Your unpopular ideas

[17islongenough]

I actually like these Seahawks uniforms. 

[Bad Things]

13 hours ago, Poleshifter said:

Marv's "treat them like men" philosophy let the players stay out all night BEFORE the Super Bowls.  That was not very wise. That is what ticked me off about Marv as a HC.

For Pete’s sake, I honestly don’t understand how/why some people just need to complain and whine about anything and everything.

We all come to TSW because we’re all fans of what may be one of the most painfully unsuccessful sports franchises in history. 

 

Through all of those awful years, we really had only one golden era.  The Superbowl era.

So, instead of talking about those times nostalgically, you need to revise history and call the best coach in our franchise’s history, a crappy Head Coach?

That’s pretty sad if you ask me.

[Another Fan]

If cell phones, TMZ, Instagram, etc.. were as popular in the early 90's as it is today....  most us fans wouldn't think as fondly of those early 90's Bills teams.  Especially with what they Bills players may have been doing the week in Tampa before Super Bowl 25.  Would probably make the Giants on that boat with Justin Bieber look like Child's Play 

Edited August 27, 2019 by Another Fan

[JinxedBill1]

I like the red color rush unis for the bills.

 

I think the NFL scripts seasons to create storylines that are compelling for playoffs and the Super Bowl and influences this with coaching calls, Qb play, refs, etc.  I think they do this to water down or dumb down the drama of the NFL to the casual viewer that only is interested in fantasy football or idiots who think having a team brand clothing makes them look cool. 

[Stanley Lombardi]

16 hours ago, Ethan in Portland said:

You can make a case for OJ being best Bill of all time. And conversely you can make an argument that Thurman was the better all around RB. Those are defensible positions. I think Bruce’s dominance and athleticism is on par with OJ and he is almost always in top 2 DE of all time with White. Many could make an argument OJ is not in top 5 RBs.  I put him fourth behind Jim Brown, Barry Sanders, and Walter Payton and just ahead of Emmitt Smith and Ladanian Tomlinson.  But others may have OJ behind Smith and Tomlinson. 

While Barry Sanders was making his 3rd cute move at the line of scrimmage, OJ was already a step past the linebacker.  Nobody ran as effortlessly.  He was like minimalist poetry.

[Mrbojanglezs]

8 hours ago, Coach Tuesday said:

They were protesting police brutality not the military or the flag, our idiot president successfully coopted the issue to fire up his (easily incited) base.

Since when was the national anthem a symbol for policemen 

[billsredneck1]

20 hours ago, Virgil said:

It’s okay for the Colts fans to want season ticket refunds.  For starters, they are total asshats for booing Luck.  

all i can say is if this were our situation, my guts would have fell through my a$$. i can see it from both sides, but when your so stoked on the upcoming year and this happens, it's like a kick in the nads, so i can understand some drunk fans initial reaction. i'm disabled and live with brutal pain everyday, but i can't tap out, so maybe my opinion is jaded.

 

i think he should have stuck it out.  he could have taken the first few weeks off and then decided, "i don't need the money"......i respect the premise of his decision, i don't respect the timing....and he should absolutely give the money back to the team.

Edited August 27, 2019 by billsredneck1

[LSHMEAB]

JJ Watt loves JJ Watt and cameras, in no particular order. He's the kind of guy who'd donate to a hospital "anonymously," but ensure that his publicist "accidentally" leaks the info.

[Orlando Tim]

My unpopular opinion is easy- Pegula screwed over both Rex and DW by pairing them up. Picking a coach who loves LBs and pairing him with a GM who spends all his money on DL was idiotic. You need a coach and GM who have the same overall philosophy. It is like pairing an Italian chef with Asian chef and being unhappy the result.

[Greybeard]

18 hours ago, M. Wrotto said:

Darryl Talley was more of an impact player than Biscuit.

          I agree with this.

[Ga boy]

I vote for Tues and Wed night games.

A game in China

Eliminate field goals

Inside the 20, let teams have a 5th down worth 5 points, and a 6th down worth 3 points.

 

 

[dubs]

- Gorgonzola and Bacon Stuffed Burgers

- Going back to the current Bills uniforms

- Happy Hour

- The Internet

 

oh wait, you said my unpopular ideas!  Never mind, don’t have any of those...

 

[Another Fan]

Most Josh Allen offseason love stemmed from him having his best game of the year against the Dolphins.  It was the last game of the year and is the most fresh in everyone’s mind 

[GoBills808]

8 hours ago, GunnerBill said:

 

I do. I don't think he sucks. He is just average and plays a position that it is not prudent to allocate big cap $$s to in my mind. And the Bills overpaid him. 

Lotulelei is def not average. He’s very good and imo he’s paid just fine.

[Stank_Nasty]

The whites on blues are my favorite combo and the all whites are wayyyyy played out. 

 

Judging somebody based on what they dip their wings in is freaking ######ed

 

Ranch is 1,000% better on anything than blue cheese is. 

 

.... fight me! 

[Happy]

 

These uniforms are so much better than the current Broncos uniforms.

[GunnerBill]

5 hours ago, GoBills808 said:

Lotulelei is def not average. He’s very good and imo he’s paid just fine.

 

That isn't what the tap showed last year. It showed a guy moveable in the run game and useless at penetrating into the backfield. 

[Nextmanup]

7 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:

 

That isn't what the tap showed last year. It showed a guy moveable in the run game and useless at penetrating into the backfield. 

Yep.  But most folks here will like him simply b/c he is on the team and they cannot distinguish between that which is and that which is what they want to be.

 

 

[Buffalo Barbarian]

20 hours ago, GunnerBill said:

 

I'd get rid of PATs totally. I'm fine with punting and FGs but PATs are not working to my mind. I'd just give people 7 points for a TD. If you really want to keep the 2 pointer option available then I'd have a 1 point try to get it into the endzone from the 2 yard line as you do now for a 2 pointer and a 2 point try you have to get it in from the 5 or something. 

 

 

 

 

I would make the the 20 yd line the 3 point line. 4 more points to get in the Endzone. 3 points if you want a two point conversion.

 

This would lead to more going for it on 4rth down and more scoring.

 

Would also eliminate the snapper, holder and kicker , which free up roster spots and money for more important players.

 

 

 

 

[Rocky Landing]

20 hours ago, GunnerBill said:

I'd get rid of PATs totally. I'm fine with punting and FGs but PATs are not working to my mind. I'd just give people 7 points for a TD. If you really want to keep the 2 pointer option available then I'd have a 1 point try to get it into the endzone from the 2 yard line as you do now for a 2 pointer and a 2 point try you have to get it in from the 5 or something. 

I usually agree with your takes. But this I disagree with entirely!

[GunnerBill]

12 minutes ago, Rocky Landing said:

I usually agree with your takes. But this I disagree with entirely!

 

Do you think the existing PAT system is working? I am not wedded to a way to change it but I hate what we have now. I'd even rather go back to the kick that was basically automatic. 

[RobbRiddick]

When I was a teenager I used to get turned on by pictures of Jessica Rabbit. 

 

I feel so much better now I've put that out there

[Doc Brown]

My likely unpopular NFL opinions:

 

-A TD should be worth 7 points.  No extra point or two point conversions.  Simplify it.

 

-Eliminate kickoffs completely and spot the ball at the 20 yard line.  No onside kicks allowed.  Simplify it.

 

-No overtime during the regular season.  A tie is a tie.  Postseason OT should be a 15 minute quarter.  If still a tie, start over with a coin toss (or my idea below) and first score wins.  

 

-Rock, paper, scissors should replace the coin toss.

[GunnerBill]

22 minutes ago, Doc Brown said:

My likely unpopular NFL opinions:

 

-A TD should be worth 7 points.  No extra point or two point conversions.  Simplify it.

 

 

That is my preference Doc. That is how I would go. But something needs to be done. The existing PAT thing is a mess. 

[Gugny]

14 hours ago, Bad Things said:

For Pete’s sake, I honestly don’t understand how/why some people just need to complain and whine about anything and everything.

We all come to TSW because we’re all fans of what may be one of the most painfully unsuccessful sports franchises in history. 

 

Through all of those awful years, we really had only one golden era.  The Superbowl era.

So, instead of talking about those times nostalgically, you need to revise history and call the best coach in our franchise’s history, a crappy Head Coach?

That’s pretty sad if you ask me.

 

I think Wade Phillips was the best coach in our franchise's history.

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

10 hours ago, Buffalo Timmy said:

It is like pairing an Italian chef with Asian chef and being unhappy the result.

But I thought it was the Asians who invented spaghetti?!  ?

Besides, I’m sure there’s some god awful reality show on Food Network that’s already made the pairing.

[GunnerBill]

45 minutes ago, Gugny said:

 

I think Wade Phillips was the best coach in our franchise's history.

 

Interesting take. I should caveat what I am about the say with the fact that I never watched either Levy's teams or Wade's teams live. The first Bills coach of my fandom was Greggo (year 2 Greggo if my memory serves). However, I think the mistake people make a bit with Levy in underestimating is that they focus on his deficiencies as an Xs and Os guy. Wade is one of the great defensive minds of his generation - no question - and nobody would mistake Marv for an innovative scheme guy. But being a Head Coach is about managing personalities to create a team. And while some might well say that Marv was too laissez-faire the loyalty those players have to him and to one another is pretty special. He fostered a real team ethos and that is one of the key criteria for judging Head Coaches. 

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

16 hours ago, 17islongenough said:

I actually like these Seahawks uniforms. 

 

hate that color.       

 

It reminds me of the time I upchucked Spit Peas soup 

1 hour ago, Gugny said:

 

I think Wade Phillips was the best coach in our franchise's history.

 

I liked Wade very much ...  Marv Levy was the best IMO hands down. 

 

Lets see McD change that!!! 

 

Kids these days I tell ya!!   

[warrior9]

5 hours ago, GunnerBill said:

 

That isn't what the tap showed last year. It showed a guy moveable in the run game and useless at penetrating into the backfield. 

Everyone is moveable....... He doesn't lose many one on one battles. The tape showed that Star did his job and did it pretty consistently.  No one thought that Star was coming in here to get 10 sacks a year. 

[GunnerBill]

5 minutes ago, warrior9 said:

Everyone is moveable....... He doesn't lose many one on one battles. The tape showed that Star did his job and did it pretty consistently.  No one thought that Star was coming in here to get 10 sacks a year. 

 

It doesn't on my review. I watched every game back at the end of the year as I do every year and I thought Star was a 6/10. He was the definition of average starter. 

[OldTimeAFLGuy]

17 hours ago, 17islongenough said:

I actually like these Seahawks uniforms. 

 

...whole damn color rush crap gives me "Butch From The Eastside" flashbacks......

[warrior9]

23 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:

 

It doesn't on my review. I watched every game back at the end of the year as I do every year and I thought Star was a 6/10. He was the definition of average starter. 

Isn't the definition of average 5/10?  

 

I kid I kid.. Well to be fair, you don't know what he was asked to do on certain plays. I thought Star did a pretty good job of holding gap responsibility on a pretty consistent basis.

[GunnerBill]

2 minutes ago, warrior9 said:

Isn't the definition of average 5/10?  

 

I kid I kid.. Well to be fair, you don't know what he was asked to do on certain plays. I thought Star did a pretty good job of holding gap responsibility on a pretty consistent basis.

 

I don't. Of course. But he is primarily there to anchor and he didn't do a very good job of it. 

[Royale with Cheese]

2 hours ago, Gugny said:

 

I think Wade Phillips was the best coach in our franchise's history.

 

I actually have thought this too.

[DabillsDaBillsDaBills]

Kyle Williams was over-rated. 

 

He was a very good player, but he was hyped up too much. I think the media latched onto him because he was the best player on some bad teams, and the people of Buffalo latched onto him for the whole blue collar/brings his lunch pail to work/does his job shtick. 

[Hapless Bills Fan]

On 8/26/2019 at 11:58 PM, whatdrought said:

-People who say football is dumb (typically women, in my expirience) are simply insecure in their inability to understand the minutiae of the game. 

Or they just have different taste.  Our neighbor loves him auto racing of all types.  I’d rather watch paint dry.  De gustibus & all that

 

On 8/26/2019 at 11:58 PM, whatdrought said:

-Bill Bellichick is kind of likable- *vomits* 

 

You’re a sick man.  Seek professional help (tm)

 

(politics -> ppp pls)

[whatdrought]

9 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

Or they just have different taste.  Our neighbor loves him auto racing of all types.  I’d rather watch paint dry.  De gustibus & all that

 

 

You’re a sick man.  Seek professional help (tm)

 

 

I refuse to accept that.

 

I am. It's not working. My therapist said that my mental health (or lack there of) is directly related to time spent on this board and I needed to stop. I told him I would just as soon as Yolo posts the tweets confirming that we've traded for Clowney.

[Hapless Bills Fan]

On 8/27/2019 at 1:36 PM, warrior9 said:

-Josh McDaniels will be the next great head coach. In fact, I'd rather have him over McDermott (and i like McDermott)

Much of Tom Brady's success should be attributed to him. He did have a weird falling out with the Broncos but he went to the playoffs and won a game with Tim Tebow. 

His game planning is unreal. He knows his offenses weaknesses and covers them significantly.  

 

So like you explain his OC performance in STL as??

 

Bradford looked promising his prev (rookie) year under Shurmer as OC.

He had a run game both years.

 

[warrior9]

I don't know if this is an unpopular opinion or not.... but

 

- I HATE when people say Buffalo is "upstate New York." Having moved out of Buffalo, I hear it very frequently and my response is always, "Well, we're not upstate.. we're Western New York."

[gobills1212]

Its not my idea, but changing teams bc ticket prices are too expensive...