Coffeesforclosers Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, HereComesTheReignAgain said: This garbage from Keith Butler reeks of false bravado. He knows he is about to get his butt kicked and is hoping he can convince people that he isn’t wetting himself in anticipation of the beating he is about to receive. My translation of Keith Butler: He's been watching the All 22 of the AFC title game on a loop, trying figure out how to put a watered-down coat of black & gold paint on Spag's scheme. Edited September 11, 2021 by Coffeesforclosers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 1 minute ago, Coffeesforclosers said: My translation of Keith Butler: He's been watching the All 22 of the AFC title game on a loop, trying figure out how to put a watered-down coat of black & gold paint on Spag's scheme. Him and the rest of the league. Of course, Daboll and his staff and our offense have been sitting there saying "Oh well" and not working out how they could counter it 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffeesforclosers Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 2 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said: Him and the rest of the league. Of course, Daboll and his staff and our offense have been sitting there saying "Oh well" and not working out how they could counter it Buffalo loses a game in the post season. Haters: aLeN wAs ExPoSeD!!!!! We should start getting used to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YattaOkasan Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Big Blitz said: Well, my only concern with the team gets tested tomorrow against a team impossible to run on....not optimal. Yea we can throw it on everyone. But wind and yes rain makes it....also not optimal. If I recall there were only 2 bad weather games last year I think only 2. The Ravens playoff game (extreme wind) and the Chiefs at home. Running the ball effectively in the elements. Let's find out right now. Why are they impossible to run on? If anything I think they have been run on late in the season. Heck we held the ball for 7 minutes to the end the game last year. patriots game at home was miserable weather too iirc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDIGGZ Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 On 9/7/2021 at 12:44 PM, RiotAct said: Email received from the Bills regarding some logistics for those attending the game: “We are so excited to be hosting fans at full capacity for our opening game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on September 12. We wanted to provide some information about gate entry so you can prepare ahead of time. Like many businesses right now, we are experiencing some staffing challenges and our game day personnel will need to operate even more efficiently than normal to make gate entry run smoothly. As a result, we recommend that you enter the stadium much earlier than you may be accustomed to in order to be in your seats for kickoff. To help make sure you don’t miss kickoff, we are opening the gates 30 minutes earlier beginning at 11:00 a.m. We strongly recommend that you arrive at the gate entry area no later than 12:00pm. Anyone arriving to the gates after 12:00pm could be in jeopardy of missing kickoff. Additionally, all points of sale including the parking lots and inside the stadium are now cashless transactions – this is to ensure safety, efficiency and convenience for our staff and fans. Lastly, all tickets are now mobile, so it will be important to do the following: • Add your ticket (and parking if applicable) to your phone’s digital wallet in advance to avoid slow or weak Wi-Fi or cellular signals at the stadium. • Make sure you have a full battery charge before you head to the stadium. • If you are attending with guests, transfer each person their own ticket in advance. Thank you and we can’t wait to see you for the game!” We have printed tickets from Ticketmaster. Anyone know how to add these to a digital wallet? It says they have a chip in the printed tickets so they can be scanned but the Bills said no paper tickets accepted so this is confusing. From my Ticketmaster account it says these tickets can't be managed because they were printed and mailed to us so not sure how to proceed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Blitz Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 10 minutes ago, YattaOkasan said: Why are they impossible to run on? If anything I think they have been run on late in the season. Heck we held the ball for 7 minutes to the end the game last year. patriots game at home was miserable weather too iirc. The minute Devin Bush went down that defense fell apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiotAct Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 10 minutes ago, KDIGGZ said: We have printed tickets from Ticketmaster. Anyone know how to add these to a digital wallet? It says they have a chip in the printed tickets so they can be scanned but the Bills said no paper tickets accepted so this is confusing. From my Ticketmaster account it says these tickets can't be managed because they were printed and mailed to us so not sure how to proceed... no need, you’re fine with the physical tickets. The handheld reader that the ticket-takers use will read the chips in them and you’re good to go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YattaOkasan Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 2 minutes ago, Big Blitz said: The minute Devin Bush went down that defense fell apart. I see. I worry about bush more in coverage than I do in the run fits. I am not convinced he’s 100% yet as ACLs can be tricky. Cover 1 had a Steelers reporter as a guest and he didn’t think he was all the way back yet. Thanks for explaining your thinking 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 12 hours ago, Richard Noggin said: I love satire @Steelz! Got a lotta fish on the line, too. I refuse to believe the overtly misused homophones and overall bravado is in earnest. Then again... You don’t know any Pittsburgh fans, do you? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockinon Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 (edited) A few years ago, I went on a business trip to Pittsburgh. During the day, I was in training classes. At night, I found a few places around town to eat and have a couple of beers. There was a place that made a nice pizza and was loaded with locals and I proudly wore my Bills cap in there. I was greeted with curiosity about my hat and one fella, a die hard Steelers fan, and talked for some time. He recommended a couple of places around town to eat and we talked football with a little light hearted smack mixed in. One of the things that I found interesting is even though many of the steel factories were shuttered, the town was going through a sort of renaissance. Small businesses were booming, young people were buying up local homes that once belonged to steel workers and fixing them up. There are lots of neighborhoods on hillsides looking down over the Three Rivers. The food was good, the people and the city itself reminded me a lot of Buffalo. Anyway, toward the end of the week, I returned to that bar where I talked football with a Steelers fan. Ran into him again and he said he was glad I came back because he had something for me. He then disappeared into the parking lot and returned with a license plate with a Steelers logo on it...haha. I laughed and told him what am I supposed to use this for, target practice? He said no, it's just a souvenir from Pittsburgh. I accepted the gift and soon returned to my hotel room. Overall, had a good experience in Pittsburgh. The thing is, as you become older, wiser, you learn that there are good people everywhere. Even in a rival football town. Had a similar experience in Norristown, PA, not far from Philly, but that's another story...lol. Got a little long winded with this one. Edited September 11, 2021 by Rockinon 4 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Success Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 40 minutes ago, Rockinon said: A few years ago, I went on a business trip to Pittsburgh. During the day, I was in training classes. At night, I found a few places around town to eat and have a couple of beers. There was a place that made a nice pizza and was loaded with locals and I proudly wore my Bills cap in there. I was greeted with curiosity about my hat and one fella, a die hard Steelers fan, and talked for some time. He recommended a couple of places around town to eat and we talked football with a little light hearted smack mixed in. One of the things that I found interesting is even though many of the steel factories were shuttered, the town was going through a sort of renaissance. Small businesses were booming, young people were buying up local homes that once belonged to steel workers and fixing them up. There are lots of neighborhoods on hillsides looking down over the Three Rivers. The food was good, the people and the city itself reminded me a lot of Buffalo. Anyway, toward the end of the week, I returned to that bar where I talked football with a Steelers fan. Ran into him again and he said he was glad I came back because he had something for me. He then disappeared into the parking lot and returned with a license plate with a Steelers logo on it...haha. I laughed and told him what am I supposed to use this for, target practice. He said no, it's just a souvenir from Pittsburgh. I accepted the gift and soon returned to my hotel room. Overall, had a good experience in Pittsburgh. The thing is, as you become older, wiser, you learn that there are good people everywhere. Even in a rival football town. Had a similar experience in Norristown, PA, not far from Philly, but that's another story...lol. Got a little long winded with this one. Great story. We tend to generalize about opposing fans, but like you said, there are good people everywhere. Except New England, of course. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockinon Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 3 minutes ago, Success said: Great story. We tend to generalize about opposing fans, but like you said, there are good people everywhere. Except New England, of course. Haha, yeah NE fans are spoiled rotten. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 3 hours ago, Big Blitz said: Well, my only concern with the team gets tested tomorrow against a team impossible to run on....not optimal. TF, man? "Impossible to run on", you get this how? First, the Steelers had a very good D LAST SEASON. That's LAST SEASON. But even there, they weren't a #1 D against the run. Try #12 in Y/A and #11 in total rushing yards. That's solid, and better than the Bills run D, but it's hardly "impossible" Second, That was Then, This is Now The reason they had a great run D was their fantastic front 7. They lost a key player in Bud Dupree. Melvin Ingram is a great player nearing the end of his career and coming off a knee injury. Alex Highsmith, who I believe started 5 games last season, is ahead of him on the depth chart and was on injury report this week with a groin injury, though he practiced in full on Friday and has no game status. They also replaced one of their ILB Probably the biggest loss for the Steelers right now is having Stephon Tuitt on IR and out for the game. So - Last seasons results don't guarantee this season's results, either for them or for us. And, they are missing 2 of 7 key pieces and have changed out a 3rd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockinon Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 I really think Singletary could break off a couple of nice runs. The Buffalo offense is going to put that D on it's heels early. Nobody can stop them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 1 minute ago, Rockinon said: I really think Singletary could break off a couple of nice runs. The Buffalo offense is going to put that D on it's heels early. Nobody can stop them. That's why we play the game, to find out! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Process Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 Looking like definite rain tomorrow. 50%+ chance every hour from early am to midnight. So lame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 3 minutes ago, Process said: Looking like definite rain tomorrow. 50%+ chance every hour from early am to midnight. So lame. 2 hours ago, KDIGGZ said: We have printed tickets from Ticketmaster. Anyone know how to add these to a digital wallet? It says they have a chip in the printed tickets so they can be scanned but the Bills said no paper tickets accepted so this is confusing. From my Ticketmaster account it says these tickets can't be managed because they were printed and mailed to us so not sure how to proceed... Depending on how they were printed, it's possible the ink could run if it's raining when you enter Might want to put them in a plastic holder Just a thought 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott7975 Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 35 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said: TF, man? "Impossible to run on", you get this how? First, the Steelers had a very good D LAST SEASON. That's LAST SEASON. But even there, they weren't a #1 D against the run. Try #12 in Y/A and #11 in total rushing yards. That's solid, and better than the Bills run D, but it's hardly "impossible" Second, That was Then, This is Now The reason they had a great run D was their fantastic front 7. They lost a key player in Bud Dupree. Melvin Ingram is a great player nearing the end of his career and coming off a knee injury. Alex Highsmith, who I believe started 5 games last season, is ahead of him on the depth chart and was on injury report this week with a groin injury, though he practiced in full on Friday and has no game status. They also replaced one of their ILB Probably the biggest loss for the Steelers right now is having Stephon Tuitt on IR and out for the game. So - Last seasons results don't guarantee this season's results, either for them or for us. And, they are missing 2 of 7 key pieces and have changed out a 3rd. Well, we are going to see a defense that we have never before seen in NFL history. It will be impossible to move the ball at all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 22 minutes ago, Process said: Looking like definite rain tomorrow. 50%+ chance every hour from early am to midnight. So lame. So awesome you mean. Football in the elements is fun. And I think it only helps the Bills offense. Did you ever play sports? When it was raining or snowing, we just got that much more pumped. 11 minutes ago, Scott7975 said: Well, we are going to see a defense that we have never before seen in NFL history. It will be impossible to move the ball at all. Especially after our star running back QB gets injured... (Knock on wood) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Blitz Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 43 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said: TF, man? "Impossible to run on", you get this how? First, the Steelers had a very good D LAST SEASON. That's LAST SEASON. But even there, they weren't a #1 D against the run. Try #12 in Y/A and #11 in total rushing yards. That's solid, and better than the Bills run D, but it's hardly "impossible" Second, That was Then, This is Now The reason they had a great run D was their fantastic front 7. They lost a key player in Bud Dupree. Melvin Ingram is a great player nearing the end of his career and coming off a knee injury. Alex Highsmith, who I believe started 5 games last season, is ahead of him on the depth chart and was on injury report this week with a groin injury, though he practiced in full on Friday and has no game status. They also replaced one of their ILB Probably the biggest loss for the Steelers right now is having Stephon Tuitt on IR and out for the game. So - Last seasons results don't guarantee this season's results, either for them or for us. And, they are missing 2 of 7 key pieces and have changed out a 3rd. I'd like to see those stats before the Bush injury. But I didn't know Tuitt was out I missed that. I'm not sure Dupree was that significant in run defense anyway. But as long as Heyward is there and with Bush back and their scheme, they will still be a problem and significant test against the run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott7975 Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 1 minute ago, LeGOATski said: So awesome you mean. Football in the elements is fun. And I think it only helps the Bills offense. Did you ever play sports? When it was raining or snowing, we just got that much more pumped. Personally, I prefer no elements so that 1. Teams can play to full potential and 2. People can comfortably watch them. I get why some people like the elements though. I am too old and too disabled for that stuff anymore and like I said, I like to watch teams play to the full potential. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockinon Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 Oh, playing football in the rain on a real turf field that turns to mud is a riot. But I'm with Scott, I no longer like going to games in the elements, especially when you have family members along complaining the whole way...haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 1 minute ago, Scott7975 said: Personally, I prefer no elements so that 1. Teams can play to full potential and 2. People can comfortably watch them. I get why some people like the elements though. I am too old and too disabled for that stuff anymore and like I said, I like to watch teams play to the full potential. That's a fallacy, IMO. No one in Green Bay, Pittsburgh, Foxboro, KC, Seattle, etc has complained about their team not playing to full potential when at their peaks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott7975 Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 Just now, LeGOATski said: That's a fallacy, IMO. No one in Green Bay, Pittsburgh, Foxboro, KC, Seattle, etc has complained about their team not playing to full potential when at their peaks. Our offense was no where near as good in bad weather last season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Blitz Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 Rushing yards allowed per game before Bush injury: 29 at the Giants 104 vs Denver 29 vs Houston 94 vs Philadelphia 75 vs Cleveland After Bush injury: 82 265 (at Baltimore) 144 139 73 129 45 (vs Washington) 104 (that was us 28 was Allen) 152 127 192 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 30 minutes ago, Big Blitz said: Rushing yards allowed per game before Bush injury: 29 at the Giants 104 vs Denver 29 vs Houston 94 vs Philadelphia 75 vs Cleveland After Bush injury: 82 265 (at Baltimore) 144 139 73 129 45 (vs Washington) 104 (that was us 28 was Allen) 152 127 192 Glad the Bills don’t worry about total rushing yards in this offense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Blitz Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 Just now, eball said: Glad the Bills don’t worry about total rushing yards in this offense. Well my original point was crap weather = you better be able to run the ball......and stop it. Against meh defenses or teams that don't have hall of fame QBs and elite rookie RBs where you know they're going to be grinding it out, I probably don't sweat it at all.... Don't take this team lightly. Our D better be in full run stop mode and prepared for a QB that won't go longer then 2.1 seconds to get rid of the ball. Build a freaking dome! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capco Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 47 minutes ago, LeGOATski said: That's a fallacy, IMO. No one in Green Bay, Pittsburgh, Foxboro, KC, Seattle, etc has complained about their team not playing to full potential when at their peaks. What about the teams playing against those teams you listed that lose when playing in these stadiums? Are they playing to their full potential too, or are the elements having a positive effect for the home team? You can't have it both ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loveorhatembillsfan4life Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 Just now, Capco said: What about the teams playing against those teams you listed that lose when playing in these stadiums? Are they playing to their full potential too, or are the elements having a positive effect for the home team? You can't have it both ways. Exactly. The whole argument is void. Elements effect both teams. The reality is that better teams win and worse teams lose. The weather complaint is purely driven by fan watching experience and nothing else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBillyG Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 3 minutes ago, loveorhatembillsfan4life said: I mean, it probably didn't stop him.🤷🏻♂️ 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capco Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 Just now, LeGOATski said: The reality is that better teams win and worse teams lose. Not so sure I agree with this statement either. I'm sure there are cases where the exact same gameday rosters of 3 teams played each other at various points in the season, leading to a situation where A beat B, B beat C, and C beat A. Who's the better team in that example? Or when two divisional teams split their divisional games. Or in 1990, when the Bills beat the Giants in the regular season, but the Giants beat the Bills in the Super Bowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steptide Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 If anyone cares, the bills/steelers game from last year is on nfl network at 530 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 12 minutes ago, Capco said: Not so sure I agree with this statement either. I'm sure there are cases where the exact same gameday rosters of 3 teams played each other at various points in the season, leading to a situation where A beat B, B beat C, and C beat A. Who's the better team in that example? Or when two divisional teams split their divisional games. Or in 1990, when the Bills beat the Giants in the regular season, but the Giants beat the Bills in the Super Bowl. Further proof that simply playing in a dome out of the elements doesn't mean your team plays to its full potential, voiding that whole argument. It's like "Oh man, good thing the Super Bowl is in the Georgia Dome because that means the K-Gun will be unstoppable!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Info Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 Lots of Bills fans with tix on our flight from Dulles to BUF. I saw 1 Steeler fan. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HereComesTheReignAgain Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 45 minutes ago, loveorhatembillsfan4life said: That’s a big improvement for Ben. Most girls call the cops on him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capco Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 2 hours ago, LeGOATski said: when at their peaks. Woops, I somehow missed/misread this part. I might have read "peaks" as "stadiums" lmao. We are actually on the same page now that I've taken this qualifier into account. My bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LeGOATski Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 5 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: This seems weird or maybe I'm not understanding correctly. If you have 8 active OL, you can have 2 extra actives. If you have 7 active OL, you lose those 2 extra actives. What's the reason? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted September 11, 2021 Author Share Posted September 11, 2021 4 minutes ago, LeGOATski said: This seems weird or maybe I'm not understanding correctly. If you have 8 active OL, you can have 2 extra actives. If you have 7 active OL, you lose those 2 extra actives. What's the reason? It was that way last year as well. It is a permanent rule in the CBA through 2030 to get gameday active rosters increased. Makes it less of a game of attrition 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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