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I’ve never quite understood the appeal of those low-level end zone seats. Yeah, you might get a great play that happens real close to you, but it’s a fairly bad view if they’re down at the other end, particularly if you are on the scoreboard end. Clubs are ideal, especially if it’s cold and/or raining. The 300 level, lower half aren’t far behind and great on a nice fall day. Do fans want the first row so they’ll be seen on TV? For me, it’s harder to see how the play is developing and where everybody’s lined up when you’re at field level. The reason coordinators like to sit in the booth is because they can see the field better.

I don’t have it. When it was around $9 a month, i didn’t mind too much, but i hardly ever watched it, so when they started charging $15 that was enough for me.

And the players will already be acclimated to the conditions having played and practice in summer heat since late July. The temperatures should be about the same for both benches.

I don’t think they’ll look for any of them. My impression is they’ll be fielding a more balanced attack with greater emphasis on the run and the short game. Ball control. Clock management. Matriculate methodically down the field, put points on the board, then let the well-rested defense do their job. I believe this change in philosophy may have contributed to making Diggs expendable and why a player like Worthy wasn’t of interest. Now, along with the dual TE threat, they have bigger WRs who will block, create mismatches with smaller DBs, and win the battle with contested balls. I’ll be very surprised if the Bills go after one of the ‘name’ WR. They’d have to give up something. They’re well positioned for next year’s draft. Why would Beane want to lose that? I’m sure they don’t want to get into another Von Miller situation in which they open the vault and hamstring themselves again in cap jail with a ‘role player’. With the addition of Ray Davis, they’ll also a pair of guys coming out of the backfield who can catch. IMO, no need to target any more WRs. They’re good to go.

Going out on a limb here, but probably Terrell Bernard

Don’t. Just don’t.

Agree. Originally the Sunday ticket was a paid service that gave us access to all games that were NOT being broadcast nationally on Thursday, Sunday night, Monday Night, Thanksgiving, playoffs, or any other that wasn’t being shown locally. Other than the NFL Network and ESPN games, all could be watched with an over the air antenna in concert with the ticket. So now if we want 100% access to all our favorite teams’ games we need cable/satellite/streaming with subscriptions that provide the NFL Sunday Ticket, ESPN, NFL Network, local, and a la cart subscriptions to Peacock and Amazon. That’s a minimum of 4 separate services to guarantee home viewing for all Bills’ games! Oh well. On the plus side, it’s still worthwhile and a good value for the luxury of being able to enjoy the comforts of home while watching the game in real time. I can drink beer without worry, sit in a comfortable recliner, fireplace blazing, pets on my lap, smell of roast in the oven, and clean bathroom without urine covering the floor. There was a period where the only choices were sports bars and waiting for highlights on ESPN. Compared to vacation rentals, theater shows, game tickets, and other leave-the-house events, a few hundred bucks for the entire season is still a good deal. (don’t tell YouTube I said that!) 😜

It’ll depend on the game plan and the opponent strengths and weaknesses. Brady will want to create mismatches. Will they use 2 TEs and the big receivers for more of a ball control ground game? Or will they have an opponent they feel they can exploit with a slot receiver and 3 WRs? I think the answer will depend largely on the progression of Coleman and the other receivers. Shakir is one of the few receivers on the roster for which there aren’t really any questions. We know what he is. Im high on him and I believe he could be a full time starter alongside Coleman in a traditional passing formation.

I hear what you’re saying, but what you are really telling me is that you now get senior discounts. 😉. The old Rockpile is where the seeds of Bills fandom (fanaticism)were planted.

I was at that home game against the Raiders which was Joe Collier's last in Buffalo. The Bills had been a champion caliber team a couple of years prior to 1968. Collier was on a short leash after a sub-par 1967 season, so two games into the 1968 season, and following a blowout at the hands of the Raiders, he was released. The fans were singing, "goodbye Collier, goodbye Joe, goodbye Collier, we're glad to see you go'. One of my vivid memories is walking next to the Raiders defensive end, handlebar mustached, 6' 8" Ben Davidson. It was along side the snow fence that separated the fans from the field in tiny War Memorial Stadium. Our seats were close to the field on the visitor side. I'd never seen a human being that huge. Earlier, we had had given a ride to the game for the wife of one of the assistant coaches. I still wonder if the coaches suspected or were given a hint that it might be the end for the coaching staff if the Bills lost. Fortunately for Collier, he was able to carve out a nice career in the NFL as a defensive coordinator. R.I.P.

I thought this was going to be a thread about beer.

Open 1pm against the Jets at home.

We all develop opinions, often different than someone else's. The experts with 6 or 7-figure salaries whose job it is to analyze prospects probably have a better handle on who will fit and succeed. Very deep. Great insight.

I know! I know! Who's your favorite all-time Bill? That's never come up before. 🙄

I wouldn’t get anyone’s autograph. It’s kind of stupid.

i wasn't referring to the mostly forgettable first season. 'Early years', as in the period when McD called his receiving corps 'the smurfs'.

Polar opposite of the smurfs from Allen's early days. I wonder if the moves are a counter to the league trends towards the passing game that have resulted in smaller, but faster defenders who can cover. Fine, you want to play that way, we'll just bulldoze your arses with 2 TE and big WRs. Let Cook juke his way through while Ray Davis and Josh Allen run over and past everyone else. If the defenders try to cheat up, we've got big guys with great hands who can move the chains from the slot, RBs who can slide out and catch, or contested catches on the outside. Maybe we'll be seeing a little more from the screen passe game than we have in recent years. I think that's where they're going with this.

I'm betting the coming outnumbered the going.

I'm sure the stadium will be great. It just that I believe it could have been pleasing to the greatest number of potential attendees it were more like the Vikings or the proposed KC stadiums. Us baby boomers are a huge portion of the population and often the ones with the $$ to spend on PSLs and season tickets. For many of this generation, many of whom suffer from arthritis, joint replacements, and other minor ailments, we may have no other choice but to opt out for late season games in which the cold makes the experience uncomfortable. I'm fortunate that I don't have those issues...yet. But, if I want to take my wife to a game in December or January, her titanium knees and hip would not be very forgiving. On the plus side (for some), there should be ample available tickets in the secondary market for late season games.

Assuming you go outside or have looked out a window during a windy, rainy day in WNY, you know that rain can be going pretty much sideways or at an angle in which an overhead shelter is practically useless. FWIW worth, I've always been anti-dome, having experienced the circus-tent-like atmosphere in the Georgia Dome. But, the newer enclosed stadiums that allow plenty of natural light have changed my mind. Supposedly, the open air stadium is (at least in part) a result of the fan survey that gave fans an opportunity to express their preference of the proposed stadium. Odd, but almost everyone I know says just the opposite. I suspect the Pegulas just didn't want the added expense. Too bad. I think the weather advantage for the Bills is exaggerated.

I've had similar sentiments towards Shakir since first seeing him in preseason. After some action in 2022 and then the 2023 season, I made a comparison to Andre Reed. I think he could have a similar impact and be a vital piece to the puzzle.

So, you've never been to Buffalo then. 🤔

Sure, if the rain is a nice consistent spring rain that falls perfectly vertical. The cover won't be much good if it's one of those cold, windy, rainy days and the wind is blowing in your direction.

Can't say I ever collected them, but I used to forge my parents' signature with a note to the pharmacist or whomever, telling them to allow their 12-year old son, (who rode his Schwinn Stingray to Leader Drugs) to purchase the magazine. I don't know if they actually fell for the note, but I did buy a few and was a a hit with my pals. Of course, we only read the articles. The only ones I ever bought as an adult were for the John Lennon and the O.J. Simpson interviews. One of my local musician friends who was a singer in L.A. back in the day, was shown in a pictorial (full frontal) for a feature about 'the women of rock'. FWIW, I've never had much interest in the smutty porno mags or even the strip clubs. I don't go to buffets to watch people eat.