Sandhill Mike

I think that gets lost. If the Bills don't win that game, we're likely hearing about "the first team to go 20-0".

Man, I STILL can't believe it some days when I find myself helping her cheer them on. I hated that team with the intensity of a thousand suns after 1992, much less anything after. But we married and eventually I found myself pulling for Tony Romo as I watched him grow up, only to have his body fail him when everything clicked. If the team hadn't been off to that super hot start during Dak's rookie season (Romo hurt collarbone again in preseason), I feel Tony Romo could have won a Super Bowl for them. We'll never know. Neither she nor myself think Dak is the guy, he's just paid like he is. They have no running game and lots to do on offense. Defensively, they've seemed rudderless since the departure of Quinn. If Parsons leaves Dallas, I think Washington is where he'll be tempted to go. With the talent in that division, the Boys have a lot to do before they become relevant again. The wife feels someone would have given Schott a chance already if he was leadership material.

I have it recorded on a VHS tape! Still plays fine thirty five years later. Like Jack points out, it's refreshing to go back to a time when the NFL was less sensationalized and flashy. The best afternoon I have EVER spent watching Bills football (though Allen's playoff perfection against New England is right up there). I was young, naive, and my favorite team played as close to flawless as it gets, propelling them to the Super Bowl! Still... I do wonder how that game would have turned out had Bo Jackson not be injured against Cincinnati. I still think the Bills win, but I'm thinking it would have been much more competitive.

I married a Cowboys fan and it made me break down my wall of hate for that team... which was no easy task. We were just talking about it last night. We hated the McCarthy hire when it was announced, have waited all this time for them to move on, only to hear Jerry Jones talk about "keeping some consistency" while announcing the much-less-than-spectacular Schottenheimer hire. Combine that with bringing in Eberflus, who just ran himself out of Chicago, her hopes are not high for the future. You hit the nail on the head... Cowboys fans wanted a change and while there's a new name on the door, this isn't the change they were hoping for. It reminds me of the Bills during the drought. After Phillips, we went through some real lemons, and each had to be given multiple years to prove they weren't the guy. If you dislike the Cowboys - and I know most of us do - the grass is looking pretty green in that direction.

It's like a wound that won't heal because I keep picking at it. As a Bills fan, though, I've felt far worse at season's end than I do this year. 13 seconds will be hard to top, as we watched our coaching staff just give a game away. Even with all the ref favoritism (I bitched about spots the whole game), it was still there for the taking at the end... but we got to see another defense do what ours never seems to when the season is on the line. I'm cool if we spend most of the offseason giving the defense an infusion of talent. We need it up and down as you we can never have enough depth. I just hope we don't use the same scouts/criteria we've been using with all the dud draft picks made on that side of the ball. Still pissed at McDermott for going for two in the first half though. That forced the second failed 2 point attempt, then encouraged the Chefs to later go for two, resulted in the three point difference. After getting screwed on the challenge to the Worthy "catch", I guess he was too spooked to challenge the spot on Kincaid's catch on 3rd down. I guess he's still got some growing to do as well. Next year, I'd like to see Brady learn to use the spectacular running back we have to make an opposing coordinator forget about Josh Allen once in a while. I don't know that I've been as happy with our running backs since the days of Thurman and Kenneth Davis. Get a lead and destroy hopes with a strong second half rushing attack.

Man, I miss Jim Schwartz. Worse thing about the McDermott hire was losing him.

I was thinking just a bit ago... while this one stings because it just happened, it won't make our "Mount Rushmore" of defeats, not even close. I don't think the Chefs are better than the Bills, but they earned the right to sh!t talk until next year, unfortunately. We need to retool and upgrade the roster, come back stronger and wiser. I hope Brady realizes we have a feature back and makes sure Cook gets the ball more moving forward. We have a lot of talent at RB, but Cook looks like he's ready to be THE guy. Gotta give it up for tonight and bid adieu to the 2024 NFL season, glad to have you guys to rap with and listen to, win or lose. We weren't supposed to make it this far, can't wait for draft day and free agency to start.

He does everything that's asked of him and I love his attitude. Please, keep him in a Bills jersey. He's got more flavor than Fruit Stripe gum.

That's why I mute them. I come here to talk to and hear from other Bills fans. I'm way past that "fan of the league" stuff. At this point, I dislike every team that isn't the Bills, sure don't want to hear what Pats and Chefs fans have to say about anything.

Well, 29 other teams called it a season before our Bills. Only one team in the playoff field ends the year on a high note. We hate the Chefs but it should motivate our guys to have this playoff game at home next time, take that #1 seed, make THEM fight through the Bengals and Ravens to advance. The competition in the AFC is getting tough... we've got to build a better defense.

I know we have Allen... but don't you wonder what would happen if we tried to feature Cook once in a while? Get him 20+ touches, throw the ball to him?

That's why I think we need some free agents to fix our D. I don't trust our scouting program. We've invested draft pick after draft pick on the line and don't have much to show for it. I'd love to have a lineman that plays as consistently as Chris Jones but I know we won't get one in FA. Every guy doesn't have to be Chris Jones to be effective... we'll have to see what happens. The secondary needs an overhaul for sure. Somehow, we drafted the only first round corner to flop ever (that I can recall) in Elam. I wonder if we'll ever hear what really happened there... how they missed so badly? I know Hamlin has fans but I've not been happy with our safety situation since a healthy Hyde/Poyer. Coleman showed some flashes early on but I agree... he didn't show much down the stretch after the injury. Right now, it looks like another draft day mistake to compare him to Worthy... but I'm hoping long term, it pays off. I get people are down on Kincaid, but I'm still hoping he turns out to be a good pick. Beane got us Allen and for that I will always be grateful... but I sure would love to see more ROI from these draft classes.

The Chefs front four and their defense are the reason they are so good this year. Spags was given the talent to run one of the better Ds I've seen in recent years. Reid is a vet coach that knows out tendencies and has enough tools on offense to go after whatever. He makes it look so easy that I probably don't give him enough credit.

After the drought, I'll admit to being less bummed (long term) about losing in the playoffs. I'm likening this Mahomes/Allen rivalry to Brady/Manning. Brady got the better of it early but Peyton got some big wins later in his career. Build the defense, shore up the receiving room, learn how to feature the running back every now and again... we could dominate.

The Chefs are just the Patriots in different costumes. After watching a WWE video where McMahon and those guys talked about building narratives and villains, I can't help but see it in the NFL. It's little things... how many times did the Bills have to go for a 4th and 1 because the spot was questionable and usually not even looked at?