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Guys like Cadet and Murphy have shown this year that RB talent is fairly easy to find if you had to come up with a 1-year stopgap solution.

Thanks, Don, for the insider info!

Exactly. What if Dalton doesn't make that throw? What if we had gone 9-7 and missed the playoffs? How much does the cloud of a now 18-year playoff drought discourage FA's from coming here vs. a team that just made the playoffs, even though they might have had the same record.

Wow. very definition of a hit piece. " It didn't look like Belichick's last regular-season game as the Patriots' head coach, but several coaches and staffers later remarked to one another that it felt as if it could be. "

That wasn't the question...

I think that anybody predicting Jacksonville to score 44 points against ANY team doesn't know what the hell they're talking about and just lost all credibility.

Well and that's what I'm getting at. What if the Bills had gone 8-8 or even still gone 9-7 but missed the playoffs? Does the fact that they're in the playoffs change that perception of the Bills the way it may or may not have had we had the same record and missed the playoffs?

Question for you guys.. I didn't see anything like this posted, if there is, mods feel free to merge. But does the Bills ending the drought make Buffalo a "sexier" destination for free agents, or more importantly, FA Quarterbacks? Think about it if if you're a guy like Kirk Cousins, or (please, God) Jimmy G. If you're getting offers from QB starved teams like Cleveland, Arizona, the Jets, the Giants, or Buffalo, which looks the most attractive? Had the Bills missed the playoffs yet again, I would say, of course, either of the NY teams. But does the Bills being a playoff team skew that? I mean, wouldn't a QB want to come to a place that's ready to win now, with a coaching staff that's proven to be able to lead a team to success (and coming off of a playoff season) over a team that's rebuilding or coming off of a 3-win season and is searching for a coach, or at least has a lot of uncertainty about who's going to be the coach after this year or next?

I have a hard time seeing SF NOT being able to sign him... but what if? What if they can't get a deal done and he hits the market? I think honestly, Buffalo would be a somewhat attractive destination for him. Hear me out. He'd be coming in to a team that just made the playoffs. Not a team in "rebuilding mode." Not a team with a 17-year playoff drought. He'd be coming to a team with a coaching staff already in place that's proved they're winners, and a stable environment. He'd be coming to a team in the same division as the one that traded him. Revenge? It'd be the ultimate way to exorcise the drought forever.... after 17 years of getting beat up and embarrassed by the Pats*.... being able to sign the guy that they stupidly traded away and use him to turn the tables and go on our OWN run of dominance against them? Especially with TB and BB nearing the end of their careers.

Thanks so much for sharing. I still get chills four days later!

It's meant to be!

Although we've had some great additions that have turned into big contributors, it's hard to say anybody other than Shady. Dude is unbelievable. You gotta believe Seattle is missing Hauschka and kicking themselves (no pun intended) for letting him go. Blair Walsh missed a bunch of big kicks this year that have cost them games. Hauschka, on the other hand has been money. Hausch-money.

Considering the biggest "buzz word" on this board in the middle of August was either "tank" or "tanking"... yeah. Absolutely. How could it not be?

I had never heard of him before this past Sunday, but I was super impressed!

So you're going to sit here and tell me with a straight face that this team has just as much talent as it did with Watkins, Woods, Goodwin, Darby, Dareus?

Why are you a fan? Marrone and Rex had MUCH more talented rosters and of the 3 seasons you spoke of, 2 of the 3 ended up with worse records than this one... with MUCH less talented rosters. Go be a Pats* fan

It's going to definitely hurt to not have him. Even as a "game -time decision", no way he's 100% and can cut like Shady normally does. Brings this up... If you think we can win without him, do you rest him/let him heal for a potential game against NE in the divisional round? Or run the risk of re-injuring it/having a setback?

Had my buddy Alan and his wife and their kid over for NYE, as our kids are close, and our wives are good friends. He's a Packers fan but he was jumping up and down with me because he knows what it means to me, and how big it is for the NFL, as far as the story line and everything goes. It was pandemonium in my living room. Thankfully the local game in Charlotte was over and it cut to that game so I didnt have to watch on my iPad. It was awesome

not Darnold.

Great post. But you should be happy for yourself too, man. I'm happy for all of us! My wife, who pretty much hates me on game days because of my love of the Bills was pretty much in tears. This is just surreal. Hope we can go down to Jacksonville and get a W!

Hell yeah. My son was born, unfortunately, during the Rex Ryan era. I think you can understand why my kid's name is not Rex. Doesn't matter though. Wife/Significant Other is going to win that battle. No way she's letting you name him after the Bills' coach!

Yeah I was yelling at the TV watching it live. After one they called against Groy a couple weeks ago (I think in the first Miami game) that I went back and re-watched 5 times before I could find any bit of a flinch.... I couldn't believe they missed it.

He's been my favorite all the way, but I was a bit apprehensive because he's done his work against big 12 defenses. Lighting UGA up tonight!

Seriously. You hit the nail on the head there. Best sleep I've had in a LONG time. The tears didn't hit me until this morning though. Watching the locker room videos especially, the one of Kyle Williams hugging his boys and crying. Thank you Coach McDermott!

I'm the first to admit that I don't. I don't watch CFB enough. I do know that the NFL is so starved for QB talent that you're right, he probably will. But I still don't want him on my team.Every game I've watched of his he's been HORRIBLE.