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I will go a step further and it is complete crap how he is borderline Saint level to a lot of Bills fans and his teams never were close the playoffs. Meanwhile Tyrod actually had some good seasons at QB and the team made it one year and was far closer the other two and the dude doesn't get near the same level of respect.

QBs are def playing longer with less hit and the game geared for offense. But 40 still is far different and Brady really was unique as he was a temple to his body to keep it so healthy and other then his knee in 08 never had another major injury. It is rare to have that injury luck, lack of wearing down on the body, and discipline health wise so I would say 40 will forever be rare for QBs. I do expect though far more high caliber QBs to hold their production much longer into their late 30s where high QB play for guys 35-36-37-38 is way more common. It use to be QBs came into the league, made their mark, got paid, and then by 32-33 the wheels came off. That I do think is far different and good QBs now have four phases 1. rookie QB contract build around guy to max // paid top time pt1 // paid top time pt2 // true regression and fading. I truly good QB I think will have 3-4 core group of guys in their lifetime as the team reloads. Josh has played with one core group which is fading. The second group is here now as guys like Cook, Kincaid, Torrence, Bernard, Benford, Oliver all are here for the next 5-6 years. If we are lucky Josh probably goes into a third group while still be really good for a few years. That to me is where the QB position has changed as if you got your QB to two core groups of guys it was really good. Going three strong which is 15-18 year life span is not unreasonable now.

My uncle always said the Jets go for the headlines and the Giants titles. Hess actually was a good owner, but his passing eliminated the growing consistency and continuity they had. NY is always rushing the moment they get any glimpse of success or hope for max success it seems. 2019 when they added Bell and never added a center I just sat there like "aren't you going to protect this guy and give Darnold maybe some better pass catches". Until they decide to truly go through a process style rebuild that you've seen the best teams do and not care about the glitzy names it just feels like a group that will keep spinning their tires.

I will say this the crowd was really bad across the board until 2013-14ish. Somewhere along that time (prob as the team started improving also) it became noticeable the stupidity had chilled out substantially. I know the stadium has a far better ability now to police the stands then it use to especially with video technology. You will still have your bad apples and with social media the idiots have their platform, but I have to say attending games over the last 8-9 years has been a far better experience then the many years before and I have sat everywhere from the 300s down to the 100s.

The Jets have a color scheme that offers far more then they have ever maximized uniform wise. I think the late 80s early 90s was their best look, I can understand those who liked the 60/70s/2000-2019 look, but truthfully I feel like something truly great exists just not sure it'll ever come to light.

What street corner are we meeting to rumble about this lol

Bills fans would be as annoying and hated as Chief fans currently or Patriot fans if we had the run those teams are. Also Bills Mafias true halcyon days were through 2019. Currently it is a massive bandwagon culturally as its a "thing" and when the pendulum swings back (hopefully in 20 years+ lol) but it will feel a lot like the drought days. Sizable fanbase and hearty group, but not what exists now.

That would be a sneaky good opener

It is a slippery slope when you start getting to perfectly equal in terms of stadium, design, conditions etc... There are many people who think Buffalo playing outdoors in the weather we do is unfair and all northern teams should be in a dome. Seattle and KC were engineered in a way to amplify the noise in their standings to make it impossible to hear for the opponent. The league could halt or pause a game if the heat is legitimately unsafe, they have not needed to at this point.

I meant 4pm primetime on Sunday AFC v NFC for Bills Lions my bad

NFL usually avoids repeats and given NFC v AFC I can see it being prioritized for a primetime 4pm spot

So my total record is 25-15 good enough for 625% win percentage. Here are my fun notes since I start going regularly from 2010 on: -my wife and I had a streak from 2011 through 2015 week 2 NE where we went to 10 straight wins. Kind of nuts for drought period but two years were just the home opener, but somehow 2013 we went 4-0. -Since 2017 I have went W/L/W if I attend 3 games or W/L if two. (f*cking broncos game this year and minnesota in 2022. -We had season in 2016 and I was 4-3 at home as I sold the Xmas game but went to Miami for that game... which they blew the lead win 10 mins to go Loudest Game: Packers 2014. Place was absolutely wild start to finish Most Memorable: Snowbowl in 2017 we were front row. The Benjamin TD we saw he was in the moment it was thrown because we were dead line with the sideline and you could see his feet get down Best Game: Steelers 2022. I have forever hated Pittsburgh as I find them an entitled spoiled bunch of fans who have zero idea of what bad years are. To beat them so bad at home and Josh was just ripping throws is something I will appreciate forever. Worst Game: Patriots 2016. I was at the 07 SNF blowout loss and while bad at least from a historical perspective that Pats team was something else. 2016 was a downpour, NE kicked our butt badly, Hogan scored on, and it felt so hopeless as Rex clearly lacked the skills with a roster that went from feeling good in 2014 to uh oh in 2016. Wildest Moment: The dude who fell from the 300s to the 100s at the 2013 NYJ game was literally the section over from us. We all looked and saw chaos as people started looking for him and then security came. No one had an idea for a few minutes then the video came out.

I would say the offenses lack of evolution caught them in the big game as the years went on then just Kelly. SB25 they were still ahead of the league with the no huddle and BB's plan was just good enough to slow them. After that it needed more and while the talent could beat most teams, once they faced WSH/DAL you needed a better gameplan and attack then just do what has made you successful because they are going to key against that.

I intentionally rewatched SB28 last year or the year prior. Buffalo was controlling the game but they left points on the board heading into the second half. The fumble certainly changed momentum, but the defense actually did a good job to give the Bills offense as much as a shot to get back in as they could before the damn broke with 10 minutes left in the fourth quarter. To me Bills should've won 25, deserved to lose 26-27 as they were not the better team, and 28 was a game up in the air and closer then the final score it just got away as the offense never could make a play when it matter in the second half.

Yea the NFL is taking a bit of risk standard wise as it is not up to par and I gotta believe they will have their own medical provided across the board. Like you said great people, but it will be interesting to see how it goes.

Closest I can think of is PIT/CLE had a little stretch like that in the mid 2010s and NYG/DAL seemingly play every opening week.

It is wild since 2004 looks like this: Bills didn't open against the Jets from 2002 until 2012. Since 2012 Buffalo's opened vs NY 5 times and 3 of the last 5.

The last time the Bills opened with Miami was 2010. Super weird note as it was more common for a while and now they haven't opened in nearly a decade and a half.

We say this every year and then it changes as things happen. Buffalo is good and will just need to do work like always I have kind of thought either we host or are at NYC to end the year. I think they will think MIA might be down and NYJs up to try for end of year divisional race game. That has been my guess for a bit now. Buffalo gets a preferred 1pm open at home after two primetime roadies the last two years and we get a new NE team which is preferable. I have wondered about black friday. Rumor is two games this year

CBS has had it now for two years, the NFL does try to rotate matchups so I can see it going SNF or especially MNF as ESPN has not had its turn yet. In 2020 technically it was a TNF game. But who knows at this point they change the formula yearly on what to expect haha I bet it was similar this year with PHI/DAL/MIA2x/NYJ2x/KC/CIN

It is that time again where I can start filling everyone in on quirks and things you can already piece together. Yes the SB is not done but the matchup already has given some pieces so here we go: -The Bills will not play opening night. The Bills host the Chiefs and 49ers in 2024 so while those games certainly have primetime potential it will not be week 1 against the SB champion. Had it been DET or BAL who won the Bills would've been a possibility -The Bills have opened the past two years in primetime on the road (Rams 22' Opening Night & Jets 23' MNF (yikes)) so historically expect a home and for those 1pm fans potentially a game at 1pm. It is possible they end up at primetime at home, but coaches love 1pm games and I won't be surprised if McD and crew ask for a normal opener -The Bills are not in Europe this year as they have no opponents they are traveling to who are in Europe. (NFL Euro home teams Vikings, Panthers, Jags, & Bears) -BUT the Bills possibly may be on the road in Brazil. The NFL is playing a game in Sao Paulo Brazil and the big rumor is the Dolphins would be the home team. Last year the NFL sent a premier matchup to Europe with the Dolphins hosting the Chiefs. Typically the NFL avoids divisional games abroad, but it isn't impossible the Bills head under the equator. -With the Bills home for 8 games and on the road for 9 games expect a stretch of either 3 in a row on the road or 3 of 4. I checked the schedules for DAL/PHI/SF/MIN for 2023 all who were playoff teams in 2022 and every one of them had a stretch of three roadies out of four as the NFC was the 9 game conference last year. The NFL is very rythemic and predictable with things like this. -The Bills already have two games at least at 4pm as they travel to the LA Rams and Seattle Seahawks, although I would bet one of the two is a night game. The 49ers and Cardinals come to Buffalo but that does not guarantee a 4:00pm game as the Bills in 2016 hosted both teams at 1:00pm. The 49ers and Bills were on MNF in 2020 so I could see the FOX/CBS petitioning for the 4pm spot as they missed out in 2020. The Cardinals I would guess may be 1pm, but then again the Bills hosted the Bucs/Giants/Broncos (with on the G-Man making any sense marketability wise) last year all at night so who the heck knows lol. -The Bills played the NFL max of 7 primetime games last season and I would guess similar in 2024 as a team can play in 6 and get flexed into a 7th week 18. The Bills home schedule includes SF/KC/MIA and road schedule includes HOU/DET/BAL/SEA/MIA/LA who all were playoff teams minus SEA. That isn't even considering the Jets with Rodgers back or the Colts with Richardson either. The one positive if you are a fan of 1pm games is 2xNE/JAX/TEN/ARZ all feel like pretty easy locks for 1pm and even bigger games like Bills v MIA can be 1pm. Last year PIT hosted the 49ers at 1pm which was a national broadcast. I wouldn't hold my breath for that, but with the SEA/LA games already at 4pm I can easily see one later taking away a primetime game. Long story short if the Bills have 7 1 pm starts that feels very possible even with the other 9 games being at 4 pm or night. That is enough updates for today, but I will leave you one last prediction. The Bills will play the Patriots by week 4 and be finished with playing NE by the first week of December. The Bills have not played New England early in the season since 2019 and for some reason finished with the Patriots in the final three weeks of the season 7 years running. The Patriots hype dies as the league prioritizes Miami and a potentially revived Jets squad instead late.

Least surprising outcome possible. Jets always get the hype never the quality. The team has a good defense, but the offense doesn't have depth and Rodgers would've had a hard season with that offensive line and he himself is a moron. I still think they can be a playoff team next year but they fundamentally have been a circus for two decades now.

Burrow has had two major injuries now and with his contract kicking in they don't have the same freedom as before and without Higgins I think their offense is different. But they have beat KC in KC, went to a SB, and when healthy they are a different animal so I think that keeps them for now ahead of BAL. Could change come offseason. Chargers I think have a good outlook, but I have been burned for years saying this is their breakout so I hesitate even with Harbaugh. I don't doubt him as much as when do they take the next step. Making the playoffs would be big at this point let alone going for the division. Should be fun regardless and thank you for the nice remarks

With KC repping the AFC... AGAIN ugh I am doing my futures as things stand now for the conference pre moves: Gold Standard: KC. They exist unfortunately a cut ahead of everyone and will invest into their offense as their D is young and really good. Everyone is chasing. Contender/Hunting: Buffalo - Unlike last offseason where it felt very doom and gloom future wise, despite the loss the Bills have many young pieces that have emerged to feel good about. The offense will get the TLC needed and while the cap will force some tough decisions and names to leave, the track record is strong that may be luck shines on Buffalo in 24. Buffalo might be the 21st Century Brooklyn Dodgers, a team that takes it on the chin before finally getting their one big moment. Cincy - Only team to beat KC and they seem to get up really well for them. Tee Higgins potentially leaving is tough on their offense if it happens, ownership has never been known to spend which always is a question on seriousness to win even with Burrow, and Burrows return from injury can't be assumed to be perfect out of the gate. Still this team is well coached and once Burrow is going they are a different animal. Good, But More To Prove: Baltimore- I had for years been on the Lamar train, but after yesterday he has more to prove and the criticisms seem a bit more fair. In four playoff losses he has 4 TDs 5 Ints and as a whole they have scored 42 pts on offense. Additionally as a 1 seed twice now they have collapsed big time adding more questions. No doubt this is a very complete team, but every playoff loss with Lamar is just riddled with questions about him in a way Burrow and Allen do not prompt with their performances. They will go as far as Lamar, he has more to prove. Houston- Stroud burst on the scene like a shooting star, can he match it in 24 as the pressure becomes real and the investment in this team expands? So much to like here, no real criticism as much as do it again. Potential Is There To Be A Contender... Maybe: Miami- Tua made the season and at points looked like a true franchise QB. At other times he looked mortal and the calls of him being a system QB felt real. The roster has talent but also is aging as some of the star players brought in are not young anymore. The big decision is Tua which if Miami spends the money will hit their cap even more. Can he prove he can take it to the next level? Feels like that has been the question for 4 years. Cleveland- If this team can get solid QB play the sky is the limit... the problem is their best QB was a 38 year old vet and the other has injuries 24/7 and a albatross of a contract. Perhaps Watson can truly get back to his former self, but it feels like this is a team that is a plucky fight but can't go much further. LA Chargers - Bottom caved in last year between injuries and coaching, it was worst case scenario to the max. I am not a believer that Herbert is to the level some say, but he is a top 10 QB and Jim Harbaugh's track record is sensational as a coach. Step one is consistency and beating KC, but the outlook with Jim as coach looks pretty solid and KC maybe just maybe will have a true challenger from within the West. Playoffs Maybe, .500 or 7-11: NY Jets - Even if Rodgers didn't blow his tendon week 1 I am not sure he would've survived the season. The OL is atrocious to the point even their RB's are struggling. The lack of skill players after Hall and Wilson is not talked about enough and this defense can only do so much. They will do what they can and I can see them passing Miami, but this operation just feels shaky as heck Pittsburgh - Arthur Smith as a possible new OC is just hilarious. They need a new QB as the rest of the lineup has talent... problem is they are too low in the draft to make a pick. The Steelers always seem to find a way to be around end of year, but it seems at the detriment of creating long term growth at the most important positions or being able to move in the draft for said position. Jacksonville Jaguars - The offense never found its true potential and their feels like internal strife at this point. Once Lawrence got hurt they seem to lose their way and I do not think they were ever the same nor was Lawrence healthy. Still things change fast and with HOU passing them and IND seemingly looking good, have the Jags missed their easy window without internal division competition? Indianapolis Colts - Football is rarely linear. Stechen did an amazing job and Richardson showed so much potential. They also had some real luck go their way in some games this year and Richardson only got to play 4 games. A 7-11 season where Richardson gets a full year to grow may be a small step back that would pay major dividends long term. Denver Broncos - Payton got them playing at least a more competitive competent game, but truthfully what is their plan at this point? Wilson isn't returning, the talent is just being cycled in yearly at this point, and their at best probably 3rd in divisional talent. Feels like 2024 will just be more of a repeat of 2023 were they hang around as they wait for more cap space to free. Draft & 24 Is About Growth New England - It is known they have lacked a lot of blue chip talent. but I am curious how deep that goes because of BB covering the defense up in scheme. BB is a huge change and for roster mgmt an improvement, but for game day he is the ultimate X's and O'x coach. QB, improved line, and some real weapons should allow their new guy to find his way. Can Mayo just keep them fighting weekly? Las Vegas Raiders - Pierce as coach makes sense as his team played hard for him and Telasco did well with the Chargers. Step back to reset the deck especially with Mahomes feels like the right way to set themselves up long term. Tennessee Titans - Vrabel is gone, Henry is gone, more vets to follow as they build with Levis who had some good moments. They need to replenish the deck on this roster and just build a culture before competing.

NFL in 1967 "Aight so Brady and the Pats will dominate from 2001-2018 at which the great handoff will happen between future Chiefs QB Pat Mahomes (mind you isn't born yet nor is his father) so KC can themselves go on a 6 year reign of terror and who knows after" NFL Owners "Sounds great the divisions are approved!