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    Mixed emotions today…Bills opener + 9/11

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    I experienced far more on the morning of the 11th and in the weeks and months to follow than I would ever care to remember.  But I have never forgotten, nor do I think its possible.  This time of year always brings a certain sadness to me.   The Bills have always been part of my therapy to get back to normal.  

     

    I’ll be excited for the game, as well, but it will take some drinks to wear off the bitter memories of the morning.  
     

    Go Bills!

     

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    Oh no, poor billionaires losing money.

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    13 minutes ago, Matt_In_NH said:

    Mlb and nba games are spread over the days of the week nfl Sunday ticket is two windows.  1pm a and 4pm on Sunday…that’s the difference.  I wish it was cheaper too but dont hold your breath on it getting cheaper even on a single team basis.  

    Thats completely outdated.  You now have games on Thursday night, Sunday morning (london games), sunday at 1 & 4, Sunday night, and Monday night. And at the end of the year, throw in Saturday games.  
     

    To watch them all?  You need 4? (I’ve lost count) different paid packages of some sort.  

    Nattering nabobs of negativism

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    I don’t live in Buffalo. So my question is: is all the irrational negativity prevalent throughout the fanbase and local media, or is it just the internet echo chamber of a place like this where a handful of posters can feed off each other and blow opinions out of proportion to reality?

     

    It does seem like this place goes from one player or coach to the next, always needing to denigrate someone and insist they be cut.  I’ve never really cared enough to track posters and see if its always the same ones that spend years running a player out of town, only to criticize every move to replace who they said was the worst player on the team.  
     

    And I’m sure its no worse, but it seems this off season has only gotten worse. The opinions and general negativity surrounding the upcoming season seem worse than any time during the drought.  My brother in law used to always be in amazement how us Bills’ fans could always spend the offseason talking about the Super Bowl and we finally were gonna do it… when clearly the team sucked throughout the early ‘00s.  Now?  We’re closer than ever, and the majority of posts here seem to think we suck worse than ever.  
     

    I usually just attribute it to the screwed up internet-age we live in where every idiot had a platform to spew.  So I wonder, is that what this is?   Do we discuss reality of what tje team is, or do the misconceptions and opinions of trolls become the reality?  
     

     

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    What do you all think of games being canceled?

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    24 minutes ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:

    I think we’re heading to no preseason games very shortly. It’s how the league will grow revenue. 20 week seasons. 18 games, 2 byes on the way.

    I think lots of people appear to have this sentiment.  But, regarding player safety, this is the worst thing to do.  More meaningful games and longer seasons will only wear players down and make injuries, especially chronic ones, far more common.  
     

    The NFL already walks the line with serious, life threatening injuries. 20 game seasons, with zero warm up, will cross that line. IMO

     

    Regarding the OP’s question. I haven’t seen any official league opinion. But i would think they stopped the last two games because it was preseason.  But, it is quickly becoming an expectation. I think the league needs to let everyone know what the protocol is going forward.  Personally, I wouldn’t suspend a game unless it was a Hamlin type situation.  That was unique and far worse, just based on the players faces and reactions. 

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    Nuggets of Infor From Bills Practice 8/22

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    4 hours ago, RunTheBall said:

    Thank God for the non-vocal majority of Bills fans who don’t tweet or post on this board. Otherwise you’d think what was once the best fan base in all of the league had devolved into an anxiety ridden, whining, entitled bunch of sky-is-falling Pats* fans. 

     

    Here’s a reality check - the Tops shooting did not impact the play on the field. Kim Pegula’s cardiac arrest did not affect the play on the field. Losing to Miami in the heat did not affect the play on the field later in the season. Hamlin affected the play, Josh’s injury affected the play, Roger Saffold and Brown sucking affected the play. Getting out coached in every aspect by Cinci affected the play. 

     

    This team did not handle the pressure of being crowned SB favorites. The vocal fan base is so anxiety ridden, so desperate for a SB win that it’s severely impacting the discourse to the point that every single practice snap is over analyzed to death. 

     

    Talk to me after the first quarter of the season. Then I’ll be able to form an opinion on what this version of the Bills looks like and make a prediction on their future which will likely be completely wrong. 

     

    Even if we had the consensus best team by every clown “analyst” out there we’d still have less than a 25% chance to win it all because no one wants to think about the role LUCK plays in getting there. Does the ball bounce your way in an important game? Do the refs blow a call in your favor at a crucial moment? Does your normally reliable RB cough up the ball (Thurman) at the most inopportune time? So much luck comes into play but we can’t quantify it so we ignore it. That does not mean getting clearly outcoached, which happened last year against Cinci, isn’t a valid complaint or concern.

     

    I feel bad for those who feel in their hearts that if the team doesn’t win the Super Bowl then everything before that was a failure. They miss out on so much great football and fun because “the regular season doesn’t matter”. 

     

    My heart gets ripped out every Sunday when they lose but a Thad Brown tweet about a mid August practice doesn’t have an impact.

     

    Enjoy the ride.

    I did the emoji beer thing. But really wanted to just say thank you as well  ..pretty much exactly how i feel reading this board lately.  

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    Joe Marino Breaks Down Pressures on Allen, blames quite a bit on pocket management

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    51 minutes ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:

    Also likely he was trying to not get hit, in the pocket or out. He was definitely playing overly safe.

    That’s the issue i have with ..this board this week.   It was a game that most people didn’t even want Josh or most of the starters to play in.  But, when they do and clearly looked to be avoiding hard contact (presumably to avoid injuries) or the coaches intentionally try to put players in a position to learn (e.g., Kincaid blocking, not Knox), then everyone comes here and screams the sky is falling and ready to blow the entire team and front office up for being so inept.   Hell, Beane is getting grief for signing a camp fodder LB.    Its just ridiculous how bad this place has gotten after a completely meaningless game. 
     

     

    43 minutes ago, Boatdrinks said:

    Yes. If Josh is the “ problem” in regular season losses, then it’s time to re-evaluate the Bills entire program and probably the McDermott regime as well. I don’t think we are there .. yet . The offensive line is a huge limiting factor in where this team’s  season is going to end up. If Allen is a limiting factor - again I believe he is a top 3 QB in the NFL- then what are we doing here ? This team has issues , but Josh Allen isn’t one of them. 

    You’re so hopeful though, aren't you?  

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    O’Cyrus Torrence Dominating (video breakdown)

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    1 hour ago, machine gun kelly said:


    People are overreacting to Dawkins.  He seems to come in overweight and look like crap in the PS.  He’ll come around.

     

     

    I’ve been a Brown apologist for good reasons on his lack of off seasons and training camp minis, etc, but he has no excuses if he comes out against the Jets like his last performance.

     

    There’s no doubt Beane will be working the waiver wire if Brown doesn’t look markedly better in this last week’s PS game.

     

    Doyle will be gone after an injury settlement, but Brown is on paper thin ice.

    Ya think??   People are overreacting to the entire game.   I know people just like to B word but dang its getting unbearable.   It was a preseason game. Priority one is don’t get injured.  But folks around here seem to think this game had playoff seeding up for grabs.   

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    Josh Allen: Assistant Offensive Coordinator?

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    3 hours ago, boater said:

    You have ONE blog article citing the K-Gun being other than Jim Kelly. You'll need more than that to convince me.

    I don’t need an internet-based article to prove it.  I lived it.  It was the K-Gun In reference to Keith McKeller, the TE.  When McKeller would come in, the defense would substitute to a favorable package for the Bills Offense.  So, they would switch to the no huddle attack to take advantage.   Of course, the offense evolved and wasn’t just reliant on which TE was on the field, but that’s how it all began. 
     

    And, yes, I experienced the Trent Edwards debacle as well. I think any person that experienced the Kelly led no huddle attack, realized that was gonna be a hot mess.  
     

    Josh, I must admit, may be another story. I’ve often thought he may have the skill set and mentality to run an effective no huddle offense all game. 
     

    edit: although now a days with OC to QB communications its a different world, all together, when it comes to a QB calling his own plays at the line. 
     

     

    THANKS for 25 years of the Stadium Wall, TBD!

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    As someone thats never lived in Buffalo, I’ve always had to get my Bills news somehow.   At one point, it was Shout!. I loved that paper.  Then the interweb came around, and I found the HyperBills site. Unless I’m mistaken, my current avatar logo was used on that site.  And like some, I found TBD in its infancy.  Been here ever since.   
     

    In 1998, I was graduating from graduate school and off to NJ.  It was a crazy time.  Following the Bills and reading the hot takes here have gotten me through a lot of the major upheavals in my life. States, houses, a

    marriage, girlfriends, jobs, family, friends, web browsers, QBs… they’ve all come and gone.  But the stupid hot takes on this site remain.  I can’t imagine my daily routine without it. 
     

    Thank you all and especially SDS for keeping it going. 
     

    (I do wonder, as said upthread, about the age range here.  Its hard to imagine an old school message board still being this active after all these years.)

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    Training Camp 8/1 9:45

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    10 hours ago, SCBills said:

     

    Shakir seems to be the most polarizing player of camp so far.

     

    Some reporters think he's been solid/stock up.  Others keep highlighting him having an issue with drops.  

    We have to have a whipping boy… Edmonds is gone.  Shakir… you’re up.

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    General feeling of fanbase, more likely... winning AFC Championship? or missing playoffs altogether?

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    1 hour ago, eball said:

    Anyone who “predicts” this team would miss the playoffs is a complete moron.  The only way the Bills miss the playoffs is if they sustain catastrophic injuries at multiple positions (Allen, Diggs, etc).

     

    The Bills are a top 5 team in the NFL.  Period.  It’s not something that is even reasonably debatable.

     

    A lot of Bills fans are still scarred from the drought.  We don’t know how to deal with being considered one of the elites because it hasn’t happened since the early 90s.  But we are.

     

    The likelihood of reaching/winning the AFCC is far greater than the likelihood of missing the playoffs.

     

    Agreed. 100%. 
     

    I still don’t understand the posters upset with last year’s 13 wins… because we didn’t dominate enough while winning.  Thats the most odd take I’ve heard going all the way back to last season.   This team won. Period. People need to stop expecting every drive to be a score.   Its amazing how quickly people got spoiled.  
     

    The biggest concern I have is the loss of Singletary.  Hopefully Cook is ready to make a leap in consistency.  I’m not even as worried about McD being the defensive coordinator, as I feel he was very involved with the defense in the past.   
     

    There are lots of unknowns and question marks with the team to be certain.   Buy every team has unknowns at this point in the summer.   No reason to just expect all the Bills’ moves were bad and everyone else’s were good.   Not till at least October.  

    Good Breakdown on Bills, KC, and Cinci moving forward

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    8 minutes ago, DabillsDaBillsDaBills said:

    I didn't find the article to be particularly useful. I think they needed to look at what players on each team would be looking for big contracts in the 2024 season. 

     

    The only guy on the Bills is Gabe Davis. With how he played last year I don't think anyone on here would care if we let him walk. We're hardly in cap "jail" next season even though we have a lot of guys on big contracts. 

     

    The Bengals are gonna have to give Burrows and Chase MASSIVE contracts. Even if they sign at a discount they will probably be the highest paid QB and WR when they sign their deals. 

     

    I have to admit that the Chiefs have one of the best cap situations in the league going forward. MAYBE the lack of a big name WR and an aging Kelce will slow them down? I can dream anyway

    Rewatching all the games from last year, I will say 2 things.  
     

    Gabe Davis is far better than posters here give him credit. He’s a solid WR that should absolutely remain a Bill. 
     

    Singletary is a good RB!  The offense was immensely better when he was in.  He does not have breakaway speed. But the number of times he made a cut and got the needed yards cannot be underestimated.  I fear we’re going to miss him.

     

    Anyone saying differently, I truly think isn’t actually watching the game but going on a preconceived notion of their play. 
     

     

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    Josh Allen and the next Steps we need him to make to be the best.

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    I’ve rewatched most of last season’s games.  Offensively, I really hope the offensive line additions pan out. That was the glaring issue. Fix that and the run game follows.  Its amazing how many times the offense stutters and its like Allen finally says F it, and takes the while offense on his back.  That needs to stop.  
     

    Also, for whatever reason, the offense became very predictable by mid season.  That’s gotta be on Dorsey. 
     

    Defensively, they were entirely too banged up. But they just have to be more aggressive. The bend but don’t break stuff only gets you so far as we’ve seen the last few years. 

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    Ed Oliver big extension

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    9 minutes ago, Pine Barrens Mafia said:

    They drafted him at 9.

     

    You need absolute excellence for top 10 picks 

    And therein lies the issue I think most people have.   He was drafted at #9. If he was the exact same player, from day 1, and drafted in the 2nd round people would be more than happy today.  
     

    Draft position is irrelevant, IMO, if the the guy is starting from his rookie season on. He was a good pick then, and a good player now.  

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    Ed Oliver big extension

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    The problem with most posters here is they expect hall of fame caliber players at every position and then hope for a home town discount when its time to resign them.  And when they don’t get both, they think you can draft that player and have them produce as rookies.  Of course, either scenario rarely happens.  
     

    Oliver is a good player and they’re keeping him at a reasonable price in the current NFL market.  I’m glad he’s staying on the team. It’s one less hole in the roster going forward.   

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