clayboy54

I have. Many times. When they start giving teams 3 seconds, get back to me.

Seriously, do you get a ticket every time you exceed the speed limit by 1 MPH? No. The cops give you a little leeway. If you drive 55 in a school zone that's flagrant and you're going down. Same thing applies here. They're not going to let you get away with like 3 seconds, but 1 is okay.

4 more turnovers than last year over 17 games. Not a big deal, but yes, 4 more. I just don’t see a major change in the way Josh is playing. I really like the risk/reward return, honestly. He threw for more yards and scored more TDs than last year along the way.

This was nowhere near as big a mistake as releasing Brandon Reilly. Now there was a real star in the making. Kinda the same guy though, really.

Joe Cool is hijacking all the bandwidth.

Still living that old nightmare, are we?

Still living that old nightmare, are we?

When the play clock hits zero the obnoxious train horn automatically goes off and the play ends. Just like the buzzer in basketball or hockey. That is simple. So simple that the NFL would never do it.

I find the constant strain of "we suck" to be annoying. But, what are you going to do. Facts and stats mean nothing. Apparently the smell test or the eye test of the fan base takes all precedence. I think it is beyond ridiculous. If you don't like Leslie's D then that's okay. But the players are not underachieving busts and they certainly don't suck. They are playing exactly as Leslie wants them to play. The on-field performance says that it works pretty darned well.

Yes and I will tell you that team management does not micro-manage their on-air talent. They might pick people who see things their way, but then they're left alone. At least that is how it was when I was working. They can release you at the end of your contract or suspend you, but that's all. This is different with the in-house folks that do the buffalobills.com content and marketing hype videos, but not with the on-air people. It just became a conspiracy theory around here during the drought. There are no teeth to this supposition.

I never felt that any sports franchise wants "yes men". In all my years in sports broadcasting I never saw that. I can tell you that at every level from local to network, the best talent always knew to keep things positive or to keep their mouths shut. Knowing who is buttering your bread means everything to your future. If a reporter keeps throwing people under the bus, nobody is going to talk to them, at least not with regard to inside information. If instead you always put a positive spin on a player, coach or manager, then they'll be happy to share hints of what is going on behind the curtain. This is a fact in all of pro sports. You are never going to see a "Jerry Sullivan type" get ahead in sports reporting. NEVER. They'll eventually end up with all the doors closed and reporting exclusively opinion pieces not based on real fact. There's just nobody left to get info from.

Hodgins has great hands. That's why we kept him around through injury and roster limitations. Ultimately, his own limitations with regard to speed and ST prowess or lack thereof, cost him any chance to see significant playing time on the Bills. He'd still be on our PS if not for the Giants' opportunity.

Maybe he knows my Nigerian friend with unclaimed lottery tickets?

Right! They're slowly getting the broadcasts to the point where it looks just like Madden. Eventually, it will include interactive play calling.

Wide-nine D was new at the time he was here. It surprised a lot of teams and was a special wrinkle at the time. I'm not so sure anyone will be surprised by it next season. The key to our success at that time was Jerry and Mario in their prime. Other teams use wide-nine at times these days. We ought to see what new wrinkle he can come up with this time before we regret that we didn't get him to replace Leslie.

I laugh when fans say, "this will never work against the best teams." Christ, we are THE best team, with the very best QB. What are you even talking about?

This week it'll probably be shown in black & white at 480i analog.

People all over the world wanted to see if Wilkens was getting grabby with JA again.

After the 4th miss, I suspect they’ll either try the emergency kicker (usually the punter) or go for 2.

🎼Goodbye Tommy, goodbye Tommy, we’re glad to see you go.

Is it a close game with Hyde and Von playing? IDK either.

You can say that the players play the game, but this one was all about coaching. The better talent lost to the better coach.

Chargers are chargering again, folks.

Clearly an indicator of Lamar’s ability as a leader, if nothing else. Teammates would never publicly criticize their leader.

I agree with your sentiment, but you can’t say he shouldn’t get $220+M. It’s more than Josh/Mahomes now. It’s Watson/Kyler, et al. If it was just Josh & The Rat then okay. However, more mistakes have been made forcing even more to be made in trying to pay players into greatness. It simply will never work that way because the difference between great and very good has nothing to do with money. In this case, I expect Lamar will end up going downhill from here. He just put money ahead of his drive to become great.