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THE ORIGINAL!

I remember my dad put the TV outside which back in the days of super heavy TV's and no streaming was not a small thing to watch the game. Next morning he told me the Bills won but literally almost blew it again. I watched the 1st quarter with him and you could see it was raucous there.

Oh I don't disagree with that at all and you are right virtually everyone said it was great move. The problem was more after it failed he refused to ever go that route again until wayyyyy too late. Also he was cheap paying coaches for a long time. Read the piece on Johnson that was done I believe in the players tribune or by tim graham. Changed my outlook on him alot, he actually knew Flutie was the favored guy and would've preferred the team just let him leave. Also his shoulder got badly messed up that forever destroyed his ability to throw the same. I was always team Flutie, but after reading the article I came around to at least respect Johnson far more and think he's a decent dude.

Sadly Ralph's greatest flaw was his inability at points to step back and let others do their job. Especially at the end the game itself had passed him by, business wise I think he actually still had a good pulse for that. The Raiders had the same problem with Al as the sport itself had changed and he was trying to do what worked in the past.

I wish someone video'd my reaction as I nearly lost it when they picked Josh ( I wanted Rosen). Would've been a good laugh now I really believe if he was drafted anywhere else not NYJ he probably is a serviceable starter. He got the crap beat in and you can see it now where he is unsure of making a throw because of protection and past "ghosts'. Not saying he is a star but the Jets did everything wrong for Sam. The Browns at least tried to do the same as the Bills: -Give QB a solid line -Give him good WRs -Coaching that tries to utilize the QB's best talents -Defense that is solid enough to shoulder the load as the QB grows The Jets just tried to rush to be a contender year 2 which mixed with Gase was a disaster. I still couldn't believe they didn't try to sign Morse or Paradis to help Sam.

You could make a sizeable case that the draft failings in 2000 & 2002 (2001 actually was good) really damaged the talent base for the Bills which set in motion much of what occurred after as veteran talent left. To me the true base of the drought is 2000-2003 between some bad drafts, Donohoe, poor draft mgmt/capital pick wise, QB mis-mgmt with Bledsoe and Losman, and overall lack of culture that developed. So many decisions happen so fast without a plan and a lot of going back and forth on direction that eroded any real true talent base from developing. It is kinda remarkable the fact they still did draft some impact players like Schobel, Clements, McGhee, etc.. despite how much they flubbed. From 2000-2004 they had 3 different coaches alone. In retrospect it was just such a mismatched mess. Somewhere there is an alternate universe where the opposite happened and the Bills drafted Aaron Rodgers haha. With that said I have always believed had the Bills made the playoffs in 2004 the direction of the franchise would've been far different.

Haha so going to UB football games he is proudly listed as one of their drafted alumni. I cannot ever remember him suiting up a game for the Bills. Namiean Roosevelt I at least remember making some plays and having some time in the sun

I forgot about Bruce, Andre, & Thurman all got released. I wonder having their vet presence if that would've allowed the team to stabilize itself at the back end.

So the 2000 Bills I was 11 years old for at the time and while I did go to a game and watch them I honestly do not know how fans viewed the season other then the QB controversy. They got out to 7-4 only to fall to 8-8 and miss the playoffs entirely. Was the season viewed as wasted potential given the defense or with the QB controversy and special teams issues did that cause too much damage to move forward? Genuinely curious for those who were older and remember more of it

1. Patriots 2. Chiefs 3. Washington

Virgil if you do step away I would just say your impact on many of us who do write post game has been tremendous. I do not write every week, rather when I feel I have some things I would like to say that may contribute to a strong discussion or many times after a big win/loss. When I have posted my thoughts I more or less model them after how you have from the format to how concise you make your points so it is an easy read. Many others do the same and you should give yourself a huge pat on the back for that alone. I completely get the burnout feeling writing after a while when it goes from fun to seemingly work. I use to write for a Sabres website and I got the same way after a while. At least with the Bills being good the last bunch of years it has been vastly easier and more interesting to write and discuss.

Watch them come out with Red Helmet Shells and the place go bonkers.

Why didn't you list a Victoria's Secret? If Dallas can have one we can too!

It's funny the Texans game we tailgated basically no rain until we started to go to walk in and it was like mother nature turned on a shower then for the rest of the day. Winning in bad weather makes such a difference compared to losing mentally.

I know the Bills in the past favored more home games in Sept-Oct (4-5 if possible) as usually the weather is favorable. Problem is with them good now they get more marquee games and the league likes those later and mix in like you said a longer year more chance for adverse games. So the good news is that by game time the weather is said to stop completely and days following have no adverse weather. Hopefully this system moves a bit faster and by mid day sunday it clears.

I am not saying I am Pro Dome... but I am not saying I am against a Dome

My point isn't as much the weather in terms of complaint as just in general its been unusually active compared to the years I have gone in the past. I love a nice 35 degree day with a touch of snow. Works for me and I am comfy. Coldest game I have been to was 2016 Steelers. It was like 3 degrees at 8 am with -2 wind chill and the beer was freezing playing pong in the cups. It was to the point the coolers with ice were warmer then the outdoors. Add it a nice blustery snow it was pretty narly. Worst weather I have been at was either the Colts game this year were it just wouldn't stop raining throughout with the wind or the Pats in 2016 at home which was a washout also. I thankfully avoided the Pats night game this year (wife went lucky her haha) and she was also at the Giants game in 07.

Soooo y'all who liked this post still mad?

This is kind of a dumb response as I have went to games for a decade now and many good weather games happened in November/December. I could care less if it is cold as we are up north, but this year has been unseasonably heavy with strong weather be it wind, rain, or snow. It was a consistent factor in the game, the had the guys cleaning the field etc.. I have lived here my entire life I get it is not a foot of snow, but it still was a legit condition that had an impact. 2019 the Ravens home game was a perfect day just cold and that was December. Broncos in November also was really nice. 2019 outside of the Eagles rain/wind game was actually a really nice year games wise.

This is not a post to complain about our weather as much as just the fact I can't remember a season with so many games regularly played in legitimately crappy conditions. Figure: Steelers: Fine day Washington: Beautiful Day Texas: Downpour Dolphins: Overcast some rain Colts: Cold downpour Patriots: Gale force winds with snow Panthers: Snow Falcons: Heavy Snow & Cold Jets: Snow possible Sleet/Rain Does anyone remember a season that had as many bad weather weeks?

As much as I get the rational to redo off geography I have personally felt it is a mistake. If you were starting a league from scratch it would make more sense, but at this point the Jets Pats or Phins are teams I just hate in general given the history and I would have far less emotion towards CIN/DET especially as they both are bottom feeders (CIN until recently) and far similar culturally to us. Part of the fun with MIA/NYC is they are nothing like Buffalo and it makes it a fun culture clash too.

COVID killed probably the best road schedule we had in years in 2020. In terms of closeness at least BAL/DET are pretty easy drives. Rams would mean new stadium which is cool and people who have went to ARZ have told me its awesome, but yea the road schedule is a dog in a lot of ways.

These type of articles are kinda past their time now. The wisdom is known if your gonna pay a QB he better be able to cover your teams flaws and Josh has shown that again this year. The flipside is if you look at the big QB's paid over the last decade all of them made SBs or been on the doorstep a bunch : Manning, Brady, Big Ben, Rodgers, Wilson, Mahomes. With Brees and Rodgers they both have lost NFC title games as not fault of their own due to refs or insanely dumb plays (Brandon Bostick). If you said before the decade that your team had them and were going to pay them big time I think you'd be ok with the result QB wise as a SB title and being close other times isn't bad compared to hitting reset. The QB's that failed once they got contracts this last decade it makes sense with: Goff- Roster and McVay covered him big time and the holes became quite evident once he left. Matt Stafford is literally proving that a better QB can make the team better despite some flaws roster wise Cam- Actually did fine after until injury and never was the same player. Sucks he was really entertaining, but once injury hit and his play went down his salary limited any ability to help. Garrapollo- wasn't bad but not worth the money and the defense had a close to historically good D Flacco- Greatest one hit wonder ever in terms of success. The rosters performance after showed how money takes away talent when the QB can't make the difference. I do wonder if BAL makes the playoffs in 17' if he still would've lasted longer Ryan- He can thank his coach for blowing that team to pieces and not running the ball. Probably deserved a better fate and may not even belong on this piece of the list. In general if you are paying a QB top money the expectation should be he can elevate the roster. From there its on the GM to draft well and add the proper free agents mixed with a little luck. Truthfully I hate this concept that once a QB is paid that is it. In general in a decade there are 10 titles total that can be won and 20 chances total for the top QBs across the league to get in. In Matt Ryan's case for example they made an NFC title and a SB. He took 5% of available spots for a SB and 10% conference wise. With how many good QB's there are there isn't space for a boat load of chances unless your Brady apparently who also took some away. The history of football is littered with QB greats who had their shot and that was it. Marino went year 2 and never again, conversely Elway went 5 times and it took the 4th appearance to win. There is not a team out there who would not pay a QB if they knew they were going to be one of the top guys in the NFL for the next decade and he could carry them regularly. The AFC is loaded with young QB talent right now Allen, Mahomes, Lamar, Herbert, & Burrow and if in 2031 you said each of them only made 1-2 SB's top I would say that sounds about right given the opportunities, luck, and the sport itself. Still you'd rather have one of those 5 guys and role the dice them be the Jets or Texans who have no idea what their future is the next decade.

Matt Milano. The defense truly goes how he goes good or bad. The Patriots game he was over pursing too hard and it showed. He is usually in lock step, but he will really dictate IMO what happens. He is also a big energy guy and you can see they feed off him.

It looks to be slightly taken out of context as he explains they have been careful not to go out as a team. So I think it is more with limiting what they are willing to do the options shrink. I have a buddy who lived in Cincy for 2-3 years and loved it said it was very vibrant.