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Solid. He's one of the best backups out there.

I still think it's the Chiefs & Bills, and everyone else.

Are Rodgers, Brady & Prescott sure that they don't want to come to the AFC, too? Maybe Murray? The Pats get 20 years with one other good QB in the conference, and as soon as we're a contender, the conference is stacked.

Their fans were all over the "hope you enjoyed your year of division dominance!" narrative after the wind game. It's already turning back into a Celtics town.

Pats fans are becoming what I hoped they'd become: Yankees fans. More obsessed w/ the past than w/ their prospects in the present. 6 is the new 27.

He was great his last year here. Hopefully McD & Frazier can get the best out of him. It's possible that the D won't allow any points this year.

2 years in the present is worth 20 years in the past.

This thread is more designed to make fun of Patriots fans. Bills fan angst about SB's is not related to the topic.

Oh, there is a TON of trying to downplay the signing, and saying that the Bills are making a huge mistake signing an older player to that long of a contract, for that kind of money. I remember that we used to do that to try to make ourselves feel better. I hear you on the graveyard. It will take a long time for me to get over the past 20 - but the last couple of years are a pretty healthy start. Oh, I can. And I will.

To be fair, that's a paraphrase. But there are comments like that - the younger fans are saying all kinds of entitled stuff. Some were saying that they don't think they're going to watch anymore, or will focus more on Brady & the Bucs. The older fans are more like we'd be, since they've been through tougher years. A lot of "we'll be okay" and "we get to feel like the other 31 for awhile" stuff to try to talk the other fans down.

The Pats also gave up more yards in roughly the same amount of time to KC in the AFCCG a few years ago. The only difference was that they won the OT coin toss.

There are 31 other teams in the league. I'm definitely happy we got Miller. Not even thinking about Mack.

It started w/ the 1st no-punt game, and really took a leap w/ the 2nd no-punt game. Now, w/ the signing of Von Miller, it's a complete meltdown over there. The comments around the boards & twitter are truly enjoyable: "We have more cap than they do - how are they signing this guy, and we're losing good players?" "We're not going to compete in the division, much less for the conference or a SB...I didn't sign up for this!," "It's not my fault that all I've known is winning...what are we supposed to do?" And the script has been flipped. We're the team that has the elite QB, that top free agents want to play with, and with the GM who plays chess. Watching what the Pats are doing so far this offseason, my guess is that BB is looking at the landscape & going in for a full 2-3 year rebuild. He knows they can't compete w/ the top teams this year. I know, I know...."they live in my head." But after 20 years, this is really fun.

I'm not sure how "need" oriented Beane is in the draft yet - but I'd be surprised if we didn't go w/ a CB or OL in the 1st.

LOVED watching him as a Bill. Never anything but 100% effort on the field - and one of the most clutch players we've had. Best of luck to him. I'll root for him wherever he goes (well, except the team that shall not be named).

It's pretty clear at this point: we're no longer doing "Moneyball."

This offseason really tells us everything we need to know about Beane. He's not going to stop until the Bills get the title. He's focused, and relentless.

It's not a 6 year contract.

That clip is vintage Miller. You could show that clip and blur the uniforms - and I'd still know it was him. He has the burst around the edge, and then the relentless pursuit exemplified by that leap at the end. This season is going to be so much fun.

Beane is playing that weird chess game that Spock used to play while everyone else is playing tic tac toe.

I just read (and it's probably been posted on this thread) that a big part of his decision was wanting to play w/ Allen. I could get very used to that kind of story.

Our defense is going to be amazing. The #1 ranking - as we kind of know - was a mirage last year. This year, it will be the truth. We're going to absolutely destroy teams. I hope they never let up - and on the Patriots in particular. I hope we put a 40 burger on that team both times (and there won't be a 3rd, because they ain't getting a WC w/ how stacked the AFCW is).

You almost can't characterize Beane. He doesn't have a "single style" in building a contender. If he needs to just sign a bunch of solid guys without any big splash, that's what he does. If the team NEEDS a splash, he does a Diggs or a Miller. We've got a good one - a very good one. The drought was as tough an experience as most fans have had in sports - but it has paid off. We have the owner, GM, coach and QB to dominate for a long, long time.

Howard is going to become the star in Buffalo that everyone thought he'd be. The Bills are completely stacked.

I don't think we're ever going to lose another game.