billsfan1959

If I was Pegula, I would petition the league to see if we could forfeit the win.....

Or Hannah Montana...

The theory of relative stupidity: Act = [cumulative IQ (squared) < room temperature] + alcohol

Combination of a good Jags defense and an anemic Houston offense. Jags offense wasn't much better - not as good as the score might indicate

Alternative facts....

He's just upset because he was wrong about everything....

The "O" is unleashed The "D" is suffocating "Tank" posters enraged

He has determined it already and, no, he doesn't have a crystal ball. If you combined every post of his that was some variation of "the Bills suck" into one post, he would have, well, one post...

50 years here...attended my first game in 1968. My son is a die hard fan and my five year old grandson is headed in the same direction - nothing I could do to stop it...it is what it is Go Bills!!!

Insightful posts = good... Posts delivered with a condescending, dismissive, self-congratulatory tone = bad

I thought the defensive performance was concerning for NE. I certainly am not willing to say this is going to be a trend after one game; however, last night was not good.

I always liked Gilmore, as a player and as a person. He is a very good CB; although, I still do not believe he was worth the money NE paid him and agreed with the Bills' decision to not try to retain him. I clearly do not want NE to do well as a team; however, I have no ill will toward Gilmore individually. I understand this desire, among certain posters, to root for Gilmore to not play well - either because he is now with the dreaded Pats, or they simply need to justify in their minds he wasn't worth keeping. But, the need for certain posters to personally attack Gilmore or completely (and unrealistically, IMO) diminish his skills says more about them than it does about Gilmore.

Amen

Ahh...the "every silver lining has a cloud" response. Such a surprise...

Shady clearly hasn't read this message board... Such a homer...

Seems to be the trend: Irrationally view the present through the lens of the past, hysterically react to each move made by the team as if they just traded 8 draft picks for Ricky Williams, broad brush label the entire FO and coaching staff as people who know nothing about football, and condemn them to failure before a single regular season game is played…

Actually, there is nothing wrong with having hope as the season begins. I went to my first Bills game in 1968 and have been a die hard fan ever since. The truth is, I have experienced far more seasons closer to last year (or worse) than playoff seasons. Yet, each year, I look forward to a new season and hope for the best. If they do well I will be happy. If they do not, I will be disappointed and look forward to next year. The "experience" of being a Bills fan doesn't make all of us jaded and cynical. I have no idea how the team will be this year - why should I give up hope until I have to?

I think you are right. Maybe it is the past 17 years taking its toll. It shouldn't, as it has no relevance whatsoever to the current FO and coaching staff...

Did anyone actually watch Seymour this preseason? He played deep into the fourth preseason game (for a reason), and was still getting beat - by guys without a job today. Honestly, the hand wringing and "doom and gloom" over every move made by a FO and coaching staff, before even one regular season game has been played, is mind numbing.

However, a blind, superficial interpretation of those statistics can be a lie. Be careful when using statistics to support an argument...

First, let me say that I supported Colin Kaepernick in how he chose to protest what he perceived (and stil perceives) to be racial injustices in this country. I wish he and others would have chosen a different venue; however, I still support their right to protest how they choose. The point I want to make in this post is that we need to be careful not to cross the boundary from recognizing true instances of racial injustice into a broad brush condemnation of an entire profession. I spent eight years in the military (criminal justice field), 23 years as a law enforcement officer, and the last eight years as a consultant, primarily in murder cases/trials. So, I have spent 39 years- pretty much my entire adult life within the criminal justice system, primarily as a public servant. I have seen a tremendous amount of change (for the better) within that system, in regard to issues of racism - much as I have seen in society in general. Having conducted my share of civil rights investigations, I am well aware that law enforcement has it's share of bad apples, much like the society they represent. I have no use for those who engage in behaviors that tarnish the badges they wear, and especially those who cross the line into criminal behavior. Those people certainly exist - and I have personally been involved in the arrests, prosecutions, and convictions of a number of those types of law enforcement officers. However, I will say that the vast majority of law enforcement officers in this country are decent men and women who serve the public in the best way they can under ever increasingly difficult circumstances. This idea that there is an institutionalized racism that pervades the criminal justice field, and the rank and file of law enforcement officers in particular, is representative of the same type of thinking that is at the root of racism itself and every other maladaptive view point that begins with blanket assumptions of an entire group of people. Recognize wrong when you see it, oppose it with all you have, and don't let the wrongs of a few cloud the lens through which you view the entire group.

It's hard to throw a forward pass in the NFL...

Agree. Also, the throw he made to Jones, in the corner of the endzone, at the end of the first half was another good throw. It was an incompletion; however, IMHO, it was placed exactly where it should have been and Jones should have gotten both feet down for a touchdown.

We have ALL seen this story before - from both perspectives: Those who praise a move and then hate it when it doesn't work out, and those who hate a move and then praise it when it does work out. Of course, the overwhelming majority of fans WILL change their minds based on the short and long term results of the move. It's just basic human nature. I personally do not like to see an elite talent (albeit one that has not consistently been on the field producing at an elite level) leave our team. However, for the first time in a long time, I actually feel there is a FO in place that has a real vision regarding building and sustaining a playoff caliber team. I am not privy to all of the variables that went into their decision, so, I don't feel have enough information to adequately critique the trade - and I also do not want to respond from a purely visceral perspective. At this point, the trade is made and I do feel the FO believed it was in the team's best interests to make it. From my perspective, it is only fair to give them a chance to do what they feel allows them the best chance of realizing their vision. I cannot control or predict the future. I can only wait and see.

Alas, poor Scott! I knew him well, a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy. Where be your gibes now? Your gambols? Your songs? Your flashes of merriment that were wont to set the table on a roar?