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It's hard not to like the guy, and I hope he develops into a solid player, but I've been skeptical about his talent level since seeing him slipping all over the turf at the combine. I believe it was during the 3-cone drill, but it may have been a different metric for pass rushers. I forget exactly, but I remember thinking maybe he's got the wrong cleats for that turf. Considering what I saw at the combine, and now following training camp and preseason games and not getting on the field, I have to think he may take time to develop or could be a gamble that won't pay off. At least not this year.

Let's put this in perspective; the folks who come to this forum are not the target audience for halftime show entertainment. We're football fans. The target audience is aimed at the (mostly) younger crowd who are primarily into the party, commercials and the overall spectacle that surround the Super Bowl. That group frequently has little to no interest in the game. They're the same people who'll be non-stop talking, scrolling through Tik-Tok, taking selfies, and double-dipping with chips for 4 hours. 😊

Oops. Just replied with the same. I had trouble bringing myself to read the entire thread until now.

Convoluted logic. If you flip a coin and it comes up ‘tails’ 10 consecutive times, are the odds better that it will come up ‘heads’ with the 11th flip of the coin? No. It’s still 50-50 every time. Deliberately losing a turnover battle to improve the chances of it not happening again in the future is nonsensical. Maybe the only thing stupider would be purposely losing a game. 🙄

Why should it matter? If the Bills are a champion-caliber team, it’s up to them to win the games they should and not depend on the other guys. They’re not ‘in the hunt’. They’re in the driver seat and control their own destiny.

I was there as well. 4th row behind visitors bench. It was in fact, Collier’s last game as their head coach.

Bills 38 Stents 28

Are you using your smart phone wifi and WGR app for the audio play-by-play? Is that the reason for the delay? I'm betting if you went old-school War Memorial Stadium with a transistor radio and earphones there wouldn't be much, if any, latency.

I believe it will improve as the rookies and 2nd year players gain experience, along with the return of the suspended and injured players (specifically Milano and Oliver). Of course the trend towards an improved defense will depend somewhat on keeping their impact players out of the infirmary an on the field. I'm optimistic about improved chemistry and efficiency on the offensive side of the ball as well.

Tremaine Edmunds. He's still young and learning, so don't count him out yet.

Hope that was said tongue-in-cheek. Given a choice between a reckless gunslinger who’s exciting to watch but loses winnable games, or a conservative approach QB that gets the job done consistently, which one do you choose? For me it’s a no-brainer. Big dub all day long. Sugar-high Josh who thought he could do it all and made questionable decisions that occasionally led to turnovers has matured into a refined field general. He now protects the ball and methodically matriculates the team towards the endzone while still putting on the cape with splash plays just enough to still be exciting to watch.

During the 20-0 Dolphins over Bills 70's, there were several games that would have had a different outcome with a ball bouncing a different direction on one or two plays. History shows 20-0, but many of those games were fairly close. It's the same for the domination by the Patriots and more recently the Chiefs. If you reviewed all the games that led up to those championships, you realize that there were a handful of plays that could have gone the other way. It's an unrealistic expectation by Bills' fans to think the Bills are going to stomp all over every opponent that is viewed as inferior. There will be games that they'll be lucky to get away with a W, and there will no doubt be an instance when they are simply having an off day and their opponent is 'on'. That's how you get upsets. It will more than likely happen at some point during the season. The key is putting it behind them and not letting in become a trend. Those are the teams that become champions.

I know I'm getting ahead of myself here, but it's interesting to think that a Jets loss in Tampa and a Patriots loss to Pittsburgh this weekend would leave the Bills, after the 3-0 start, with two 0-3 teams and one 1-2 team in their division. It would take an epic fail on their part to not take their 6th consecutive division title. The two 0-3 teams having already lost to the Bills are effectively 4 games behind in any divisional race. Good luck overcoming that.

Just for perspective: Three QBs from one of the greatest QB classes (1983)John Elway, Kelly, and Marino, appeared in 8 losing efforts in super bowls before Elway finally won one in his penultimate, 15th season. Winning again in his final year. side note: the Bills are notorious for losing 4 in a row, but I'd completely forgotten the Elway and the Broncos lost 3 of 4 in the late 80s. Josh is still relatively young for a modern day QB. I believe Josh, with the right supporting cast, will get to a Super Bowl, and hopefully bring the Lombardi home to Buffalo. Will it happen this year? We'll find out. But, there are 31 other teams with the same dream, and probably at least 8 for which it's a realistic goal. One thing I'm certain of is that Josh Allen hungers to bring that championship to the people of Buffalo and that he will give 100% to make it happen.

Bills 42 Fish 13 (only because the Bills' reserves will play soft in the 4th qtr).

The Bills are in the driver seat as far as any race for the #1 seed. They already have (effectively) a 2-game lead on the Ravens, and if they can defeat the Chiefs in November, they could conceivably have what amounts to a 4-game lead in the race by matching W-L loss records with them until they faceoff. Apart from home field advantage, it would be really sweet to finally get that extra week of rest while the others beat each other up in the wildcard rounds. Having to only win 2 games (at home) rather than 3 is huuuuuge. The mission continues tomorrow with an early Friday-style fish fry.

And I hope he wears a helmet and elbow pads if he takes his Schwinn out for a ride. 🙄

Cool project. I love the vintage look of old War Memorial, but if it was my project, I'd look for something without the baseball diamond. Call me OCD, but I always hated the look when the Bills played the Dolphins, Raiders, and others, and they still had their baseball infields in the middle of the gridiron. The memory of days of War Memorial brings to mind such a different experience than what fans have today. It was rustic. It was intimate. It was simple. The scoreboard a basic array of lightbulbs. There were no replays on a Jumbotron. The sound of a live jazz or marching band along with the combined smells of popcorn, hot dogs, cigars, and the grass field made it feel like we were still in some post-war era movie. Sitting not more than 20 feet from the visitors bench is part of the seed that was planted they became my lifelong Bills fandom. The experience in the new stadium will be unrecognizable to what we had in the 60's. Better? On some level, for sure3. But there was still something very personal about that old stadium that I'm nostalgic about. Good luck on the man cave.

I live in Atlanta, but had season tickets for a couple of years during the Super Bowl run. I went to every home opener for many years, going back to early 80s, up until 2008. When the economy went to hell around that time, the budget was tight (both my wife and myself were in job transition-mode), and haven't been to a game since. It used to be reasonably inexpensive for round-trip flights. Using AirTran Amex, i could buy a RT ticket for $119. With that card, we received a 4th RT flight after purchasing 3. So, I could effectively have 4 RT flights for under $350. That was before all the stupid nickel and diming for baggage and seat choices. I can't usually get a single non-stop flight for under $350 today. I still had my parents homes and cars available during those trips. Now, it costs a fortune for hotels and car rental. Was hoping to get up there this year, but probably won't make it to Orchard Park. Already have tickets for Monday nighter in Atlanta. I plan to make it to the new Highmark next year. I'd want to be one of the few who fit this sub-group of Bills fans (mostly boomers) who can say they bridged the Bills' 3 home stadiums, starting with War Memorial, then to Rich Stadium, and finally new Highmark. On October 13, I'll be able claim seeing the Bills in 3 different Atlanta Falcon home stadiums.

I'm far from an expert on college talent, but my instincts told me that Josh Rosen would be a bust. He seemed arrogant and too self-centered to be a successful leader in the NFL. I didn't know too much about Allen other than what I read and some short video clips leading up to the 2018 draft. There were different opinions. He seemed like he had the sort of farm boy good work ethic that is needed. He was smart and had the raw talent. The big issues were not much big school competition and problems with his mechanics. It was a gamble. Fortunately, the Bills saw his potential and were more than lucky that he fell to the 7th pick. I still get a kick out of that video from 2018 in which the Bills-supporter draftniks attending the annual draft go apoplectic over the Allen pick when it wasn't 'their Josh'.

Beautiful. well said. Yes, it does feel good (great) to have an elite signal-caller/field general.

What some may forget is that Tre was not coming back soon following ACL and CB2 Levi Wallace was gone in FA. The Bills HAD to address the CB position with their first pick in the draft. I’m convinced they wanted McDuffie, but of course KC got there first. I don’t believe Bean was sold on Elam, but he was next on the board after an earlier run on CBs.

The Jets - last regular season game at Highmark when they have the #1 seed sewn up and all the starters are on the bench for most of the game.

Only a longtime Buffalo Bill fan would be able to see a cloud in the silver lining of a 2-0 start. The Bills defensive problems are probably more about personnel than coaching. The team has addressed it. With the maturation of the new D-line prospects and the return of the suspendees, we might see a more dominant defense. I'm not the least bit worried. The only stat that really matter falls under the win/loss columns. The Bills have a whole lot more W's than L's over the past several years.