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Good sir it was THREE second round picks lol

Bring back Dunkirk Don for a week

Had to be bold today!

Bold predictions Eh... lets get bold: -Panthers trade down to mid teens and draft Pickett there -Steelers grab Willis at 20 -Packers finally move up high in the draft (10 range) and get Drake London (this is big because GB hasn't drafted a WR round 1 ever for Rodgers and never trade up) -I will be more bored then I expect -The Chiefs don't draft a WR round 1 -The Bills end up draft an OL due to BPA disappointing the CB/WR/Bryce hall support group -Someone jumps into the fountains at the Bollagio -A QB is taken at 32 my guess is Matt Corrall as either the Lions grab him or another team moves in like Atlanta to get the 5th year guaranteed option

Last years rumors felt more like Bills fans and Bills media getting excited. This year the opener has had multiple national writers say Buffalo is in or one of the top 2-3 choices along with the Rams main beat writers say its Buffalo same with the Lions on Thanksgiving. I will be actually more surprised if they are not in at least one of the two games at this point.

Tell your family from 12-3:30 you have a prior engagement and then walk away

Don't doubt Wilson going to Denver though as they go to LA. I will say this last year I thought the Bills opening in TB was a nice thought but not our time, this year the chatter seems far more real then ever before.

Yep

Bills host Browns week 2 is my guess

Flip side is 2020 they had 5 home games by Nov 8th and 5 games by Nov 3rd in 2019. Additionally the additional game now means teams will more regularly be playing later in the season. I would guess this year Buffalo has a more games earlier.

Pre 2020 yes. 2019 was the coming out party for the Bills thanks to Dallas and as you saw after the networks started caring for real again. The stadiums bones are not great for todays technology so it was a pain for networks to setup. Mix in a drought of 17 years also and there wasn't much reason to visit Buffalo anyway. Now a days with the Bills being a draw you are seeing more home primetime games. The other thing I have heard is the Bills are very sensitive to the fact close to half the season ticket base and fans attending games are at least an hour a half away (Rochester, Southern Tier, Ontario). Fan meetings with the team have expressed 1pm is the optimal time as it allows the best travel to and from the game for these fans. With that said the Bills are a marquee team nowadays so be prepared for probably 2-3 games a season not at 1 at home.

Would make every team that losses in a very interesting quandary of if they did so on purpose to stay home the next year hahaha

I think you are wishing that vs reality which is Josh Allen is a bonified superstar that everyone wants a piece of and he is the draw straight up. Pat Mahomes got 10 games last year that were either 4:25 or primetime in 2021. The Bills do try to cater to the fanbase with 1pm games as many fans are a drive in, but I would be surprised if Buffalo at minimum doesn't have 7 games that are 4:25 (America's game of week) or later. FYI I also would prefer 12 games 1pm and just 5 4:25 or later but this is the world we live in when we have one of the stars.

Afternoon everyone hope you are well and gearing up for the draft and the future season which we are already closing in on 3 months until preseason games. Every year I cover the schedule both Bills related and NFL in general before the release. Here are the updates based off what I have read (guys like Peter King) and heard thus far. Sal C from WGR550 did his podcast with Mike North from the NFL who is sensationally about the season format and scheduling. NFL -The major change is Thursday Night Football being acquired by Amazon Prime for streaming. Before this deal the NFL had made a concerted effort for a few years now to provide much better matchups then the old division matchup format which gave us yearly TItans Jags thrillers. With that said expect the NFL to want to probably capitalize on that more with matchups that are top of the line. Much has been made of opening night against the Rams, but the NFL is treating the week 2 TNF opener on Amazon as just as big of a thing. Expect a big market draw week 2 on TNF and probably a fair matchup draw wise against them. -This year the NFL is playing on XMAS and New Years weekend. While most of the games will be played the 24th and 31st, the NFL is expanding to 3 games on XMAS day and may have more then one on New Years day. -The NFL has three games on Thanksgiving day, but they are also considering a game on black Friday now. There are two hurdles that may stop it this year (World Cup US plays Iran at 2pm and lack of quality opponents being available), but per Peter King expect in 2023 for someone to play on black friday. -Teams can play in at least 6 primetime games with the ability to be flexed into two others. So 8 primetime games is not out of the line for your top teams. -Opening night with the Rams throw the rules out of all the prior years before on opening night. In the past cross conference games to open the season were a rarity, the NFL generally saved its biggest matchups for later if the SB host had a few big opponents, and typically the games were rematches of a playoff opponent. Last year by having DAL take on TB it blew the ratings far higher then before even with opening night typically being a big draw even if the Bills took on the Jets. Its all gone, the NFL wants this to be a big game and the Rams have a list led by Buffalo of quality opponents from DAL, ARZ, DEN, VEG, or SF in a rematch of the NFC title. -This offseason was a boon for the NFL viewership wise with all the trades that happened and the storylines/new teams that can be marketed because of it. I would expect a larger pallet of teams across the board to be on TV a more regularly as teams like Miami who are a big market and been down for a while suddenly have a guy that the NFL can market with. -The AFC is at the NFC this season for the 17th game. The NFL is big fans with how this has shaken out as the Bills are in LA this year, CIN is at DAL, MIA is at SF, KC is at TB, and PIT is at PHI for some highlighted matchups. -Mike North of the NFL said expect that the NFL will intentionally release a few games in advance of the 12th hinting that the league may release week 1 at once, international games, or thanksgiving opponents. Personally I think this is smart as the NFL schedule usually is fully leaked by the time the show is on and might as well beat the leakers at their own game. -Expect all 32 teams this year to be primetime at least once. Even if Houston for example is still down this year, market wise they have enough eyes to draw a crowd Bills -From Mike North's own mouth the Bills are the draw now on TV and Josh Allen despite losing to KC in the playoffs elevated himself into one of the top 3-4 players in the league for viewers and popularity. Expect a heavy dose of primetime and not just night games but 4pm matchups thrown in also -Mike also said that the entire AFC because of the additions made and the Bills now a hosting darling are attractive to viewers. So I would not be surprised if the Bills host the Dolphins or go there for MNF with even the Jets potentially mixing in a little too. Pats Bills expect either night or 4pm. -The Bills are playing on at least Xmas, Thanksgiving, or opening night if not two of those three. Prepare yourselves accordingly. -Opening night wise Mike said Buffalo is an attractive draw but the helping of other opponents may keep the LA-BUF game still later in the season -Because the Bills are a draw the age of the stadium and the hard setup is no longer a factor in games being in BUF at night, TV wants Buffalo. Expect more home games at primetime as opposed to our road warrior status the last few years by comparison. -A few of the Rams top beat writers have said Bills Rams is the opener. Take that for what it is worth things change, but the volume is much louder this year for opening night the last year nationally -Buffalo is finally hosting TEN after two years in a row of having to play their on national TV. I have thought this game is a Monday Night game because of this. -Buffalo opened at home last year to start the year so it is pretty likely they open on the road as the Bills have alternated home away pretty consistently going back to 2010: 2010 MIA, 2011 at KC 2012 at NYJ 2013 NE 2014 at CHI 2015 IND 2016 at BAL 2017 NYJ 2018 at BAL 2019 at NYJ 2020 NYJ 2021 PIT I think we open away because of that. -Remember every team wants to open week 1 at home and close week 18 at home with a bye in the middle. The NFL does its best to accommodate for other requests also but you have to pay somewhere yourself. It is very possible Buffalo is on the road to start and end the season with an early bye after a year where they got to be home week 1 and 18 with a middle esq bye week, we don't know what Buffalo gets for doing that which as an org they want. -I will have a mock schedule before the season is released for people to rip on, last year I got like 3 games/bye week right plus a few things close from how it shook down. Here though are the games I think Buffalo plays at night based off what I've read and heard: MNF: at MIA, TEN SNF: NE, at LA, GB TNF: at DET (thanksgiving) 4pm: at KC, at CHI

I think uniforms are always going to be market based on what you can/should do vs what you cannot/shouldn't. Buffalo is a traditional style market and as the 2000s showed something like that even in our current color isn't going to fly. I think you can do some helmet stuff that would look fun and new, you can def mix Zubaz into a jersey as a one off a year and fans would go wild, and even the whole chicken wing joke prank actually was far more well received as something for once a year you can do. Now I don't think Buffalo could do the stuff Oregon does whereas a market like Miami might really eat that up. Buffalo is very much give 14-15 games in their traditionally white or blue style and you can do 2-3 games in red or throwback. I think there is space though for a little fun.

Also I think red helmets that were matte color would look awesome, but I could be in minority here

Yea I think it was def a bit about connecting eras at the start. These days I am actually surprised the team hasn't tweaked them a touch for money reasons. The jerseys without the black/navy will still look a little different from the 90s era and be there own kin which I like. Plus with the assumed 2nd helmet/red look coming it probably would make things align better.

Interesting I remember initially when they did the reveal in 2011 it was suppose to be the navy. Wonder if they stopped giving a sh*t lol

The trim is still there the shop online has it without so it is easier to customize. The trim is actually not black, it is the dark blue from the drought 2000s unis as they added that to represent that period/for shading.

I went to a game with my dad when we still had Kelly but I truthfully don't remember much so the bears game was my first. I really remember football around the 94 time frame. Flutie and Johnson was such a divisive thing for the city and area and it peaked in 2000. 98 wasn't as big of a thing as Johnson was hurt a bunch, but 99 things took foot for real. Flutie was good in 98, in 99 he was more a game manager and Johnson tearing up the Colts the last game of the year didn't help things and then obviously the playoff game only furthered the debate. By 2000 you had two camps with one being Flutie because they guy won and Johnson because physically he was so gifted and much younger. I always thought it was wrong for fans to have boo'd him when he got taken off injuried, but it did show how ingrained fans were each side of the debate. I always thought it was mistake that they let the QB debate play out for a third season and should've picked a guy for 2000 and went for it, better or wose. It 100% impacted their season and by that point the team was feeling it big time.

Ah yes the game which Wade started Rob in the second half only for him to get injured and be cheered off the field by the fans. I was at that game with my dad and that was unreal.

They have said they know there is a price point. 50k def not, 30k prob not, but after that if you said anywhere 10-20k range for PSL I honestly wouldn't be stunned. I have heard the max of 7k for PSL floated, but I will be kinda stunned if it was that low.

Hi everyone, So the Paul McCartney concert in Syracuse June 4th I ended up with two tickets extra for. These are pretty good seat as they are fourth row in the 300's and look dead center to the stage. The face value is $275 a ticket, but I am just trying to move them at this point and I would take $225 per ticket or let me know an offer close. They are electronic so I would transfer them to you. Message me if you are interested.

Romo is too much for me. He needs to learn less is more many times.

I need the topic title to just change now to "Kraft Upset About Everything" lol