PromoTheRobot Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 It will be Miami vs Detroit on Thanksgiving. To all those who thought the Bills had a chance....psych!! If the Bills were the only team available, the NFL would schedule an intrasquad scrimmage instead! PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 It will be Miami vs Detroit on Thanksgiving. To all those who thought the Bills had a chance....psych!! If the Bills were the only team available, the NFL would schedule an intrasquad scrimmage instead! PTR 643786[/snapback] Really, if the Bills were any good, it might bother me more, but our nationaly televised games the last 7 or 8 years have been miserable...Sunday afternoons are fine by me.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyBall4Buffalo Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 yeah I dont fancy sitting down on thanksgiving and watching the bills get blown out like the last few times we've had primetime games. I'd like to eat my turkey without indigestion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 We really have done nothing to deserve a T-giving game. Just entertain baby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimBob2232 Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 We really have done nothing to deserve a T-giving game. Just entertain baby! And detroit has! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 At least I'll be able to keep my turkey down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 And detroit has! 643796[/snapback] De troit is tradition. They get one game a year and that's it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 I wish we could play on Thanksgiving since the last time we played on this holiday was so enjoyable. Seems to me Dave Krieg (or whomever was quarterback for Detriot at the time) opened with a flea flicker for six on their first drive and the game continued to suck from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrite Gal Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 First, take all the Bills home games out of the mix for night games, as our franchise is a small market which has really profitted from a regional strategy where we actively work to draw fans and luxurt box business purchases from Rochester, Syracuse and even Albany. This tougher sell can be made for purchases targeted for folks to come 2-3 hours on Sunday morning, see the game, grab dinner and be home at a reasonable bedtime, but fuguddabouit if they are going to have to drive back after midnite on some evening. Of the remaining 8 games, the night game needs to fit into the schedule of team travel and other issues, the Bills are a concern only to the extent that this primetime game is one which draws Desperate Housewives like ratings to the extent that the game is attractive generally and even if it is not the bad team is from a large market where their fans watch the game anyway. It is virtually impossible that it makes any business sense to put the Bills on in the evening, probably even if they are playing well. This fan actually is quite happy to see our boys mostly playing at 1pm EST (and occaisionally at 4pm). Teams are disadvantaged when they are thrown off their rhythym even a little bit by a road trip. Add to that the addional disadvantage of a 4 hour (if they are lucky) air trip to the left coast sometimes. When you add to that them playing in the evening this likely road game will likely be a L and W/Ls are what it is all about to this fan. Rather than getting jobbed, I'm pretty happy than once again we escaped without a night game. Now if we can just get rid of the left coast life will be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjeff215 Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 It will be Miami vs Detroit on Thanksgiving. To all those who thought the Bills had a chance....psych!! If the Bills were the only team available, the NFL would schedule an intrasquad scrimmage instead! PTR 643786[/snapback] The catch is that they have to be winning games... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eSJayDee Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 The only bad thing out of this is that if CBS AGAIN opts not to have many games in HD (although I'm not a fan of the F-U emoticon, I think it would be appropriate here), we're SOL. Personally, I'm a creature of habit & anything other than a 1pm Sunday kickoff bothers me. W/ respect to why we're not on prime time, we sucked last year and the few times we are the top &/or nationwide game, we typically put forth a very poor effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-gunner Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 I wish we could play on Thanksgiving since the last time we played on this holiday was so enjoyable. Seems to me Dave Krieg (or whomever was quarterback for Detriot at the time) opened with a flea flicker for six on their first drive and the game continued to suck from there. 643809[/snapback] I think it was Erik Kramer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ (not THAT RJ) Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 I think it was Erik Kramer... 643868[/snapback] No, it was Krieg.... and that game summed up the awful 1994 Bills D. Unable to stop the Lions early, the Bills fell behind 14-0 and could not quite come back. Kelly was 29-35, but threw a couple of INTs, including a final pick in the last moments that Wille Clay returned for a touchdown and sealed a 35-21 defeat..... Sigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zow2 Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 With the advent of Directv Sunday ticket it really makes Prime Time games less important. Each Sunday game is an event unto itself and we can watch every single game on TV. I really could care less if the national TV public does or does not get a BIlls game. If/when they are good again, they will be on in primetime multiple times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffal0 Bill5 Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 The fact of the matter is when you suck you don't get the prime time games. When the Bills of the 90's were kicking butt and taking names they got prime time games with regularity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cantankerous Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 Good, I like watching the Bills on Sunday morning (west coast for me). I like to wake up my hungover friend cause he's got the ticket. Next year I think i'm gonna have to treat myself to it though, with a DVR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthWesternBill Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 Didnt the stupid lions play last turkey day??? WTF at least change it up.. cards should be a good team to watch.. give them some non- mexican primetime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 At least I'll be able to keep my turkey down. 643801[/snapback] you mean to say is that you won't choke on all that meat you put in your mouth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cantankerous Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 NT- the Lions play every year on turkey day...it's a tradition. LOL @ non-mexican primetime for the Cards...yeah they should be a fun team to watch. Maybe they'll improve on their 2 rushing td's in 05. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 you mean to say is that you won't choke on all that meat you put in your mouth? 643952[/snapback] When I choke the turkey, i try not to get any near my mouth...if you get my drift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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