Drunken Pygmy Goat

Random stuff: There was an older NFL referee in the 80s and 90s (not sure his name) that always did an emphatic “first dooooowwwwwwn”. A quote from (I believe) Dan McGuire while in the booth for the Raiders@Bills playoff game, Bills were losing for much of the game, and during their comeback: “If there’s one thing we’ve learned about this team, it’s that you can never, EVER, count them out...” A personal favorite of mine: “Stats never lie, but they don’t always tell the whole truth either”.

But that never happened! I never kept track, but I vaguely remember a game against the Cowboys(?), shortly after the extension, that really solidified the thought in my head. I knew Fitz wasn’t the future, but I loved how he played the game. Hard to not like a QB that lowers the boom on DBs instead of just running out of bounds.

With the way the NFL works, I wouldn’t be at all surprised if the opposite rings true. The Broncos and Steelers both have top 10 defenses that look to be improved.

This. You have to crawl before you walk, and walk before you run. Last year, the Bills were walking while the Ravens were running. And to quote Aerosmith, sometimes you have to lose to know how to win. Games like this, as well as the WC loss should be viewed as learning experiences that the team should be better for because of them. HC is still rather inexperienced in comparison to most in his position, QB very inexperienced still, many starters on both sides of the ball are still very young and inexperienced; this team is pretty much right where they should be right now, and that’s ok with me, so long as those issues that should be “learning experiences” don’t become habits or trends. The arrow is pointing in the right direction right now.

Seems as though his horse still isn’t as high as the horses that some of the people in this thread ride upon...

I don’t think Reid would have done that for anyone but Mahomes. Trubisky only had a handful of college starts, and I think that was an important factor for teams (other than Chicago, obviously).

I work for a couple Shaughnessys... I’m quitting my job first thing in the AM

USA Today...

I liked your post simply because of your profile pic. Neutral on the post content though, tbh.

Broncos, Raiders, Cards should be better this year, and all road games. It wouldn’t shock me if the Bills lose 2-3 of those games. Not saying blowout or anything, but they should be competitive. Heck, I expect the Dolphins to finish somewhat close to the Bills in win total. Several games could go either way this year, including games against LA, Seattle, Tennessee, NE, Pittsburgh. It’s possible the Bills win only 8 or 9 this year.

We know the opponents and venues, but I’m waiting for the actual schedule to be released before making a final prediction. This is a 9-12 win team on paper, but a tough stretch of games with a couple west coast trips could sway the win total by a game or 2. The Bills were pretty healthy last year, and had a rather easy schedule, resulting in 10 wins. This team may be better, but could finish with fewer wins due to schedule and added travel (AFCW should be much better this year as well, IMO). I wonder how Bleacher Report/this author had the Bills finishing in 2019...

Wouldn’t the NFL just remove full game YouTube videos that aren’t posted by the NFL?

Unfortunately for you, only the sound will be received on the other end. Better plug your nose next time it rings...

Beane said it was an NFC team