Another Fan

Sons of Anarchy was one of the last shows I used to watch on air. Enjoyed it despite I thought a weak 3rd season and sometimes I lost track of all the players in the characters illegal activities. Anyway I know him best as Tig but actor Kim Coates below talks about his love for Buffalo and sported a Bills hat in a photo. Thought it was cool enough to share here

To me anyway it seems to some extent this thread was generated by somebody upset about a Bills loss. I'm pretty sure if you polled most Bills fans McD would have a very favorable approval rating at the moment for his 2.5 years. I'd give him at least a solid B so far. I will say this however, he does strike me as a guy that there isn't a salary dump or trading for future picks kind of deal he doesn't love. Maybe not this year but there's going to come a point where squeezing into the playoffs as a #6 seed and having early exits aren't gonna fly.

I can see it now: 9-6 going into the last game against the Jets needing only a win to secure a playoff spot. Ill just leave it as that game WILL NOT be easy

Marrone seems more to me the coach cut from the same cloth as McD.

I'll admit I still have some questions about if he can ever be an elite QB. As everyone's indicated though he's certainly shown himself to be a wonderful young man. I'm thinking by now he's proven well beyond those tweets that resurfaced on draft night. And really who hasn't said dumb things they wish they could take back/didn't mean? It seems silly anyone now would question his character

My initial reaction was obviously very negative to the hire. Instead of dwelling on it I didn't pay attention to any of it over the weekend. Against my better judgment I listened to Carlos's intro press conference on the way home. Brodie pretty much talked more than half the time more so than Beltran. Beltran just umm seemed like he's not understanding what he's getting himself into imo. Like the article if that was any preview to the season Brodie's running the show. No surprise Compare to the Phillies press conference introducing Girardi. GM talked for a minute then gave it all over to Joe. Could tell Joe wants to win. No BS there. I don't want to keep spreading the negativity here. Checking out for a while P.S. Did you laugh at the clip? wink wink

Some trivia on Beltran, he made the last out at the old Tiger Stadium 20 years ago ironically on a strike out

As I've probably mentioned in this thread at some point, The thing that REALLY bothered me about Beltran was not the strikeout but when he signed with the Yankees years later. His first act was to say how the Mets mistreated him despite never actually leading the club to the World Series. But I mean to be fair I've said some not so kind things about other people before I wished I could take back. I suppose I can learn to forgive. However, if memory serves me correct he always had a pretty bland personality as a Met and didn't enjoy talking to the media. I can't remember any real leadership abilities as well. Carlos better realize he's the liaison between the front office and the media. The Wilsons never talk to the media. Brodie will only show up when it's convenient for him. He's gonna have to learn to be an extrovert for a quiet kind of guy or he'll get eaten alive and spit right back out. As of right now I really don't like this hire. I wish Mickey was still around if they weren't going to pursue Girardi. I hope I'm made to look like a fool but this is gonna be as bad a hire as Adam Gase for the Jets

I think you got it reversed. It was a guy in a Cherebet jersey who hit the female Patriots fan. Though the video showed her heckling him. Actually I find Philly people all right as long as it doesn’t involve the Eagles

Team started 5-2 as well with McDermott in 2017 before landing at 5-5 then recovering. You only have to look back to two years if you hope history repeats itself

So our old pal Mickey landed the Angels pithing coach job: https://www.lonestarball.com/2019/10/27/20934947/mlb-rumors-mickey-callaway-angels-pitching-coach-los-angeles-anaheim-new-york-mets So I say good for him. Probably a role that would suit him better than Mets manager. Then again why did we the front office fire him again? Certainly not very apparent they want an upgrade at that position

^^^ This. The vibes I got from the boards before today: Josh Allen is a 4th quarter master who will always come through in the clutch. That one poll most even thought he would have led the win against the Pats if not injured. The Bills are a good team that's why other teams look bad Just trust the process. We are 5-1. "The process" guarantees wins no matter what it looks like After today: This team is trash Josh Allen sucks We were 5-1 because we had a cupcake schedule The OC should be fired Like you I think the Bills are in the middle. 2020 was really the year I had the high expectations for. 9-10 wins is still definitely doable though this year.

How do you know I didn’t?

You are most welcome good sir

Reading these boards the first few weeks of the year it seems discussing Allen is an emotional topic around here. Imo some fans here will go at any length to defend him. Which is understandable to me to some degree. Josh certainly has a lot of likable traits to him to say the least. Hard worker, humble, seemingly willing to improve himself, donates money to charity every TD pass, started at a junior college, hangs out at local high school games, etc... Heck even some of his negative traits on the field is trying to do too much and willing to risk injury for the betterment of the team. The twitter posts he did were dumb but hey who hasn't said stupid things when they were a kid. I'm sure if I looked in my post history here there's some stupid stuff. So I tried to make the case he's a likable/relatable dude. That being said I could separate the person from the football player. I've always been in the middle on Josh from when he got drafted. On draft night I didn't have a strong opinion on him. Saw it as time will tell if he was a smart pick. Today still in the middle, see things I like but still areas he can improve on. He may or may not be the next Jim Kelly. I've never played the game professionally and am just another fan though. Hence the user name. I'd admit there's a little of me that gets annoyed when outside fans might question his abilities. I think it's because of his personality traits.

I mean of course I can’t prove it but I never thought they took Girardi seriously... he had to strong a personality

Yep! You beat me too it. One of the most exciting plays in football history imo in that game. Randall turning in what looked like a Bruce Smith safety into a 100 yard Fred Barnett Touchdown. Bills still won though

The balls are in her court

One of the worst jobs I had in my life was in cubicles for the sole purpose of monitoring you and seeing you. There was other reasons that job was awful but that didn’t help

Do you take breaks to do so?

Post here during work hours.. it keeps my sanity though and allows for me some diversion/stress relief!

I remember the Jets had a Sunday or Monday night loss in the Rich Kotite era to the Raiders 41-10. It's considered the low point of those years. This one looks like it's gonna double that in depression for Jets fans

lol they have to call some penalties on the Pats to not make it look to suspicious

Imo humbly I think there’s certain things that go beyond normal heckling of you suck, overrated, pansy, etc... Mental disorders to me anyway is in poor taste to ride someone for Regardless why haven’t I read stories of other teams fan bases heckling Zack like that?