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I know right? His stats in 2020 were pretty pathetic: Only 105 receptions for 1416 yards with a measly 13.5 yards per catch and a mere 11 touchdowns? Why couldn't the Bills D handle him?

Same for me.....I moved from Buffalo to Ohio in 1989 so I'm more of an observer with the Ohio teams. Although I will say that when the Browns and the Steelers are playing meaningful football games against each other, the rivalry between the two is one of the more intense in the league.

I feel bad for him, but this is happening all over the league. A lot of guys are being let go who want to stay with their teams. But unfortunately this is the price tag for COVID this year. I don't remember anything about him refusing to take a pay cut, but I have a hard time believing that he and his agent didn't have at least some discussion with Beane about taking one to stay with the team.

Since this is now a predominantly a passing league, I think the best way to go would be to find a running back that can be effective in spots. That's tougher than we would think because you need someone who can come in and get yardage without having to get into a rhythm. If you go back to the 90's and watch the great backs like Thurman, Emmet Smith, etc. It always took them a few plays to "ramp up". Can't really do that now. I also think that the team needs more balance between size and speed along the O-Line. Of course smaller linemen will generally move a little faster, which is an advantage against edge rushers, but they also have a harder time moving D-lineman off the line of scrimmage. IMO that's going to be the biggest challenge during the off season, trying to develop a balance between speed and power in that unit.

Old guy Bills fan here. The absolute worst loss in team history was the first Super Bowl. I was at a party with about 20 people and we were all crying. I didn't think the team had much chance to win the other three Super Bowls, so those losses were much easier to deal with because I knew going in that they were completely out matched. Since then I've learned to just appreciate the good teams when they come along. I thought they had a chance to win this game, but they would have needed a lot of things to go their way and that obviously didn't happen. Sure it sucks to see them lose, but after 40 years I try to appreciate the good times more than get upset over the bad.

Agree but they need to get creative. Can't leave predictable holes in the secondary for Kelsey to exploit.

Ben looks like he's seeing double.

I think coaching searches are like first round draft picks..........a lot of it is a crap shoot.

I guess this puts to rest the idea of professional football players tanking it. I watched most of that game and it looked like they were all playing for their jobs. They've also got the makings of a really good D-Line and front seven.

It's one thing to blast a table when you're 26, but it's another thing to do it when you're 56 with 16 years of Hall-Of-Fame wear and tear on your body. He seemed OK, but he'd never show it if he wasn't, lol

I met him briefly through one of my clients when he was with the Browns and on his first suspension. He seemed to be a very bright guy, but looking back on it he had the usual excuse: He tested positive for marijuana because he was with his brother who was smoking it. It's a shame because when he was focused on football he was one of the best receivers in the league. At this point it seems like all these extra chances may be helping to enable the addiction (although that's not the NFL's fault). Usually with an addiction this severe the person has to hit bottom before they can really start to recover, if they can survive the bottom. Addiction is such a complex mixture of physical and psychological dependence that it takes years to overcome, if at all.

I was 2 years old at the time so not there in person, but my father was. But I was there in spirit! I bet I had a good day for a two-year-old.

My two cents is that the Jets figured that Gore would be a maturing influence on Bell. I think he did more for Singletary's improvement than we realize. Frank doesn't have much left physically, but he's got a lot of experience and film study in reading blocks, picking up blitzes and all the other stuff that goes with the position, and I don't think you can find anyone who works harder at it. Not sure if he's going to be able to help Bell though.

Bills fan in Ohio here........I'm hearing that Buffalo and Cleveland are going to build a new stadium in Ashtabula and both teams will play there, with a dedicated Amtrak line to shuttle the players back and forth to their respective cities.

As much as I hate to say this, the Patriots D is the best in the league right now. If they keep playing like that I don't see anyone beating them. I'm an amateur like everybody else, but you can tell when everyone on a defense is playing together and on the same page. Everyone on the D understands the scheme and everyone knows what everyone else is going to do. When they're playing like that it doesn't really matter what adjustments an offense makes.

Nice discussion here. I'll throw in this for what its worth: One of the questions that might be raised by removing all references of him would be "where do you stop?". Not everyone in the WOF or HOF is a saint and I'm sure some of them have been guilty of serious crimes. Simpson (in my opinion) committed the worst of all crimes, so it's reasonable to feel that he should be expunged from the record. But where do you draw the line? Do we review the records of all other WOF or HOF players and see if there's anything in their past that justifies their removal? I won't dispute Simpson's guilt. But if we assume guilt and use removal as a punishment, then by extension this process should be applied to everyone else. Not sure if this makes sense, but hopefully it contributes in some way to the discussion.

I think it depends on the person. Even healthy adults have had bad reactions because they may be more sensitive to the venom.

Old Guy Bills fan here. Born in Buffalo, been a fan since childhood, season tickets from 1987 to 1996 and then gave them up to get married and start a family. To this day, If I have one spending weakness it's buying Bills gear. I don't live in Buffalo now so wearing Bills stuff is always a conversation starter. I live in Northeast Ohio and Browns fans here have a real affinity for the Bills as both teams are similar: Blue collar towns hard hit by economics but now having a bit of a revival. Also interesting is that over the years the four Super Bowl losses seem to be respected since it's pretty much impossible for one team to get there four years in a row. Jim Kelly has a lot to do with it too. So the team is associated with perseverance, coming back from tough circumstances, etc. Then when fans started donating to Andy Dalton's charity when he helped us into the playoffs, it seems like respect for the fanbase increased quite a bit, and also when fans started the GoFundMe to help Darryl Talley. I know this is a bit long winded but I have a lot of pride in being a Bills fan.

When the Patriots are in the Superbowl, I wait until the fourth quarter to see if the game is close. Usually by the fourth quarter all the hype, heartwarming stories and info nuggets have been used up so it's straight play by play and decent commentary. Then I watch in the hope that they'll get beat. Last year was great.

I live in Youngstown, Ohio so the coverage and interest is pretty much evenly split between the Browns and the Steelers. I actually want both teams to do well, because when they're playing meaningful games the rivalry is fantastic. And of course, the Steelers are never boring with all of the off-field drama. So I'm interested in both teams but the Bills get most of my attention.

I think mostly out of necessity at this point. Unfortunately he doesn't have much of a line in front of him right now. IMO this is the number one thing to fix in the offseason and the draft. I think he can be one of the top QB's in the league if he gets time to learn how read NFL defenses. But if he keeps running like he is now he'll never finish a season.

I would sign that Darius in a heartbeat.......Great King Of The Defense! From Wikipedia: "Also called Darius the Great, he ruled the empire at its peak, when it included much of West Asia, the Caucasus, parts of the Balkans (Thrace-Macedonia and Paeonia), most of the Black Sea coastal regions, parts of the North Caucasus, Central Asia, as far as the Indus Valley in the far east and portions of north and northeast Africa including Egypt (Mudrâya),[4] eastern Libya and coastal Sudan.[5][6] "

I wouldn't pass judgment on the previous administration. I would start with an objective assessment of what I had: Based on Peterman's previous performances to that date, I wouldn't start him again. The rest of my focus would be on the O-Line because in my opinion that's where everything starts on offense. So how do I improve one of the worst lines in the league? I would try simplifying the playbook as much as possible and focus on running the ball. Now the hard part: Do I sit Allen and bring in a free agent QB to start? I would be inclined to set Allen behind a veteran, even if it's a journeyman. Josh has a lot of potential, provided his confidence isn't destroyed behind a bad O-Line. Those would be my first steps. Now whether or not it would work......................probably not, because I think the team's biggest problem is the O-Line and that takes time to fix.