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Injuries in the NFL are inevitable and I am going to cosmically assume there are a pre-destined number this year and therefore I am hoping for many many injuries in the game. Please no one lecture me about wishing for injuries, read the line above multiple times before you do. I would never wish harm on any player, the game is not that important.

Really, oh that is priceless. IT is so small I can't tell. For sure. Find a QB that has lasted this long, in the same division, playing twice a year. Seems to me the next QB Wouldnt even be close. Maybe Favre-Lions or Big Ben and the Browns.

What is so typical of this post is a player attached to the "Super Bowl" era is supposed to give it immediate credibility.

I sponsored a party at the Metry Cafe in Old Metairie, Louisiana. the saddest thing was when the workers took down my Bill's pennants and handed them to me, actually made me feel better because I think they were on the verge of tears...then again they envisioned a monster tip disappearing.

So where is the Buffalo Bills on the cover, is he the one under the armpit barely visible, how incredibly apropos.

So let's re-cap, an "unnamed player" from a quarter century ago has an opinion and the thesis here is encapsulated in this, " He went into detail about how they should have called in each player for an interview about where they were going to get a feel if they were a fit or not. He is not sure our current regime has done this" THis unnamed player apparently know NOTHING more than anyone else, such another opinion. Maybe they did talk to each and every player. Non-story imo. "

EXACTLY! This thread is ridiculous.

His sister is severely handicapped and he has made extreme efforts for her entire life including building a house with an attached living quarters for her and a nursing assistant. He didn't go out to South beach and buy a Lamborghini with his rookie contract money and most importantly spends a lot of time with her/ True quality character. Shame it never really worked out in Buffalo, he was just too frail/and/or unlucky.

Are you one iota surprised by the overreaction, I certainly am not.

My God that is pathetic considering the talent we had..., Twiddlee and Twiddlee dum Ryan

Rex can and cleary does run his mouth all he wamts but he DIDN"T build a bully, in your face team.

To some extent, you think a reincarnation of Vince Lombardi could touch TJ Yates into a franchise QB, no. Bortles ALWAYS choked in big moments, he was notorious for throwing turnovers late in games, Marrone had nothing to do with that. Marrone is riding him because Bortles is not putting in the time and effort, Marrone cant force him to try and improve, now Bortles is losing his confidence because of the big meanie Doug Marrone, boo hoo. Reminds me of a bigger JP Losman.

A lot of people dumping on the OP too aggressively. I think everyone understands IQ or and articulate speaker isnt going to win a Super Bowl but all things being equal smart players are better. I recall advice belichek gave adivce once to Jimmie Johnson, get smart players, you cant coach dumb. Belichek for the most part get smart players that know exactly where they are supposed to be and what they are supposed to do, he gets versatile players that are smart enough to play multiple positions out of multiple sets. All things being equal, Give me smart players every time. Things like McKelvin returning that MNF kickoff or Losman running out of the end zone generally don't happen with belichek teams. And yes it is a relieve to listen to Zay Jones, he is one smart kid.

No. Give credit to Marrone, he was apparently one of the very first top throw in the EJ Towel, I would trust he can evaluate a QB. It is not as if Bortles hasn't had enough experience to learn. He makes way way to many 4th qtr mistakes, toxic qb.

top 10 in scoring bottom 10 in yards and time of possession We are goinjg to give up a lot of yards with our zone defense and questionable coverage LBers and secondary, Brady wil go for 500 on us one game. I say top 10 in scoring though as once the get in the red zone and compress the field the widnows in the secondary get very small so i can see a lot of din and dunking pass possession offenses going down the field in long drives and hopefully we hold them for a FG or get a turnover. Big question is our offense, if that Offensive line is as bad as it has been then we are in deep trouble.

You are correct. In the 1930s the three big sports were Boxing, Baseball and Horse Racing....Boxing and Horse Racing aren't even in the top 10 anymore and Baseball has fallen tremendously. Same thing will happen to football. You have several things really hurting football going forward, the injuries, the followup lawsuits, over exposure (we are now watching the Combine! Seriously) and the play on the field (over officiated, too many long drawn out reviews, arbitrary rules). I live in high school football crazy Texas and of fellow parents, at least a third wont let their kids 1o play tackle football and the percentage grows every year. I am waiting for football (high school first, then college) to be banned in NY, that would be the first with some headline grabbing Attorney General being a SJW hero. Football had to be saved from being banned by Teddy Roosevelt. Also waiting for former College players to start suing the universities, that is coming big time. Football will end up looking like the Pro Bowl, in other words totally unwatchable. I dont think 50, more like 20.

Sadly for the Bills, I think you might be spot on with Beathard.

No it wasnt wrong, and it is a great game to watch Peterman in Good one

If Vlad Duchesse starts they will be lucky to win 5 imo. Right now games they should win Jets (2), and Miami (H), toss ups, Broncos, Chargers, Saints all at home...all the rest we would be underdogs if they lines were set today. Every team but the Jets, Saints (8), Miamii (7.5) and Chargers (7.5) have current over/uinder odds at 8.5 games or higher, on PAPER, we have a brutal schedule I think for the Bills 6-10/ due to vastly improved coaching.

Is it really relevant to dredge up the 50+ years of Ralph Wilson owned teams to what the Pegula's are trying to do? It might be three years, to me that is highly preferred instead of patchwork mediocre to sub par teams ad nauseam.

I agree with one thing, I think Beane was a very safe move. What was bold was hiring Rex, well maybe they learned their lesson. Whaley & Watkins those are totally different debates.

Good question, I actually cant think of any other situations of teams "tanking" unless the Browns have been doing it last few years. And the term "tank" is ambiguous. I absolutely think the Bills will do everything they can with the roster to win games and I think they wlil be competitive in most, the natural parity of the NFL. It is real hard to go 0-16 in the NFL.

I agree. The epitome of mediocrity was 7-9 Dick Jauron, the walking dead, those were the most painful years for me as a Bills fan. At least Rex was entertaining, you never know what stupid thing he was going to do or say.

You got it. Imagine the buzz around the Bills next year when they have Sam Darnold, Josh Allen, etc. We might be so bad we might get our potential franchise QB and still have some high picks left to get more studs in here. If we manage to lose the first game against the Jets at home I would say we are firmly in the driver's seat for #1. Ahh such high aspirations of a Bills fan.