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Hopkins is on the downside of his career and is more of a veteran starter than a difference making number one at this point. A more even debate would be Amari Cooper vs Davante Adams. I do not ever remember two division rivals making such a prominent trade for the same position within about two hours of each other.

"cause the news says he's bad and..........Jan 6th!!!!!!" Don't get me wrong, I don't care for Trump and wish that it had been another candidate. If Haley, Vivek, or DeSantis were running against Harris, it would be a landslide. It is just sad to see how much Never-Trumpers have made their hatred of him a religion. They are at least as obnoxious as the stereotypical red hat MAGA and get a lot more air time because of mainstream media coverage and social media guidelines.

I'll bet that most of the people who call Trump a Fascist could not give you an accurate definition of the term without a google search. It's is amazing how much the media can condition people to believe any narrative that they want. Is Trump an egomaniac who often puts his foot in his mouth? Yes. Is he a fascist or "threat to democracy"? Nope.

This perfectly sums up the sentiment of this election and tells me why things will be chaotic for awhile in a couple of weeks. People voted against someone instead of for someone this time around. That is not a recipe for a peaceful post election.

Fair point. My use of it represents more of a sentiment against the establishment than a historical populist such as Huey Long. From the Great Recession to the mid part of last decade, people were sick of the Bush/Clinton/Romney types and looking for something different. Ron Paul had huge momentum before 2012 until Romney and the elite worked together to stamp that out. Trump and Sanders had a lot of momentum before 2016, but the difference in success was the Democrat's use of superdelegates to say "Too bad, we are picking Hillary anyway". I was looking forward to seeing the establishment toppled and wished that it had been anyone else but Trump, but when he won, I was glad to see an end to the whole Recycling Clintons and Bushes movement. Some of this sentiment went away after the chaos of the 2020 election, but it is still strong. What people still do not like is a tone deaf administration and Biden and Harris has been this to many. I wish there were better choices. If any Republican besides Trump ran, Harris would be down 15-20 point. If the democrats had picked someone other than Harris after Biden stepped down, Trump would be down 15-20 points. I really hope that both parties do better next time around.

This election is more about populist vs. establishment than Democrat vs. Republican or Conservative vs. Liberal. If you look at the people who defected from each party and are voting opposite, you will see that pattern. During the last election, when people were isolated in their homes, the media did a great job of conditioning people to believe what they said without question, even if there was chaos around them. However, three years of people seeing crime, inflation and employment issues around them while the media touts a much different rosy picture can take it's toll. If Trump wins, it will be because the democrats and Harris came off as tone deaf and out of touch. Harris has had plenty of time to sell her brand and has failed to do so numerous times. Even the media is no longer giving Harris unquestioned loyalty anymore at this point and she is losing momentum. Regardless of who wins, I could see a little bit of an uprising and chaos from the other side. Most people are voting against a candidate instead of for one. The media on both sides along with politicians have pushed for years why the other side is a "threat to democracy" or "ticket to communism". People are taking that to heart and will feel threatened if the candidate that they voted against gets in. I do not see it escalating to a full blown civil war, but I could see it turning into extended violence and protesting in some cities.

This girl was allegedly assaulted in 1993 31 years ago. She never spoke up during Trump business success in the late 90's and 2000's, his time as a famous reality TV show personality in the 2000's, his initial Presidential run, his first four year term, the chaotic aftermath of the 2020 election, the most recent primaries, Trump's court trials or 99 percent of the 2024 election race, but now 12 days before the election suddenly decides that now is the right time? I do not want to minimize instances of sexual harassment, but there is no way that someone cannot objectively look at this accusation and not question the timing. Democrats seem to be getting desperate. Harris's inability to be articulate, even in environments favorable to her such as the View and Oprah is catching up to her.

The last second sexual allegation out of the woodwork. Big shocker. One of the more common plays in the democrat playbook. Anyone who thinks that this is relevant already hates Trump and wasn't going to vote for him anyway. Anyone who is undecided at this point is going to see right through this. This will turn off more voters to Harris than it gives her. Big non-story.

To me, Cooper is a high end #2 or low end #1 receiver. Not in the top ten, but well into the top 32. Cooper was a star caliber WR on the Raiders, but traded to Dallas when Oakland was rebuilding. In Dallas, he was good but not great. When Lamb emerged, they didn't want his 20 million in the cap. Cooper did well in Cleveland when Flacco was played, but didn't click with Watson(does anyone?) He is a clear upgrade over what we had and has never played with a QB at the caliber of Allen before. If he can get past his drops, he may have a breakout year.

I noticed this in the Titans and Cardinals games, a listless start followed by a very strong finish. A glass half full way of looking at it is that the team is making the right adjustments and then blowing them out of the water. This is a contrast to the past where Buffalo would start strong against weak teams and let them hang around too long or almost catch up. To me, that is a sign of improved coaching making the right adjustments in the game. We have been begging for this for years. With the glaring exception of the Texans game, McDermott has done a better job of in game management so far.

Extremely listless effort. We are at home against a depleted bottom feeder team and looking like we are going to get blown out.

I think that the NFL is worse for traditional fans, but more appealing to the casual and non football fans. To me, it is harder to watch each year. When I was younger, I wouldn't miss NFL football for the world, every Sunday from beginning to end, even it if was a boring game. Now unless it is the Bills or Red Zone I can't sit through an entire game. -I am tired of the 2 hours of commercials in a 4 hour broadcast -I am tired of the officials, It is annoying to have 15-20 flags a game. It sucks waiting fifteen seconds after every big play for the flag that might call it back. I am sick of the commercial break and five minute analysis after a close call followed by the "expert" ref from New York explaining what obscure rule caused the ref to make a subjective call -I am tired of the disproportionate amount of gambling ads that do just enough to make you wonder if there is something to the conspiracy theory of the NFL being rigged. -I am tired of the announcers brown nosing the media darling teams and focusing on which celebrities are in the skybox -I am tired of seeing unnecessary roughness penalties for what used to be routine smash mouth football -I am tired of the NFL seeming to have the goal of putting as many games on as many streaming networks and in as many countries as possible in a season. I want games on Sunday and Monday. I do not need to see a Titans vs Bengals game live from Portugal Wednesday at 3:30 PM exclusively on the Magnolia network. Goodell has made this league more about profit and entertainment than sport.

Given the cap situation, it was not a bad gamble. We were counting on some of them to compliment Shakir and Coleman. It was just terrible luck that not one person out of the group stepped up as options. Samuel and MVS were busts. Hollins is the best of the bunch, which is sad because he is still playing like a 5th WR. Shavers, Shorter and the UDFA's didn't turn out to be hidden gems, Hamler, and Cephus showed why they were not on rosters at the end of last year and Claypool was actually showing a little promise, but got hurt.

I am not sure if Cooper is still a #1 caliber WR, but if he can create more than six inches of separation and have a pulse, he is an instant upgrade over Curtis Samuel.

Gabe Davis with a red zone touchdown? Am I in the right universe?

Most of us had tempered expectations to start, but the 3-0 start had people excited again. I think the start had mostly to do with catching the Dolphins and Jags at their worst possible times. This team is a lot like the Squads from 2014-2019. Good enough to beat the bad teams and maybe even make the playoffs, but not a serious enough contender to be a Super Bowl threat and likely to lose most games against the top 10 teams. I see 8 to 10 wins as being realistic. Hopefully this is just a quick rebuild and a stronger second run in Josh Allen's career is ahead.

They lost because around the beginning of the 4th quarter, I had a sudden gut feeling and calm reassurance that they would find a way to pull the game off. Things seems to always go opposite of what I expect in those situations. I apologize to everyone, and will try to be more pessimistic next time.

I think that they get in the playoffs, only because the rest of the AFC east is atrocious and eight or nine wins might be enough. Make no mistake though, this is a rebuilding year. This team is like the squads from 2014-2018 where they will beat up on mediocre teams but crumble against the top ones.

I was one that thought the low risk, grab a few low key options and see who steps up strategy might work, but I see today that it hasn't. I understand the risk since we needed to clear cap space, but they took the risk on the wrong players and it didn't work out. Hollins will never be more than a #4 WR and Samuel is invisible. Buffalo needs to trade for a WR and comb the practice squad for someone who better fits the system. Samuel and Hollins are Sherfield and Harty 2.0. Outside of Shakir and Coleman at WR, everyone is immediately replaceable.

If we wanted a chronic whiner, we would have kept Diggs who was at least more talented.

"The Bills failed Josh Allen? Do the Bills have to go to summer Josh?"

Hopefully, but I would like to see him get cut by the Rams and signed cheaply by us before that epic turnaround.

It sucks getting rid of popular players, but so far the numbers show that it was the right choice. Age and injuries caught up to White and you could see a decline in Poyer last year. Just because our current safeties are not playing ideally does not mean that Poyer would have done any better.

I figured that Allen would spread the a ball around like he did after Dorsey last year and that the WR's would do just fine, but I expected there to be a little bit of a learning curve to start the season. I guess if you count the first half of week 1, maybe those two quarters were it. The offensive line has been the pleasant surprise on the offensive side of the ball. I haven't really seen Allen get pressured and the running game is effective. Probably the best line that I can remember since the first two Super Bowl years in 1990 and 1991.

Buffalo put themselves in that position by never drafting at QB until they absolutely had to. Granted, 2010 to 2015 was a rough stretch for QB draft classes, with 2012 being the only decent year, but by 2012, it was clear that Fitz was average at best. We could have drafted Russell Wilson or Kirk Cousins in the mid-rounds, but instead, we traded up for T.J. Graham, who was nowhere close to being an NFL-caliber WR. By the time 2013 came around, there was no QB on the roster after we moved on from Fitz, and we pretty much had to draft a QB. It did not help that the 2013 QB class may be one of the worst ever. Your best options that year were Geno Smith, who was seen as a bust until he resurrected his career two years ago, and Matt Barkley, who we all love but was never more than a backup. Buffalo definitely could have got a QB later, but their strategy was sound. They traded down once, and the rest of that draft was one of their better ones in the drought era. That year, Robert Woods, Kiko Alonso(Got us LeSean McCoy), Marquise Goodwin, and Dustin Hopkins were also picked. I never blamed EJ Manuel, it was just the the perfect storm of bad timing and terrible decision making in previous years.