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Absolutely correct. Had he not broke stride the ball would probably have fallen right into his hands.

If they can remain halfway healthy and get Shakir, Johnson, Oliver, Rapp, and Miller back in action, they should be ok, though I believe their pedestrian receiver corps will continue to haunt them throughout the year.

Class act and one of the all time great Buffalo Bills. He was in Buffalo with other all-time Bills for what I believe must’ve been the 1999 home opener. Probably a 30th anniversary for the team. I was at that opening game as I always was until about 15 years ago. Anyway, on the flight back to Atlanta, Billy and his wife were seated directly across the aisle from me. Both were very outgoing and didn’t mind talking some Bills football. He handed me his recently acquired Hall of Fame ring to try on for size and then reached into his brief case to pull out a pair of specialty issued Billy Shaw #66 HOF trading cards that he’d signed and gave to me. That was a great way to cap off the Buffalo trip. Thanks #66 for all the great memories, on and off the field.

That's been fairly typical for the Bills the past 2 or 3 years. Seems they're sometimes playing more reserves than they are the designated starters. Why? Bad luck? Coincidence? Ineffective strength and conditioning program? Overly cautious about returning players to action? Undersized players who get the worst of game action collisions? So, if I'm calculating correctly...just on Defense we're missing: 2 D-linemen, 2 LBs, 1 CB, 1 Safety. Is that right? Is there more?

Go back a couple more years to the stellar 2020 13-3 season when they just barely missed the Super Bowl, it’s a totally different roster. And here we are in 2024, with probably less than 5 players that were starters in on that squad, and still appears to be one of the premier teams. But yeah, according to some of the geniuses who contribute here, McDermott needs to go since they haven’t won the big one yet. 🙄

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.

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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He thought this was the weekend to ‘fall back’ and he’d already re-set all his clocks.

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.

You can probably find instant grits in any supermarket grocery store, in the cereal section. Add some heat for killer shrimp and grits.

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. High draft picks and cheap tickets…ahhh the good old days of yesteryear when Navy blue was the home uniform color.

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. Also, it should be a reviewable call.

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

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.

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.

It is.

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.

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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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. 😉

I just received a notification from them offering a one time $20 credit for the inconvenience caused during this dispute. I’ll take it.

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.