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Most of the content of Bucky's and Sully's articles can be easily obtained listening to inebriated fans in a sports bar. I found better articles from other and cheaper local news sources. And no, those articles did not sugar coat the situations at the Bills and Sabres, just added research and intelligence, rather than poison pen vitrol. This is addition by subtraction at the BN.

Great to be celebrating again! A great lesson in never giving up!

Agree with everything. I would add that Webb IV had a great throw that just missed by a wide open receiver. Was slightly off target but almost a touchdown. Both play calls resulting in turnovers inside the Pats 10 (int and TO on downs) made no sense. Passing when Shady had been running the ball well on the first drive boggles the mind. The 4th and goal from the one, Dennison called a play that had already failed twice. Why call it again?

The rule book changes when any team plays the Pats. Gronk's deliberate head shot should be a suspension if the NFL and Goodell are at all serious about controlling head injuries. Surprised it wasn't an ejection since White was clearly out of bounds. !st and 25 makes no sense to me, but perhaps it is by rule. Seems the refs were more concerned about a mild shove than a blow to the head. Proving once again stars get lenient treatment in Goodell's NFL.

rcatty - believe me, I saw first hand the effects of the Lamonica trade in 1968 when I attended my first ever Bills game at WMS against the Raiders. Lamonica and company blew the Bills right out onto Best Street with a 48-6 whupping. I still have memories of the fans singing "Good-bye Collier" in unison. Of course, that brought about the first round of the cheap replacement coach blunder bringing up Harvey Johnson , who was well suited as a personnel man, but in no way a head coach. Essentially, he, Gallagher and Saban were the architects of the AFL Champions. One thing I always admired about Saban was his ability to put a raw college player at the right position he was suited for in the pros. He switched many players from offense to defense and vice versa and made them stars (George Saimes was one).

rcatty - regarding Joel Collier, he was the architect of the Bills AFL Championship years' defense and later went on to be DC in Denver for many years and several HC's. His signature there was the "Orange Crush" defense that brought Denver its first playoff years. He was always regarded as an outstanding DC. His HC stint in Buffalo only further showed the Bills front office/ownership's propensity for taking the easy way out on replacing coaches and putting good people in wrong positions. Collier was never HC material and enjoyed many years as a successful DC. Judging Collier by is years as HC isn't near his whole story.

We are a QB and competent HC away from the playoffs. If Marrone were competent, he would have seen that Hackett was not ready for prime time OC duties and would have brought someone who can run an offense. Hackett might be ready to be a position coach but not an OC. Hackett was schooled by one of the worst offenses in the league. I can't see Marrone taking this team to the playoffs. His accolades this year have been more a by-product of Schwartz's work on defense.

If Pegula wants to show he's serious about this team winning, he fires Marrone and Hacket tonight. Hackett for passing on 3rd and 1, and Marrone for punting on 4th and 1. Those are losing moves and the owner should send a message that has no place at OBD.

Bench Orton now He has personnally handed control of this game to the Vikes.

Thank you Mr. Wilson for all you've done for bringing the Bills to WNY and keeping them there and making WNY a special place for all who live or hail from.

From bbb - "First two will never happen (SB or NCAA Championship)... What makes you believe that the first two are impossible with a new domed stadium? Super Bowls have been held in Detroit (twice) and Minneapolis, not to mention Indianapolis. For the NCAA Championship, a large venue could attract the Final Four and Buffalo has demonstrated success with the first 4 rounds. I never said either was a slam dunk, but with effective planning, I can happen. Good thing Ralph Wilson didn't think nothing could happen here some 50+ years ago.

I think what the OP is alluding to is that if Erie County and/or NYS does not build a modern NFL stadium, someone else will, and that will be the lure for the Bills to move once the current lease expires. Unlike WMS, which was inadequate for the 1970 and beyond NFL, RWS is or can be made adequate for the NFL of the near future. Problem is, adequate may not be enough when exquisite (aka Jerry Jones' Stadium) is possible in places like LA. Therefore, a new stadium is dictated more by competitive need than providing required needs of an NFL team.

Any new stadium needs to not only be a best fit for the Bills, but also be able to host other large attendance events, be it a Super Bowl, NCAA Final Four, Rock Concerts (remember these at Rich Stadium in the 70's), college football (UB vs Syracuse?). To me this calls or a retractable dome (OK - we'll open it in December if Miami is scheduled).

Agreed, or locale for that matter. If the organization has personnel with a commitment and a history of winning, the right people will knock each other out trying to join team or staff. Now it seems more are turning us down than in past decades.

If Brandon is not the guy, then who do we get, and will they come to Buffalo? Unlike the 90's, Buffalo is not a prime destination for an NFL exec up and coming or existing star, only wannabees.