Dick_Cheney

It wouldn't be our opponent when the horrible conditions we would have been playing in for this game render our offense useless and allow the Steelers to beat us in a digusting game.

Truly a dumbass.

No we're not.

Probably New England.

Here is a non-paywall version: https://web.archive.org/web/20220209103031/https://buffalonews.com/news/why-not-a-dome-buffalo-s-blizzard-like-branding-plays-a-role-in-bills-stadium/article_eb033a0e-878a-11ec-a284-ff34a8fb3da5.html

Damn I didn't even think about factoring in the cost of the previous band-aids and the covid inflation of construction costs. Now I'm even more annoyed about it lol.

Lol what on earth.

Pretty messed up to ask people to come help shovel while under a state of emergency.

The over/under on this game is now down to 34 my goodness.

Good info. We can all dream, I guess.

Yeah. I'm praying (as I do every postseason) that maybe we can finally win it all this year so that when our weather screws us out of a win however many times in the future, it hurts a little bit less. I'm fully aware of the additional cost, but a dome or retractable roof should have been in the design. To me it demonstrates that Terry is not fully committed to winning. Sure, he wants to win, and maybe thinks we can nevertheless, but he isn't fully willing to pull out all the stops in order to do so. But I'm not a billionaire so what do I know. I am curious if there is any possible way for the current plans to be adapted to include a dome/retractable roof. Wouldn't expect that to be a possibility at all once construction is complete, but maybe this early on in the process there's still a chance.

Has a game ever been played under a State of Emergency?

Should we send the children back to the mines and legalize drunk driving while we're at it.

Is this whole storm so fast moving that if the game were moved to Monday, the weather would be clear and just cold as hell with no more snow actually coming down? Obviously roads and grounds would need clearing, but would the actual weather be relatively normal?

Oh yeah, totally. People should shrug off deadly blizzard conditions and go about their business as if everything were normal. In fact, a multi billion dollar organization should play a game for fun and entertainment in the middle of it, and have nearly a hundred thousand people travel to assemble in one central location! I think that would be good, and smart, and also safe. Let's do it.

Honestly pretty incredible to be named a head coach, let alone the Patriots head coach, after only having coached in any capacity for 5 years.

Actually somehow didn’t realize the current stadium is below ground. Good to know.

I don't think there's really such thing as a cold weather team or a significant cold weather home field advantage anymore. I'd love to have the kind of team that's able to dominate in that sort of weather anyways, because if they can do that then when conditions are perfect things should really be impressive. I also don't think that building a team for this kind of weather is a thing that would or should happen. How many guys come into the league every year who have never even seen snow? Weather in Buffalo is ripe for these sort of conditions for maybe the last third of the season, and that's the time where every single win is critical. And then of course the playoffs and home field advantage. I get the historical aspect of it and the "purity" of freezing cold games out in the snow, but the reality is that the game has evolved in such a way that those sort of conditions can cripple a team. The Bills have dealt with enough adversity over the years, I'd personally prefer crappy weather wasn't one more thing to have to plan for and fight against. Truly hoping that the design of the new stadium lives up to its expectations in how it is supposed to minimize the impact of strong wind.

Yeah not looking great. I know he said immediately after the game he'd be good to go, but I haven't seen anything conlusively saying how it's looking for him.

This seriously sucks.

The Steelers are ranked around 25th in nearly every offensive stat ranking for this season. The only category where they don't rank near the bottom as best as I can see is Average Rushing Yards per Game (118 yards, 13th). The Bills in that category rank 7th with 130 yards per game. The Bills are also obviously in the top 5 in almost every other offensive stat category. The Steelers have the 17th ranked passing defense, and the 19th ranked rushing defense. Keep in mind, those stats also include TJ Watt, who won't be playing. The Bills have the 7th ranked passing defense, and the 15th ranked rushing defense. On paper, even in garbage conditions, it's really difficult to see the Steelers going above and beyond their usual performances on both sides of the ball, especially with a young quarterback and their star defensive player out.

This isn't a gripe thread. You might want to work on your reading comprehension.

Lol okay man.

Pretty much exactly what I was thinking when I made the thread. Thank you for thinking and responding like a rational human being.