SoCal Deek

Why is this so complicated for some of you? Yes…it’s fickle for sure. We all know that! But….if you consistently lose the turnover margin you aren’t winning …period!

Are turnovers somewhat random? Yes they are. Does losing the turnover battle make a HUGE difference in each game’s outcome. Yes, it most definitely does! Both statements are true. And with this team’s obvious roster challenges, you can be certain that the second statement is crucial to their ultimate W/L record.

Yep…it’s the back of the scoreboard. Good eye. But with the budget overruns I heard they’re installing a manually operated one……kidding. Yes, I believe that’s the final artificial turf. It has the coaching box lines on it. That photo’s interesting because it shows the significant progress being made on the seat installation. They’re on the upper deck now. I was told that those sections are unique as they have special access to the concourse areas just behind them. You’ll notice the black shadowed slit at the rear of those seats.

I pity the poor guy who has to sit behind him. Ya pay all that money to go to a World Series game and a mountain is sitting right front of you! Sheeesh!

It’s not goalpost moving any more than your post. You have to look at the position players play. Football isn’t like the other sports. Players play completely different positions, and they rarely change. And, a lot depends on how strong the need is by the 32 NFL teams that particular year, and by how strong the Class of rookies was at that position that particular year. So yes, while a player may have been taken 170th in the overall draft order, he may have been the third or fourth best safety in the nation that year. (I’m not saying that was the case here, but the point still applies.) I hope that clarifies my earlier post.

That sort of ranking doesn’t apply in football. There are NOT 170 safeties in the draft.

Wait! You’re saying our LBs are virtually non existent on PURPOSE? Well that makes me feel a little better I guess.

Was Johnny Bench on that Reds team? I always liked him.

Speaking as a Southern Californian, there’s literally nobody that considers Seattle approximate to Los Angeles. 😉

I keep reading this Barry Sanders comparison but I’d suggest it’s far more likely that he demands to be traded to the Rams. He’d be closer to Hollywood for his eventual career move and his wife is from Southern California with a career of her own. He’d slide right in after Stafford retires and have McVay as his coach; a perfect fit for a star QB.

I’ve looked back through my texts and emails from back then and I can honestly report that I had nothing to do with it.

Let me see if I got this right: The Bills aren’t fast enough, big enough, tough enough, or smart enough. Okie Dokie!

Hey! I’m proud of him for throwing it at all. He’s obviously building on his game. You go, Dude! 👍

Seems like a totally random statistic. I see virtually no corollary at all between the teams with a winning record and this chart.

I kid on here all the time, but in this case I’m not. The Bills identity/ philosophy centers on mistakes. Force the opponent to make mistakes and limit your own mistakes. In a word ….TURNOVERS. Why did they lose the last two games? Turnover margin. What streak has had them vying for playoff seeding the last few years? Turnover margin. What was the traditional knock on Josh Allen? Hero ball….aka turnovers. What papered over so many of the Bills defensive holes….turnovers. It’s pretty simple really.

Not unless he spends some time in Carolina first. Obviously

In McDs version of reality it’s too risky to put a rookie out there, yes. His brand of play it safe and pray the other team makes mistakes would never allow it.

Sneaky is not who the Bills are. That would require risk. McD can’t spell risk. It’s not in his nature.

Completely mediocre, soft roster trying to get a championship with the least possible amount of effort/risk. It’s not going to work. You can only play so many perfect, risk free football games.

I’m still waiting for Tyrod to throw a ball from back when he was on the Bills. I’ve kept that scream going for many years now. It’s in my front hall closet.

I am! Just ask anyone who’s watched a Bills game with me for the last sixty years. I get extremely emotional. (And more often than not….it isn’t pretty….but it’s definitely emotional.)

I disagree. This has been the pattern for quite a few years now. The difference this season is that the fans can’t blame the league for sending us to London. We’ll see how it plays out but it’s set up perfectly for a win coming out of the bye, and a home, regular season moral victory over the Chiefs. But….get ready to have your heart ripped out with yet another playoff fizzle.

Weather forecast currently shows 65 and cloudy in Charlotte on Sunday.

Gave up THIRTY points in the fourth quarter? You’ve gotta be kidding me, Giants! Geeeez

It was the white out uniforms…. obviously. 😉. Oh, wait.