davefan66

RIP Mac. 😔

Well, they could close the upper decks and just populate the lower bowl and suites. Add seating, standing room wherever they could. That’s if the uppers are that bad. Not sure how it want addressed during the last renovation. Doesn’t make sense to play elsewhere, the cost of extra travel would be substantial. And that’s assuming home base is Orchard Park. If they were to move operations, that cost would be astronomical- offices, training equipment, put players up, etc. Not to mention a smaller venue, would equal less game revenue. As far as costs to rehab vs new stadium. Makes fiscal sense to build new just on the grounds of total cost over the life of the lease. Nothing to do with who foots the bill, or percentages. Rehabbing to league standards would be less costly now, but would cost more later. Yes, it’s better than before, but it won’t last as long as a new stadium, and probably would require higher yearly maintenance costs than a new stadium. And most likely would require total replacement before lease end anyways.

I don’t believe that. If it’s the concrete that I’ve seen, fix it. If it’s steel, add supports. Might not look great, but could be done. How bad is it really? Cause I sit upper deck and it would really ruin my day if something happened during a game.

I stopped in the Bills store today got my Von jersey and a cool Zubaz trucker hat, and talked to one of the staff. No idea if he is in the “know”. 1. Tearing down ECC South. 2. Construction won’t start this spring, but next. Parking this year won’t be impacted, next season it will. 3. He “heard chatter” that the Bills will need to play a season in a college stadium because of the current stadiums condition. Believe 1&2, not 3. I could see it being a problem for parking once the new stadium starts, but would it impact the ability to have games? Is the current stadium really that bad that they couldn’t dump a bunch of money into it for repairs? I’m sure the Bills would lose money holding games elsewhere and would make sense to keep our fans in the seats. Can’t say if the dude really knows anything, or just got his info from where we all do.

How accurate is the chip? If in the middle of the ball, nose can cross and it wouldn’t register? How much leeway is there that would positively, or negatively effect a scoring call? As far as the rest, don’t care either way. Feel they are getting too involved in a tie though. 3 tries each? I understand the math behind it, but seems too much. Honestly, I’d prefer they play another full quarter, and if still tied then sudden death. Seems fair to me, but doesn’t fit TV schedules.

Have GP also. Re-watched every Bills game at least once this past season during the week after, especially home games - miss a lot when attending. Not this one. Finally watched last Sunday morning. Watched until the last Bills score and that was it. Couldn’t stomach to watch the last 13 or OT. Yep, had a few drives we could have added to our score and didn’t. Disappointing. As far as best game ever played, Bills v. Chiefs is up there. Dolphins v. Chargers was an amazing game also. The Comeback is a great game, but has lost its luster after watching it so many times. An amazing feat for sure. Bills v. Patriots playoff is my personal favorite, but wouldn’t score that way on a national level.

We need cap space for in season signings. I believe a few years ago we had trouble doing so. I would love to see Hughes come back. Dude can still play. Wouldn’t need to be a 2 or 3 down guy, just pin the ears back and rush the passer. Would love to see him end his career here with some nice hardware!

GMFB used to be much better when Burleson was on it. Burleson had true football knowledge and was always even keel, didn’t need to have a schtick. Kay - plays up to her looks. Constantly putting her hair up or down. Seems to be noted now. Shrager - too much the guy with the “hot takes” now. When he does honest reporting, he’s good. Like the dude. Brandt - gotta love a national media person who holds the torch for the Bills as he does. Problem is, dude embarrasses himself with his exasperated antics. Running around and won’t finish until he is gasping for air. Like his Angry Runs, but chill dude.

No way they would break up Josh and Diggs and not tick off Josh. No way they were doing to trade him. Glad to see they got it done! Edit: I bet this creates some salary cap room. Nothing to run out and buy another FA, just breathing room to sign draft class and take care of in season signings.

Of course we could.

They did. I was at the game as a 14 y/o selling pop and candy in the stands. Back in the day (not sure if they still do) when groups would man the concession stands and make money. I belonged to a local Drum Corps that did just that for the game. I remember they took the goal posts down and dragged a large chunk up the stands in the end zone opposite the scoreboard. I can’t recall if they actually tossed it over the edge, but don’t believe so. Pretty sure that was the intention. I remember the crowd being absolutely crazy after the win.

That’s what I was thinking.

So. Hated we lost Levi. Watched the patriots playoff game and the Chiefs playoff game this weekend. Man, Levi did not have play well in either game. Dude was slow, held a lot (not much called though), and plain was not that great. Hope Dane or Tarron step up and can viable CB2’s this season. Or a FA..

Ya know what? It’d be cool. Dude can still play. Better than Levi for sure. If he needed to hold down CB1 for a bit, no problem. Would like for him to lose the attitude and be a team player though. All in baby!!

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Well done tribute. Rick was very well spoken. Have not watched games for years. It was definitely cool to hear and see old footage and play-by-play. RJ is one of a kind. Just a fantastic announcer. Will miss him. Does anyone know if RJ will be calling any of the game?

Thought this one wasn’t bad. Others ones? Not so much.

Plugging holes with veterans doesn’t always work out. Borderline teams can’t expect to grab 3-4 big ticket FA’s/proven veterans and expect a huge turnaround. Teams like the Bills can grab one of two and push themselves over the top. Unless there is a trade where we reduce cap to add the new cap hit, Beane isn’t shopping any more. He clearly has stated his draft picks are important because they fit the cap, especially someone who is a starter or backup who plays a lot. That’s why I could see him jump up in the first round, especially to get a CB who will play the next few years at a lower cap hit. I see a mid round pick if anything because of the reduced salaries there versus the top of the round.

They may huff and puff against the stadium, but last weeks announcement would not have been made if they didn’t have the votes.

It works on Samsung, which I have. Limited for sure on streaming devices. The $50 is for 12 months. That’s all they do, at least for me. Hate begging every year for that discount and Sunday Ticket, worth getting the discounts hate the rigmarole. That’s one of the reasons I’m checking alternatives. Spectrum TV is bundled with my internet and phone and comes to $65 the first year and $80 thereafter. Liked Verizon coverage better than ATT for sure. Not sure the coverage for Spectrum cellular is great using the Verizon towers though. Seems as if people have trouble with 5G and strength. Probably not switching phones, doesn’t seem to make much sense.

Anyone have spectrum streaming TV or their wireless phones and can offer any insight and reviews? Directv bill out of hand and looking into streaming services. Directv bill around $190 without my $50/month discount. Spectrum streaming TV around $80 for the same channels. Only reason I keep Directv is for Sunday ticket, specifically Redzone. Spectrum has Redzone but with Scott Hansen. As much as I love Andrew Siciliano, I can’t justify paying the monthly bill anymore. I have received the ticket for free many times, and as paid as little as a $100 but am tired of the dance every year trying to get it for free. The TV service I can trial and see if I like. Will be doing so along with Sling, YouTube TV and Fubo. Had Sling for a few months when I was having trouble with streaming Directv to my phone and didn’t hate it. All seem to be around the same,PPE price with varying DVR storage and base/ala cart channels. Sling seems to have the least number of channels at that price. My main concern is the wireless service. They use the Verizon network with the cost being $30/per line (including fees) for unlimited talk, text and data which is throttled at 20 GB. Cost is $40/per line throttled at 30 GB. Will be checking with ATT to see what our usage has been. I hate Spectrum customer service and am concerned they are too new to cell service to offer proper tech support. Edit: Thinking about it, part of the cost of ATT is upgrading phones. Can be 20 to 50 bucks depending on phone and trade in value of old phone. Have phone cost that needs to be figured into the Spectrum rates. Doesn’t seem it as cost effective as I thought. Overall I’m paying $190 ($140 with discount) for Directv and $230 for 4 lines at ATT for a total cost of $420/month before the discount. I could drop it all to around $200 bucks for TV and phones through Spectrum. Appreciate anyone who has these or knows anyone to give me some insight. Thanks.

Not sure how I feel about this rule. Yeah, it would have helped us in the chiefs game, but moving forward will the chance benefit or hurt us? And why not the regular season? What if a team needs a win last game of the season to get in and a non-playoff bound team wins the toss and wins the game on a walk off TD? How is that fair that the very next week same scenario and both teams get the ball? This may be an unpopular statement but if the Bills had done the right thing at the end of the 4th, we wouldn’t have this rule change.

Glad we kept him. Prefer we keep our own guys than shop for guys that may not be as good. I wonder why the Bears didn’t front load the contract more? Seems another 1 to 1.5 million this year may have tipped the scales to the Bears. Glad it worked out for us though.

RIP. Love the Foo Fighters. Even thought David Grohl is a hell of a presence, Hawkins was a huge part of the DNA of the band. Impossible to replace. Gonna miss the dude.

I believe the Bills would make a decision sooner if they know they are not keeping him. They’ve run all the scenarios and have a plan. Probably will be front loaded and tough to keep him. Don’t know how much more restructuring Beans wants to do. Plus, he most likely wants some decent cap reserve for injuries. Don’t see him sitting at the available cap space.