Bills Fan in MD

I had forgotten about the negated interception. It's been so long since the breaks came our way that it's tough to process more than one at a time! My favorite memory as a Bills fan is still being in Rich Stadium for the 51-3 blowout of the Raiders in the 1991 AFC championship, but this is quickly creeping up the list.

https://www.si.com/nfl/2018/01/04/ex-linebacker-turned-teacher-aaron-maybin-trying-help-heat-baltimore-schools Hint: he's an elementary school teacher in Baltimore city schools who is now fighting to get the heat back on in Baltimore schools in the dead of winter. This is a really cool story. I'm as guilty as anyone for knocking the guy's on-field performance, but he never asked to be undersized for his position, and I give him all the credit in the world for finding a profession that he loves, while also giving back to his home town.

I miss Grevey's.

Let's see what happens in March when Sammy and the Rams attach very different dollar figures on the value of his newly developed intangibles.

This is one of the reasons why I find it harder and harder to stay a football fan each year. I know there are major injuries in every sport, including ACL tears, but the regularity in which they happen in the NFL makes it really difficult to invest much in the game. I don't really pay the Eagles much heed, but this is one of the most exciting young players on one of the most exciting teams in the league.

I think he'd be a great pickup but for the fact that he's really bad at football.

Exactly. Wentz showed promise last season and has taken it to another level this year.

I guess that means there isn't any fear of structural damage. Otherwise, that update would have suggested that the team is waiting on the results of an MRI, or even waiting to have the scan in the first place. Sounds like good news in the long run.

After all that, it's still only a three point game. They need to treat that as a gift and capitalize on it in the second half.

Didn't he basically quit in the team last week? If so, the Bills aren't going amywhere near him.

I'm fine with it as well. The FO clearly views this as addition by subtraction, which is a legitimate position for them to take. And they'll eventually be proven either right or wrong. That, plus some cap relief, are the keys to the deal. The draft pick was a throw in, which was probably as good as they were going to get for a lazy, out of shape player who is one positive test away from a 10 game suspension.

Does he lose a season for the next positive test, or is that not how it works?

Marshawn is in town in just over three weeks.

I think it's now fair to say that the new guys know what they're doing.

How can a team that's missed the playoffs for the last 17 years be relevant enough to be in the top ten most disliked teams?

Me neither. I can't believe I actually fell for his act at one point. I got so pumped up after his initial press conference, and it was all downhill from there.

The 1991 opener against the Dolphins is tops on my list.

So no present, no (immediate) future, and a past that consists of a 17 year playoff drought. Such is the life of a Bills fan.

So do the people taking pleasure in him being cut think that he sucks on purpose?

Boldin's been one of the true good guys in the league for more than a decade. The Bills shouldn't stand in the way of letting him go out with a contender for the sake of what we all know is going to be another lost season. That said, they should get SOMETHING from NE to allow this to happen, so long as they don't make a ridiculous demand. If NE wants him, a sixth rounder doesn't seem crazy.

Why? If they're going to tank, they should go all in. Being better than the Jets just increases the likliehood that the best QB is off the board before the Bills draft in '18. And if they have a chance to do something this year (i.e., no tank), just being better than the Jets isn't going to cut it.

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.