[Knox lack of involvement]

Knox was open in the flat on a pass play, and Josh ignored it and went deep right, incomplete. Didn’t keep notes but it was in the second half. Some terrible decisions by QB1 today. Tried to go for the home run throw too many times rather than taking what was there.

[Josh Allen's mustache]

I’m guessing it’s for Mo-vember, which highlights men’s health issues and during which some guys grow a mustache.

 

It really doesn’t look good and superstition is a real thing. Use that neon green silicone strip Gillette and shave that shizz, Josh

[Is Jamison Crowder going to return at any point?]

Did he have a broken leg bone? Or was it an ankle issue?

[Bills release new stadium renderings]

1 hour ago, zow2 said:

Look. it will be nice to have a new stadium with modern infrastructure and amenities.  No complaints. Let's go.

 

But if i want to nitpick, it's a missed opportunity....25 years from now people will still lament that the stadium is sitting in the middle of nowhere when it should be downtown,, and they should have spent the extra $ to put a retractable roof on the thing.  Even one of the two would have made this spectacular.  

 

1 hour ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:

No. Because it’s not a final design. 65% is unacceptable. 80% was reported a few months ago.

This is 40-50 year stadium. They have to get it right.

 

I put it at 30 years before the concrete starts failing. Acid rain and ever-increasingly wacky-weather wear are going to take a toll. The concrete from the 2013 renovations at the current stadium was already crumbling, as shown in the BN pictures awhile back.

 

Tennessee design info said they were putting the clear roof on to minimize weather damage and the expensive upkeep that causes.

[Bills release new stadium renderings]

3 minutes ago, Dablitzkrieg said:

65% of the seats are covered

If rain comes perfectly straight downward.

[Stadium Renderings are here!!!]

1 minute ago, RiotAct said:

Also, I like it a lot.

 

 Looks like most of the lower bowl will NOT be covered, is that correct?  Or are my eyes deceiving me?

With how rain and snow angle in the wind, NO ONE is going to be covered by that “awning.”

[Can anyone explain this Bills jersey number oddity from the late 80's?]

As for why there were different styles at the same time, my guess would be that there were leftover 2s and as the equipment guys had to change out worn numbers — they were HTV (heat transfer vinyl) then — they just used what they had in stock, or were told to / had a tacit understanding to do that from above before new #s were ordered.

So, yes, it was literally a “Ralph is cheap” deal.

 

By the by, I’m trying to do a jersey rehab on a 90s Jim Kelly jersey, as some of the layering of the numbers peeled in the wash. Ordered some new adhesive backed tackle twill iron-and-then-sew-on numbers on eBay. Getting that vinyl off 30 years later is a £€^%ing bear! Even with acetone, it’s extremely slow going.

[Memories: let’s this thread on for everybody that want to share his Bills memories]

It was tough following the Bills just in Connecticut(!) in the early 1990s — can’t imagine what it must have been in Italy. I did summers in WNY at the maternal family’s dairy farm helping with haying & firewood and spending time with cousins, so that’s how I started my Bills fandom. Back in CT, it was the rare game on broadcast television… vs. the Patriots* or when they got prime time on the schedule. The rest of the time was just spent watching the ticker and praying for a larger number for our boys the next time it came around, and halftime & postgame highlights. Then getting the newspaper on Monday to pore over the box score statistics and maybe three sentences in a game recap.

 

We were so at the mercy of so many overlords for just getting basic access or information in those days. The internet and faster data transfer changed everything so much for the better… maybe most of all finding this place from its earliest days and following through all of the times it changed venues until SDS cemented TBD as its own entity.

 

Through the drought, I can’t begin to say how much effort and frustration it was to find games online once internet 2.0 video was a thing. And now with the age of HD streaming it’s like there’s no comparison. I just watched a UConn men’s hockey game last night on ESPN+ and it’s like… wow. Unless the power goes out or the rare time when Internet is down, kids today will never know the struggle of fandom from a distance.

 

Great to have you here from 🇮🇹!

[Buffalo Sabres and NHL 2022-2023]

Sweet to be getting these games on the ESPN+ now!

 

They also carry my alma mater’s men’s games in the Hockey East.

 

🏒 in HD / 4K is awesome!

[Sideline TEMPERATURE Dolphins v Vikings]

51 minutes ago, Bandito said:

Ok? And the Bills have the snow to their advantage. Everyone has home field advantage in some way shape or form.

Yes, but you can add layers and have heaters for warmth. You can’t take off enough layers in heat / sun, and disallowing shade / air conditioning efforts bc the Phins aren’t using it is terrible policy.

[Arrowhead(GEHA) Stadium is 50+ years old like Highmark---why no talk that it needs to be replaced??]

Maybe because their concrete isn’t failing. I mean… in Buffalo the stuff they poured in the renovation in 2013(?) is going to pieces, if you look at the BN’s photos from that story several months ago.

 

Buffalo weather is different than KC’s. Stuff just seems to break down faster. Also, they may have the wider concourses and such, or were able to upgrade those in reno.

[Spencer Brown ankle injury]

1 hour ago, JohnNord said:

I’m guessing it’s a high ankle sprain which sucks but he should at least return in a few weeks.

 

During a commercial break I read online they brought the stretcher out for him so I was thinking the injury would be worse

Probably similar to Jake Kumerow who has been out since Week 3 

Thought the sideline reporter said they brought out the cart, but Spencer waved it off and walked back to the sideline and then locker room.

[Will Chris Jones get penalized for tripping play not called? Will Zebra?]

Make EVERYTHING reviewable.

[I guess Robert Kraft doesn't need to go to South Beach massage parlors anymore.]

49 minutes ago, mabden said:

 

This means she knows how to make any death look natural.

I know someone whose family (his dad was a CEO of a not-small but not-big company) had an oceanfront summer house up in the Cape Cod town where the Krafts summered, and sometimes babysat for their kids. The stories, as is so often the case of the rich, show how big of an * Kraft was. But his love for his wife Martha(?) was very real. Even though she was thrice more an * than he was. And yet everyone in the media just talks about how nice she was, either because that’s the mask she wore in public or they just brown-nose to maintain their access because what difference does the truth make(?).

 

As I do for so many things these days, all I offer is a “Whatever 🤷‍♂️.”

[Did Epenesa just earn himself the Jerry Hughes treatment?]

1 hour ago, Fixxxer said:

 

That's why I think it looks bad for him. He probably thought he hit a player initially but when realizes it's the ref he doesn't look apologetic, at all. Not smart. 

I'm sure McD isn't happy with AJ's reaction. 

 

 

The comment AJE made seems to be what set him off. And while Hussy is supposed to be impartial and the cooler head on the field… yes, McD is going to be none too pleased.

 

I read in a spot piece that now including this one, there have been 5 ejections in the league this year. Hussy has done two now, both in the last two weeks. Not a great look for him either, but the ref union closes ranks and holds grudges, which we saw firsthand with JH.

 

Would have been a wiser move for AJ to just apologize post-game.

[Steelers @ Bills Game thread - First half]

Cook is just SLLLOOOOWWW.

[Steelers @ Bills Game thread - First half]

Special Teams aren’t, so far.

 

Taiwan Jones needs to kiss Gabe right on the *. WTF is this guy doing on the roster at like 35 years old if he can’t even field a KO?

[Did not know this...Miami Dolphins were given the option of joining the AFC South during realignment]

5 minutes ago, Bongo said:

I always thought it made sense for Baltimore to go AFC East (then all 4 would be on the East coast) and we go to AFC North. Seems to make more sense.

It would have made geographic sense. Absolutely.

 

But it wouldn’t have been right in any other sense.

[NFL Game announcers for week 5 on CBS Will convert to maps page Wed @ noon.]

32 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

We won't get it in the Boston area. Lions at Pats is what it will be at 1pm.

 

25 minutes ago, Gugny said:

 

That's a FOX game.

Yes, but the Boston market is usually blacked out from a CBS game in the same time slot when the Pats* are on FOX.

 

Promo, do you get WPRI, the CBS out of Providence? The Bills-Ravens was on there yesterday, and I would bet they’re carrying the marquee matchup, given this slate. Hartford CBS will carry the Jests, I’m certain. Slight chance Providence does too because it’s Jets-Dolphins as an AFCEast division game.

[Worried about Cook……is it too early?]

It may just be my eyes, but Cook has just looked SLOW when he’s gotten the ball (mostly in the garbage time vs TENN). This is both in hesitation and in how fast he’s running out there. SLOOOW.

[Bills open at -14 next week against Steelers]

What would be the deal with PITT starting Trubitsky? He has familiarity of our system, seeing it in practice all last year, but we have familiarity with him. Is that a wash?

[Antonio Brown exposes himself in a hotel pool]

It might take the legal system of another country to finally DO something about this clown.
 

This is what happens when people with severe behavior issues never get checked because they can throw, catch, kick, etc. an inflated ball. Thrown out of college? Wah. Slap on the wrist of probation in FL. Send him to prison for a few years and see what he learns.

[Stadium Renderings are here!!!]

Not the Bills, but Northwestern Univ. (near Chicago) released renderings of their new stadium today. The new Ryan Field will cost ~$800M and have a capacity of 35K, which is a downsize from the current field’s 47K.

 

Looks kinda similar to what is said to be the design for us, with the awning over most seats. Are we going to have to go to three tiers to fit 60K?

 

(Also, fer chrissake, 204KB is the biggest image size allowed here and it kinda sucks to have to do the photo-compress app three times before it’s small enough. 204KB is insanely small & crappy quality these days. Sorry to vent, but…)

 

[Who Do The Bills Sign At Cornerback?]

What happened to Cam Lewis and Siran Neal?

[Miami home field sun advantage and why this is wrong on so many levels]

35 minutes ago, SCBills said:

It is what it is, and it’s not going to change, but people literally die from heat stroke.  
 

Southern high schools and colleges have protocols in place to deal with the heat.  To have a stadium designed to amplify the heat on the opponent is pretty wild.
 

Apparently it’s going to take an Offensive Lineman passing out on the field and being taken to the hospital in an ambulance to have the NFL being called by fans/media to step in.  God forbid someone dies on the field. 

How soon we forget Korey Stringer.

 

His family created a sports science center at my alma mater UConn after he died of exertional heat stroke in 2001 after a Vikings training camp practice where the heat index was 99*  (and reached 110* that day).

 

How the league can continue to schedule mid-day games in Miami & Tampa (tho, yesterday’s game there had a 4:30 start) in the early part of the season just takes a poop on the notion that they care about player safety.