BigDingus

Whoa... So far I haven't yet heard anything negative about the movie. The worst opinions I could find only said there were some big reveals that could be polarizing, & the Finn/Rose plotline is not as good as the rest of the movie. Hmmm...can't please everyone I guess

He wasn't "disparaging Ralph Wilson" by saying he might not have had his full faculties together later in life. The rest of your comment is just confusing... Would it be ok to disparage him if the team wasn't still in Buffalo, and/or not coming off a classic Buffalo hometown win? What if we came off a classic Buffalo hometown loss? Then could we disparage him? I don't get why the qualifiers at the end are even there...

I wish I could see it in IMAX 3D, but all the showings in my area were booked for days. I don't trust the internet to keep from spoiling me for that long, so I NEEDED to see it opening night or just accept everything of importance would be let out before I even had a chance to see it lol

The MOST Billsiest way to do it is while we're all talking playoffs right now (just look at the threads), instead of building towards a crescendo, we go out with a whimper, having the rug pulled out from under them this Sunday & nip it in the bud right there. I mean seriously, EVERY THREAD has us beating the Dolphins next week. They all start with "we beat the Dolphins, then..." Here's the problem, in all the past few years it's been similar near this point in the season, and then we just flat out lose the game everybody is overlooking. 2014? We're 8-6. Just need to beat the 2-12 Raiders, then close out the season against the Pats who will likely rest their starters. Lose to the 2-12 Raiders, Pats game is meaningless. 2015? We're 6-6. have the terrible NFC West ahead of us, and have to beat the 5-7 Eagles, the 6-7 Redskins, the 4-10 Cowboys, and finish the season against the Jets. We lose back to back games to go 6-8, killing our playoff hopes. 2016? We're 7-7 with 2 games left & just had to beat the Dolphins & Jets. Lose immediately to the 9-5 Dolphins in OT, Jets game is meaningless. I'm telling you, the Billsiest way to lose is just to lose Sunday, making it so it's the last 2 games are almost meaningless.

What about this gem? "We're Lookin' Good" - Seems Buffalo was trying it's best to talk itself up as best as possible, as it was really insecure lol Damn, and here's another one - "It's got to be Buffalo, USA!" Geez, they were really trying to overcompensate/had a severe case of little-man-syndrome

Force Awakens was officially Episode 7, this is 8, and episode 9 will be in 2019. It's part of a new Trilogy but still directly following the original movies. But like BillsEnthusiast said, they are doing stand alone stories like Rogue One for the years in between. Next year will be the Han Solo stand alone film, and 2020 will have another one (speculated to be an Obi-Wan film with Ewan McGregor reprising his role). One more "but," Disney apparently LOVED Rian Johnson's job with The Last Jedi (this movie) so much, they just announced they're handing him the reigns to make a 100% completely new trilogy set in an entirely different part of the galaxy and unrelated to any of the previous movies. From the Original Trilogy to the prequels and now to this new trilogy, they've all been connected to the Skywalkers and the battle between Jedi & Sith. What Rian Johnson was given was complete freedom to go his own route, completely unrelated to any of those aspects, and offer us a completely different story from another corner of the galaxy. But there's no announcement on when writing or casting will begin on those, and it may not be for several years down the line.

I'm going to see it at 11:00 PM and cannot wait! It currently has a 86% on Metacritic (http://www.metacritic.com/movie/star-wars-episode-viii---the-last-jedi?ref=hp) and a 94% on Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/star_wars_the_last_jedi). The previous scores for Star Wars movies were: 1. Phantom Menace: 51% (Meta) & 55% (RT) 2. Attack of the Clones: 54% (Meta) & 66% (RT) 3. Revenge of the Sith: 68% (Meta) & 79% (RT) 4. A New Hope: 92% (Meta) & 93% (RT) 5. Empire Strikes Back: 81% (Meta) & 94% (RT) 6. Return of the Jedi: 53% (Meta..wow) & 80% (RT) 7. Force Awakens: 81% (Meta) & 93% (RT) 8. Rogue One: 65% (Meta) & 85% (RT) This would make Last Jedi the 2nd highest rated Star Wars on Metacritic & tied for 1st with Empire Strikes Back on Rotten Tomatoes. It's crazy though to think that Return of the Jedi had such mixed reception that it's rated as the 2nd lowest SW's movie on Metacritic at 53%, just slightly above Phantom Menace & 1 point below Attack of the Clones. IMO, I'd rank the movies: 1. Empire Strikes Back 2. A New Hope 3. Revenge of the Sith 4. Return of the Jedi 5. Force Awakens 6. Rogue One 7. Attack of the Clones 8. Phantom Menace And I really don't find Rogue One bad or Force Awakens bad at all (I know it's cool to hate on FA as being a rehashed A New Hope), but they're just not quite as good as the ones I put above. However, they're not NEARLY as bad as the bottom 2 either. Anyway, I'm super excited to see it tonight, as the spoiler-free reviews have all said it's the first Star Wars movie to take serious risks to the franchise in decades, and that the last Act is phenomenal. Anyway, as Jedi Master Gandalf always said - "Live long & prosper!"

Man that would be horrible... It'd be next to impossible to trade up if that's the case.

Out of pure hope, I voted Tyrod Taylor. However, it's very likely Kyle Williams will retire, along with Cordy Glenn being traded. I know some people LOVE Glenn, but he's the highest paid player on this team and is often injured, as well as not being a top-tier tackle. He's good, but not great (PFF has him ranked 43rd). And with the way McBeane is running this team, those people getting big contracts are considered expendable. Good luck sir, and if your dreams come true, please put in a good word for me with Kate will ya?

The term "Redskins" isn't offensive to a large enough minority group for them to change it. If it was a derogatory term towards black people, sure, they'd be forced to change it. But since there isn't a huge population of Native Americans, and most Americans don't even know any personally, they just ignore it. Snyder just needs to change the name to something more contemporary-racist than what it is now lol Also, I like the name Redhawks. That's a pretty sweet name. C'mon... Is it really so hard to understand how that term could be considered derogatory to a group of people if you are part of that group? I mean it's a no-brainer to me. Could I make a team called the "Brooklyn Darkies" or "San Francisco Yellowskins?" Definitely not. It's just that most of us in this country don't really pay attention to Native Americans in general enough to care.

Uh no. His name is Teef & he's a muppet. How dare you slander his good name!

I like how they pretend they're going to keep Hue around for a long time. No, they absolutely won't. If he doesn't at least make the team competitive by the end of this year, he'll be out. If whatever QB they draft doesn't light it up, he'll be called a bust & benched. Cleveland is one of the few teams worse than us for head coaches & QB's. I swear, even if I was a young coach looking for any gig I'd be hesitant to ever take that job... It'd probably be a stain on my career forever.

Not true. I loved me some Teef. I'm old-school lovin' Teef. Don't you mess with my Teef!

Unless they win the division...which is 99.99999999999% impossible. But hey, some people on this board genuinely think we will somehow.

So winning the division? I'm generally an optimistic person, but there aren't enough drugs in the world to make me THAT optimistic

But he put the team on his shoulders that day and executed like a truly great player should. Yes, every win or loss involves the whole team to some degree, but the great players step up in the moment & make plays. McCoy did that and deserves the bulk of the credit. Edit: Just wanted to clarify, the defense DOES deserve credit. I just want to make clear I believe McCoy should get all the praise in the world as he was the only way we were going to win that game in those conditions coming in, he knew it, and he delivered.

I really hope he gets a chance to start for someone next year just so all the media "experts" who talked him up as if he were some all-time great when he got benched can eat crow. The same people that watched none of our games, saw highlights and box scores, then threw out how awesome he is as if they actually have a clue will be forced to recognize what kind of player he really is.

It's crazy that we keep getting rated at the bottom of "best/most supportive NFL fan bases" lists each year because of the stupid metrics they use. We're a team that hasn't made the playoffs going on 18 years, have horrible weather like this, and still sell out most games (or have far more people than we should willing to sit through crap like this past game). Yet somehow these lists keep popping up of Best Fan Bases and the Bills (along with most small market teams) are near the bottom. That just shows their requirements for basing these rankings are horribly flawed. Emory University Study - Bills ranked 16th (Top 5: Cowboys, Patriots, Eagles, Giants, Steelers) - https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/esma/2017/06/17/nfl-fan-base-and-brand-rankings-2017/ ^ That's the "official" study that was widely circulated and reported on by NFL.com, ESPN, CBS Sports, Yahoo! and every other outlet.

I'd be interested to see how much profit the Bills take in each year and where it comes from. As the cap keeps going up, it seems like smaller markets should find it harder & harder to compete, as they don't take in nearly as much revenue as the big city teams do. I know there's revenue sharing, and the TV deals are extremely lucrative, but how does a team like Buffalo with a small market & fanbase afford to spend so much money on players in the future when it hits $200 million and above? Once they spend that much, how much is there left over for all the other costs of operations, coaching staff, scouts, front office personnel, trainers, regular employees, upkeep costs, stadium maintenance, property tax, facilities, marketing, etc.? Maybe NFL teams like us, the Titans, the Jags, or New Orleans make more money than I realize, but it still seems like eventually we won't be able to keep pace. Edit: Well, I just looked into a tiny bit of it, and the Bills are dead last in terms of operating profit, and 2nd to last in total yearly revenue (we bring it $352 million yearly, netting $53 million in profit). Sadly, we're also valued at dead last at $1.6 billion, just under the Lions at $1.7 billion Increasing the cap $7-10 million a year is going to quickly eat into that, as I know there's a minimum you HAVE to spend towards the cap each season. Even teams with smaller markets are pulling in more than us. https://www.forbes.com/nfl-valuations/list/#tab:overall

I really think by the end of next season you'll be thinking something completely different. Mahomes is going to be good. I can pretty much guarantee it from everything that he was in college, to be coached by Andy Reid, to having a year to sit behind Alex Smith & learn all he can, and from everything that's been reported about him in practice. The guy is legit. Not sure when he sees play as a starter, but once he has a full season under his belt, a lot of teams are going to wish they targeted him in the draft.

What's that supposed to mean? He's stated that somewhere before? I'm pretty sure 99% of owners WANT a dome, it's just a matter of affording the construction of a domed stadium. And just because it's an indoor stadium, doesn't necessarily mean it'll be one of those massive palaces that Jones, Blank & Kroenke like. Lucas Oil Stadium (Colts) cost $856 million (adjusted for inflation), Ford Field (Lions) cost $696 million, NRG Stadium (Texans) cost $490 million (Man...Texas is awesome), and University of Phoenix Stadium (Cardinals) cost $556 million. Problem is a lot of owners want to go ALL-OUT and put the nicest, most luxurious and absolute best of everything in these stadiums. The box seats are of huge importance, so they make them as flashy and prestigious looking as possible to attract as much money as possible. We could feasibly build a fixed or retractable roof stadium if they were smart with their money and didn't feel the need to one-up the last palace built. I know luxury suites are important, but New Era Field only has like 60 or so executive suites right? They wouldn't have to add a ton more, as they know their audience isn't primarily made up of a bunch of rich businessmen or upper-class white collar people. And I'd think the Pegula's would be financing the stadium privately (with possible small assistance from the county), so they'd want to make sure it was economical.

Taylor's set to make $18 million next year... I don't think the Bills want to be on the hook for that kind of money for the production we're getting. Very unlikely a team will trade for him anyway.

Didn't they say he was 11 of 21 all time kicking in Buffalo? I believe they said that when he was lining up for the 43 yard extra point, but they were referring to FG's. So make it 11 of 22 now (as I assume they included the one he missed earlier). Adam Vinatieri being a 50% FG kicker in Buffalo is pretty nutty to think about. He either just has bad days playing here, or he just has the worst luck ever & always ends up playing us in terrible weather. Yeah, that's pretty much the gist of what the guy in the video is saying without specifically mentioning a dome. Basically saying the game looks too sterilized & perfect all the time, and the presentation is so doctored up it hardly resembles the game as it used to be.

Considering the Chiefs gave up a 1st round pick for the following year, and the 27th pick + a 3rd rounder in that draft just to move up to #10, I'd assume we'd have to give up even move up to the 2nd or 3rd overall pick. As of now, Cleveland picks #1...and they're 50/50 on drafting a QB with that pick. The Giants are #2, and they're DEFINITELY going QB. Our best bet may be the Colts at #3, as Luck will be returning next year (I know there's rumors saying it's all mental & the Colts might not want him, but I don't believe them). Our next best shot would be the 49ers at #4 unless they keep winning more games and move up the charts with the Broncos or the Browns (again...they have two 1st round picks) in that spot. Buffalo is currently sitting at #15 and #21 (Chiefs spot). The #1 pick is worth 3000 points. The #2 pick is worth 2600 points. The #3 pick is worth 2200 points. The #4 pick is worth 1800 points. Lastly, the #5 pick is worth 1700 points. The Bills two picks are worth 1050 & 800 respectively, so 1850 combined. That's good enough to move up to #4 or #5, but not enough to move to the top 3. If we throw in the 47th pick in round 2, that's an additional 430, bumping the total to 2,280, just enough to snag the #3 pick. It all depends on what teams want to play ball, and how many want a QB, as well as what other teams may be offering them. We could send both 1st rounders, a 3rd, and a 2nd in 2019, and I believe that would get things done.

https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl-90-colts-bills-game-023135073.html This feels like the most recognition the team has got in ages. Even when we're on win streaks to start off the season, the attention seem superficial. This time though people are still talking about this game like it's some all-time classic. I can't go online without seeing yet another meme made out of it, or another cool story that came from it (like Bills players helping fans who had cars stuck in the snow). Really entertaining to keep reading & watching more cool coverage of this game. Seems football fans around the country are just fascinated by it.