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Ray Stonada

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  1. 3 hours ago, MJS said:

    Of course, Mahomes didn't really play his first season in the NFL.


    But Mahomes still had more TDs than anyone in history, even guys who played their rookie year.

     

    Allen is not just beating Mahomes but Brady, Marino, Montana, Elway, etc etc.

     

    Incredible. That’s my quarterback!

     

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  2. Being on a football team like being in a band can easily lead to these issues. 
     

    I think it’s cool NFL players now try to deal with them openly and are less afraid of being stigmatized for trying to improve.

     

    Back in the 90s I used to see some of the Bills out and about on Elmwood or Chippewa and they had often had over ten drinks, by the looks of it. No judgment as I have been there. I grew up in Buffalo!

     

    They have to blow off steam somehow with all the pressure and intensity of the job, but that can get out of control quickly. Let’s applaud those like Poyer and Von who are open about needing help. It could help untold Bills fans with similar issues try to get help. 

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  3. 7 hours ago, Simon said:

    He did, but he did it with his head up, which is the point I was trying to make (albeit poorly).

    A couple weeks ago he would have been barreling in there with his head down hunting a kill shot and either blindly blasted Benford or separated him from the ball.

    Last night his head stayed up the whole way in and as result he was able to initiate controlled contact limited to the the WR instead of being a bowling ball scattering pins and body parts all over the place.


    Really well put!

     

    Gotta say, McD can coach up a secondary.

  4. On 1/4/2024 at 8:12 PM, TheFunPolice said:

    ALSO, consider Super Bowl #4: the Bills Cowboys rematch. 

     

    It's Bills 13, Dallas 6 at halftime. Bills get the ball coming out of the half. 

     

    If you watch the 4 falls documentary, Troy Aikman had such a bad concussion that Dallas was worried they wouldn't be able to pass much in the 2nd half. The Bills were dominating the game, but the score didn't show it. Some guys on Dallas were already thinking "well, looks like those guys (the Bills) are finally going to get one"

     

    We start moving the ball after halftime. Then, Thurman fumbles and it's returned for a TD. 13-13. The team just deflated. 

     

    Imagine (speaking of variance) Thurman doesn't fumble and we drive down and make it 20-6 in the middle of the 3rd quarter. Now you've got a guy seeing stars out there trying to throw the ball. 

     

    Back in those days 20-6 pretty much meant game over, but especially if Aikman had that type of injury. 14 points would have been the greatest SB comeback of all time. 

     

    In short, the Bills would have won the game, finally got a SB, and the entire legacy of that team is different. 

     

     


    Was at this game. Georgia Dome. You felt the swing after that fumble. Gut punch. It was so bad Thurman could not go back in for a while afterwards. Something he never did before or after.


    It still hurts.
     

    Anyway, thanks for the trip down memory lane! 

  5. It’s good to understand Milano’s injury and exciting to get him back when we do.

     

    I would not rush it. Why? We just went through this with Von, and we can’t afford to make the team worse in the playoffs while a guy ramps up.
     

    Linebacker is not a position where we need help right now anyway. Bernard and Dodson are balling. 
     

    Defense looks great. It’s the pass game that we need to up its level to get the Lombardi. 

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