2002 I get tickets from work to attend the draft in the Jim Kelly suite. We draft Mike Williams and 20 minutes later trade for Drew Bledsoe. The mood there is Super Bowl!!!
Years later I realize I had a front row seat to one of the darker moments of the Bills history
Yes the Giants game. That was the Bills game to win. The other 3, the Bills weren't as good as the Boys and Skins. Still, Bills could have played better and taken one of those 3 too
That was my first thought. Going to Braves games and being in the first row. You'd pay extra attention when you got to those last steps before row 1. A trip and you're over the edge
My thought is in early February Beane approached Cook and told him we will not extend you, play out 2025, and leave to find your best deal. Hence the reaction from Cook