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    Buffalo vs New England Wildcard Game: 8:15 PM Saturday Night

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    Just now, wjag said:

    New England's effort in Miami was a bit of a head scratcher yesterday.  They made a game of it, but they came out absolutely flat and never established themselves.  I was watching that game on a second screen.  They just looked off all day. 

     

    A team that has played a bit over their heads all year is likely to have days like that. They won a bunch of close games.

    Around the League week 18

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    3 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

     

    Seems like a d**k move by the Raiders to win the game when a tie gets both teams in. But I guess the Raiders would prefer being a 5 seed as opposed to a 7. Then there is the divisional rivalry. Wouldn't we want to stick it to an AFCE rival?

     

    You play to win the game, etc.... 

     

    Seriously, though, the temptation must have been great. Though the kick was no gimme in any case.

    Around the League week 18

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    3 minutes ago, No Place To Hyde said:

    It's the Charger way. That franchise has been STACKED for 15 years....always find new ways to miss playoffs or fecalate the bed if they make it. 

     

    For years I blamed the perfect weather in SD. It saps ambition. 

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    Around the League week 18

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    Just now, co_springs_billsfan said:

    I mean, agreed.  But I also feel that way about Mahomes/Tyreek/etc.

     

    Being a Bills fan is hard, not only because of the torments we go through thanks to our beloved team, but also to the heavy burden of grudges we carry. 

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    Ideal 1st round playoff scenario. What's yours?

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    51 minutes ago, Nextmanup said:

    You're hitting on what I consider to be a really interesting topic here, though it deserves its own dedicated thread.

     

    Namely, the community's views HERE form a tiny percentage of Bills fans' views overall, and what amounts to a majority view here would likely not be a majority view among all Bills fans at large.

     

    The vast majority of people who contribute to these sorts of online sports message boards are overwhelmingly kool aid types looking for a "booster club" environment to cheer on the team.

     

    Nothing wrong with that, but in my experience of actually talking to real Bills fans in the real world for 50 years, your average fan is not like that at all.  They are much more objective and maybe even pessimistic.

     

    I have often wondered why the Kool Aid Konnection exists in the online environment, but I don't have an answer.

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Oh come on.

     

    A solid segment of the population on chat boards, and often a majority of those who post regularly, are self-defined "realists" who think they are better fans because they find new things to criticize all the time. You know, the sort who accuse other fans of drinking Kool-Aid. 

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    2000 Bills Team Question

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    1 hour ago, Billy Claude said:

     

    Wilson had tried to extend Butler during the summer of 2000 but Butler turned him down, so it was pretty clear Butler knew he was leaving and

    I think Erik Flowers was widely being considered a huge reach post-draft even before playing a down.

     

     

    Spanos at SD clearly tampered with Butler... letting him know the GM job was his with high draft picks and a great ceiling. Of course, Butler did nothing with it, because he had only ever cruised in the wake of Polian's success. 

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    2000 Bills Team Question

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    Just now, corta765 said:


    Sadly Ralph's greatest flaw was his inability at points to step back and let others do their job. Especially at the end the game itself had passed him by, business wise I think he actually still had a good pulse for that. The Raiders had the same problem with Al as the sport itself had changed and he was trying to do what worked in the past.

     

    I know blaming Raplh's meddling is a common story, but you all should remember that the entire plan with hiring Donohoe was based on Ralph stepping back and letting a "real football guy" run the show. TD was named Team President and everything, to the universal acclaim of all sports writers and not a few people on TBD. So, be careful what you wish for....

     

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