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There must be something magical about years ending in "0". My three favorite Buffalo Bills seasons are 1980, 1990 and 2020. There will almost be some extra juice in my memories of that 1980 season, probably a great deal to do with where I was at in my life at that time. Thanks for great reminder of great memories! Oh yeah... Love to see the pattern change and have something special in 2022 to break this "0" year pattern! Go Bills!

Good for a 3rd round compensatory pick?

You've stated the risk. What was the reward for sounding overly negative?

I hear you. I was at that Raider game (beautiful day!) That 1980 loss was a gut buster. It was to the Bills what the Carolina Hurricane loss was to Sabres in 2006. If not for awful untimely injury... THAT was the one that got away (and now, for totally different reason, maybe this year too?)

Hmm... a Jim Kelly head sewn onto a Joe Ferguson body. Ugly uniform, but hey, would have been a damn good QB and probably won a couple of Super Bowls (1980, 1981). Although 1980 would have needed to sew on the ankle as well.

Yeah, but those blue pants are still kind of ugly. They were ugly back when O.J. wore them and they're still eyesores when they wear them now. Same with the red helmets. It was jarring when they switched in 1984. It looked like they bought them at the Champion outlet store and pieced together some uniforms for a part time semi pro team. I slowly adjusted to seeing them, but can't say that they ever looked good. The white helmets, be it the charging buff or the standing guy, just look good and look right. Nothing was worse than the combo of red helmets, blue pants and white jerseys. When I remember that look, I think of Rodney Bellinger, Speedy Neal and Donald Wilson. Maybe great guys for all I know, but awful teams in horrible uniforms. Yuck!

1) Fan since 1966 2) First Bills memory is a very non descriptive mental image of watching Jets at War Memorial on miserable snowy muddy day. I remember a Jets running back crashing into the snow fence. Strange what sticks from so many years ago. 3) Favorite memory: Oh my so many, so many! OJ breaking 2000 yards, 1980 opener vs Dolphins, 1980 Rams game with the curtain call, 1983 first road game was Bills getting first win in Miami (OT) since the 60's and Joe Ferguson had career day in what was otherwise known as Marino's first start, 51-3, and so many more. But really have to say that my truly favorite and most treasured memories are years of watching games with loved ones and friends who have since passed on. I get choked up watching today's Bills and thinking of them. I can feel the hugs and high fives that never got to happen. 4) It feels like I'm getting a bit long of tooth for favorite players, but bloody hell, how do you not love Josh? Along the way, have really enjoyed Robert James, Ahmad Rashad, Bob Chandler, OJ, Reggie McKenzie, Fergy, Butler, Haslett, and some really random sorts like Jamie Mueller, Sam Gash, Tony Greene, Daryl Irvin and so many more. 5) User name is a twist on a location and what I was looking at when I joined this site and when that was. It was 2010 and I was looking out of my office at the beautiful waters of Clearwater Beach. Fun topic. Thanks!

This should be fun when Pitt drafts Ben's replacement this spring. Can a linebacker coach pull a rookie QB when things don't go well? Asking for a QB prospect friend...

Is this code for "Hey Bob, WTF with the middle of the field being as open as the Great Plains?"

Go ask a Bonnie?

Don't do Fergy like that. Joe Ferguson, a.k.a. "The Arkansas Rifle" had "100 times" the arm strength of Mac Jones. Seriously, Fergy actually had a tremendous arm and after his rookie season, primarily spent handing off to O.J., became one of the better passers in the NFL. He had his best years in the late 70's and early 80's after O.J. was traded.

New England took away our shiny favorite toy and broke it right in front of us just to be mean...

Ahhh. Celtics PTSD just jumped out at me with flashes of JoJo White standing by himself at the free throw line in The Aud. That was my Braves "no goal" moment. Cheers! Loved that Braves team.

Glass houses Sean... Sean Peyton's playoff record since McDermott was hired in Buffalo is 3-4, with one unsuccessful trip to conference championship game, same as McDermott. And Peyton had one the all time greats at QB for 4 of those years while McDermott worked with Tyrod Taylor and the first two "training wheels" seasons of Josh. Oh yeah, Peyton also has on his resume, a divisional round meltdown of equal measure to 13 seconds against Minnesota in 2018, when his D inexplicably left the deep sideline free for Diggs to author the "Minneapolis Miracle". How many people demanded his firing after that game?

Anybody ever get asked a preposterous question during a job interview? Don't rule out the mention of Daboll's unhappiness just to gauge Flores' reaction. Flores' answer to that question could provide a wealth of information, not just about Flores' character and views on offense etc... but also would be insightful to an exec considering offering the position to Daboll in the coming days. Even if true, who knows what the nature of that question really was or if there was any validity to the hearsay.

He'll just wander away once he gets settled in...

I like 17. But if he ever goes near 11, just pack up the moving vans. That number has serious issues. Even once glorious Bills beginnings (Norwood, Bledsoe) have wound up in ruins. What was Beasely thinking changing TO 11? -Norwood (started the curse) -Rob Johnson -Bledsoe -Roscoe Parrish -T.J. Graham -Zay Jones (Bloody naked Jesus fighting could only come from a curse) -Cole Beasley (still hanging in there, but he is the one current Bill that needs an immediate number change). Get that 10 back on Cole before you cause some real damage.

Jacksonville will need to REALLY expand their travel budget!

While the debate about open air or domed planet drags on, The Bills will face Moscow Patriots in the opener.

Janet Jackson has body parts that were embarrassed by that halftime performance.

Halftime show... Wow! What an audio torture chamber

Let's play Jeopardy... What is a verb that is formed from the word “catastrophe”, meaning complete disaster. When someone catastrophises they think or anticipate that an event in their life is a complete disaster with devastating consequences. In reality, this is rarely the case. What is catastrophising?

Damn... Thread Killer! So much for bringing some cheer to the board... But for me, the best moment was Tommy Doyle TD! Eff Ewe Billy Boy!

True, but the new guy will remote into the car's computer and do what he does from Maui while the old guy is chasing his hangover with a few bloody Marys and checking the manual for a couple of days, while yelling at his ex-wife to get off the phone and let him get his work done... Kidding aside, I am OK with Dorsey, but also intrigued by fresh set of eyes. It's a roll of the dice either way. They mad a good "out of nowhere" hire with Daboll. I'm gonna trust them to do it again.

If I had a revolutionary new Tesla, I might hire a guy that is used to working on that Tesla over the guy that's been working on Chylsler LeBarons for a few decades.