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People can say “don’t let your team affect your emotions” but that’s fandom .. for most, it does. When it really hit me, just how much this team is burning me out mentally, was our last game. And because of the fact that for many of us, sports are an escape.. That Bills/Eagles game was the first game my dad and I watched since he was diagnosed with cancer. It’s very treatable, slow moving and hopefully nothing to worry about .. but it will require surgery and potentially some treatments with after effects he’ll have to deal with for some time. I wanted so badly for the Bills to get that win so we could celebrate, high five and he could have a fun moment to take his mind off things. Instead, we found a way to lose …. (Again). And for the first time, he actually was more annoyed about a game than I was. I’m usually the angry “I don’t want to talk about it” fan for a few hours. I just laughed and said “of course …” but with everything going on in his life, he became the fan I usually am. I know he’s not alone. A lot of people are struggling these days, whether mentally, sick, financially .. whatever the reason … and the Bills have the best fanbase in the league because we pour so much of ourselves into the team. And I know we don’t fairly compare ourselves to other teams across the league sometimes .. but no other team loses the way we do, consistently … I follow the league enough to know that. Hopefully that changes, because continuously losing games in heartbreaking fashion is going to wear on a person and, eventually, the entire fanbase. There’s bad football and there’s a good teams who find ways to lose. The latter is much tougher to deal with .. especially when it’s been occurring for years. I’ve learned to be more apathetic and just focus on other stuff this year. But the season is still frustrating. For many - they just want one moment to feel happy or be distracted. Let’s hope Buffalo finally starts doing that.

DeSantis, once again, won a debate based on his substance and ability to actually get things done. He finally had some big moments that resonate and can be remembered. Which is important in our 15 second attention span country. He also continues to have zero clue what to do with his body on a stage and when you have a dumb electorate, superficial stuff like that matters. I do think that debate helped him, just like the Newsom debate did, but not sure if it’s enough - especially with Haley splitting the non-Trump vote. Speaking of Nikki … crash and burn. Her worst debate, by far, and in the biggest moment as she had donor momentum. Think what you want about Vivek, but he drew some blood and her exchanges with DeSantis revealed herself as the least conservative candidate on that stage, while allowing a direct contrast of her saying “I wanted to” and DeSantis able to say back “I did”. When Megyn Kelly interviewed her post-debate and asked her how she thinks she did, her response “It was fine, I mean, look… “ then she refused to take any questions from reporters and left the building. She knows. Vivek is a chaos agent. He would be the nominee if the election were held on Twitter. He doesn’t play well to normie voters, but he serves a purpose. I liked some of what he had to say, and some of it was just annoying. Chris Christie has zero reason to be on that stage. But he allowed DeSantis to have a big moment after his droning on and on both-sides’ing the trans-kid debate. He attacks Trump, which is necessary, but he’s basically a less awful Liz Cheney … most tune him out and his criticisms mirror those from the left far too often for them to be effective in convincing anyone he needs to convince.

This is the correct answer for clout chasing. You’d also lose the locker room and become a pariah organization. Good luck rooting for the Bills Sunday with your moral high ground .. because I guarantee most, if not all, of them have Von’s back. You want to lose a team? Keep taking the side of social media over those in your building.

One side tries to censor dissent, locked down where they could - for as long as they could, tried to force an experimental vaccine on the public under false pretense, wants to destroy institutions like the Supreme Court and take control of children at the expense of their parents but I’m supposed to listen to a Cheney about threats to Democracy at the behest of the now illiberal Democrat Party. Nah. Kindly **** off

You obviously never played a team sport at a high level and/or had to manage a locker room. It’s not as simple as “make Von inactive” in the wake of his allegations. Unless you want Buffalo to become a pariah organization that players don’t trust.

Honestly …. THANK GOODNESS I don’t know if the Jets win regardless of who’s at QB. I do know now that they have a chance.

Well this is simply goalpost moving. I’ll agree that Von shouldn’t be given the snaps he’s receiving based on production. Using this to justify it is dirty work and would not play well in the locker room or around the league.

We have different views apparently.. If you’re someone who believes people should have their livelihoods affected based on allegations, I think you’re an angry, miserable person. When there are plenty of them in this topic and on social media. And they keep reiterating their belief that Von should face consequences for allegations, they become a mob. Angry. Mob. Not to the level of Araiza, but it helps when the media isn’t egging you on. Which, on this situation, is a welcome hesitance on their part.

Or… they completely lose the locker room and ability to sell this organization to future free agents when they keep caving to an angry mob. Would you want to play for a team that took action against players two years in a row based on allegations? Arrest does not equal conviction. I wouldn’t. Von is loved in the locker room, and throughout the league. You very much underestimate the ripple effect of the Bills turning their players into punching bags for those outside the organization.

It’s been beaten into us over a decade of losing and a terrible recruiter as HC, coupled with a University that has never seemed willing to embrace the financial necessities to compete at the “higher levels”, not even the highest, because that may never be attainable, but the higher levels even (think UNC, Miami, NC State, because Clemson/FSU is a pipe dream unless we get some really passionate donors) It seems Wildhack and the University finally realize what’s at stake. They'll have the Dome renovations done soon. They’ve poured money recently into football facilities. They’re embracing NIL and the need for a community that supports it. And, most importantly, they seem to have the blessing of money people. And what’s at stake is Syracuse’s involvement in high level football for the future decades. It’s time to put up or shut up. Realignment may pause for a few years, but it’s not done yet.

Eh… maybe in our new Black Mirror society, but your point is valid.

Out of character for what?.. To have a toxic relationship with his long time girl? Or in being a woman beater? The first one is a headache, but plenty of good people are stuck in toxic relationships. The second is obviously very different… but for that, we have to assume and make judgments on what we believe to have happened.

Beane clearly knew a lot of backstory we didn’t about Araiza and you could tell he was pretty torn up that he had to do what he had to do. Later on, we all found out why he was torn up by what the mob/media forced him to do. I trust him if he says what he says about Von. I’m sure he knows more about this than we do.

Fran Brown’s staff, recruiting-wise, is absurd. Fran Brown, Elijah Robinson, Nick Williams and Khalil Ahmad. With other big names potentially on deck… The OC is reportedly Jeff Nixon, former Baylor OC, current Giants RB coach. Syracuse might just be able to start locking down the majority of NE 4 star talent. They have 7 guys visiting this weekend .. all have offers from Penn State, Georgia and/or Alabama. The big move will be what they do at portal QB and if they can bring in a few difference makers and keep Allen, Villari and Gadsen (if he doesn’t go pro) in the fold. They have a cake schedule next year and need to take advantage of it to keep momentum going.

There's no way this is correct.

Yup. Just start drafting developmental QB’s towards the end so you have a guy on a rookie deal to play the year after Allen retires while eating the cap hit we’ve kicked down the road.

Mindset also matters though. Bengals leave it out there tonight and lose, maybe they fold up shop mentally/guys banged up start sitting out. It’s risky, but they play 3 teams we want to take L’s and then even if they keep winning , they’ve got KC second to last week of the season.

I honestly have no idea what to root for. Bengals have a tough schedule and if they keep winning are beating other teams ahead of us and then they have KC and MIN as non-teams we’re concerned with at the moment. If Lawrence is done … the Jags could legitimately fall apart.

If Lawrence is done for the season, they have Browns & Ravens next. Could easily fall to 8-6 before they have 3 potential wins to end the season with Bucs, Panthers, Titans.

These injuries are too much man…

I know we probably should root for Jax, but are we totally sure? CIN plays a ton of people we would like them to beat down the stretch.. and still have the Chiefs on the schedule. Starting w/ Indy next week. Could it be helpful for them to still have something to play for… with the thinking that they’re likely not winning out.

I think Douglas could get signed to a lengthy extension. One for cap purposes, but two because he's likely our CB1 next year and perhaps the year after, but he has elite skills to transition to Safety later on.

Any year we miss the playoffs with a healthy Josh Allen is an epic disaster. And, frankly, if that happens .. it is completely unacceptable .. especially when given the financial resources Pegula gives this team. That said .. I agree with everything else you said. We needed some guys to hit this year, and they did. Beane needed his high draft picks to hit last year and they did. He's going to need to continue doing that.

First press conference is a 10/10 Fran Brown is crushing it .. The entire vibe is "Put the word out, we back up".