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Yeah, that's what I got this week.

I don't know that I'd say people generally think the Bills are a perennial doormat, just that they are a perennial average-to-below-average team, which is really boring to anyone who's not a fan of the team. If they were a real perennial doormat, I think people would maybe pay a little attention just because of the curiosity of it.

Well, at least I can wear his jersey to the game this weekend.

Careful, old man, you're showing your age.

Of course. But at the same time, why should anyone outside of Buffalo pay any attention to a team that hasn't made the playoffs since Clinton was president? It's quite ridiculous. We all tend to see the great potential in the team, and I think they will be very relevant this season, but to everyone else this is a team that has defined mediocrity for over a decade. Who would pay any attention to that?

Pittsburgh put up a decent fight there, and I think our offense and defense are both better.

If Bill is excited about it, well that just about clinches it for me!

Yeah, that's pretty much what I was trying to say. Not that TT is the QB we've been locking for, but for a new QB this is the situation we've been hoping for.

All those years, all those QBs, all those failures, all those different reasons. But here, at last, we have what would appear to be an ideal situation for a new QB: - A good offensive coordinator who has developed young QBs in the past - An impressively solid set of skill position players for support - A system set to emphasize the run and take pressure off the QB - A decent (it appears) offensive line - A powerful, elite defense to (hopefully) create opportunities and prevent shootouts - A young, smart, talented, but inexperienced QB who sat and learned behind an entrenched starter for 4 years in a good offensive system I mean, how much more could you ask for, aside from an additional inch or two of height?

Happens every season.

...the Bills to be the opening opponent for the Pats*** tomorrow night?

Man, I want this defense to be lights out. But the Colts have so many weapons, I see this being a real tough one.

Kinda makes you glad for the four preseason games instead of only two...gives the nicked up starters a couple of weeks to rest up and heal before the opener. If there were only two preseason games, we'd potentially have a bunch of skill players on the bench.

And he's not officially a starter in 2015. Harvin is.

Buffalo Bills PR @BuffaloBillsPR #NewFaces: The #Bills 1st regular season depth chart has just 2 offensive starters who started for the #Bills in '13. http://www.buffalobills.com/team/depth-chart.html That would be Eric Wood and Cordy Glenn for those of you keeping score at home.

Somebody buy that man a drink.

Like many, I was excited when they brought Rex in as HC, since that meant we'd very likely continue with the trend the last couple of years of outstanding defense, and perhaps even get better. Although the defense will be similar to what we had with Pettine, that defense had some definite weaknesses. Last year's defense with Schwartz was solid, but Rex's system is a bit different, putting more pressure on the DBs, so the results may not be the same. There's a lot of talk from the Bills that they are expecting great things from this defense, and they expect to be #1 overall. On the cusp of the season, I'm interested to hear if people think we'll actually improve compared to last year, or not. Obviously there are many different measures that could be used, but taking all of those measures into account, what is your sense of how the defense will perform this year? Personally, I expect some really good things, but I'm worried about our CBs not holding up in this system. I think the first quarter of the season may be less than stellar for the defense, but with improvement as the year goes on. I'm sure it's the cynic in me, and I don't have a lot of solid evidence to base this on, but I'm not really expecting a top 5 defense this year. I think they could be...but my concern about our DBs in general makes me doubt it.

...aaaand you guess it, we're #2 on the list: Pete Prisco says we're doomed because Tyrod sucks.

Weather.com is saying high of 69 with 20% chance of showers.

That was great. All I can say is, I am so glad we have Pegula and not Irsay.

I remember that hit as well. One of the best hits I can recall, especially because it's Brady. The one I always wanted a good recording or picture of was the one from the 15-1 Super Bowl, when the Pats** were on their last, desperate drive with seconds left. Brady got absolutely hammered by somebody on the Giants...I'm surprised he didn't get the wind knocked out of him it was so solid.

I know a lot of people don't like him for many reasons, but I think he's a good reporter. On the other hand, I'm very tired of his Twitter antics. He seems to enjoy baiting the trolls and engaging them in childish dialogue, and spends quite a bit of time doing it. It's tiresome.

The best post of every offseason...

I'll be there! I'll be the guy in the Dan Carpenter jersey. The only one, I imagine. Unless he gets cut. Then, maybe not.

I can't wait for the Sullivan/Gleason article complaining about how the IK move was such a waste of time and effort.