WotAGuy

Had a really great experience down there. It was my girlfriend and my nephew and his wife. We entered Gate 2 as soon as it opened and went right down to the field. I was surprised we didn't have any escort - just some staff keeping people moving out of off-limits areas. Was second in line in the scoreboard end zone, watching Bills warm up. Got great photos and saw some really nice gestures by Aaron Williams, Mike Williams, Leodis and CJ to make special efforts to give kids a chance to have a photo, or to get a glove or football. That was really great to see - the kids' looks were priceless. One funny thing that stood out - Aaron Williams was out there very early and there was a 20-something girl in the end zone seats with a big pink heart sign for #23. After a few minutes he went over to her and said something, then asked her for her marker. He took off both shoes and proceeded to sign them both. The girl was so excited with anticipation, standing with her hand over her mouth like she couldn't believe what was happening. Then Williams gave her back her pen, picked up his shoes and walked away, threw a glove to a kid standing on the field and ran off the field. The girl was left standing there with her mouth hanging open, dumbfounded.....for a full minute. If it wasn't so sad for her, it would have been pretty funny. OK, it WAS pretty funny. Kind of like a "Punk'd" show.

From the linked article: "While the number of gates dropped from nine to six as part of the $130 million in improvements that debuted last week, the new entrances were almost doubled in size, said Berchtold. ". There isn't one super gate - there are six and the total entrance area is greater than before, even with fewer gates.

Hey hey HEY!! Us old guys leered, err, appreciated them too!

I hear you man - that happens to me ALL THE TIME

There used to be a gorgeous young woman that would lead groups onto he sideline preface. Missed out on that too Thanks to Jack and others for the heads up on what to expect - looking forward to this!

Have an opportunity to be on the field pregame this week and was hoping to get some inside information on what to expect......other than rain and t-storms. Have always wanted to do this and finally know the right people!

I have saved a dozen or more issues from the Super Bowl era - might dig them out and check them out this weekend! Hope they haven't turned to dust.....

Marrone having an epic "they are who we thought they were" meltdown. And punching out Jerry Sullivan.

Until someone gets "Bresnahaned" it's much ado about nothing: http://articles.latimes.com/1989-10-24/sports/sp-808_1_assistant-coaches

Bills 15.0?

Beats using leeches but it's not far from it. Fortunately his nurse is a definite YES!

I'm sitting in my doctors office waiting for a phlebotomy. That video really got my blood pumping! My doctor and I both thank you Yolo!

Dr Trooth takes exception to the bolded part.

Ultimate irony that Welker was suspended for speed....

Same for me. We were on pressbox side, about the 10 yd line at the endzone with the concrete bleachers. Even thought the Bills lost, I was happy our car still had four wheels on it when we left for home. Tough neighborhood.....

I'm Alan Branch...I'm a millionaire!

The booing is, to me, harmless and ultimately meaningless. NFL football is entertainment and part of the allure of spectator sports is the cathartic display of emotion. What gets me are the "people" that scream epithets and obscenities to specific players, coaches and refs. It's enough to call security if you are prepared to have a trial in the aisle. Booing? Knock yourself out. If it hurts the players' feelings - too bad. Try a career in a cubicle.

Thanks for clearing that up. Makes total sense now. I'll be on vacation in Southern Utah for the first two games , but will be in Section 130 for the Chargers game. I'll buy you a $9 beer - stop by!

The only way the exhibition "limited play book" makes sense is if they have an entirely new play book. Otherwise won't they be running, for the most part, plays they ran last year? Plays which any opponent will have seen on film? And once you spring these "mystery plays" you've been hiding until the first game, does that mean you'll not be effective the rest of the season because - Gasp- you've shown your cards? I think it's all a bunch of psychological hooey. Disclaimer: I have not played football since Little League, but I did stay at HI Express last night.

Don't let this affect your self of steam

They used to be paper and cost about the same as a tank of gas. Now they are electronic and cost the same as a HUGE tank of gas.

Overthinking this. The guy has been on a downhill slide since signing the extension. Didn't do offseason program, showed up out of shape, and now DWI. Not hard to connect the dots without a conspiracy theory.

They talked about it but the video was limited and rather disappointing (both the game and the views of the renovations)

I think maybe having been through this drill with JP then Trent then Fitz has made people tired of paying for the same sorry results. Maybe if we were given a rebate for the waiting period there would be more patience. It's like a restaurant that puts out bad food and people complain. They change cooks but the food still sucks. You think the customer is just supposed to shut up and eat the food anyway in hopes the food will be better year?

Maybe I'm missing something, but what exactly are we hiding behind this limited play book anyway? Are we really going to spring an entirely new offense on the Bears? Will we not be using any of the plays we ran last year? And is sending your young, inexperienced franchise QB up the creek without a paddle the best way to "develop" him? I can see that we might have a few new plays or protection schemes in our pocket, but it just isn't common sense to hamstring ourselves with this limited play book crap. As Lou Saban would say: " God almighty!! Why do we DO that??"