JohnNord

A super bowl move if there ever was one!

I hate to admit this but I really liked those old Houston Oilers team. Between the baby blue uniforms and Warren Moon at the held of a run-and-shoot offense, it’s a fun team to watch.

I think this is most likely

WR’s have a tendency to hit the wall after 30….hard. The only way Buffalo moves on from Diggs is if they don’t want to give him a giant deal. Still, I think they wait until after the season like KC did with Tyreek

No the bust with the bad back was Tourell Troupe. God….Buddy was terrible

How could you not remember him. He was a 3rd round bust but did have giant hands and blocked a couple field goals. That’s the extent of his NFL career

Nah this happened early last week. Not related to Gilmore

The best was when the Bills run game sucked and fans called for the Bills to start Wade. He wasn’t even eligible!

I didn’t watch a ton of college football but I remember reading that Darnold had the highest floor out of any of the QB’s and that sounded good to me in 2018. His attitude and work ethic always made him seem like a Process Guy too. I’ll always wonder whether Darnold would have been the Bills pick had he been available. I do think that after NYJ leapfrogged Buffalo for the #3 pick, they set their sights on Allen and he became “the guy.” But was he their first choice for QB’s from the start? Or he their first choice based on how they anticipated the board falling?

I’m in the same age bracket as you. I always liked the Bills because they were local and my family would buy me the gear, but I started watching when the team was rolling in 1990. I do think the Super Bowl years had an influence on my fandom, and in way losing 4 did as well - because they were so close and you wanted to see them get to the top. Plus it might have been the best collections of talent/personalities in franchise history . I am pretty sure I would have still cheered for the Bills because they were local but I do wonder if my interest would be like how it is for the Sabres. You pull for the team, want them to do well, but if they don’t it’s just like “meh.” I don’t lose my mind if they suck. Then again NHL is not NFL. The strange thing for me was seeing so many fans in the 20-30 year old bracket lose their mind when the Bills made the playoffs in 2017. For some it was the first time they could witness success as a Bills fan. In fact I see a lot of younger fans tailgating on game days. So perhaps, you are correct and many Bills fans would be just as fanatical regardless of W-L record.

I think Hill will certainly help Miami but many have speculated that he’s going to miss catching passing from a threat like Mahomes. If Tua has to be game manager, Hill will help but he’s not going to be the same player. It reminds me of when the Bills signed TO or Sammy to get the young QB over the hump

This was a fun game to watch. This was the season before I started watching football but I’ve watched this game several times since it was posted on YouTube. - The actually game looked so much more physical compared to today. The players look bigger in their bulky shoulder pads, giant face masks, and cowboy collars. So many tackles/hits would be penalties in today’s game. - Kelly’s offensive game gave him a TON of time to pass. On the last drive alone he had so much time to be patient and find his receivers. - Thurman had such a burst back In 1989. - Harmon’s drop was pretty bad. He should have made that catch even by 1989 standards. His specialty was as a pass receiving back and that was a catch he should have made. - Kelly’s INT to Matthews was a really bad decision

Probably not… all know is that he said his son bought a case and he showed me the two that he owned

Yeah I do live in the WNY area and even I couldn’t find them. I went to every Wegmans in my area a few days after release and none of them had any in stock. I met a fan who had 2 of them and asked how he got them. He said his son worked there and bought a case before the shelves WTF.

I disagree… there’s nothing to be concerned s out. He’s not going to hold out this off-season. I’m sure he does want a raise and the talk probably will get louder but he’ll be fine

Not bad…but I would like them to trade a few picks either this year for next and move into the 3rd and draft a second CB

Considering that he was recruiting Von Miller last week, I’m pretty sure he won’t hold out. Also Beane doesn’t make those comments publicly if his contract was a major issue. He’s too smart to jeopardize that and he’s probably been in touch with Stef and his agent about the situation over the past few years.

The Bills are wisely waiting to see how Diggs plays next year. WR’s tend to drop off past age 30 and he’s approaching 3-0. If he has another big season they might be comfortable giving him a new 3 or 4 year deal. But they also have Gabriel Davis on the roster can could spend a premium pick on a WR this season. Not impossible these players could pick up the slack at the teams too WR but way too early to tell.

He’s probably good but the difference between this administration and past one is that Beane and company seem to understand the salary cap. Whaley was especially clueless. I would argue though that Whaley didn’t really understand the salary cap. The Bills were always in a pretty bad cap situation, without having to pay a QB

I liked his story a lot and thought he might be one of those under the radar players who has a huge season. In reality though he was more of a replacement level type player

Hell yeah… good luck and Go Bills

One of Beane’s many mistakes on the Caroline pipeline. He’s out his faith in former Carolina players that he drafted and they almost always disappoint - Star, Butler, Addison, Norman etc

You got it Scott! The mental gymnastic some Bills fans do to exonerate him from any bad move is something… Case and point, the Jerry Hughes deal was made while Buddy Nix was GM, yet people want to give Whaley credit. The EJ Manuel selection…also made while Nix was GM. But that was all on Buddy, not Whaley because….”he wasn’t GM” There’s many examples here. I’ll never understand why Whaley get the love that he does from some fans. He was NOT a good GM I would disagree… I’ll say his downfall was not drafting EJ. His downfall was doubling down on EJ by mortgaging the franchise that Sammy Watkins would help him develop into a good QB. Many criticized the selection in 2014, and they were right

He was cheap…that’s a fact

You do realize there’s a salary cap?