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    Shout out another “elite” HC like Mike Tomlin

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    4 minutes ago, WhitewalkerInPhilly said:

    Maybe, but they are going to need to face a harsh reality:

     

    The only way they are going to get over the hump is a franchise QB.

     

    They won't draft high enough to get a solid one with Tomlin giving them a winning record out of mediocre talent. No coach or player decides they want to tank. There's too much on the line for their resume

    That's a front office choice.

     

    Things will likely need to get worse before they get better. And we know how bad that can be. 

    Go back to 2018. We were drafting 21 & 22 & made it up to #7.  Many around here couldn't imagine getting up to 7 from 21, but Beane found a way and got a little lucky because nobody took Josh in the top 6.  If Pittsburgh wants to they could package a combination of players & pick to move way up.  However, it takes guts & a conviction that you are drafting the right franchise QB.    

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    Game thread: Philadelphia at Tampa Bay 8 PM ABC/ESPN

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    32 minutes ago, H2o said:

    Maybe they want Siriani fired? 🤷

    Tampa is the place to get a coach fired. In 1986 the Bills players knew if they lost in Tampa that Bullough would get fired.  One of the (most likely true) rumors was that Bruce Smith said to his teammates in the D huddle that he'd kill anyone who made a tackle.  Bills lost. Hank was fired.  Levy came in & the rest is history.   

    Tony Romo

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    2 minutes ago, Draconator said:

    But it would have been Mahomes vs Stroud

    Actually it would have been Jackson vs Rudolph on CBS because if Pittsburgh had won the Mahomes/Stroud game would have been on ABC.  

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    Tony Romo

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    15 minutes ago, newcam2012 said:

    I really enjoyed Romo's commentary today. Early he spotted a Bill's defensive coverage sto, really gave Allen his flowers, talked about how Pitt was getting momentum and it was nervous time for Buffalo. His enthusiasm was really good.

     

    The only thing I disagreed with was the Hyde and Poyer comments. 

     

    Overall, he did an outstanding job. I kind of get the feeling he's secretly cheering for the Bills. 

    I'm sure everyone at CBS would rather broadcast a game with Mahomes vs Allen than Mahomes vs Rudolph.  

     

    Edit: The CBS game would be on Sunday night no matter what. Since the winner of Bills/Pittsburgh had to play on Sunday, if Pittsburgh had won it would have been Pittsburgh at Baltimore with Rudolph vs Jackson.  Then the Houston at KC would have been on Saturday night on ABC.  

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    Fake Slide should be 15 yard penalty

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    38 minutes ago, Zerovoltz said:

    Allen with the blatant fake slide on the long run, then later draws a 15 yard penalty on a late hit on slide where the defender didn't hit his head.....but can you blame him for going for the tackle based on the fake earlier?  

     

    The slide is a play intended to protect the QB, not to do what Allen did.  That was garbage.

    I just watched the replay.  He was never close to a slide.  

    Just change your screen name to "I'm afraid of the Chiefs coming to Buffalo" for the next week if you're going to show this much fear of Josh by seeing things that aren't there.  

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    Another one(Mall) bites the dust

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    I used to go to all the suburban malls in the early 1980s.  My fondest memory was in Boulevard Mall when I got my 1st pair of glasses and I was amazed how different things looked as I was walking out of the optical store.  Things had been blurry for a while when I finally decided to go for an eye exam.  

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    Stadium Construction Discussion (No PSL/Seat selection posts)

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    4 hours ago, peterpan said:

    The State Government should have insisted on a dome.  Being a huge investor, they should want a strong return.  A dome means it doubles as a huge conference center.  Winter concert venue.  Final Four College Bball tourney.  Potentially a Super Bowl.  It becomes a huge draw for other non-football events.

     

    Also location.  I get that the land is already owned but, the area South of the city gets spanked with the localized snow.  Being further north a few miles minimizes that issue.  It would also get you closer to Niagara Falls, a huge international draw to the area which would help with the whole conference center idea.

     

    and lastly, regarding a snowstorm, YES a dome would make the game more likely to be played.  Hotels on site or nearby would house the teams and officials etc who could walk to the stadium.   Maybe fans can’t get to the game by car, but could potentially come by train/subway. 
     

     

    The rest of the state didn't want the Bills to get a new stadium at all.  The eastern NY papers & many of the politicians said some pretty nasty stuff about the deal.  Tack on another half billion & the pols in Albany would have killed the whole deal.  Remember when Zeldin wanted to renegotiate the deal when he ran?  That was the downstate attitude.  

    We're lucky there's any new stadium being built.  When the deal wasn't finalized my biggest fear was the wrong people would get in & Josh Allen would be the QB of the St. Louis Arch.  

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    The Forest of Sad Fins Fans - post your receipts and exhibits here

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    Just got back from a trip to Finheaven.  A bunch of Anti-Tua posts with the winner going to a person named "Aquapride1" who suggested they trade with the Texans for Davis Mills. 

    Here is the post after the title "How about Davis Mills?"  

    The Dolphins should acquire Davis Mills from the Texans.. He is young and an accurate passer who this off season McDaniels could develop into a highly effective Dolphins QB.

    Then the 1st reply was this:

    You should take the pride out of your username as you clearly don’t have any.

    The Aqua doubles down:

    Obviously Mills is not as skilled a QB as CJ Stroud, but Mills is good enough to be an NFL starting QB and the Dolphins need that right now.

     

    There's also a thread from earlier in the week where fans are complaining about Josh taking a victory lap in their stadium:  

    This guy just rubs me the wrong way. I can't recall any other quarterback essentially taking a victory lap around the opposing team's stadium.

    I certainly can't imagine Tua doing that after a victory in Buffalo. Of course, Miami hasn't played well recently in Buffalo either.

    Am I the only one bothered by that?

     

    Some others tried to bring the guy back to reality by mentioning that a player can only do that when the road team has a large group of their own fans in the stands.  

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    For those in Buffalo & suburbs : No delivery of printed Buffalo News tomorrow

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    I'm an E Edition subscriber & I got an e-mail saying there will be no print edition delivery Sunday.  

     

    Due to dangerous weather conditions and a travel ban mandate for much of our service area, delivery of the Sunday Buffalo News print edition will be deferred until Monday. We apologize for the inconvenience.

    As a full-access subscriber, you can read a digital replica of the print edition online at buffalonews.com/eedition. 

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