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The last decade and a half or Ralph's ownership was tough, too old to realize what a snake oil salesman Russ Brandon was but he gave us the franchise, helped bring AFL teams to the merger and left a lasting mark on the area. Did enough for me to give him a pass on bad decisions in his old age.

I did the hood up headphones on routine into my twenties. Walked around Suny Brockport listening to City and Colour with snowflakes falling down around me. MP3 players were a step up from the Walkman I use to carry around with me in High School! Still love the feeling of going on walks with music playing in my headphones.

It makes me feel the same way. I found Nirvana right after my Father passed away, he was a musician as well. I was so used to being into the bands my Dad was into, that Nirvana felt like the first band that was just for me. What Kurt was writing about and the way the music was just so visceral really made me feel like I had a friend in the form of music. I was completely destroyed with grief, my Dad was my best friend, and losing him pretty much put me in a place where I didnt want to even get out of bed to go to school. But I had my Nirvana albums. I had all the magazine interviews Kurt gave and all the books that were written about them. Through that I found a whole new world of authors, music, and people. I fell in love with William S. Burroughs and Charles Bukowski because of Kurt. I haven't read the Charles Cross book yet but I'll make sure to get it this weekend. Dave's book was fantastic. Along the same lines of the way the Cross book made you feel, this interview with Krist is just so sad to me. "He shouldnt have done that" Its trite but incredibly true.

Its a pretty perfect album. There is even an artistry of the way the songs flow into one another. Its absolutely filled with blistering guitar and huge hooks for 35 minutes or so, and then to have All Apologies as the final song...I still pull the album on it stands the test of time. Miss the days when music still had some mystery to it. Loved hitting up the Lockport mall music store to look through the Imports and B-sides for Nirvana stuff. For the life of me I dont remember the store's name before it was bought out by a bigger chain.

The Bills staff should be very proud of the way they handle injured players. They seemingly never push players through injuries and take the right amount of time to get them back playing in a comfortable fashion.

Nirvana albums were only getting stronger too. The In Utero album is a masterpiece and was a perfect blend of the noise Punk from Bleach and the more Pop vibes they had on Nevermind. Throw in the Unplugged from NY album and they were hitting an artistic stride. Absolute shame.

I was 7. First time in my life I threw a lamp....

My wife said she say the same thing online when I was taking a lunch break. I told her I hadnt seen anything a long those lines.

Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, Smashing Pumpkins

We should yes but who is paying 10.5 million dollars, a contract extension and any kind of draft pick for 2 sacks?

I am also a transplant. Welcome to q much better board.

I've never understood this rumor. Why would the Ravens trade Lamar in the conference?

Oliver is already under contract.

It was the first time I was unhappy with a Beane presser. He seemed resigned to the fact that they would have to have a similar roster.

Lol. As I was summarizing what he was saying I was thinking ok....

I'd take Marquise Brown over any wideout on this team not named Steffon Diggs. If he is your number 2 you're in really good shape.

Bills had their chance to do the same thing in 2019. Instead of taking Josh Jacobs, Marquise Brown or Deebo Samuel they took Ed Oliver. Instead of taking Miles Sanders, AJ Brown, DK Metcalf, Diontae Johnson or Terry McLaurin they took Cody Ford. Beane has no to blame but himself. He came across incredibly poor in this presser.

My exact thought. If you dont want the guy to feel like he has to be the whole team, do something to help him.

He mentioned Frazier very sparingly. I think he is done. Didnt mention any other lineman, but he really wasnt asked. It really appears like they are going to try and sign cheap free agents to compete with Gabe and see if he can be better next year.

My take aways: Poyer is likely gone. Edmunds is likely back. Dorsey is likely staying, wouldnt be surprised if Frazier is gone. Looks like the plan is to try and run it back for the most part but they will look for cheap free agents to find roles on the team. Seems like they will look to find cheap options to compete for positions rather than completely replacing guys like Spencer Brown and Gabe Davis. Seemed like a guy that expected to have at least one championship at this point so they could let older contracts peter out and reload when the cap went up. Instead they are stuck with cap issues and no championship to show for it. Found it very interesting that he mentioned 2025 specifically, its the year his and McDermott's contracts are up.

He appears very under water. Seemingly acknowledging that we cant do much expect run it back which is not what I thought he'd say.

I think his point was that with Burrow being hurt early in his career they had the advantage of having a franchise QB and still drafting high. Feels like the Bills have been too good in Josh's tenure to be in the same position. Not completely true, Bills were in the same position in 2018, but they chose to get Ed Oliver and not a dynamic playmaker on offense. Hearing a lot of excuses and not much vision. A lot of looking back instead of looking forward.

Happening now. Dont have twitter so cant update there but so far the guy sounds like he doesnt have many answers: Sees the Bills as now behind the Bengals and Chiefs in the AFC Would love to bring in a lot of 5 star players but the cap may prevent that Wont comment on how big the gap is between the Chiefs/Bengals and Bills Bengals have the advantage of a QB on rookie contract. Were lucky to suck enough to get Jamarr Chase. Bills dont want to be in that position. Right now the Bills are at about $240 million on the books. Have to work to get under the cap. Wont be a Von Miller signing this offseason. Need to hit on draft picks and sign cheap free agents who can find a role on the team. Want to be strong up front. Will not hesitate to add there. Gabe Davis did some good thing this year. Too much focus on drops. The transition is hard as a full time starter, but he did some good things. Corners knew they had to account for him. No one out works Gabe. We trust him. He will prove better next year. Poyer and Edmunds are true Buffalo Bills. Jordan had some bad luck with injuries, it was one thing after another. Give him a lot of credit for his loyalty to the team and a lot of respect for the way he handled his situation. Would love to have him back but will depend on the cap. On Edmunds, talked about it earlier our goal is to draft develop and resign. Got comfortable as a leader. A big part of our success. On Dorsey: Offensive numbers were good. Probably felt like he was drinking out of a fire hose at times but he knows the game and has played it at a high level. Has the growth mindset will continue to find ways to help him. Would consider the franchise on Edmunds but pass rushers get counted in LB franchise so it may be tough. Werent in a groove going into the playoffs. Have to put yourself in position for good seeding in the playoffs. Want to be a consistent team. Looking at every avenue to be the 1 seed next year. Not overreacting to 1 game. On Spencer Brown: Social media scouts overreact. Went to a small school, missed a year in college for COVID, then missed a full off season with a back injury. Couldnt do much in camp. DIdnt think he'd play game 1 this year. Didnt get enough reps. Played better in the 2nd half of the season. Would ask people who are critical of him to acknowledge he came from a small school and has to work at it. Wont be given a roster spot but will be give the opportunity to be the RT next year. On Diggs: A lot like Steve Smith Jr. Fiery, wears his emotions on his sleeve. He isnt here just to collect his paycheck, even though he gets paid well he still shows up and cares. We all have warts. But Stef cares a ton. No more big ticket pass rushers, Von Miller was that guy. Window is open as long as Josh Allen is here. But we have to try and win every year. Philosophy on drafting WRs later in the draft. "We got Stef Diggs in the 1st Round." No philosophy, if Jamar Chase was there we'd take him in a minute. On Ed Oliver. Has done some really good things for us. But there is some meat on the bone. Not from a lack of effort. Picked up his 5th year option. We expect him to be more next year. On Singletary: Great pro, but being a free agent we will have to see how it works out. Coaching Staff. We won 13 games. Its like anything, easy to question. Easy to question what Dorsey does. Everyone is a Monday morning QB. Not everything was perfect but both coordinators are pros. on Josh Allen's season. The bar is so high for Josh if he doesnt play an elite game people think he needs to be better. Have to live with the turnovers because of what he is able to do otherwise. Josh's leadership took a turn up this year. Thing that stood out, when Damar went down, people were looking to Josh to communicate with the front office. Teammates were looking to him. Overall Josh had a great year. Too many bruises on him. Has to take less hits. On Hines: Want to be far to the coaches. Takes a long time to get people up to speed. On Beasley: Started to see the Cole was here before in the postseason. Bright Spots: Starts with Josh Allen. One of the better QBs in the league. Good building, people know what it takes. No one is feeling sorry for themselves and is ready to move forward with honest answers. Josh thinks he is a linebacker, but you dont want to dissuade that. He took more hits this year. Needs to learn to get down. He has to trust the playmakers, and the playmakers need to make plays. Expect Von for a majority of next year. Hoping for all of 2023. Tre was rusty early, but thats just from not playing football. Similar to Spencer Brown, need reps.

What makes you say that?

And then when he cant get past the Divisional Round or AFC Championship do you fire him too?