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Josh Allen posts an historic level season , Brady’s age starts to show with a major injury and missed time. That’s about it. Heck, even Mahomes’ amazing year in 2018 wasn’t enough to cover up KCs defensive deficiencies in two contests vs NE. I’m afraid the realistic answer is it doesn’t happen until Brady is done.

If Brown trade ocurred I’d say at least one PT appearance for sure. The Bills were a bottom of the league offense last year, and their star power is minimal. If they improve drastically in the scoring department, PT games will follow.

With the schedule released, it still looks like 6-10, 7-9 to me. With a huge leap offensively, 9 wins looks achievable but still wouldn’t call it likely.

The Browns “ tanked” for many years , acquired some good defensive talent over several more years, and may have finally hit on a first round QB after drafting 4 or 5 busts. Way to gloss over the facts , though.

Wagon, you make a fair point. In the past, previous success ( i.e playoffs) was required to be “ awarded” prime time games the next season. Outside of being a huge market team like Chicago, Giants or Dallas, that’s how it worked. Apparently that has changed. A young QB that had a good rookie year and a roster full of talent from years of high draft picks seems to be all it takes. Cleveland is not a huge market, and their team has been a punchline for most of the last decade or even two. This seems to indicate a shift in criteria, for those who are interested in such things. It still can be said, though that winning games is a surefire way to be on prime time the next year.

In the last 15 years or so, the Bills best chance ( due to futility on the field) at a prime time game was the Thursday night game. The league did away with the mandatory Thursday appearance to please the networks. Their best chance now relies on surprise success and a flex situation. In the current climate, with networks ponying up huge $$ and demanding ratings draws over duds, the Bills are further on the back burner than ever. Going forward it will be playoff teams , then the old standbys of DAL, CHI, NYG, and now probably both LA teams. TV markets and draws rule prime time football.

It hasn’t been a ticket driven league in many years. Those days were long ago eclipsed by tv money etc. The Patriots will sell out every home game regardless of when they are played. This is strictly about playoff positioning and nothing else.

Has zero to do with selling tickets, it’s about having an advantage at seasons end when the games are most critical in the playoff race. Mostly because there are less of them, and division record is a key factor.

When the Bills win more games, night games will follow. Their record in night games is pretty putrid recently. I’ll take 1pm

When have they last closed out the season with consecutive home games ?

The curiosity is the venue 3 consecutive years, not that they are playing division opponents.

They have shown an affinity for drafting athletic “ freak” type players, as well as moving around the board to acquire them. It’s not a far fetched scenario to me. Your take makes sense from a fan standpoint, because this is the type of thing they’re likely to do.

Sure, why not ? While I don’t find Asian women all that attractive, she’s okay looking. A rub n tug ? Yeah, maybe even drop a line if the chance were to ...err..arise?

Many throw around the “ BPA” term as gospel, but BPA on its own is pretty much a myth. Many of these prospects are graded very closely, as well as differently by various teams. The Bills selection will be dictated by a combination of factors. Their vision of how the team should be built , coupled with the cost of obtaining the specific players they covet to fit that vision. They certainly have different potential scenarios worked out, but their history shows they prefer specific players. Not some hypothetical BPA cliche. Look at their past drafting and expect more of the same.

True, yet Ansah remains unsigned. Likely the injury concern isn’t worth his asking price.

No, it’s not. It will happen with improved OL play, improved QB play, improved WR play and another year in the same offensive system. A truly elite defense can only help the offense, not hinder it.

We can, but it sure makes for compelling conversation around the bar. Talking about them in this way is part of the thrill of what we witnessed. If one can’t enjoy it, well I concur. It’s their choice, but a curmudgeonly one to be sure.

So the revelation that Tiger banged a few chicks in his spare time changed it all..hmmm. Ruined the dream for you ?

Yep, it seemed like he might be back that year. Won 11 times iirc but no majors.

Agreed. There certainly was a time not that long ago, anyway. I remember his last major win at the US open, the talk radio opinion ( and my own ) was simply when and by how many would he overtake Jack. It seemed inevitable at the time , then disaster struck. As time went on the forgone conclusion flipped the wrong way. Last tour season brought the possibility back. Amazing story of redemption and a return to the winners circle that the golf world was hoping for ! While Nicklaus’s record is still off in the distance, it’s no longer unattainable. I hope we can see it happen, as we surely won’t see anyone come close again in our lifetime. Bravo, Tiger !

While your feelings are clear, a businessman would think quite differently. So would those who own businesses near a potential new facility. You want to drive to the stadium, bring what you need with you, watch the game and leave. The stadium could be in a field out in cattaruagus county and it would be ok by you. My guess is you aren’t the target customer that the Bills ( a business looking to increase revenues) would have in mind if they were to build a new stadium.

While this would seem practical, it has some downsides. The Orchard Park location is far flung for many out of towners anttending the games, and even those in the heavily populated northtowns. There are few local businesses in the area to pick up extra customers on gamedays. Pretty much an economic wasteland in the general area around NEF. The stadium location has never been very good, and a new stadium there doesn’t change anything in that department.

Personally, I don’t give a s**t who anyone marries or wants to marry. However ,If a Chick Fil A wants to donate to a religious organization or some other nonsense, who cares ? This is a bad look for Buffalo imo. Do they serve good food for a decent price and have clean stores ? ( in this case the answer is yes) Great, sign them up ! As far as I know, Chick Fil A will hire and serve anybody so what’s the problem? Embarrassing for the city and Delaware North.

The Fitz “ contract myth” has become something of a legend of its own. Reality is, Fitzpatrick was playing on a backup contract when he clearly had become the team’s choice as starter. The contract lifted him from backup money all the way to the 16th highest paid starting QB in the NFL. That’s right, exactly average - right where he belonged. There was nothing wrong with this, and drafting EJ Manuel was actually a far greater error at QB by the Bills FO. Sure, Fitzy showed his true colors, but there was nothing wrong with paying him like the middle of the pack starter he was at the time.

14, 15, 16 is no mans land. 9 is fine.