oldmanfan

I have never been there. The domes I have been to including Indy and Detroit are sterile. I like outdoors and weather , and if you don’t fine.

Was moving my daughter back to college yesterday so watching the replay now. Couple quick impressions: 1. D line looks good, ton of depth 2. We have at least 9 WRs that are NFL players. 3. Torrence and McGovern are going to make the O line a lot better. 4. Dodson will be OK. Not great by any means but OK. 5. Dorsey is emphasizing short dump offs and the backup QBs got the message 6. Williams will be a good LB down the road, very active. 7. Having 3 guys competing for one CB spot is a helluva lot better than just 1. We have 4 CBS that can play outside. 8. Great to see Damar out there making plays 9. Give Boettger an injury settlement. And let Gouriage get some reps against better D linemen - liked what I saw from him.

There’s likely no stadium is the NFL that makes sense from a fiscal standpoint, especially when public funds are used. But having a pro football team, especially in Buffalo, is part of the psyche for the region. Hard to put a firm cost on that.

And sterile. We all get to have opinions Einstein. The one in Indy where I live is really sterile even though there’s windows on one end.

Agreed. But my friend lost family members to the mob so I get where he’s coming from

Dodson starts without question. But you will see a lot of looks where he is out and Rapp comes in as a 6th DB with Milano as the one LB.

This stacked seating stuff reminds me of comments way back in the day when the Aud was renovated and the Oranges were added. People felt there’d be massive accidents because the stairs were steep and you wouldn’t be able to see the action. But of course they sold out. Same will happen for the new stadium. I think domes are sterile.

That is crap. In this very thread I said Frazier and McDermott were to blame for 15 seconds. And when you claim there’s unanimity that Williams can’t be a MLB it took me 5 minutes to find several sites that say he could. And talking about Beana and McD having halos is kind of the definition of a tantrum.

Agreed

Not saying I agree. Just what the folks here are saying.

I live just north of Indy. Fans here are hoping he's the next Josh.

The only one I can remember is New Jersey.

I looked up the requirements. The NFL states you have to have hotel space equivalent to 35% of the stadium occupancy plus additional hotel space for the teams, league officials, dignitaries, and such. And I think they want them within an hour of the stadium. So you have I believe 65k seats planned for the new stadium so that’s 22750 seats. Add in teams, dignitaries, and such round it off to 30k. I don’t think we have that. Maybe if you throw in Motel 6’s and such. I would have preferred a downtown venue but that would have required a lot of funding for relocation and razing of space which may have affected the deal.

And that has to do with where the ball was squibbed as the KC coach indicates. Your ability to grasp variables is stunningly absent. And it does not change that the D crapped on itself, which is the main reason they lost. And it doesn’t not change the fact that Dodson will be MLB which is what this thread was about until you decided to argue another unrelated point.

Was that a short squib or not. Because a short sequin as the KC coach said you take 4 seconds and run it to the 40. From there one play gets you in FG position. Your problem is you have no understanding of variables. You want everything black and white in a world of greys.

And if they had fallen in it then your experts would have been wrong. The Bills lost that game because they did not do whatever to stop their receivers from catching the ball with 13 seconds left. They could have held them, taken a couple 5 yard penalties, and game over. Instead Kelce did what he wanted. And that’s on Frazier and McD.

The entire media did not do what you are saying. If you honestly think you know more about NFL defenses than McD you need to quit smoking what you’re smoking or drinking what you’re drinking. You and others are under the mistaken impression that NFL teams can have All Pro talent at all positions. It does not work that way. If Beane and McD thought they absolutely had to have a replacement for Edmunds that was not on the roster they would have either drafted one round 1 or done so in FA. Instead, they felt they needed to upgrade spots on the offense, so they got a guy to work the middle of the field in Kincaid, and fortified the interior of the O line with McGovern and Torrence. This is exactly what many were calling for. How many people bitched about it being an offensive league, and Beane and McD focusing too much on defense? But as soon as they do this, it’s suddenly abandoning the defense that’s an issue. What’s going on in this message board is there are a handful of folks who are here to do nothing but criticize no matter what the team does. If that’s what gets some people off, fine. It seems a bizarre way to get your jollies to me, but if that’s what floats your boat so be it. But the bottom line is the team has added a lot more pieces to try and improve that they’ve lost this past offseason. They’ve upgraded both lines, where games are actually won or lost in my opinion. Rapp is a solid addition in the D backfield. Hardy and Sheffield upgrade the WR spot. The only notable loss was Edmunds, the guy so many for years picked out as the guy to rag on constantly. And to step in they have a guy in Dodson who has been there several years, knows the D, and has earned a shot. They have Klein who is a capable backup. We will see how things work out. But assuming the sky is falling is just silly.

You are arguing with Einstein you know. He’s infallible...

Hotels

I think they will be OK with Dotson. My gut is : 1. McD will be more aggressive in play calling than Fraser and 2. As mentioned previously they’ll play a lot of 6 DB/1 LB format with Rapp and Milano on the field.

Squib would not have done squat. They down it right away and lose no time. Fraser and McD should have had guys tackle their WRs and Kelce to keep them from the ball

Yes time will tell and what Shaw clearly said, and I believe Beane as well, is that for now he’ll be outside. What happens next year will be seen then. He’s knows exactly what he’s doing. You thinking you know more about how NFL defenses work than McD is pretty funny. Funny bizarre, not funny ha-ha.

Detroit and Minnesota have. But the biggest reason we wouldn’t host is lack of hotel space

Not when you think it’s solely because Dodson started.

I’d certainly open the discussion if I were Beane.