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Welcome to the 19th century. Yeah, "Redskin" is a derogatory term for a Native American -- and has always been a derogatory term even 200 years ago. "Indian" is simply an outdated term for Native American, much like "colored" or "*****" are outdated terms for African Americans.

You mean the guy who is "Mayhem"? I've always like those. The Eli Manning commercials for Frank's Louisiana Hot Sauce are da bomb! I don't care how many times I see them, I just laugh.

The Bengals also put a spy on Mahomes so that he couldn't run at will like he did against the Bills. It was the spy who finally sacked Mahomes on third down to force them to kick the FG to tie on the last play in regulation.

Nobody has suggested that. What most posters are saying is that the Bills need to continue to provide Allen with weapons in response to the OP's idea that the Bills should "de-emphasize" skill positions in order to concentrate on improving their defense because Allen is such a great QB.

How old are you? 10?

Chiefs and Rams.

Losing is part of life, sweetpea. There's always something you desperately want that you can't have, so grow up and deal with it even if you're chronologically "grown up".

I would prefer to improve the OL, especially the interior, through FA or the draft first, and then add a bigger RB who's a decent blocker through FA. A lot of rookie RBs have to learn the blocking part of the game. I don't like the idea of investing a lot of resources in a RB who hasn't been able to stay of the field consistently.

They also ignored the running game, which was a much larger part of NFL offenses back then. When they got to the playoffs, teams with good Ds would shut down Marino and they had no answer. The way to build a perennial playoff team/Super Bowl contender, especially today, is to support your very good/excellent QB with enough playmakers on both sides of the ball so that he isn't asked to carry the entire offensive load as well as make up for serious defensive deficiencies. IOW, a team has to have a good/great offense but at least an above average defense. It's not easy to do, especially over several years. I think to do that, a team has to draft well and then make strategic trades or signings, which takes a really good FO with excellent scouting and player evaluation departments. IMO, it's the scouting/player e v a l aspect that has come to separate the best teams from the mediocre ones.

You're advocating that the Bills force their franchise QB to function at HOF-worthy level with JAG weaponry in order to build a mythical "championship caliber" defense so the Bills can emulate a Pats dynasty that hasn't proven to be replicable ... and you're surprised at the negative reactions? Exactly. Just because a QB is a potential HOFer doesn't mean he doesn't need protection and targets. Exhibit A is the Seahawks. Russ doesn't cook too well when he only has no offensive line and only Tyler Lockett and DK Metcalf to throw to.

#25 is a good spot to find a top quality C or G or TE or DB. The Bills need to get themselves one.

QB drafts, 2009-2018: 2018 QBs:#1 Baker Mayfield, #3 Sam Darnold, #7 Josh Allen, #10 Josh Rosen, #32 Lamar Jackson 2017 QBs: #3 Mitch Trubisky, #10 Patrick Mahomes, #12 Deshaun Watson 2016 QBs: #1 Jared Goff, #2 Carson Wentz, #26 Paxton Lynch, #135 Dak Prescott 2015 QBs: #1 Jameis Winston, #2 Marcus Mariota 2014 QBs: #3 Blake Bortles, #22 Johnny Manziel, #32 Teddy Bridgewater, #36 Derek Carr, #62 Jimmy Garoppolo 2013 QBs: #13 EJ Manuel 2012 QBs: #1 Andrew Luck, #2 Robert Griffin, #8 Ryan Tannehill, #22 Brandon Weeden, #75 Russell Wilson, #88 Nick Foles, #102 Kirk Cousins 2011 QBs: #1 Cam Newton, #8 Jake Locker, #10 Blaine Gabbert, #12 Christian Ponder, #35 Andy Dalton 2010 QBs: #1 Sam Bradford, #25 Tim Tebow 2009 QBs: #1 Matthew Stafford, #5 Mark Sanchez, #17 Josh Freeman The two greatest QB drafts since the merger were 1983 and 2004. The 1983 draft produced 3 HOF QBs: Elway, Kelly, and Marino. Ken O'Brien was also a decent starting QB from that class. The 2004 draft produced 3 QBs very likely to be HOFers: E Manning, Rivers, and Roethlisberger plus a decent starter in Matt Schaub. According to all the draftniks, the 2018 QB class was destined to be "the greatest QB class since at least 2004" with the implication it might be as good as 1983. The reality is that the 2018 QB class has turned out to be, at best, modestly above average as QB drafts go since most drafts produce 1 top starting QB and 1 or 2 other average/decent starting QB (Most draft classes produce only 1 very good starting QB). The 2012 draft was probably the only draft in the past 10 years that comes close to 2004, producing 2 top QBs (Luck and Wilson) and 2 decent starters (Tannehill and Cousins).

Back in the day, we rode three wheelers which were so much less stable than four wheelers which aren't all that safe anyways. Also helmets were only for girls and old guys. It's miracle that nobody in my family or friends ended up dead or permanently disabled, although a couple of them came close.

So, you're thinking of retiring because you've been lucky for three months? Smart move. Can I interest you in getting in on my syndicate to buy a very nice recently rehabbed bridge over Chautauqua Lake?

Absolutely! There were no real warnings about this storm. The NWS believed that it would be a wind event that would bring some snow (ie, the foot or so that fell) for several hours but totally and completely ignored the fact that the two or so feet of snow on Lake Erie ice was loose and fluffy because it had been so cold, none had melted and compressed, which would have kept much of it in place. Consequently, there were no blizzard warnings issues. I don't believe that blizzard watches/warnings and winter storm watches/warnings even existed back then. Today, we'd know that this monster was coming at least 4-5 days before, and all WNY would be battened down. Instead, it hit almost without warning. The Buffalo schools and some suburban schools were closed not because they anticipated a severe snow storm but to save energy. I don't believe that the dump trucks actually went out on Lake Erie. They may have gone out on the ice at the Small Boat Harbor or other parts of the Buffalo harbor inside the breakwalls. My brother was out of work for almost a month because of the Blizzard but he made four or five times his lost wages because he had a dump truck and got hired by the City of Buffalo for snow removal. A lot of snow in the city was dumped in the city parks, and there was considerable concern about how that would impact the parks. People also worried that there would be significant flooding in the spring when all the snow melted. The parks escaped with minimal damage, and the flooding never came to pass because there was a gradual spring thaw that year.

Apparently, time has dimmed your memories of how bad "Play Not to Lose By Too Much" Jauron was as the Bills HC.

Sounds like a solid plan ... don't try to "fix" what's not broke, and that certainly describes the Bills offense.

And on a team with a lot less offensive talent than the Bills have? My guess is that if Daboll leaves, the Bills will tap Dorsey as OC. OCs on perennial playoff teams with strong offenses are much more likely to get HC opportunities than OCs on perennial rebuilding teams.

What happened with Trent in Buffalo is what happens to almost all QBs drafted outside the first round -- and frequently to QBs drafted in the top 5 : they fail as starters. It is what it is. Don't pretend that Edwards was some kind of martyr to the Bills incompetence. He wasn't good enough. He wasn't even good enough to last as a backup.

This seems to be a problem in the Southern Tier along the I-86 corridor from about Corning east to Binghamton. A lot of locals complain about how people from NYC are driving up prices. I'm sure it's happening in the Hudson Valley, too. When I lived in the Albany area 20+ years ago, there was already a significant contingent of people who commuted from Hudson (the AMTRAK train to NYC has a station there) to NYC. With remote work, Hudson and even Albany (2 1/2 hours to Pennsylvania Station) have undoubtedly gained even more commuters.

I think that they have a significantly better chance to add more talent than either Las Vegas or Denver. Whether they can actually do that is TBD.

Somehow, I don't see any HC turning Carr, Bridgewater/Lock, or Tua into facsimiles of Mahomes or Allen. Miami is the only one of the three teams likely to make significant improve the near future, and that's because they have a massive amount of cap space and a treasure trove of draft picks.

They must be fans of the late, great Joe Diffie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMiEFyTuuh8

Borrowing from your 401k isn't really a "no interest" loan. You may not pay interest to the bank and you may not be penalized by the government for borrowing the money from your 401k, but whatever amount you borrow will not be growing tax free in your 401k account, including not compounding. If you have your retirement funds in bonds, money market accounts or CDs, you probably aren't going to lose too much if you pay back your loan eventually but if you invest in stocks you're likely going to pay a really high cost for that supposed "no interest" loan. I'm retired now with a more conservative stock portfolio than I had when I was working, but my 403b (a 401k for public employees) returned 12.9% last year. Since the economy turned around about 2011 or so, I've had at least 10+% returns every year and a couple of years of more than 20% returns even though I've been withdrawing various amounts from it since I retired in 2016. I don't know how you are invested, but for myself, I would be unwilling to give up earning $5,000 on $50,000 a year in order to avoid paying a 3-5% a year in interest. (This isn't even counting the effect of compounding, ie that $5000 earned in year 1 also earns money going forward).

Fixed it for ya! College coaches who have never been NFL coaches previously invariably fail when they become NFL HCs. I think that Jimmy Johnson might be the only successful collegiate HC who found success as a HC in the NFL since the merger.