CodeMonkey

Yes it does, just agreeing with you.

Absolutely no way that is happening. Like everything in the NFL, its all about the money. $9 beers is a big money maker for the concession people.

My wife got called by the Bills yet again today to buy season tickets (this has turned into a monthly ritual). According to the sales guy there are tickets available pretty much everywhere this season. I guess the lockout and the long period of suckage is taking its toll on season ticket sales.

To all the smokers, you might want to try those electronic smokeless cigarettes. I know a couple people that switched to them because they got sick of feeling like a drug addicted outcast having to go outside or to a designated outcast area to smoke. They love the things. Only puff a couple of times instead of having to smoke an entire stick, and it is legal to use anywhere. No simple solution for the raging alcoholics at the games though.

Also according to the news, the parking lots will open one hour later than last year (1 less hour of tailgating).

Very cool story, thanks for sharing it

Liking all the feel-good stuff is fine and dandy. But tell me one thing. As you stated Fitz is the QB for this season at the very least. Who in the organization be it player, coach, front office suit, or waterboy is going to say anything bad about the person they already KNOW is the QB in the upcoming season? What would be the upside to saying Fitz is inaccurate, or chokes or anything else negative about him? I'll answer for you, there is no upside so no one in their right mind would do it. So if it is a no win situation to say bad things about Fitz, what is the point of your statements like "I don't think you can find a single person in this entire organization that doesn't think Fitz can get the job done." ? Of course they are going to say they think Fitz can get the job done, whether they believe it or not.

I don't recall saying anywhere that the Bills have to suck for all of eternity. Just saying how some people, apparently you being one but maybe not, seem to think the only thing you have to do to get a great coach is offer them a lot of money. It is my opinion that there are a lot of factors, and near the bottom of the list is money. I will shorten to one key phrase ... any team that is interested in a top flight coach will offer them a lot of money, that alone will not draw the top talent. No need to get personal.

I'm not sure why some people think throwing money at a "name" coach is going to work. Consider the following: 1) Any "name" coach is going to have money already. 2) Any "name" coach is going to get a big money offer from any team that wants them. 3) Any "name" coach is going to go to a team where they can have success in a short time, not have to rebuild from scratch and take 5 years or longer. 4) Any "name" coach is going to want to go to a team with an established very good QB already in place, or at least in the system and being groomed. 5) The Bills have sucked for the vast majority of their existence. 6) The Bills are perceived, real or not, that any time they manage to get a good player, said player ends up on another team when their rookie contract expires, if not sooner. What "name" coach in their right mind comes to Buffalo? This is how we ended up with Nix and Gailey. And as far as aspiring young coaches go, even they want some chance of success to make a name for themselves. Teams like the Bills end up getting desperate, not aspiring. Lastly, and I know this is way at the bottom of the list, the Bills are in Buffalo NY. I said it before, I think the Bills did a great job getting Gailey, and Nix for that matter. I believe it to be the absolute best they could get given the above circumstances.

If you were only expecting 4 or 5 wins last season you were in the minority. You don't recall all the "we HAVE to be better this season because we have Nix and Gailey", and "we have an immediate impact player in Spiller" posts? The opinion of a lot of people here was that there was no way the team could possible be under the 7-9 previous season(s). Thinking with their hearts and not their heads. This season they would appear to be a little better than last year (assuming they resign some of their free agents). But with a very tough schedule and being in the AFC East if you think this is their breakout year I'm afraid you are in for the same disappointment this year as some were last year. The Bills have sucked major ass for a very long time. It will take more than 1 decent draft to reverse the horrible era of "small and fast players" and turn things around.

If he did buy the Bills I suspect he'd want to move them. The Donald is all about making money, and keeping the Bills in Buffalo is not the smart move if a big motive of buying the team is making money. I can't imagine he'd have much interest though. If he were looking for a sports team to buy I think he'd be more inclined for one in the NYC area.

I think everyone here agrees with that!

Obviously.

Yes. If you remember the game you undoubtedly remember how mind numbingly bad of a game it was overall by both teams.

It was KC's defense that kept the Bills in that game as has been stated several times in this thread. It was probably also an equal part of no matter how much the Bills sucked last season, they never gave up ... EVER. So as long as KC gave them hope, the Bills were in that game. And in fact had several opportunities to win it. I guess there is no point in arguing against "damn the facts, it was a B+ game" Never said it was Fitz holding them back. Just responding to you thinking he had a great (or at least well above average) game when everything points to a different conclusion. You love Fitz and think he is probably the long term answer, "stats be damned". Fair enough.

Not unless you think the Bills players are all working out together with the coaches and the other teams are pounding beers and hookers. Bad teams need more work than the others to catch up to the good teams.

Fitz did not have a good game against KC, unless you want to say he ran well. I remember thinking the DBs must have liked Chan because they kept on dropping gimme pick-6's. Even with the drops by the KC DBs, Fitz stats were nothing to write home about. (I got them here) Buffalo C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT RATING Fitz 24/48 223 4.6 1 1 61.4 A rating of 61.4 is not "good" no matter how you look at it. Now these numbers for comparison, were not bad: KC C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT RATING Cassel 14/26 152 5.8 1 0 84.1 Fitz did have a good running day and damn near beat out fast Freddy: Buffalo CAR YDS AVG TD LG Jackson 20 64 3.2 0 9 Fitz 6 43 7.2 0 14 But him running is not going to win games. He did get the late drive to tie the game, but as was pointed out earlier, missed a few opportunities to win it as well. Overall I cannot understand how you would call this a B+ performance. I'd give it a D+ probably myself, or maybe a C- because of the running.

Sep 11 @Kansas City 1:00pm L Sep 18 Oakland 1:00pm W Sep 25 New England 1:00pm L Oct 2 @Cincinnati 1:00pm L Oct 9 Philadelphia 1:00pm L Oct 16 @N.Y. Giants 1:00pm L Week 7 BYE Oct 30 Washington 4:05pm W Nov 6 N.Y. Jets 1:00pm L Nov 13 @Dallas 1:00pm L Nov 20 @Miami 1:00pm L Nov 27 @N.Y. Jets 1:00pm L Dec 4 Tennessee 1:00pm W Dec 11 @San Diego 4:15pm L Dec 18 Miami 1:00pm W Dec 24 Denver 1:00pm L Jan 1 @New England 1:00pm L 4-12 again. team is slightly improved but the schedule is a B word.

PR crap spin session King Roger is doing with all teams season ticket holders. Might be worth a laugh to listen but if you are expecting some kind of revelation I think you will be disappointed.

This thread is similar to others this time last year. Many scoffed, but the "experts" were proven correct. They saw (or at least heard about, I can't imagine many national writers bothered to watch much of Buffalo's play) a 4-12 team last year that was pretty pathetic. With no FA and only the draft to base things on, they see improvement in the defensive line, maybe improvement in linebacking if they believe Merriman is healthy and can get back to his level while he was juicing. Everything else, including the entire offense, basically the same. They have no reason to think the Bills will be vastly improved like some here Billieve they will be. Remains to be seen again who is correct this season.

Very logical and I agree completely. Government would have to have more **** for brains than usual to build a monster stadium now not knowing the future of the Bills when Mr. Wilson passes. The economy cannot afford it, and Mr. Wilson sure as hell isn't going to pay for it. All talk about a new stadium is a waste of time until Mr. Wilson passes and a new owner takes over. Probably a waste of time even then.

Perfectly stated.

That was clear

Its because he is a long shot to make the team. And kinda freakishly big. Like Wang last year (minus the freakishly big part).

Kinda cool to see late round picks get so much talk on this board. Last year it was Wang and how he was going to ignite Bills fever in China, and this year Jasper. I suspect late rounders don't get much airtime on other teams fan boards.