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I for one consider Tuel "a Bill" more than I do Flynn. Fan way of thinking, I think Tuel deserves a shot at starting. There's nothing wrong with putting Flynn in, if Tuel is not getting the job done. I trust Tuel more than I do Flynn at this point (which is sad on it's own), so I vote for Tuel to get the start if Thad can't go...

I don't know how many Muslims are on this board but I'm born and raised in this religion (Islam) and even though I agree that he's voicing his opinion on Twitter about the NFL, a man who's been to Mecca for Haj (and I haven't researched that fact, I'm just going by what the OP said), should be holier and more at peace with his thoughts and shouldn't voice his opinion in that form of anger. Your message can be heard louder and clearer if you tone it down and speak from the heart.

Yeah it definitely looked like it was out. Regardless it was definitely worth taking a second look. Very surprised the "NFL guru" Mayock didn't speak about it...

Shouldn't the booth have challenged that?

What an amazing run by Bernard...

Damn... How empty is that stadium?

Getting hit in the head while you have a mental illness doesn't make the mental illness worse. Could you get a concussion? Sure. But that can happen to anyone. While I was going through my depression, I was boxing and it actually helped cuz exercise helps the mind, body and soul. It's a very tough disease to decipher. People always said I looked like myself but I felt like a different me. The battles a person goes through in his mind while suffering from depression is hard for anyone who hasn't been through it to see. Football is actually a great thing for him in my opinion cuz you go on the battlefield with your brothers. In his case however, they don't seem like brothers and seem more like enemies. I'm not worried about him but more about his teammates cuz he may snap at any moment if he keeps bottling it in. Trust me when I say if and only if he's suffering from depression, It's for the best that he went "awol"...

Depression is a very serious mental illness. I had it when I was 19 for 3 years. It's a very lonely and the cure takes a long time. You don't just wake up "normal". I beat it with religion (no meds/psychiatrist). I prayed, became a better human being and slowly but surely got better. Suicide was never on my mind cuz like I said, I'm Muslim and will never take a life that God gave, but I can see why some people contimplate it cuz it IS that hard to deal with.

This game just got tougher than it initially was...

I saw the video yesterday. The guy was funny and actually got me hyped for Sunday's game against the Chiefs. If he's ready to go and pumped, then so am I. Don't let me down coach...

I thought by the title of the thread, David Nelson was throwing money over Pac Man. What's more odd is even thinking that that's what it was, I still clicked on the thread.

I wish I was going... I know I always come back voiceless after the Ralph... I hope the 12th man does it's job even though we're 3-5.

You can like whoever else you wanna like and admire a good play or wish you had the QB of another team or any other player and that's all fine. But like you said, you were in a Bills uniform. My whole thing about people being a fan of two teams is for the comment badasss made where he was undecided on who to root for during the chiefs bills game cuz he's equally a fan of both teams. THAT to me just doesn't make sense.

I may have been wrong on that...

I think the D has been GREAT to watch. The stats may say we're not a top 10 D, but the D is the reason for our 3 wins. Since Hackett won't be fired, I think he needs to bring his ass down to the sidelines and look his players face to face instead of calling the game from his cozy booth. I want to see this "energy" that he has and that they were talking about in training camp... I for one am a fan of face to face conversation. I wouldn't play any less with him calling the game from the booth, but I may play 10% harder if my coach was on the sidelines communicating directly face to face. Food for thought. Extra cheese please. How about that 14 point lead on Miami? And I believe we led the whole game against Carolina until the 4th quarter. That was just making a point but I'm definitely a fan of the D. Love it...

No. He looks ridiculous with long arms now but he's still the same height. He looks like those inflated things at car washes with the long arms blowing in the wind...

I won't be upset if he's gone honestly. I was looking forward to getting him back in the lineup and he's done pretty much what a safety is supposed to do and has played better than most safeties in the league. But he's no Polomalu and he's no Ed Reed that's for damn sure. Plus I've been wanting to try Duke Williams out in Madden but I can't bench Byrd for him. In the seven online games I've played in Madden, Byrd is yet to have a pick. Gilmore and McKelvin have been putting in work though. I say kick Byrd to the curb cuz Madden don't lie...

I understand you but not being able to watch a Bills game isn't a reason to be a two team fan. I'm born 78 and raised and still live in Queens. The only times I saw Bills games was when they either played the Jets, Giants, playoffs or primetime. DirecTV is fairly new. I believe 13 or 14 years old if I'm not mistaken. The first year it came out I was young and couldn't afford it so I would listen to the Bills games on a radio channel I found on the internet. It would lag but still I listened. I grew up watching the Jets and Giants and still am ok "rooting" for the Giants unless we play each other of course, but I'm in no way shape or form "confused" on which team I'm a fan of. I'm not reading up on Giants news and stuff like that. If I watch the NFL network and they're speaking about the Giants, I don't stop forwarding through to hear what they're talking about. Cuz I could care less... Liking and rooting for another team other than the Bills is ok with me. But "loving" and being a fan of two teams equally isn't.

I'm mad the camera kept showing the upper half of EJ's body. I wanted to see if he had that boot on his leg. Anybody who was at the game see if he had a boot on? I think the timetable of him returning to practice should be soon no?

The energy level of the D was decreasing at a rapid rate mid 2nd quarter. It may be the conditioning, or it may be the past couple of weeks of playing catching up to them. But they started off great for sure...

I wouldn't get too upset. It's not like our special teams coach will have drawn out a good design to run out anyway. I have 0 hope in special teams this year. I stopped looking for Goodwin to return it. This year is all about the D and EJ getting back in the lineup so he can "grow". That's the story this year.

DAMN! This thread is still alive? It just doesn't wanna go away...

And I want to keep it that way. I really hate when the Bills fans on TBD start posting things like we're gonna win next week after a loss, but, I'm going to have to agree with you on this one. I got a good feeling about next week. I don't agree with the 8 and overrated comment cuz in this league, you are what your record is and they're undefeated. I just feel like after this tough loss, we're going to prove something to the world. Maybe we'll finally be "recognized" after beating an undefeated team huh?

Definitely not lazy and seems like one of the most "focused" players we have on the team. The things Stevie talks about in his interviews is all the things us fans complain about. He's always honest. He has a little slouch jog to him when he goes to line up on scrimmage but that doesn't make him lazy. He plays with emotion and gets upset when things go wrong on the field. I would be the same way.

You're absolutely right. I wasn't mad at either challenge and not because I'm a Bills fan, but I truly believe Fred had crossed the goal line on the 1st challenge and I believe we stopped them short on the 2nd challenge. What I love even more is how upset Marrone was at himself for being 0-4 in challenges this year. Shows how much he wants to be correct. I hope it doesn't stop him from challenging and becoming a Gailey...