BigDingus

Aside from Benford, that was last year. Or at least, that was the most healthy a team can realistically expect to be at that point in the year. Pretty much everyone is dealing with injuries by January (we beat the Ravens by 2 points, and they were missing Zay Flowers), so last year seemed like our best shot. Our problem is McDermott's defense in general. It puts up very little resistance against good QBs come playoff time, each & every year. Their only saving grace is turnovers. Other than that, we aren't as clutch as the Chiefs. I know that's an abstract concept, but we had the ball in Josh's hands, with the game on the line, the last 2 losses to the Chiefs. Him & the offense couldn't get a 1st down & had to settle for a long FG 2 years ago, then last year we had 2 shots to take the lead, or at least get in FG range, but couldn't do that either.

It genuinely feels weird to leave Kyle Williams off the drought team, just because he made it to the playoffs 1 out of his 13 seasons. But that aside, I think the current Bills win just because better QB + better coaching staff, but if you removed even just McDermott & Brady, the drought team wins. The drought team's defense was good enough in individual seasons to hold prime Peyton Manning & Aaron Rodgers down, so I think they'd create a ton of pressure.

Imagine being those kids & having this opportunity taken away from you. That's what I feel is lost on this. You're already growing up in a low income area, probably struggling with plenty of things that no child should have to deal with, then along comes a former NFL player trying to give you a better opportunity & provide your team with resources that you'd previously never had any hope of accessing. Then it's all taken away because of some adults deciding "if everyone can't have nice things, YOU can't have nice things." Life can feel really unfair, especially when you're a kid. This won't help.

Agreed. In fact, that old Redskins logo & jersey is the reason I became the only Bills fan in my family of all Redskins fans. I was a little kid, and my first game was the Bills vs Redskins Super Bowl. I thought the maroon & "gold" with an Indian face looked so ugly, but the other team with the red helmets, blue unis, and charging buffalo logo looked so cool! I couldn't understand why my family was rooting for the ugly team, so I cheered for the other guys. My dad was just happy I was into football & that his team was winning. But then I just stuck with them. All because the Redskins looked ugly to me 😂

I don't think Bills fans can judge. We all know Josh is also a big boy.

Starting to feel Texas is going that way as well, mostly due to giant companies buying up all the houses to rent or for Airbnb.

Well deserved. Aside from Allen, he's been the best weapon on offense & the biggest reason for our success. I'll say it over & over again, he has more of an impact on the field than people like Groot, yet one gets paid significantly more than the other just based off position.

Exactly. She reported the incident immediately after it happened. She didn't stay quiet on it. It wasn't her choice to drop the charges. She posted about it a lot, and always wanted to get justice. 5 years ago, he wasn't a famous college player or an NFL player, so it obviously wasn't about money. But now that she has a chance to get some kind of justice, she's pursuing it in civil court since she couldn't in criminal court. ***Personal Anecdote Below*** I dated someone who was attacked & SA'd outside of a college, and she dealt with it for YEARS. She never stopped trying to get justice for it, and it wasn't until the guy did it to 2 x more girls over the next 3 years that he got caught. Then my gf was finally able to cooperate with the police & identify him, but unfortunately it took years. By that point, the 2nd girl who was attacked was suffering from extreme PTSD from the incident & ended her own life. Afterwards, we found out it is was a gang thing, and guys from that gang found my gf lived & would leave threatening notes on her car, tail us in cars late at night, and even showed up at a friend's party. Each time, we called the police, which was a whole ordeal that continued this cycle of fear & intimidating for years. We moved twice, got new vehicles & eventually it ended, but all of this was because one guy decided to r**e a girl outside a college dorm, then proceed to do it multiple more times. My gf & those other girls were unable to get any justice for a long time, but imagine if the attacker wasn't charged & suddenly showed up on TV as an NFL draft pick. How would that feel to see someone you KNOW did something so horrible, something so traumatizing, something that makes you feel violated to your core, being rewarded & happy? Probably pretty pissed off, and you'd want to get whatever bit of justice you could. Not saying Hairston is guilty or passing ANY judgement on him. I'm just saying this is a completely reasonable way for a victim to respond, especially if they have no other options.

I've seen a lot of talk on Twitter asking if Allen would be a Hall of Famer if he retired today, and my opinion is that he wouldn't. Not because he hasn't been great, but 7 years for a modern QB just isn't enough time to give him the stats or accolades for that. Instead, it would just be remembered as a legendary 7 year career for Bills fans, but not among the all time greats. I believe the same for Lamar, and if Burrow plays 2 more years without a ring, same for him. These guys need more time to get into elite categories with their stats, win more individual awards, or win a SB. None of them NEED to win a SB to make the HOF, but if they don't, they'd need more years under their belts to get there.

I heard Keon's making his way there, as he's planning to transition to TE. Unfortunately, he's still too slow, so looks like he'll be running a bit late.

Is that really an issue? I know WNY isn't a huge market, but it's not all about population size with some of these franchises. Like MLB teams in Miami & Tampa Bay, the Islanders in NHL, the Wizards or Suns in the NBA, etc. all have big markets, but they're lower in attendance than most of the leagues they play in. Meanwhile, you have Cleveland, not a huge city, supporting an NBA, NFL & MLB, having great attendance, all with Cincinnati just 3.5 hours away with their own NFL & MLB teams. It's often just about team success, other times it's about fan loyalty over sheer numbers. In terms of loyalty, look at New Orleans. I doubt the average person living there makes much more money than those in WNY, yet the Pelicans had the 3rd highest NBA attendance & the Saints had the 14th highest NFL attendance. I think Buffalo can definitely support the Sabres, it's just that they've been terrible for too long, and the organization hasn't done anything to inspire confidence things will improve.

He is sensitive. Maybe he's the most sensitive GM in the league, I don't know, but I don't think it matters either.

I never lived in Buffalo, so I've had very few interactions with players. The best I've got was 2 people seeing my Bills jersey at the Houston airport, then coming over to talk to me. They ended up being Taron Johnson's parents, which was super cool to hear them brag on their son. Other than that, something I remember & won't shut up about: 9 x Pro Bowler, 4 x All Pro Ruben Brown. I remember that well, and it still bums me out he's not even on the Wall of Fame.

You can't look at this, along with all the other data out there, and tell me Keon didn't under-perform. My expectations are even higher this year, so I hope he gets things on track & improves significantly.

Sure, but a lot of Bills fans act like Cam wasn't a great player in his prime, or that Lamar is somehow a tier below Allen. Josh has been a better passer, but Lamar has been a more prolific runner. Last year, a lot of things changed. Lamar looked like a better passer, while Josh became much more selective & cautious when throwing the ball. Until last season, Allen always had more turnovers to go along with his more TDs. Then he cut back on the turnovers, still hit 40 TDs, and had the less talented offense. So both guys have had very similar situations, just in reverse. Allen got more weapons early, then Lamar got more weapons recently. I'm just glad the Bills are 2-0 against the Ravens in the playoffs, otherwise they'd be insufferable, and playoff losses would be a much bigger negative on Allen's career had he lost to Mahomes (4 times), Burrow, and Lamar.