BigDingus
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I've seen a lot of talk on Twitter asking if Allen would be a Hall of Famer if he retired today, and my opinion is that he wouldn't.
Not because he hasn't been great, but 7 years for a modern QB just isn't enough time to give him the stats or accolades for that. Instead, it would just be remembered as a legendary 7 year career for Bills fans, but not among the all time greats.
I believe the same for Lamar, and if Burrow plays 2 more years without a ring, same for him. These guys need more time to get into elite categories with their stats, win more individual awards, or win a SB.
None of them NEED to win a SB to make the HOF, but if they don't, they'd need more years under their belts to get there.
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I heard Keon's making his way there, as he's planning to transition to TE. Unfortunately, he's still too slow, so looks like he'll be running a bit late.
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On 6/24/2025 at 10:22 AM, BarleyNY said:
I think that Pegula realizes that there’s a limited number of dollars people in WNY have to spend on sports. If the Sabres were as good as the Bills, then a lot more people would be making decisions about where to spend their money between the two
It would take a lot of money up front and more in continuation to get the Sabres to a point where they’d be truly competitive. If you are strictly looking at maximizing profit, then why push with the Sabres now?
Is that really an issue? I know WNY isn't a huge market, but it's not all about population size with some of these franchises. Like MLB teams in Miami & Tampa Bay, the Islanders in NHL, the Wizards or Suns in the NBA, etc. all have big markets, but they're lower in attendance than most of the leagues they play in. Meanwhile, you have Cleveland, not a huge city, supporting an NBA, NFL & MLB, having great attendance, all with Cincinnati just 3.5 hours away with their own NFL & MLB teams.
It's often just about team success, other times it's about fan loyalty over sheer numbers. In terms of loyalty, look at New Orleans. I doubt the average person living there makes much more money than those in WNY, yet the Pelicans had the 3rd highest NBA attendance & the Saints had the 14th highest NFL attendance.
I think Buffalo can definitely support the Sabres, it's just that they've been terrible for too long, and the organization hasn't done anything to inspire confidence things will improve.
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He is sensitive. Maybe he's the most sensitive GM in the league, I don't know, but I don't think it matters either.
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I never lived in Buffalo, so I've had very few interactions with players. The best I've got was 2 people seeing my Bills jersey at the Houston airport, then coming over to talk to me. They ended up being Taron Johnson's parents, which was super cool to hear them brag on their son.
Other than that, something I remember & won't shut up about:
9 x Pro Bowler, 4 x All Pro Ruben Brown. I remember that well, and it still bums me out he's not even on the Wall of Fame.
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You can't look at this, along with all the other data out there, and tell me Keon didn't under-perform.
My expectations are even higher this year, so I hope he gets things on track & improves significantly.
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On 6/20/2025 at 12:19 PM, FireChans said:
Bills fans who pretend Lamar Jackson isn’t a good QB also pretend Cam Newton wasn’t a good QB
On 6/20/2025 at 12:23 PM, njbuff said:
Just know that Josh is OBVIOUSLY better than both of them and that’s what Bills fans care about.Sure, but a lot of Bills fans act like Cam wasn't a great player in his prime, or that Lamar is somehow a tier below Allen.
Josh has been a better passer, but Lamar has been a more prolific runner. Last year, a lot of things changed. Lamar looked like a better passer, while Josh became much more selective & cautious when throwing the ball.
Until last season, Allen always had more turnovers to go along with his more TDs. Then he cut back on the turnovers, still hit 40 TDs, and had the less talented offense.
So both guys have had very similar situations, just in reverse. Allen got more weapons early, then Lamar got more weapons recently.
I'm just glad the Bills are 2-0 against the Ravens in the playoffs, otherwise they'd be insufferable, and playoff losses would be a much bigger negative on Allen's career had he lost to Mahomes (4 times), Burrow, and Lamar.
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5 hours ago, Buffalo Junction said:
When I was young and dumb I went full Gowron…. Never go full Gowron.
Correct. You have to go full Martok. It's the more sensible choice.
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2 hours ago, Logic said:
There are some players from our favorite teams that we grow up watching that, to us, seem like superheroes and the best to ever do it.
We waaaay overrate their ability and love them as players, because in our youth and our lack of watching teams other than our favorite ones, they just seem like the best to us.
Metzelaars was one of those dudes for me.
I mean...he played 16 years in the NFL, so he was certainly a good player. But if you asked 50 random NFL fans or historians who their favorite 80s and 90s TEs were, I doubt you'd get a lot of Metzelaars answers. To childhood me, he was a total beast.
At 6'7" and 254 lbs, the dude just looked like a machine out there. As a kid, I just assumed ALL tight ends were giant, hulking stork people who looked like they could beat up your dad.
Loved that dude.That's how I felt about Jay Riemersma. He didn't have as long of a career as Metzelaars did, but he came on right as I was getting old enough to understand more of the game, and he seemed like he caught EVERYTHING. Years later, I looked up his stats & was shocked how "normal" they looked. In my young mind, he must've been a monster that averaged 800+ receiving yards each year, yet he only topped 500 yards once 😅
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12 hours ago, Logic said:
Four things stand out:
- The lack of shotgun. Amazing how much the game has changed on offense.
- The way that the game has changed on 4th downs. Any kind of 4th down back then -- even a yard or less -- was automatically a kick situation. This has changed so much in the last few years.
- Kelly had such a unique throwing motion. Instantly recognizable to anyone who grew up watching the Bills.
- Would've been a baaaad day to be going against Andre Reed in fantasy footballI think Kelly played a lot in shotgun in certain games. Shortly after I posted this video, I came across this one titled "0 Punts & 1,000+ Yards of Offense is Pretty Cool! (Bills vs 49ers 1992, Week 2)" and it's Kelly vs Young just airing it out.
Seemed like a lot of the game was played from shotgun, threw for 403 yards & 3 TDs, and man there were some big hits!
Totally agree about Kelly's throwing motion. I actually forgot how good of an arm he had & how quickly he made decisions. He would sometimes scramble a bit after his drop back to buy some more time, but what most stood out to me was his passing mechanics when throwing on the run.
In fact, after this game, I then re-watched the Bills vs Dolphins Divisional Round game from 1991 & watched Kelly scramble quite a bit. What really stood out wasn't just the big runs, it was that he finished nearly every one with a slide, followed by defenders hitting him on the ground. No flags, as that wasn't a thing yet, but it's crazy to see how they were allowed to take shots at a guy sliding time & time again.
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9 hours ago, BuffaloMatt said:
Stay in the NFC? How about hoping to stay on the field. Reason GB let him go and nobody traded for him.
9 hours ago, NewEra said:Terrible news for bills fans…. Until he gets injured and misses the playoffs
He's played 2 more games than Joey Bosa the last 3 years, so if he's not a big deal, Bosa is even worse.
He may not stay healthy, but he's going to help them when he is.
42 minutes ago, without a drought said:Never said that wasn't true, just that I didn't care and would never spend a second worrying.
Well he'll probably be healthy in the game against Buffalo, so it's unlikely he won't have an impact.
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12 hours ago, JohnNord said:
That said, I’m optimistic we’ll see some improvement. Personally, I’m projecting:
2025 prediction: 38 receptions, 625 yards, 3 TDs
What about you? What are your expectations for Coleman this season?
Wait, THAT is optimistic?!
Xavier Worthy beat that last year as a rookie, as he had 59 receptions, 638 yards & 6 TDs.
If it's "expecting too much" to expect Keon to out-perform the rookie numbers of a player we passed on in favor of him, that's just sad.
We also passed on Ladd McConkey & Ricky Pearsall, the later of which got shot & missed significant time, only to nearly catch up to Coleman's production with less time played.
So no, I don't think it's unfair to expect Coleman to at least perform as well as other WRs we passed on taking. After all, he has an MVP QB throwing to him, so that should give him an advantage over anyone other than Worthy, right?
I expect Keon to have a significantly better season this year, and I think it's completely fair to have those expectations. Thankfully, I think he'll meet my expectations & do much better than those numbers you laid out.
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19 minutes ago, Old Coot said:
In your intro you refer to Allen in your QB praise. Do you mean Kelly?
No, I meant that we all consider Allen such an amazing player, that most Bills fans already rank him above Kelly as the best Bills QB ever.
Not only that, I've seen fans slowly push Kelly further & further down the list of best Bills players of all time (myself included). The way people talk about him is if he was just a solid QB that got the ball to the better players around him, but watching him again reminded me that simply isn't true.
He had a ton of talent, only in different ways to modern QBs. I remember many commentators & sports talk shows calling Kelly a LB that played QB due to how tough he was, but you hear the same thing today regarding Allen. Difference is when they say it about Allen, they mean he's built like a truck & runs like one too.
Sorry if my wording was confusing.
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26 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:
They did that years ago. Remember when the CFL had a US division?
They really should just play on the #1 seed's home field.
Watch #3 for Michigan, QB Bryce Perkins. League MVP. I'd love him backing up Josh.
Wait, the CFL merged with another US league? Or they just opened some expansion US teams?
Either way, I had no idea! That's pretty cool, thanks for the heads up
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Was going through old game footage & figured I'd post this one.
Allen is such a great & unique talent that it's almost easy to let hyperbole take over & downplay how great Kelly was.
His rhythm, the timing, the way he throws, and just how quick he was is a thing of beauty to watch. He escapes pressure not with his feet, but by being so quick to get the ball out of his hands (much like Brady). He knows when & where guys are going to be, then just as he hits the final step of his drop, the ball is released.
If not, he takes a few steps in one direction & then lets it rip.
Can't forget Reed either. He was all over the field making plays. A true WR1 that could out-physical anyone. Him & Kelly out-dueled Favre & Sharpe, and I'm glad I stumbled across this game.
Also, I don't see how anyone can think these unis weren't beautiful! Hard to not feel nostalgic seeing that field, the red endzones, the red helmets + blue jerseys, man... it's criminal we don't use these as throwbacks.
Anyway, hope someone out there enjoys as much as I did!
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They should merge with the CFL & attract a whole new audience.
Bet that would increase curiosity as well. Obviously, the CFL has a much longer history, so they'd have to adapt similar rules, but it would be a neat way to tie the 2 countries together (especially at a time where our closest ally has somehow been labeled an adversary).
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Man, wish NFL could go back & revitalize a lot of these older games.
I know it's not as simple as old school movies on film, but with the advancement of AI tech, maybe one day we can get AI upscaling & remastering to HD & clean things up.
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1 hour ago, gonzo1105 said:
1. Bruce Smith
2. Jim Kelly
3. Josh Allen
4. O.J Simpson
5. Andre Reed
6. Jack Kemp
7. Thurman Thomas
I think these 7 have to be in everyone’s top 15
After thatJoe D, Tasker, Kyle Williams, Eric Moulds, Cornelius Bennett, Fred Jackson, Daryl Talley, Billy Shaw, Reuben Brown, Cookie Gilchrist, Elbert Dubenion, Dion Dawkins, Kent Hull all have to be in consideration.
My man! Glad to see more Ruben Brown respect!
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So what's the difference between AFL MVP & AFL Player of the Year?
I see that Cookie Gilchrist was the AFL MVP while Jack Kemp was the AFL Player of the Year & was kinda confused. Also didn't know they had AFL All-Pros & All Stars (I guess like Pro Bowlers). That's cool.
My personal top 15:
1. Bruce Smith
2. OJ Simpson
3. Thurman Thomas
4. Josh Allen
5. Jim Kelly
6. Andre Reed
7. Joe DeLamielleure
8. Billy Shaw
9. Steve Tasker
10. Fred Smerlas
11. Cornelius Bennett
12. Kyle Williams
13. Darryl Talley
14. Eric Moulds
15. Ruben Brown (yeah, I said it!)
I'm only confident in my top 6 though, the rest I bounce around (especially those I've only seen in replays & sports docs).
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Yeah.... I can definitely be bought, but not for $500 😆
I need that extra money though, so offer me $5,000, then MAYBE I'd take that. Sorry, economy is rough right now!
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4 hours ago, BADOLBILZ said:
Tre White was horrendous in 2024 and Dane Jackson was worse........arguably the worst CB in the entire NFL last year. He had a 33.9 pff grade.
I had to laugh when I perused the Sammy Watkins trade thread a while back and you chimed in about how good Jordan Matthews was.
Have you ever thought that a player the Bills have wasn't better than one they no longer had? 😂
Exactly. Pretty sure last year he told me Curtis Samuel would have a better season than Stefon Diggs...
I said no way that's happening unless Diggs gets injured, but even with an injury, he STILL had a better season 😂
Maybe it was someone else, but I'm almost certain it was him arguing with me.
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Anyone remember Sam Cowart?
He was really good until injuries derailed him.
Aside from him, Ruben Brown. He gets a bad wrap today, but he was a stud for a long time.
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I was just watching a recap on YouTube & saw a comment that made me laugh -
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4 hours ago, Simon said:
That might not have been the OP
I would've preferred the classic "Vague Title" myself 😉
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Maxwell Hairston named in civil lawsuit for sexual assault
in The Stadium Wall
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Exactly. She reported the incident immediately after it happened. She didn't stay quiet on it. It wasn't her choice to drop the charges. She posted about it a lot, and always wanted to get justice. 5 years ago, he wasn't a famous college player or an NFL player, so it obviously wasn't about money.
But now that she has a chance to get some kind of justice, she's pursuing it in civil court since she couldn't in criminal court.
***Personal Anecdote Below***
I dated someone who was attacked & SA'd outside of a college, and she dealt with it for YEARS. She never stopped trying to get justice for it, and it wasn't until the guy did it to 2 x more girls over the next 3 years that he got caught. Then my gf was finally able to cooperate with the police & identify him, but unfortunately it took years. By that point, the 2nd girl who was attacked was suffering from extreme PTSD from the incident & ended her own life. Afterwards, we found out it is was a gang thing, and guys from that gang found my gf lived & would leave threatening notes on her car, tail us in cars late at night, and even showed up at a friend's party.
Each time, we called the police, which was a whole ordeal that continued this cycle of fear & intimidating for years. We moved twice, got new vehicles & eventually it ended, but all of this was because one guy decided to r**e a girl outside a college dorm, then proceed to do it multiple more times.
My gf & those other girls were unable to get any justice for a long time, but imagine if the attacker wasn't charged & suddenly showed up on TV as an NFL draft pick. How would that feel to see someone you KNOW did something so horrible, something so traumatizing, something that makes you feel violated to your core, being rewarded & happy? Probably pretty pissed off, and you'd want to get whatever bit of justice you could.
Not saying Hairston is guilty or passing ANY judgement on him. I'm just saying this is a completely reasonable way for a victim to respond, especially if they have no other options.