chris heff Posted August 25 Posted August 25 26 minutes ago, boyst said: Sadly no one gets this You’re right, is it a quote from somewhere? If it is the punctuation is incorrect. 1 Quote
Nihilarian Posted August 25 Posted August 25 1 hour ago, ganesh said: This has been a tough 5-6 weeks since the Bills went to St. John's Fisher in late July. I am nervous and concerned about this team on what they accomplished in that period and if their goals were met... * Samuel injured for most of this time. Probably has not got the timing down with Allen. *. Shakir down with injury and missed most of camp and pre-season *. No clear #4, #5 or #6 WR. May be Shavers *. Spencer was down most of the time in Rochester * SVP, Alec Anderson both missing serious time along with Tyron Gable...No Continuity on the backup squad *. Bass not able to kick for over 4 weeks * Losing Hairston and then White * No clear #2 Safety...Is it Bishop ? Who knows ? * No clear thoughts on #2 QB. Both Tribusky and White have been underwhelming * Real average to below average pre-season outings. Makes me concerned if this team will get ready for SNF with Baltimore. Eveyrthing falls once again on the shoulders of #17 All true and very concerning. However, the Buffalo offense still has a stout O-line, stout run game, with some very good tight ends. Coleman, Shavers could step up and be really good. It also might show some rust on Josh, along with the timing being off for the first few games. Besides, we haven't really seen the 1st string offense in any preseason game, so who knows how good that offense might be to start the season? Buffalo Bills biggest worry is their own undefined defensive secondary and ability or not to stop the Raven's run game. King Henry! Besides, those Ravens will want revenge for knocking them out of the playoffs last season. Ravens @ 8:20 Sun in Buffalo, @ NY Jets 1 pm, and the Dolphins in Buffalo 8 pm Thursday are the first three. Not going to be an easy start for this season. I'm hoping for the best! Go Bills! Quote
boyst Posted August 25 Posted August 25 30 minutes ago, chris heff said: You’re right, is it a quote from somewhere? If it is the punctuation is incorrect. it was from the 80's. it's not perfect but i remember hearing it close enough. wrestler was talking about real struggles in life Quote
chris heff Posted August 25 Posted August 25 1 minute ago, boyst said: it was from the 80's. it's not perfect but i remember hearing it close enough. wrestler was talking about real struggles in life That’s obscure, nothing like a profound quote from a guy who pretends for a living. 1 Quote
Matt_In_NH Posted August 25 Posted August 25 (edited) In the grand scheme of things, they are in great shape......injuries are 100% going to happen. When you look at who and the significance of most of them they are quite healthy. Having said that, CB2 is an issue.......but what teams dont have something going on? Edited August 25 by Matt_In_NH Quote
Augie Posted August 25 Posted August 25 1 hour ago, boyst said: Sadly no one gets this No one? I think a lot of people get it all too well, and they come here to get away from all that. I have no problem with anyone voicing that, but I was hoping the thread wouldn’t go that way. Football is entertainment to me. It’s a diversion from how hard life can be. I won’t freak out if we lose week #1 to the Ravens. They are a very good team, and a season is a lifetime. 2 Quote
Never NEVER Give-up Posted August 25 Posted August 25 What, if anything, should we read into the lack of information around Tre White's injury? It's almost like a Sabre's injury report - "lower body injury" . . . . Quote
Shortchaz Posted August 25 Posted August 25 (edited) 20 minutes ago, chris heff said: That’s obscure, nothing like a profound quote from a guy who pretends for a living. You seem like a fun person Edited August 25 by Shortchaz 1 1 Quote
mannc Posted August 25 Posted August 25 18 minutes ago, Matt_In_NH said: In the grand scheme of things, they are in great shape......injuries are 100% going to happen. When you look at who and the significance of most of them they are quite healthy. Having said that, CB2 is an issue.......but what teams dont have something going on? Exactly. Every team has issues at some position group, except maybe the Eagles… Quote
DapperCam Posted August 25 Posted August 25 I’d say there was a clear winner at #2 QB and it was Trubisky. Quote
starrymessenger Posted August 25 Posted August 25 Hate to say it but I fear that the Ravens are going to steamroller us in the opener. Our receiving corps is suspect, our D-line adds may well eventually pan out in a big way but we need to have rooks contribute meaningful reps that you can't always count on getting from the get go, and our secondary is of questionable quality. Fortunately I'm usually wrong. Quote
SoCal Deek Posted August 25 Posted August 25 2 hours ago, Shortchaz said: You don’t know what hard times are daddy. Hard times are when the textile workers around this country are out of work, they got 4 or 5 kids and can’t pay their wages, can’t buy their food. Hard times are when the auto workers are out of work and they tell ‘em go home. And hard times are when a man has worked at a job for thirty years, thirty years, and they give him a watch, kick him in the butt and say “hey a computer took your place, daddy”, that’s hard times! That’s hard times! Remember there’s always time to start a podcast or become an internet influencer. Quote
chris heff Posted August 25 Posted August 25 40 minutes ago, Augie said: No one? I think a lot of people get it all too well, and they come here to get away from all that. I have no problem with anyone voicing that, but I was hoping the thread wouldn’t go that way. Football is entertainment to me. It’s a diversion from how hard life can be. I won’t freak out if we lose week #1 to the Ravens. They are a very good team, and a season is a lifetime. As has been pointed out to me the quote in question is from now deceased professional wrestler Dusty Rhodes, a guy who was playing a role of the every man. It was a promotional bit. A role that he used to get actual everyday people to part with their hard earned money by attending his exhibitions. Professional wrestling, by their own admission is not a sport, but rather a staged exhibition. It brings to mind an H.L. Mencken quote, “Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public”. 1 1 Quote
Florida Bills Fanatic Posted August 25 Posted August 25 Before you go too crazy about any of this, you should visit fan sites for a bunch of different teams. You'll gain an appreciation for the difference between minor temporary issues and those "there ain't no fixin' this problems". The Bills are dealing with a bunch of minor things compared to most other teams. 1 Quote
TheyCallMeAndy Posted August 25 Posted August 25 3 hours ago, ganesh said: This has been a tough 5-6 weeks since the Bills went to St. John's Fisher in late July. I am nervous and concerned about this team on what they accomplished in that period and if their goals were met... * Samuel injured for most of this time. Probably has not got the timing down with Allen. *. Shakir down with injury and missed most of camp and pre-season *. No clear #4, #5 or #6 WR. May be Shavers *. Spencer was down most of the time in Rochester * SVP, Alec Anderson both missing serious time along with Tyron Gable...No Continuity on the backup squad *. Bass not able to kick for over 4 weeks * Losing Hairston and then White * No clear #2 Safety...Is it Bishop ? Who knows ? * No clear thoughts on #2 QB. Both Tribusky and White have been underwhelming * Real average to below average pre-season outings. Makes me concerned if this team will get ready for SNF with Baltimore. Eveyrthing falls once again on the shoulders of #17 Luckily, this isn't a Bills exclusive issue. Dealing with unknowns and setbacks is part of the game for all 32 teams, we aren't special or cursed. Quote
TheyCallMeAndy Posted August 25 Posted August 25 1 hour ago, Never NEVER Give-up said: What, if anything, should we read into the lack of information around Tre White's injury? It's almost like a Sabre's injury report - "lower body injury" . . . . Last time this happened was Von, obviously the news was bad. Maybe it's a swelling thing? Quote
Mikie2times Posted August 25 Posted August 25 I don't like our prospects vs Baltimore but that was never what this was about for me. The goal for me is to stay in prime contention for the #1 seed and be positioned to hit our peak toward the back half of the season. I don't see a threat to that goal. Even if we lose the Baltrimore game we have a bunch that follow that should allow us to get in a groove and stay competitive for the #1 seed. At which point, this team has a chance to develop more, get healthy, and we can see what we really have. On the back half of the schedule Keon should be even better Bosa should be better Bishop should be even better Max could end up being a starter Hoecht will be back Sanders/Jackson/Walker could all make progress. Shakir will be healthier Samuel will be healthier (or replaced by somebody who will be likely improving over the year) Palmer will be better All Pro Milano is something we haven't seen in some time Quote
Bad Things Posted August 25 Posted August 25 What a bunch of cry babies. I'm 100% looking forward to the season beginning and think we're going to kick arse. 2 Quote
Don Otreply Posted August 25 Posted August 25 And so it continues, concern, worries, angst, troubling thoughts, not to mention pent up anger at Beane & McDermott, right down the rabbit hole, to never see the light of day ever again…., we are doomed… GO BILLS!!! 1 Quote
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