SoMAn
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On 4/26/2024 at 5:46 PM, TFBillsfan said:
We switched to YTTV last year from DirectTV. No complaints for the most part. However, I think it’s ridiculous to pay for the Sunday Ticket but not really able to watch all the games as now I need to pay for Prime for TNF and even Peakon. If I’m paying full price for the Ticket I shouldn’t have to pay additional to watch it on other streaming platforms.
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!) 😜
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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.-
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1 hour ago, amprov56 said:
Was at that game too, very ugly day and season that followed!
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.-
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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.
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I thought this was going to be a thread about beer.
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Open 1pm against the Jets at home.
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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.
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I know! I know! Who's your favorite all-time Bill? That's never come up before. 🙄
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I wouldn’t get anyone’s autograph. It’s kind of stupid.
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4 minutes ago, BADOLBILZ said:
Actually in Allen's rookie season his top three targeted wide receivers were between 6'2" and 6'5".
And the other targets included that 6'4" stiff Andre Holmes and of course Charles Clay.
Lil' Dummy McKenzie was the only smurf and he got like 30 targets.
That strategy began in 2017 signing Holmes, trading for 6'3" Jordan Matthews and 6.5" Kelvin Benjamin.
It proved to be disastrous to their passing attack so they pivoted in 2019 and 2020 to smaller, quicker receivers.
Beane lamented the error of their ways trying to build around big catch radius guys instead of guys who got open.
i wasn't referring to the mostly forgettable first season. 'Early years', as in the period when McD called his receiving corps 'the smurfs'.
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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.
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On 5/1/2024 at 7:31 PM, Augie said:
I got my working papers when I was 14 in NYS, and many of my high school summers were spent coming and going from trailers covered with the fold outs while I did landscaping and maintenance.
Did I mention I was a 14 year old boy?
I'm betting the coming outnumbered the going.
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6 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said:
Badger, is that you? 😆
R.I.P. Taylor. Cousin of 3 Dog Night's Chuck Negron. BTW, I have another musician friend here, same last name, and I believe is also a cousin.
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1 hour ago, WotAGuy said:
Agree. Having been in the old Georgia Dome for the last Bills Super Bowl and the Carrier Dome, I was turned off by covered stadia until I went to the Vikings home. That stadium is airy, gorgeous and has tons of natural light and I believe windows that open at one end. Love that building.
There’s a lot of negativity about a stadium that hasn’t even been built yet, and 99% of us haven’t been able to “experience” the presentation of the proposed building.
I get it’s the internet and people use it as a venue to b-word about everything, but jeezus!
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.
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18 hours ago, Draconator said:
I live less than 5 miles from the stadium, spunky.
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.
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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.
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21 hours ago, Draconator said:
No open spaces in this stadium except for the roof. So that argument doesn't work.
So, you've never been to Buffalo then. 🤔
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On 4/29/2024 at 12:13 AM, QCity said:
Really looks like there's coverage for everything save the 100 level (depending if you are on the leeward or windward side).
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.
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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.
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I'm seeing opinions here about the likes and dislikes from y'all about the pre and post-game commentators. I can't understand why anyone still watches those guys.
Years ago, before the internet, those shows were the most current sources for information leading up to the games and analysis following the games. Now, there are a multitude of outlets to get information without wasting time listening to that clown show.
Just my opinion. I rarely watch the pre-game shows. Occasionally, some post game for game recaps and highlights.
It doesn't matter to me one bit who is on the desk.
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Good hands, balance, and very good field vision (i.e. he has a good feel for the flow of the defense and where to find an opening).
Disclaimer: My assessment is lacking in any real knowledge other than what I saw in the highlight vid. Just my overall impression.
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38 minutes ago, Pete said:
IMO DeJean would be the pick, and an exceptional pick. But my guess is someone makes too good an offer for pick 33, and that Beane stockpiles top 100 picks
Excellent strategy. If he plays his cards right the Bills could corner the market in round 7 with 32 picks! Big Baller Bean make it happen. 🙃
ok..back to reality....there's going to be a breaking point at which they'd have to limit the number of players chosen. They still have to fit them under the cap, and too many picks mean practice squad, poached players, and ultimately wasted draft choices. I seriously doubt they'd consider adding picks. Just dealing with an overabundance of rookies and UFAs could be a headache for the coaching staff trying to get ready for the season.
If anything, I think it's more likely to parlay multiple picks for less picks, but improved positioning.
BTW - I'm not a draftnik, so I know little about the prospects, but looking at the video for DeJean, an Iowa kid, he just looks like the sort of player that Beane often targets. I wonder if they decide to go with him if they'd bundle some of the excess draft picks with Elam, who could become expendable.
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The NFL hype machine has made the draft, the schedule, the combine, etc. all 'must-see' events. Back in the day, before the web and 24/7 NFL network, these things were barely acknowledged in real time. If you get max enjoyment out of it, power to you. I'll get excited when there's actually men suited up and smashing into each other.
I'll maybe toggle over to ESPN or NFL network or check in here occasionally, but I don't have much interest in making it 'an event'. More likely slip into my usual old man routine starting with Jeopardy, maybe the news commentary talking heads, Nat Geo, Seinfeld re-runs, and start dozing on the sofa around 9pm. Most importantly, I'll be keeping the remote from my wife so that the Hallmark channel doesn't appear on the main TV.
I'll definitely be here Friday morning and probably see what Tasker and Brown have to say.🙂
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There won’t be any WR with a 1st rd grade at 28, but maybe a DT or edge. Take that defender, then trade up for better position in 2nd to get WR who they still like, but who wasn’t worthy of # 28.
Ray Ray Davis pick receiving praise
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Don’t. Just don’t.