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Except that if they had cut him earlier his salary cap space would roll to next year and could likely be the difference between keeping a Milano or Williams vs. losing them to free agency.

Based on the fivethirtyeight Elo power ratings this is the highest rated Bills team since 2004. The Complete History Of The NFL | FiveThirtyEight However that was the team that at 9-6 lost to the Steelers back-ups at the Ralph to miss the playoffs. I think this team is objectively better than that one.

A significant number of the players in todays game were not even born when this occurred.

Same thing here. Good news: assuming both teams win the division, Steelers back at Buffalo in 2021. More good news: based on the normal schedule rotation, Steelers back in Buffalo again in 2022!

He's on the Steelers practice squad!

This may end up being true but the draft is uncertain and it's unclear whether Jefferson would be there, would the Bills pick him, and would Jefferson end up being as good as he has so far. I think the point is just that the Bills determined they were in Win-Now mode and the certainty that they would get a top 5 receiver this year was MUCH higher getting Diggs than seeing who they get in the first round and whether that player works out as hoped (which is rare for a rookie WR).

I sure as heck hope he doesn't play a football game on Sunday. We need him for Monday!

No, not really. I don't agree on Cowboys, 49er's and Browns...maybe Browns for Paul Brown. But the symbol of the Bills is actually Buffalo...there is no equivalent for other cities. Also "Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo" is a grammatically correct sentence in English. So we've got those two things going for us...which is nice.

He may or may not be activated though. It's his first week back to practice and they have 21 days to decide.

Well, that's compelling!

This is shocking. I've never heard of such weather in a dome.

I hear you but not even close to Bennett. He was the final piece of team that went to 4 super bowls and he played at a high level for a decade. Wiliams was a fine player for a few years.

I just missed the Rockpile for football by a couple of years. Went to quite a few Bisons games there as a kid though. Objectively it was sort of a dump by then but it was also sort of majestic and like a walk back in time. So as a kid, it was awesome.

The real question is would Ralph have hired Jet-reject Rex Ryan or not? Never hire coaches from that loser organization.

Yeah, that is high on my list of stuff to worry about.

Just into my first job out of college...

Please tell us more about what you think, want, or believe. It's endlessly fascinating.

Is Allen playing defense and special teams as well?

Yup, sign two guys no other team wanted and start them against Russell Wilson the same week. Sounds like a great plan.

Great topic. Depends on how one defines "best" single play. This thread is 3 pages deep and no one has mentioned the single greatest player in Bills history. If we define it as "dominating individual performance" on a play, regardless of impact on Bills history or context, then some play by the Juice is likely #1. If you don't want to watch the entire video, I suggest checking out the 4 plays starting with him outrunning the entire Steel Curtain at 1:22 through the fumbled kickoff return for a TD.

True, but the attrition rate due to new upcoming injuries will take care of part of those. That's just how it goes in the NFL.

I wonder if in today's world of large screen high definition TV's and ability to check on information (access rosters and stats, game day threads...) it would be more appealing than watching on the little CRT's sets we all had in 1980?

Teams with high end slot receivers and TE's always give the Bills the most problem in the passing game as they can take advantage of what McD's defense gives them.

What QB is he grooming? Is he brushing the hair of a Tom Brady doll?