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Dave in Avon Lake now

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  1. I lived in Chicago and it was old Soldier Field before the renovation.  Bills had signed two quarterbacks in off season and future looked bright.  Meaningless game but Doug Flutie played and looked pretty good.  You know the rest of the story.  Bills lose first 3 games with Rob Johnson and he gets injured and Flutie becomes a Pro bowl QB and Bills made the playoffs.  Maybe something like that could happen again. 

     

    Anyways, It will be fun to see what happens with the possibility that all 3 QBs may get some playing time.  I'm rooting for Josh Allen, but maybe Peterman will be our Flutie this year.  Go Bills!

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  2. I remember going to a night game in the strike shortened 1982 season against the Vikings.  It was not on the list as it was a Thursday night.  My brother's favorite team at that time was the Vikings and Buffalo came back to win the game by one point after trailing 19-0.  My brother wasn't happy but it sure was exciting in what turned out to be a horrible year for the NFL with the strike.

  3. 1 hour ago, RoyBatty is alive said:

    Could easily happen. We have no QB, zero continuity on the o line, yeah 2-14 is not an outlandish prediction.

     

    ??????

    I don't care what the naysayers think, but making the playoffs last year has to count for something.  It might start out ugly, but I predict Bills will be "us against the world" and protect their home turf like last year.  A few wins on the road and we are playoff bound again.

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  4. I'll add a few more:

     

    Picking Rob Johnson over Flutie.  As much as you hate Flutie, he found ways to win games that were beyond Buffalo's offense without him.

     

    Letting Pat Williams go in free agency.  Defense went downhill after that move.

     

    Choosing JP Losman in draft instead of moving up a couple spots to get Roethlisburger.

     

    Drafting EJ.

     

    I'll stop there as the list goes on and on.

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  5. I'm going over and being optimistic.  I think QB play is bound to improve even if we have a few turnovers.  I believe McDermott's defense gets better and still is able to get fortuitous TO's to turn a few games our way.  I don't see any blowouts this year.  The Pats are getting worse and neither the Dolphins or Jets have improved that much.  For some reason, the Bills always seem to do better against the NFC North even though the division looks tough on its face.  All of that adds up to another run at the playoffs and with home games in December, don't count us out.  Its a new year!

  6. Also if you remember Bruce Smith was signed to a contract (or at least agreed to play for Buffalo) as they didn't want another Tom Cousineau (sp) situation with their first pick.  The USFL may have been collapsing but no one knew how the lawsuit would play out and if Kelly would eventually sign with the Bills.

  7. I first found this website in the mid 90s after having logged in to the D&C Hyperbills website.  I've enjoyed reading the posts on the Stadium wall and appreciate the knowledge of many fans.  I'm a Bills fan since the 60s, but really got hooked when I lived in Buffalo from 1977-83.  There were some lean years when you could go to the stadium for about $8 in the endzone, but I digress.  I don't post much, but I appreciate what this site does for us out-of-towners. The Mario Williams watch was unbelievable. I lived in CT until recently and am happy to be out of Patriot territory, but will miss opportunities to watch the games live. 

     

    Thanks for keeping me informed all of these years.

  8. Sorry I'm late to the game as I just moved and noticed the changes. It is good to refresh the site as the old Bills photos were dated. I noticed on my mobile, I had to link to the Stadium Wall postings. That may be a good thing since it was always hard to see on the small screen. Being an out of towner it is disturbing that so much of the new content is pay only and that Buffalo News articles are first. Perhaps you could add a dollar sign next to the pay articles. I'm not sure if the display is by latest article first, but it is annoying so many of the stories are subscription only.

     

    Thanks for doing this.

  9. I'm not sure if there is a conspiracy based on what I've seen but I don't get the local flavor.

     

    Also, I haven't seen much of the offense this year, but am wondering what happened to the team that averaged 25 points per game. Have they been coached down to this level of mediocrity. Even though we have lost some talent since last year, it wasn't like we had a formidable receiving corps most of the year yet still managed to score points. Teams were keying on our RBs and we still made plays (more than a few by Tyrod's running skills) Maybe its time to retool and do what we do best.

  10. I don't think this would be a more impressive win if we pull off this game, but it would signal a change in the Bills culture. Beating teams we should beat has not been a given during the drought. Injuries at WR are going to make it tough if the Bengals offense is truly revived because I don't think we win a track meet with most teams. I haven't seen much live this year so I am still skeptical of the defense holding up against good QBs (not sure Dalton is one). My guess is we need to running game going and Tyrod can hook up with Clay like he did last week to keep the defense off balance. I'd like to see some production from Jones as he should be getting more comfortable in the system after 5 weeks.

     

    Go Bills!

  11. So much hate for Doug. He was a great QB for us and I believe he would have won the Music City game if he started. We got a few more playoff years after Kelly retired because of his quarterbacking. I saw him in his first game for us in 1998 against the Bears in preseason and you could tell he had something that RJ never displayed.

    Recently my son's best friend met him in Chicago airport and he was very kind and generous even allowing him to take a selfie. Pretty cool guy if you ask me.

  12. I cancelled the ticket for the first time as I am in the process of moving to South Carolina. Last year I stopped watching live games and had more enjoyable Sundays. I'm not as enthused this year with all the changes. I watched the Baltimore game on tape last night and it was awful. Hopefully they surprise me and start winning later in the season. I'm optimistically thinking 7-9 this year. Has anyone started mover during the season with the ticket? My new house already has the satellite, so I may give it another try. Thanks for the number.

  13. I lived in Boston at the time and even went to the parade although it was too cold to stick around. The whole city was caught up in it as it was a first for the Pats. At the time, Bills & Patriots were pretty even in all time standings. Since then it has got progressively worse around here as they continue to beat up on my team. I dropped Sunday Ticket this year after 15 years of futility while living in New England. I'm hoping to move South before football season begins, so maybe that will change their fortunes.

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