What a great place to come and talk football

[Shaw66]

I just wanted to say that this really is a great place for Bills fans to come and talk football from our perspective.   A lot of people come here and share ideas about various things, and that's a nice opportunity for all of us. 

 

Take a look at the topics on the first page:  Not a lot about the talents, the pluses and minuses of the position players because, well, it's all been said.  Now, everyone is just ready for things to get going.   In the meantime, lets talk about how the Cowboys are ruining football, Chad Kelly's contract, why someone is optimistic or pessimistic.  It's something to talk about while we're waiting, and pretty much all of us can find something interesting in one or another these topics.  

 

In a sense, it's as though we've all been through preseason and now we're ready.  There's nothing left other than wait.   We're the nervous guys in the landing craft, ready to go ashore on D-Day.  Just idle chatter before the battle.  They did it for real; remarkable courage, and I don't mean to demean them at all.  It's just that we have a similar feeling, trivial by comparison, but similar nonetheless.  

 

This forum provides that idle chatter nicely. 

 

It's like the neighborhood tavern.  Virtually.  

 

Be grateful.

[RobbRiddick]

No problem man, I do my best

[BuffaloBillyG]

NORM!!!!

 

 

In all seriousness, nice write up. It's  a nice place for sure with a little of everything for everyone.  A nice combination of people who like statistic analysis combined with people just talking out their arses. 

[stinky finger]

3 minutes ago, BuffaloBillyG said:

NORM!!!!

 

 

In all seriousness, nice write up. It's  a nice place for sure with a little of everything for everyone.  A nice combination of people who like statistic analysis combined with people just talking out their arses. 

 

Anyone else's ears burning? 

[Marcus Aurelius]

CAUTION! Ad hoc comment ...

If I remember correctly, Billy Shaw had a receding hairline as a rookie.🤔

[oldmanfan]

27 minutes ago, Shaw66 said:

I just wanted to say that this really is a great place for Bills fans to come and talk football from our perspective.   A lot of people come here and share ideas about various things, and that's a nice opportunity for all of us. 

 

Take a look at the topics on the first page:  Not a lot about the talents, the pluses and minuses of the position players because, well, it's all been said.  Now, everyone is just ready for things to get going.   In the meantime, lets talk about how the Cowboys are ruining football, Chad Kelly's contract, why someone is optimistic or pessimistic.  It's something to talk about while we're waiting, and pretty much all of us can find something interesting in one or another these topics.  

 

In a sense, it's as though we've all been through preseason and now we're ready.  There's nothing left other than wait.   We're the nervous guys in the landing craft, ready to go ashore on D-Day.  Just idle chatter before the battle.  They did it for real; remarkable courage, and I don't mean to demean them at all.  It's just that we have a similar feeling, trivial by comparison, but similar nonetheless.  

 

This forum provides that idle chatter nicely. 

 

It's like the neighborhood tavern.  Virtually.  

 

Be grateful.

Good perspective

[BringBackFergy]

This is not the time or place for positive comments. I’m very concerned. 

[Shaw66]

I'm just so ready for this season to begin.  Anxious.  

[HOUSE]

It would be better if people showed up on time in the morning. 

[Scott7975]

59 minutes ago, Shaw66 said:

I'm just so ready for this season to begin.  Anxious.  

 

Me too. One more week!!!!  Already making a list for my wife to get groceries for that day haha.

[Matt_In_NH]

Norm!!!!

[notwoz]

1 hour ago, Shaw66 said:

I'm just so ready for this season to begin.  Anxious.  

Anxious being the key word.

[mannc]

1 hour ago, Shaw66 said:

I'm just so ready for this season to begin.  Anxious.  

Anyone else think it's ridiculous that the NFL season no longer starts on Labor Day weekend?  Makes no sense whatsoever... 

Edited September 4, 2023 by mannc

[Shaw66]

Just now, notwoz said:

Anxious being the key word.

No idea what to expect.  This team could be on top of the league, to open the season or to end it.  Given how competitive the league is, it could miss the playoffs (but I don't expect that).   

 

I no longer believe I actually have any ability to foresee what's coming.  Just going to live it as it happens.  

[notwoz]

1 minute ago, Shaw66 said:

No idea what to expect.  This team could be on top of the league, to open the season or to end it.  Given how competitive the league is, it could miss the playoffs (but I don't expect that).   

 

I no longer believe I actually have any ability to foresee what's coming.  Just going to live it as it happens.  

That's the way I felt during the Super Bowl years. I'll just ride the bus until the wheels fall off!

[Shaw66]

Just now, mannc said:

Anyone else think it's ridiculous that the NFL season does not still start on Labor Day weekend?  Makes no sense whatsoever... 

I know one person who DOESN'T think NFL football on Labor Day weekend would be a good thing:   The guy who runs the NCAA.  If you're like me, you're football starved, waiting for the NFL, and you watched about eight hours of college football this weekend because that's all there was.   In the process, the announcers told me about all the good teams, the good matchups, etc.  The result will be that might get me to watch a few games.   If the NFL had been on, I wouldn't have seen Coach Prime.  

[mannc]

1 minute ago, Shaw66 said:

I know one person who DOESN'T think NFL football on Labor Day weekend would be a good thing:   The guy who runs the NCAA.  If you're like me, you're football starved, waiting for the NFL, and you watched about eight hours of college football this weekend because that's all there was.   In the process, the announcers told me about all the good teams, the good matchups, etc.  The result will be that might get me to watch a few games.   If the NFL had been on, I wouldn't have seen Coach Prime.  

The first week of NCAA football is garbage, except for a few games between good teams, like TCU-Colorado.  (I suspect Colorado isn't going to catch anyone else unawares this year, by the way.)  Most of what we get is Cupcake U showing up at a Power Five school for a payday and boring beatdown.  

[GunnerBill]

7 minutes ago, mannc said:

Anyone else think it's ridiculous that the NFL season no longer starts on Labor Day weekend?  Makes no sense whatsoever... 

 

Agree. Nonsense. They are squeezing the rest of the ever expanding NFL year into gaps it doesn't fit in and yet this weekend seems to be sacred. You wouldn't need to move anything else, just get rid of this strange pre-season bye week.

[mannc]

10 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:

 

Agree. Nonsense. They are squeezing the rest of the ever expanding NFL year into gaps it doesn't fit in and yet this weekend seems to be sacred. You wouldn't need to move anything else, just get rid of this strange pre-season bye week.

Not only that, they're adding games deep into January, when weather conditions in places like Buffalo, Cleveland, Chicago and New England are likely to be marginal, at best.  Absolutely no reason not to be playing this weekend...

[Logic]

There was a thread about it recently, but I'll reiterate what I think makes it this forum so great:

Great posters, great posts, frequency of posts, variety of discussion topics, and great moderation.

Combine all that -- and throw in a clean, easily navigable interface that doesn't hurt the eyes to look at and isn't cluttered up with pinned threads and other nonsense -- and you have the best NFL discussion forum on the internet.