mjd1001

Something wrong with the page. Everytime you click on the link...it resets the number of signatures to 99 or 100 and then it slowly rises as you watch it. First time I clicked on it it said 100 and then by the time I l closed the page it was at about 115. Then I clicked on it again a few mintues later..and it said 99....but 60 seconds later it said 124. I just refreshed the page now and it went down to 95, but then slowly started rising again.

I don't play video games much anymore....a large part of that is that the only ones I did play were the sports games and games like madden just, well, I can't really get into at all. The simulation point I agree with. There just wasn't much accuracy. Try to 'play out' a season, cpu vs cpu (or even part of a Season) and the results were awful. Not much difference between QB stats....the Pats with Brady in his prime would go 11-5 one season and then 6-8 another. Virtual no-name players end up being near the top of the league in rushing, star DE might end up the season with 3 or 4 sacks. Once again, this isn't using the 'sim' mode..but when playing the games out....but that is what I care about...knowing I get an accurate representation of football when playing the games out. Then the minor issue I have is the animation. Sure, the graphics LOOK good but after all these years, can't they get the animations correct? Balls seem to fly through the air way too fast, and the direction changes and acceleration/deceleration of players is just pretty bad. I know its a video game, but it seems like there has been very little improvement over the past decade on this aspect of it. In all honest the game is probably a lot better than what was available years ago....but I just wish someone would find a way to make the game 'accurate' where the player ratings would/could lead to realistic stats and results.

I just don't see him as Elite. Good to very good? Yes but not elite. I really don't want to pay my QB 14% of the cap (or above) unless he is elite. You can...and others have, but when you take a 'very good' QB like Prescott and pay him elite money, you end up with a team that is likely going to be good, good enough to be a playoff team most years, but never good enough to be the best team.

I like Brown also. Glab I won't call useless. I don't mind her thoughts and I think she is good at her job....just her voice..it is hard to listen to. I KNOW that isn't 'politically correct' to say, but honestly after hearing her for more than 5 or 10 minutes I turn the channel, usually to 590 out of Toronto. Its not what she says..or that she is woman...just her voice is hard for me to listen to.

I don't know where the money is going to be done, but the more time goes on the more that I think that something MAJOR needs to be done with regard to the stadium. That is either a new stadium, or a major, MAJOR renovation to the current one. The NFL just isn't likely to put up with the "couple hundred million dollar" maintenance with slight improvements much longer. These new stadiums...they are major big-deal palaces. And its not just the NFL stadiums...look around the world at the new major soccer stadiums being built...and the new nba/nhl arenas that are being built or planned. It isn't just about revenue generation either. Sure, that is part of it...but I don't think the NFL wants the Bills to be hosting an AFC championship game in 5 years from now and have media/attention from the entire world showcasing a stadium that is just 'slightly' nicer than what is here now. Many/most fans who go to the games...they are happy with the stadium just how it is...and it truly is good enough....the the NFL billionaire owners don't care much about how good of sightlines the fans have..they care about money, and prestige, and image...etc. They want convenience also. They want nice hotels and/or entertainment nearby....Plus Almost every new recent stadium has either been build in a downtown area (Atlanta, Minnesota)...or right near an airport (within a couple of miles, Vegas, L.A.).....or both (New York). I just read recently the rumored new Stadium for the panthers in Charlotte is going to be downtown also (not too far from the current stadium). In DC, Snyder has been on record recently he wants a new dome stadium surround by hotels, retail, and restaurants (probably like Patriot place in Boston). I admit, Buffalo isn't any of these places, but there is going to be a big push/expectation for more than just a 'moderate' refresh of the current stadium in the current location.

Agreed. I for one love the new stadiums. I'd love to visit there and just hang out/walk around for a couple hours before kickoff to check it out. This and Sofi in L.A....they both look like they are going to be super great.

I agree. I'm from Buffalo originally and now live back in Buffalo, but I lived quite a bit of my life in Boston and it is a great city. I still travel there a few times a year for work. Pats fans are jerks (and Sox fans CAN be at times) but if you are a person that likes anything city life can bring...Boston is near the top of the list.

Because this is a message forum..that is what gets done here. Even if you don't care about it...it is football related and Bills related, why not encourage people to post anything of interest here related to the Bills or their opponents....I want as much material to read and discuss as possible....I don't want people discouraged from posting interesting things that I may not find out there myself.

It makes sense for sure if the season is delayed. However, it is my least favorite thing if the schedule stays "as-is".

6 to 8 win team this year for the Pats. Without Brady in NE, I think Bill B. has a 19-18 record (about .500). Without Brady including the Browns, he is well under .500. D unit should still be good, but not as good as last year because they are aging pretty quickly (1st half the season they allowed under 8 points per game....2nd half of the season, they allowed an average of over 20 points per game.) Should be a top 10 D-unit (but no longer elite) and a well below average offense....plus a tough(er) schedule make 8 wins a best case scenario to me.

I kinda agree. I thought he was very, very good in the past, but hasn't been lately. I don't think a decade though, I think for me it was about 4-5 years ago where I thought he started to get worse.

Who wants to hear a partisan Jerk? The people who want to hear what he has to say...most fans in Boston. Its not just cable news, people don't want to hear 'news' or 'reporting'....what they want is to listen to someone who will tell them what they want to hear. Its the old Don Draper line from Madmen..."Advertising is happiness, its a sign telling you that everything is going to be OK"....or something like that. Its not just Boston...look at most 'spoiled' fanbases where they only know winning for a long time. It is hard for them to even comprehend losing. They think their 'franchise' is so great...that even in the worst of years, they will still compete for the playoffs...and it is only a matter of time before the correct pieces are put in place to get them back to winning all the time. For those of us older, think of the Bills in the early 1990's....even though you knew Kelly and Thurman and Bruce were getting older and going to retire....I remember it being 'common knowledge' and just 'expected' that the next QB would be found, the next good coach was around the corner...and winning would continue as far as you could see into the future. The level of winning (Superbowl contender or just playoff contender every year) was the only question. It will probably take a year or two..but pats fans..and Boston writers...will probably eventually come to grips with this.....that there is nothing magic in the water in Foxboro or a magic wand that Kraft has that keeps them winning year after year. A few bad years in the next 5...and they'll come to grips with it, just like almost every other franchise has in a Salary Cap era once their big stars are gone.

That is the way media has become. Today, as opposed to years ago, I think people watch and read the news that they LIKE...that gives them what they want to hear.....instead of listeing for facts or to be exposed to other points of view. Trying to get someone to see, or even CONSIDER a point of view different than what they already have is asking for a fight most of the time. Its not just Graham, its a lot of reporters....if someone has a strong opinion..or reports facts that are different than what you want to believe, people are not going to like them for it.

Here is where I stand with Allen, and what I have said on these forums many times. I like Josh Allen. I think there is a chance he can be a top 5 or 10 qb in the league. I think he got better from his first season to the second season. I think there is a chance he can be the franchise QB to lead the team to the playoffs multiple times. While saying that, I think last season he was still a LONG way form a top 5-10 qb in the league. I think there is a chance he won't get much better and the Bills will be looking for a new QB in a few years. He needs to be better, a pretty good amount better, going forward than he was in the past. When i have said those things in the past on this forum, I have been accused of hating on Allen...that is what I don't get.

I'd personally prefer a fulls season of Sunday 1pm games for the Bills. However, if they do have any national night games, make them home games.

Take his entire career including the time with the Bills and per 16 games played: 60 receptions, 893 yards, 6.5 TDs Take his time since leaving the Bills (Rams and Chiefs) per 16 games: 54 receptions, 732 yards, 5.7 tds This is over a 6 year, 76 game played career. He has the physical talent to occasionally have a very good game...but he is what he is...a below average starting WR, or a decent #3.

I agree Even if it means some 9-8 or 8-9 teams make the playoffs, I'm good with it. Its not like we are going to have 2 8-9 teams playing each other in the first round every year...and honestly I don't mind watching .500-ish clubs play. Its the 1-11 vs 3-9 teams playing each other I don't like. And if the game has meaning....a playoff-loser-goes-home game...then that is what makes it good for me. I don't want the league too watered down, but I'd like to see the bye in the playoffs gone totall. 8 teams in each conference make it. Top seed is 'rewarded' by getting to pick their opponent from the bottom 4 seeds.

Pending no other MAJOR moves, I think New England is facing a 'worst case' scenario to some...a 6-10 to 8-8...MAYBE 9-7 season if EVERYTHING goes right...but one that will likely not get them in the playoffs, yet not give the franchise much hope in terms of a high draft pick. Sound familiar to anyone here? The offense will probably be below average (and honestly, a declining Brady staying there would only have made it slightly better). The D-unit is likely to be above average, but not top-of-the-league like this past season. Most of that Pats D was on the wrong side of 28 years of age...the age that Defensive players typically peak in terms of performance. Its likely some of them will be slightly worse than they were last year...not very likely any of them will be getting better. Without Brady (a GOOD Brady from a few years ago) being there, they aren't likely to get as many Free agents coming there to play under that leadership....and more importantly they are a lot less likely to get player on bargain contracts (willing to play for the Pats for less money than anywhere else) simply to play with a 'peak' Brady. If the Pats 'break things down' and create cap room...then in a year or two they will simply be on even footing with just about every other team that has done that. Long term, the only things the Bills have to worry about with the Pats are if they find a new/creative/effective way to cheat...and if they stumble upon the next great NFL QB....like a Manning, Brady, Brees, or Mahomes. Honestly, if you look at BB drafting in the past....there is no reason to think he is more likely to find that in todays NFL than anyone else.

People have short memories and want to place blame for everything that goes wrong. I would personally keep the combo because I don't like a lot of change and am one of the last person to get on the bandwagon of 'fire the coach' or 'fire the gm' However, if Allen doesn't pan out to be a very good or better QB...and the team doesn't become a regular playoff contender, I'm pretty sure this forum will be filled with people asking for changes to the coach and/or GM.

With oil prices so low for now....'drilling another well' may not be a profitable as it once was...so they gotta tighten the belt in other places to make up for it.

This is a tough one for me. I don't like Trump at all as a person, and I"m iffy on his policies. I really do not want to see him there for another 4 years (like really, REALLY don't want it), but you know what? There is a way I might be OK with it..and that if the other choice is Sanders. A year ago I would have told you it was a certainty that I'd want any Democrat over Trump...but the more I hear of Sanders and what he/his supports want, I'm not so sure I'd take that plunge. Basically, I want a centrist. Republican or Democrat...doesn't matter...whoever is closes to the center would be my choice. Trump is too extreme to the right for me (plus his personality..ugh). But Sanders seems SO far left...if only given the choice of those two...I just may abstain from voting but in the back of my head 'accepting' Trump as the better of the two.

I don't mind the things she has to say, I don't mind her opinions either. But as others have said, her voice is just hard to listen to. Its not her fault, and she seems to be someone who has the ability to be a good broadcaster.....but the few times she was on, I turned the station after a few minutes. Once again, its just the sound of her voice that doesn't come over the radio well and is very hard to listen to.

I don't care if the performance was by one of my favorite bands of all time, I'm just not a fan of the SB halftime shows. If I want to go to a concert, I'll go. Of course its not going to happen, but I'd rather they have a 15 minute halftime (less would be great) and then get back to playing the game.

Of his contemporaries, I still think Manning looked better to my eyes...when comparing both of them at their peak years. Take away the cheating (and I don't, because it happened and it DID help him) but even with that, Manning looked to just be a better passer to me. At his peak Brady made all the throws, but even then the Pats relied on the pick plays as their bread-and-butter. Maybe its smart to do what works, but Manning made every throw to every part of the field and didn't really fall back on one thing.

It all depends on the level of the player. WR would seem the obvious choice, but it really isn't unless that player is an Elite WR, or close to it. Bring in a 'good' WR, and have you really upgraded much over Beasley and Brown? Same for a lot of other positions. Basically, it isn't so much what is the biggest 'need', because while the Bills have some holes, nothing is a huge, massive, gaping black hole of a need. What need I need to see them address is simply signing or bringing in a player that is the biggest 'increase' in talent over the incumbent. If that WR doesn't exist, just don't sign someone for the sake of doing it. Make sure whoever you sign, wherever that is...is a noticeable improvement over the incumbent. So to me, I would LOVE a star WR, but it looks like the best chance for improvement might be a LB to replace Alexander...or finding an OL that is an improvement over what you have.