SoCal Deek

If you’re referring to the NFL Network crew I’m going to assume that was probably their best effort. They’re typically terrible. 😂

Having been at the game today, the refs are clearly working the rust off. Absolutely horrible and repeatedly confused from start to finish. Geeez

They’ll be great. Unlike the existing stadium, the concourse rooms (restrooms and snack bars) rim the OUTSIDE meaning that the public concourses face inward so you can still see the field while you’re in line. Those rooms therefore block the wind.

Yes, there is a narrow slit above the top of the upper deck, just below the roof. The perforated panels cover that slit. They haven’t installed many yet up at that level but they’re getting really close.

Most definitely, much if not all of the concourse will be open air. Think about it. You won’t go through doors with air-lock vestibules to get out into the seating bowl while carrying your beer. So yes, the perforated panels will definitely help cut down on wind in the concourses (which are huge by the way). It’s the precast concrete grandstands themselves that block the wind inside the bowl. Hope that helps.

Many people on here know I’m an architect, and a high level one. (Not trying to brag…honestly.) I used those connections with people I know in the industry. It took a bit of coordination.

It is primarily the upper deck that’s under the roof, but what’s hard to communicate is that the mid levels are under the cantilever of the levels above them. And…unlike at the current stadium, the upper deck goes all the way around the field, so it’s actually a much larger percentage of the total capacity from the current stadium’s.

It’s exactly as advertised. Both the renderings and photos are deceiving because of the distortion caused by the height and pitch of both the roof and upper deck. And by the way, the view from up on top of the roof is amazing, even if fans won’t ever go up there. It’s tall!!!

After a lot of logistical coordination I got a personal tour of the new stadium construction site today. A real bucket list item for a long practicing Architect and long time Bills fan. The place is huge and very impressive. Attending games in the new stadium will be nothing like the current experience. Standing at the field level I was struck by how tall and enclosed it feels. And, I answered a few of my own questions: First, the scaffolded ‘dance floor’ suspended from the roof is just to install conduit from and to the lights and speakers (as others suspected). The underside of the roof is just too high above the upper deck seating bowl to reach with any other lifts or cranes. Second, the wind confusion panels are indeed nothing more than perforated metal architectural panels that open up to the interior concourses in a few spots but I believe they are mostly decorative. It’s really the height and full circle enclosure that’ll be the biggest factor in reducing wind inside the bowl. If anyone has any questions, I’ll do my best to answer them. Go Bills!

Yes, but if you read through the smelling salts thread you’ll find that those ‘hot chicks’ must be provided directly by the player. Neither the NFL nor the Team can provide hot chicks directly to the players. At least not during the game.

Excellent! Did you have to get to the departing ‘terminal’ super early to make sure they had room for you on the bus to the stadium?

It rained the entire day leading up until right before game time.

I’ll look when I’m there on Friday.

I was at that game. Wore my raincoat in my Dads car

Thanks..that website is how I know about it. I’m wondering if anyone on here has ever used the shuttle.

Anyone have experience or advice on taking the NFTA shuttle buses to and from the stadium. For example, to and from Eastern Hills Mall? Thanks in advance

How big is that Skipper dude on the Lions? That’s one BIG human!

Not sure that I disagree. But as much as I dislike the phrase….”it is what it is” now and apparently for as long as Beane’s in control. I can’t imagine that McD (a defensive coach) is going to lobby him to change the approach.

Thanks! So it’s definitely not by accident then. And it’s your premise that it’s not going to change so long as Beane is in charge. And, just as important, you believe it isn’t McD who’s demanding this approach. I’d recommend you get used to it then. It’s hard to believe that Beane’s going anywhere as long as Josh Allen is a Buffalo Bill.

Thanks Kirby, but I’d describe your response as the WHAT not the WHY. As I’ve said many times here, I don’t necessarily agree with their strategy but if the Carolina tie is indeed true then it’s definitely not an act of omission. It’s clearly commission. See my response to Kirby

So Gunner, let me ask you then, WHY are the Bills choosing this strategy? Who’s behind it?

I’ve enjoyed the discussion but we’re going in circles. You win….Beane is an idiot. 😂

And at the same time the Chiefs have invested nothing at TE. So….

It’s interesting that you bring up Mahomes. I’d suggest that they’ve gone through a similar evolution. Tyreek Hill (like Diggs) is gone. Their coaches obviously felt Mahomes could drag a new WR room over the top, and by their successes it seems like he has. You have to admit, they’ve done it without a room full of superstars. In the longer perspective, the Bills have been chasing pass catching TEs. So much so that they felt they needed two. I opine that it goes back to the punishment that they endured from that position back to /Hernandez and now more recently with Kelce.

You’d clearly have gone a different route. I understand that. My point has been that I can see a method to Beane’s strategy. I’m not saying I agree with it. I believe he’s been trying to have a wide range of weapons for Josh. And he wants the sustainable salary structures of ‘some’ of those weapons being on rookie deals, others on long term extensions, and still others on short term contracts. I don’t envy his position. While the Bills wandered in the wilderness for many years looking for a QB, they’re now experiencing the challenge of what happens once you actually get one. I think Beane’s hoping that the kaleidoscope of talent he’s brought to the locker room will be papered over (or their collective tide risen) by playing with the now veteran MVP. It’s much different from a few years ago when he felt he needed Diggs to pull Allen along. Again….it’s a really tough job.