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The lots will be closed and I expect a heavy police presence will be around in case people try so they can end it quickly. The village of OP already said no to private lots and I doubt they will allow any wiggle room along with the team.

Duke had his chance and then it went through his hands when he blew the catch in the endzone against Houston. They literally brought in a WR because of that. If he was the dude he would've made more plays.

Fitz was part of a time where the team was such a joke he helped made the time fun and had some success. I have routinely said he never got the talent/coaching around him to have enhanced his play. When he was in Houston with talent they made the playoffs and he won 10 games in NYJ. He was a very personal guy, but his contract was the killer here. Buffalo was better off with him as the placeholder in 2013 for EJ or a different QB to wait under but he wouldn’t take a pay cut and thought he could start which he did. Fitz literally showed his ceiling in NYJ/HOU which was 9-10 wins an playoffs but like others have said the game he throws 5 TDs the next it was 5 INTs. He was fun but very reckless which fans loved. Tyrod was a better QB but far less vocal and by 2015 the expectations were much higher. I think with a good coach and talent you could win 12 games because he could Alex Smith a team. He never had competent coaching until McD and what a surprise he wasn’t exciting and even though it was the least talented team of his 3 they made the dance. People forget he was 8-6 in 15 and 22-21 in Buffalo overall. Fitz wasn’t even close to that. I loved Tyrod and wish he was the dude but he was a bridge starter who would eventually leave you wanting more.

Agreed. Fitz legacy actually seems to have been more propped up here after the fact because he’s been around so long.

Knee injuries are no joke and in the cold of November I doubt he will be 100%. I sprained my knee playing hockey 6 months ago and it took two months just to get back to normal running and I have to use a brace now. A tear is wayy worse and the activities and abuse football players do is not a good thing for knees.

I have always thought that once the Bills were bought the entire focus went to that and literally everything else became secondary. Up until the Bills it seemed like the general environment was pretty decent with the Sabres despite the losing and people had good things to say. The Bills made them a bit out of touch with whats underneath in their orgs and with the amount of family/friends that is in the org it makes it difficult for equal chances I would think. By the same token with these individuals leaving I can't imagine doing marketing in COVID when you have no fans etc.. to work with is a fun experience anyway.

I would note this. Defenses in normal seasons usually catch up to offenses later in the year as more tape becomes available. Given the COVID year I expect offenses to have a larger advantage then normal this year and talent will break schemes a bit more then normal which is why I am bullish on the Bills despite playing good D's like Steelers, Titans, etc.. I am sure later in the season the defenses will catch up like always, but I think offenses have a larger advantage for the first half of the year compared to most seasons.

As always good post Gunner. Here is how I see the season going: Week 1 - Jets 13 Bills 27 - The Bills open their season in a more difficult game then most expect as the Jets hang around 20-13 entering the 4th before Brown gets a 40 yard TD to ice it. Faithful are nervous after the win given it being tougher but a win is a win. 1-0 Week 2 - Bills 28 Dolphins 10 - This game is never in doubt as the Bills come out fired up and Allen finally has his 300 yard passing day. 2-0 Week 3 - Rams 17 Bills 21 - Tight game against a Rams team which still has talent and a front four that limit the Bills offense. This is a back and forth game requiring Allen to lead a comeback capped by a Moss TD with 4:00 to go. The defense does it's job and the clock is run out. 3-0 Week 4 - Bills 17 Raiders 24 - The winning streak ends against the Raiders a team Buffalo has had issues with on the West Coast. Early turnovers put Buffalo in a catch up position and this week Josh and crew can't tie the game. 3-1 Week 5 - Bills 24 Titans 21 - Buffalo responds with a nice win on the road highlighted by an Andre Roberts kick return for a TD. Not a lot of passing as both teams try to run each other to depth as the Bills finish the game running 5 minutes of clock so the Titans can't respond. 4-1 Week 6 - Chiefs 23 Bills 27 - The Bills do the impossible and beat KC. Truthfully home teams are favored to win by nearly 70% of the time on Thursday's and with some fans back in the stands Buffalo plays a fired up game. Allen gets his second 300 yard game and the defense thwarts a Mahomes 4th quarter comeback. 5-1 Week 7 - Bills 30 Jets 17 - Half time Jets lead 14-10, third quarter Buffalo get a long Diggs TD and then a turnover by the Jets converts to a Singletary TD swinging the game. Buffalo controls it from there on D and the Jets can on get a FG which Buffalo matches late in the forth to ice it. 6-1 Week 8 - Patriots 13 Bills 19 - The Patriots enter at 4-3 with people generally surprised they are doing as well as they are despite Brady gone and the losses on D. Buffalo's goal coming in is just control and playing smart. It is a relatively boring affair as the Bills control the game on the ground gaining over 175 yards as the Pats front 7 is weaker then the back end while Allen is shaky but does get a nice TD to Knox from 30 yards out. Cam and Pats stall past midfield at the end and the Bills finally win at home against the Pats for the first time in 9 years. 7-1 Week 9 - Seahawks 17 Bills 20 - In what ends up being the most physical game of the season both QB's grind it out going over 250 yds passing and 50 yds rushing. Buffalo's defense holds after a Bass FG with 7 mins to go and Seattle isn't able to tie the game 8-1 Week 10 - Bills 14 Cardinals 24 - The defense allows 17 pts early putting the Bills down 17-0 at half as the Cards high paced offense catches them, but they lock things down in the second allow the Bills to get it to 21-14. Turnovers cost Buffalo as Allen has two turnovers as do the RB's including a late fumble with 4 mins to go on their own 30 allowing Cards ice the game. 8-2 Week 11 - BYE Week 12 - Chargers 7 Bills 24 - The Chargers are a team in flux at QB and with injuries also and Buffalo's defense never lets it be much of an affair. Tre White has 2 INT's on rookie Justin Hebert, Allen has a nice 25 yd TD run, Diggs finishes with 140 yds, and the Bills control the game for an easier victory in late November and the one easy game Buffalo has before three very tough games. 9-2 Week 13 - Bills 17 49ers 19 - Defense control the first half as sacks pile up and the half ends 6-3 49ers. The second half sees both offenses make plays resulting in an entertaining finish. The Bills are up 17-16 with 5 mins to go but the 49ers get to the Bills 30 and take a 19-17 lead on FG. Allen gets the ball back with 1:20 remaining and moves the Bills to inside the 49ers 40 setting up a long FG try. Bass kick goes wide and the Bills fall. 9-3 Week 14 - Steelers 10 Bills 23 - Similar game to last year with the difference being the Bills offense scoring a bit more. With a 16-10 lead with 6 mins to go Tre White picks Big Ben as the Steelers are driving inside the Bills 30. Instead of working the clock to the end, Buffalo moves the Ball and Diggs gets a 23 yd score to ice the game in a closer game then the score says. 10-3 Week 15 - Bills 21 Broncos 23 - Allen gets the offense downfield to take the lead late 21-20 with 3 mins to go. One of the few actual breakdowns for the defense happens as Lock leads the Broncos to a game winning FG for the win. Lock helps Denver get a WC spot later in the season at 9-7 thanks to this win, Beasley has a 100 yd day though 10-4 Week 16 - Bills 30 Patriots 13 - Buffalo is playing to improve playoff position, NE is playing for the draft or pride. Either way Buffalo opens it up in the second half to cruise to a victory capped by Edmunds getting INT for a TD. Allen finally has a good day against the Pats with 2 TD and 275 yds in the air. 11-4 Week 17 - Dolphins 17 Bills 10 - Buffalo has the 3rd seed clinched with a 9-3 conference record and nothing to play for. Tua starts for the Phins and wins a boring end of season game similar to the Jets game the year prior. 11-5 Wild Card: Bills 24 Broncos 13 With the stadium open to 50% capacity the Bills faithful finally see a home playoff game and Buffalo wins a tight affair with a Allen hitting Beasley for a 15 yard TD to ice the game. Divisional Weekend: Ravens 27 Bills 23 Unlike the matchup the prior year in December neither teams defense is able to shutdown either QB in a wild game. Allen drives the Bills for a FG with 8 mins to go to put the Bills up 23-20, but Lamar leads a drive for a TD with a scramble from 10 yds out to regain the lead for Baltimore. Allen gets his chance to be the hero but the drive falls short inside the Ravens redzone as Beasley has a ball knocked out of his hands late to preserve the Ravens win. Season stats: Allen 3700 yds 27 TDs, 343 yds rushing 5 TDs Singletary 800 yds 4 TDs, rec 432 yds 2 TDs Moss 650 yds 6 TDs, 200 yds rec 3 TDs Diggs 1125 yds 80 rec 7 TDs Brown 1003 yds 68 rec 6 TDs

Really really strong, well thought out, and unique point. The Bills of 2013-16 was a period we’re talent existed but either the wrong piece was there at the wrong time whether it was coach or QB. IMO had Tyrod been QB in 13 or 14 they make the playoffs just because he could do enough which was really what the defense needed was an offense that could move the ball a bit and not turn it over. Come 2015 the offense finally had weapons. I believe in 2015 they finished 10th in pts scored.. but Rex wrecked the defense which went from top 10 two years in a row to below average. Similar thing in 2016. By 2017 some of the talent on defense was starting to age or bad contract ie Marcell, the younger cornerstones like Sammy or Gilmore wanted too much to stay, and in general the smartest move was a clean sweep like you said. The best regimes in football everything moves fluidly on how the roster is built and the purpose of that direction. By 2011 the Bills started hitting again on draft picks to have a core but nothing was in synch. The greatest strength the Bills have is how well they have built a cohesive unit that now allows for splashes in FA or trading a draft pick if needed. For a long while we kept playing catch-up or getting bandages to jump along.

Good morning everyone it has been wayyyyy too long since I have posted. I have missed posting back and forth with everyone and I am happy to be back on a bit. This is a very odd season and if it makes sense I am excited in a melancholy type way knowing we probably won't see the team in person. Anyway with us starting a new decade of domination!!!! I wanted to rank my favorite three seasons of this past decade and see what everyone else thought. I am sure 2017 and 2019 will be high for a lot of people but I am curious on the other spots. Without delay: Honorable mention: 2011 Bills. Honestly I really loved this team and players and I have always wished this group of guys Fred, Fitz, Stevie etc.. would've broken the drought as they were a fun very likable bunch. The first half of the season was the most fun I had in a long time as a Bills fan its too bad injuries and some poor play doomed the end. Still the slaying of NE week 3 in the fashion they did will forever be amazing. 3. 2019 Bills - For me I put the 2019 Bills here which I am sure some will say "uh they were the best team we saw of the decade what are you doing". Well by 2019 the process was in full swing and the expectation was playoffs for me as the talent was there and the schedule was pretty open. It was a really fun season and the DAL/PIT primetime games were amazing and rewarding as fans. The next day after the Dallas win was soo much fun to see the national media's eyes open to the Bills and rip the Cowboys for getting blown out. The opening game against the Jets set a great tempo for the resolve of the team, of the season, and what would come. To me that was a sizable statement game for Allen given how he came back from mistakes both self inflicted and by his team. Had they have beat Houston in the playoff game or NE week 16 to win the division this season would've went to #1 as we would be in new territory. But regardless this season had a lot of great moments and cemented the Bills as contenders finally again in the NFL. The only really bad game the entire season was against the Eagles which I swear would've went different if Allen wasn't strip sacked at the end of the half. By the way John Brown had a criminally underrated season and to me was the big thing outside of Allen's growth which pushed them over the edge on offense. 2. 2014 Bills- For nearly a decade and a half a shroud of darkness rained over the Bills on whether the team would stay in Buffalo. Ralph passes about a million other things happen in the offseason including Jim Kelly fighting off cancer and then the team is sold to the Pegula's... the Bills are staying. The sense of relief entering that season to finally just focus on football is something any Bills fan who lived through that time could tell you was amazing. Then week 1 was an all time great season opener capped by Freddie's OT run to win the game followed up by an amazing home opener when we beat Miami. It was a likable team with a great defense and for me I got to go to the Thursday Night Game against MIA which was cool despite the loss. It had been over a decade since the Bills had played any meaningful football by mid December let alone hosting the Packers who were at their peak with Rodgers. Yet somehow they pulled the upset and as a fan at this game the stadium was never louder then the sack/safety on Rodgers. While they did not make the playoffs I am a firm believer that the win of the Packers was a demarcation point in the team trending up and starting to become relevant again. The season also featured fun highlights like the Sammy game winning TD catch vs Min at the end, the win over the Lions in one of the weirdest games ever, or the game played in Detroit because Buffalo had snowmegadon. 1. 2017 Bills- I do not have much memories of the 90s Bills minus a touch of the Jags playoff loss at home for Kelly. I remember Flutie and the Music City Mircale I watched, but otherwise I was part of the generation of Bills fans which the drought was just that. The team wasn't just bad they were irrelevant finding new inventive ways to get worse when you didn't believe they could plus for a long time we didn't know if they would stay. With that as a backdrop this team just about everyone thought was playing for the top pick in the draft. I distinctly remember week 1 being billed as the 1-15 bowl between the Bills and Jets and the annual Bills party I host with 40-50 people was more of a joking affair about the team then belief they would do much. Things changed with the Falcons game, winning a game they never win and I remember thinking "ok so the coach maybe knows what he is doing". The defense went from being a sieve under Ryan despite the talent it had, to competent with flashes of greatness by guys like White, Hyde, Poyer, and Milano despite a roster that was in the process of turning over. I was at the Raiders game and blowing them out was a blast that was a non stop party because the team was 5-2 and probably not that good but who cared. I was front row for the Snowbowl which was a surreal game to be at. Make no mistake this wasn't even the 10th best team in Franchise history, they absolutely got lucky at points (thanks Von Miller), and looking at the offense in retrospect I hope people realize how good Shady was and how void of talent the offense was at skill positions. Yet week 17 and the Dalton TD is a day you can ask a Bills fan where they were or what they were doing when the drought died. That next week leading up to the Jags game was the single most fun I had as a Bills fan after a season that gave some rewarding moments. I had friends who weren't Bills fans happy we finally made it back to the dance and the national media in general seemed to finally acknowledge Bills fans and what we went through. Yea the Jags game sucked and was not exciting, but it still happened which was cool.

It is not so much Dak but in general the media's lover affair with certain teams, players, topics etc... on things that really don't matter. Back in the 90s when contracts were smaller yea I was the slightest of interested to see where things went, but these days its all one big show. I get it with no sports any sports topic that they can find is something but its to the point of just being mind numbing. If Dak was guaranteed to be a FA after this season yea this would be a big deal, but Dallas can franchise him at least one more time.

So Jets didn’t bother me a ton until college. Went to Oswego and met their NYC fans and ever since then I have hated the Jets. This was also when they got Farve then Sanchez and we’re decent and they wouldn’t stop running their mouths. That said I like Darnold and him vs Allen for a decade plus will be cool if all goes well

33% of the season ticket base is from Rochester. It wasn’t just a gimic and without regionalizing the team they would’ve moved. also something everyone is forgetting with the whole “move them back to Buffalo for good” idea is how training camp is the last free thing fans can see where you can get within feet of your favorite players. For fans who can’t afford to take their family this gives them an experience that their kids and themselves can enjoy. The NFL monetizes everything training camp is the one nice thing that isn’t

Hi everyone I work at SJFC so I can fill in some things that I’m allowed to say. First Thad Brown who is a broadcaster here in Rochester says the Bills plan on Fisher despite the report and the plan is still Roc. You are correct we have had to furlough staff so the campus is wide open. But August 1st we are expecting everyone is at least back to work full time. The expectation as communicated to us is Bills camp is the NFL/Bills decision we won’t say nay. Cuomo opening back up camps and hopefully are campus phase 4 at the end of June is a good sign regardless of camp or not. Personally as much as I want the Bills on campus because it’s a blast as a fan and worker there, our priority is just that we get our students back. If that in anyway is slowed by the Bills there then I don’t see them there. On a more fun note the campus really is pretty open and I have seen plenty of players, I literally ran into Mitch Morse on a jog around campus. It’s really cool and it’ll kill me to lose it for the year because long term I think it isn’t staying but I want our students back.

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Welp I got this one wrong badly lol credit to everyone who argued otherwise... corta765 out ? I’ll be attending the game ?

agreed. My buddy is a Dallas fan and 1pm games are a treat because Of the national exposure. I think one of the worst parts of the drought is it fostered a segment of fans who its all tailgating and partying at 1pm every week. Team success eh they just care about their party and it shows when stadium talk pops up. honestly you could play the bills on the moon at 3 am and I’d watch. I just want them to win. If you get good you get exposure and that means non 1 pm games. For me there fun I get if you don’t care for them but the active outrage is insane

I had it week 13 so not bad got the SNF matchup

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Maybe. Spring is filled with hope and predictions of super teams, the Eagles of 2011 are a big example. I don't disagree that the NFC West has some sizable talent, but ARZ has to still put it together with Murray taking the next step and the Rams need to show they weren't a two year wonder. SF still looks great but they'll come back a little bit due to schedule. Seahawks actually scare me the most because of Wilson and how long they've been good.

agreed. The Browns and Jets did what they should’ve done in 2018 like buffalo which is build a solid line to give your young QB time. They went for splash Buffalo went for substance and the results showed. This year I do think Cleveland wins 9-10 and is playoff caliber

The COVID crisis kinda killed my ability to predict. I did a post back in March but I’ve been working from home and truthfully haven’t been on the way I like. I appreciate the kind remarks. this was my latest mock schedule Great point. People forget 1pm games are preferred by teams because it keeps a routine and are the best to prepare for. Coaches don’t want a ton of night games despite how fun they are because it throws off the plans for the week. I’d prefer if they danced in front of me like the halftime show

This year the Bills Chiefs game is this years version of the game that has to be at night because bills fans really want it to be. I don’t disagree with the fact the Bills Chiefs would be a great matchup and at night be a really special thing as a fan. Unfortunately I will be very surprised if that happens at this point for three reasons. 1. The Chiefs being Super Bowl champions means every opponent the Chiefs play on the road see this is as their marquee game for the year. The Super Bowl champion always is a lucrative team for opponents hosting them and the Chiefs have a very appealing team nationally. A down team like Miami hosts KC and this would be an opportune matchup especially with Tua. Buffalo will be in fierce competition to land the game which brings me to point two... 2. KC is on the road against the Ravens, Saints, and Buccaneers. TV crews will absolutely prioritize those games ahead of Buffalo and in division Denver has a rising team while the Raiders are opening a new stadium and what a way to do it. Buffalo isn’t just competing against 7 other teams for KC at night there facing two of the NFLs bluebloods in terms of TV attention (BAL & NOLA) and a TB team with Brady which is now the most sought after team for TV after KC. 3. Sal C from WGR had Mike North from the NFL who handles the schedule who was really interesting in regards to how the schedule is made. One of the important things he noted is that while everyone wants a home game against their top opponent at night they have to balance that teams needs and what’s fair to them. Figure KC is getting 2-3 homes games and if they go to NOLA and TB at night, is it really fair to KC to force them at night for a 5th or 6th night game that’s on the road? The Patriots did play three on the road but one was in division vs the Jets, another was a quick flight to Baltimore with only the HOU game being a longer road trip. Overall I just dont see it at this point. I’d love it and. Buffalo certainly has a good case with the playoffs two of the last three years, a great defense, and some rising young players. But after looking into this deeper a 4:25 spot would be nice at this point.

I’m going off the assumption the states are opened. There is no season if things are closed. now I do agree with I’m not sure how fair it is if the three California teams play in stadiums with no fans but other states do

having training camp at a team facility is the equivalent of the Bills doing it at Fisher. The equality piece matters more in terms of opening team facilities in general