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Do you have proof of this?

It actually pisses me off that we didn’t reach even a single Super Bowl during his tenure. Couldn’t have asked for better safety tandem. Sorry for swearing.

Bernard is the real deal. What a player. Listen to this story. He tried so hard to play in the Chiefs game that he cried when the Doctors told him he couldn't play:

You're clearly lost in this conversation. My "new age" comment was not in response, or in regards, to WhoTom or is his WW2 vet Dad. Tom and I were not even conversating in this thread until AFTER I wrote that post. You are confused. This also never happened. I said you don't condone switching teams just because times got hard. That once you pick a team (which the kid obviously did), you remain loyal to your commitment. Again, you are very lost in this conversation and are responding to items that you have a great misunderstanding of. Also worth noting that OP, who made this thread, greatly thanked me for my comments.

So you ignored what I actually wrote (in detail) about, because I started with "new age horse manure" and it "set the tone". Ok... I don't think it's intellectually honest to appeal to a concept that a poster did not advocate for, especially when you know that person clarified what they meant in the very same post that you're quoting, but I can understand the temptation. I've been there. Glad you're Dad taught you well. He sounds like a great man. I don't want to litter this thread with a debate though, so I'll allow you the last word.

1) You seem to have missed the entire last paragraph of my post. "I'm not saying you force the kid to sit in front of the TV every Sunday and watch, but if they ask you if they should switch teams, the answer in my opinion is “You don’t give up just because the road is tough”. What he/she does with that answer is up to them. But you shouldn’t advise them to give up, or give them an answer that condones the potential of changing teams just because things are difficult right now." 2) Being a jerk to your kid and verbally abusing him/her while he plays a sport has literally NOTHING to do with what we are talking about in this post. I'm not sure where you even drew the comparison.

Seconded.

I disagree here. The Bills were the far more "lucky" team on Sunday. We fumbled TWICE and neither went into the hands of a Chiefs player. Josh only had 1 bad pass all game, but it was darn close to being picked off. And then there is the whole fumbling through the endzone for a safety play. Bills got lucky a lot in that game. More than the Chiefs IMO. And i'm glad - we deserve some luck.

Thanks to your Dad for his service. If you think that what I wrote is anti-family or anti-fatherhood in any way, well, then you read it wrong. It is in fact the opposite. A commitment to family and being a great father includes instilling good ethics in you children, including loyalty. Mutually inclusive. As I wrote (and perhaps you didn't fully read): "I'm not saying you force the kid to sit in front of the TV every Sunday and watch, but if they ask you if they should switch teams, the answer in my opinion is “You don’t give up just because the road is tough”. What he/she does with that answer is up to them. But you shouldn’t advise them to give up, or give them an answer that condones the potential of changing teams just because things are difficult right now."

I really don't think the league cares about Taylor as much as people think they do. Sure, they probably want to maximize her exposure to get more fans, but I don't think the league office is pulling levers behind the scenes to get the Chiefs to the SB. They saw how much resentment that repeated winners cause with the Patriots, and I actually think they did their best to minimize the Chiefs chances this year (Chiefs were scheduled with the lowest amount of rest days all season).

For the rest of the nation, it basically did.

I don't think that was the impression the nation got at all. While us Bills fans were embarrassed, the rest of the nation that had no rooting interest saw a very close, back and forth entertaining game.

Only the trolls. They point to the line of scrimmage pass stats, ignoring the deep shots that were dropped.

Sorry but this new age horse manure doesn’t appeal to me. Do they get to stop going to school because they don’t want to? Why force them, right? They may end up resenting you! I know a sports team is not the same seriousness level as not going to school, but the foundational and core principles are the same. You make a commitment, you stick to it. Loyalty and other morals are taught - they’re not naturally ingrained. Im not saying you force the kid to sit in front of the TV every Sunday and watch, but if they ask you if they should switch teams the answer IMO is “You don’t give up just because the road is tough”. What he/she does with that answer is up to them. But you shouldn’t advise them to give up, or give them an answer that condones the potential of changing teams just because things are difficult right now.

How? Because he played pretty well?

Wow…

The Chiefs doubled Jones on 71% of his pass rush attempts. They were clearly concerned about him. Josh made the right decision. Endzone to an open player was the right decision.

How’s he going to break the Bills contract? And as for the hire? Pfft. The Head Coach calls most of the plays. What an odd hire.

For those who want a summary of what he is asking; I'd like to hear your thoughts on a fatherhood moment. I have five boys, and my oldest, who's 13, asked if he can stop being a Bills fan. I encouraged them to be Bills fans since I'm from Buffalo, but he finds it upsetting now. He told his grandma to ask me because he knew it would hurt me. I'm not giving up on the team, but I need advice on talking to my boys about the season and being Bills fans. I believe in the team, and some changes are needed, like drafting new talent and maybe a new coach. One championship before I die, please. My answer: I disagree with all the posters telling you to encourage him to root for whoever he wants. That’s lame sauce. Sometimes crap doesn’t work out. Sometimes in life we lose. But we don’t give up and we don’t stop being a fan just because things didn’t work out the way we wanted. We stick through it and keep our commitments to our team. Then give him a hearty GO BILLS.

Right. And the alternative is you make 2025 and 2026 a $30+M cap hit. Both options kinda suck haha.

Diggs and Von didn't answer anything from media after the game or today. Not exactly ideal leadership, unfortunately, from two of our highest paid players.

Yeah they are in a bad situation. Post June 1 cut/trade would make it a $13.5M cap hit. I realllyyyyyy hope we don't restructure him. We would have to keep him through the end of his deal.

If Beane does this, someone in the front office needs to slap him. Whether its age or something else, Diggs is slowing down. Clearly. Noticeably. Restructuring $12M from the 2024 season would make his cap hits over $30 Million the next two years. He would be uncuttable. Untradeable. Un-anythingable.