White Linen

A lot of the things I don't like about other sports aren't found in Hockey. It's one of the major reasons I have devoted more time to it.

Incorrect. I always loved the Sabres but because I didn't ever play - I never fully understood how to watch the game correctly. I've spent a considerable amount of time learning and it's an incredible sport. I enjoy the games now more than any other time in my sports life. The Sabres are going to be very very good soon.

I thought he'd get one of the captain spots.

Oh my God every time someone says this it gets funnier and funnier. Never stop - play guard, hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

Nah man you're not coming off wrong. I just think that not accepting why he was fired is where your argument lost me. Let me speak for myself on why I dislike his work - and how he makes me feel. I'll preface by telling you I'm generally an optimistic fan. My father in law bashes the Bills quit a bit. His most recent rant is about Peterman starting. We got into a discussion and I just could not get him to chill out and that Allen is the future and anything outside of making sure he's ready or put in the best position to take over, doesn't matter. I never get upset with him because he loves the Bills. He rarely shows it because the team has been so disappointing but he was excited to make the playoffs, still pays for season tickets, has a Bills license plate, etc etc. He's a Bills fan, he loves them, but he's as pessimistic as you'll see. Now, when Colin Cowherd criticizes the Bills - I have a completely different reaction, because I know he doesn't love the Bills, so it just bothers me listening to him bash us. Sullivan gives me the same feeling as Cowherd. It feels like it comes from a place of actually enjoying that they're doing bad - not from someone saying they're bad but wishing they weren't. Does that make sense? There's evidence that he does not want to hear from a fan like me and doesn't want my voice heard. Sully feels that these moves cater to the "lowest common denominator of fans." He's blind to the idea that there's smart fans that just don't want to hear his regurgitation of negativity. He still doesn't get it - despite being told by his employer that you're wrong Jerry - this is not what the fans want. I feel you're falling in that same category. You're dismissing the amount of fans that want to hope for better days and that doesn't mean they're unintelligent. It doesn't mean that they don't understand our history and that it hasn't been good but at the same time we can feel optimistic about what hasn't happened yet. Then when what we hoped would happen didn't in a positive way - we don't need someone calling us out for stupidly hoping. That's what Jerry Sullivan does.

I had the opposite thought earlier today. I started thinking about Mike Pettine and how I was criticized for getting the feeling he'll get head coaching offers. Most felt I was way too early in my concern. The next year he got a head coaching job. I doubt it will be this year because of Peterman's limitations but if he gets Josh Allen playing good ball - he'll be tough to retain. I'm not saying I'm predicting him to do this - just that if he makes this offense go, he'll get looks for doing it.

Why don't you show a clear and concise example of his excellent writing to support your opinion?

So now you know more than them too. I agree with previous posters that you seem like a nice guy but you're acting silly now. They did what was best for business and their research showed readers didn't want Sullivan to be a columnist anymore. You may not like that because you disagree but I think you should at least respect that fact.

- " they felt my voice was becoming bad for business." So do you think his employer didn't understand his role and were just fans of the Bills?

You're missing it. He even said - "they felt my voice was becoming bad for business." It doesn't matter what his job is as a columnist vs reporter, analyst, journalist etc - if the business thinks you're negatively effecting business - you're gone. If a lead chef of restaurant for 29 years is causing customers to stop coming to the restaurant because they aren't enjoying the food - it doesn't matter that it's the persons dream job to be a chef. So they give the 29 year employee an opportunity to do other things and he says absolutely not, I'm a chef - then it's time to part ways. Then if some customers have a conversation - it matters not that customers that like the food try and explain the difference between a chef and a waiter.

I don't think he ever played for the Bills.

There's actually fans saying they've never felt worse about our team than this year. Hard to believe.

I agree with the ranking.

IMO, we have the best uniform and colors in the league.

... draft more players then the picks they had? This way we could fill more holes.

That's on Bridgewater for making that bad decision.

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Why did you have to be told? Maybe because you weren't being civil? Now you're telling a vet poster to be civil? Just post by example and move forward. You're negative on the team - can you not understand that some people just don't want to read that from you on every post?

No truer words

I saw this video too and I wouldn't look too much into it. If you notice his feet don't leave the ground when he's kicking in these video's - but in the game he gets lift off the ground.

Who knows about next year. Darnold beat out two pretty decent options and our coaching staff didn't feel Allen was ready. It appears they as a team are more ready to let their rookie play. I have to think the Bills made the decision to protect Allen and go with what will be the worst QB in the league.

That makes sense. It took me until your post to understand what the OP was getting at.

There is no way you could know.

This is why Hard Knocks is still cool.

First I've heard of it....