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Um...ya they did.

Absolutely correct. And for everyone saying how close we are… It’s like me saying I can get really close to the polar bears at the zoo in the underwater tunnel. Just as far away as could be

There is no more hope… You’re right. I used to enjoy the ***** playoffs. That ***** aged me last night. Yes the drought was better.

There goes the home AFCCG...oof

All of this Bill Vinovich speculation is a hoot. If you read Vinovich's lips, you can see exactly what he said in response to Allen screaming at his crew: "It happened [the D holding no-call]". That's not on them. That's on me." Then he pats Josh on the shoulder and goes on his way.

He strikes me as a deeply thoughtful man. When he, in an understated way, said how joyful it felt after joining the Bills, it was clear this guy has a deep hot fire for this game. He will figure strongly when the Bills hoist the Vince.

The "narrative" you speak of was developed whilst Coop played with s****y teams. Bending facts into your "narrative" is getting into the "DEBBIE Downer" realm. (DEBBIE is an acronym for Drought Encrusted Buffalo Bills Idiocy Enthusiasts).

We are blessed with the Bills and the run of the McBeane administration. And yet, with the arrival of the playoffs, a particular class of Bills fan has been stirred into action...but not due to excitement. They are the naysayers who find fault, often irrationally so, with the team. It's actually a defense mechanism that, in a way, prepares such naysayers to emotionally handle the eventual playoff loss they're certain of. I feel for these folks...we all love our Bills. The fanbase even has a name: "Bills Mafia". But the naysayers predate Bills Mafia and need their own special classification: DEBBIE Downers. Many are familiar with this this term, but few know that is an acronym: Drought Encrusted Buffalo Bills Idiocy Enthusiasts These are Bills fans....so be courteous to them. Just don't get too close and get infected with their negativity. #GoBills

Bass was likely instructed to miss the point after to avoid a tie. Nonsense, you say? If they didn't want a tie, then why not just go for the two point conversion? Simple: To avoid an unnecessary goal line situation. Bass hit from 49 in the wind. He's fine. The Bills had, and accomplished, three goals at Gillette: 1. Rest key starters 2. Give reps to depth players and starters returning from injury 3. Prevent New England from selecting the first pick of the 2025 NFL draft. When the Bills ran a failed play on 4th and 10 from well inside minus territory, it was clear they intended to keep the Patriots from the number one selection in the upcoming draft.

Kromer doesn't have a "particular type of guy he wants...". It's been made quite clear that he is an expert crafting custom linemen, using a player's specific strengths to make him great. He does not try to shove every player into a standard mold.

What??? WTF is your definition of working out? He had a slow start. Hell, Coop wasn't even targeted Sunday. Is he ALSO not working out??

He'll be fine. He's still getting calloused.

There is a national narrative that Mahomes' high ankle is the just same injury he suffered vs. Jags in divisional two years ago, a game to which he returned. It is not. This injury is more serious. And yet, the Chiefs are reluctant to announce they'll sit Mahomes. They will maintain their pursuit of the one-seed is the reason. But the real reason the Chiefs fear sitting Mahomes is exposing to the league precisely what they are without him. KC has developed a mystique in its dynasty. This mystique keeps them atop power rankings. With the preponderance of one-score games won, this mystique gives the impression that KC pours out just enough rocket sauce to win...but has vast stores of it when needed. We hear how great the team is, with Mahomes having a rather low to middling season, yet so many wins. We constantly hear how the Bills are carried by JA17 and would be mediocre or less without him. Well, that's correct as it's a QB league. I submit KC has been carried by Mahomes and his absence will demonstrate how average the team actually is. And that's the last thing the mystique-riding Chefs want to become public. A Buffalo Bills Public Service Announcement

You're just making this up as you go along, right? These takes are inane and unfounded. I can't even call them takes.

This is an over-generalized broadbrush regurgitation of a national narrative that developed Sunday night. Let's get specific: The most-common and annoying weather impediment to the Bills at home is WIND. Not precipitation. Not Temperature. Low temperature is actually an advantage for the Bills. The new stadium will be sheathed in a minutely perforated metallic skin. In fluid dynamics, we have something called a "boundary layer" which forms close to a surface due to friction when flow occurs across that surface. Perforations disrupt the boundary layer near-wall turbulent structures, causing them to lift away from the surface and creating pathways for lower momentum fluid to flow closer to the wall. The Bills at home in a dome is, to many of us, an utter sacrilege. So, the stadium skin will prevent turbulent flow from spilling over the cover panels and getting to the field. Wind will not be a factor in the new stadium - which should simply be called The Ralph.