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Man, that comment is a-hole worthy.

This post is just stupid... 1 year ago you were probably the guy bitching about how bad our special teams were. Go complain about your gas or electric bill to someone if you are looking for a grievance. Jesus, what is your alternative idea and plan for Bills special teams? if you are so freaking smart what would you do and why? Also, how are you going to back up your why with data? Just asking.

The rebuild started with making the play-offs for the first time in 17 years. They are shedding 50 million in dead money cap space this year. Which is pretty uncommon. That's a lot of dead money I believe they do have an eye for talent... Milano, White, Edmunds, Johnson. Granted, these are all defensive players. It looks like the plan was to start to build the defense first and get your QB. I really think that this is the part of the season they planned on playing Allen anyhow. In regards to Peterman.... I do not like him and I do think it has been a bad decision to keep him and trade McCarron. The things they see in practice do not translate in games for any sustainable amount of time. It does bother me that they keep him around and I don't really care about his character. It does seem like he is a great guy but he lacks some tools. In regards to Anderson... I do not even consider this applicable. They were hard pressed to find a back up with experience to mentor Josh Allen at that time. That is why he came here. Unfortunately, he had to start. I heard that they tried to bring him in during the summer but he turned them down. It's painful to watch Peterman and not fun. Anderson seemed a lot more competent. The offensive line has been much better and they lost two pro bowlers unexpectedly. Hard to fill those shoes in one draft or off season. The trouble with the run game is that the QB play has been bad lately and it's difficult for WR's to get separation. We can always upgrade on the o-line though. I don't believe that means that the Beane lacks an eye for talent in regards to that. I do get concerned about WR. It doesn't look like stud WR's were a focal point in Carolina. It would be nice if they could draft some studs in that area or FA. Allen needs some time... his accuracy is pretty much where all the highly drafted rookie QB's are. He has quite a few drops too. I believe they thought it was going to take them 2-3 years to clean up the salary cap mess and get them in the right place while getting major building blocks for the future. It's a tough year and not a lot of fun as a fan, So, I understand the frustration. I feel like they are pretty much where they thought they would be. My two biggest things have this year have been Peterman decision and Marcus Murphy not being active for the Texans instead of Ray Ray McCloud. That totally cost us the game. That would have been a great win.

This is true I live in KC...I have tickets in the rockpile and have for 15 years. I wanted to buy more and they pulled up my account to see how many times I posted on ticket exchange. I mentioned that people that live in WNY might post tickets on ticket exchange as well since it is an endorsed way to sell tickets you may not use. They were nice about it but I thought it was kind of lame.

He has completely revamped the front office and made some great hires. One (Gaine) just took the GM job with Houston. He has accumulated draft capital with picks, he has shed salary and made tough decisions on some players. He has restored credibility to the front office and helped restore credibility to the franchise. I think he has proven much in his first year. Benjamin hurt his knee in his second game for God's sake. It's ok to be positive once in a while.

He bolted on the team and was generally a dick to most people in the building.We have our coach don't try to rewrite history.

hell yes he was clueless

I believe there is bias in every decision people make subtle, overt or otherwise. I also believe that coaches, players access that bias by complaining about certain things to the ref. I believe the refs study teams and player tendencies and often look at what has been called in the past and what they should call in an upcoming game. This by nature creates bias by the fact when they are officiating they are merely confirming in their heads what they are expecting to see. It's really the reason that coaches complain to refs before and during games about specific plays. Throw that in with a replay system that essentially sucks against a team that researches ways to interpret rules to their satisfaction or has run analytics to determine that if they hold, push off, run an illegal pick etc... It will only get called a certain percentage of the time and you get our NFL. That being said the NFL is just not consistent in how it is officiated. (except for holding during the punt calls). There are tons of other things that go into the poor officiating. As Bills fans we feel like we get hosed a lot and I actually think we do. Pryor to some prominent teams getting hosed too we always get viewed as whiners etc... Now, I finally think the others see the disparity and inconsistency that we have seen playing New England. When you have little margin for error and are the underdog one bad call can turn the game for New England. Then you get beat by 2 or 3 touchdowns and somebody says that call really didn't impact the outcome. Which in reality you can't say because you just don't know that to be true.

not sure how forward progress applies when you reach the first down and by choice go back behind it. If you interpret rules correctly it really is no different than a running back running past the first down marker and the retreating behind it to try and gain more yards. If tackled behind the line they did not gain the first down. Just another obvious instance that there may be too many rules or interpretations of said rules. (See homerun throwback or tuck rule)

he is not like EJ at all to be honest with you. He doesn't have great receivers and he became the QB when Mizzou was trending down as a program

Go find video of the Mizzou/Arkansas game. The kid is a gamer. Mizzou is not great right now but the kid was part of them getting to 7-5. He's tough. Don't know if I would worry about a pro style offense with him. I don't believe his current situation has made him look better than he is.

Drew Lock is from Lees Summit, Missouri. I happen to live in Lee's Summit and work for the school district that he attended. He is from a top notch family, played in a great HS football program. He has lots of moxie and talent. Recently I spoke with someone that is good friends with his family. They mentioned that the Bills scouts had been at Mizzou practice and inquiring about him. He has come on strong to get Mizzou bowl eligible.