First Round Bust

we can only hope their will be a spin-off comedy from the movie...where Gronk plays the goofy, neighbor who pops in and his NFL buddies stop by to provide guest-star cameos...thinking canned laughter, AFLAC and the bleeping as sponsor, along with AARP...I will leave it the cerebal giants on this portal of enlightenment to proicde the name of the series...

yeah as much as I have been pulling for that UB guy...he muffed the Jefferson catch at a critical time (tried to catch it rather than knock-it-down) and now the roughing-the-punter-personal-foul-wtf in a big game...

vendetta + hatred of rivals = drama ~ entertainment ~ emotion you can always change the channel or not watch..but as far as the Bills...we are addicted to adrenaline, 4ht quarter rush thereof... What does schadenfreude mean? It's obvious that schadenfreude is not an English word—it's German, and it's made up of the words Schaden, which means “harm” or “damage,” and Freude, which means “joy.” By definition, schadenfreude means finding joy in someone else's misfortune. But there is a one-word English equivalent. It is “epicaricacy” which means rejoicing at, taking fun in, or getting pleasure from the misfortune of others.

when I was a naive kid the pro bowl meant something, in awe of the greats of the game no matter what they did and could not get enough football... as adults we all know better, and we dont want to see anyone hurt, like Wally Chambers (Bears) see below...and the only purpose it served was as a funeral to the season that just passed. Now we have the cap, free agency, the draft (and all the mocks that go along with it) to carry us thru until late July... (extract from Chicago Tribune - Ranking the best Bearsplayers ever) Chambers’ third trip to the Pro Bowl derailed his career and is part of the reason modern versions of the game feature linemen playing patty-cake. Chambers banged his right knee in the January 1977 game, leading to “traumatic arthritis” and the decomposing of the cartilage underneath his kneecap. He had been able to battle through injuries before, including shoulder and back ailments, but this was different. Chambers never was the same. He missed all but four games in 1977, was traded to the Buccaneers in ’78 and was out of the league after the ’79 season at 28.

right...his cap number jumps 5M to 8.5M next season - he is going to be 31 soon as well- good news is that on top of quality of play he has a history of durability - but of course a lot of mileage on that body...his 2024 year automatically voids 23 days before the 2024 league year and already has a 1.8M dead cap

salary cut or just plain cut ? I dont think we can trust his hands as a returner or receiver and his gadget-jet stuff is limited by that as well 2023 Roster Bonus: $250,000 (3rd league day of 2023) 2.5M cap hit with a 300k dead cap hit and we do need the cap space...

advice for coach - dont listen to pist-off fanbase hours after a win...its hard enough after the losses all three close, gut-wrenching...but you know that meesage to the fanbase: we are not good enough to win 72-0 every week...

the parents were sick so a friend and I went as 11 year-olds by ourseleves...I do remember JD Hill TD catch and people tearing the place apart to take souveniers home. Went to three games at the Rockpile...71 Cowboys...72 Vikings...and the grand finale against Lions...

its the coaching preference of McD - minimize mistakes, improved execution, lack of confidence in rookies Its second time thru the AFC rivals who play pretty good D and of course the playoffs - so John Brown may play over the rookie which I am fine with provided he earns it in practice James Cook is the most glaring example of having to improve execution during practices and games with blocking, routes and recognizing holes with the zone blocking techniques used. rookies not used to the longer grind of the NFL season - Overall Bills have been one of the most experiened teams in the NFL during his time... currently we are 5th oldest team at 27.02 - league avg is 26.69 Tampa is oldest at 27.44 - skewed by Brady Browns youngest at 25.45 AFC East: Miami 8th oldest, Jets 11th oldest, NE 4th oldest - notice a trend ?

they only have adult small and 3 XL left in stock...one extreme or the other...just like Bills football

another chapter in the great book of Buffalo Bills football history... the great dig-out and the journey to a home game in another state...love the behind-the-scenes, the players sharing their personal scenes and videos, the community rallying around the players, getting it done and getting the W...and the doing it all over again in less than 96 hours... great quote from Squirrel Winter...about Josh saying...whats your name again ? ..we love them...and they love us...

dont disagree, but is he ready for the head job after just one year....and if he does get the interview...and is not selected...would love to see the video capturing his reaction, eruption, explosion....

this bleep is bleeping bleep...

betcha he's been called Bill Keaton a few times ???

best-winning post of the year...title should be..Hold My Beer...

lots of coaching experience on that side of the ball as McD, Frazier and Wash all had DC experience before they got here...

it depends on the sprain/degree of the tear - Von had right knee sprain in 2019 as well as right ACL tear in 2013...he is 33 as well...of course he could get a platelet rich plasma injection into the area possibly ? which may or may not happen and or be reported as well.. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/21979-mcl-tear

agree, the D has been good and at times very-really good (with no Trey at CB and rookies playing CB full-time and and with injuries they are obviously not as good, but the D has kept them in games until the very end giving the O changes to win it (Miami, Minn es come to mind)... nice to see...esp since Edmunds and Frazier get next to no respect or praise from a lot of Bills fans...

is midway island truly half-way between Asia and North America as depicted in the movie of the same name ? asking for a WW2 vet. Since Feb has 28 days 80% of the time technically Feb 13 is less than half-way or midway to Feb 28, not to mentiion leap years which skew this in my favor. I eagerly await your rebuttal on this portal of higher learning, meanwhile I will tune to Fox News and Truth Socal in pursuit of truth, justice and the American way...

add a second bye week for all teams and subtract a few days from the off-season mandatory stuff, they usually release the players early anyways....this would support rest and recuperating and scheduling of the Thurs nite games which is a challenge under normal Sunday scheduling... Bills doing Thurs and Thurs games this week and next which is supports good prima timeratings, cap increase, nite game excitement, etc... and the grand prize could be the Super Bowl would be pushed-back as week into mid-Feb which would be played on a three-day-holiday weekend as it really has become a national holiday...

yeah injuries...but...the guys playing are more of a concern...starting with D jackson at CB and D Hamlin are not making plays, gving up consistent catches and yards and worse against the run...not making tackes...low-round backups pressed into starting

props to Kemp...also...to Ed Rutkowski...same era...same footsteps: from wikipedia: A wide receiver, he was an American Football League All-Star in 1965, playing for the AFL's Buffalo Bills as a receiver, defensive back, punt and kickoff return man and backup quarterback from 1963 to 1968. In a famous Topps football card mixup, Rutkowski was shown on two Buffalo Bills' football cards, his own, and mistakenly on the card for Ray Abruzzese. Rutkowski closed out his Pro Football career by playing seven games as a backup quarterback with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League in 1969. From 1972-78 and again in 1990, Rutkowski served as a color commentator on the Bills' radio broadcasts. In 1979, he became the County Executive of Erie County, New York, succeeding Edward Regan, who stepped down to become New York State Comptroller. Rutkowski was elected to full terms in 1979 and 1983, following his one year unexpired term, for a total of nine years in office. In 1987, Rutkowski was defeated for reelection by Assemblyman Dennis Gorski. In 1995, Rutkowski was appointed by Governor George Pataki as deputy commissioner of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. In this post, he was charge of all state parks and recreations operations in Western New York, including Niagara Falls. He held the post for 12 years, until Pataki left office. He was the fourth quarterback from a Buffalo professional football team to enter politics, following his teammate Jack Kemp, George Ratterman and Tommy Hughitt. Incidentally, both Kemp and Rutkowski were Republicans

add the GM title as well here...which takes us into plenty of front office hires as well...GM, aGMs, scouting dirs, dirs of pro personnel, etc...I am going to pass on that...

quite a list, but there's more...Joe Judge: 10-23 with NYG and Brian Flores: 24-25 with Miami...and given the track record of all...perhaps the best maybe the runt of the litter: Brian Daboll

yeah, the joke is on us this week...whenever this team has an over-arching existential fecal experience I come back-in from the ledge: 1. I didnt play or coach did I ? even tho most of the comments on this portal of higher thought indicate otherwise 2. its entertainment...right...right ?? 3. injuries, rookies, the low-round draft choice backups in the secondary missed that and that and that... 4. Josh apparently is the new Brett Favre, gunslinger mentality, streaky, constantly pushing the envelope even against the odds, 5. and it takes well-played almost heroic-epic performances to squeak wins by us... 6. and we add to it with missed tackles, picks-fumbles and the coaching decisions (Cam Lewis, TD vs FG, etc)