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BigDingus

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  1. At this point, I think it's a confidence/mental thing. The Bills have the template. Hell, they might've created it. They're 3-1 in their last 4 match ups, all in Arrowhead, with the only blowout being in favor of the Bills. So they know they CAN beat the Chiefs. But is the moment too big? Is the anticipation & pressure too much? Now you've got another opportunity, with the entire season building towards this moment. Will it be too much for the Bills? Will it be too much for Allen? At home, in front of tens of thousands of screaming Bills fans placing their hopes & decades of emotional baggage on you, can they overcome the 2 x champs or shrink in the moment? Or will you be caught looking ahead & lose to the Steelers before even getting the chance? Tune in tomorrow & find out!
  2. I don't think this is a hot take, but I enjoy the division WAY more when both the Bills & Dolphins are good (using "good" loosely here). During the 2 decades before Allen, there weren't many AFCE rivalries to get excited about, and certainly none involving Buffalo. The Dolphins & Pats had moments, but it was more of a "Brady doesn't beat us quite AS often as he beats the Bills & Jets." Rex Ryan tried to get things going with the Jets & Bills, but he was mostly a paper tiger. But when having both the Bills & Dolphins finish #1 & #2 atop the division for 3 straight seasons & both making the postseason the last 2, it's really made the fans start investing in the division, inflamed the back-and-forth banter and has the players keeping receipts! All waaaaay more fun for fans than simply starting each year saying "Ok, we're already down 0-2 because of the Pats, so we just need to go 10-4 from here!" 😅
  3. Everyone online thinks the league is fixed in favor of the Bills... Only problem is they were saying the same stuff last year after Damar, and yet somehow the Bills lost in the divisional round? Hopefully this year they're right! If the Bills & Allen are league favorites, that script better see the Bills get a damn Super Bowl victory this season! 😁
  4. If he's the genius I think he is, he should just cut his losses now & take over as OC for the Bills. Going from HC of Tua & the Dolphins to the OC of Josh Allen & the Bills has to be a promotion, right? 😁
  5. Seems like a lot of fans on here didn't watch much of CJ Stroud this year, outside of box scores & highlights. He hasn't played like a rookie all year, so there's no reason to think he'd buckle under the pressure at this point. Just wishful thinking, but a far more dangerous QB than Flacco.
  6. This game is wild. Stroud is elite, and Flacco is looking sharp! Could be fireworks all game!
  7. Hallelujah! This confirms the NFL script writers favor the Bills over the Chiefs this year! We get our game moved, while they're forced to play in -30 degrees after windchill. Sucks to suck losers!
  8. I agree, but he also was a pretty good coach with strong ties to NE. He was also Coach of the Year just 2 seasons ago, and coached them to 4 straight winning, 3 playoff appearances, the number 1 seed, and made an AFCCG.... with Ryan Tannehill at QB. Then again, that was mostly off the back of Derek Henry, but that's still impressive in a pass-happy league!
  9. Shakir has been great in his role, though I still think we should be looking for more speed at this point. Diggs, Davis, Shakir, etc. aren't "slow" or anything, it's just that we don't have that true burner that can easily go over the top of a defense. Not saying we need the next Tyreek Hill or DK Metcalf, but even a younger, more consistent John Brown would be great. I have nothing to add to this post, but I'm determined to read & comment on every thread on the page 1.... Don't judge me, I have a 3 day weekend & it's cold outside ok?! 🙃
  10. Given his track record with late round CBs, you might actually be right 😁
  11. "You know where the tradition started by Bills Mafia, jumping through tables, originally came from? Originally.... it was so they could die." 💀 Ok, that got a laugh out of me. It's not the funniest joke, but it was just the lead up & delivery that threw me off. Edit: Just read the comments in the thread. I forgot that when you post something from a comedian on the internet, most of the comments just tell you how not funny they are or how they didn't laugh. Never fails. 😂
  12. Oh wow, I remember that article! In fact, it highly influenced my opinion at the time! You gotta remember the feel of the Bills as an organization at that point though. Sure, we made the playoffs & broke the curse that season, but for 17 years prior we watched floundering offenses lead by some pitiful-to-average QBs. I was convinced this organization just couldn't develop QBs, even if they got a good one. So when you see a QB with average college stats, accuracy issues, getting killed against all the bigger schools, and not even being a top QB in his own minor conference, suddenly start popping up in mock drafts as a 1st round pick because of "prototype size, cannon arm, project and POTENTIAL," you get concerned. I thought there was no chance the Bills could develop a guy, and that their best shot was lucking into a ready-to-play miracle off the bat. Thankfully, that was the OLD Bills, and I was proven very, very wrong.
  13. I was never quite sure how much you can glean from just talking with a former great player, though Cook needs something to get him going again. Outside of the Cowboys game, he hasn't really been doing much rushing the ball to end the season. Thankfully he's been good in passing situations, just needs to stop dropping passes that hit him right in the hands!
  14. 100% agree, and it makes me even more annoyed that all of this could've been figured out sooner had they just bit the bullet earlier. Hundred million dollar renovation band-aids, and kicking the can further down the line put us in a position where we would get less for the cost. Even accounting for inflation, construction costs & materials have all went up dramatically, as has everything post-COVID. Remember when AT&T Stadium was completed in 2009? People thought it was one of the most insane venues in the world, it spared no expense in amenities, seating (80,000 game day, expandable to 105,000), and with luxury everything. Accounting for cost over-runs & adjusting for inflation, they spent $1.84 billion. Or more recently, the Vikings got their indoor venue US Bank Stadium for $1.34 billion adjusted for inflation. Yes, I'm aware New York taxes make everything more expensive, but it's still crazy to see $1.7 billion spent on a stadium, only for it not to have a closed roof, lower capacity, and presumably cost significantly more for tickets. All that whining aside, it's still going to provide a more comfortable & nicer environment for fans, as well as help keep the team firmly rooted in Buffalo. So for that, thanks NY taxpayers, and thanks Kim & Terry!
  15. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a bit jealous... It's crazy what a lame franchise like the Titans can scrape together versus what a tenured, legacy AFL franchise gets (I don't care if they claim to be the Oilers, they're not!) 😜
  16. For real. The quote at 9:52 was spot-on. "Attempting to fit this ball in between the man-defender and the post safety is PSYCHOTIC..." But he somehow pulled it off, while also ignoring the much safer, open throw to Knox. Which is probably why "take what the defense gives you" isn't always something Josh is willing to do. He's too talented for his own good 😅
  17. This was an amazing 10 minute video, not just showing some cool highlights, but extensively detailing what made them so great. From the defensive looks, to the OL protection, to explaining why certain broken plays should've been dead to rights, I really enjoyed rewatching these plays.
  18. That's just how it is. Who knows how Brady develops under a different HC? He may never have gotten the chance, or at least not until much later in his career. They're both crucial to each other's success.
  19. I'm guilty of the Oliver one. I didn't think he deserved that much money, and for a few years, he did not live up to my expectations. I don't think Elam is "TBD," though. Maybe I'll be proven wrong, but he's a bust in my eyes. Gabe still has a lot of value, though I'm not saying he should get a massive contract. $10-12 million a year is actually on the low-mid range for WRs these days. Top guys like Hill are getting $25-$30 million per year, while other #1 guys are hitting $20 million yearly. Beane's picks the last 2 years have definitely been pretty good, so I'm happy overall.
  20. Exactly. It's been this way for a while, though Allen was starting to be mentioned in some peoples' top 5 candidates after the Cowboys & KC games. But for some reason, people want to pretend the turnover narrative doesn't linger hard, especially among other fanbases. I've noticed a lot that there's been way more anti-Allen backlash the last 1/4 of the season too. Any time you see a segment with an analyst or athlete talk positively about him, half the responses are insulting Allen's turnovers & awareness, or comparing him to their own QBs they feel don't get as much credit as Josh. I just read a comment under Cowherd's video praising Allen after the fins game, saying something like "I'm sure if Dak had 8 more TDs but 12 more turnovers, the media would grease him up like they do Allen!" and it had nearly 1,000 likes. People can roll their eyes all they want, but that's not an outlier, that's the reality outside of Bills fans now.
  21. Funny you asked, my sleep schedule has SUCKED lately! Need to start taking some Melatonin or something 😅
  22. Me neither, but sometimes it's the best option out of a handful of crappy options.
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