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My own version of O'Scugnizzo's Pizza (grew up outside of Utica, NY). I'm a pizza fanatic, and since I moved away from upstate NY, I spent many years and much experimentation to reproduce the pizza I loved growing up. I make it for every 1st Bills game of the season. Here is my recipe on PizzaMaking.com if anyone is interested... https://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php?topic=20145.0

Bills 96-14...at the half

It wasn't smoke and mirrors, it was turnover ratio...especially early on in the season. They weren't scoring much and they weren't really stopping offenses, but they were taking the ball away at an extraordinary rate. There is of course an element of luck involved with that, but I wouldn't call it smoke and mirrors.

Not having seen the practices, how do you judge the WR group? A receiver could be constantly getting open but not seen or thrown to by the QB. I think we have to just trust the coaches to make wise choices based on results and potential. I'd say one WR I was not impressed by was Foster. He looks like he lacks the natural ability to track the long balls so his speed is a waste. Of course this is just based on the preseason games I watched.

I liked Hogan and I thought Reilly played a very similar game. He has the skills of getting open and catching the ball. I guess that is undervalued. The rib injury hurt him in more ways than one. I'd just much rather have a Reilly type than a speedy type who can't catch the ball.

That was like nails on a chalk board. I turned the sound off and listened to the Bills radio broadcast. It was slightly off timing wise but still a huge improvement over "Da Bears" crew!

but this was in BuffaloBills.com... With a young centerpiece like Dawkins, a veteran guard like Ducasse, and a man out for redemption in John Miller; the Bills offensive line could surprise in 2018.

TEs and RBs are Tyrod's main targets...even when he needs long yardage. McCoy can sometimes get YAC to get those yards but if he is gimpy that takes away Taylor's favorite weapon. They have thrown to Tolbert but I don't know about the new RB they brought in as far as how good a pass catcher he is.

I agree with you...just pointing out Taylor's reluctance to throw to WRs. Expose his package?

Taylor (captain checkdown) rarely throws to WRs, so why do they need them? McCoy is by far his favorite receiver.

Did anyone ask any of the coaches in pressers after the game what they thought about one of their PS players starring for the opposition?

Bills have gone from pleasant surprise to laughing stock in 3 games. Amazing what turnover differential can do to mask serious problems!

While I'd absolutely love to see the Bills sweep the Pats I think Bledsoe will be successful against the bend-not-break style of the Bill's secondary. The Bills don't give up too many long passes but have tended to give up a lot of underneath stuff and that is exactly what the Pats do well. Hope I'm wrong. @ Jets - W Saints - W @ Chargers - W @ Chiefs - L Patriots - L Colts - W

Every update brought worse news for several days in a row for Tampa where I live, until this morning when they started showing a gradual move of the path back to the east instead of riding up just offshore and therefore maintaining strength. It hit land just south of Naples and has already weaken a little. There is also some wind shear from the NW which is supposedly weakening it more. Foolish or not, my wife and I stayed home and I actually got to watch the game! The power blinked on and off a few times but is currently on. I am hoping by the time it works its way up to my area that it is down to a low cat 2 or even 1. We are getting some scary gusts but we are ok so far. Go Bills, and if there are others in my area on this discussion, best of luck to us making it through without any serious damage or injury.

I'm in Tampa but not in a flood or storm surge area. I got diagnosed with a hernia Tuesday so have not been able to exert myself to board up windows, but put away everything that could be a projectile. My wife and I are going to stay (too late to go anywhere now), but I am more worried about roof damage and "outside" house damage or water getting in from the back sliding doors and ruining the new wood floor I just put down than I am about personal injury. I expect to be without power for a week or two (hope that is all!). I've been here since '90 and have never had this level of threat. I'd say about 20-30% of the homes in my subdivision have boarded up their windows and another 30% have gone somewhere else to be safe. I was really looking forward to watching the Bills 1st game tomorrow but perspective dictates we focus on Irma. We are not religious people but I do believe positive energy may have some effect on things, so please send good thoughts our way!

It is the same every year. There is a young guy that surprises and plays great, and the coach/GM cuts him only to keep "experience". Reilly looked like a keeper to me in the same way Hogan did in the past. The past coaches/GM never seemed to have much faith in Hogan either. One guy runs a 4.3...another a 4.4...who cares when the 4.4 guy seems to have a knack for getting open and actually catches the ball.

I noticed Peterman's voice sounds a little like a less extreme Matthew McConaughey.

Reilly reminds me a lot of Chris Hogan...not the fastest or most athletic, just gets open and catches everything near him. He showed some real fearlessness tonight. If I recall, Hogan was not a lock to make the roster either and was really never given the chance to show how good he could be with the Bills. I think Reilly and Shorts have both stood out in preseason in a good way.

Very good point. Hopefully this accelerates the rebuild.

I suspect at least in part Sean was chosen because of his intense Christian faith, which fits in well with the owner's intense Christian faith. No offense at all intended, just seems like devout Christians prefer to be around other devout Christians.

This is a serious question from a fan who is not an expert on football... What is the best type of QB to have to work behind an OL that is good at run blocking but very weak at pass blocking. Would a mobile QB like Tyrod be best? Or is it more about scheme (like a lot of quick slants and play action instead of downfield plays that require more time in the pocket). Against Philly, Yates looked very good when he had enough time but appeared to me to lack any awareness of pressure. It seems he'd get sacked the most out of the 3 since Peterman seems to have the best pocket presence and Tyrod could use his mobility to escape some pressure. If the given is that the OL will continue to struggle in pass protection (I'm not optimistic that Glenn will get/stay healthy or that he is THE reason they've struggled so far), is there a best case QB "type". I know he is relatively unproven, but in just watching the two preseason games Peterman seems to have the best awareness of pressure and seems the most decisive with his reads. On the numerous holding penalties...I guess if you have to choose between possibly getting your QB injured or holding in a preseason game the best option is holding.

Every yardstick is the same length...1 yard.

It was just a joke. Like many men, I actually have never won an arguement with my wife. She has absolutely no interest in logic or facts, just how it makes her feel to be disagreed with. Sorry for the detour into non-Bills territory. Now back to your regularly scheduled program.

She doesn't have time to cheat, she works two jobs to support my lazy ass.

Very interesting information, but I win arguments all the time with my wife. In fact, most arguments end with her saying "Ok, you're right. I don't know why I bothered disagreeing." This, along with the bonus of her not speaking to me for the rest of the day. Argument won!