SoCal Deek

The Chiefs are running a ton of misdirection. Looks like a truly complex offense.

3D chess versus checkers

We’ve got a thread using the term C Note and now Sasparilla? Where am I?

Week 20? You’re predicting that the Super Bowl will feature two backup QBs? So it’s gonna be Mitch against who?

C Note? What is this, Guys and Dolls?

Wait! The Jets are still in the NFL? I could’ve sworn they got relegated years ago.

In a year where so many (including myself) predict a slow start with a huge learning curve, the Bills do the most Billsy of things and win in a Week One blow out: Bills 42 Cardinals 10 Dare I say…..cakewalk?

There are a few newer soccer stadiums that are designed with standing only ‘seats’ in the end zones, and even a few NFL stadiums that now feature what I call ‘milling around’ areas for those who just want to drink and chat.

Is this some McD training regiment to help him hold onto the football? PS: Ralph’s cheap!

We stand at home while watching on TV….doesn’t everyone?

They do the same thing in the English Premier League (as well as just about every American sport) and the alternatives never look all that good. Sometimes, they are downright awful. I know it's all about selling merchandise, but why would anyone want to buy an ugly version from their favorite team? Makes literally no sense to me.

Folks on here know way more that I do about all these Cap gyrations, but geez this is complicated. Somehow, something seems to be way out of whack in the modern NFL. Way too much invested in certain players and then the rest of the roster, and the Front Office is left to juggle the scraps that fall from the table. It all seems very disfunctional.

Good….sure, most likely. At our age Shaw we’re kinda looking for ‘great’….at least once. So I’ll enjoy 2024 in hopes that the proverbial blind squirrel has to find a nut once in a while. 😁

And the funny part is that when I turned on ABC to watch it, DirecTV has a blank screen saying they are in a fight with Disney over fees! So....no ABC, ESPN etc for DirecTV subscribers.

This shouldn't be complicated. They obviously don't want anyone wearing white pants to NFL games.

I wasn’t saying I agreed with the prediction….But would you trade the Super Bowl victory if meant the Bills would 4-13 a couple years later?

I’m guessing weapons means receivers and running backs but NOT quarterback? If you exclude the QB does it even matter? It’s like having a quiver loaded with arrows but no bow.

See my comment above

You got all of that from me simply asking if you’ve been to California? I was just curious having lived here for over forty years. Have a nice day.

So the palpable decline is inevitable? Fabulous! 😉

Interesting. The prediction that stands out to me is the Rams at 4-13. I often wonder if I’d trade that all elusive Super Bowl victory if I knew the Bills would be 4-13 just a couple years later. I think I would.

You seem desperate to bring politics into this. Or maybe to avoid it. The fact remains that these once beautiful California cities are virtually unrecognizable.

Why? Do you believe people aren’t honestly concerned or praying for this young man?

My take is slightly different. As Shaw laid out, this newest version of the Bills brings so many questions that I’m going into 2024 with zero expectations for the level of success we’ve seen in recent years. So after SIXTY seasons of faithfully following this franchise I’ll go into 2024 looking to be nothing more than pleasantly surprised. And that just may be the outlook that finally opens this seemingly impossibly locked door. Go Bills

Understood....but see my post above. The NFL is not like other industries. Where's the growth potential for the Buffalo Bills? The team is essentially a branch office of a larger league. They are not allowed to 'grow' into Cleveland for example. The better analogy might be if a PE firm bought into a single branch office of a large accounting firm. That branch isn't allowed to 'grow' into the sales/client territory of a neighboring branch, nor would they be allowed to set off on a new marketing or branding strategy.