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I have wondered this myself. It would be a bit of a true advantage as their body clocks and routine would be set.

I have wondered if the NFL puts Buffalo in MIA week 18 as it could have divisional implications, we haven’t played MIA week 18 since 2020, and we haven’t been on the road to end a season since 2017. Correct I mean 425/430.

Not sure and great question. As for the game in DC I am wondering how they place it. Bills were last in DC in 2015 and it was a late season game in DEC. Since then Bills played WSH in Nov (2019) and week 2 (2021). I know the NFL tries to change when teams play each time they visit the opposing conference so fans get a chance to see them at a different time of year. The Bills are almost for sure in London in October, I wonder if WSH game is around then to keep game time at 1pm for players body clocks and its early then in 2016. NFL would never put it then. Wayyy too valuable a game when they can't capture all the eyeballs. My guess is Bills Chiefs are MNF this year in December.

As I said above based off the Bills pressor I think they want some normalcy this year and to be away from that window and back to just a regular TNF game. I could be wrong but that just seems to be more a popular fan thing. Additionally it is the NFL and rather then waste a Bills matchup for a Friday game that will already draw ratings they probably will throw a lesser opponent set out.

I am finally awakening from my winter slumber (aka Bills depression) and moving to 2023. There is still much to happen with free agency and the draft before we get to the schedule release, but we are in the time of the year where leaks will start coming. For those of you who are not aware of what some of the schedule quirks are for 2023 here is a primer along with some thoughts on the Bills and NFL itself: Updates: -Starting in 2023 weeks 14-18 will have flex scheduling for the Monday Night Games. We have seen that some late season games on MNF become dogs and the Broncos implosion weekly on a national basis certainly help contribute to this change lol (just kidding but for real that was bad) -Black Friday will have a game and it will be offered free on Amazon prime -Monday night football will open weeks 1-3 with doubleheaders each week -The hall of fame game is Friday August 4th Browns v Jets to open the NFL preseason -Teams are allowed a maximum of 5 primetime games plus the ability to be flexed in later. Apparently the Saturday night games do not count the same as the Bills had 5 plus Miami on a Saturday last year -NFL Sunday Ticket is moving to Youtube this season and you can purchase it through there -KC will be opening the NFL season on Thursday September 7th -KC is also in Germany this season and the game is supposed to be in November. The Patriots also host a game in London -Bills, Titans, and Jags all will host in London -The AFC has 9 home games this year although the 5 AFC teams above will "lose" a home game to abroad NFL Thoughts: -Peter King touched on this on his FMIA column on the 20th of Feb but the NFL has many partners to share games with for primetime matchups. CBS, FOX, ESPN, NBC, YouTube, & Prime all split the share of the best matchups. If CBS got Bills Chiefs in 22, NBC got Bills Chiefs in 21, and Fox got Bills Chiefs in 20, it is possible ESPN begs for it chance to get the matchup. -Remember a primetime window is the 4pm/4:25pm Sunday slot. It does not count in the teams night game allotment but it does qualify is getting national attention. PHI KC rematching at 4:25 is just as big as Sunday night to the NFL. -The NFL and Chiefs have many options for the opening game and the list is long of quality opponents. The NFL rarely puts one of its truly premier matchups on opening night and last years Bills Rams was actually down compared to the year prior. -Last year the Lions were the only team without a primetime game until they got flexed week 18... I expect that to be quite different -NYC should see a return to the bright lights at night as the G-Man made the playoffs and the Jets showed marked improvement and most likely will land Rodgers or Jimmy G. Last year the Jets had just single night game (TNF vs Jags) and the Giants only had one also (MNF) although they played DAL on Thanksgiving and also played in England. -The NFL's extra game is paying off in spades this year as the Chiefs and Eagles rematch and it continues to produce some high caliber matchups CIN-MIN, BAL-DET, SF-JAX, and LAC-DAL. -Finally while this draft has a very interesting and talented group of passers I would not expect a major primetime billing for them. Two reasons for this, 1. There is not a guarantee they start and the NFL tends to avoid overloading bottom teams with primetime games AND 2. the projected top QB needy teams are IND, CAR, HOU, and LV. Not exactly a media market murders row there. Bills Thoughts: -The Bills draw quite well on primetime and Josh Allen is a superstar that people love. The NFL views them as contenders so I would not expect much of a reduction in primetime matchups -I would expect a scaling back of the Bills playing in non Sunday games. Last year Buffalo played 7 games not on Sunday compared to the Chiefs for example who played just 3 games. With how chaotic last year became and the team probably looking to center their focus on the task at hand a bit more I would not be surprised to see the team itself request less non Sunday games. The Bills played three times on Thursday alone last year (at Rams, at DET, at NE). -Speaking of Thursday now that the Bills are the Thanksgiving champions (DAL 19, NOLA 21, & DET 22) I would not be surprised to see them also request a normal thanksgiving and no black friday game. -On the flipside the Bills have seemingly liked the Saturday game the week before Xmas as they have played in 2019 (atNE), 2020 (atDen), and 2022 (MIA) on that Saturday. My bet is the NFL puts Buffalo in that window again with a division opponent. -The Bills have had at least one game in primetime in division for the last three seasons and I could see the Bills having at least two games again this year. MIA is not a ratings beast, but both games were competitive last year and they have some star power at WR. The Jets if they get Rodgers will hit the 5 game max, but even with Jimmy G I could see the Bills facing them on MNF or TNF. Of any of the three division foes NE may be the one left at the table unless they add a QB like Lamar or some other star branded player. -Finally Buffalo has not played a division opponent week 1 for two years and they typically play a division foe to open the season 50% of the time. For some reason the Jets have been the focal point week 1 most of the time as the Bills last opened against NE in 2013 and MIA in 2010. My guess is the Bills play one of the three to open the year. A popular rumor has been the Bills at the Jets MNF to open the season, but I have wondered if BUF asks for a home game week 1 and they get the Pats finally.

I would say this offseason is his biggest challenge since the year they drafted Josh. They no longer can build freely without consequence the way they did when they got Josh and some of the core pieces they built the original foundation with may have to go (Edmunds/Poyer). Beane needs to basically strengthen the O line, add to the WR corp, either find a way to keep their MLB and SS OR replace one or both then while having cap restraints. If Beane can make the right choices it can possibly open the window wider as the proper draft and FA adds allow subsequent years to see some BPA draft picks. But if you miss your only digging further in the hole.

Soooo your saying the time could be.... right now....

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I legit feel for Tua and Phin fans despite being a rival. The dude has the talent but the injuries are serious and he just seems like one of those guys who they won't stay away from him. I think had Tua been healthy the full season Buffalo would've only won the division by a game over MIA. It makes it hard to buy Miami as a real threat when I feel like he is going to miss 3-5 games.

Maybe that is where Yolo has been this whole time

Damn I nailed Vikings Giants Colts and Jags basically. Bills had Von not gotten injured and Rosseasu has ankle messed would’ve happened.

It is hard until QB dust settles to know how it all shakes down. It seems like Tua will be there this year and the NFC has far more teams with assets to trade then MIA can. Lamar in MIA would be terrifying but amazing also. Again I think just go 4-2 division and your fine it is how you handle the rest of the conference that will determine a bunch. The Jets would scare me more with a younger QB, I still think there best avenue would be drafting a guy to sit for a year either this year or next even if they have Jimmy/Carr/Rodgers. But I doubt those vets want the noise.

I apologize for my LAMP post, you didn't really post anything bad I had read some stuff prior for others that had me in an annoyed mindset (the fanbase has been pretty negative and unruly lately). My point I think this is the best shot for the next few years a team will get in division at Buffalo as all three of them are looking at change if they can't hit some level of success in 23. If you want to feel better the actually rate of players starting their first year is pretty low the entire time and having an impact is not incredibly large. The Jets last year did what the Bills did in 2017 with three true starters (Sauce, Wilson, Johnson, Hall) that made major impacts. By the same token it is really hard to get that level of impact yearly and because they had a better season their draft picks are lower. The Patriots have so many positions of need, even if they had some hits it will only do so much. I really do not fear NE much at all at this point and think MIA/NYJ are far stronger across the board minus coaching. NE needs a billion things to go right to become any form of a contender and they potentially have the worst QB of the bunch if the Jets get Carr or Rodgers. The Jets could be a real issue if they get a QB, but we split with them last year anyway so if Buffalo is 4-2 again it isn't anything of trouble. The larger issue comes schedule wise where NY could eat some easier wins. In the end though unless a team gets a QB of Josh's level Buffalo consistently has a sizeable advantage that is hard to match yearly. Cheers

Looking at 2023 this will be I think the biggest in division challenge the Bills have faced since they rose up in 2019 and just missed taking NE for the division crown. For the record despite many people's doom and gloom I still think Buffalo is a very strong contender and the team to beat in the AFCE. Until Allen ages and declines the division still will run through Buffalo most years. Top 5 QBs like him historically rarely are beaten out in division unless a talent equal exists. Despite some upstart threats in 21 (NE) and 22 (MIA) the Bills still won the division by a game or more each year and Buffalo is 15-3 in division the last three years. The Bills will have some attrition on defense, but they will make some improvements on offense and largely return a similar roster. With that said all three AFCE opponents are in year 3 of rebuilds/retools at this point and the pressure is more on them to show they can make the move. This is how I preview each as the head into 2023: Miami Dolphins: The Dolphins showed when healthy especially at QB they can 100% be a viable threat for the division and Tua can be a quality starter. In the game for what amounted to being the division crown in 2023 at home in DEC Tua played quite well. The problem for Miami is ... also Tua and their lack of cap space. Tua has had quite a few major concussions and injuries are a legitimate concern now. Miami has built a quality offense and has a great offensive mind helping, but it is real question on whether they can depend on Tua health wise and 23' will most likely be the litmus test on where they go with him. They can open up some cap space as they currently are over, but reinforcements are limited. 2023 will probably determine if Miami stays course with this group and Tua or they take a step back to retool at QB and a few other positions. Miami will give their best shot, but in many ways the pressure is on to show that their high points last year can be truly sustainable. New York Jets: The Jets showed last year they have added some true blue chip talent across their roster and the rebuild is showing signs of true progress. Their defense certainly is Top 10 and can keep them in any game. Both games with NY last year felt like brutal street fights and I would not expect that to change. On offense the talent is there at the skill positions but QB still is the major point of question as Zach Wilson flamed out with his best production coming with the moms. The Jets will upgrade with names like Carr, Jimmy G, or Rodgers being the primary focus. The issue the Jets have is they are close to the cap and will need to restructure or cut to add that QB. In 2024 the Jets could have over a 100 million open in space (granted some big starters like Q Williams need an extension) which could allow NY to kick some of their cap issues in 23 down the road. Regardless whoever is brought in at QB is expected to make this team a playoff team, if that fails to happen it could be another retool and step back in 2024. For my money Carr is probably the safest upgrade as he rarely is injured unlike Jimmy G and is younger then Rodgers who showed a diminished skill set. Why the heck they added Hackett as OC when LaFleur last year seemed decent still blows my mind. But with Carr I think he would give them a good floor level of QB production and he has some moxy to carry them. NY has the most unknown component of the three AFCE division foes as we have not seen them with a quality QB so we do not know what they look like. For that reason they probably cause me the most concern for the division plus they get a 4th place schedule New England Patriots: The Patriots lack the most at skill positions and have shown signs of a middling team that just doesn't have enough across the board. Someone put it best that the Patriots feel like the the Bills 2006-2009 with some talent on D but not enough on offense to really do anything minus a token player (Stevenson) here or there. The Matt Patricia/Joe Judge experiment at OC worked so well it nuked any promise Mac Jones showed in 2021 to the point now their are questions if he even remains the starter. The Patriots have some cap space (34 mil) but have guys they need to resign like Jakobi Myers WR. There have been talks they will try to bring in a WR through trade to help Mac, but the noise seems to be players are avoiding NE as it wasn't what it was. This is year 3 of Mac Jones, year 4 of BB without Brady and the hour glass is really starting to run out of sand as fan impatience is growing and owner Robert Kraft is beyond unpleased that they have just a single playoff appearance and no wins since 2019 (welcome to life post Brady). Despite everything BB has done it really is starting to feel like the sun is setting quickly and time is limited. They brought the band back at on the coaching staff and I am sure they will try to make some additions to move the needle on offense. But NE emptied their war chest in the 2021 offseason and they will try again this year with less resources to do so as another non playoff year really feels like seismic changes will come across the board and a true step back in 24.

Your a true team player I appreciated your work in the 3rd quarter during the game against MIA

I LOVE LAMP

Bills? No Fans? Yes but understandably so. He has shown some incredible flashes in his time here. The Bills gambled he could move up to a true WR2 roll last year and the results were middling for what you want/depend on with a WR2. For fans that was a let down, but realistically he produced the same as he had which is more a WR3 role. I have said he is a perfect WR3, but I doubt he will take a contract like that after next season. If he ever wants to elevate his role he needs to use his body far better in contested catches and more importantly be more reliable as a pass catcher #baddrops

The Bills despite having statistically "an elite defense" have been atrocious on defense in three of their four playoff losses with only the 2019 Texans game being one I would say they played fine. So yea time for something new, the defense even without Poyer/Edmunds has many good players plus a draft and FA to fill some voids. Figure it out and pump your best resources into the offense and call it a day.

Phillips is the only one if he is willing to take a team friendly deal. Otherwise I would agree

If he is cheap Im open to it as they need a big RB in terms of size. OBJ you can write the contract to be incentive driven where it still gives him money as long as he performs. Again its just hypothetical at this point and I myself would have reservations with a WR that has had two major knee issues. When he is healthy he is dynamic and if I knew for 2 years he would be I'd do it. But that is the tough part. That is why I have them adding a WR in the 2nd round. You would have then Diggs, ODB, Davis, Shakir, & 2nd round pick + maybe McKenzie if he is worth it to you. If you could move up for Addison instead in the draft and bring Landry in or someone like him for 2 years I would also be very much into that. The WR position to me is about adding a solid pass catcher and then adding a guy for long term to develop. OL is more immediate where you need to pour some real draft resources to.

With Adam Henry added as a coach and the need to go with a greater investment on offense I wonder if we see something like this: QB Allen RB Hines/Cook + Latavius Murray as a larger back for short yardage (1 mil salary in 2022) WR1 Diggs WR2 Beckham WR3 Davis WR4 Shakir/Mckenzie/2nd Round Pick TE Knox/Sweeney LT Dawkins LG 1st round Pick C Morse RG Bates RT Brown/ FA /3rd or 4th Round Pick Now mind you most estimates have the Bills with about 30 mil in cap space with projected restructures on the way and cuts. ODB on spotrac is estimated contract at 13 mil although I do wonder after all the noise, lack of play, and injuries if that deflates down to 9-10 million. Also Beane said they were not planning on a major signing (granted GMs never are fully honest). They could probably structure the contract to space the cap hit later to protect themselves but you would need to commit for 3 years I would think for ODB. Also signing ODB means Poyer is gone and Edmunds for sure is gone while you have 10-13 million tops to fill those holes as draft usually is 7-8 mil in cap space. On the flip side the offense has a lot more juice, you get a WR in the 2nd for the long term, the offense line gets younger help, and a guy like Murray is a nice big back. This is just hypothetical and its fun, what are your thoughts?

He def has matured and reigns it in far more now. BUT every once in a while it breaks out again with a caller and it is glorious as a listener haha

The over intrusion of gambling stuff has made the afternoon show very difficult to listen to. I do very light sports gambling and find zero interest in it.

With respect to our fans east of Syracuse it is actually good that there is enough market that they can cap seasons to the local region. I 100% get your frustration if you were a fan getting seasons out of the region, but in terms of viability that is a really healthy sign.

Back in the late 2000s early 2010s him and Jeremy would go at it, was fantastic radio.