Reks Ryan

You'll see him soon. It's Miami week, he can't resist

Huh? The TD catch for Davis was big. But that was his only catch of the day. Allen was 0'fer on all other passes attempted to GD. Game balls for the entire D-Line of couse Bernard Bass-o-matic Diggs. Did you mean, Diggs had huge catches all day?

OP - I loved watching the 2 games you have at #1 & 2. Celebrating the end of the playoff drought in the Dolphins stadium once the Ravens lost,was an all time great memory. Although, I would put the domination of NE at home in the playoffs as #1 in the McDermott era. Even though it clinched the division, not sure about 2020 Denver game as a top game. It would of been shocking if they lost that game. You could put the 2020 SF game up there instead. For me one of the most fun and entertaining games was the snowball game last year agains the fish. And it was well mangaged by McD & co to run down the clock and kick the game winning FG.

Feel terrible for Diggs, and it’s a big loss for Dallas. But I don’t think it dooms their SB chances. They have such a deep talented roster on D, and a solid veteran QB w weapons on O. The Bills lost Tre White in 2021, were 7 - 6 and still made it 13 seconds from perhaps a SB. And they didn’t have anyone close to the talent level of Stefon Gilmore to fill in as CB1. I have SF & Philly ahead of them, but the Cowboys are right there.

Does anyone know which Sideline is the HOME SIDE / Bills sideline in London? Don't have tickets yet and would prefer to be on the Bills side

Did you watch the whole game? Watching the game, I must’ve said to my wife at least 3 times, Wallace is having a rough game. He dropped an easy interception, lost contain on a 70 yard run, gave up multiple 20 yard completions, and I think had a penalty. I really liked him with the Bills, and still root for him. But he was clearly the weak link on the Steelers D against Cleveland.

Here’s an excerpt, “ Trotter did "not hear the alleged Pegula remark firsthand" but "reported the account of someone else who did.". https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2023/09/13/jim-trotter-nfl-lawsuit-terry-pegula-refutes-allegations#:~:text=Racism has no place in,comment when another NFL Media

It's a good point, but not just lately. I think this pattern has recurred thoughout his career. Allen is 0 - 5 in OT and several of those games were similar. In the Houston playoff game the Bills were up by 16 and the Vikings game last year the Bills were up by 17. In both games and Monday night Josh had a meltdown where he made spastic boneheaded plays, turned the ball over and the team gave up huge leads and got behind in the final minutes. Only for Allen to lead them down the field to tie the game in closing seconds and go to OT. All 3 games, the Bills had an OT posession did nothing, punted away and opposition won the game on next possesion. During the 4th QTR and OT on Monday night, I kept thinking we have seen this movie before.

Trotter didn't even say that he heard it directly. Supposedly, Someone else told Trotter that Pegula said it. It's hearsay and gossip from Trotter

Not a good comparison. If a store overprices goods they open the door for a competitor to take their business. The customer who is willing to pay $1.00 for a bag of potatoes, but can't afford $.20 each, can go the grocery store and buy it by the bag, or perhaps a new covenience store. If there's a market to make a profit on $1.00 bags of potatoes with a little effort consumers will be able to get them. They dont need to steal, just don't give your business to the overpriced store. The NFL has a limited anti-trrust exemption and is essentially a monoply. Of course, customers can choose not to consume NFL football. But unlike potatoes, you don't have a choice to legally buy it somewhere else.

It's a good point. It's not just the money. It's become a hassle to keep up with all the streaming services and outlets to watch sports. 20 years ago I got DirectTV and made the decision to pay for MLB, NFL packages and all the regional sports channels. As a big sports it was worth it to me. Now you have to pay for multiple media companies. Off the NFL, but now alot of MLB games aren't availalble with their own MLB package b/c of Apple TV etc. Even when you pay you cant see all the games. One wierd example is that I pay for a regional sports package including the YES network and I still pay for MLB season package. But YES or MLB blacks out replays of Yankee games outside of New York. You can watch the game live, but you can't watch the replay even after paying for the services. Stupid crap like that, pushes people to go onto the pirated streaming sites.

it's really $400+ minimum if you don't already have Youtube TV. Or $665+ tax if you want the $300 season rate, because you need to pay $73/mo for at least 5 months to have Youtube TV during the season.

He’s a total d-bag. Better off not to respond to his moronic comments

They were finally doing something good w goal line stand and McD was determined to make sure the Steelers scored w his stupid Defensive TO strategy. He doesn’t learn

This waa a "You can't fire me, I quit" reaction from Shell

Good for you. Is it really that little prep to become a certified HS official in California?

Any list that has Patriots fans in the top 25 is null and void. I’m not sure if we’re the smartest, but I’m certain those morons from Mass. are the dumbest.

True, it's been a long time since the hit on top flight WR. Unfortunately I think Wilson is going to be even better than good. He reminds me of Steph Diggs, but more explosive.

It's a good point that Payton doesn't fit the model, if we're looking for someone other than McD to put the Bills over the top. Payton is also in his first year with Denver, so not likely to be avaiable in the next 2 to 3 years. And it's unlikely he will coach another team after the Broncos, no matter how it goes in Denver. I believe that sticking with our current coach, GM & QB combo gives the Bills the best chance to win a Super Bowl in the next 4.2 years.

Thanks for the hint. Even though I'm only Reks Ryan and not a genius like someone else on this board, pretty sure I know who it is.

I have seen a few references / jokes on this topic on TSW in the last week. But I missed the initiial discussion. Did someone really post financial docs on this site?

Yes it's wierd. We're getting a beautiful new stadium to keep the team in WNY for decades. The team posts a video with alot of insite to the building process and look of the stadium, and everyone makes sarcastic and negative comments. Some people don't allow themselves to enjoy life.

Strongly Disagree that Levi Wallace struggled his whole time with Bills. He had very few noticeably bad games in his 4 seasons He was at least an average starting NFL CB on a good defense. Just a couple points from his first year and last year with the Bills. 2018 - Wallace received an overall grade of 83.5 from Pro Football Focus, which ranked fifth among all qualifying cornerbacks in 2018. He also received the highest PFF grade among all rookie cornerbacks. 2021 - He allowed just a 72.6 passer rating when targeted. Give most of the credit to Wallace for overcoming limited athletic ability by NFL standards. The Bills coaching and system was also a factor in his success. He had a rough game when the Steelers came to OP last year, but overall he seemed to have a decent year in Pittsburgh.

The Bills had the #1 Defensive in DVOA Metrics last year, and were 2nd in DVOA behind Dallas in 2021. The Bills have had a consistent top defense, and were able to withstand several key injuries, until the Bengals game. We can count on McDermott & co having a disciplined top tier D, the question is can they produce the game changing plays and big stops against the best QBs to take the team over the top this year? For example, I would argue that Philly, SF and maybe Cinci were more effective big play Defenses last year. Checking DVOA stats an interesting fact is that the BIlls were the first team since 2015, and only the 7th in the last 40 years to be ranked in the top 5 DVOA in all 3 phases. 2022 Bills were #1 D, #4 Offense, #1 ST. You don't achieve that if you are not a well coached team with effective play calling. Teams with Top 5 DVOA in All 3 Phases, 1981-2022 1985 CHICAGO 1991 WASHINGTON 1992 PHILADELPHIA 1996 GREEN BAY 2012 SEATTLE 2015 SEATTLE 2022 BUFFALO 3 of those teams won the SB

it's a $68 mil 4 year extension. He was already set get paid over $10 mil guaranteed in 2023. So I think the total contract value is around $78 million