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We destroyed them after team turmoil without Darnold starting. Darnold came into BUF and won here. Jets fans look at BUF the same way many fans view them as two easy wins and a morbid franchise that's always bad. What exactly has BUF done to make them any better then the NY over the last decade? Both teams are near mirror images of each other in many respects. In general Bills fans seem to always see the Jets and Phins as four easy wins and then act stunned when we lose. Its for fun and there isn't much substance to speak of. Why bother comment if you don't care

We are at NY, they will be better after the offseason of additions, and home teams naturally have the advantage. People if anything are underselling the Jets with the additions they likely make and Darnolds growth.

If the Bills beat NE at home I think Josh Allen might burn my house down in excitement before I have the opportunity to

Here is what they predicted yesterday. I LOVE the two night games being at CLE MNF and home BAL for TNF. Here is my prediction W/L wise off of that because nothing is happening yet in football: Wk 1: vs. MIA - WIN Wk 2: @ PIT - WIN Wk 3: @ CLE (MNF) - LOSS Wk 4: vs. WSH - WIN Wk 5: vs. CIN - WIN Wk 6: @ DAL - LOSS Wk 7: @ NE - LOSS Wk 8: BYE WEEK Wk 9: vs. BAL (TNF) - WIN Wk 10: @ MIA - WIN Wk 11: vs. DEN - WIN Wk 12: vs. NYJ - WIN Wk 13: @ NYG - WIN Wk 14: vs. PHI - LOSS Wk 15: @ TEN - WIN Wk 16: @ NYJ - LOSS Wk 17: vs. NE - LOSS 10-6 record, 3-3 Divisional record, & 8-4 AFC record

Watching football over the years it has been increasingly annoying and upsetting with how the media decides to cover and portray the game. It's felt like since the 2010ish the media has transformed from covering and providing analysis to actively showing bias for who they want to win games, awards, etc.. Perhaps it was the advent of social media truly taking hold over the last decade where everything is a hot take or the increased coverage of the NFL but it has fundamentally changed the way the sport is covered. Case and point? This year with the whole non call Saints v Rams. Today Bill Barnwell who is one of the better X's and O's guys out there (despite my hatred for him) is tweeting if the PI rules are not changed the Saints should just get a free PI call to use this season. This type of crap is just that... crap. But it stems from the fact the entire season the NFL media wanted Drew Brees who everyone slobers over to win the MVP and SB and when both didn't happen the hot takes went flying. No one is disputing it was a blown call which did alter the game, although I am not sure why everyone forgets the Saints had the lead still and had the ball in OT which Brees threw an INT on. As a kid I loved the Raiders and Gannon and they got screwed just as hard yet got half the outrage. This is where I wonder if social media is part of the issue where people instead of creating well thought out articles just spew hot garbage. Regardless it has gotten pathetic that instead of just covering the league in a normal fashion everything has to be a hot take and I am to the point it turns me off towards following football until the games start. RG3's rookie year or Lamar Jackson this year were both similar situations where the media drafted the narrative it wanted without regard to the facts that RG3's play would wreck him (plus his coach let him play injured) or that Jackson actually was worse the Josh Allen and throws it forward. Jared Goff in 3 years has went from bust to franchise QB back to maybe we should replace him. There is just a lack of patience, analysis, or in a withholding of instant opinion which wrecks the way the sport is now covered. In regards to the non PI call it is quite tiring because the NFL is littered with questionable calls and misses. Had the refs caught Don Beebe in the comeback game out of bounds that game probably goes different. In the end though reffing is not perfect and it never will be and frankly I am ok with that compared to the alternative of video reviewing the game to death. I can tell you as someone who refs hockey games the amount of things you have to be aware of would be jaw dropping to any normal person. There are certainly ways to enhance things, but the last time we rushed to changing a rule it took a decade to fix the catch again. Perhaps it is one of those things were when you grow up the world always seemed best, but the NFL Primetime guys reporters like Dr. Z seemed to be far more sensible in how they covered the sport and more level headed in their approach. Peter King and Robert Klemko are two guys who seem to be in that group but they are few and far between in todays reporting world.

biggest issue with your role as GM is the fact you literally added about 7 of the top 30 FAs which just isn't realistic. IF the Bills could get even just Morse and Daryl Williams for o-line its a great offseason. Remember when Jordan Poyer was signed no one thought much of it and he turned into a starter ditto Zo Alexander. I am expecting Buffalo maybe gets 1 true name brand Top FA like Morse and from there we fill in as we go. Quinn, Jarrett, Collins will all demand massive contracts and it'd be amazing if we got one of them let alone all three.

Wouldn't be surprised. Mariota is like Tyrod Taylor on steroids in terms of he is good enough but not great but not bad enough where you necessarily want to cut him. His injuries are certainly a major concern. He pre NFL had all the tools you want but seems to have lost some of them. If you are a team in transition Mariota seems like a guy you'd want to bridge but he never has scared me to be a true threat.

It is why going into 2013/2014 especially on paper I remember a lot of people being excited about the Bills offense with CJ, Stevie, Sammy, R. Woods, Goodwin, & Freddie. Then in reality half of them got injured and Stevie got cut.

This is what I got and while highly unrealistic, if it happened I'd be jumping through a roof: YOUR PICKS 1: R1P9 EDGE CLELIN FERRELL CLEMSON 2: R2P9 WR DK METCALF OLE MISS 3: R3P7 OT DAVID EDWARDS WISCONSIN 4: R4P11 LB BOBBY OKEREKE STANFORD 5: R4P29 TE ZACH GENTRY MICHIGAN

Agreed. Listening to him babble yesterday on the Steelers made me sick. Donald Jones was far better then Steve and that isn't saying a ton but at least Jones would be objective.

Never understood the outrage on this stuff. They play a divisional that collectively sucks yearly and rarely fields a 9 or 10 win team. They per schedule rules have to play the other division winners so they do play the top 3 teams in the AFC from the previous year. Otherwise the Pats do not control how the divisions rotate with who they play yearly its pre determined years in advance. Buffalo also has a very weak schedule due to their divisional foes and the fact we play the NFC East who wasn't very good last year and the AFC North who has one team ascending in CLE two middling in PIT/BAL and one cratering in CIN.

Wow this thread really took a freaking turn.. yikes!

15. Tyrell Williams (27), WR, Los Angeles Chargers 37. Ja'Wuan James (27), OT, Miami Dolphins 41. Mitch Morse (27), C, Kansas City Chiefs Give me those three and one of these guys and I'd be thrilled: 27. Anthony Barr (27), LB, Minnesota Vikings 44. Shaquil Barrett (26), OLB/DE, Denver Broncos 46. Terrell Suggs (36), OLB/DE, Baltimore Ravens The O-Line I really want to see them sign two decent to good FA's and IMO Tyrell should be their #1 target for WR. My goal is to build a WR corp not one guy and I believe with him Foster and Jones plus a draft pick WR and McKenzie the WR corp is far more dynamic which they should want. If you sign those three you go into the draft like this on offense: WR1 T. Williams WR-Slot Jones LT Dawkins LG Long C Morse RG Miller RT James TE Croom/Thomas WR2 Foster (not including QB or RB but we know those) I think with that you really have the ability to work from a position of strength and can draft BPA whether it is OL/DE/WR in the first 3 rounds. In regards to defense they need another edge rusher and Barr and Barrett are young enough to give them some years and hopefully decent numbers. Suggs would be a vet move mixed with his sack ability which could really help to polish off what already is a solid D.

I would not say its universal, but I do agree a sizable amount of the fanbase views toughness grit etc.. as being native to Buffalo and wants to see that from their players. These people work hard for their money usually in blue collar esq jobs or their family comes from that and they have no patience for "me first" type players or players afraid to mix it up and get dirty. Their idea is if your representing Buffalo you better role up your sleeves and be ready to go. I think if AB was signed a lot of fans would be fine with it, but this segment would be on him the moment he slipped.

Loved watching that highlight video. His 2012 season was insane. I remember after the season everyone was saying if he can keep that going the Bills offense really would be set even if it was just an average QB. It was too bad injuries kinda took out his career there he was always a good dude. That 2012 season was so strange for the Bills. The hype going into the year was that they would finally get back into the playoffs given the addition of Mario and the schedule. I think Jerry Sullivan who is the ultimate of negative for the Bills even predicted them making it in. They ended up getting blown out week 1 by the Jets and week 5 by the 49ers who were at their height of their powers, yet had they not lost close games to the Rams, Dolphins, & TItans who were under .500 and won just one of the Colts & Texans they would've made it. I liked Chan but he seemed spent and beyond able to fix things by the end of that season.

Look forward to seeing you out there playing on it!! ? They can play in my backyard we'd be able to charge a ton for tickets although limited quantities ?

Right! Like I have found I get out pretty easily and the pricing has always been good. I am semi-sentimental because my dad any time we went we always parked there, but always wondered on the food and party.

I am honored by the award and yes that is the location I was referring to.

I have parked there before and the inside actually seems like a really great place to party for the Bills. Anyone go there for the games to hang out? Is it good?

I just posted a big thing on the Bills schedule last week. The NFL is potentially putting Packers at Bears as the opener for the 100th anniversary of the NFL season. If that happens as expected NE hosts on Sunday night. The Chiefs or Steelers are the two favorites for that at this point with Steelers more likely so the Chiefs matchup is preserved by the networks for a later season game. Browns are the other wildcard that may end up being considered given Baker and the hype there. Cowboys is basically a no given they almost always play an NFC East opponent with last year being the one exception when they opened in Carolina and the only time in the last decade they opened AFC was the Jets in 2011.

Antonio Brown is not just another WR. The guy already holds a bunch of NFL records including most consecutive seasons with 100 yard catches and he will go down as HOF. That is a bit different then Santonio or Plaxico. Also JuJu benefited greatly from Brown being double teamed weekly, there is a laundry list of WR's who had great numbers right up until they faced the real pressure like AB has. Washington was the same guy Big Ben just berated this season for dropping catches. My overall point is that the Steelers are letting two of their best players who are cornerstone type players for any team go in a super small amount of time. The majority of NFL teams work so they keep that group together for as long as possible. The Bell portion makes sense because it is money, but AB is a whole different animal. For as much credit as people always seem willing to give PIT they missed the playoffs this last season with drama that makes them look like the NFL Kardashians and they are getting worse at both skill positions on offense with a QB who is only getting older. That doesn't sound like a very good situation.

Part of players flaming out and drafts not working is having a constant rotation of coaches where players do not fit scheme. This decade we went from Chans players to Marrone players to Rexs players to McD's players all in about a 6 year period. That many scheme changes makes you bleed players like there is no tomorrow.

If Allen is a bust McD is not going to be fired. In fact it would take a season 4-12 or worse for that to be possible. The Pegula's want some stability and firing coaches constantly does not provide that. McD breaking the drought is a pretty sizable thing for his resume that will buy him a minimum of 4 years. Based off your comments on McD you don't seem to be a fan of the hire from day one so I will not go down that path with you. I am willing to give him 4 years to get his program him for better or worse unless they flat line this season. I am tired of recycling coaches every 2-3 years I want a guy to get his shot regardless of my view on what he does.

With Antonio Brown on his way out of Pittsburgh can anyone remember such a short time frame when two mammoth stars (Brown & Le'Veon Bell) left a team and when a team had dysfunction to the point two of their best players who are two of the best in their position left a roster? I literally cannot recall such a shakeup in such a short period of time during my years of watching the NFL. The closest I can think of in regards to players just saying their done was when Jim Harbaugh left San Fran and like half their roster retired on spot.

If they have a lot of players exit they can add compensatory picks