[Divisional Round: Buffalo at KC Sunday at 6:30]

1 minute ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

i actually had to wear my Fitbit during the playoffs last year, and get myself to relax. My normal resting heart rate is like 50, and it was at like 100 during those games. 

 

Smart idea - good call.  I now take a Bayer aspirin the morning of playoff game days.  

[Divisional Round: Buffalo at KC Sunday at 6:30]

I'm having heart palpitations thinking about this game.  If I get any sleep tonight, it'll be a miracle.  

[Booker T hype video]

6 minutes ago, 1ManRaid said:

 

BAW GAWD YOU BROKE HIM IN TWO THAT MAN HAS A FAMILY *****

 

*edit*

Lol I can say pissy but not "darn it"?

 

I am 6'5" and a shade under 300 pounds, and my mailman is significantly shorter and lighter, so this scenario is actually pretty realistic!

[Booker T hype video]

After all the hype videos and listening to NFL Films music, I'm about ready to bust out the door and spear the mailman on my front lawn.  

[Chiefs sign Damon Arnette [Edit: and now cut]]

9 minutes ago, Bermuda Triangle said:

"Turning into"? 

 

Fair point. 

[Chiefs sign Damon Arnette [Edit: and now cut]]

Scum player for a scum team that is turning into a scum organization.  Good fit. 

[[Edited title] Chiefs starting LB Willie Gay arrested on DV charge, released from Jail Thursday]

2 minutes ago, Reks Ryan said:

Are you speaking from experience?

 

Some lonely nights with Ms. Dyson. 

[[Edited title] Chiefs starting LB Willie Gay arrested on DV charge, released from Jail Thursday]

Probably stuck his dick in the hose attachment.  

[Divisional Round: Buffalo at KC Sunday at 6:30]

The version of the Bills that showed up last night will show up again next week against the Chiefs.  The Steelers had no business being in tonight's game, and KC's performance has no impact on what I think about them in their matchup next week against the Bills - I think of seeing a soft Chiefs team the last game against Denver.  The Bills will win next week, and they're going to go to the Super Bowl.  

[Anyone get the feeling there is genuine dislike between McDermott and Hoodie?]

5 minutes ago, BRH said:

I’ve seen more than a few bitter Pats fans complain about us running up the score last night. Delicious irony. 

 

I was at the '07 Sunday night 56-10 beat down by the Pats.  The one where they were going for 2-point conversions despite being up 30+ points.  I was rooting for us to score 50+ last night.  

[Bills Play Saturday Night at 8:15pm on CBS]

Perfect. 

[Jerry Hughes’ Last Regular Season Home Game?]

 

This is what comes to mind when I think of Hughes's best play as a Bill.  Beats, and then gets held by, the best LT in the game at the time (and one of the best ever).  Proceeds to track down the ball carrier, strip it, and run it in for a TD.  Just incredible.  

[AP exclusive: Bills propose new 60k seat stadium by (update - 2025)]

40 minutes ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:

 

"It may be that she announces an agreement in principle, or a memorandum of understanding, or something that allows the Bills to move forward with construction, or at least getting bids and doing the things they need to do before there are too many price increases."

 

This is exactly what I've been told has been done.  

[It’s the end of the year and no new stadium deal has been reached. Cause for concern?]

Just now, K-9 said:

 

I love those things.  

[It’s the end of the year and no new stadium deal has been reached. Cause for concern?]

As far as I've been told, there is an agreement in principle, which isn't uncommon in transactions like these.  It's not first-hand knowledge, but it is from a pretty reliable source.  

[Not everyone thinks the Bills will lose Sunday]

2 minutes ago, CodeMonkey said:

 

So then it was difficult to predict correctly?

 

Hahahaha, good bump!  

[Not everyone thinks the Bills will lose Sunday]

1 hour ago, CodeMonkey said:

Geez the game hasn't even started yet and the zebra blaming has begun.

 

Not difficult to predict after the past several years.  

[Not everyone thinks the Bills will lose Sunday]

2 hours ago, klos63 said:

That's ridiculous to think that Jerry Jones or any other owner would be ok with what you're suggesting. The league just signed a 10 year $110 billion tv deal, I'm sure they don't need to rig the next super bowl since that money is coming in for the next 10 years.  It's crazy conspiracy talk, that's all. Do the refs suck? Yeah, they do, are they getting paid off? Possibly. By the league?  No way.

 

Sure, it's ridiculous and a conspiracy to think that rich men would prefer to become even richer.  Agree to disagree.  Have a nice Holiday.  

[Not everyone thinks the Bills will lose Sunday]

8 hours ago, klos63 said:

You thinking that the other 31 owners would prefer other teams in the Super Bowl says more about you than it does me. Typical Buffalo, 'the world is against us' whining.

Just like the Pro Bowl, why doesn't everyone know how great all the players on the 2nd place , 7-6 football team are and if all the players I like aren't voted on, it's a conspiracy.

Do you really think the NFL tells the refs to favor certain teams and that all the other owners are in on it? Because the owners are the NFL.

 

To some extent, yes, I do.  The owners are in the entertainment business.  That is the service the NFL provides to its customers.  Entertainment.  It's good for the NFL, and the owners collectively, both financially and for the health of the league, to have as many eyeballs as possible watching.  The way to do that is to provide attractive storylines, something ESPN and other networks help promote.  TV contracts are far and away the primary source of revenue for the league; it stands to reason the NFL and the owners collectively would want to assure that the networks' investment is protected when it comes time to renew.  A pattern of worsening ratings gives the league a lesser advantage when it comes time to negotiate, which hurts the league and owners where it counts.  If you want to call that whining, so be it.  It's business. Your blinders just preclude you from grasping it.  

 

Personally, why do I keep watching?  Well, it's entertaining.  But I don't really view it as something tangibly different than a movie, a television show, or any other type of entertainment.  It's a good bit of fun for a few hours - granted, maybe not so much during the dark depths of the drought years.  And it gives me a good reason to spend time with my family every weekend during the season - that's the only justification I need.  

 

 

[Not everyone thinks the Bills will lose Sunday]

10 minutes ago, klos63 said:

yep, all the owners that make up the NFL will do whatever they can to assure a Patriots victory. That makes a lot of sense.

 

If you really think the NFL doesn't play a role in giving overtly preferential treatment to certain teams, particularly after the way the Tampa game unfolded, then you're incredibly oblivious.  Your post leads me to believe that you are.  

[Not everyone thinks the Bills will lose Sunday]

The NFL will do everything it can to assure the Patriots win.  

[Week 14 Gameday Bills at Buccaneers Postgame thread]

I'm not able to easily discern the difference between the NFL and WWE.  Pretty clearly scripted.  Keep viewers watching long enough, then make sure the preferred team wins.  Win/win for the NFL.  

[Bills want stadium deal done by the end of the year]

5 minutes ago, Ed_Formerly_of_Roch said:

 

Does any of this mean it's done or does this just mean it's a line item in an unapproved budget that now needs approval from the state legislature which I thought I'd read isn't even going to meet to discuss until early next year.  I certainly think they will approve it eventually bu not before much grand standing and ripping of payouts to billionaires by some.  Fortunately most of the people screaming about this are from the same party as the governor so that will help make it easier.

 

You can infer whatever you think from what I posted.  All that I know at this point is in my prior post.  If I hear more, I will update.  

[Bills want stadium deal done by the end of the year]

1 hour ago, Doc said:

 

You think or know?

 

I've posted about this in a couple other stadium threads.  I typically hate when folks do the "I know a guy who knows a guy" posts, and my source is an iteration of that, so I feel a tad hypocritical making one myself. 

 

With that said, I am good friends with someone whose family is a long-time NYS political dynasty, both statewide and locally.  He's pretty cryptic, but he's been giving me updates.  Apparently, there's been an agreement in principle (essentially a framework) in place for weeks.  I don't know any of this myself, and he has no reason to lie.  This is purely what he's told me.  

[Spencer Brown placed on Covid List [Edit: Thurs 11/18]]

3 hours ago, klos63 said:

Saying we need good lineman refutes the notion that you think we could get away with bad lineman.  It just doesn't work that way.  

 

No,  I don't think it creates hesitation on the dline. I honesty think you're trying to fool yourself into thinking that this isn't that big of an issue. 

 

Where did I say it wasn't a big issue?  Where did I say we could "get away with bad linemen?" Reread my posts and then get back to me.  

 

I'm not fooling myself into anything - I'm aware that the team needs to work within the confines of the players we have available.  I know it's a big issue.  You seem to be the one fooling yourself into thinking we can find and/or develop "good linemen" by Sunday.  Of course it'd be ideal to have good linemen to run a screen play - that doesn't take much analysis at all.  But the point is - we do not.  And we need a gameplan with the linemen that are on the roster.  Unless you want to pull "good linemen" from who knows where to execute a different gameplan?