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Virgil, Nice post. Thoughtful as usual. I am however, going to disagree with your points in item 1. You describe the game as “Completely irrelevant” and state “there wasn't even a concern for what the game results would mean.” True, we clinched the division two weeks prior but this was NOT an irrelevant game. Using the term “completely irrelevant” suggests you are missing a key point. We absolutely needed to slay that Patriots* dragon all by ourselves and we needed to kick their assets on National TV to make it even better. After 20 years we needed that statement. We poured water on the wicked witch and the whole country got to see her dry up and fade away. You can discount the playoff seeding implications all you want, even though they are important, but you cannot discount the importance of beating up the Pats* (including BB), in Foxboro, all by ourselves. I think this was one of the most important wins we have had in two decades. Even the Bills players and coaching staff, none of whom lived through the 20 years of pain that we have, all realized the relevance and importance of this game, played in the Gillette House of Horrors, on MNF. Had we lost the game the tone on this forum, and in the locker room, and would be totally different. This was an important win for the entire franchise and it could be a turning point for years to come. Clearly we are the far better team on paper, we finally showed it on the battlefield. Completely irrelevant game? I just cannot buy that. This “W” is huge!
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Big Ben to the Bench! #2 Seed is ours!
Bob in STL replied to DrDawkinstein's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Fair. I was referring to his 2 fumbles in crunch time. The Browns handed off 15 times and had Mayfield pass 50+ times. They fell behind and they chose to get away from their strength. -
Big Ben to the Bench! #2 Seed is ours!
Bob in STL replied to DrDawkinstein's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
If the Browns play their starters for one half (less Big Ben) then I think they can win. The way Mayfield played against the Jets makes me wonder about the Browns in general. -
Beasley will rest all week, but he will study film and participate in planning - he will help the next man up. Then playoffs. I think he will be ready for the first game. If not the first one, then the next one. A rested Beasley will be good to have. Blaming the coaches is silly and after the fact. Anything can happen on any play at any time. Good time for Smoke to be back.
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He is our best TE right now and we stick with him. i do expect Beane to always be looking for ways to improve the team and TE is an area to consider in the future.
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Should a losing team go to playoffs?
Bob in STL replied to BananaB's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
These extreme cases are rare but happen occasionally. No sense making up rules for this. -
Would love to see JA finally dominate Pats D
Bob in STL replied to Ramza86's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
The “easy” wins are few and far between it seems. I watched every second. -
Week 16 Postgame Thread Bills @ Pats*
Bob in STL replied to Chandler#81's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
I’m jumping straight to the end and posting without reading through all your comments. First time ever. I can’t help myself. Been watching the Bills since ‘63. It’s been a way of life actually. I ve been here a long time, but not a lot of posting for 17 years here. This was one of the most satisfying wins ever. Twenty years of Pats* dominance was something I could not predict. While they always were a worthy opponent, we pretty much kicked them around a lot, right up to 2000. I want a Super Bowl and I want to dominate the Pats* team for a very long time. I don’t think much of Kraft. BB was a great coach, he will retire soon. Keep McBeane and build a long term asss kicking team.- 453 replies
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"What's up" call to hike the ball
Bob in STL replied to Old Coot's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
The term “hike” was replaced by “snap” in about 1972. You snap the ball on the first syllable of the whatever the snap count is, and the snap count is called in the huddle. Anything said after that snap is for deception. Line audibles and line play calls have there own keywords and they change them over the course of the game. -
I’m good with that. I was just a young boy, but I drove with my Dad and my Uncle from the West Side to Erie, Pa to watch the game at a bar. I was 8 years old in 1966. I handled the day like a pro. Eating potato chips, burgers, drank cokes and watched the game. I had my Football Cards and my scrapbook of articles and pictures of Bills football. They lost big that day, to Hank Stram’s KC Chiefs in the AFL Championship and the right to go to Super Bowl I. It was not even called the Super Bowl that year, it was the NFL-AFL Championship game. I literally knew every stat published. I was hooked.