SoMAn
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Though I'm not completely dismissing this season, next year looks promising, especially if they make finding an elite receiver a priority, and land one. They'll need to address the aging nickel and safety positions, but WR has to be the top target.
With the return of their injured D-linemen (hopefully Hoecht can return for the regular season), and maturity of 2nd and 3rd year players like Hairston, Bishop, Carter, Soloman, Sanders, Walker, Strong, Hancock, Jackson*, etc., they should be in good shape if they can shake the injury bug. They have a solid OL and good reserves. A very good TE group.
With a couple of key additions through FA and the draft, I look for them the be a dominating team next season.
The roster, when healthy, is far from being a disaster, and there's great optimism for next year when they christen their new home.
*I'm really pulling for Jackson, but not convinced he's going to be an impact player.
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11 minutes ago, strive_for_five_guy said:
OP just wanted to see if people could add, and then if people like me could refrain from commenting -
Win division, >1%
Make playoffs: 90%
Miss playoffs: 23% 😁
(not sure why it was necessary to have a miss playoffs option)
I don't believe the Bills' team is as good as it has been in the previous years going into the playoffs.
On the plus side, Josh is more experienced at reading defenses and has made improvements in his passing game.
On the down side....I think the Patriots are for real and they'll smoke the Bills Sunday on their home field. Here we go again.
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16 hours ago, Buffalo716 said:
Brett favre was definitely a grandfather while playing
George Blanda had grandchildren when he was still an active NFL player. Maybe Travis Henry too 🤔
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Good. I have enough AFC East Division Champion sweatshirts and tees, going back to 1990.
I need a new one that shows AFC East... 2nd Place, 2025
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This will seem insensitive to some, but it's my opinion that the majority of people shouldn't have to forfeit things like availability of peanut doughnuts because of a group of others who have allergies. The burden of avoiding known allergens should be on them. The seller or shop should be able to exonerate themselves of any liability by posting a visible notice that the following substances and food items may be present. Did stadiums stop selling peanuts in the shell or even Crackerjacks? I honestly have no idea. Can I be sued if I bring a bag of peanuts into Highmark and some nearby attendee goes apoplectic? I feel sorry for people who are triggered by nuts, shellfish, or whatever, but I believe those of us who don't suffer should have rights as well.
So, how do the peanut doughnut sellers in WNY avoid litigation that's such a concern through the country?
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12 hours ago, steven50 said:
Origin: Peanut sticks originated at Freddy's Donuts in Buffalo from 1935 to 1989, according to this YouTube video
I was in the Army for 20 years and travelled all over and don't remember seeing them anywhere else but here. Same with Beef on Weck
I had no idea peanut sticks (as we called them - not fingers) were a WNY thing. I thought they were everywhere.
It was one of my favorite doughnut choices when I was growing up.
But the ones I recall having as a kid were not the huge handful like the one in this picture or those shown in the movie. They were about half that size.
The real question is: why aren't they a regular thing in all doughnut shops across America?
Regarding the plausibility of parts in the plot...even though the high school sweetheart moved away, why didn't Uncle (Ralphie Cifaretto) Tommy go ask the sister, who still lived in the house, where TF she was. Better still, why didn't Ralph put the moves on the sister instead? The movie was total fluff. The lead actress had an awful speaking voice. How the hell did she get the gig?
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I believe the guy taken 3rd in the 2024 draft will get there first - and probably win.
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58 minutes ago, Gregg said:
I am surprised nobody has mentioned Kelly's first game in the 86-opener vs the Jets. The excitement that day was off the charts. First sellout in Rich Stadium since the 1983 season. I still remember that "KELLY IS GOD BANNER". Even though the Bills lost you could see better days were coming as they finally had a franchise QB again. This was coming off of back-to-back 2-14 seasons in 84 and 85 which were truly depressing times.
I was at that one also, but just don’t have much recall about it. I’d driven up from Atlanta the day before, went to the game Sunday, stayed the whole week in Buffalo, and left the following Sunday, stopping at (exactly) halfway point in Cincinnati to watch Kelly play in his second game. Unfortunately, another loss.
I wonder how many fans can claim to have watched JKs first two games live.
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My first game at Rich, Bills' first Monday Night ABC-TV prime time appearance, October 29, 1973. Bills beat Chiefs 23-14, O.J. goes over 1,000 in game 7.
The following season opener, 1974 against the Raiders. O.J. was hurt. Maybe because it's ancient history, but surprisingly, this game rarely gets a mention as one of the great ones. The ending was somewhat like the 13 second game or any other in which there are multiple lead changes in the final couple of minutes.
The Bills pulled it out with a pass from Joe Ferguson to Ahmad Rashad (who was known as Bobby Moore when he was traded to the Bills).
And the 1980 season opener against the hated Miami Dolphins who had gone 20-0 in the 70's. Beautiful sunny 1pm Sunday game in which the Bills finally ended the streak. Goal posts came down. Looked like the Bills were finally a team to reckon with.
That's my big 3.
Honorable mention: win against Rams, Dec 7, 1980 Chuck Knox era coming to fruition
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I would've simply said winning.
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11 hours ago, Aussie Joe said:
The Falcons $2 is outrageous
So was the hot dog. Worst P.O.S. hot dog I ever had. You get what you pay for.
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Stillers 27
Bills 9
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Probably.
Regardless of the cheesiness and predictability of Hallmark movies, my wife enjoys the wholesomeness and good cheer they offer. No swearing, violence, or other obvious negativity.
For her, Hallmark is a nice break from the harshness of constant real-world news stuff and documentaries that are on when I’m controlling the remote.
She’s a big Bills fan through marriage, so the movie will have added interest. No matter how saccharin and cornball the show may be, I’ll enjoy sharing the time with my wife. When I see her smiling as she watches, that’ll make the two hour event all worthwhile for me.
Edit: just found out that The Soprano’s Bobby Baccalieri and Ralphie Ciferetto are in the movie, so maybe somebody will get whacked afterall. 😜-
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2 hours ago, NastyNateSoldiers said:
McBeane has had many chances to fix this team but they keep slamming there heads on the wall trying the same things. Every off-season is the same build depth and no consolidation of assets for difference makers. Spending good cap space for backups mortgaging our future for short term contracts. This is a recipe for disaster. They don't know the formula for winning big whether it's X's and O's or philosophy or drafting difference makers they can't get it done just look at all the assets they put into the Dline in these 9yrs and they only have 1 double digits sack season out of it with Floyd. They got to go they are riding on Josh back and now he can't carry them any longer.
And yet, the team was a couple bad first down spots from possibly going to the super bowl last year.
They've averaged nearly 12 wins per season since 2019.
They started out this year as super bowl favorites, then won their first 4 games. They beat perennial powerhouses from KC and Baltimore.
After a 17 year drought, they've made the post season 7 out of the last 8 years.
So what happened?
Maybe fielding a XFL defense after the starting squad has been completely decimated by injury, starting as early as OTAs and continuing right up until the last game.
Their regular season success has prevented them from drafting high enough to get an impact WR as the blue-chippers are long gone by the time the Bills are up to the podium.
I get that many are disappointed with the trajectory of this season, but this is what sometimes happens in the NFL. Last year the Bills exceed expectations. This year they're experiencing a lot of bad breaks.
Guess what? They may not make the playoffs this year. It's not the end of the world. They may get eliminated in the first round if they get there.
Maybe an 'off season' could be a blessing in disguise if they can get a draft pick within the top 20 for a change. With a little maneuvering, they could even drop down into the top 15 and get that impact WR.
Whatever happens Chicken Littles, it's not time to blow it all up and start over. There's still hope.
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So, at 6-3 many of you are calling for a complete overhaul. Do you think just maybe the rash of injuries leading to 2nd, 3rd, and 4th string reserves taking the field on defense might have made the difference in at least 1 or 2 of the losses? If the record was 7-2 would you still be calling for a regime change?
On offense, we're fortunate to have a good O-line and RB that stays healthy, but ironically, the passing game is now the offense's Achilles heal, even with an MVP QB.
It's too late now, but in the offseason, the Bills need to do everything and anything to get Josh weapons that can be game-changers. Wideouts that can stretch the field and get separation. The 'everyone eats' nonsense is not the answer. Josh has maybe the worst group of WRs in the league. Shakir is a reliable weapon. Kincaid would be too if he could stay on the field.
Is Joe Brady a problem? I suspect he wasn't ready to assume the role of coordinator for a team with super bowl aspirations. Reading the tea leaves, I'd say Babich may be taking a Fraser-style much needed break after this season.
Enough with the on-the-job training of these coordinators. Get experienced minds to run the offense and defense.
I don't think firing McDermott or Beane is the answer. It's a recipe for the revolving door of coaches that was such a joy during 'the drought'.
Get healthy, get a stud WR somehow, and bring in experienced coordinators with winning track records.
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On 11/10/2025 at 12:52 PM, Sojourner said:
We played them in their inaugural season at the Mercedes superdome.
I actually didn’t think it was that bad.
It was the typical hype machine of loud music, shirt cannons, kiss cams, and obnoxious talking over the P.A. system at every stoppage of play. Just too much. (go ahead, insert, "ok boomer" here).
I'd heard that the food prices were exceptionally low compared to many stadiums. True. But... you get what you pay for.
All I wanted was a friggin' hot dog! I had to walk past about 6 concession stands to find one. There was BBQ, nachos, and a bunch of other crap I couldn't care less about. When I finally found a hot dog it was the worst piece of crap imaginable. The dogs at Quik Trip or Race Trac are better. Someone I was with got a burger. It looked equally awful.
The annoying loud mouth, fat 12-year old Larry Mondello look-a-like in front of us with his Falcons jersey, kept standing up doing the first down arm thing like players on the field do. I hate admit I would have gotten pleasure from whacking him on the back of his head.
Getting out of the stadium to the exits wasn't easy. From the second level it seemed like we had to walk down endless number of concrete ramps just to get to the door leading outside. Seriously, it had to be a minimum of 15 back and forth ramps - similar to the ones from the old Aud in Buffalo.
My poor brother with his bad knees was in agony. Where did the escalators go that we used to get to our level? Apparently they're only for incoming.
I'd like to go to the new Highmark Stadium, but I'm about done with the modern stadium experience.
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It was the only later afternoon game, so naturally the viewer numbers were high. I can't recall another time when there was a single late afternoon game. It was for all intents and purposes a nationally televised game, being shown in every market in America.
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16 hours ago, RkFast said:
Old man take:
The league should make the home team wear its official home unis at home. I dont care that its hot down there. Nobody told you to put a team in Florida.
Older man take:
shirts and skins
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17 hours ago, jwhit34 said:
Shaheed was traded for a 4th and a 5th. I Think he's a UFA after the season.
Let's say that Beane was offered the same deal, a 4th and a 5th for Shaheed. If I'm Beane, to judge the relative value, I look at the picks I have had in those rounds in the draft as one data point in evaluating the deal. Here is the history since the current regime arrived:
Year 4th Round 5th Round
2025 Deone Walker J. Hawes, J. Hancock
2024 Ray Davis S. VP-Granger, J. Solomon, E. Ulafoshio
2023 -------------- J. Shorter
2022 -------------- K. Shakir
2021 -------------- T. Doyle
2020 Gabe Davis J. Fromm
2019 ----------- V. Joseph
2018 Taron Johnson S. Neal, W. Teller
2017 -------------- M. Milano
All 4 of the 4th rounders have been good players (I look at this and say don't trade 4th rounders, you have a knack for finding players). 5th rounders have had more hits than misses, with Milano, Teller and Shakir being terrific picks.
So in the extreme cases, would you trade Taron Johnson and Wyatt Teller for a rental Shaheed or Walker and Hawes for Shaheed?
Give credit to the sellers yesterday, they made out very well. If the Bills were in on some deals and the price paid is indicative of where the market was on others, I think it's probably good that they passed on trades.
I said something along those lines a couple of days ago when some of you were crying for a trade upgrade. With consideration to the Bills' cap restrictions and figuring that a lot of the players being dumped would be what amounts to a 9+ game rental, it would be stupid to trade draft picks or other valued men from our roster. Those are the sort of moves that perennial celler-dwellers make. Give Beane credit for considering the long term future and not just a gamble on this season.
That said, it's clear from his presser statements that Beane was desperate to upgrade the roster and tried in vain to make a move. Not sure who he had his eye on (anyone here know or care to speculate?) But, getting a good player that can contribute comes with a price. In his estimation, there wasn't a deal that would pay dividends for the future.
It's a good bet he was looking for a DT or WR (duh). I'm more inclined to think it was a DT.
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13 hours ago, Buffalo716 said:
Or we're up seven with 2 minutes left
I don't see why we have to be down.. we have the most balanced offense in the NFL something Tom Brady won six Super bowls in New England with
We literally were less healthy than the Chiefs yesterday and bullied them.. no if we see them again in January.. I think we're winning by more than seven
And yeah I never doubt Josh if we are down with 2 minutes left even if he doesn't get it done 100% of the time.. he's going to get it done more than any quarterback alive
Speaking of the Chiefs and seeing them in the playoffs, it seems that because we've met them so frequently in that position, there's a lot of chatter about 'when' we meet them in January - as if it's assumed and part of the regularly scheduled programming. Not so fast.
With consideration to the competition we're both facing in our respective divisions, I'm not so sure we'll be seeing them again this season.
Unless the Chiefs get it together and win their matchups with the Broncos and Chargers, they could end up as a 6th or 7th seed or out of the playoffs altogether.
With 4 losses after only 9 games, their days of having a week off to rest and then home field advantage may be over.
By the same token, the Bills need to put their sloppy play with the Patriots and Falcons behind them, and then take care of business when they go to New England. Following the past 2 wins, this fickle fan is a bit more optimistic than I was after that Monday night debacle. 😊
As things now stand, they have a better chance than the Chiefs of hosting home games or even enjoying the bye.
Either way, there will be plenty of obstacles with our other AFC contenders that the odds of seeing the Chiefs again are considerably less than in past seasons.
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21 hours ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said:
I seem to remember him as a B or C team member for NBC broadcasts during the 70s, and later?
Maybe I'm just nostalgic, but in my opinion, the B and C commentators were better than most of the A ones today.
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Not sure if somebody already mentioned, but I think having the experienced veteran Poyer playing alongside him is now paying dividends.
Only one of the current top 4 QB's has beaten the other three in the same season.
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How do you put Burrow and Jackson in the top 4 when they've missed multiple games this season? Are you going by legacy rankings or perception going into the season? That means squat today.
Drake Maye is statistically a top 4 QB. Maye's team beat Allen's this year.
So, if it makes you feel better to think Josh is top dog, ok, but don't forget he also lost to Tua, Penix, and the Houston backup.