. I agree that two starters at the QB position is a bad thing. But to have a starting QB set in stone before the first practice to me is counter productive.

It is a nice, clean, safe parking lot that is the ultimate in tailgate friendly. Close to the stadium and some ladies only port-a-pots which yields a very high female-acceptance-factor. And it has the pinto tailgate. Bottom line, you simply can't go wrong parking there.

In todays NFL you need a QB with a good arm and brain. Legs are optional, but very helpful. Fitz is missing the arm and so far anyway, VY has been missing the brain.

I agree with the OP. Competition is always a good thing. The QB position is no different in that regard than any other and it baffles me why some think it is.

Are you more a fan of Fitz or of the Bills? For me, I don't care if it's Fitz, VY, pigpen or some UDFA off the street. I want whoever is the best player at any position to play, and that includes QB. No one, particularly Gailey, should let themselves get distracted by anything else. Your best chance of winning is when your best players play ... period.

Interesting take. I would hope every position is up for grabs like I stated, but I can see your logic as well.

If you think that if VY outperforms Fitz in camp and preseason that he won't be the starter you are kidding yourself. Every position is up for grabs at the start of camp. Fitz being the returning starter (with the shiny new contract) has it as his job to lose. But it will be a competition. Which is good if for no other reason than to have someone on the roster that can actually push Fitz.

I just heard from my China friend that he has #13, #14, #99 Nike Elite style white in stock ready to ship. Bills store should get them soon

He has to figure the Bills are his best chance to be a starter. Plus it's only a one year deal for $2 mil I believe. Its a deal that makes sense to both sides which is always the best kind.

It will be interesting to compare and contrast Fitz and VY at camp this year in the side-by-side skill drills.

Week 1 9/9: Buffalo Bills at New York L Week 2 9/16 Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills W Week 3 9/23: Buffalo Bills at Cleveland Browns W Week 4 9/30: New England Patriots* at Buffalo Bills L Week 5 10/07: Buffalo Bills at San Francisco 49ers L Week 6 10/14: Buffalo Bills at Arizona Cardinals W Week 7 10/21: Tennessee Titans at Buffalo Bills L Week 8: BYE Week 9: 11/04 Buffalo Bills at Houston Texans L Week 10: 11/11 Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots* L Week 11: 11/15 (Thurs) Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills W Week 12: 11/25 Buffalo Bills at Indianapolis Colts W Week 13: 12/02 Jacksonville Jaguars at Buffalo Bills W Week 14: 12/09 St. Louis Rams at Buffalo Bills L Week 15: 12/16 Seattle Seahawks at Buffalo Bills W Week 16: 12/23 Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins W Week 17: 12/30 New York Jets at Buffalo Bills W

The NFL tried NFL Europe and they play games in Europe every year now. So they are trying. Just not having much success to date. Soccer has a very strong hold there and the rest of the world. Tackle football gaining popularity outside the US is a very uphill battle in my opinion.

The car statement is quite possibly the silliest argument I have seen here ever on any topic. You are comparing something that in todays society is necessary like being in a car to a 100% optional activity like playing football? Fearful? I prefer my kids don't suffer unnecessary brain injury due to playing one particular high risk sport. If that makes me fearful to you, then OK. I am fearful. Life is too short and too precious in my opinion to take stupid risks in the name of playing a meaningless (in the grand scheme of things) game. Stats on US High School Sports Concussions Tackle football certainly leads the way in the major US sports, at least according to these various studies. Will tackle football die? Who can say. There may well be enough kids not allowed to play to kill, or at least severely diminish, the popularity of it. Or maybe there will always be enough parents who allow their kids to play despite the risks. Time will tell. From what I read however, particularly in the south high school football doesn't seems to be suffering from lack of participants or fans.

But not by parents.

Wide right. There is not even a close second for me. The Bills were the better team that season, they were not in their other SB appearances. That is the one that got away in my opinion and even "no goal" doesn't come close in my mind.

I never looked at it from the feeder perspective, but I cannot disagree. Not just a shortage of future players either, but future fans as well. With fewer kids playing that could mean fewer following the game as adults.

Not almost ... Zero. You can live to be 200 but if you are a drooling idiot 160 of those years is that a good thing?

End zone seats are feast or famine. Very nice when the play is in your end of the field. Sucks balls when it is in the other end. On the tunnel side at least you can watch the scoreboard when play is at the other end. There is a reason why seats in the rockpile are so cheap. But if you want to party, that's the place to be.

There was a segment on the evening news last night about soccer and concussions. It is apparently a big problem with girls because their necks are not strong enough and they tend to be borderline reckless going for 50/50 balls. Not as big of a problem with boys. Certainly nowhere near tackle football. My wife is a nurse and we have neighbors who are doctors, one is a head trauma specialist. Neither of my boys were allowed to play tackle football, only flag when they were very young. Simply not worth the risks. I am not really a football fan, I am a Bills fan strictly. I have no guilt watching the players hurt themselves and each other. They are adults making a conscious decision to play a game for big money they know is likely to decrease the quality of their lives later in life. I do, however, not like it when I see kids playing full contact tackle football. 99% of them are not going on to the NFL and big $$$. They are risking the rest of their lives for nothing.

BC is right of course. But it would be interesting to look back say 10 years and see how accurately the line has been in predicting straight-up wins/losses. EDIT: And of course there's a web site for that Gambling sites are blocked here at work, but it looks like this site analyzes this.

I'm not sure about "drama" but they did change things around a little. Most people that had an opinion preferred the old layout, but the new one is fine as well.