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You stopped listening because he was too much of a homer or not enough of a homer? Marino's definitely a Bills fan, which he acknowledges, but he is not at all afraid to criticize McDermott or Beane, and his post-game analyses often contain very pointed (and accurate) criticism of the Bills' player and coaches.

Correct. Marino has really upped his game over the past year or so. His post-game podcasts are indispensable and his Bills-related takes in general are spot-on, particularly his roster observations. He has become less of a homer and has also gotten rid of a lot of the annoying repetitive phrases he used to rely on (like "a world we live in" and "lean into"). IMO, he's by far the best Bills podcaster.

Why? The Pats will have long ago been eliminated from contention. It’s the best time to play them.

Agreed, and by the time we reach week 16, those last three games will be against teams just playing out the string and running for the bus.

It’s been the best rivalry in the NFL for at least three years.

NE ruled out for week 1?

That’s a TON of prime time games for a Jets team that was below .500 last year…they better hope theJets can keep their 40-year old QB, who is coming off an Achilles and hasn’t played in 2 years, upright. I can see this not ending well.

They could easily lose both those games

Pats in the opener, with new coach and rookie QB would seem to be ideal. They have given us trouble, though. At least we won't be opening against the Jests.

Could be the worst argument I've ever seen on these pages...

Sorry…that prediction thread got lost in the shuffle…I did find it, though

Agree re Burrow, but the Bengals are still in an absolutely brutal division. It seems unlikely that the 1 seed comes out of the North, but it happened last year, so…

How about a Bills opener prediction? (We now know it’s not KC or Baltimore.) I’ll guess Miami, and hope the game’s not down there…

Brandon Aiyuk remains a better option than any of the guys you mention here, and he’s reportedly available, especially with the Niners just having double-dipped at WR in the draft. I recognize Aiyuk is somewhat of a pipe dream given the Bills’ cap situation, but he’s better than all the guys mentioned here and he could probably be had for the second-round pick we got for Diggs.

Makes no sense to me, either. If you don't want to watch a Thursday night game, then don't.

Just heard that Chiefs v. Ravens is the opening game...

The Chiefs should kick the tires on this guy...

Josh really played with a lot of scrubs his first two years…and my God, this 59 minutes was all scoring plays… you could easily put together another 59 minute highlight reel of Josh’s non-scoring plays…hell, you could put together a 59 minute highlight reel just of Josh owning the Dolphins.

Just like after we drafted JA17..."There is zero chance he can succeed in the NFL", "you can't improve accuracy", "I'm done with the Bills", etc...all said with absolute certainty...

Very nice. It seems that most of the commentary on Coleman is based on his one season of FSU tape, but what do people think about his Michigan State tape? Anyone know why he transferred?

Maybe the Jags really wanted BTJ at 23 and didn’t want to trade down…if that’s the case, Bills would have had to go much farther up..

Or the last game before the league issues its ruling on Rice’s appeal of the suspension.

Guys, this will only increase Rice’s “street cred” within the Chiefs’ organization.

I like Brian Thomas Jr a lot and I was hoping the Bills drafted him, but there were rumors about injuries and unspecified off-field issues that may have made him drop. In any event, he was not available when the Bills picked so they would have had to move up for him, probably into the late teens. It's impossible to criticize them for not making such a move when we have no idea what it would have cost or if it was even do-able. Yes, the Bears have been a poorly run franchise over the past 25 years, but this regime has only been around for 3 or 4 years. They got off to a rocky start, but they've made some very astute moves in the past couple year and could be a playoff team this year if it turns out Williams can play. They aren't nearly as bad an organization as the Browns, Jets, Panthers, Cardinals, Saints, Falcons, Broncos, etc...

The time to do that would have been two years ago...