Of course it matters, Bill. It just doesn't matter any more in Buffalo than it does in Alabama or anywhere else in my opinion. Every team needs to be prepared for bad weather, whether they play in Buffalo or Green Bay, or San Diego or Jacksonville...
I can't agree with this theory that because we play in a couple windy/cold home games towards the end of the regular season, we need to build our team differently than everyone else. San Diego has to go into Kansas City and into Denver every year, do you think its less important for them to run/stop the run than it is for Buffalo?