Kirby Jackson

I’m not a fan of stealing other people’s traditions (generally). With that being said, I don’t hate the idea of “borrowing” “You’ll Never Walk Alone” from Liverpool. It’s kind of on brand too. The Bills Mafia is the most “ride or die” fan base in American Sports. They certainly have that reputation. That kind of “we are always here” message would be wild.

They’ve done it at both games this year. I’ve been of the belief that this team deserves some of its own traditions. The Shout song is from a different era. We started doing the Legend of the Game but that’s just a nod to the early ‘90’s as well. Don’t get me wrong, they’re fine. It’s just nice to have a few traditions that are specific to this era. They’ve earned it. p.s. They keep trying to steal Jump Around after the 3rd from Wisconsin. It’s annoying. Fortunately it has been a disaster. Come up with your own thing.

Sometimes, when a player doesn’t perform to the standard that we want, we make stuff up to make them seem like a worse person ⬆️. Gabe was a captain and, arguably, the hardest worker on the team. He brought it every week. He just isn’t a great WR. He’s a role player that we tried to make a featured piece.

It’s going to rain during the day. It’s going to be 62-72 so nice enough after. We usually bust out the crock pots (soups & dips) when the weather worsens. I was struggling g with what to do with the random arrivals. Wegmans subs was the other option. I found this recipe though and it looks pretty good. It was pretty cheap too. We have a big group and rotate hosting. It can get costly so this was nice.

We are doing Italian Beef sandwiches. With it being a Monday Night game everyone comes at such random times. It’s hard to figure out what to do. I wanted to do something in a crockpot so that it doesn’t matter when people arrive. We are heading out about 3 but it seems like people will be later tomorrow.

There has been so much hype around Arch. Last week he was outstanding. Yesterday was a reminder that it’ll take some time. He was okay but made some mistakes. If Ewers gets healthy, they are the team to beat IMO. The playoff will be interesting though. There’s going to be a bunch of good teams battling it out. Agree on Sark as well. That guy is a genius. He landed at the right spot. Give him those Texas resources to get players and he will be good for a while.

What a fantastic win for the program

The University at Buffalo has beaten a ranked team more recently than Nebraska (by 2,927 days).

I don’t know. Those teams are back in the top 5 again. The elite of the elite will remain elite in the portal/nil era. Texas will be good for the forseeable future. There will be others that come and go but those programs won’t allow themselves to become Nebraska.

Nebraska is a historically great program. They have an insane fan base and tons of $. They have the top QB recruit and Mahomes doppelgänger. They have a former NFL HC. It looked like this year, was the year that they started to climb back into respectability. Then they go and lose, at home, to Illinois. I realize that Illinois is ranked but that’s not a game that Nebraska should lose at home. They entered the game as a 7.5 point favorite. Anyone paying attention should have pounded the Illini on the money line. The Huskers haven’t beaten a ranked team in 2,926 days!!! That’s over 8 years!!!

Yes, they do it every weekday night game. This clears the roads and allows emergency personnel to be at the stadium.

I’m planning on 2:30ish assuming I don’t have anything pop up for work. 4:00 at the absolute latest.

I am supporting whatever helps the Bills. There’s never been a time that I couldn’t do it. I really don’t care what other teams do. My only concern is the Bills being in the best possible position.

Who trades dependable kickers?

I’m not sure that Stefanski or Sirianni would get hired immediately. IMO, perception is that those guys have talented rosters. When you don’t win with talented rosters, people look at the coaching (right or wrong). I think that there will be enough skepticism that they’ll have to take a step back before getting back to HC.

This is a situation that the Bills are about to have to tackle. If these first 2 games are an indication, we will be replacing at least 1 coordinator next year. I think that both guys will get looks and at least 1 (probably Brady) will be gone. Joe Brady is regaining that “boy genius” reputation that he had at LSU. Someone will hire him to work with their young QB (Bears maybe). Teams have so much riding on their young QBs that they can’t afford to miss. Brady, Slowik, Johnson and Kubiak are all younger offensive minds that I think will be HC candidates. Babich is the young, fiery, DC. He comes from the McDermott tree. For years, McDermott has been able to keep the system working regardless of the players. Babich has led different position groups and is now the DC. I could see an underachieving team taking a shot on him (Jacksonville maybe).

Yes, he has had a lot of drops. That’s been his reputation. He has had years of 88, 86 and 107 receptions. He’s not perfect but could help this team.

I’ve been of the belief that the depth is fine. It’s the top of the depth chart that has a glaring hole. Thielen isn’t bad. He’s another guy that can come in and be reliable. I actually prefer Diontae Johnson if we are pulling from Carolina. He isn’t the number 1 that we need but is closer to that IMO. He’s a UFA after this year and could be dirt cheap to acquire. You may get him for a late round pick swap as the deadline approaches. Maybe he’s just a rental but who cares if that is the price.

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Hang the banner!!

All correct from my standpoint. I’m on record as saying that I thought that the Bills would win the division. I’m also on record as saying that they have a bottom 3 WR room. Through 2 weeks, I’m more emboldened on both of those than before the year. The Bills are good and the WRs are extremely limited. The things that have been pleasant “surprises” so far are the coaching staff, the OL, the DL, and the CBs. Those aren’t shocking to me, but those are the groups that are a little ahead of where I thought they’d be. I thought, with the exception of coaching, that those 3 areas were strengths of the team. They actually might all be near the best in the league. That’s a credit to the whole organization.

I’ve been a critic of McDermott for the last few years. Today was his best game IMO. That holds for his coordinators as well. That team was so prepared!! The game plan was perfect and executed at an elite level. They deserve their flowers for this masterful effort.

I couldn’t be happier with that performance. They DOMINATED a good opponent on the road. That was the best coached game of McDermott’s tenure IMO. His team was so ready to go. Defense was incredible. The OL was dominant. The running game was really good. Josh made a few throws. Shakir looks like a player. That was a fantastic effort.

What a performance so far!! Incredible game plan and execution. Hope the Bernard injury isn’t too bad but the Bills have that chip back. It’s been missing since 13 seconds. LFG!!