Reks Ryan

KC CHIEFS are listed in 4 countries, and NE & MIA both in 3.

That's a rough B-day. Were you already an adult in 2001? Or did you deal with that b-day as a kid?

This is a good summary of why the prosecution did not move forward with the case. https://www.yahoo.com/sports/prosecutors-former-bills-punter-matt-araiza-wasnt-present-during-alleged-gang-rape-225211550.html

So. Who was on the winning team?

I have been going since I my dad took me when I was kid in the late 70's. So I'll miss it too from a nostalgic standpoint. But I can't wait for a huge upgrade. I don't live in WNY anymore, but usually get to at least 1 home game and a couple road games a season. Rich / Ralph / New Era is the bottom of the barrel for current NFL stadiums. I would rate it as the absolute worst stadium for entry on game day, and getting through the cramped corridors and trying to pee, while you're missing game action is not a fun experience. 2026 seems a long way off.

Realty good pick. Fast playmaker. That’s the LB I wanted after Campbell & Sanders.

I like Dorian Williams as an option

Kincaid is a better receiver. Better hands, better routes, better RAC

We’re on at least the start of chapter 3 on JA’s career in Buffalo. Chapter 1 would’ve been 2018 - 2019 when he showed amazing potential but hadn’t put it altogether yet. You could say chapter 2 started when Diggs arrived.

Mike Ditka was a tight end in the NFL. That's an offensive postion. Although he did also play defense in college. Maybe you mean Dick Butkus?

The Eagles probably score 42 or at least 38, if not for a historically bad call by the refs. Horrible way to end the Super Bowl

I actually like Marino's seasonal rankings and some of the comparative stats he comes up with. Some of it's interesting stuff that I personally wouldn't take the time to look up somewhere else. I agree the biographical info is bit tedious and usually basic info that most football fans already know. He's also fair in his criticism and praise of the Bills. Doesn't shy away from calling out players or circumstances, but also keeps a good perspective of when the Bills are doing things well compared to the rest of the league. I did get tired of the same analysis and repetitive takes after the season, so I stopped listening for now. But I'll come back closer to the draft.

Good point. I don’t mind Mooch, but that was a brutal crew

It’s a good point. The hotels this week in Phoenix are insane. I started looking in November with hopes that the Bills were going and a La Quinta inn on the outskirts of town was over $500 night. I imagine that kept plenty of people away.

That’s interesting. I don’t remember SB ticket prices dropping in recent years. Seemed like you couldn’t get in the stadium for less than.$6,500 including fees the last few years

There really is something to the 5 year rule with coach & QB together. The below article is from mid-season 2017, so it's more than 5 years old. But the principle continues to hold. It also shows that alot of the close call combos, including Levy & Kelly, peaked in year 5. If you look just at how long it takes a coach to win their first SB with a team, it's a tough stat b/c coaches don't get much more than 5 years if they don't at least reach the SB. Chuck Noll (6 year), Tom Landry (12), John Madden (8) and Bill Cowher (14) And Reid (7) are the only coaches who took more than 5 years to win their first SB with a specific team. Some in different eras than today, but all coaches were consistent winners who just took time to break through. https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-coaches-and-qbs-should-divorce-after-five-years-of-not-winning/ I am definitely not ready for Bills to move on from McD. But afer the way the playoffs ended the last 2 years, it's at least in my mind.

Yes weird game. I can’t remember a game with so many plays that didn’t count. I feel there were about 5 plays that were run through all the way until player was tackled or incomplete pass. Then after, we learned the play didn’t count due to TO, delay of game, etc weird situations where the coaches were asking for clarification from refs and game clock kept running. Happed to Bills on Diggs 1-handed out of bounds, and happened to fish at the end of game where they thought it was 1st downs or expected a measurement. It was also strange that they didn’t bring out chains for Singletary’s clinching 1st down. Some long delays like the review of Knox drop in the end zone was 10 mins. I thought it was Obvious after 2 replays.. And then there was glitch with scoreboard clock

Absolutely hate his defensive TOs. Not only today. It allows the Offense to reset, and results are usually bad for Bills. Ex The Chiefs do not complete the Kelce pass to set up GW FG last year, except for that amazingly stupid defensive TO. Today the Dolphins likely don’t score their last TD except for defensive TO and the last 1 where Miami missed on 4th down, cost more than 50 yards of field position after the punt. I’m a big fan of McD, and give him a ton of credit for Bills recent success. However. I think there are times in big games where he wants to assert some direct responsibility for the outcome. And the unnecessary TOs come back to bite him. Yes

There’s unlimited call ups for an individual player. But I believe there’s a limit of 2 players called up per game for the playoffs. Let’s say Brandon Bryant gets called up this week with Settle & Phillips banged up. If you had to use a call up for Beasley too, then you’re stuck if you need another player.

That would be a pretty terrible franchise QB. He threw 3 INTs in the 2nd half, and the Patriots only had 24 net yards of Offense in the 4th QTR with their season on the line.

Dean Marlowe

If the goal is equidistant, Indianapolis is the answer. Almost right between KC and Buffalo. let’s hope we really get to worry about the AFCG location. Why is Indy out?

Yes BUF & CIN will have an equal number of games. But if you read the full release, I don’t think they will give home field to 1 team or the other if seeding could’ve changed based on Bills v Bengals outcome. Sounds like there will be an official decision tomorrow

That’s not what the league is saying. From NFL.com “The AFC Championship Game will be played at a neutral site if the participating teams played an unequal number of games and both could have been the number one seed and hosted the game had all AFC clubs played a full 17-game regular season”

If KC loses and BIlls & Bengal both win, then the outcome of Bills v Bengals would’ve decided #1 seed. Since game was canceled AFCG goes to neural site