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1 hour ago, Gregg said:
Big market teams or teams with national appeal that bring in huge ratings will always be put in the spotlight. The Cowboys have been a decent team. It's not like they suck. On the other end of the spectrum, we have the Giants coming off a 3-14 season last year. This year they still get 3 primetime games. KC (SNF), PHIL(TNF) and NE (MNF). Big market teams always get the spotlight, and it doesn't matter what their record was the previous year. If the Bills were coming off a 3-14 season they would get 1:00 every game unless they were on the WC in which its 4:05 but 1:00 local time out there.
The NFL reallllllyyy wants the Giants to be good or decent this year. I have already seen the national pundits saying the Giants had a great draft and "could be a sleeper team" blah blah blah. They will win 5-6 games and Daboll will get fired.
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12 hours ago, Don Otreply said:
I would say over hyped by the league as a whole, understanding that the owners are the league, and Jurah has some sway amongst the families as it were, so we get to here/see more noise than is deserved.
Sure but how much less attention without Jurah would they get? 5 primetime games for a team that is consistently pretty strong in the regular season & a large national fanbase seems fair. Without Jurah the media would certainly be less and once he is gone it will be interesting as his son Stephen is far less vocal by comparison. Jurah is a Rex Ryan level attention getter without a doubt
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8 minutes ago, ChronicAndKnuckles said:
Obviously a SB should always be the END GOAL, but it's still okay to be proud of your teams regular season success. Buffalo clinching their 5th straight division title was an important highlight for me. Also, beating the Ravens in the playoffs where I truthfully felt we had no chance was another great moment. My point is fielding a competitive team is better than being a perennial bottom feeder.
Everybody hates the Cowboys, but I would've killed to have their roster during our drought years. Parsons, CeeDee Lamb, Zack Martin, CB's Bland/Diggs, and Tyron Smith are all cornerstones at important positions. I didn't include Dak because I think he is a product of the talent & system, but Jerry Jones is too in love w/ him. I don't think they will ever take that next step until they upgrade QB, but I think their goal is to win a ton of regular season games, fill seats while simultaneously hoping the planets align and they can get hot during the playoffs.
Agreed.
Tampa Bay got a SB in this last decade so their fans are happier, but literally pre Brady they did not matter in the league universe whereas Dallas over the same time span was a pretty solid consistent team. They seem to be a team that drafts pretty well and at times adds talent although it is questionable some moves they make. It is the last part of the boring time of football so it was an interesting case study when you compare the teams around them in playoff appearances. Seattle is the closest comparable and I think Dallas has been a more competitive team over the last decade then Seattle.
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26 minutes ago, PonyBoy said:
Since 1995, the Dallas Cowboys have compiled a regular season record of 263 wins and 221 losses, resulting in a winning percentage of approximately 54.4%.
That's basically 8.4 wins per year. About as mediocre as you can get.
But the networks love their Cowboys, not gonna change now.
Sure but my point is over the last decade they are clearly a top 10 team they just haven't had any playoff success.
3 minutes ago, Captain Hindsight said:Dallas is a good version of the Bills drought years. Never good enough to compete, never bad enough to bottom out.
That said, they are predictable and boring as a franchise. QB contract coming up? Wait until the most drama has been extracted and give him a stupid contract. Zeke holding out? Make sure to draw it out and pay him anyway.
You know Dallas is going to win 7-10 games. They will win a few big games and promptly suck in other games. The most mediocre franchise in the NFL
Pre 2016 I would agree. But the last decade the numbers show they've been in the top 10 for wins, playoff appearances, and division crowns. Come playoff time they just can't do a thing. A team being in the top 1/3 of the NFL is not mediocre.
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A lot was made during the schedule release that Dallas is on primetime too much and more so they are not good enough to deserve the attention. There is no doubt that the team is overexposed which is intentional because of Jerry Jones. The dude may be annoying as hell, but he is brand wizard which I do respect him for. With that said I love seeing Dallas with egg on their face so I take a certain satisfaction in their primetime losses (Ayooo 2019 Bills baby!).This did get me thinking though how has Dallas done comparatively over the last decade and are they really overrated or just ringlessly successful. Welp I spent at least 11 minutes and got the following to discuss:
Over the past decade Dallas has...
-Won four division crowns
-Made the playoffs six of the ten years.
-Three of their playoff losses were in the divisional round including 2016 which Dallas was the 1 seed only to be upset by Rodgers and the Pack last second on a FG
-Overall record of 93-71 good enough for a 56% win rate
-.500 or better in seven of ten seasons
-In 2020 and 2024 Dak was hurt. In 2020 when Dak got hurt for the season their offense was averaging 26.9 ppg, last year Dak never was fully healthy
-They have had star players over that time including Dak, Zeke, Micah Parsons, Cede Lamb, Dez Bryant, Amari Cooper, DeMarcus Lawrence etc..
Of the 32 NFL teams only the following have won more division crowns:
KC, Buffalo, New England, Minnesota, & Houston
And the following teams have won four division crowns:
Baltimore, Green Bay, LA Rams, Philly, & Tampa
The following teams have six or more playoffs appearances:
KC, Buffalo, Baltimore, Green Bay, LA Rams, New England, Pittsburgh, Philly, & Seattle
(Dallas & Seattle are the only two teams of the ten with six playoffs appearances or more to not have made a title game in the last decade.)
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Looking all of this over Dallas has been a top 10 team in the league for the last decade, its the non-surprisingly playoffs where any real success has eluded them. Tampa has a SB and four division crowns, but was not a good franchise until Brady arrived in 2020. By comparison Dallas was a more consistent yearly winner both in record and division crowns. Seattle has been more of a wildcard team in this time as their last division crown was 2020 and before that 2016. Five of the Cowboys playoff losses were one score losses which they had their chances in and for one reason or another couldn't breakthrough. The 49ers have 5 primetime games this year and over the last decade have been a far lessor regular season team with only four playoff appearances in that time. But the 49ers have made two Super Bowls and three NFC title games during that stretch again absolving them of similar criticism. The coverage of the Cowboys given the brand and market certainly can feel overblown and probably is to some extent, but the brass numbers paint a pretty successful franchise that networks can count on for solid games year in year out which is part of why they are included so frequently. Truthfully if you think it is annoying now, had Dallas broken through during this time and made a SB it would probably be even worse (if that is even possible). At the same time Dallas run and inability to breakthrough does beg the question have they wasted a major window and if they fade will the coverage still be the same. Again for you all to decide haha
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I declined my invite. Had kids birthday parties instead, sorry Josh!
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40 minutes ago, QCity said:
We used to do this with EJ, Jeff Tuel, and Thad Lewis.
lol which was not a good thing
30 minutes ago, That's No Moon said:The day EJ hit the tent was an all-time day on this board.
The day the music died and survived all at once
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This is good for a laugh and how desperate things are in Believeland, their local radio station literally tracked the four QBs stats in OTAs today:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DKNTKKOxL9I/
I did not know this was even possible.
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14 hours ago, bills_fan said:
He won us the game at NYJ. He was fantastic in that game.I completely forgot how bad that game was because the refs called a million penalties
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On 5/25/2025 at 1:58 PM, RiotAct said:
you know; I’ve always liked Aaron Schatz.
been a real man of the people
10 hours ago, CSBill said:I agree. I'm unsure why Rapp always gets a bad rap here on TBD.
I consider him a good Safety.
Because he was part of replacing Poyer/Hyde combo. On my list of issues on the defense last year the safeties were not nearly as high as CB2 CB4 and the D line. Rapp I thought was really solid and Hamlin was serviceable. We just had such high level play that anyone after that is even a step down doesn't match. I am fine with the safeties being Rapp/Bishop for a few years.
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On 5/23/2025 at 12:08 AM, Simon said:
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Lmao.
Piece of cake win week 1 and your looking at 17-0
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20 minutes ago, JP51 said:
I love these.... although when they did the Red Helmet with the White standing Buffalo that was horrible... please dont do that.
Agreed. In theory it sounds good until you see it in person.
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18 hours ago, Starr Almighty said:
LaDainian Tomlinson has entered the chat and has joined the table with KeyShawn Johnson to compete for this award
Never forgot him sitting on the sideline not doing a thing AFC title game. Never cheered or got up to support his guys, there is a 50/50 chance it was just a body double lol
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3 minutes ago, The Wiz said:
Yes, it is why. Same as the Wegmans School for Pharmacy. It was well known for a long time that he was a big supporter of Fisher.
And I have no clue where the Bruins practice nor care for that matter.
Hopefully in a trash dump
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1 minute ago, Peevo said:
Not really, I'm just looking at the whole picture. It's this really significant undertaking for, in my opinion, little payoff. Training camp used to be "a thing".
It stretched into the 3rd or 4th week of preseason.
This story is dated August 25th (!) 2004. https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2004/08/25/bills-rookie-qb-losman-breaks-leg/28437218007/
Training camp stretched into LATE AUGUST at one point. It's such a short thing now, what's the point?
That's all I'm saying. The suits at OBD should be asking "is the juice worth the squeeze" for 10 days in Pittsford?
Literally last year McD on why they like going to camp:
Stop repeating yourself I get it you think the $ should be looked at. The head coach and GM don't care and have their value of being at SJF right now.
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7 minutes ago, Wacka said:
Houghton Park on Cinton St. in Buffalo like one year in the 60s!
My dad once watched them at Sheridan park with like 100 people. The list of where training camp use to be is quite wild honestly.
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1 minute ago, Peevo said:
Yeah, maybe for the kids IN ROCHESTER. Again, it's a small fraction of a fraction.
You can literally offer the exact same experience for more people in Orchard Park. And make more margin, due to far fewer operating expenses.
Do you work for the Bills or something to be so considered with margin and expenses lol
The NFL prints money this is a drop in the bucket.
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4 minutes ago, Kirby Jackson said:
I personally like it there. Most years I try to get there for a session. It just feels a little old school in a good way. It feels very “Packers players on the back of bikes” to me. Obviously Rochester is a huge part of the Bills fan base but it’s beyond that. It just feels right.
In today's NFL where most teams do not do camp like that, access is very limited, and it is very corporate driven if not monetized also; BUF is one of the few remaining like PIT/GB where it is a far more relaxed old school feel. The NFL has very few things that are so open and free for fans like this. I expect at some point it will end because everything is monetized now by the NFL, but while it exists I am happy for fans and families that get a more unique experience then what exists at most of the NFL teams.
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2 minutes ago, Peevo said:
But you're removing the entire fan experience / fan accommodations from the calculus.
The GM & Coach ought not be the only decision makers in this process, given legit business interests involved. Sponsors, advertisers, the campus itself.
SJF has a vested interest (seems obvious) in maintaining this relationship.
However, SJF for 2.5 DECADES doesn't seem to care at all about how the thing runs. Wouldn't it be better for fans if they could simply PARK ON CAMPUS?
That would attract MORE VISITORS. More eyes on your facilities. More potential boosters. Potential students. Potential legacies. More revenues for the school!
A public facility would theoretically welcome any and all comers to experience the space. In my opinion, SJF is "a solution without a problem".
It's a clunky, awful experience for almost any fan outside of Pittsford, NY.
There's no reason to keep it that way when you have a $20 MILLION training facility in the town where all your employees already live.
Bud the GM & Coach only care about what is best for the team. You are only thinking of it from a fan perspective and honestly your perspective is really wrong considering how many fans like how close you can get to the team and the access provided that doesn't exist anymore. Sounds like you have had poor experiences in Pittsford, but for many families and kids especially you are not getting near the same experience in stadium as you do at SJF.
And to repeat again the GM & Coach will do what they believe is in the best interest of the team cost be damned. If they feel this is what is best they will do so and Pegula has smartly let them and stayed the heck out of it.
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1 hour ago, chris heff said:
Anybody else see Sal Maiorana’s prediction for the season? He has the Bills going 12-5, losses to Ravens, okay, the Falcons? Because of their running game. Texans, okay, the Patriots? Because of Vrabel? And finally the Eagles, okay. I just don’t see the Bills losing to the Falcons and I don’t get the love for Vrabel. He had a couple of good years in Tennessee, but nothing special.
Falcons loss is certainly possible. Would be their fourth night game on the road against a Falcons talent that has some real talent up on offense. Buffalo loses a game or two yearly that you don't expect or fans underestimate and I can certainly see that.
So division wise it is extremely difficult to go 6-0 which they would've been last year if they needed week 18. Even when the Pats had their major run I think they only swept the division two or three times. Of the three AFCE foes Pats make the most sense to be the biggest threat as Maye is young and shown some real flashes, their defense is solid as heck, and regardless of your opinion Vrabel was a very solid coach for TEN who caused the Bills headaches a few times plus he did win the division twice and make the AFC title. The Jets are the Jets and a mess with no QB, the Phins seem to be regressing as their expensive vets age, so realistically if the Bills lose a divisional game NE feels like the right pick at this point.
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1 minute ago, Peevo said:
Now it's a waste of resources for just about everyone except immediate residents of Pittsford / the surrounding burbs.
The only reason they went to SJF in the first place is because of Russ Brandon's affiliation with the team. He hasn't been employed by the Pegulas in 6 years.
Pittsford training camp has long surpassed its useful life. Maybe it was important to "regionalize" the fanbase in the Drought Era. I get it. But Josh Allen negates all of that.
Again literally the coach and GM have said they find value in this for team which is why it continues. It has zero to do with regionalization, just the fact GM/Coach find it a good thing they like for the team. As long as they see it that way it will not change.
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14 minutes ago, The Wiz said:
Just a hunch that Terry doesn't like the idea of paying for the team going to Rochester for a month and a half after they put the final touches on a 2+ billion dollar stadium.
That doesn't mean that they are going to do camp in OP but I'm sure they would like more people around the area to see the new stadium and surroundings.
Respectfully Pegula could care less. Beane & McD both have actively said they like going to Rochester even if it is more prorated at 2 1/2 weeks now compared to the nearly month long time they use to be here. The Bills already do the return of the Blue & Red at the stadium which is big draw for the fans.
Now in the future is Rochester maybe more of a week long thing? Possibly. But they updated their facilities back in 2019 and still have choose Rochester since so the idea of the new stadium being the changer really doesn't hold water because the facilities at their home base matter way more then the stadium which they only really use for major events.
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10 minutes ago, SoonerBillsFan said:
This Defense by season's end can be a top 5 defense. If the offense is top 5, it's superbowl time.
With Josh the offense can be top 10, you need the defense to actually be good so for one post season come KC/CIN/BAL the offense is not expected to put up 27-30 pts and the defense can hold an opponent to 20 pts or less.
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16 minutes ago, JESSEFEFFER said:
The toughest games are at home. After the Ravens game, the Bills have a realistic chance to stack wins and put the division away early again. Cleveland and Pittsburgh are easily reached away games on the back half when their fans are likely to have lost all hope of a meaningful season. Away at Charlotte is a big deal given all the connections to the area. The night games are something of a pain but that is the expectation now. The Eagles coming in so late is weird and the only minus I see to the schedule. Maybe they would like to promote it as a Super Bowl preview but it might not mean anything to one or both teams by then.
Eagles will be interesting. Buffalo hung really well with them two years ago and I think (HOPE) the defensive line finally is strong enough for that type of matchup. I honestly hope both teams need it because it is a good litmus test of the team.
I don't mind primetime at all as you expect it, but four out of seven is just a tough way to opener when you'd prefer it more spread. But can't have it all either haha
The Cowboys, Overexposed? Maybe. Overrated? .... You Decide
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I think their draft was good. But the talk is they are substantially better when truthfully they have no QB answer, the offense still is lukewarm talent wise, and they play in a division where they are decidedly the worst team. Even if their defense becomes a top 10 unit and the offense grows a bit are they really winning more than 6-7 games tops? Besides their own division they play KC, SF, LAC, DEN, GB, & DET; plus MIN & CHI feel like better rosters to pick who they also play. I just don't see this team between talent and schedule as really moving the needle. They need another year of draft, either Dart to develop OR a QB to establish OR draft a QB round 1 than, and the division to weaken somehow.