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Heck yeah, that's what we do. Lots of WNY transplants in the southeast, so we generally show up to games in that region with a solid contigent. Atlanta fans are not happy about nobody in their stands though. There is debate as to whether it's too expensive or if people are in the shops and bars, but it really shucks home field advantaage from a team when fans aren't out there making noise. God I hate the term Bills Mafia, but I guess once a name sticks.....

Wow I don't understand 3rd really. But it's fun to see/read about. We are 14th in another one I saw earlier today, and I think thats probably more reflective of our real ranking. We have beaten great teams so far, but it's hard to give this team the benefit of the doubt right now. By the time we get to the bye I think we have a better idea. It's so much our style to lose these next 2 to CIN and TB, so once I see those I will feel more informed.

When playing big boy teams, I tend to not believe we will win until the clock hits 0:00 So, yeah. I thought ATL would score and win on that last drive, pacing a hole in the carpet for that final 15 minutes.

I was at both of those games. People were crying in the stands after the Pats game, and they announced over the PA not to storm the field... Was at GB game with my buddy who's a pack fan, and the high fives with other Bills fans right in front of his face were priceless... But I think this win says more. First off, it was in their house. Secondly, they were pretty much consensus #1 power ranked team, and even though NE is always good, we play them so often that just for odds sake we gotta get one here and there. Even fewer and further between than straight odds would even allow. GB put us in line for a possible playoff spot so that is comparable, but the difference is this year the Pats are fallible, and dare I say it is not outlandish to believe the division is a possibility, though probably unlikely.

You can only lose the tie breaker if you have the win. This isn't theoretical physics. Sure, it would be better to beat a conference team, but losing can NEVER help you. Seriously, think about it. If that team you spoke of had not won the game in question, they would not even be in the running to use the tiebreaker. Enough of this haberdashery.

Here we go again. Another shooting using illegal guns and immediately the libs scream for gun control. All the laws in the world won't stop people who are already breaking current laws. I mean, duh. More proof of why they are called talking heads, and not thinking heads.

Boy, you really gotta search the books to be pessimistic enough to find a negative about beating an elite team in their own house. You know what's more impkrtant than tie breakers? Wins. But, you know, you can't please all of the people all of the time, or maybe can't please the OP ever.

Difference is the Rams have the new hot QB, all those weapons on offense, and a good defense. They traded for Sammy thinking he is something like the "final piece". Two weeks ago we were talking about tanking and we just beat two of the best teams in the league. They were supposed to be good, we weren't. Maybe I'm biased, but if they handed it out now, McD probably gets the edge. I think it's still on... but jesus they need to change the name. "Music" Television hasn't played music in over a decade. Not that I want to hear much of what gets considered music these days, but thats an aging curmudgeon's rant for another day.

Perhaps He did say "Bills circling the wagons..." this morning on GMFB. Yeah, I really enjoy the show for the most part (save fantasy and schrager), and it's on at a great time, but boy that Sunday crew is hot garbage.

You know what, that rings a bell. I think you are right on that one.

He was telling a story last week about when he was a beat reporter, I don't remember where exactly, but said he always saw/talked to Bills fans, and something along the lines of we always support the team, are great fans, that we deserve to have a winner, and that the "NFL is a better place when Buffalo is doing good". Said (and I paraphrase b/c Im not 100% sure, but I believe it to be an exact quote) he "always pulls for the Bills". Seemed very sincere about it too, and I got the impression it is a fairly long held belief.

Kyle Brandt this morning on Good Morning Football said, "Sean McDermott is coach of the year through the first quarter of the season", and "The Bills are the best story in the NFL"... Now I know Brandt has a soft spot for Bills fans, but this is high praise in my opinion, and rightfully so. Looks like Sean and co. are the real deal. I am one still not sure if Ty is the franchise, but it is a fair argument that we have faced 2 of the NFLs top defenses, plus a tough Jets D. Hard not to be impressed, and I hope Ty will ball out against some lesser teams. Hopefully we don't do the Billsy thing and lose some gimmes this year after taking down contenders nobody though we would. If we do finish with a winning record, or even more if we make the playoffs, I think it would be hard not to name McD as coach of the year.

That's what I kept saying. If he has such "clearly regained control" as the announcer said,, how come the ball fell harmlessly to the turf 10 feet in front of him?

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I think it will be the death of tailgating. I would rather just stay at the Ralph as it is in fine condition. Buffalo doesn't need an architectural attraction to fill the stadium, and the folks here don't have big $$$$ it takes to get tickets at a multi-gillion dollar stadium.

Remember when your dad took that cat "to a nice farm in the country"? Try that.

I completely understamd what you are saying. Let me apply something commonly said by MMA referees upon accidental eye gouges or accidental groin shots "You are responsible for your weapons" True in football. It doesn't mean the player is dirty, or that he had malice aforethought, but you can't allow "benefit of the doubt" because it's a slippery slope. If it's illegal, even if an eagle scoops you up and drops you on a QB, you take the punishment.

Talk is cheap, and should never get players out of punishment. "But I didn't mean it" didn't work when we were 5 years old, and it shouldn't work now. Same schtick from Landry last year after ending AW's season. Do the crime, do the time. I love the previously suggested "out until the guy you hurt is back" idea. That would actually solve the problem.

Gotta give you credit for sticking with it, even though the argument has almost no basis for legitimacy at all. Like to see there are still some captains that will go down with the ship, long after it was obvious it was going down.

Conjecture and character smearing. How could you possibly know that? You don't. You are just trying to call peoplebwho don't agree with you "racict", "dumb", and "misguided" because you don't accept their view as legitimate. I want a real conversation about the injustice. America has a long history of trying to right it's own wrongs, and we are headed that way. This particular form of protestimg is counterproductive, however, as it alienates people who would otherwise agree with them.

Fair points. NFL doesn't make it's money on attendance anymore anyway. I like the idea of standing and singing. To the OP, you don't have to justify "breaking the boycott". Do whatever you see fit, it is your perogative, and you should not miss an opportunity to see a game with your daughter because others want to boycott.

What is really going on? Players are protesting the flag and anthem, but don't have a problem with the flag or anthem? That seems to make much less sense to me. These fans are upset with football, so they protest football. NFL players are upset with croked cops, white supremacy, and Trump so they protest the flag? I just fundamentally don't tunderstand how you can make a point that the players protest is somehow more legitimate. Clearly the issues they have a problem with are legitimate, and a big problem in the country, but that doesn't make the misappropriation of anger any less puzzling.

Yes, people who are offended are because of love of country. It is not important to them what players are protesting, but that they are taking it out on America as a whole. My point is these people are not offended because they want to defend Trump. Nobody believes that. They are not offended because the news told them to. They are generally offended by flag disrespect, and the suggestion that they are just dumb or misguided is condescending nonsense.

Yes, many have put their money where their mouth is and I applaud them. I was responding to someone who said these jersey burners were just trying to get views. That is what most of these players are doing too. If players want to effect change through real means, like the example you provided, that is awesome amd they should continue. I am not against protesting in general, but was pointing out the double standard.

But you can't extrapolate. How many other qbs on that list missed games? Lots of "if's" in this post. Wall of fame is not for if's and maybes, it is what have you actually done. He actually threw for the 22nd ranked yards, actually didn't make the playoffs, and actually quit on us after 1 season. Even if you did extrapolate, and all the if's were true, he still isn't a wall candidate for 1 playoff-less year.