Minotaur

A Sabres message board I visit has held a fantasy league over the past several years (over a decade, I believe). No charge; just for fun. I currently have it set up as a 20-team league, but we have never had more than 12, IIRC. I will cut it off at 14 if we get that high. I simply want any who want to join to be able to do so without fear of there not being a spot. Currently we sit at 5 registered. Any who are interested at welcome to join at the following URL: https://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/136311/invitation?key=8154ace5ba55ab0e&soc_trk=lnk&ikey=d80f4705353b3f9c. If that doesn't work, let me know, and we can work out a way to invite you directly. Details: Hosted on the Yahoo platform, HALF point per reception, Mostly standard scoring otherwise, Bonuses for big QB (400+ yards), WR (150+ yards), and RB (150+ yards) performances. Draft likely to be held the night before the first game (draft 9/7 before the Thursday 9/8 season opener), but that's not set in stone. GO BILLS!

Not the same skillset as Taysom Hill, but can he block or catch? At his height, bring him in at RB, WR, or TE on the goal line and set up a couple of of other special plays where he has a RPO after the ball is either handed off or thrown backward to him. Why did that not post properly? See if this is easier to read: Not the same skillset as Taysom Hill, but can he block or catch? At his height, bring him in at RB, WR, or TE on the goal line and set up a couple of other special plays where he has a RPO after the ball is either handed off or thrown backward to him.

I have a slightly different take, but different options that I have no preference on: 1) Take a top tackle in the 1st, put him at RT, and check out Mills at G, or 2) Take a G in the 2nd, or 3) Take a C in the 2nd. Of course, this depends on the Board...

How did you become a Bills fan? Kids on the school bus LOVED football. I checked it out, but couldn't find a reason NOT to root for the local red, white, & blue team (1980). What do you love most about The Bills? Fans' die-hard allegiance to the area. Most transplants to other areas (myself included) remain Bills (and Sabres) fans, from what I have seen. What's your favorite memory as a fan? Asking a woman out with "the Comeback" game on the radio (TV blackout) in the other room. She has now been my wife for 23 years...and counting.

I didn't care for the article at all. It read as a "fans everywhere but Buffalo will hate me for saying the Bills will make the playoffs, but we are writing that for every team and I got stuck with Buffalo" (my words, not his) piece. Really? Sports' unpredictability is one of your reasons?

Davis was not a rookie last year. It was his 2nd year.

Does it matter if they consider the Bils a rival? The question was "who is the Bills' biggest division rival?" not "which team do the Bills have the best rivalry with?"

There's a difference between most hated team and biggest rival, in my mind. I voted Cheatriots in the poll because it asked for the biggest rival (i.e., the one w/the target on their back). I hate the Dolphins the most, though. The Dolphins had the target in the 70s... were they the "big brother we couldn't beat?" No. They were our biggest rival... the one keeping us out of the playoffs. A friend of mine likes Miami. When he said "Go Dolphins!", I once replied something to the effect of "yes, go dolphins... out to sea... and never come back." He didn't like that very much.

April cannot get here soon enough. For that matter, neither can September...

Going back a while... The whammy! and We're Talkin' Proud!

If it's bugging you, do something to make yourself more comfortable. Since it wasn't the Bills' first loss, I think it's safe to say your beard didn't CAUSE the loss... Then again, I'm biased. I've had a beard for 16 years save for the summer of 07. My wife wouldn't let them shave it when I was in a coma (10 years ago this week). She was afraid that IF the kids had to come say goodbye (I received annointing of the sick - "last rites" - 3x), they wouldn't recognize me. 'Nuff about that. Personal grooming is just that... PERSONAL. If you're not thrilled with it, change it. The Bills will be fine with whatever you decide.

I remember the summer after SB XXV. USA Today showed a graphic of preseason records over the previous 5 seasons. The Giants were in the Top 2 in preseason record, and the Bills were in the Bottom 2, if I recall correctly. THEY HAD JUST PLAYED IN THE SUPER BOWL! That's how much emphasis I put on preseason.

Before the 2009 season, the NFL Network ranked the 32 teams in order from worst to first. At the end of the season, the 15th ranked team defeated the 4th ranked team from that list. Going into 2010, that translates to the Houston Texans defeating the NY Jets. Well, that can't happen since they are both in the AFC. I understand it's a stab in the dark to expect the same thing to happen, but I find it fun to play with. Assuming the Jets go, the NFC teams just above the Texans in the rankings are the Falcons and Eagles. If it were the Texans to make it, the NFC teams just above the Jets in the rankings are the Vikings and Saints. I said in the SB 2011 predictions thread (http://forums.twobillsdrive.com/index.php?showtopic=114439) that it would be Chargers over Bears with the 49ers & Texans losing the conf champ games. That’s nowhere near what this pseudo-prediction has, but both sets of predictions are interesting to me. Of course, Mathews will have to fill LT’s shoes, and the MMcNeill & VJackson contracts could affect my prediction.

I'll say: Chargers over Bears, with the 49ers & Texans losing the Conference Championship games.

I can't grade this pick 'til I see at least the next 2 rounds. If they take another RB & a K in the next 2 rounds, my reply will be WTF? If it's O- or D-line help or a QB, then maybe it's okay. I prefer to address the lines, based on need, but I do understand the 'best player available' approach.