Casey D

Well the Browns are 2.5 point favorites. Perception clearly is that the Browns are pretty good at 2-6, and the Bills are not nearly as good as their record. Should be a fun game, as no way the Browns make the playoffs with 6 losses already.

In life, happiness is simply the gap between expectations and reality. If you expect a lot from other people, you likely will be disappointed. Keep your expectations in check, and you'll be happier. This was a 6-10 team last year that has a QB who is just in his second year. The OL was revamped, but has not jelled, as the inability to gain a single yard on repeated occasions shows. The WRs are better, but just OK. Your expectations are too high-- lower them. And remember the team is on an upward trajectory into the 2020s, enjoy the ride.

Uh no.

What a jerk

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God is great, beer is good, and there are Bills fans everywhere. Went to the Sabres/Caps game on Friday with my family. Game was awful but the bonding with tons of Buffalo fans was a blast.

Whatever the ESPN stat is trying to say, if it says there are equal chances to make the playoffs it is plainly wrong. Right now the Bills playoff odds are 63% at 538 which is a great stat site. Pittsburgh is at 26%. These odd include the ability to win the division, i.e., different pathways to a playoff spot, which is why the Bills odds are as low as they are as catching NE is almost impossible at this point. But if the Bills and Steelers both win Sunday, both teams' odds will improve. Steelers may jump to 35%, and Bills to 70%. So the delta for Pittsburgh might improve more (9% to 7%), but no way in absolute terms the odds of making the playoffs are the same. That simply does not make walking around sense when the Steelers would be 2 games back of the Bills.

Wouldn't we all. Watching the Pats right now, everyone else in the league is playing for a participation trophy. I'm looking at this game by game, and hoping for playoffs to get this core a taste of what playoffs are like. That will help this team in 2020, when there will be a lot more help through the draft and FA. Worrying about more right now is meaningless, because, to quote Bill Murray in Meatballs-- "it just doesn't matter."

Kelly-- a particularly good read today. You captured the various moods on the Board perfectly. Very much the voice of the collective fan! :-)

Please give it a rest. There are scores of people on this board saying that the Bills are mediocre or worse. It's OK to have that opinion, but others think it is an over-reaction to one bad game. If all this gets you so upset, just do something else or follow another team. No one is upset that you have your opinion, it's just your inability to recognize you are unduly negative and contributing nothing to the discussion that bothers people.

It was a joke man.

You apparently don't get nuance or sarcasm.

I want more. I need more. For those of you that are happy with a small cup of gruel, that's OK. But I am better and more demanding than you mediocre people, I deserve more.

No, the whole discussion is stupid, but that's just me. Guy has barely played a season.

Or if the Cowboys perform as they did against the Jets and our defense against the Pats--- extra food for all!!!!!

The defense played its worst game of the season yesterday, against a horrible offensive team. IMO D performed even further below expectations yesterday than the offense. Having said that, they won, and any broad pronouncements about the D (or O) from that game is myopic. It would have been nice to win easy yesterday, but a win is a win. There are no style points in a win against a team like Miami. I am looking forward to Philly, who are struggling but are still a good team. Let's see what happens.

People are effing stupid. We won.

Love the kid!!!

Could not agree more.

Reading the article, it also seems like BB gave him some very confusing front looks, that made him somewhat confused and uncomfortable. The video with Dabol yelling at him to "use his head" was insightful on what happened.

Yep. I've been a litigator for over 25 years, and while winning is great, losing is terrible and the feeling stays with you much longer. The best thing about winning is avoiding the pain of losing.

The article linked on the front page today is really excellent. Explains nicely what happened to Allen on Sunday, and really why Belichick has been tormenting the Bills since SB 25. It also gives me hope that Allen will be fine, as Belichick is the master of effing with the minds of young QBs. Hopefully, long term, this game will be a blessing, as it shows a young team that it has not yet arrived. If they had won, they might think they are better than they are. Hopefully this painful loss turns into a "no pain no gain " situation.

Some people are just miserable, and they like to make other people feel as miserable as they do. They are sad, so don't pick on them, feel sorry for them. They deserve your pity because of the life they have to live.

Did you see how Goff looked in the SB?

Great listen. Thanks. Do you still hang out with Mr Beeper?