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No doubt.
Following the same philosophy he instills in his players, McDermott is always looking to improve himself and his staff to be the best version of himself.
I think he's got the best 2 coordinators since 2017, and likely some very good position coaches also.
Hoping they'll be able to raise the Lombardi before his coordinators start getting interviews.
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On 8/20/2024 at 6:31 AM, WotAGuy said:
I read he’s related to Mini Max Anderson. He’s got Bills in his blood.
Do we get a comp pick if we trade him?
Mini Max, #22.
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He thought this was the weekend to ‘fall back’ and he’d already re-set all his clocks.
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I usually don’t mind if it’s just my wife. Last game I was getting a little edgy and wasn’t real nice to be around. So, she decided to go into the bedroom and watch and leave me by myself-which was fine with me.
I would frequently hear her cheering when there wasn’t much to get excited about. I just assumed the 2 TVs were out of sync because of pausing.
At halftime she came back out to the living room, happy that the Bills won.????
The 24-10 halftime score didn’t compute with her.
Not being all that TV savvy, she didn’t know the game was on Amazon. She’d turned on the bedroom TV, found the game, but she’d been watching a Sunday night Bills-Dolphins game being replayed on the NFL network from last year I think.
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You can probably find instant grits in any supermarket grocery store, in the cereal section.
Add some heat for killer shrimp and grits.
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On the plus side, I’ll be able to afford to take my family again from cheap resale tix after the Bills have a 3-15 record the previous year.
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He's 8 for 8 on extra points and 3 for 4 on field goals in 2024.
Something mechanically went wrong on the missed kick. Was it bad hold? Did his foot slip. Lost concentration?
I don't know.
What I do know is that he's nailed 11 out of the 12 place kicks he's been counted on to make and half the people in this forum have already pressed the panic button. Really?
If misses on relatively 'easy' kicks becomes a trend over the course of several games, then it may be time to be concerned. Not yet..
The idea that they can just go out and find a kicker on the street or trade for a better one is idiotic. If there were a better one, he'd be wearing a jersey this weekend.
Next topic.
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I fear that, if they haven’t already, teams/QBs will be perfecting the ‘instant slide’ in desperation situations in an attempt to get a gift 15 yards and first down.
IMO, the rule needs to be revised to give officials some leeway if they believe the defender’s momentum was already going towards the QB before the QB committed to the slide, and the defender made an effort to avoid direct contact.
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Looking for the best place to see the list of who’s active and inactive on game day and when is first released to the public? Link?
thanks
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I would say the best way to gauge Bass on any particular Sunday would be to measure his performance against the opposing kicker who is playing in identical conditions.
if the other team’s guy is splitting the uprights, but Bass is shanking them, on the field and in conditions he should be more familiar with….well, draw your own conclusions.
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On 9/6/2024 at 5:37 PM, Fleezoid said:
Which is perpetuated by social media. It creates a mob mentality with its virtual torches and pitchforks. That would have played out differently without that crap.
Perpetuated equally or more by main stream media who spark the fire and continue to fan the flames for their own benefit until it dies out. Rarely a word following exoneration. It doesn’t sell.
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11 hours ago, peterpan said:
This can’t possibly be true, can it??
It is.
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20 hours ago, Buffalo716 said:
Josh Allen did nothing comparable to a fake slide versus Pittsburgh ...
He literally never started to lower himself to the ground... Josh Allen's been shimmying like that since he got to the bills and it's nothing like a fake slide.. it's more of a stuttered juke
Reading his body language on that play, I'm pretty sure there wasn't any intent to 'fake slide'.
To my eyes it appeared he started to go that way for a split second, assessed the situation, and before committing himself to it, he quickly changed his mind, deciding he could gain more yards.
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I'll be rooting for the Jets - to beat the Dolphins and anyone else the Bills see as a possible playoff rival.
Stat of the day....
since the AFL/NFL merger in 1970, the Jets have won their division twice - in 1998 and 2002. Quite the accomplishment. 54 seasons, two division titles. Glad they've been in our division. Now pinning their hopes on a 41-year-old QB coming off an achilleas tear who wasn't even that spectacular in his last full season.
Good luck.
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17 hours ago, Mr. WEO said:
People still use satellite dishes to watch TV?
Move to a location that has cable service?
The irony....after this topic was discussed yesterday.....when I got home in the afternoon I discovered our AT&T internet service was down. It still is.
We believe it's the ONT box that connects the fiber optic cable to the modem that's (as they say in Buffalo) 'on the fritz'.
So, to that point, glad I still have Directv, otherwise we'd have been without TV altogether until an AT&T tech can show up, hopefully this afternoon. Sure, in a pinch we could go cell service from the phone and mirror to the TV, but it's cumbersome and my wife can barely work the remote controls for regular everyday function. 😉
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2 hours ago, Augie said:
HA! Just as I typed this I got a survey from DirecTV so it was a perfect opportunity to share what I thought of them and their (lack of) service.
I just received a notification from them offering a one time $20 credit for the inconvenience caused during this dispute. I’ll take it.
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10 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said:
how is this on the NFL? Your OP says it's a dispute between DTV and Disney.
True. Good point. I was probably getting off topic venting about the NFL spreading themselves over multiple outlets, forcing some fans into subscriptions they'd only need for very limited use.
I'm pretty sure the viewers of NFL and college ball will be the loudest consumer voices that force their hand.
And maybe few kids who need to watch their Disney programming.
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8 minutes ago, Ethan in Cleveland said:
This is capitalism. We all asked for more access well this is the price you pay. This is their peak of negotiating leverage so they are using it.
Customers caught up in the middle.
As others have said, it usually gets resolved before the week is over
Agree. It's still feels like the NFL is sticking it to their most loyal fan base.
But, to your point, I agree - capitalism and the free market does work. The reality is that we have the ability to receive all the games we want as long as we're willing to pay for them in some fashion - even if it means multiple subscriptions.
As I've stated before, it's not that many years ago that streaming and home satellite wasn't an option. We were limited to whatever games were being broadcast on our local networks that weekend. For me,, and many others, it's worth it to pay to be able to watch every game of our team. It just seems that the NFL is pushing us to the limit.
They are masters at understanding their market value and generating revenue.
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No.
I wonder if all of us are nothing more than an A.I. experiment or a board game for something or someone that's beyond our comprehension. Do the players just laugh every time a new war breaks out or a tornado wipes out an entire town?
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All the stations that fall under the Disney umbrella have now pulled the plug on Directv pending a resolution with a new contract. That includes ABC, Hulu, and ESPN. It seems we go through this every year around football season with one of the cable or satellite carriers.
I've had Directv since the mid-90's, retaining it after they no longer carry the NFL Sunday Ticket.
Unlike some of you, I truly like their functionality, service, pricing, and accessibility to real people in Customer Service.
Because of access to actual human beings in Customer Service, I've been able to negotiate phenomenal monthly service pricing and credits. For the past year I've paid $61/month for 3 TVs, Genie, MAX, and damage coverage. For the 5 years (or more) prior to Youtube winning NFLST contract, I was able to get the package either free, or greatly reduced with credits. So, don't give me a speech about how much you hate DTV. It's worked for me.
So now, for the first time in years, I've bit the bullet and paying full discounted price for the ticket with Youtube. Ready to sit and enjoy (hopefully) all the Bills games in the comfort of my living room.
Hold on! Now Disney has pulled their channels. There are 2 Monday Night ESPN games in less than 6 weeks featuring the Bills. Thinking I was covered for viewing my Bills, I may have to find another way to see those games if the dispute isn't resolved soon. In all honesty, other than those 2 games, I can't think of another program on any of their channels I want to watch.
We're being forced to buy Amazon Prime, Peacock, Netflix, the NFL Ticket, Paramount, etc. just to see the games we want to watch.
It's getting out of hand.
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On 8/31/2024 at 5:37 PM, Shaw66 said:
The Rockpile Review – by Shaw66
Well, here it is, Labor Day and the 2024 NFL season is about to begin.
What are we to expect from the Bills? I have no idea.
At a technical level, I literally have no idea. The game evolves, season after season, and only some of the strategies that worked in 2023 will work in 2024. And some coaches will come up with new strategies, both offensively and defensively. Those are changes that I barely understand at their simplest levels. And it’s virtually impossible to predict what all those changes will be.
At a personnel level, I have one idea – a lot depends on players who haven’t been big-time players previously, and that means uncertainty about how guys will perform. Safeties, linebackers, a corner or two, various defensive linemen all must show that they are playoff caliber. Offensive linemen, receivers. The Bills don’t have holes, but they have a lot of questions.
At the coaching level, oh boy. Brady has to have the goods. Babich, too. And McDermott. McDermott has coaches and players he likes, and I’m sure he believes he can win with them. This is the season all three need to show they are playoff caliber. Can they? Sure. Will they? I have no idea.
As a fan, I think the Bills are going back to the playoffs. Why? Well, principally because I believe in McDermott and I believe in Allen. I said it a couple of weeks ago: There are 20 teams, for sure, that would trade their HC and QB for McDermott and Allen. Maybe 25, but call it 20. That tells me that those two men alone make the Bills a top-12 team, and top-12 is playoffs.
I know some will argue about McDermott, but I don’t buy it. He’s won as much or more as other coaches who have been around the league for a few years. He’s dedicated to getting the whole job done, and pretty much anything McDermott dedicates himself to, he achieves. Fire him in February, and he’ll have multiple head coach offers the next day.
I’m looking for a good season, a playoff season. How will they get to the playoffs, and what will they achieve there? I have no idea.
I'm ready.
GO BILLS!!!
The Rockpile Review is written to share the passion we have for the Buffalo Bills. That passion was born in the Rockpile; its parents were everyday people of western New York who translated their dedication to a full day’s hard work and simple pleasures into love for a pro football team.
I agree with every word.
It reflects my thoughts going into this season exactly.
My loyalty to the team makes me want to be optimistic and predict another division crown with at least 11 wins.
My more logical self says that the team has exactly 1 superstar, are still developing young players to replace exiting veterans, a division and other conference opponents that are catching up, and a gauntlet of a schedule.
This is the first year since Josh emerged as a top QB that I’m not optimistic about the Bills’ chances of getting to the dance.
Will the Bills have a winning season and make another record towards the playoffs or will they be talking draft in late December?
I have no idea either.
Mr. Brightside: is this a thing now?
in The Stadium Wall
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Couldn't agree more. I'm old school and was around for the super bowl era Bills when the Shout song became the scoring anthem. Before that it was that stupid 'Talking Proud" song in the 80s.
But this is a whole different team that should have it's own themes that fans can identify exclusively with this version. For me, Shout! is played. Time to retire it as a post-score tradition.
I don't care about red helmets, whammy weenies, Shout, Talking Proud, or any other Bills-affiliated relic from yesteryear. Other than an occasional glance for nostalgia's sake, I don't have much desire to cling to the past. Change is good.
Leave the past where it belongs - in the Buffalo News archives or vintage news reels.
Those teams, as much as we loved them, didn't win a super bowl. This one will.