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I'm 75, and I've been a Bills fan since 1963, so my time to see the Bills win a Lombardi is much more limited than most fans. I agree with everything you wrote, and if the Bills never win a Lombardi in my lifetime, it won't change the fact that McDermott's tenure as HC has been the best era of Bills football ever. Nothing is guaranteed in life, no matter how much someone wants something. Instead of being in perpetual angst about the Bills' lack of SB wins, some Bills fans need to apply the idea that "life is a journey, not a destination" to their fandom and enjoy the ride. It's the best one Bills have ever had so far. The last time I looked, Ben Johnson has won as many NFL games as a HC as you and I and the rest of the TSW members.

It's only going to get worse among those Bills fans who frequent sports talk radio and Bills message boards. Thousands of Bills fans attend SJF training camp. Thousands attend the Return of the Blue and Red practice. Bills jerseys and merchandise are everywhere. The stadium is always full. As long as the Bills continue to make the playoffs and win playoff games, McDermott isn't going anywhere. Short of McDermott having some kind of health issue or somehow running afoul of Pegula, Beane or Allen, he's going to be Bills HC until/unless he decides to leave, whether he wins a Super Bowl or not. I'll take the insanity of winning the division, making the playoffs, and winning playoff games over and over. It beats the crap out of going 0-20 against the Dolphins between 1970 and 1979, going 12-36 against the Patriots between 2000 and 2016, and missing the playoffs for 17 straight seasons. BTW, any "stud coach" who would be available would either have been fired from his previous gig, a collegiate HC looking for a bigger pay day or be an unproven coordinator.

I'm not sure what the OP's argument is, but to my mind, the Bills don't let most of their best players walk out the door without compensation. That's in marked contrast to the way the Bills operated before Beane was given full GM powers in 2018. The firing of Russ Brandon in May,2018, who was the boss of both the Bills and the Sabres at the time, was the best thing that ever happened to the Bills in the 21st century because it changed the philosophy of the team from prioritizing profits over winning to making winning the team's #1 goal. I have no doubt that if Brandon was still the head honcho, the Bills would be a team that struggles to make the playoffs because they wouldn't be committed to winning, much like the Bengals. Marshawn was traded away in 2010, long before the McBeane era. Stephon Gilmore predates Beane being named GM. Doug Whaley was still the Bills GM through the 2017 draft, although McDermott probably ran that draft. Beane was hired as GM in the summer of 2017. After the fiasco with Rex Ryan, Pegula returned control of the Bills to Russ Brandon (and gave him control of the Sabres as well), so Beane didn't have full control of the Bills until Brandon was fired. Brandon wouldn't pay market value for homegrown talent, although he did occasionally splurge on a big name FA to put butts in the seats. Between 2006 and 2018, the Bills: signed FA Terrell Owens (2009); traded All Pro LT Jason Peters for a late first rounder (2009); traded Pro Bowl and future All Pro RB Marshawn Lynch for a 4th rounder (2010); signed FA Mario Williams (2012); allowed Pro Bowl and future All Pro CB Stephon Gilmore to walk in FA (2017).

The difference in maintenance for a gas mower (some) versus an electric (none) sold me on the electric. Your lawn mower is probably a 40-volt battery. Many weed whackers, hedge cutters, and leaf blowers use 18 volts. I don't know if Ego offers both 18 volt and 40 volt tools, but they probably do.

The high cost is because of the type of lens you choose. The regular lenses don't cure eye problems like near-sightedness, far-sightedness, or astigmatism, which means if you wore glasses in the past, you will probably have to wear them after surgery. The more expensive lenses not only do away with your cataracts, they also can fix other vision problems; they can also be "progressive" lenses like the no-line bifocals used in eye glasses. I have worn glasses for 50+ years, and bifocals for 40+. I don't feel comfortable without glasses, especially when I work in my garden, so I would probably always be wearing safety glasses or sunglasses when outside and using readers inside. I can't stand readers, so I opted for the regular lenses, and paid $600 per eye out of pocket. I have a Medicare Advantage plan through Highmark. Before cataract surgery, I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to pass the eye test even with my glasses when I got my license renewed. A few weeks after the second cataract surgery, I passed the licensing eye test without glasses. With my prescription eye glasses (the same ones I had pre-surgery), I have 20-20 vision. Medicare Advantage plans have physicians/physician practices that are "members", ie they accept what Medicare pays with some extra fees for certain procedures (like cataracts). Look for practices that belong to your Medicare Advantage plan for the best deal. Then decide if you want to pay extra for the upgraded lenses.

I had to go to the APPS button on my smart TV and download MAX (my smart tv is kinda old). I think ROKU has something similar.

Both HBO MAX and PEACOCK are available to stream if you have certain tiers on Spectrum cable.

Josh threw balls to the kids before practice started. He participated in the 7-on-7 drills, so the fans, especially the kids, did get to see Josh for about half the practice, and some even got footballs. I think you are complaining about nothing.

I agree. I also think that it's better than 50-50 that Burrow has another significant injury that keeps him out of several games, in which case they won't make the playoffs -- again. Of course, that will be the excuse the Bengals FO uses to placate their fan base yet again. Is making two AFCCGs and one Super Bowl but missing the playoffs the last two years better than two AFCCGs and three divisional round games during the same time period? In the abstract, the first scenario might be better, but if you look at the teams as they are right now, Aug 1 2025, I think that the second scenario might be better going forward. The Bills are built to win NFL playoff games, which they have done for 5 straight years and are likely to continue to do so going forward. They've invested their resources in taking the pressure off Allen and trying to improve their defense despite being up against the cap. The Bengals are built to win Fantasy Football championships, investing much of their resources in two #1 WRs rather than in protecting their QB and shoring up their Swiss-cheese defense, even coming to an impasse with their stud DE ... while they have well over $25 million in cap space available. Wouldn't having enough "liquid in the neck and head area" to throw off someone's equilibrium still be something rather serious?

I wouldn't be surprised to see that happen at all. Burrow has been sacked an average of 48.3 sacks per 17 games throughout his career. He's also missed 6 and 7 games in two of his five seasons. He averages 2.84 sacks per game, but that number doesn't include QB hits that aren't counted as sacks. He's getting the crap beat out of him ... and the Bengals lone great season was three years ago.

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Posters in the "The Bills are wasting Josh Allen's prime" club should take a good, hard look at the Bengals to see how a team actually "wastes" a QB. I don't think that they are committed to building a perennial Super Bowl contender. It seems to me that the Bengals ownership and FO feel that making the Super Bowl once is good enough, so they've built a team that is "exciting" in the regular season but realistically has only a 50-50 chance at best of having anysuccess in the post season -- if they even make the playoffs.

This is the problem with Simpson. I am conflicted because as a football player he was so great but as a human being he was so evil. His actions robbed all Bills fans of any joy we could have in celebrating his achievements. 2023 was the fiftieth anniversary of his 2003 yard season -- and I don't think anyone in the media, on this TSW or in the NFL even mentioned it.

I don't expect Walker to do much this season because DT is a hard position to learn at the NFL level, but I think he could have bright future.

I was a poor starving grad student in Lincoln, NE in 1973 when OJ ran for 2003 yards. Because it was the first regular season game to be held in then Rich Stadium, the game between the Bills and Patriots was broadcast nationally, so I got to watch OJ ran for 250 yards against them. I also got to watch the Jets game in which he ran for 200 yards to get the magic 2003 yards for the season because that was nationally televised, too. Good times, but who knew what was to come? OJ was easily the greatest Bills player prior to the Glory Years teams, and he remains one of the greatest of all time in team and NFL history today. I feel very sad -- and somewhat angry -- that what he did in his post-NFL career was so awful that his football achievements can't be a cause for celebration.

The Jests under Woody Johnson and his sons have prioritized putting butts in the seats (ie, maximizing profits) over building a winning team for more than a quarter century. They always chase one or two big names to con fans into thinking that this year will be different from the previous years. They are remarkably like the Bills when Russ Brandon ran the team.

... and you're much more likely to give those late round draft picks and UDFAs more practice time and playing time, too.

Cursive is simply a method of handwriting, and in the 21st century, it's obsolete just like hieroglyphics. Aside from signing checks or documents, most people simply do not use cursive, and there's no legal requirement that signatures be in cursive. You can print your name or scribble it and declare it your signature. You can also simply "sign" an electronic document by checking a box that says the check mark or X is your electronic "signature". People still write down their thoughts, big and small, but it's done in electronic media. People write manuscripts, doctoral theses, speaking notes, meeting notes etc on electronic devices rather than on paper. People stopped writing letters when they could simply pick up the receiver of their land-line telephone, dial a number, and hear their friend or relative or associate on the other end of the telephone line, which happened long before the advent of cell phone.

My school district had an indoor swimming pool -- a very rare thing for schools in Catt County back then -- and all kids in grades 5-8 had to take swimming. I learned to swim, not just doggy paddle, but do the backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, etc. It's a skill you never lose even if you don't swim regularly because you become comfortable in deep water. I learned writing skills from my ninth grade English teacher, Miss Anderson. I learned that sentences are complete thoughts not just a bunch of words strung together and ended with a period. I also learned the use of the correct homonyms (like there, they're, their) and why and when to use apostrophes. I learned how to make three point turns in driver ed, a skill which comes in handy since I've never met a back road I didn't want to explore. Math taught me how to think logically, a pretty necessary skill for a computer programmer.

Only about half of first round picks become top quality NFL starters, and some of those don't blossom into top players for several years. "Colossal" implies something that's really spectacular or rare. A late first round pick who doesn't become a full-time starter on his original team is neither. A top five pick who fails to become a Pro Bowl quality starter on his original team might be a considered a "colossal bust". Mike Williams, OT, taken at #4 by the Bills in 2002, was a "colossal bust" because he never developed into a quality starter -- for the Bills or for any other team. Furthermore, Elam's career isn't over yet. If he fits in better in the Cowboys' defense, he may very well blossom -- just as Jerry Hughes did when he came to Buffalo.

Get real. A #23 pick can't be a "colossal bust".

RIP, Chuck.

Those were the days I don't EVER want to EVER return. The 2025 Bills have first world problems compared to those sorry Bills squads.

I don't think that I would hold up the Arizona FO and coaching staff or the pre-McDermott/Beane Bills FO and coaches as organizations to copy. In fact, doing just opposite -- giving draft picks, especially high draft picks, time to develop -- is a hallmark of good organizations.

Dude, you don't know what "extremely poor day 1 drafting" looks like. Check out 2000 DE Erik Flowers, 2002 OT Mike Williams, 2004 QB JP Losman, 2008 DB Leodis McKelvin, 2009 DE Aaron Maybin, 2011 DT Marcell Dareus, 2013 QB EJ Manuel, 2016 DE Shaq Lawson ... from the drafts before the McDermott/Beane regime. These were all bust or near bust first round picks for the Bills in the first 17 drafts of the 2000s. That's nearly half of the Bills first rounders in those drafts ... and most of these players were taken in the top half of the first round. McKelvin and Maybin were top ten picks. Williams and Dareus were top five picks.