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This is the way. I go once a year and once I discovered this hack, it felt like I won the lottery. I always try to book a room at the Hampton Inn in East Aurora because it makes exiting the stadium afterwards so much easier. As a data point, I sat on the Kelly club side for the Patriots game. My 68 year old dad and I were able to make the walk from there over to Kings Ct and Big Tree and drive back to the hotel in under 35 minutes. That includes both the walk and the drive. You can turn right onto Big Tree from that lot in under a minute, usually under 30 seconds. Some people are stuck in the larger lots for nearly an hour. I always get a chuckle because the lady that runs that lot really has her husband under her thumb. She is all business, parks the cars in super tight, and makes it very clear when she thinks her husband isn't doing a good enough job to fit enough cars in there.

Except they were making mistakes - Allen threw that pick on the pass to Davis and Cook fumbled the ball. Sal is a good guy but he's a homer for sure and I just think there's more to the story. It very much feels like there is no sense of urgency coming from this team week-to-week and it's showing in the results.

This is where I am. I feel like this was more about the Steelers being awful than the Bills being really good. That first half was a stinker and reminiscent of the 6-3 Cleveland game during the drought. As you mentioned, the fact that they couldn't get motivated until there was a cheap shot against Allen tells me something's wrong with the coaching. This season's theme has been stupid penalties, poor defense (until McDermott took over the play calling), and inconsistent performance week to week. Those are all coaching issues. It feels like the team goes through the motions until there's some sort of disruptive event that wakes them up. It's gotta stop. I enjoyed the win but this left me with more questions than answers. How can we be so terrible against the Dolphins and barely eek out a win against the Saints, but beat the Steelers in Pittsburgh?

I don't see how this can't be put on the coaching staff. The offense does not look ready to play, there's just so many stupid mistakes out there.

So basically McD and the refs don't know the rules, great.

Why take it on the kickoff in these conditions? Make them kick the long PAT.

Who wants to bet the next play will be a handoff to Cook?

I would love to know what percentage of first down plays are runs for Cook. It has to be over 80%.

You forgot Chris Kelsay and Coy Wire. Nothing like bringing back the TBD whipping boys!

I flew out for the Patriots game and on the day after, had WGR on listening to Sal. There was a caller asking why the Buffalo media wasn't asking the hard questions and holding the team accountable. Sal went bonkers and was blaming the caller for asking a stupid question. That question doesn't look so stupid now. I think Sal's reaction mirrors the attitude of much of the media in Buffalo. In the drought days there were Negative Nancy beat reporters and commentators like Sully but now you have the opposite problem. Many homers that can't see the clear and obvious problems with the team, or just refuse to question it because the team has won the division and made the playoffs for many years. Dion is the perfect example of a really nice guy who is talented... but no longer hungry on a weekly basis. His play has very clearly slipped over the last several years and it's time to draft a replacement LT that can see Allen through the rest of his career in Buffalo. I think 2026 needs to be a cut bait year - dump the horrible contracts, eat the dead cap space, and gear up for 2027. Get a new GM and offensive-minded head coach in here who can build the offense around Josh and Cook and assemble a modern defense. Avoid the quick, fragile players at positions like LB and DL, and draft durable workhorses who will be available from week to week. Assemble the speed at safety and corner.

This game feels like every game we play against Houston and Jacksonville... we hang in there but can't find a way to get it done.

What the hell is going on injury-wise? Turf?

I think CBS gets it since NBC had the game in Buffalo. I wouldn’t be surprised if it gets a 4:25 slot.

It is absolutely 100% on coaching. We've seen this a lot from McD coached teams - they step up when they absolutely have to and have a tendency to lay eggs against bad teams (like Urban Meyer's Jags). I would hope the Miami game has jolted the team sufficiently to avoid doing this, but I really need to see consistency from week-to-week before I buy the argument that the team has turned the corner.

This is not going to be a popular take, but I agree with you that Dion has regressed this season, especially with respect to penalties. The officials have been calling '73' out a lot more often on false starts and holds than in the past, and they haven't exactly been phantom calls, either.