Metal Man

This whole thing is kind of confusing. They sold out games at full capacity before this announcement so what would have happened if suddenly they couldn't be at 100% capacity? How would they decide who drew the short straw on suddenly losing their tickets to the opener?

One of the footballs Jim Kelly was throwing into the crowd near the end of the AFC Championship game against the Raiders in 1991.

I think it was in the Schedule Release, or a Tickets thread, where a couple of posters mentioned seeing the 10:30 thing on their tickets somewhere. I got tickets for the WFT game and didn't see anything about lots on there but they are digital so maybe some people had physical tickets? In any case I hope it doesn't turn out to be the case because you're right in that it would likely cause all sorts of logistical issues with crowds and traffic. Regardless I am just excited to be able to step onto those hallowed grounds again. 2020 was a great season but it was also torture to know myself or any other Buffalo Bills fan was not able to be there to witness it in person and celebrate together.

That definitely could be the way it goes ultimately and likely will be the way it goes in the short term. We will have to wait and see how it looks 10 years from now if they adopt this format but to me it seems like there is a good chance that if you get another 4 or 5 teams making regular appearances then maybe more recruits will choose one of those teams for a better chance at playing time then to be the second guy off the bench at Alabama. Then from there it could trickle even further down. Obviously all theoretical but I'd prefer giving that a shot than keeping it how it is.

Yeah, I can't imagine they would try and ban it in any way. My thoughts were more towards the Bills owned lots and what changes there might be including the later opening time. If the 10:30 lot opening for a 1:00 game turns out to be true it eliminates those lots as an option for me and a lot of people I would think as that isn't really enough time for a proper tailgate.

Some good arguments from both sides on this. There will no doubt be some playoff games that turn out to be laughers which won't add much on the entertainment side. However I think it is worthwhile to give some of these smaller programs their shot because even though they will get smoked more often than not in the early years of this format there is a chance that the recruiting field will even out a bit as better talent filters down to other schools once they can start using 'x amount of years' in the playoff as a recruitment incentive. Could take a while but will be worth it in the long run if it evens the playing field a bit which would definitely add more to the entertainment side of college football as a whole.

Anyone heard anything on or off the record on tailgating? I know some who have gotten tickets for the upcoming season mentioned that they noticed the Bills have changed the lot open time to 10:30 now instead of 9. If that turns out to be true it sounds like a push to force more people inside to spend their money instead of eating/drinking their own stuff outside.

Nice to see them struggle a bit but the reality is this is June. Now if we see throws like that from their QBs after September 12th, that will be a cause for big smiles.

Yeah, they definitely rehashed a lot of the same jokes and the decision to move away from him being down and out with clothes/car was strange seeing the contrast of that with the upscale Beverly Hills is part of the original movie's charm. It wasn't great but personally I enjoyed it enough where I don't think it scratches the surface of a worst sequel ever list. As for recent sequels, I caught quiet place 2 over the weekend and thought that was well done. There wasn't a whole lot to the story but Krasinski is really good at building suspense.

It is pretty cool to have the entire season documented like this. Not sure if ESPN will force them to pull it down but it would be nice to be able to reexperience this season with this video every now and again years down the road.

Didn't see this posted anywhere and thought I'd share with fellow offseason content starved Bills fans. It is a compilation of highlights from every game last season from ESPN PrimeTime.

When we got our first VCR in the mid/late 80s I would bring it to my grandmas house and record films off HBO or dub rentals with her VCR so I had quite the collection and watched a movie or two almost daily as a teen. That being said I would love to have exact numbers on all the movies I have watched multiple times to know the answer to this question myself. I would guess it is something along the lines of a lot of the films mentioned above like original Star Wars movies, Indiana Jones, Back to the Future, Die Hard films, Scarface.... or maybe Lethal Weapon or Terminator movies? In any case if I had the real numbers I am sure it is some insane amount of time spent re-watching things over and over.

Speaking of Bison games staples.... I thought this was pretty cool:

How can anything this amazing ever be bad? 🤣 I actually like that one, now Beverly Hills Cop 3... that was definitely 💩

I can say that there are at least a few. My family has had season tickets for 40+ years passed down from my grandmother. Over the years I have gone to dozens of games in those seats and there are always different people directly in front of them and directly next to them. Almost always fans of the opposing team as well. It would be nice if you could resell to only Bills fans but I'm not sure how that would be possible on an open market ticket resell site.

I hope it is anyone but the Cowboys. That is the one possible match-up I wouldn't bother to tune in for. 🤢🤮

Serious question... Can Etienne make positive yardage behind bad run blocking? I watched zero Clemson football games so I have no idea if his production is more along the lines of an Emmitt Smith who had holes so big he was rarely touched before the second level, or more like Barry Sanders who more often than not had to find ways to make yardage with very little blocking.

I hope you're analysis proves out this season as the last thing I think any Bills fan wants is even more accolades added to Brady's resume. A Tamps 5-12 season with a lot of Brady temper tantrum meltdowns would be great television this fall. To me the AFC just seems like a tougher road to 17-0 for any team in that conference.

Tampa looks to me the most realistic out of the 5 based on their schedule. Their division shouldn't be much of a challenge now that Brees is gone. They play the dumpster fire NFC East and then have the AFC East for out of conference. Obviously there are always surprise teams that rise and fall each year but based on what we know from last year it seems like the Bills, Packers and Seahawks are the only teams that might give them trouble.

https://www.samford.edu/sports-analytics/fans/2019/Is-the-Madden-Curse-a-Reality-or-a-Myth

This strategy is almost as good as my idea to tank for the 1st pick 22 years in a row so you can have an overall number one pick at every position on O and D.

Wouldn't it have been the Saints? In which case they might be the worst of the 4 NFC division winners considering the players they lost, mainly Brees.

If you are talking about Lakeview I am really curious about it too. I saw Ryan McMahon say in a press conference a couple weeks ago that they were planning on shows there this summer but with social distancing measures that would cap out around 5k people. I can't imagine how that would work with the shows that were rescheduled or how that could attract any new acts when you take an 18k venue down to that size. Just doesn't seem like it would be worth the effort for the artists. Or at least not worth it for the quality of acts that place typically supports.

Unconventional one probably but Armageddon has a couple tear jerker spots for me.

Tell that greasy friend of yours that I said he is full of 🟤🟤🟤, (as usual).