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I don't expect people to love everything Bills but I certainly don't expect "fans" to hate on everything Bills. I get why people might not like Tyrod or Rex.

I hate that "fans" can't enjoy a win anymore. I hate that "fans" trash any player who gives them the smallest excuse to do so I hate "fans" who relish when things go poorly simply so they can say I told you so I hate "fans" who crusade against the team they are supposed to root for I hate "fans" who have made up their mind that Rex/Tyrod/etc.. suck and won't listen to any points to the contrary This week has been annoying on a whole new level. Instead of reading about how the Bills pulled out a tough gritty win I read about how this win doesn't matter, Tyrod is lucky their K missed 2 xps, and same old Bills. Hell I read today that 10-6 should get Rex fired, the Bills are already out of the playoffs, Tyrod should take lessons from Tannehill, and more. Before I hear from the realists how people should be down on the team and I don't like contrarian opinions... There are posters who trash everything Bills (scottlaw, jtsp, billsvet) and then there are people who have level headed opinions and fall on either side of the coin (gunnerbill/bandit not liking Tyrod). I don't mind contrarian opinions, in fact it is what I enjoy about this place, but if I know what the tune of your post will be before I even read it....

My BBFS has been tingling since the schedule release. I see us with the same scenario the Jets were in last year. All down to the final game and against the Jets who have nothing to play for. It will be Fitz's Super Bowl again. It just lines up to perfectly . I will be a wreck all week leading up to that game if that is the case lol

Your own post history shows that most people here don't know what they are talking about (just having some fun here )

Exactly my point. What has their record been? I love that you are bashing the team but somehow Rex sucks because he can't take this team to 11-5 (as you stated 10-6 should still get him fired). Shirley you see the irony? The Bills are missing the piece that drives all teams that are consistently successful. A stud QB. Tyrod may get there but as one of his biggest detractors you obviously don't think he will ever get there. So going off of your opinions: Tyrod is terrible so the Bills are bad at one of the most important positions in all of sports and the Bills are consistently mediocre so much so that you can put next years record in the bank but Rex should win with this and he sucks even if he goes 10-6 with all of this? hmmm... Marty Schottenheimer from the Chargers. They replaced him with Norv Turner and never got back to the records Marty was putting up.

and patience! Wilson, Cousins, and Brady all had a learning curve. Wilson passed for more than 300 yards 4 times in his first 3 seasons, Cousins had 17tds and 18 ints through his first 3 years, Brady passed for more than 300 yards in 6 of his first 46 games. Tyrod's start to his career is very very similar to the start of Wilson's career numbers wise. No need to bash solely Bills fans here. Almost everyone questioned the pick at the time.

10-6 would guarantee the playoffs in 2 of the last 5 years. It would tie you with the 6 seed in the other 3 years. 10-6 would be the Bills best record since 1999. Firing a coach after going 10-6 would give a lot of other candidates pause. Who would take the job where 10-6 gets you fired. Who would take THE BILLS job if 10-6 gets you fired. Firing for any less that 7-9 would imo cause a lot of coaches to put the Bills on their "nope not going there list"

Very but I feel like people lose perspective a lot around here. This team has been bad for a long time. Had 1 good year (if Rex had that year though it would suck because he sucks ) and all of a sudden Rex ruined the team by finishing 1 game worse with an injury depleted version of the same team. Wow you know what their record will be next year?!?!?!? Can you tell me the lotto numbers for tonight? It will greatly free me up and would be much appreciated.

Down the rabbit hole... So many key players hurt last year but still it wasn't a great coaching job by Rex last year. People don't want to pay attention to the rest of the league... Is John Harbaugh a great coach? He followed up a 10-6 year with 5-11 in 2015 Rex came into a new team and after 2 years would be 17-15. The Buffalo Bills over 2 years would be 17-15. Did you forget who you root for? Some perspective for you, 17-15 over 2 years would be the Bills best stretch since 99-00.

I would absolutely HATE firing Rex if the Bills go 9-7. Losing Dareus for the first 7 games, Sammy for 8, Aaron Williams for 10, McCoy for 2 and somehow going 9-7 would be a heckuva coaching job.

I hate doing the work for other people but here you go.... Robbie Gould - missed 2 points kept the Giants lead to 6. Chicago got the ball with 3 minutes and a chance to win Kai Forbath - missed 1 and kept the Vikings lead to 6. Cards get the ball with 2:20 left and a chance to win. on the other side of things... Jason Myers - missed 1 and therefore when the Jags got the ball at the end of the game they only had a chance to tie instead of win. My point is though that it is a football game and the game must be viewed in its entirety. You can't point to 2 plays in the first half and say that a team is lucky to win because of them. A minor thing that I was happy to see on that drive was the Bills players laying on Bengals players after the tackle. It didn't use a ton of time but it certainly cost a few extra seconds each time and helped limit their chance at the end. I remember the Kevin Everett game where the Bills should have done that and the Broncos wouldn't have had enough time to get the fg off.

I'm about as rosy as they come around here but I would be lying if I didn't say I thought for sure that would be completed! Some bbfs creeps up on me at the end of games what can I say lol.

Does every team have to "count their blessings" there were 10 others yesterday. Should all of those teams "count their blessings" too?

I have to admit I like it as well. When it was automatic it was boring. Now the games have a little more to them. It isn't a guaranteed 7 just because you got the td. Then it changes the outcome and strategy of the game. Last year's AFC Championship game being a perfect example.

What a Tuel did an excellent job of making my point for me... Your argument was consistency for Rex. I think you need to watch more of other teams. It isn't a Rex only or a Bills only thing to play great one week and struggle the next. Man I wish I was 160 lbs but those days are long gone. So are the days where I wanted to get into people's faces to show how tough I was. Oh wait I never had those days. I get it, I have a lot of friends that are prison guards. However the tough guy act isn't necessary on a Bills message board. At your job absolutely. Here? nah... My thought has always been that the Bills shut him down to let him heal up. If the season was tanked and over with then he would sit the year out. If the team was in contention (like it is) then he will be brought back and got some extra rest for his foot. This is all speculation on my part so I hope mrags doesn't threaten to beat me up as well.

He's a prison guard hence the tough guy attitude. oh look on display for all to see. You actually said you want to get in his face to show him to be the pu$$y you think he is. I thought maybe you were drunk but you just continued on today. I think you need a vacation... Asking seriously... Do you watch football besides the Bills? Every team in the league does this.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/12/24/nfl-referees-association-thinks-giants-panthers-was-handled-poorly/

Maybe he gets to put his sole focus on being the DC and doesn't have to worry about being the HC like Rex does. All pros on the Eagles from last year - Fletcher Cox and Connor Barwin All pros on the Bills from any point in their career - none Pro-Bowlers on current Eagles Defense - Fletcher Cox, Connor Barwin, Malcolm Jenkins Pro-Bowlers on current Bills Defense - Kyle Williams, Marcel Dareus (can we count him this year?) Might want to rethink the sentence after the bolded. The Eagles do not have less talent than the Bills on the defensive side of the ball. If anything they are more talented and haven't dealt with an injury to their starting S or all pro DT. Might want to rethink the sentence after the bolded.

As to the bolded, I think you are wrong. I think Augie is spot on. I am basing my opinion on knowing people who unfortunately slipped into heroin addiction, talking with police officers, as well as a substance abuse counselor. I asked this question of all of them because it is so unthinkable to me. I always wondered who decides to just take up heroin. Every single one of them stated it is never the intention to abuse heroin. People get a prescription for an opiod and then get hooked. When they can't get their hands on a script they turn to the cheaper alternative. Heroin use is not increasing due to availability it is increasing due to the prescription drug problem this country turns a blind eye to. From your own linked article: the sticky brown and black “tar” heroin they produce is channeled by traffickers into the U.S. communities hit hardest by prescription painkiller abuse, off­ering addicts a $10 alternative to $80-a-pill oxycodone. later: The United States has an estimated 600,000 heroin users, Payne said — a threefold increase in the past five years. But that number is dwarfed by the estimated 10 million Americans who abuse prescription painkillers. Those addicts are the prime target for the booming heroin business. A U.S. crackdown on prescription opiates has driven up the price for drugs such as OxyContin and Percocet, enticing desperate addicts to switch to cheap heroin to fend off withdrawal symptoms. later still: “Now, we’re seeing housewives coming in who had been addicted to Vicodin for two or three years before switching to heroin, Augie hits the nail on the head. There has to be a demand for heroin. Increasing supply will do nothing but decrease cost. People won't just try heroin there is almost always a pre-existing addiction that is replaced by heroin.

I agree that if their pot sales are minimized they will move to a different product. However you see a ton of money going into anti-marijuana funding. That is their first step. They would like to hold on to this cash cow for as long as possible. What I don't agree with is the (preposterous) idea that because they can no longer sell weed they will sell heroin and enjoy the same level of profitability. As I posted earlier the demands are the same. Are you really theorizing that if marijuana is legal more people will move to heroin? People don't smoke weed because they want to run afoul of the law. They smoke weed because they enjoy it. That is why the demand is so high. There won't be some magical uptick in demand for heroin if marijuana is made legal. Do you know what the punishment for selling weed is vs selling heroin? Do you really think if people couldn't illegally sell weed anymore (they still could sell it though) they would move to a more dangerous substance with a higher criminal penalty just because? Here is some good reading if you actually want to be informed on the issue. The price is cheap -- sometimes as low as $5. Some dealers also offer incentives -- buy 10 balloons and get one free. An 80 mg OxyContin pill has a street value of $80 to $110, Utah County Health Department substance abuse division director Richard Nance said. Nance says OxyContin and other prescription opiates are often "gateway" drugs that lead to heroin use. First, a doctor may cut off an OxyContin addict's prescription, then the money runs out buying the pills on the street, and then a dealer is quick to offer the cheaper heroin. Users of marijuana or spice are far less likely to move on to heroin. "Most people who like alcohol, like alcohol. Most people who like pot, like pot. Stick a needle in your arm, though, it's almost like crossing a point of no return," Nance said.

Wow this is just an excellent articulation especially the bolded.

What? Ask yourself why would they do it the first 3 times? Simply because there dealer had it? Do you think people are just not trying heroin because they can't find it? Are they not doing it because "the cartel" has been pushing weed and not heroin? What is your argument? That weed should stay legal so heroin doesn't become a worse epidemic? Heroin is an epidemic right now because this country has a serious prescription pill problem. That is where the issue lies. Not with weed or the idea of weed legalization. I just want to add that if you do crack or meth 3 times you'll likely go back for more. That has absolutely nothing to do with anything. It just further drives home the point that heroin and marijuana are completely different.

My criminal justice professor in college (retired police officer) said that the best way to start a fire is with potato chips as they will accelerate a fire but burn completely so it is difficult to prove that accelerants were used. I didn't believe him then but this story prompted me to do a quick google search. Turns out it isn't that far fetched.

I just couldn't disagree more. Drug dealers offer and sell what people want. Are you telling me just because these mythical dealers have heroin more people are going to want it? If you got to your weed guy for weed and he offers you heroin you aren't buying it. If you want heroin you find someone who has heroin. The cartels may decide to push heroin or they may decide to push other illicit drugs or they may get into something else altogether. If you think the demand for heroin is anywhere in the same neighborhood as the demand for weed then you are just wrong. Nearly half (49%) of Americans say they have tried marijuana, and 12% in the past year, which the 2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health says is the most commonly used illicit drug in the U.S. The government survey showed that 18.9 million Americans 12 or older (7.3%) had used marijuana in the prior month. 3.8 million people (1.5 percent of the population above 12) say they have tried heroin at least once in their lifetimes. Ask yourself this, if marijuana were legalized nationwide do you think the economic impact would be in the billions? If heroin were legalized do you think the economic impact would even be in the 100 million range? Heroin is much more dangerous and stigmatized (rightfully so) which is why you don't see rallies to legalize heroin. There isn't a heroin subculture like there is with weed. People hide the fact that they do heroin. Heroin and weed being the same schedule is an embarrassment and undermines the anti-drug sentiment. It is really hard to take people seriously when they argue that marijuana and heroin are equally as damaging.

Drug dealers don't push products on people. The market is already there. The best part of selling drugs is the business comes to you. No matter what you have if someone wants it they will come to you. I have never once had something pushed on me. Heroin use has gone up because prescription pill use/prescribing has gone up. For all the nonsense the Feds push about the war on drugs they allow a lot of awful legal nonsense. I even saw a commercial for opiod induced constipation meds last week. I feel like I am taking crazy pills talking to people about marijuana use and legalization. People are perfectly okay with their teenage kids getting prescribed percocet, xanax, and hosts of other highly addictive substances but can't stand the thought of their kids ingesting marijuana. Weed isn't bad this countries obsession with prescription pills is. It can be psychologically addicting but that is a much easier habit to break than something that is physically addicting and it happens in rare cases. It won't kill you as it is impossible to od on. It won't cause you to steal from loved ones to get your next fix. The worst it will do is make you lazy and hungry. How marijuana ended up being more demonized than alcohol is beyond me. Ask yourself if you know anyone who turns into an a**hole when they drink. Now ask yourself if you have even ever heard of someone turning into an a**hole after smoking weed. Alcoholism is rampant in this country and we are bombarded by beer ads and prescription ads that are twice as long because they have to list all the side effects however the thought of weed be legalized is terrifying to some. I just don't get it.