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Dry cold Santa Ana's, yes. Not one drop of rain in a year, no. We're on pace to have the smallest rainfall total in 150 years. Our typical wildfire season is May-October. 90% of the rain we're supposed to get is in Jan/Feb.

I personally picked 9 wins. Losing all those veterans and leadership had to have an effect. And we weren't sure what receivers or DL improvements would rise up in 24. Josh and this team found a way to block out all the noise and it reflected in 13+ wins. Sean must get some credit for this and his adjustment in personality has reflected in how more "chill" this team seems to be. And yes we still have wall to hurdle.

He has changed. Watching him do snow angels with Josh was pretty cool. He doesn't seem to be wound so tight. I may always have my doubts about his game day abilities, but you can never question his character or passion for bringing a championship to Buffalo.

Ty will be doing kickoffs Khalil will do punts We'll be ok

I'd take Brady's insight anyday over Troy "hound-dog" Aikman's rambling on....

More wind coming Monday. 25-40 mph with gusts near 60. Eaton & Palisades fires still only 3-8 % contained. Day 4 without power. We'll take all the prayers we can get. Go Bills!

Couldn't agree more. I was one of the Rosen supporters. I just couldn't see a path for his college 57% to improve. What I didn't know about him because of his small program exposure was his ridiculous athleticism. He makes Jim Kelly look like a bronze statue. So grateful I was 100% wrong.

We get our usual 5-8 Santa Ana winds per year but this was so unbelievably different. It was like a 2 day "hurricane wind" version 80-100mph. Most Santa Ana's are 25-50. I still haven't seen alot of the devastating photos because power is down day 3. And my internet satellite reception is terrible. The insurance situation will be a whole separate nightmare for thousands of people to deal with.

Now I'm hearing from family- friends that have power that the Mt Wilson observatory and all the TV antennas are at risk.

One of if not the biggest Bills bars in California is in Santa Monica. Last year at "Busbys" I was with at least 200+ people for the KC game. People were also outside in a large open courtyard. It's was amazing until the Bass miss. Now with the fire so close and power turned off for nearly 1 million people, it may not even be open?? You'd be surprised how many thousands of Bills fans are in LA.

Over the last 2 years he's my favorite depth rotational DT. I don't know why he doesn't get more opportunities? But as a Bruin I guess I'm bias.

Could you imagine having Donald in 2020 and 2021 going up against KC in the playoffs? Might have brought some bling to Buffalo?

Yup, last night about 2 miles from where I live there was a gust registered at 99.

I spent 30 minutes taking pics of every room and cabinet inside our house in case our insurance company wants to screw us. Besides so many insurance companies were abandoning California customers left and right. After this disaster, no one will be able to get insured...period.

Never thought in a million years I'd see an evacuation order so close to the Santa Monica pier. Early estimates say the total property damage is over 60 billion and will rise well above that.

Thanks @WotAGuy...the closest one to us here in La Crescenta is the Eaton which has beat the crap out of Altadena. My son's future in laws lost their home this morning. Pray the winds ddon't shift to SW.

This La Nina has been worse than any previous one. LA has not seen a drop of rain since last March. The wind events used to be more predictable Santa Ana's from the NE. But this windstorm has been swirling in 4 directions. And the level of sustained winds have been historical. Our family already knows 3 family/ friends who've lost their homes.

I've lived in LA 66 years and I've never seen sustained winds 60-80 mph like this for 2 days. I'm evacuated and hoping the Eaton fire calms down. Going to be a rough night.

First @Beck Water let me apologize for yesterday's response. I appreciate all you bring to this board. I think we both 100% agree the wr draft was definitely underaddressed and underresourced. And I guess I saw a long term WR1 (BTJ) going to Josh for years. Also I realized how important this last draft was based on the depth of the wrs available. Our disagreement stems from trading up 120 pts. Yes we gained draft capital on the trade downs. Yes we didn't have alot to begin with. But I still think it was possible if Beane was motivated enough to give the Jags our 2nd pick (Bishop) and in return we get their 3rd & 6th round picks. And Thomas didn't have a good year, he had a great year as a rookie on a team that struggled. I don't pretend to know as much about stats/ analytics as most on here. But my gut told me that this big, strong, fast wr was worth the effort. And if Bishop & Coleman don't pan out (and God willing they do), this will go down as an opportunity lost.

I'm just making observations to his obvious issues. If people want to ignore them that's their right. I'm rooting for him to make me wrong. I'm rooting for him to bust out next year. But I'm also not going to sit here and pretend these issues don't exist. And to one final observation, if he was told to "back it down" yesterday for safety reasons, why was he out there for as long as he was? Risking another injury in his rookie year? He didn't have any incentives to hit?

Dude, I'm well aware of the dozens of times the Bills have traded up in their drafts.

I do too...I'm far from giving up on him. But his issues are obvious. The lack of speed will never magically improve. Maybe Brady (if he's around long enough) will find his strengths and match them up with Josh in the playbook. Another concerning stat if you want to compare rookie players is Gabe had a 57% catch rate his rookie season. And we all know what kind of hands he had. Keon this year just finished at 50%. And if he lacks the ability to separate, then the 50/50 balls will simply translate to a career around 50%. Believe me I hope I'm wrong.

It's called sarcasm....

You're right Beck....the Bills have never traded up for a player in their history. And while we're at it I never mentioned once another target player other than Thomas. Maybe your the one "pining" for a version of Coleman that doesn't exist yet. Newsflash mensa...Thomas put up the numbers that he did because he's likely to be a great wr, not because of the other nonsense you're spewing. Oh and did I mention he's on a rookie deal unlike the other guys you're clearly "pining" for. And finally if Beane really wanted to he could've found a way to trade up without breaking the bank.

These are all valid points. Obviously as @Beck Water said, he is used to Josh's velocity & timing. Going from 17 to Trubisky/White is a huge drop off. Hopefully he amps it up in the playoffs because we're going to need him. On a side note, Keon leads all rookie wrs with a 19.3 yds/ reception avg. When he does get one, it's a chunk play.