[Mr. Sparkle]

That is most of the time. But I think the two largest questions marks, and they are tied together, are the O Line and the running game.

[max]

Our O line is the key. Keep Matt clean, be effective in the run game and we should handle them. I believe our D and STs are very much up to the task of handling their O and S teams.

Agree.

Here’s where we see how right they were in putting together this OL. Some said last year that this would be the year their ignoring the OL in the top half of the 2021 draft would bite them.

We all hope they got it right, but I don’t feel remotely confident that they did.

[Elvis]

Agree.

Here’s where we see how right they were in putting together this OL. Some said last year that this would be the year their ignoring the OL in the top half of the 2021 draft would bite them.

We all hope they got it right, but I don’t feel remotely confident that they did.

Also, we won't actually see. It's a long season and as we learned last year (and probably every year before), drawing broad, sweeping definitive conclusions based on small amounts of information doesn't really work...

[Hacksaw]

QFTOS: BILLS @ RAMS, Pregame Edition:

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I am really not ready yet for this.

Fans attending the Bills at Rams game next Thursday night received an email stating "it is highly recommended that you enter the stadium at least an hour before kickoff to be in your seats by 4:50 PM PT for the Rams Super Bowl champion banner reveal"

Kupp, Robinson, a healthy Akers, and Stafford scare me quite a bit. Not to mention Donald and Ramsey. Going to be the toughest game of the year.

I’m hoping our Dline finally puts it together this year.

So will Josh come out in full Primetime Godlike Mode, like how everyone remembers his last game from Kc?!

Stafford’s elbow may make life miserable for Stafford…, couple that with Von and the Frenchman dropping in to say hello all game long,

KC game is still so fresh. Let's start erasing that!

It’s been proven that the tailgate infrastructures of most United States cities are not equipped to handle the needs of Bills Mafia. As such, Labatt decided to send in reinforcements a little early.
Several palettes stacked with beer have already arrived in southern California, ready to be downed by legions of thirsty Bills fans.

Bills going blue on blue week 1
Not good. Worst winning percentage of all jersey combos at 43%

Better not be wearing blue on blue uniforms in prime time…that monotone is hideous compared to our normal uni’s imo

Sounds familliar.

record HEAT in socal right now. Cash registers crashing in grocery stores hot. Gosh I hope it cools down for the game. For the teams AND the fans. Better bring your sunscreen while you're at it.
I know it will be a consideration on Thursday.. I really hope it cools down

Watch Morris catch 40 for 500 and 5 tds

A combined 67 points and 853 total yards the last time the BuffaloBills & Rams squared off…

A kick-off game against the SB champs - with a team that many are predicting will win it all this year, and a QB who is already in the MVP conversation.
Enjoy these days, Bills fans. Most of us have waited a LONG time for this.

Let's send them crashing back to earth.

When talking about Aaron Donald, Sean McDermott made sure to note that he is an ex-wrestler. Called him the best defensive player in the NFL.

Damar Hamlin why the change in number. He said that he’s been No. 3 his whole life and that he’s been plotting on making the switch ever since the rule change was made last year.
damn it Damar what number is OBJ gonna wear now??

Stefon Diggs will use the stage of Thursday night's game as motivation because he's not a hater

Von Miller said he likes to visualize situations he’s going to play in, so he’s thought about what might take place at SoFi. “… Is coach McVay gonna look at me crazy before the game? And if he does, how do I react to that? … What if the fans boo me? What if the fans cheer me?”

I think it's safe to say, re: one of the tweets above, that Von Miller will be cheered at SoFi. He deserves to be, and it would be real, real petty if fans were to boo him just for going to the Bills.

I've been to both of the Bills games played in Los Angeles since the return of football to LA, and the Bills players themselves have said it felt like a home game. There's a ton of Bills fans here, many of them transplanted WNYers like myself.
I'll say also, LA fans are some of the most ambivalent in the league, IMO.
Von will be cheered, and so will the rest of the Bills.

The boos, if there are any, will be drowned out

I heard a guy complaining on Tik Tok that a parking pass for the Rams final preseason game was 100 bucks. Can you even imagine?

^^^ I honestly can't. Did he park in Oakland because I'm guessing that pass probably cost closer to $250 at SoFi.

Matthew Stafford with 'no limitations' on elbow ahead of Los Angeles Rams' opener vs. Bills

Any sense of the bill’s contingent size at SoFi? My impression is not a ton, as the chatter feels low (too far, thu, just after Labor Day are drags)

I don’t get grown men wearing jerseys to NFL games. Do you go to a Broadway musical dressed like Alexander Hamilton?

san diego bills-backers has a chartered bus with refreshments. BRAVO that's the way to go imo.

GMFB going around the table on the question of whether the Bills are overhyped and basically going around the table saying no. The last person basically just saying that the Super Bowl talk has just been relentless, , and anything less would be a disappointment.

East Coast bias rears it's head again.

^^^ Jamie isn’t downplaying the Bills
just the Everybody in the Universe is picking them.

Bills OC Ken Dorsey says the Rams D presents many scheme/personnel problems and the game will be a really good challenge for the offense

I know, all that really matters is seeing the Rams win.

best not watch, then

Our own Red Alice mixing it up with the enemy.

^^^ You better hope Cooper Kupp doesn't demand a trade to us after the game..

Expectations are so high for the season it almost seems like game 1 vs the Rams can make or break us. My biggest worry is how well the Offense will do without Daboll calling the shots. Will the cannon arm of Josh Allen still prevail. The team itself has only gotten better from a roster standpoint, but we all know how important coaching is in the game of football.
Is anyone getting a little nervous yet?

NFL.com today has talking heads picking SB winners, MVP candidates, Coach of the Year, etc.
Bills are #1 choice to win it all. Josh is #1 choice for MVP. McDermott is #1 choice for Coach of the year.
When you're reaching for a star, there's a long way to fall.
Yeah. I'm much more anxious than I thought I'd be because of the build-up. Least of my concerns is no Daboll. I keep reminding myself that I expect losses, and if they have to happen, let them happen to an NFC team.

More worried that our cornerbacks are going to have to play really well. I’m hoping that the upgraded DLine can make their lives easier.

Josh Allens ability to extend plays combined with the elite play of not one, but 2 receivers now. An improved catching backfield with Cook at RB. Upgrade at the TE position. Upgraded Oline. Many reasons to feel optimistic for sure.

A lot nervous. There were high hopes last year, too, and they didn't get their act together until November. Let's hope they get it together faster this year. The AFC is loaded.

I like to tell myself Von Miller has a few tells for us on handling Stafford.

Faced him in practice every week. Nobody knows him better...
The Von Miller mania has become contagious, I like telling myself that now ; )

Asked Jordan Phillips how excited he was for his first game back with the #Bills even though this first game is not a home game.
His first thought right off the bat:
"There's no guarantees this won't be a home game."

It will be interesting to see which RB rises to the top with Kromer's blocking scheme.

TO BE CONTINUED......................

[69RamFan]

^^^^^

The comment about the weather,

We have been practicing in the heat.

The weather in Buffalo has been cool compared to what we are seeing.

Buffalo's high 76 degrees.

LA's high 100+,

At game time 85 degrees

I can see the Bills getting cramps and heat exhaustion,

While we wear our whites, and the Bills wearing their darks,

they will be absorbing more heat while the sun is out for a few hours.

[69RamFan]

NFL Network Andrew Siciliano interviewing Jim Everett

[Elvis]

[max]

Also, we won't actually see. It's a long season and as we learned last year (and probably every year before), drawing broad, sweeping definitive conclusions based on small amounts of information doesn't really work...

So you’re saying if the Rams OL blows holes in the Bills D and puts up a brick wall in front of Stafford that won’t actually tells if the Rams got the OL right. Got it.

[Elvis]

So you’re saying if the Rams OL blows holes in the Bills D and puts up a brick wall in front of Stafford that won’t actually tells if the Rams got the OL right. Got it.

That's what i'm saying.

Good, bad or indifferent, the Oline performance Thursday won't tell us anything definitive. It will be our first tangible piece of information on the subject but certainly nowhere near enough to draw any real conclusions...

[max]

That's what i'm saying.

Good, bad or indifferent, the Oline performance Thursday won't tell us anything definitive. It will be our first tangible piece of information on the subject but certainly nowhere near enough to draw any real conclusions...

Glad I understand your position.

I strongly disagree, of course.