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Wow. I don't usually watch those old videos (don't have the time), but I watched some of this one. That was one incredible football game. Some impressive plays by Bledsoe, Josh Reed, and Peerless Price. How about some Kendrick Office? And I didn't remember Mike Hollis kicking for the Bills, but that was one clutch kick to sent it into OT. He missed a winner in OT, but it looked like a high snap threw off the timing. Great finish. Too bad Bledsoe was only able to play like this for a half-season.

I'd be good with a 7th.

Trubisky played a fantastic half of a preseason game. He's a guy with talent and lots of starting experience who looks to be an excellent backup for the Bills. Can we just leave it at that? I certainly don't want Josh to get hurt, but if he does, and Mitch plays a number of meaningful games the way he played that one half of a preseason game today, we can reopen this conversation.

Good article on Rosen from the hometown newspaper where Rosen was drafted. The quotes from all of the experts would indicate that those of us who were pro-Rosen had good reason. That's why we are fans, the sports writers are writers, and Beane is the GM of a highly successful franchise. Josh Rosen cut by San Francisco 49ers: How were NFL writers so wrong about quarterback? https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nfl/cardinals/2021/08/18/josh-rosen-nfl-writers-arizona-cardinals-2018-draft/8180850002/

I'm in the Chase Young camp. I'm not an Ohio State fan, but Young is a stud. Imagine that kind of edge speed on the Bills defense.

This comment made me think of the year that Dick Jauron led the Chicago Bears to the playoffs and was the NFL coach of the year. They got every tip, bounce and call that year. They were medicore to bad before that season and after it. I will also always remember an article from many years back when the Bills were looking for a new coach. The headline read: "Bills to Interview Dick Jauron for Head Coaching Position.....Why?" But getting back to the point of this thead, Jauron's one year of success with the Bears is a paper tiger type of thing. This Chiefs team is not that. They have been very good to excellent for several years (they were a multi-year playoff team BEFORE Mahomes) and, if you take the last 2 seasons collectively, they were the NFL's best team (2 Super Bowl appearances, one victory). They soundly beat the Bills twice in two different styles of games, including the AFC Championship where they spotted the Bills 9 and still won handily. I do, however, believe that if the Bills improve their defense and can run a little bit, they certainly can compete with, and potentially beat, the Chiefs this year. If those things don't happen, the Bills will remain #2 or #3 in the AFC.

This reminds me of the classic line from Animal House - "Fat, Drink, and Stupid is no way to go through life, son...."

I am out west and will watch on NFLN, Channel 212 on DTV. It starts at 4 PM here and I will be at work until about 5:30 and not home until about 6, so my DVR is set to record it and I will watch with a couple of cold ones later on this evening.

No question that local joints and food trucks are typically going to be a higher quality, better product than something from a chain restaurant. That said, I still think In and Out is a pretty tasty inexpensive fast-food burger (and Whataburger isn't bad, but not as good, in my opinion). Mighty Taco has a lot of nostalgia and memories for me and it's part of the fabric of WNY (and I enjoy it on the rare occasions I have it), but sometimes we have to be honest with ourselves. It just isn't that good. It's a WNY version of Taco Bell (probably better, but a similar concept). But there's a place for it in our lives.... The irony is that I have posted 3 or 4 times in this thread and have probably eaten at In and Out, Whataburger, Five Guys, and Mighty Taco about that many times combined in the last several years . It's just a fun thread to participate in and a little break from the monotony of work.

I don't think it exists (In and Out in PA). The map below is from the In and Out website. Nothing east of Texas.

A developmental prospect. 3 years on the practice squad and then look out! Most HS wrestlers that I know (including me) also played football. Gain weight for football, then starve it off for wrestling. We did it, but not a very healthy way to operate. Wrestling takes a ton of discipline and that translates well to football (as does the balance and use of weight/force against another person), but for someone who hasn't ever played football or has not played since HS, making it in the NFL is a major climb.

A few comments on the post and above comments: I live out west and In and Out is very good. It's simple, fresh fast-food burger and fries at a reasonable price. They are confined to the western part of the US and are unlikley to come to Buffalo unless they start a huge operation in the eastern part of the country. Five Guys has great fries and their burgers are pretty good, but I think it is overall too slow and too expensive. Whataburger is also good, but nothing earth-shattering. I lived in Chicago for many years. Portillos is extremely popular, but in my estimation, overrated. I prefer Ted's for hot dogs. I love Chicago dogs too, but I don't think Portillos make them that much better than other Chicago places. I moved out of Buffalo before Tim Horton's became big. I don't drink coffee. On the rare occasions we are back in WNY, my wife enjoys their coffee and the rest of the family enjoys their donuts. I prefer to patronize Horton's due to its WNY/Southern Ontario connections (and the fact that its namesake was a Buffalo Sabre) over Massachusetts-based Dunkin' Donuts (screw the Bruins, Patriots, and Red Sox, and all Massholes). I prefer Josh focus on football and stay out of other businesses. A commercial or endorsement here or there is fine. After winning a Super Bowl, he can do whatever he wants....

It's amazing to think that Barkley might well have gone 1st overall had he left USC a year earlier. After Barkely, Leinart, and Darnold, I am not in favor of drafting USC QB's high. That aside, I don't think Barkley sucks. He's a good NFL 3rd string QB and potentially decent 2nd string QB. He lacks physical ability, but he can learn an offense and can mentor younger guys. He's a class act and a great teammate. I also believe he could do OK as a spot starter with time to prepare by getting the reps in practice, as he did vs. the Jests a few years ago. He also played well in relief against Miami in the finale last year, but again, he knew he would be playing. He's not great coming in cold off the bench and I don't think he can carry a team for an extended string of games and certianly not for an entire season, which is exactly why the Bills moved on and signed Trubisky. I wish him well and hope him signing with a rival won't come back to haunt the Bills much. I don't think it will. Now Kizer, he sucks.

I grew up near the original Duff's, have great memories of going there and love the nostalgia, but the quality of their wings was never that great. They are relatively small and not very meaty. The Anchor Bar - same thing - great nostalgia - particularly because they invented the damn things - but not the greatest in size/quality. The best I have enjoyed is Gabriel's Gate and the Cole's/Brennan's restaurants. I have not lived in Buffalo in a very long time and have not visited in a couple of years, so my opinion and information is dated. I have never had wings at Bar Bill, but based on what I see on this board, I would love to try them. I also have never been inside Big Tree. I have many adult beverages in the vicinity of their parking lot on game day. If you are looking for great wings in Chicago, try the Wild Goose Tavern on North Lincoln in North Center - a single location neighborhood bar. If you are in Phoenix, try Pullano's on Thunderbird and 51st Avenue (in the suburb of Glendale, near the western border of Phoenix). As far as I know, the Wild Goose has no connection to Buffalo, but Pullano's is the home of the Phoenix Wild West Buffalo Bills Club, with Bills stuff on the walls and packed on game days. It's more of a family atmosphere than some of the other Bills bars, which are not places to bring kids.

I live out of state and was looking for a good week to visit Buffalo this fall. By happenstance, my kid's school has Fall Break the first week in October, which lines up perfectly with the first Bills-Sabres weekend. This is a very positive development for me!

The downside of streaming (at least for me) is losing DVR capability. I live in a western time zone and I have young kids, so often I am not able to make kickoff and need to record and watch later (all the while dodging my phone so I don't know the score and what has happened). If you are watching in real time, the streaming option is a good one.

Thanks for the tip - I just set my DVR to record this.

The initial comment was about OJ, not Shady (see below). And was sarcasm. I agree we should not bring back Shady.

Why not kick the tires? One year deal, vet minimum. What have we got to lose?

To respond to the original question, I would say yes, the Bills are a regional team. Bills "country" is all of WNY, extends east to Rochester and south to more or less the Pennsylvania border. Southern Ontario - Fort Erie, Niagara Falls, etc. is Bills country, but as you move west and north and get closer to Toronto, it becomes less so - NFL fans there seem to prefer many teams. Heading east, once you get past Rochester and get closer to Syracuse, it definitely becomes more of a mix of Bills, Giants and Jets. Separate and apart from this, as noted above in many places, the Bills have a very large national following. Bills fans are everywhere and are proud to be so. Bills fans in other markets tend to have a larger sense of comradery than fans of a lot of other teams that may be living out of their home market. I have encountered Bills fans all over the United States and internationally too.

He's a great talent, but not exactly a process guy. Plus, saying he'd like to play with Tre White is not the same as saying he'd like to play in Buffalo.

I'm not an Apple guy. I use all Android devices and I'm a Directv subscriber. I think this would be bad for me. At least with Directv, you can negotiate a good price (or even free) most years - with a little work. Once it goes to Apple or another streaming service, those negotations and discounts are likely over. The upshot is that I am no longer tied to Directv for my primary television service....If it goes to a streaming service, I would perfer Amazon Prime, which I already subscribe to. I could also live with Disney/ESPN+. Although I don't currently subscribe, they do have enough content that my family and I are interested in.

I'm glad the Bills are not on it. I can't see how publicly airing the private operations of a team would be beneficial. Then again, I also don't watch much TV outside of sports (the games themselves) and I am not a big fan of reality TV. I do enjoy the 30-for-30 series, but those documentaries typically take place several years after the events occurred, so they wouldn't have much impact on the current state of affairs.

I don't think it makes sense to trade a proven producer and veteran team leader in Hughes when the three young guys are unknown quantities. Two are rookies and one is a 2nd year guy who got limited reps last year. Addision, on the other hand, was brought in as a veteran, has only been with the team one year, and he was not particularly productive, so I could see moving on from him. That said, did Addison restructure his contract? If so, parting ways with a guy who made that concession for the team is not a good look as far as attracting future free agents. The Bills are probably good enough to be able to overcome that, but it still isn't a good look.

For what it's worth, I have NFL Sunday Ticket, which has online streaming included with the package. I use it all the time when I travel domestically. Two years ago, I was traveling in Europe and wanted to stream the games to my tablet. The Sunday Ticket app sees the foreign IP address and won't allow access. I had the same problem trying to watch college games on ESPN. The solution was to purchase a VPN for my device. It make the web site or app think that you are operating in the city where the VPN comes from, and you can set it to various U.S. cities. It worked great for college football. Unfortunately, the Sunday Ticket app was not fooled by the VPN and I couldn't access the Bills games. I was pretty frustrated. I'm sure many of you who are far more technical than I am could explain how this works and why it didn't work, but I figured I would share my experience. I was only out of the country for a couple of weeks, so puchasing Game Pass was not a viable option when I was already subscribed to Sunday Ticket.