SoMAn
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On 6/11/2024 at 2:09 PM, ChronicAndKnuckles said:
15 rushing TDs is insane for a QB especially since they weren’t all from half a yard out. I will go to my grave knowing Allen got robbed out of the MVP last year.
I don't fully understand the concern over winning or not winning the MVP. Those side awards mean nothing to me. In baseball and hockey it seems like there are dozens of season-end individual honors.
Given the choice, would you rather have a team that makes it's way deep into the playoffs consistently, or a gang of players who will look great 20 years from now with awards and eye-popping stats in a NFL history books?
I suppose it's nice to be recognized, but like all the lists that are published weekly (it seems), the awards are largely subjective.
The only award I care about with the Bills is a shiny Lombardi trophy in the display case at One Bills Drive.
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On 6/6/2024 at 4:58 PM, Big Turk said:
There are a lot of great teams but for me, it would have to be the Edmonton Oilers in the mid 80s. Basically had their own All-Star team with 7 future HOF'ers in their prime and several other very very good ones like Esa Tikannen and Craig Simpson.
Gretzky, Messier, Coffey, Kurri, Anderson, Fuhr, Lowe, etc...
Just dominant. And they could beat you any way you wanted to play. You wanted to be physical? They had some bad MOFO's on that team like McSorely, McClelland, Smith, etc...you want to run and gun? Good luck. They were more than happy to win games 7-4 or 8-5.
I know some would say the Yankee teams with Maris and Mantle or even the ones with Ruth. Some might say the Steeler teams in the mid 70s. Some might say the Bulls of the 90s with Jordan or The Celtics or Lakers of the 80s...
But for me, I don't think any of them compared to the sheer collection of top end talent the Oilers had.
Before clicking on it, my immediate thought was the Edmonton Oilers. I still haven’t scrolled through responses, but it’s pretty good bet the 70s Steelers and the 50’s Yankees would be considered
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So, there are what?, 3 NFL teams with green as a main color scheme, and the NFL puts 2 of them in one game against each other in a place where that color poses a threat.
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I was at the Bills first Monday Night game. It was October 1973. OJ wen over the 1,000 mark in that game 7 contest against the Chiefs.
I'd like to be in attendance at their first Monday Night game in the new Highmark Stadium.
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Looking at the way Beane is assembling this offense, all signs point to the strategy being muscle defenses down the field rather than finesse their way to the end zone.
We don't need speedsters like Tyreek Hill. There's no use in even pretending that's the game plan. We're going to pound them, control the clock/time of possession, and force them to play catch-up.
Bigger wideouts, 2 competent tight ends, a bowling ball, low to the ground, change-up running back who has hands (Davis), and a QB who can stiff arm opposing LBs to the ground.
I suspect we'll see a decent number of 2 TE sets. I also believe the run and screen games will play a bigger part than we've seen in recent years. We may see Quinton Morris more this year too.
Some may disagree, but I believe with the current personnel and Josh becoming more of a savvy vet who can read defenses, this offense will be far better than any of the Diggs/Davis era.
Just hoping for better luck staying healthy this season. 96 days and counting.
Edit: another advantage that may have played into the way the team is being built is having a team that doesn't have to be completely reliable on the availability of Josh Allen. I think most of us have conceded that if Josh is out for any extended period of time, the season is all but over. The direction the team appears to be going on game day, eating away at yardage through shorter passing game and running attack, a halfway decent QB acting as game manager could keep the team on track to win games without the heroics of Josh.
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The seed was planted in the late 60s when occasionally my brother and I would accompany our parents to a Bills game. My dad's company had season tickets* and sometimes we'd use them if no other clients or employees wanted them. The seats were on the visitor side in War Memorial Stadium, 4 rows from the field, probably less than 15 feet from where Namath, Lamonica, Unitas, etc where seated or standing.
That was the first intoxicating exposure to the sights, sounds, smells (popcorn, hot dogs, cigars) that I came to love. Being only around 10-11 years old, I didn't really have much understanding of the game beyond what I knew playing neighborhood football. I noticed the squads had enough players that they didn't require our standard 1 mississippi, 2 mississippi, 3 mississippi 😊
But a couple years later, O.J., in a breakout year under new coach Lou Saban, was in a race with Washington's Larry Brown for the rushing title. I watched and charted the race closely, hoping for some glory from the hometown team, not realizing then that it was probably the first time I was developing a sense of 'hometown' pride - the feeling of belonging to something bigger than the neighborhood crew.
The following year of '73, new stadium, first Monday Night game ( I was there), OJ was a national hero, breaking Jim Brown's longtime season record of 1,864 yards (yes, I remember that, and most of the yards OJ had in each of the 14 games).
I was hooked and have never looked back, even having season tickets in the 90s though living in Atlanta area.
*the business was a family contracting, wholesale/distribution business run by my grandfather, uncle, and father mostly. Grandfather long gone, dad and uncle left us in 2020. I hadn't thought about those season tickets at old War Memorial until a couple of years ago when my cousin called to ask if we'd be interested in retaining the seasons?
What?! You've had them all these years?! With all those years of seniority I probably could have had my pick of seating.
My brother and I both declined. In hindsight, I probably should have done it.
Fan forever. Go Bills!
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Coach? I can't say. But the player who used to drive me nuts was Rob Johnson when the offense would be moving down the field, get to around the 30 yard line, 3rd down, Johnson would get pressured, retreat backwards in an attempt to escape, hang on to the ball, get sacked, and take the team out of field goal range.
Josh has been guilty of that a few times also, but it seemed like a frequent occurrence with Rob.
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On 5/23/2024 at 3:12 AM, Doc Brown said:
Also, move the Super Bowl to Saturday night or the Sunday before President's day.
For years I've wanted a Saturday night Super Bowl, but there's no way the league and the hosting cities will give up the extra day of revenue. A few years before the Bills' first Super Bowl, the kickoff time was changed to 6:30-ish to accommodate the west coast and make it more of a prime time event that would be a lead-in for a new show the network was premiering. Before that, there were 2:30 and 4:30 starts that were far better for us easterners to have Super Bowl parties. I'm older now, so the whole party thing isn't as appealing, and by the time the game is ended around 10:15, I'm ready to hit the pillow.
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Call 5 yard 'grounding' penalty along with the loss of down for clocking/spiking the ball. Seems like a cheap way to get an extra time out.
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How do we define or measure the season?
Wins?
Passing Yards?
Superbowl?
Superbowl win?
Picking apart defenses with efficient plays?
Taking better care of the ball?
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Whether or not Josh is the best, there's few who would argue that Tua is better. So, Miami fans shouldn't be upset about the truth - maybe just that it was said out loud.
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14 hours ago, RiotAct said:
Ha! My wife and I sit down close to field level in 102 for one game every season, and with running plays I have a VERY hard time figuring out how much the play went for. Especially if the offense is going towards the tunnel EZ.
I understand that, like one of the people who responded, it's part of the experience to be close enough to hear and see the players up close - a fair trade off for compromised views. But then they're relying on the Jumbotron and replays (or ribbon boards) to know down/distance and see who did what.
I want to experience and feel the plays in real time without needing to look at a screen. You may as well stay home and save a few hundred dollars if most of the viewing is the big screens. But as stated earlier, to each their own.
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On 5/6/2024 at 6:27 PM, GoBills808 said:
ngl grilling isnt as foolproof as my method ive been developing for a couple yrs now
get your steak to room temp and then s&p
throw it in a hot cast iron on stovetop w butter and smashed up garlic cloves for about 1 min/side, basting the whole time
then put the cast iron into 400degree oven, 5-7mins depending on how you like it
take it out and put it on cutting board, let it sit for about 10mins
Have successfully used similar method for perfectly medium tenderloin. I wouldn’t leave garlic in the oil to burn and get bitter, but rather infuse the oil/butter with garlic first, then remove the clove from the pan before adding the meat. Also, some aromatics and as previously mentioned are a nice touch. Baste with butter from pan.
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On 5/15/2024 at 9:51 PM, 17years&waiting said:
The 300's are great.
I've also sat 100's & 200's endzones. Not as enjoyable.
I’ve never quite understood the appeal of those low-level end zone seats. Yeah, you might get a great play that happens real close to you, but it’s a fairly bad view if they’re down at the other end, particularly if you are on the scoreboard end. Clubs are ideal, especially if it’s cold and/or raining. The 300 level, lower half aren’t far behind and great on a nice fall day.
Do fans want the first row so they’ll be seen on TV? For me, it’s harder to see how the play is developing and where everybody’s lined up when you’re at field level. The reason coordinators like to sit in the booth is because they can see the field better. -
4 hours ago, MasterStrategist said:
This is far better than Peacock at least.
Almost everyone has Netflix, or knows someone that does
I don’t have it. When it was around $9 a month, i didn’t mind too much, but i hardly ever watched it, so when they started charging $15 that was enough for me.
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5 hours ago, SCBills said:
At night, so I like it. The heat doesn't bother these guys, it's the sun beating down plus the heat.
Could be a night time low of high 70's, low 80's.. completely fine.
And the players will already be acclimated to the conditions having played and practice in summer heat since late July. The temperatures should be about the same for both benches.
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I don’t think they’ll look for any of them. My impression is they’ll be fielding a more balanced attack with greater emphasis on the run and the short game.
Ball control.Clock management.
Matriculate methodically down the field, put points on the board, then let the well-rested defense do their job.
I believe this change in philosophy may have contributed to making Diggs expendable and why a player like Worthy wasn’t of interest.
Now, along with the dual TE threat, they have bigger WRs who will block, create mismatches with smaller DBs, and win the battle with contested balls.
I’ll be very surprised if the Bills go after one of the ‘name’ WR. They’d have to give up something. They’re well positioned for next year’s draft. Why would Beane want to lose that? I’m sure they don’t want to get into another Von Miller situation in which they open the vault and hamstring themselves again in cap jail with a ‘role player’.
With the addition of Ray Davis, they’ll also a pair of guys coming out of the backfield who can catch.
IMO, no need to target any more WRs.They’re good to go.
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Going out on a limb here, but probably Terrell Bernard
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On 5/9/2024 at 8:48 AM, RiotAct said:
I’m going to call him Ray-Ray McDavis!
Don’t. Just don’t.
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On 4/26/2024 at 5:46 PM, TFBillsfan said:
We switched to YTTV last year from DirectTV. No complaints for the most part. However, I think it’s ridiculous to pay for the Sunday Ticket but not really able to watch all the games as now I need to pay for Prime for TNF and even Peakon. If I’m paying full price for the Ticket I shouldn’t have to pay additional to watch it on other streaming platforms.
Agree.
Originally the Sunday ticket was a paid service that gave us access to all games that were NOT being broadcast nationally on Thursday, Sunday night, Monday Night, Thanksgiving, playoffs, or any other that wasn’t being shown locally. Other than the NFL Network and ESPN games, all could be watched with an over the air antenna in concert with the ticket.
So now if we want 100% access to all our favorite teams’ games we need cable/satellite/streaming with subscriptions that provide the NFL Sunday Ticket, ESPN, NFL Network, local, and a la cart subscriptions to Peacock and Amazon.
That’s a minimum of 4 separate services to guarantee home viewing for all Bills’ games!
Oh well.
On the plus side, it’s still worthwhile and a good value for the luxury of being able to enjoy the comforts of home while watching the game in real time.I can drink beer without worry, sit in a comfortable recliner, fireplace blazing, pets on my lap, smell of roast in the oven, and clean bathroom without urine covering the floor.
There was a period where the only choices were sports bars and waiting for highlights on ESPN.Compared to vacation rentals, theater shows, game tickets, and other leave-the-house events, a few hundred bucks for the entire season is still a good deal.
(don’t tell YouTube I said that!) 😜
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It’ll depend on the game plan and the opponent strengths and weaknesses.
Brady will want to create mismatches.
Will they use 2 TEs and the big receivers for more of a ball control ground game?
Or will they have an opponent they feel they can exploit with a slot receiver and 3 WRs?
I think the answer will depend largely on the progression of Coleman and the other receivers. Shakir is one of the few receivers on the roster for which there aren’t really any questions. We know what he is.
Im high on him and I believe he could be a full time starter alongside Coleman in a traditional passing formation.-
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1 hour ago, amprov56 said:
Was at that game too, very ugly day and season that followed!
I hear what you’re saying, but what you are really telling me is that you now get senior discounts. 😉.
The old Rockpile is where the seeds of Bills fandom (fanaticism)were planted.-
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I was at that home game against the Raiders which was Joe Collier's last in Buffalo.
The Bills had been a champion caliber team a couple of years prior to 1968.
Collier was on a short leash after a sub-par 1967 season, so two games into the 1968 season, and following a blowout at the hands of the Raiders, he was released.
The fans were singing, "goodbye Collier, goodbye Joe, goodbye Collier, we're glad to see you go'.
One of my vivid memories is walking next to the Raiders defensive end, handlebar mustached, 6' 8" Ben Davidson. It was along side the snow fence that separated the fans from the field in tiny War Memorial Stadium. Our seats were close to the field on the visitor side. I'd never seen a human being that huge.
Earlier, we had had given a ride to the game for the wife of one of the assistant coaches. I still wonder if the coaches suspected or were given a hint that it might be the end for the coaching staff if the Bills lost.
Fortunately for Collier, he was able to carve out a nice career in the NFL as a defensive coordinator. R.I.P.
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I thought this was going to be a thread about beer.
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Bills sign Keon Coleman to his rookie deal
in The Stadium Wall
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Yes, that was one of the smartest moves by the player's union and owners. No more hold outs that last into the season, and the veterans are rewarded for having proving themselves to be NFL-worthy.
It was crazy over-paying prosects based on their college performances. This makes so much more sense.