Bills Fan in MD

Kizer is starting for the Browns because their other options are horrendous. He may or may not be the long-term answer for them, but we're a long way from getting to that point.

This is absurd. Seventeen years of futility doesn't seem possible, even if you tried to do it on purpose. I'm obviously hopeful that McBeane can turn things around in time, and I'm willing to give them the time since there really is no other option. That said, no fan base should ever have to go through this.

If Boldin gets into the Hall of Fame, he should go in as a Bill.

I bet T.O. is still willing to play.

Watkins' 2016 season was close to a complete washout. If he rebounded this year, he was as good as gone. And if he struggles and/or gets hurt in 2017, he would have continued being a drag on the roster. I agree that it's going to suck if he suddenly has a breakout year with the Rams, but I'm not sure how losing him constitutes blowing up the team.

Thanks. This is really informative. The whole concept of switching teams is a foreign concept for me. I grew up a Bills fan, and can't imagine myself ever rooting for another team. I live in the DC area now, and the only team I've been able to adopt is the Wizards.

Serious question - who are Rams fans these days? People who followed them in St. Louis and didn't boycott when they moved? People who liked them when they were in L.A. the first time and patient until they came home? People who in L.A. who became fans a year ago? I'm not questioning whether these reactions are legitimate, I just don't know who uses a Rams message board.

I've had this same fear since McDermott was hired. Most people see Gregg Williams now as a bozo who encourages dirty play, but he was once considered to be one of the brightest young defensive minds of the game. Everyone now remembers the 2000-01 Ravens as a historically great defense, but the Titans actually led the league in total defense (under Greggo). I really do think that McDermott is legit, but I think it's entirely fair to worry about this exact scenario.

Solid play up and down the roster, with the one exception being QB, which ultimately leads to another failed season.

I would never bet against this team's ability to be positively mediocre.

Barry Sanders at 8 is absurd. I used to go out of my way in the early 90s to watch him play on TV. Hell, I don't think I've watched a full Thanksgiving Day Lions game since he retired. I haven't been able to say that about any football player since that time. There have certainly been great RBs in subsequent years, but there's never been anyone as elusive as Sanders.

I'm building an eternal flame in its honor as we speak.

Yep, I totally get that when looking at things logically. That said, logic is hard to come by as a fan of this team!

After 24 hours of reflection, I don't think the Bills lost much by not getting Maclin, especially at the money the Ravens signed him to (including the two year commitment). I think what's bugging me, and likely most everyone else on the board, is that it feels like the Bills are always being slighted in the FA market. I know it's not a real thing (i.e., they typically get players who they are willing to pay the most for), but after almost two decades of being irrelevant any slight hurts.

Does anyone remember the 2009 offseason when people on this board were obsessed with signing an aging Laveranues Coles? This has the same feel.

You weren't the only one. I remember totally buying into what he was selling during his introductory press conference. Lesson learned.

And people wonder why this team played like a bunch of undisciplined knuckleheads these last two seasons.

Not the worst cut ever, but Sammy Morris had a couple of solid years in NE.

Once the playoff drought hit double digits. And the nostalgia itself never wore off, it's just that I stopped feeling like I didn't have the right to complain about not making the playoffs. During the 90s, I knew that our luck would run out and that we'd have to endure a period of a few rough years. Once that "few years" hit a decade, it just got to be too much. Now it's just ridiculous.

No, of course it's not a real thing. People who use the term will say that it's just satire, but if you look more closely you'll find that it's nothing more than a thinly-veiled slur. Not sure why it's being tolerated here.

Agree. We all say stupid things when we're that young. I hope I've owned up to all of the dumb statements I've made, but it's doubtful. I definitely know that I've never worn them in front of thousands of people!!!

http://deadspin.com/cardale-jones-graduates-today-from-ohio-state-1794996380 Nice story, especially the part of him realizing his earlier mistake.

That was an outstanding piece. Thanks for posting it.

This whole thing is surreal. I'm not saying that Pegula made the right move -- although he probably did, especially with Whaley -- but the idea that he owns two teams in two sports that are currently searching for a GM is a pretty good sign that he is still learning his way as an owner. He may very well get it right this time around, but the learning curve is real.

How will I go on with my life knowing that some random internet poster from New England doesn't agree with the team's decision????