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    Predict the Score: Bills vs Rams

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     Very concerned with all the "Bills are the Super Bowl favorites" hype. 

     

    Traditionally when the expectations for the Bills are high,  they crash and burn.

     

    Rams must be motivated being the underdog reigning Super Bowl Champs in their home stadium.

     

     

    Rams 34 - Bills 24

     

    I hope I am wrong.

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    Matt Araiza accused of rape, served with a lawsuit.

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    17 hours ago, Buffalo03 said:

    Did the girl opt not to file charges? She skips right to a civil suit?

    The story I read was that she went to the police that same night and waited 5 hours for them to take her statement.  She then was sent to a hospital for a rape test.

     

    The story goes that the police went to the administrators at San Diego State and told them not to do anything so as not to interfere with the police investigatioin.

    Reviewing Beane

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    Just 5 years ago we had a 17 year playoff drought.   Now we have made the playoffs in 4 of the last 5 years.

     

    Are you kidding me???

     

    This thread is moronic.

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    Bills 2022 defense - better or worse?

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    With Von Miller and the addition of Elam and bringing back some d linemen, the defense should be much improved.

     

    The subtraction of Levi Wallace and finding his replacement should pay huge dividends.

     

    I know some on this board liked Wallace, but he could not hold up to the added attention he received when White was playing.  Levi continually got taken advantage of with his weak coverage.  He had to play off the receivers and that was his undoing.

     

    The fact that Wallace signed with the Steelers for under $3 mill per year shows that the Bills had no interest in bringing him back.

     

    I love our draft.

     

    I have learned over the life of my Bills fandom (beginning in 1963, yes I am old) not to have high expectations, but this team looks like the real deal.  Mybe this IS the year???

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    Rd 6, Pick 180 (1): Punter Matt Araiza, San Diego State

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    2 hours ago, ChevyVanMiller said:

    Interesting take on the pick by CBS News. I hope the writer’s supposition is off base.

     

    Loser: Bills fans 

    The Bills selected San Diego State punter Matt Araiza, also known as "Punt God," with the No. 180 overall pick in the draft. While employing a player known as "Punt God" seems cool, it might tempt Bills coach Sean McDermott to eschew some of the aggressive decision-making that has made the Bills such a dangerous (and fun to watch) team over the past couple years, in favor of punting the ball more often. That's not good! Let Josh Allen and Co. win the game themselves instead of worrying about things like field position. 

    This is pure speculation with no foundation based on facts.

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    Bills 2nd round pick ???

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    1 hour ago, newcam2012 said:

    I agree that this front office has been nothing short of stellar. To think we the fans know more than Beane and company is a battle I'm not willing to fight. Their track record speaks for themselves. However, it doesn't mean that Beane/ front office hasn't made errors. Doesn't mean fans can't or shouldn't be critical of the front office moves. Isn't that what all fans do? It's goes with the territory sort of speak. Some opinions are really out there and ridiculous while others seem more rational and fact based. 

     

    Personally, it's always fun for me to "play scout" for the Bills, predict the Bills moves, and critique, praise or criticize the draft picks and free agency pick ups or lack of. Once again, isn't that what fans do? It doesn't mean that fans think they know more than Beane and others making the decisions. 

     

    In concluding, the Bills front office had earned its right to be trusted based on their outstanding performance. This team is poised to make a super bowl run and the front office absolutely deserves the accolades. 

    Show me a front office that hasn't made mistakes.  Drafting is an art form not an exact science.

     

    Where you need to look at the skill of our front office is with free agent acquisitions.  Their track record has been unbelievable.

     

    Also, look at how the front office has managed the cap, keep current players , as well as signing productive free agents.

     

    Our front office ROCKS!

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    Youse had a nice run

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    3 hours ago, Jimmy Spagnola said:

    It’s over.

     

    Enjoy your consigliere prize corner cuz we got the best one.  No way your guy can stop our new receiver and your old guy has a busted knee.  Then we got a guy to smack that smug look of your surfer quarterback’s face.  You even lost your backup to the Steelers so what is youse gonna do in the 2nd quarter when Allen is in the tent or ambulance?  We play youse twice so that’s like a double tap.  Bye bye.

     

    P.S. J-e-t-s J-E-t-s J-E-T-s J-E-T-S
     

     

    Our surfer dude grew up in Firebaugh near Fresno.   Not exactly a haven for surfers.

     

    Just hope your Jets can at least make the games competitive. 

    Bills 2nd round pick ???

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    1 hour ago, TFBillsfan said:

    Now that the drama is over with our 1st pick and addresses a significant need, do you think Beane holds at 57?  Would he make a move up for Hall. Otherwise, feel like he goes with BPA.

     

    Thoughts?

    I would take Hall if he's available.   How much would you be willing to trade to move up in the 2nd round?

    Is there any chance Beane signs a veteran Free Agent Corner before the draft?

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    4 hours ago, intimidatortj said:

    Doesn't appear so.

     

    Despite everyone insisting that Beane would sign a vet Free Agent before the draft.

     

    It is slightly surprising.

    I really thought he would have by now.  Beane always surprises us so you never know.

     

    It may be a smart move to wait for the draft to fill the cb position.   We have alot of cap space tied up in our secondary.  Having a high quality starter on a rookie contract for five years could help ease our cap situation.

     

    I can't wait for the draft.

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    Do we make the pick at 25? Trade? (Poll)

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    4 hours ago, KDIGGZ said:

    The Bills are slated to pick at #25 overall. As per BBB himself, they only have roughly 20 players with 1st round grades. It's also supposed to be a historically deep draft with a lot of good talent in the middle rounds.

     

    Based on this, do you think we try to TRADE UP to get one of those top 20 guys, wait it out until 25 and hopefully someone falls to us, or TRADE BACK and collect more middle round picks?

    This really depends on how the draft plays out.  Any of the three options could be the smartest move depending on the situations.  This draft has so many unknowns.

    RIP Daryle Lamonica

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    17 hours ago, Sierra Foothills said:

    A few nuggets from the Buffalo News article on Lamonica's passing:

    • Lamonica was a fan favorite in Buffalo, even though he started only four games in his four Bills’ seasons, winning all of them. However, he had a knack for bailing the team out. In 1964, Lamonica rallied the Bills to win in Weeks 4, 7, 8 and 9, and the Bills were 9-0.
    • “I talked to Ralph Wilson the night before,” Lamonica told The Buffalo News in 2020. “And he told me, ‘You’re going to come back and be our starting quarterback.’ And eight hours later I was traded. I was absolutely devastated.”
    • The day of the trade, then Buffalo Evening News sports editor Charley Young wrote: "One nagging question remains, however. Whoever has wound up winning in any deal with Al Davis, the Mr. Smart of the American League operators?"
    • In a little over six seasons as the Oakland QB, he compiled a regular-season record of 66-16-6, the best winning percentage of any starting QB in the Super Bowl era with at least 75 starts.
    • Lamonica led the Raiders to a 13-1 record in ’67 and the won the AFL Player of the Year Award. Oakland lost Super Bowl II to the Green Bay Packers. Lamonica helped the Raiders to the AFL championship game in 1968 and 1969 and the AFC championship game in 1970.
    • Lamonica led pro football with 145 touchdown passes from ’67 through ’72 – 24 more than the next best quarterback, Fran Tarkenton. He still holds the Raiders record with 34 touchdown passes in a single season (1969).
    • The 6-foot-3, 215-pound Lamonica had some huge playoff performances. He threw five TD passes in a 41-6 win over Kansas City in 1968 and a record six the following season against Houston. Only Steve Young and Tom Brady have matched Lamonica's six TD passes in a playoff game, and only Patrick Mahomes and Kurt Warner have multiple games with at least five.
    • Lamonica also played a starring role in one of the AFL’s most famous games in 1968. He threw four TD passes, including the go-ahead score to Charlie Smith, in a 43-32 win over the Jets in what is known as the "Heidi Game" because NBC cut away from the finish on the East Coast before the Raiders comeback to show the children's movie.
    • “When I heard the nickname The Mad Bomber, I didn’t like it much,” Lamonica told The News. “I thought, ‘What a dumb name; it sounds like I don’t know where I’m throwing the ball.’ The next week, I get under center and I make eye contact with the cornerback – and he backs up three steps. And I thought, ‘Well, OK, I like that.’ ”
    • In his first game back in Buffalo against the Bills, the 1968 season-opener, Lamonica led the Raiders to a 48-6 victory. The Bills fired head coach Joel Collier after the game.

    I always wondered why the Bills didn't resign Lamonica after his stint with the Raiders.

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