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Hey Mexico, for every person you allow to cross into this country, we're going to destroy our economy a little more. It's amazing that so many people don't know what tariffs do or how they work. If I were Mexico, I'd send every person I had.
11 hours ago, 3rdnlng said:We must ask ourselves what our priorities are. Surely having illegal immigrants flood our borders needs to be an important priority to stop.
Is it though? How do you determine "important" In the realm of "must have" "should have" "nice to have", I think it belongs in the "Should have" category. We have plenty of our own major problems to deal with. Folks aren't coming here to be homeless, they're coming here to work for people like Trump.
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on pure ability it's Reggie and it's not really close. However, you cannot ignore the fact that Bruce was a dominant player over a 19 year career. It's kind of insane for a pass-rusher. Even Reggie had ridiculous longevity, but Bruce was on a different level. We may never see their likes again.
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How about Montana and Rivers? I always thought Young was extremely overrated in the all-time comparisons list. He was an exhilarating highlight machine, but If I was building a franchise with any QB I could take, I don't think he'd be in my top 15.
6 hours ago, Mr. WEO said:lol NFL.com
Montana over Young but that's a legit conversation.
Rivers over.... Fouts? That's a joke.
Not bad. But I put Brees ahead of Marino 9 days a week.
Also, Rodgers and Young about a mile ahead of Elway.
I think Elway is better than Rodgers and leaves Young in the dust. -
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On 6/5/2019 at 10:36 AM, nucci said:
seriously, 2 more seasons before they win? Why do Buffalo sports fans do this....never expect to win for a few more seasons....working out well for the sabres...Bills have a decent group of vets on this team...will be a huge disappointment if this team wins 6-7 games
They have no real star power in a league that requires it. I'm not saying they can't be competitive this year, but there's a 0 percent chance they run over everyone and then keep that up as a dynasty moving forward. It's possible for them to make the playoffs as a 5 or 6 seed, but they're likely a 1 and done at this stage unless they can play a really weak team.
This is essentially a brand new team combined with a small core that the staff has decided to bank on. This year we should find out if their core is solid, and if it is they can move forward with the rest of the team.
You can all but guarantee there will be flameouts in this FA class, given how many they brought in and the relatively average talent level of most of them. They'll have to recycle part of that next year while trying to develop additional stars. I think you need a minimum of 5 legitimate stars on your squad to be a perennial winner. if we get 2&3 this year and 4&5 next year, we'll be ready to be a favorite in 2021. My hopes are Allen and Edmunds this year + 1 WR. If Oliver can be that by early next year and Knox can flash end of next we're in pretty good shape, but there's so much work to be done. Allen and Edmunds need monumental leaps and Knox needs to force his way onto the field this year.On 6/5/2019 at 2:04 PM, Nextmanup said:I can only pray that Pegula is not as patient as you.
If it doesn't look right at the end of this season, McBeane need to be shown the door.
It can look right and they can still miss the playoffs. I think we can be a very good team this year and still come in 3rd place.
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29 minutes ago, Ol Dirty B said:
A 5 year rebuild is ridiculous.
That may be so, but it's the most likely thing to occur. Who do they have right now that makes you think they can compete with the Patriots, Chiefs, Rams, Eagles, or some of the up and comers? We are extremely far behind the good teams in the league so far. It doesn't mean they aren't getting there though. If you want to put money on the Bills winning the SB this year or next year, I'll beat Vegas' line.16 minutes ago, Augie said:We will need BOTH to have any pleasant level of success.
Yup.
Rivers is a great QB, and so is Luck. How have they fared thus far?-
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4 minutes ago, tomur67 said:
How long will it take for the Bills' coaching staff to get this team to jell? With so many new players from trades, free agency, and the draft can we expect that all these moving parts will operate together at the level they need to compete? We know they have talent, but will it take more than a few months to get this talent to win?
I think if you're looking for them to win this season, you might have the wrong mindset. I think absolute best case we have a 2016-esque season. If this team ends up being good I don't see them ready to really compete until 2021, or year 5 of the rebuild. As of today the only star we have in their prime is White. Hopefully a couple come into that role this year, including Allen, Edmunds and one of Zay or Foster. We also need some of the new faces to flash that potential. If we get several, we could accelerate the close of the rebuild by next year, but I think 2 more years is more realistic.-
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6 hours ago, badassgixxer05 said:
Always makes you think, How long has he been on these PEDs and never been caught til now? Same with Edelman. Screw these cheats. Wouldn't want either on my team...
Everyone "cheats", they just don't get caught.
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On 5/14/2019 at 8:17 AM, MrEpsYtown said:
The lazy thing to do is to compare Sills to Reilly. I get it, they are tall, white, and UDFAs.
In Reilly's 4 year career (just 28 games-various injuries and DUI ) at Nebraska, he had 70 catches, 1275 yards, 6 touchdowns. He was a shot in the dark upside play. He was going to be an UDFA regardless.
In Sills' 3 year career (also 28 games) at West Virginia, he had 132 catches, 2097 yards, 35 touchdowns. He did all this as a former quarterback who didn't really know what he was doing. This is a highly productive receiver who needs refinement, but displayed many of the skills that you need to succeed in the NFL. Most draft people had him high in the fourth, and no one would have batted an eye if he went in the late third. I'm not sure why he didn't go drafted, I'm guessing all of the other recievers being pushed down the board pushed him out, but this isn't your run of the mill UDFA.
Just my 2 cents.
All of that. If the season started today, Sills would be the best Red Zone weapon on the field.
12 hours ago, ndirish1978 said:Sills is competing with Williams for a spot on the 53 man-roster. They both fall in the "big target" box and we absolutely need one of those for our red zone offense. Loser goes to the PS. The pre-season will be interesting this year!
I don't really think that's accurate. They have widely different skillsets. It's true they're both competing for a spot, but I think they serve drastically different roles. -
6 hours ago, LSHMEAB said:
Levitre was really in the right place/right time to get paid after his rookie deal with the Bills. Nice player, but not what he appeared to be. Didn't bust on the level of a Byrd, but never lived up to the contract.
And man. I'll be sitting there watching scores on MLB.COM and do a double take when I see a Fernando Tatis Jr. That guy's still playing? Oh, it's his kid. Crazy.
Offensive lineman almost never live up to mega-deals. Teams even try to get out from under HOF players, because they just aren't worth the money over time.
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I think Shaq likely projects as a Spencer Johnson caliber player. Solid rotational guy that has some good seasons, but at the end of the day is just a journeyman that every team is trying to replace with a rookie that has more ceiling. I think we'll see Shaq's ceiling this year, and I think it's pretty close to his best last season. In a good year, he's probably good for 6-7 sacks. If you were paying the guy 4M a year to be a warm body, I wouldn't have a problem with it, but he's a major disappointment considering draft position.
I never liked him coming out of college because of how slow he was, and that seems to be the case thus far in the pros. It's almost impossible to fix. -
3 hours ago, nucci said:
3rd round picks don't go to the PS
Exactly, if they cut a 3rd round pick before the season starts, heads would absolutely roll and multiple people would probably lose their jobs. It was major news when the Raiders cut Tyler Wilson before his first season and he was a 4th. We don't want to be in their company.
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1 minute ago, sullim4 said:
It's interesting, I'm 34 and my wife is 32 and we both recently started to watch the news in the mornings. In Seattle the print media has, for all intents and purposes, died. The Times is a shell of its former self and the PI has been out of print for 10 years now. The suburban local papers also died. The only digital "news" comes from retired folk and stay-at-home moms who moan and complain on Facebook and Twitter.
No one is reporting on news in say North Bend, Snohomish, or Kent aside from the TV stations. I didn't watch local news until recently and it's actually kind of nice to get news that isn't 100% Seattle-centric. You can learn about what's going on in our neck of the woods from actual journalists instead of serial complainers.
The internet is definitely the best source for international and national news. I think it has filled the gap for major metros like NYC, Chicago, LA, Seattle, etc. But if you don't live in one of those cities, you aren't getting local news on the internet. The TV (or the paper, if it still exists) is your only option.
I have to believe that's a bit of an outlier. We're 32 & 33 and I only know a few people around here that have cable at all. I know you can still use antenna, but I think I'm the only person I know that does that. Watching the news is definitely a very Buffalo thing though. Whenever I go home, it's a bit of a culture shock to be hanging out with people and see it on the TV.
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3 hours ago, Mrbojanglezs said:
Is WKBW in trouble? I know they are probably 3rd in ratings but I haven't heard that.
They're all in trouble. A lot of us don't like Sinclair Media Group shoving crap down our throats. I Don't know anyone under 35 that watches the news everyday like they did when i was growing up. The next generation sure won't keep them afloat.
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3 hours ago, ShadyBillsFan said:
But but he sucks
Fixed it.
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5 minutes ago, SoTier said:
This seems to be what most of the posters here ignore. The Bills aren't the only team that improved -- and some of those teams that got better were already better than the Bills last season. I see a lot of posters on TSW snickering at predictions that the Browns may make the playoffs this season, but they obviously haven't looked at the Browns' roster recently. If Freddie Kitchens can manage the personalities Dorsey's acquired for him, barring significant injuries, that team is going to be an offensive powerhouse with an improved defense. It's entirely possible that if Mayfield had started from Opening Day that the Browns would have had 9 wins and maybe a playoff berth.
Right now, I think the Browns have to be the favorite to win the North. They've massively improved an already rising team, while everyone in their division got worse or stayed the same. Unless Lamar Jackson figured out how to throw a football over the offseason, they have as good a shot as any of them.
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I don't agree with him on the Fins, but he's spot on with the Jets. Does it really matter if we finish 3/4 or 4/4? Several of the teams on the rise (Jets, Browns, Jags, Chargers) have gotten better. It's going to be a very uphill battle for us to compete this year. Outside of the Dolphins, there isn't a team we should be counting on being stronger than (on paper) in the whole conference. The Raiders, Titans, Bengals, Ravens, Broncos, and maybe even the Steelers could end up being weak teams this year, but the AFC in general should have a pretty high floor. We should be a more talented team than last year, but I think we're less improved than a lot of other squads.
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5 hours ago, Guffalo said:
I think part of the debate stems from the thought that the moves to create a village will slowly take away the ways our fanbase gathers before games.
Older Bills fans have had a long hard journey over the years and as younger ones join the the force, they bring with them their rituals. To the dismay of the NFL and the Bills, their rituals are displayed on Barstool sports and instagram for all to see. Its not that we are all different, we just celebrate and prepare differently.
To answer the OP,
- Being a Bills fan to me is waking up on gameday in December, knowing that the playoff hopes were gone 3 weeks ago, and still hoping for a win, hoping for improvement by the young players and looking forward to a good game and having a few beers with old friends and meeting new ones.
- Being a Bills fan is walking down the street in Manhattan and hearing "Go Bills" because you are wearing a Bills hat or shirt.
- Being a Bills fan is having Dad put the radio next to the phone in 1983 so I could listen to Van's call as Dad kept shouting "Hey that's long distance, that's going to cost you a fortune"
- Being a Bills fan is when on vacation, and the family knows that whatever happens, Sunday at 1 PM, Dad and Mom will be in front of a TV at a sports bar near the beach where the kids can do whatever they want for the next 3 hours.
- Being a Bills fan is sitting at that beach bar, chatting with an ex-Buffalo cop talking about how the team is on the right track, and maybe next year we will make a run (and seriously believing it).
- Being a Bills fan is setting aside vacation time to make sure you can travel 900 miles round trip for each home game, shorter for some road games. Being a Bills fan is keeping your season tickets since 1982 because you didn't want the team to have another reason to leave.
- Being a Bills fan is spending countless hours on internet forums complaining about the latest trade or a misplaced shower mat.
I was wearing my Bills jersey when I arrived at the Atlanta airport a couple years ago (We were playing them that Sunday) and I walk past this guy leaning against the wall on his phone next to one of those walkway escalators. Without lifting his head to look at me, he let out a subdued "Go Bills" as I walked past. I was happy to be a Bills fan that day. -
16 minutes ago, qwksilver said:
BOVADA has AFC east is 12-1 even money I put 35.00 on that (poker winnings) = 420.00. I only have a few hundred for poker play money so I may had others as poker winnings come in. BTW 50-1 to get to the SB.
That's a pretty crappy line.
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5 hours ago, BuffaloBill said:
That is still the most shocking pick in the draft.
Clelin Ferrell would like to have a word with you.
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On 4/15/2019 at 3:49 PM, YoloinOhio said:
Still only 20. A lot on his shoulders
Now he's only 21.
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I don't like when a culture has to be defined as an everything for everybody type of situation. It makes the soup so bland no one wants to eat it. In my opinion that's how you get disinterested fans like those in Miami or Jacksonville that wouldn't sell out their stadium if they played in a home Super Bowl. I understand the need to curb liability for the Bills Mafia shenanigans. You don't have to support it, but to want it to go away is to lose a part of what makes being a Bills fan so unique. Watching the game at home, at your favorite bar, in the parking lot or in the stadium it doesn't really matter. Some people like a nice sunday dinner before the game, while others get started with a liquid breakfast at 8am. it takes all sorts to really understand what it means to circle the wagons for this team.
I also strongly believe that keeping the outdoor historical stadium is another part of that. If you want to build a venue to attract concerts and rodeos, go ahead and do that. I think having a church of football is a pretty cool thing. We don't share any of the winning history of Lambeau Field, but we do share the passion. I somehow think that you don't exactly get the same effect.
The first game I ever went to was the 1991 AFC Championship game. It was cold, rainy and windy, and I went in my ski suit with our woolen Bills hats,, those foam bills seat cushions everyone had back then, thermos of hot chocolate and those hand warmer packs. You know the funny thing? After the game started, no one cared about the weather. Everyone in that stadium was family for 3 hours. It was loud, full of passionate people that may have spent what little money they may have had on a product that only recently started reciprocating their loyalty. The game was over at halftime, but that didn't stop the cheering and celebrating all throughout the second half. That day cemented me as a Bills fan for all time.Would it have been the same in my 72 degrees indoor stadium in my seat licensed chair and starbucks candy cane macchiato? I can't say for sure, but I'm guessing not. When I grew up, everyone I knew was a Bills fan, or at least pretended to be. You didn't make plans on Sunday afternoons to do anything other than watch ball. In multiple churches that I attended in my childhood it was a topic of conversation on more than one occasion. Chan Gailey may not have been right about a lot of things, but my favorite quote from him is that "Football is a tough game for tough people", and I'd like to see it stay that way.
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If they want to sign Shaq to a 3yr, 15M deal I'm all for it. He a good run defender and decent backup against the pass, but you can't pay him Jerry Hughes money.
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4 minutes ago, Phil The Thrill said:
Do you like ANY moves that the Bills have made? Because you seem to be very critical any time someone says something positive about the team.
I LOVE the David Sills pickup. I think he'll be the best WR on the team by the end of next season. I also like the Knox pick a lot. Drafted on high end phsyical talents is what I always advocate for in later round picks. I also think the LB was a good pick, as he hits like a truck. If they can teach him how to play football, he could be a real player. I think the DT in round 1 is a little meh, but he was BPA, and there's no one I wanted more there. I think the OL pick in Rd 2 was very meh given the previous investments they made, but they had him BPA. I think the undersized RB was a wasted pick, and the same of the small slow safety. not sure the last TE makes it out of camp, but not worried about him.
For FA, I liked the Brown pick, assuming they'd get Brown or Beckham or DK to be the #1. I didn't care for the Beasely pick as he's old with no upside left. Hated the gore signing. Liked the yeldon signing. Liked the Morse and spain signings. Didn't love Kroft at the money. 1.5M cheaper would have been better. I hated the moves they didn't make (Watching the Browns become the next Eagles overnight)4 minutes ago, Phil The Thrill said:Why wouldn’t you trust them to cut your lawn? If they make a lot of money, I’m quite sure they could figure out a mower.
Because there are a lot of highly compensated and well respected incompetent people on this planet and billions more between there and great.
15 minutes ago, SCBills said:Whos viewing him as a #1? I think everyone, including our FO, probably acknowledges we have a stable of 2/3 WRs as we currently stand.
He's the #1 by default. He's had the most success of any WR on the roster and that's the problem. I like him as a role player, but not at all as a guy the Bills were comfortable going into the season with until UDFA.
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Lotta white men in here with a lot of strong opinions on women's rights. Opened this thread and wasn't disappointed.