SoCal Deek

Reading all the back and forth I’ll admit I’m confused. So you’all are saying the new stadium is NOT a dome? Why am I just hearing about this now?

Or….Kincaid could just catch the damn ball.

Aha…thanks. The total roster math didn’t make any sense.

So your plan is build the stadium in Des Moines and put it on the back of tractor trailer to get it to Orchard Park?

Are you sure? There are at minimum 100 players on a major college football team. You’re saying that every single year 95 of the OSU roster are going to be playing in one of those three leagues? I find that hard to believe. Without crunching the exact numbers I think that would mean that every NFL team would need to take on two Buckeyes every single season. Really? I think the Bills currently have a total of THREE (not three per year).

I find it absolutely fascinating that you know that.

How run heavy is it if Cook finished right in the middle of the league in rushing yards? Is it more balanced than in previous seasons? Sure. But the Bills offense is definitely not run heavy.

I assume you know that when someone wraps something in SINGLE quotation marks it means they’re paraphrasing something, right? Double quotation marks means you’re quoting something exactly. Regardless, I would say that most close games are good games no matter what the sport.

I’ll chime in again here. Many of you are simply asking and answering the wrong question. The question is NOT what’s he worth in the league. The question is what’s he worth to the Buffalo Bills? Based on his production for the Bills he deserves to be paid as the 15th highest RB. Almost exactly in the middle of the pack. Based on his potential production for another team that number would almost certainly be much higher. But …other teams don’t have the NFL’s reigning MVP at quarterback who’s expected to carry the team in a passing dominate league.

I’ll take your word for it that there have been ‘good games’. My comment is on the fact that from what I’ve seen there are next to no fans actually going to the stadiums to see them. And that’s despite the fact that the league isn’t new and has a complete monopoly on network television football coverage for the entirety of spring. I’m not sure when someone decides that this simply isn’t working.

If a tree falls in the forest and nobody is there….does it make a noise?

Wait…what? You mean the Sabres have guys they’re actually paying to recommend players who can’t score, skate, hit, or defend? Who knew?

And just like that, the final piece falls into place.

Thank goodness we’re no longer in the revolving door QB sweepstakes. That period is nothing short of brutal in the modern NFL.

Always liked him. He got a lot less attention than Gilmore in that same era but was a solid contributor. Makes me look back at the Elam pick and wonder how that went so poorly. A decent CB should not be that hard to find. The Bills have had a ton of them over the years.

Can’t disagree with you there. I’m pretty sure the target market is NOT an ‘average middle class family’.

Between the two of us I can guarantee I have more experience in these things than you. Sure there are a lot of choices and decisions made in any design but from what I’ve seen of the new Highmark it doesn’t look like much has been wasted on what most would consider extravagant bells or whistles. I’m therefore of the opinion that the construction team has been able to provide what the WNY construction marketplace dictates in the cost of labor and materials.

Geez! Everybody’s an expert on the internet. Believe me, the architects and engineers know EXACTLY what they’re doing. You on the other hand do not. (Sorry, if that sounds harsh) 2.2 billion got WNY exactly what 2.2 billion gets you in WNY.

This is nothing unusual, and certainly not controversial. The term used in the industry is ‘substantial completion’ and signifies the day that the project can be turned over to the Owner for its intended use. I’d have been shocked if it was anything else. The fact that there’ll be crews working around in a brand new facility (that’s only used one day every other week) is not the least bit unexpected.

Speaking of the disco ball, it appears that much of the field lighting (just like the sound system) is already mounted to the underside of the roof overhang.

Wait. Didn’t someone sell them those seats? I assume they didn’t steal them at gunpoint.

It will be interesting to see what/if they choose to do a ‘soft opening’ of the new stadium. I don’t recall such a pre-event back in ‘73 before the infamous traffic disaster that occurred when they opened Rich Stadium on the same night as the Erie County Fair.

I’d go back to calling intentional grounding before I go rid of this totally benign play

I know I’m old but some of you must be ancient. Did you complain about the forward pass? How about soccer style kicking? Sheeesh!

This seems like a talking point. In what way is it a rugby play? And if it is….isnt a simple pitch play one also? OJ made a career out of that one.