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My hope would be that these are non-divisional games between opponents that are located close to one another. Think PIT/CLE@BUF or BAL@NYJ.
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Certainly seems like a trade with the unhappy face. Dead cap is $11M so a cut seems unlikely.
A puzzling move if true.
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2 hours ago, Einstein said:
Im starting to agree with you.
Because I do not understand why our stadium, with limited features and the most milquetoast design is costing so much, when other stadiums that are striking and wonderful cost about the same.
New York State is a big reason. Everything - literally everything is more expensive. Labor, taxes, materials, insurance, stricter codes, more regulation, the weather - all of these things increase the cost of major construction projects in New York compared to elsewhere. Nevada is very much the polar opposite of much of that. The labor pool is much larger, the construction season doesn't have to deal with 3 foot snowstorms, and the laws there make it cheaper to build.
My wife and I live outside of Seattle, not exactly a cheap place to live. I just had dinner with my parents this last weekend - they've lived out here now for a couple years after living in NYS for over 35 years. The biggest shock to them, which they still can't stop talking about - is how much cheaper it is to live out here. And like I said - Western Washington isn't particularly cheap.
I will also wager to guess that yes - public funding drove up the price. You can bet that things like eco-friendly building materials, sustainable energy sources, and whatnot were part of the deal.
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2 hours ago, Gregg said:
Looks like the Steelers aren't interested. They want to go with Pickett.
Tomlin doesn't strike me as the kind of guy that would put up with Russ' baggage.
During the drought, this is the kind of move the Bills front office would make. I expect a similar move out of a team like Washington.
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1 hour ago, BisonMan said:
One of the travel issues may be traced back to BIA. The runway is not rated for larger commercial aircraft from both length and aircraft weight requirements. This limits the team to smaller, less comfortable jets for travel. From experience traveling more than 100,000 miles per year, I’d much rather sit in a 757/767 than a 737 (even if the doors stay on) and I’m only 5’9”.
I don't think this is correct. BUF's longest runway is 8800 feet and IAG (Niagara International) has a 9,800 foot runway. Either of these could accommodate something like a 787. In fact, they flew
onean A350 (Airbus' composite widebody) to London from BUF.Not to mention other team's charters have to land in Buffalo, and they typically fly widebodies. I suspect the travel rating is low because the team forces rookies and other players with less tenure to share hotel rooms.
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Terry is cheap. I guess they're staying at the Red Roof Inn and flying Spirit Airlines to get a 'D+' in the travel category?
That one feels like a really easy one to fix.
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2 hours ago, Sundo91 said:
I wish they would simply play another full quarter.
This I think is the right solution.
Play 15 minute quarters, each team gets 2 timeouts, include a 2 minute warning, and whoever is winning at the end of the quarter is the winner. If it's still tied, add on another quarter and 2 timeouts. Every 2 quarters of overtime gets a halftime break. This amount of time almost guarantees one possession each and also forces teams to employ strategies around eating the clock.
The current system is overly complex for no good reason. I wish they'd do the same thing with the 10 minute overtime periods in the regular season.
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Just now, VaMilBill said:
Even if you receive first, then score a TD, the other team will get the ball too. Why would you take the ball first?
The one reason - if it goes to a third possession, it's sudden death and if you score you win.
That's the only reason why I can think you'd do it.
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I don't disagree with you, but having seen this story many times before as a Bills fan, I go for it on fourth down rather than kick the FG.
You know Mahomes and Kelce have a greater than 50 percent chance of marching down the field and scoring the TD. A FG is as good as a punt.
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As bad as the 52-17 Super Bowl was... we have worse. A lot worse. Candidates in my mind:
- That 6-3 Cleveland game when Ralph decided not to accept his Hall of Fame ring in front of the fans, because he was so embarrassed about how the team performed in the first half. Think about that - the owner was so scared of facing the home fans that he refused to accept one of the highest honors in football in front of them. Even The Athletic called it the worst game in the NFL in the last 20 years: https://theathletic.com/3682851/2022/10/13/browns-bills-nfl-worst-game/
- Peterman's 5 INT in the first half against the Chargers. As bad as 13 seconds was, I think this might be McDermott's most embarrassing moment as a head coach. Peterman had no business being anywhere near the field. Tyrod was no prized calf but at least he could play the quarterback position.
- The 56-10 shellacking by NE* in 2007. I was at this game. I get it, the Bills were the vastly inferior team. But this was the Bills' first appearance on NBC since they purchased the Sunday Night Football package. They were playing the train horn late in the 4th quarter on their third downs up by over 40 points... at that point, why?
- Romo's 5 INT game that we managed to lose.
- The 2009 opener against the Patriots, where we were wearing the AFL uniforms and McKelvin fumbled that kick return.
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On 2/1/2024 at 9:34 AM, bigK14094 said:
Brazil has unique problems with staging a game. Medical facilities and supplies for one. My company built a plant down there, and we had special provisions made for medical treatments. Standards are not the same. But, if luck was good, no hospital needed for a game. But, great food and drink and a great country imho. I loved the people down there.
This is actually one of the reasons why I thought they might try Chile over Brazil. The medical care is better, it's wealthier, and the country is frankly safer than many parts of the USA. Brazil is a much bigger crapshoot on all three counts.
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I will say that it is interesting that the longest dynasties have occurred post-2002, when the NFL realigned into the 4-team division setup. With smaller divisions, it is harder to overcome a single, dominant team in a division. It's harder to attract free agents, for instance, if you're playing Brady or Mahomes twice a year versus seeing them once every three or four years.
I do think there is a competitive issue when the first place team in the division and the last place team in the division play identical schedules aside from three games (the two cross-division in-conference games, and the 17th cross-conference game). I wouldn't mind seeing them juggle things a bit here.
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2 hours ago, GunnerBill said:
He would be great on tv if they got him doing an actual Xs abd Os show in longer format say on a Tuesday Night breaking down the weekend's key games. That would be absolute must see TV for anyone interested in the why and not just the what.
If they try and shoehorn him in as an announcer of half time 2 sentence merchant it will be a disaster.
He would do a breakdown of the opponent every week for their team's youtube channel. It was fairly superficial but it was interesting to hear him break down plays.
I think he would do well with this, but I agree, keep him off the pregame talk shows and out of the booth. That's not his strong suit.
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Even if he made the kick, this game felt like the 2021 divisional where OT was going to end poorly.
Bass was just a part of the larger picture of mistakes in this game. Allen should have taken what the defense was giving him all night, and the defense needed to make one or two stops in the first three quarters. Any one of those could have won it.
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Squib kick this, please...
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Just now, BillnutinHouston said:
Pregame's on for me. You got CBS on?
KIRO-TV in Seattle has been showing a Lifelock infomercial. Same on Paramount plus.
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I just tuned in from the Lions game and all I see is this LifeLock commerical running for multiple minutes? There's no pregame?
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Proposed rule change:
Doink the ball, get 1 point. So if it's a miss, you get 1 point. If you make it, the FG is worth 4 points.
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I think the question here is whether the players response was tied to the fact that he had the interim title. As we saw with the Chargers, even bad teams tend to play hard when their head coach gets fired and an interim takes over.
Now that he's the full time head coach, will Pierce be able to maintain this? I honestly don't know. I do know the Raiders threw a ton of money at Josh McDaniels and so it did seem unlikely that they'd make another run at a Belichick or Harbaugh-type coach that would demand a lot of cash.
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13 minutes ago, frostbitmic said:
Maybe the guy charging $150 was catering to Steeler fans.
You know, that's actually not a bad idea. Quiz the driver in with a random question that only a Bills fan would know the answer to.
Who was the best punter during the drought?
Name one TBD whipping boy from the last five years. (I would guess this year's is Von?)
Who was the K-Gun named after?
Who was the linebacker on the Miami Dolphins that gave Bills fans the finger during the 90s?
Did OJ really do it?
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Every time I see one of these threads, it is always fun to see the number of people who call Jim Nantz "Jim Nance" and Cris Collinsworth "Collingsworth".
If you're gonna criticize these guys, and I agree they often deserve it... at least bother to spell their names correctly.
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Just now, PastaJoe said:
I’m serious, but more so to get the game off of Peacock.
Would never happen. If the NFL for whatever reason did move the game in KC, it would be a Sunday game on Peacock. They paid for it.
Notice that ESPN, which has the MNF rights, didn't get the Bills game. CBS still has it because they paid for it.
Off Topic: Sabres rehire Lindy Ruff as Head Coach
in The Stadium Wall
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I haven't followed the Sabres closely in years - since the original Ruff era.
My general take on the team is that it very much resembles the drought-era Bills - bad culture, meddling ownership, and an uncertain future. They are a long way from building a contender and need a fixer-type coach or hockey operations guy that knows how to win and will purge the organization of its cruft.
Lindy doesn't strike me as the guy that will do this. I think he will toughen up the team but I don't think he has what it takes to get them to a division title or a deep playoff run. I do, however, think there's a good chance he gets the team back in the playoffs as a lower seed. If that is the goal - and perhaps that's an appropriate one given the drought - then I think this will be a successful hire. Otherwise, if there are delusions of Ruff bringing Buffalo a Stanley Cup... prepare to be disappointed.