Augie

Who am I to argue? 🤷‍♂️

So, which one of you might be fallible? 🤷‍♂️

Why are you pretending to know more than the professional law enforcement officers and the Bills research team regarding these allegations? Were you there? How many of these people have you personally interviewed? How would you like it if your brother was unfairly accused? There are two sides to almost everything, but you tend to ignore what doesn’t fit your narrative. In 2021 Max Hairston was just a middling college prospect, not a rich athlete. I don’t know what happened, but I know enough to trust professional people who have actual knowledge and facts before someone who is angry on the internet. .

It’s amusing for a while, but I’ve enjoyed the ignore feature since I’ve started weeding out the trash.

Hyperbole much?

The Packers D has been good so far, but they have only scored 104 points in 5 games, compared to our 153 points. The Rams, Chiefs and Texans have only given up 5-6 points total fewer than the Bills thru 5 games. That’s pretty darn close. I know you want your complaining to be justified, but we are not as miserable as you’d like us to think. Could we hit on more top players in the draft? Sure. Most teams will tell you the same thing.

If you think his injury in camp justifies your criticism at the draft, I’m afraid I’m just not following. He missed one college game in 2022, no games in 2023 and 5 in 2024, but that was a result of an infection that he got from an injection. Not an actual football injury. Even a Magic 8 Ball was not going to see this one coming. Is he a little slight? Sure. But that’s part of the sacrifice you make when you are trying to add blazing speed to the defensive backfield. EDIT: He’s about 16 pounds of muscle heavier than Worthy, so he can’t be too slight if you are touting Worthy. This feels like cherry picking to make a point that you are not a fan of Beane and his drafting. Those other teams have whiffs in the draft and unforeseeable injuries as well. Heck, Worthy has his own thread here, and he just missed some games because he ran into a teammate. crap happens. .

The best pizza I’ve ever had I made myself…..in a cooking class in Rome (Italy, not NY). They let you know it’s not a Naples style pizza, it’s different. And it was amazing! I have a pic of my wife with an entire pie in front of her, then a pic of her taking the last bite. It was so light it never filled you up. Don’t even get me started on the gelato!

If they get you into the playoffs, that was a fair price to pay. Once you are IN the playoffs you have a chance to win it. As we know, a third round pick comes with no guarantees. .

I had Buffalo style today for lunch (the owner is from Grand Island) and it was pretty good. There are some decent places with more NY style around, I guess. Not a huge preference in style, I think the quality of the joint matters more. The one that stands out as a different food to me is Chicago deep dish. We used to go out to a place after Monday night tennis to drink beer, watch MNF and have free pizza at halftime. They put out amazing deep dish pizza, and not just because it was free. They sold by the slice and I’d go there for lunch. They sold and eventually went out of business but those were great times. Thinking of that, I took my Mom to a place here that sells deep dish. It’s not until you sit down do you learn it takes 45-50 minutes. No thanks.

Oh, you just wait! 😂

Benjamin belonged on a Rex Ryan team with unlimited donuts in the meeting rooms. I’m not sure if we would have even made the playoffs without the emergency acquisitions of Cooper and Douglas. They were not long-term fixes, but they patched a leaky tire to keep things moving down the road. There is value in that. .

….and Philly is going to have hell to pay for a while when all those void years and other cap tricks to prolong the magic come home to roost. I know, many would gladly have that problem if they had a trophy. I guess I’m different, that trophy only makes me happy until the next game starts. At least I’m honest about it. .

There is a rumor that both Falcon’s fans living in Atlanta will be in attendance. That could sway things. Yes, the Falcons could win, but it won’t be due to the huge home field advantage.

What you call bad habits, I prefer to think of as maintaining traditions. It feels much better that way.

Let’s give credit where credit was due: If he was trying to be funny, he aced it!

OK, I’m starting to feel badly that nobody would take, or admit to taking, a look. I clicked. My iPad did not melt, I did not go blind, and YES, most of you would. There, I broke the ice.

Exactly, it’s not personal at all, it’s purely financial. The Bills aren’t actively trying to upgrade the fanbase, though that may be a side effect. They just want to get what those seats should fetch across the NFL market. That seems fair enough to me. It sucks for many, but there is always the option to say no. We had almost $800 into some NBA tickets on a Tuesday in Charlotte one time. My younger son turned to me 5 minutes in and said “they’re not even trying.” Quite true. Between the price and the product, they finally reached my limit. I’ve never been to another NBA game and I don’t even watch the Finals now. We all have a limit somewhere.

It’s fine, don’t worry about it. Just keep those payments coming…..

He of course projected highly, but it’s hard to tell based on the NFL talent surrounding him what would happen at the next level. Would he be good, or great? There is no sure thing in the draft, and it’s no lock that the high flying circus would continue without the surrounding cast. Context is important, he was not just a one man show. “What made the 2019 LSU offense so special? Joe Brady turned the LSU offense into a heavy pass machine that no one could stop. That season LSU's new high-powered offense averaged 48.4 points per game, scored 40 points in 12 of their 15 games, while breaking every record. Joe Burrow had very good weapons at wide receiver named Justin Jefferson and Ja'Marr Chase.Apr 4, 2025”

Yes, hindsight is very helpful that way. Nobody knew just what Jefferson would become, so it’s not really that easy.

Some teams just keep finding new ways to entertain us! 🤣

They are equally forgettable even if you live in Atlanta. Maybe once or twice a month I’ll see a Falcons hat, shirt or bumper sticker. (Just try to imagine no Bills gear in WNY.) I can’t even get out of my neighborhood without driving past UGA flags flying. The Braves get a little attention when they are good, but college football rules here, PERIOD. I even see more Atlanta United FC MLS stuff than Falcons. Odd, I know. 🤷‍♂️

I’d agree, but we already had an abundance of slot WR types. (This is the other debate.) No point in creating a deeper logjam. What we needed was that guy who can operate outside, gain separation and make the defense afraid. That is harder to come by, and that’s not really what McConkey is, IMO. I loved him coming out of UGA, the guy is just a football player, but we already have a good guy in that role. But yes, I think we need to hit on that guy in the draft. We don’t have $30Mil+ to throw at a proven guy.

From the media? On the internet? I don’t think that is possible. I read it, so it must be true.