Hey guys...

hard fought game tonight...both teams have earned a few days off after this one!

Just too much for us to overcome with the injuries...here's to hoping EJ and Hoyer aren't as bad as they looked.

Best of luck the rest of the season

Z

@soju said:

I like Buffalo, and because of what someone else mentioned about their owner sticking up for the fans I will always have a special place in my heart for them.

This board is absolutely RUTHLESS to newcomers from different teams, EXCEPT when Bills fans come over. We get along pretty well with you guys, almost identical cities.

Good luck this Thursday, but not too much.

My prediction: Browns 20 Bills 13.

There's no doubt that Bills and Browns fans share a mutual respect to a greater degree than most teams. I probably have more of an attachment to the Browns than many Bills fans since I have so many family members from Cleveland, but even just from a football sense there is a lot in common. You guys are probably just as sick of the Steelers, Pats, and Ravens beign among the AFC elite as we are....time for a regime change, and hopefully both our franchises are in the process of laying two very solid foundations that will get us back to the top of the heap.

@nickers said:

Manuel seems like a great kid..I hope he works out for you guys except on thursday...peace...

Thanks man...hopefully no injuries for either side, Thursday!

@naplesbrowns420 said:

Oline, absolutely. Look at Mark Ingram, and Lacy, I don't think any Bama back has done much in the NFL lately.

The only bits I have seen of Manuel were during the Jets game, and I think he was getting frustrated. That's a very small sample size, so my judgement is unwarranted. I have heard he looks pretty good though.

Jets game frustrated him for sure...this game has the potential to be similar,so it'll be interesting to see how he's grown over the last couple weeks.

Good point about the Bama backs...I forgot about Ingram.

@booty-loaf said:

trust me im not one to be that guy. if the bills win 27-6 i will not be surprised at all. just making my prediction based on our momentum and the fact its primetime at home. its going to be rocking thursda night especially if the tribe wins wednesday. yesterday when we went up by 2 scores in the 4th the whole upper deck was bouncing up and down. first time that has happened since our last thursday night game against the giants five years ago and eric wright had the 100 yard pick 6 to put us by 3 td's (i get season tickets in the upper deck of the dog pound). and by following all the browns' twitters you can just tell by their tweets its a completely different mood right now on that team.

If you guys do take us out, I just hope you build off that and make a run. Your division is there for the taking, and you already have the early tiebreaker over the Bungles...if you go up 3-2, there's a lot there to build off of. EJ will benefit from having to face your defense regardless of the score at the end, so as much as I'd love a win, if we can at least come out of there with a QB who is better after the game than before, it's a positive.

@nickers said:

Richardson got pulled down from behind alot at Bama..wasnt all that thrilled when we selected him..I wanted Tannehill...but what do I know..

I was reading through the Richardson trade thread you guys have...it's funny seeing all sorts of "WTF!!!!"s in the beginning, and then later on most of the posts are like, "hell yeah, we fleeced the Colts on that trade!" lol The Colts are one of the franchises I don't have any feelings about one way or the other, so I hope you guys turn that pick into a solid player next year.

Probably one area that we can all agree on is that football was meant to be played in the elements! I've never been a fan of football in domes...that beautiful field you guys have is going to look amazing under the lights on thursday.

@flyingfooldoug said:

Yes, thanks for tarring the birds! They are not forecasting snow for this one either. It should be a typical low scoring affair with the home team winning. Our D has been lights out good and the offense does enough.

That's kind of how I see it, too. Our defense is a notch below yours, and on top of that we're missing 3/4 of our starting secondary, but I think it will be a hard fought low scoring game, as well. Hopefully both teams will have a few big plays to keep it fun to watch, though, too.

@naplesbrowns420 said:

Never had a bad thought about Buff. I like their fans, and l like the team, but I hope we crush you guys on Thursday.

Indeed, addition by subtraction. Actually multiplication by subtraction.

How's Manuel been looking?

lol@multiplication by subtraction...truly, that's how it looks from a distance, too. Richardson was dominant at Bama...you guys think he was a beneficiary of the Oline he had there at the time?

Manuel has limited mistakes and had some moments...many Bills fans seem to think he should be Warren Moon out of the gate, but clearly that's not realistic. He's shown a willingness to really learn from the mistakes he makes and the coaches are doing a good job of putting him position to be successful. I think by year 3 he'll be a very solid NFL QB...really happy with this pick.

@booty-loaf said:

. my prediction is 27-6 browns though.

OOf! That would sting a bit.

@usfbrown said:

I don't know much about the Bills but looks like Manuel was a great pick. Ravens beat us, you beat the Ravens. We're a different team now but it should be a good one!

I'm thinking the Browns D will be too much for the Rookie. Browns 21 Bill 6

Good luck the rest of the season (after our game of course)

Thanks man...yeah, EJ was clearly the right pick for us, especially since Geno Smith seems to find new ways to suck each and every week (except the one week where he plays us...go figure). Not only that, but he's a good kid...very easy to root for. One thing in his favor is that he's played four teams known for having stout D's so far....Pats, Panthers, Jets, and the Ravens yesterday. Seeing some of the footage of your D, though, and especially after watching what Haden did to AJ Green yesterday, your D may be the most dangerous of the group. Win or lose, it'll be a good learning experience for EJ...just please don't kill the guy!

Agreed. Every so often we have a 3-hr period on a Sunday when we have to be enemies, but clearly there are a lot of parallels between our two franchises...rust belt brotherhood!

Hey all...Bills fan here.

Not a Cleveland native, but grew up in Mentor and Eastlake...grew up watching Brian Sipe and Bernie.

Anyway, been a Bills fan for nearly 30 years and, like you guys, we're trying to finally pick ourselves up and get back to playing competitive football after a long hiatus. I have to admit, I am a bit perplexed as to what has transpired with your team recently. How do you lose your starting QB and starting RB to injury and trade, respectively, and come out of that playing not only better, but significantly better? Is this a classic case of addition by subtraction?

How do you guys figure the game will go on Thursday?

Oh, and regarding our game against the Ravens yesterday....you're welcome.