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Great read about #17 and what makes him tick
SoMAn replied to ChevyVanMiller's topic in The Stadium Wall
Just for perspective: Three QBs from one of the greatest QB classes (1983)John Elway, Kelly, and Marino, appeared in 8 losing efforts in super bowls before Elway finally won one in his penultimate, 15th season. Winning again in his final year. side note: the Bills are notorious for losing 4 in a row, but I'd completely forgotten the Elway and the Broncos lost 3 of 4 in the late 80s. Josh is still relatively young for a modern day QB. I believe Josh, with the right supporting cast, will get to a Super Bowl, and hopefully bring the Lombardi home to Buffalo. Will it happen this year? We'll find out. But, there are 31 other teams with the same dream, and probably at least 8 for which it's a realistic goal. One thing I'm certain of is that Josh Allen hungers to bring that championship to the people of Buffalo and that he will give 100% to make it happen. -
Week 3, Fish v. Bills, PREDICT THE SCORE!
SoMAn replied to Freddie's Dead's topic in The Stadium Wall
Bills 42 Fish 13 (only because the Bills' reserves will play soft in the 4th qtr). -
Lost in the noise - Chiefs 0-2 for the first time in the Mahomes era
SoMAn replied to BuffaloBill's topic in The Stadium Wall
The Bills are in the driver seat as far as any race for the #1 seed. They already have (effectively) a 2-game lead on the Ravens, and if they can defeat the Chiefs in November, they could conceivably have what amounts to a 4-game lead in the race by matching W-L loss records with them until they faceoff. Apart from home field advantage, it would be really sweet to finally get that extra week of rest while the others beat each other up in the wildcard rounds. Having to only win 2 games (at home) rather than 3 is huuuuuge. The mission continues tomorrow with an early Friday-style fish fry. -
And I hope he wears a helmet and elbow pads if he takes his Schwinn out for a ride. 🙄
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Cool project. I love the vintage look of old War Memorial, but if it was my project, I'd look for something without the baseball diamond. Call me OCD, but I always hated the look when the Bills played the Dolphins, Raiders, and others, and they still had their baseball infields in the middle of the gridiron. The memory of days of War Memorial brings to mind such a different experience than what fans have today. It was rustic. It was intimate. It was simple. The scoreboard a basic array of lightbulbs. There were no replays on a Jumbotron. The sound of a live jazz or marching band along with the combined smells of popcorn, hot dogs, cigars, and the grass field made it feel like we were still in some post-war era movie. Sitting not more than 20 feet from the visitors bench is part of the seed that was planted they became my lifelong Bills fandom. The experience in the new stadium will be unrecognizable to what we had in the 60's. Better? On some level, for sure3. But there was still something very personal about that old stadium that I'm nostalgic about. Good luck on the man cave.
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I live in Atlanta, but had season tickets for a couple of years during the Super Bowl run. I went to every home opener for many years, going back to early 80s, up until 2008. When the economy went to hell around that time, the budget was tight (both my wife and myself were in job transition-mode), and haven't been to a game since. It used to be reasonably inexpensive for round-trip flights. Using AirTran Amex, i could buy a RT ticket for $119. With that card, we received a 4th RT flight after purchasing 3. So, I could effectively have 4 RT flights for under $350. That was before all the stupid nickel and diming for baggage and seat choices. I can't usually get a single non-stop flight for under $350 today. I still had my parents homes and cars available during those trips. Now, it costs a fortune for hotels and car rental. Was hoping to get up there this year, but probably won't make it to Orchard Park. Already have tickets for Monday nighter in Atlanta. I plan to make it to the new Highmark next year. I'd want to be one of the few who fit this sub-group of Bills fans (mostly boomers) who can say they bridged the Bills' 3 home stadiums, starting with War Memorial, then to Rich Stadium, and finally new Highmark. On October 13, I'll be able claim seeing the Bills in 3 different Atlanta Falcon home stadiums.
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THE ROCKPILE REVIEW – “How Does It Feel to Have a Quarterback?”
SoMAn replied to Shaw66's topic in The Stadium Wall
I'm far from an expert on college talent, but my instincts told me that Josh Rosen would be a bust. He seemed arrogant and too self-centered to be a successful leader in the NFL. I didn't know too much about Allen other than what I read and some short video clips leading up to the 2018 draft. There were different opinions. He seemed like he had the sort of farm boy good work ethic that is needed. He was smart and had the raw talent. The big issues were not much big school competition and problems with his mechanics. It was a gamble. Fortunately, the Bills saw his potential and were more than lucky that he fell to the 7th pick. I still get a kick out of that video from 2018 in which the Bills-supporter draftniks attending the annual draft go apoplectic over the Allen pick when it wasn't 'their Josh'. -
THE ROCKPILE REVIEW – “How Does It Feel to Have a Quarterback?”
SoMAn replied to Shaw66's topic in The Stadium Wall
Beautiful. well said. Yes, it does feel good (great) to have an elite signal-caller/field general. -
What some may forget is that Tre was not coming back soon following ACL and CB2 Levi Wallace was gone in FA. The Bills HAD to address the CB position with their first pick in the draft. I’m convinced they wanted McDuffie, but of course KC got there first. I don’t believe Bean was sold on Elam, but he was next on the board after an earlier run on CBs.
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Which is the first game we will lose this season?
SoMAn replied to Fan in Chicago's topic in The Stadium Wall
The Jets - last regular season game at Highmark when they have the #1 seed sewn up and all the starters are on the bench for most of the game. -
Only a longtime Buffalo Bill fan would be able to see a cloud in the silver lining of a 2-0 start. The Bills defensive problems are probably more about personnel than coaching. The team has addressed it. With the maturation of the new D-line prospects and the return of the suspendees, we might see a more dominant defense. I'm not the least bit worried. The only stat that really matter falls under the win/loss columns. The Bills have a whole lot more W's than L's over the past several years.
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Could the season have opened any better for the Bills?
SoMAn replied to Dan Darragh's topic in The Stadium Wall
Week 17 of 2018 everything fell our way. I believe the date was April 26. -
And that codpiece…. more BS to distract from what’s really going on.
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What Went Thru Your Mind When You Saw Allen Running Off the Field?
SoMAn replied to PoundingDog's topic in The Stadium Wall
Initially, I thought shoulder. But that thought was temporary, lasting only seconds when the slow-mo replayed showed the hit and then him being attended to on the bench. Rub a little dirt on it and get back in there boy.