Bigstu Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 New User, really like where the Bill's are compared to this time last year. If we have another draft like last year and handle free agents right, we will not only be in the playoffs but ready to do something once we are there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Behindenemylines Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Welcome! Great info on this board and some great posters. Agree 100% this can be something terrific going forward. Sure the brain trust at OBD will make the right calls. Go Bills! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norwood for Wall of Fame Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 The custom here is to drop the apostrophe when writing "Bills" 6 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 37 minutes ago, Norwood for Wall of Fame said: The custom here is to drop the apostrophe when writing "Bills" It's not just custom. It's proper punctuation. "Bills" is the team name. "Bill"s" indicates something that belongs to Bill. If you were talking about something that belongs to the Buffalo Bills, it would be written as Bills' 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 20 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said: It's not just custom. It's proper punctuation. "Bills" is the team name. "Bill"s" indicates something that belongs to Bill. If you were talking about something that belongs to the Buffalo Bills, it would be written as Bills' Maybe he's talking about something that Zay Jones might have dropped. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnC Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 23 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said: It's not just custom. It's proper punctuation. "Bills" is the team name. "Bill"s" indicates something that belongs to Bill. If you were talking about something that belongs to the Buffalo Bills, it would be written as Bills' You are punctilious. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigstu Posted January 14, 2018 Author Share Posted January 14, 2018 Wow tough crowd but point taken it is the Bills. I do believe that next year with a new QB and his surgery Jones will be much improved as well all the other receivers. Great Quarterbacks make receivers great. Just look at how Brady turns average receivers into stars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaninATL Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 It is a bit of a tough crowd but you did not do yourself any favors with the nebulous title of your post, "Bill's" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavy Kevi Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 1 hour ago, Bigstu said: Wow tough crowd but point taken it is the Bills. I do believe that next year with a new QB and his surgery Jones will be much improved as well all the other receivers. Great Quarterbacks make receivers great. Just look at how Brady turns average receivers into stars. Maybe a tough crowd, but it has more to do with the thread than the grammatical error. Folks around here are easily intoxicated by anger at what are considered useless or redundant threads. I've gotten used to it. If you care to avoid all the brouhaha, don't start threads unless you have breaking news not already posted or a truly novel thread. I'm not trashing you or the board, but that's how it is around here. Or claim to be/have a source, then you could get a thread with 5000 responses (not excluding myself, I posted in that thread too) Also, you can edit thread titles... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdand12 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 2 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said: It's not just custom. It's proper punctuation. "Bills" is the team name. "Bill"s" indicates something that belongs to Bill. If you were talking about something that belongs to the Buffalo Bills, it would be written as Bills' Buffalo's Bills hows that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 3 minutes ago, 3rdand12 said: Buffalo's Bills hows that? That is correct if you are referring the Bills belonging to the city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Muellers Ghost Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Thanks for reminding me to pay my electric bill this week. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in Chicago Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 1 hour ago, Bigstu said: Wow tough crowd but point taken it is the Bills. I do believe that next year with a new QB and his surgery Jones will be much improved as well all the other receivers. Great Quarterbacks make receivers great. Just look at how Brady turns average receivers into stars. This is a great board, welcome. Read the terms of service just to make sure you know what is allowed and what is not. For starters, your post titles need to be more descriptive. 'Bills' says nothing about what your post is about. Yes, there are some tough guys on this board but they keep the board senile, something you will value if you stick around long enough. This is the best Bills discussion board, bar none. (Dont forget to bow to the founder and chief, SDS) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdand12 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 2 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said: That is correct if you are referring the Bills belonging to the city. of course i am correct. 2 minutes ago, Jamie Muellers Ghost said: Thanks for reminding me to pay my electric bill this week. oh shoot ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
without a drought Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Maybe the Bills are Bill's favorite team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Call_Of_Ktulu Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 I still think their needs to be more TT threads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
without a drought Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 1 minute ago, Call_Of_Ktulu said: I still think their needs to be more TT threads. Should the Bill's keep him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domdab99 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Bill's what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmotionallyUnstable Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 William. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domdab99 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 1 hour ago, The Drought said: Should the Bill's keep him? Should the Bill's WHAT keep him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerJ Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 The Bills are in so much better shape now than a year ago, it's like we have moved into an alternate universe - seriously. We made the playoffs with a first year first time head coach. A year ago, we weren't sure what it would look like but had to figure we would have a brand new offensive and defensive scheme. We had a terrible salary cap situation. On to of that we had a 17 year playoff drought and pundits suggesting Buffalo would win maybe 4 games. Now we have a head coach with a year under his belt. We'll be keeping the same defensive scheme, and will presumably be better at it. We ditched the OC who was not sufficiently effective. We have a bunch of high draft picks. The only thing that has not improved is the uncertainty at QB. We're a little more sure the future doesn't include Tyrod, but we don't know much more about it. By the way, welcome Bigstu. I won't say a thing about your command of the English language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
without a drought Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 2 minutes ago, Domdab99 said: Should the Bill's WHAT keep him? Exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domdab99 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 13 minutes ago, The Drought said: Exactly. exactly WHAT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBills808 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 5 hours ago, Fan in Chicago said: This is a great board, welcome. Read the terms of service just to make sure you know what is allowed and what is not. For starters, your post titles need to be more descriptive. 'Bills' says nothing about what your post is about. Yes, there are some tough guys on this board but they keep the board senile, something you will value if you stick around long enough. This is the best Bills discussion board, bar none. (Dont forget to bow to the founder and chief, SDS) ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
without a drought Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 38 minutes ago, Domdab99 said: exactly WHAT? Bill's buffalo, I don't think you're paying attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Tuesday Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Every thread on the board should be merged into this one. Bill’s Thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domdab99 Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 1 hour ago, The Drought said: Bill's buffalo, I don't think you're paying attention. I'm so confused Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in Chicago Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 4 hours ago, GoBills808 said: ? Oops 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyVanMiller Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 19 hours ago, Bigstu said: Wow tough crowd but point taken it is the Bills. I do believe that next year with a new QB and his surgery Jones will be much improved as well all the other receivers. Great Quarterbacks make receivers great. Just look at how Brady turns average receivers into stars. You can edit the title, just click the little "edit" button at the bottom of your post. Lose the apostrophe, gain some admirers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norwood for Wall of Fame Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 22 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said: It's not just custom. It's proper punctuation. "Bills" is the team name. "Bill"s" indicates something that belongs to Bill. If you were talking about something that belongs to the Buffalo Bills, it would be written as Bills' Well, that was my point but I didn't want to sound like a dick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 19 minutes ago, Norwood for Wall of Fame said: Well, that was my point but I didn't want to sound like a dick. Correcting people in an online forum is kinda dickish. But there is also just defending the English language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolishDave Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 10 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said: Correcting people in an online forum is kinda dickish. But there is also just defending the English language. Am I the only person who feels like his English grammar skills are diminishing year after year as a result of constantly immersing myself in online forums like this? (where public abominations of the english language are commonplace) It rubs off on you a little more each time the longer you expose yourself to it. I knows I'ze kan't b. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 (edited) 6 minutes ago, PolishDave said: Am I the only person who feels like his English grammar skills are diminishing year after year as a result of constantly immersing myself in online forums like this? (where public abominations of the english language are commonplace) It rubs off on you a little more each time the longer you expose yourself to it. I knows I'ze kan't b. Didn't we learn most of this stuff in grammar school? Not saying we should be grammar and spelling Nazis (after all, I did just type "kinda" instead of "kind of") but I'm not sitting back when people write "common man" when they mean "c'mon man!" Edited January 15, 2018 by PromoTheRobot 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Tuesday Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 (edited) 15 minutes ago, PolishDave said: Am I the only person who feels like his English grammar skills are diminishing year after year as a result of constantly immersing myself in online forums like this? (where public abominations of the english language are commonplace) It rubs off on you a little more each time the longer you expose yourself to it. I knows I'ze kan't b. Our own President can't speak English. We are letting kids graduate from COLLEGE (not even High School) who lack basic grammar skills. 40-60% of the THREAD TITLES (let alone the posts) on TSW are riddled with grammatical mistakes. I find it amazing that so many people think that gender-neutral bathrooms and safe spaces on college campuses are a bigger threat to our society than the widespread decline in basic reading, writing, and arithmetic. Edited January 15, 2018 by Coach Tuesday 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolishDave Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 1 minute ago, Coach Tuesday said: Our own President can't speak English. We are letting kids graduate from COLLEGE (not even High School) who lack basic grammar skills. 40-60% of the THREAD TITLES (let alone the posts) on TSW are riddled with grammatical mistakes. I find it amazing that so many people think that gender-neutral bathrooms and safe spaces on college campuses are a bigger threat to our society than the widespread decline in basic reading, writing, and arithmetic. The thing I find fascinating with grammar is that, if you speak properly and clearly, grammar becomes much easier. You simply write as you would speak. For the most part, your grammar is going to be pretty good. I used to pride myself on my spelling ability growing up. It was something that came very easy to me. Generally, I just spelled things how I pronounced them. Now I find myself constantly questioning every friggin thing. It sucks. Grammar is something you should get better at with age because of years of perfecting it. American English is becoming more and more bastardized over time. If enough people keep screwing words up - they just add the new "bastard" version to the dictionary. Before you know it, all conversations are just one bastard talking to another bastard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 On 1/14/2018 at 8:44 AM, Bigstu said: New User, really like where the Bill's are compared to this time last year. If we have another draft like last year and handle free agents right, we will not only be in the playoffs but ready to do something once we are there You joined 4 years ? Where have you been? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livinginthepast Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 William's, Billy's, Billy Bob's, Bilbo's, Guillaume's, Guillermo's, .....that's about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Hope he is not going to stay another 4 years. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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