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    Which QB do you want to win the Super Bowl?

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    2 hours ago, RiotAct said:

    I don’t like the list of teams that have never won the Super Bowl getting even shorter.  

     

    This. There are only six franchises besides us which have been around since the SB era begun in 1966 that have never won a SB:

     

    Minnesota

    Detroit

    Arizona/St. Louis

    Atlanta

    LA Chargers/San Diego

    Tennessee/Houston

     

    Cleveland doesn't count, no matter what the NFL officially decrees, since they won two after they moved to Baltimore. They are effectively an expansion team.

     

    Other expansion teams which haven't won one: Carolina, Jacksonville, Houston, Cincinnati.

    Which QB do you want to win the Super Bowl?

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    I had said before I wanted Detroit to win, but, I don't want them to win on their first try. It doesn't seem right. You have to earn that. KC and Baltimore each lost their first time. (SF did win their first.) But SF already has five, KC has three, and Baltimore has three. So I really don't care. F all of them.

    On this day in Bills history, the closest Super Bowl ever was played

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    Well, today was the 33rd anniversary of the infamous "Wide Right". I realize it's a sore subject for many, and I hesitate to bring it up, but I just came across some videos from the game, and I watched in awe. Especially how people have aged (I put a screenshot of the young Belichick below) and the styles back then. Jim Kelly in a mullet, Lawrence Taylor with one dangling earring, etc. The 80's and early 90's were a weird, but fun time for those who lived through it.

     

    The video clips brought back a ton of memories. I remember how Buffalo had destroyed everyone that year. Jim, Thurman, and Bruce were dominant. The opening of the ABC telecast with Hank Williams, Jr. also brought back chills.

     

    A few things I learned today:

     

    1. The 47-yarder was Norwood's longest attempt ever on grass.

     

    2. For the SB, the Giants constructed an entirely-new defense, playing two versions of dime. Belichick had just two down lineman and they let Thomas do whatever he wanted to do. They knew there was no way to stop him. This was weird for them, since they had never allowed a running back to do that. BB said the strategy was to put as much speed on the D, take the crossing and inside routes away, knock the balls loose, and be as physical as they possibly could be with the WR's.

     

    3. On offense, they had a backup QB playing, and no one had ever won a SB with a backup. So they wanted to slow the game down as much as possible and shorten the game.

     

    4. Still, their plan almost failed due to the talent disparity. The Bills lost it by just three feet. Norwood had the leg strength, but just not the accuracy this time.

     

    9. Someone said in the comments to one of the tweets, that 9 out of 10 times, the Giants' strategy would have failed. They got lucky that one time.

     

     

    BB, Parcells, LT, Pepper Johnson, and some unknown old Giants executive or coach (Earhardt???) outlined the strategy:

     

     

    Screenshots from the clips, which showed the 90's:

     

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    Full game:

     

     

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    Brandon Beane on Eric Wood's podcast today (salary cap, off-season schedule, & favorite wing spot)

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    This is a really good show where Eric covered a variety of topics in his interview of Brandon Beane in his Centered on Buffalo podcast. My commentary is below.

     

     

     

     

    [From the description:

     

    Buffalo Bills GM Brandon Bean discusses life after the season ends, the emotional toll of not winning a championship, his belief in Josh Allen as a franchise quarterback, building the roster to compete for a Super Bowl, the reality of salary cap constraints, favorite memories from the Kentucky Derby, favorite wing spot in Buffalo, opinion on the rule of fumbling the ball out of the end zone, how Eric Ciano keeps his job for so long, and predictions for the championship games.

     

    00:00 Life of a GM after the season ends

    03:24 The emotional toll of not winning a championship

    05:14 Resiliency of the team

    07:26 Brandon Bean's belief in Josh Allen as a franchise quarterback

    10:49 Building the roster to compete for a Super Bowl

    15:12 The reality of salary cap constraints

    18:52 Favorite memories from the Kentucky Derby

    21:00 Balancing work and downtime as a GM

    22:39 Favorite wing spot in Buffalo

    24:02 Opinion on the rule of fumbling the ball out of the end zone

    27:11 How Eric Ciano keeps his job for so long

    29:30 Predictions for the championship games.]

     

     

    My commentary:

     

    Josh [10:49]:

     

    Josh may have turnovers and may even cost you some games (like the Jets Week 1: 3 INT's and 1 fumble), but he is a playmaker. He makes way more plays than turnovers. He is like an Elway or a Favre. Eric Wood said he played with a lot of QB's who rarely turned the ball over, but they never had 300 yards and did not win games like Josh. He leads the league all time in fewest playoff turnovers. So when it matters, Josh does not turn it over. Eric is tired of defensing Allen in regard to this issue, because it is not true. Josh was in the top 5 in completions two years in a row, which had ever been done.

    Josh and Patrick have re-written the book on how coaches look at side-arm, difficult-angle throws. Their athleticism is amazing and make defending them very hard.

     

    Josh is the type of player who puts the team on his back. He goes out and wins the game for you. You have to live with his occasional mistakes. You can't get mad at him when he makes so many outstanding plays.

     

    Salary Cap Constraints [15:12]:

     

    Start at the division and build a team to match up against all divisional foes. Then who are the other teams that are consistent contenders in the conference (Baltimore, KC, Cincy).

     

    The salary cap is absolutely real. The question is are you paying cash now or putting it on credit debt.

     

    They had a plan when they reset the cap in 2018. They added some players in 2019 a 2020, then COVID hit in 2020 and the cap went down from $198 million to $182 million, so that screwed them over and they haven't caught up. It should have gone to $210 or $211 million. They had a lot of big salaries (Josh, White, Dawkins, Milano, Stef) and they have had to put more money little by little each year into debt. They try to do it responsibly, but at the same time, the Pegulas told him they want to win. So it is a fine line.

     

    Kentucky Derby [18:52]

     

    Beane had a great time at Eric's place. Stayed up to 2 or 2:30 asking who's going to bed first. He was treated to a VIP experience at the Derby itself. Had fun at the Dustin Lynch private concert after.

     

    Off-season plan [21:00]: 

     

    a. Coaches get off next week. They need some downtime.

    b. Football staff goes to Senior Bowl next week then comes back and does free agent meetings.

    c. Then college scouts come in and they lock themselves in the building for two straight weeks and go through every player on their board. They try to have their board in a good spot before going to Indy. They call the combine the "underwear Olympics" where players aren't in pads, so it is not the same.

    d. Week before the Combine is a vacation week for all. Beane's wife is arranging that. It must have a golf course.

     

    Brandon Beane's favorite wing spot in Buffalo [22.39]:

     

    Bar-Bill, both Cajun and honey barbeque. His wife just picked up some last night in fact. He prefers neither blue cheese nor ranch. Dipping the wing would be insulting it. If he had to, he prefers ranch.

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    Bills Mafia member Buffalo Ron's son needs a liver transplant

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    3 hours ago, scuba guy said:

    Does it say how high he is on the transplant list. 

     

     

     

    He hasn't been placed on the list yet, This is from the guy's wife:

     

    https://www.gofundme.com/f/ezras-liver-transplant

    [the liver transplant list stuff is bolded:]

     

    "Hi! I’m Karen, Ezra’s mom.

    I’ve been trying to gather my thoughts and process what is going on.

    When we were first called about this precious boy, the very little information given included the statement, “…he’ll probably need a liver transplant within the year.”

    We said yes to him, not knowing how long he’d stay. It’s been ‘easy’ to know he might need a transplant SOMEDAY while not needing a transplant now. His first year with us was eventful, with travel, hospitalizations, and surgeries. We had a solid 3 years of relatively good health, and the ability to focus on other needs he has (speech, PT, sleep). You wouldn’t know he’s sick. He is a ball of charm and energy and is going at 110% at all times.

    I was given the impression that our trip to NYC for transplant evaluation was “very preliminary” and that there was still the possibility to try other interventions. That this was just to create a chart for him and get baseline information documented with the liver team.

    That was not the case. I can describe it only as an orientation. We had consults with each individual of the liver transplant team (2 of which know Ezra from his time in NY in 2019 - one is the surgeon that fixed him up then). Surgeons, infectious disease, nutrition, social work, cardiology, ultrasound, bloodwork, echo…it was a long few days for our guy. All this to say, he’s going on the list. His liver has been declining and since the summer he’s had bloodwork, ultrasound, endoscopy, MRI, and biopsy. There’s so much scar tissue (cirrhosis) that blood isn’t filtering through efficiently. This is putting extra pressure on other organs and can ultimately put stress on his heart and lungs. He has an enlarged spleen already.

    We are still early in the process and his surgeon shared with me the advantages to getting him on the list now -

    1) he’s well, not in and out of the hospital, fighting infections, etc. This means that we don’t have to settle for the first liver that comes along. We can be choosy.

    2) the longer he’s on the list, even if lower priority at first, the easier it is to get him bumped up based on length of time waiting.

    3) we have time to find a living donor match, which may give us more control over preparing, planning, and scheduling.

     

    That said, Ezra can accept a living donor and we have a QR code that leads to a questionnaire for anyone that may want to consider donating.

     

    So, whether we have the luxury of choosing a date on the calendar, or we get a call at 3am on a Sunday that we gotta go, recovery is going to be a whole journey for our family. We are to expect about a week in the PICU following transplant. He will have follow up visits multiple times weekly for the first month post-op, then weekly for months 2-3, then every other week for months 4-6. He will likely continue to be seen in NYC 1-2 times per year indefinitely. He will be discharged from the hospital on somewhere near a dozen medications. His immune system will be suppressed. If all goes smoothly, we’ll be able to live at the Ronald McDonald House. Yes. Live there.

    Im worried for this little boy and what he’s about to go through. I’m worried for my kids who really can’t comprehend how our lives are about to change, even if temporarily. I’m worried for the logistics, finances, everyone’s mental and emotional health, and our littlest baby as well.

    We are going to be trying to put together a plan for when this happens, as well as hoping to have a ‘go plan’ for if things do happen suddenly at any point. We are grateful for our famil. Our support system. Our VILLAGE. We know that we’re going to need you more than ever and we are trusting that God will be calling you to tally around Ezra and our family in all the different ways.

    Any funds raised will help with travel expenses and supporting our guy through this."

     

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    second post:

     

    Oh, and the fund is now:

     

    "$2,782 raised of $100,000 goal"

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    Bills to interview Thad Lewis for OC

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    A little disappointed about the implications here that the reason Thad Lewis will be interviewed is because of the Rooney rule. He will be interviewed because he is one of the best candidates for the job, period. His work elevating Baker Mayfield's game this season was phenomenal.  He is a young and upcoming coach who will soon be a coordinator.

     

    The same flawed reasoning can be said of sideline reporters, who are part of the three- or four-person broadcasting crew. They are not meant to be "eye candy". They are hired for their phenomenal reporting skills. To say otherwise demeans them.

    Mr. Pegula please read Tyler Dunne’s newest article

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    On 1/23/2024 at 5:28 PM, EasternOHBillsFan said:

     

    Ohh I know that, but I'm not blaming him this time... our defense was ravaged and finally couldn't overcome a two time Super Bowl champion.

     

    But our D (and ST) has let us down year after year, along with offensive mistakes. Scott Kacsmar makes a good point about our D, which Tyler Dunne re-tweeted:

     

     

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