Buffalo Bills 2025 Thread

[Doohickie]

11 minutes ago, MISabresFan said:

Morning sickness?

Sympathetic morning sickness.  Josh would be just the guy to get that.

But I've heard he throws up every game.  Probably just how he handles the stress of the position.

[shrader]

2 hours ago, Doohickie said:

Sympathetic morning sickness.  Josh would be just the guy to get that.

But I've heard he throws up every game.  Probably just how he handles the stress of the position.

Seeing as how Josh was made for this town, clearly he goes a little too hard at a tailgate before each game.

Edited 1 hour ago by shrader

[BMWR100RT]

Jerry sometimes had columns I felt. But his inability to ever be happy made him like every old uncle whose best was past. Absolutely miserable.  

[PromoTheRobot]

2 hours ago, JohnC said:

The franchise deserved to be crapped on during that extended drought, especially in a system designed for competitive balance.

Lol, let's not act like Jerry was some visionary. Betting the under on the old Bills wasn't some bold move. 

12 minutes ago, BMWR100RT said:

Jerry sometimes had columns I felt. But his inability to ever be happy made him like every old uncle whose best was past. Absolutely miserable.  

Pumping the well of despair is a cheap stunt to get likes.

[K-9]

10 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

Lol, let's not act like Jerry was some visionary. Betting the under on the old Bills wasn't some bold move. 

Pumping the well of despair is a cheap stunt to get likes.

Jerry is a reflection of the rise of social media and its influence on reporting and the relationships teams have with the beat reporters who cover them. Too many reporters seem to seek opportunities to make themselves adversaries to the team personnel they want information from and, rightfully so, team personnel are going to be less forthcoming in offering such information. 

I miss the days when reporters like Larry Felser could sit in a hotel bar with a GM, coach, or player and simply have a conversation and establish meaningful relationships. Before and after a win or a loss. Trust is a lost value in journalism nowadays. And we are worse off for it. 

[JohnC]

2 hours ago, PASabreFan said:

You and TaroT should have lunch someday.

Who’s paying?

[Pimlach]

1 hour ago, K-9 said:

Jerry is a reflection of the rise of social media and its influence on reporting and the relationships teams have with the beat reporters who cover them. Too many reporters seem to seek opportunities to make themselves adversaries to the team personnel they want information from and, rightfully so, team personnel are going to be less forthcoming in offering such information. 

I miss the days when reporters like Larry Felser could sit in a hotel bar with a GM, coach, or player and simply have a conversation and establish meaningful relationships. Before and after a win or a loss. Trust is a lost value in journalism nowadays. And we are worse off for it. 

Thought meaningful relationships made them part of the club, and they did not betray close confidences if they wanted to stay on the inside.  

Marv referred to Jerry as a jerk.  That says a lot.  

Edited 2 hours ago by Pimlach

[PASabreFan]

12 minutes ago, Pimlach said:

Thought meaningful relationship made them part of the club, and they did not betray close confidences if they wanted to stay on the inside.  

Marv referred to Jerry as a jerk.  That says a lot.  

Not overofficious tho.

Was that the hottest Marv ever got? Something to do with Bruce?

[PASabreFan]

Love the laugh track.

[That Aud Smell]

5 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:

Love the laugh track.

holy crap, that's a great find.

it's great to see Marv in peak form. i don't remember him that way. you can readily see how he led teams to all those super bowls.

[Taro T]

50 minutes ago, K-9 said:

Jerry is a reflection of the rise of social media and its influence on reporting and the relationships teams have with the beat reporters who cover them. Too many reporters seem to seek opportunities to make themselves adversaries to the team personnel they want information from and, rightfully so, team personnel are going to be less forthcoming in offering such information. 

I miss the days when reporters like Larry Felser could sit in a hotel bar with a GM, coach, or player and simply have a conversation and establish meaningful relationships. Before and after a win or a loss. Trust is a lost value in journalism nowadays. And we are worse off for it. 

Can you be a reflection on something you predated by years?

The mustachioed one was convinced the '90 team would stink because they were still the "Bickering Bills."  And he worked for Felser; had he not been such a jerk, he probably could've sat at the bar with Larry and the crew they covered.  The guy has been a jerk for close to 40 years now.  Odds are, he was one before he got a by-line too.

[That Aud Smell]

In early pandemic days, I found myself on an outdoor group tour / performance that was being presented by a local performing arts organization. It was the sort of thing that social distancing created. It was nice. Pleasant. Everyone in the group seemed so grateful to be doing something that felt sort of normal. 

Everyone except this one dude who was slightly hunched over - hands in his pockets - looking withdrawn and vaguely angry - his mouth screwed up like he was being forced to suck on a lemon.

That dude? Jerry Sullivan.

(It took me a while, but I finally placed him. I confirmed my suspicion by calling out his name from a distance -- at the end of the event as he was walking away. He turned and looked towards me at the sound of it.)

[shrader]

3 minutes ago, That Aud Smell said:

In early pandemic days, I found myself on an outdoor group tour / performance that was being presented by a local performing arts organization. It was the sort of thing that social distancing created. It was nice. Pleasant. Everyone in the group seemed so grateful to be doing something that felt sort of normal. 

Everyone except this one dude who was slightly hunched over - hands in his pockets - looking withdrawn and vaguely angry - his mouth screwed up like he was being forced to suck on a lemon.

That dude? Jerry Sullivan.

(It took me a while, but I finally placed him. I confirmed my suspicion by calling out his name from a distance -- at the end of the event as he was walking away. He turned and looked towards me at the sound of it.)

You conveniently left out the “FU” you also included before yelling his name. 

[JohnC]

45 minutes ago, Taro T said:

Can you be a reflection on something you predated by years?

The mustachioed one was convinced the '90 team would stink because they were still the "Bickering Bills."  And he worked for Felser; had he not been such a jerk, he probably could've sat at the bar with Larry and the crew they covered.  The guy has been a jerk for close to 40 years now.  Odds are, he was one before he got a by-line too.

Is he working for any outlet? Or is he just putting out stuff on twitter or wherever? 

[That Aud Smell]

12 minutes ago, shrader said:

You conveniently left out the “FU” you also included before yelling his name. 

lol - i very deliberately tried to sound cheerful and familiar to him (😊"hey, jerry!"😊) his head whipped around, for sure. but i was standing in a group of ~15 people, looking off in a different direction. i don't think he knew who called out to him.

[K-9]

19 minutes ago, JohnC said:

Is he working for any outlet? Or is he just putting out stuff on twitter or wherever? 

He’s currently an independent journalist. I don’t think he’s had a newspaper gig since getting fired by the Niagara Gazette a few years ago. 

17 minutes ago, That Aud Smell said:

lol - i very deliberately tried to sound cheerful and familiar to him (😊"hey, jerry!"😊) his head whipped around, for sure. but i was standing in a group of ~15 people, looking off in a different direction. i don't think he knew who called out to him.

[JohnC]

5 minutes ago, K-9 said:

He’s currently an independent journalist. I don’t think he’s had a newspaper gig since getting fired by the Niagara Gazette a few years ago. 

Why was he fired from the Gazette? Was it downsizing or for cause? 

[K-9]

Just now, JohnC said:

Why was he fired from the Gazette? Was it downsizing or for cause? 

IIRC, it’s because he made sexist remarks against women. 

[JohnC]

1 minute ago, K-9 said:

IIRC, it’s because he made sexist remarks against women. 

He was a man who couldn't adjust to the times. When you are an old school person living in a new school world, you are going to have problems. And when you are an a-whole person you are going to have problems regardless of the time and place. 

[Porous Five Hole]

1 hour ago, JohnC said:

Why was he fired from the Gazette? Was it downsizing or for cause? 

From a Trainwreck Sports podcast in 2022:

“Women, be better than this! Because the worst fans are really the women,” Sullivan ranted. “They don’t get critical journalism. They’re all wannabe cheerleaders, you know what I mean?”