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Found this article interesting: http://kottke.org/10/01/rating-the-pundits...son-predictions Compares the experts pre-season power rankings with how teams actually finished.

I think there's a quotation mark in there screwing up the link... Try this instead: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-M7IMo605E Quality not as good on this, but I find it funnier: And this one: Billick Working the officials - Had to listen to it a couple times to figure out what he was saying.. "God Damnit...How come I don't get a ____ measurement?":

Pardon my ignorance, but if you're Team A, what do you care how your salaries affect the negotiations of Teams B, C, or D with their veteran DTs? There's plenty of great examples where rookies were getting paid a lot more than proven veteran players. Darren McFadden got a 6yr $60mm deal when the same year, proven guys like Michael Turner (6yr/$34mm) and Ryan Grant (4yr/$20mm) got paid substantially less. Jake Long (5yr/$57mm) vs. Flozell Adams (6yr/$43mm)... Top rookie Salaries always seem to be out of whack with respect to veteran contracts. It doesn't re-price the position by paying a rookie a ridiculous contract... But in any case, you can't really compare his (Suh's) potential salary to that of a QB since they always have bigger contracts that other 1st round draft picks...in 2008, Jake Long got $57mm over 5yrs with $30 gtd whereas Matt Ryan (with the number 3 pick) got a higher salary and more guaranteed money (I believe his deal was worth $72mm)... In 2006, same thing: Mario Williams got $54mm w/ $26gtd @ #1pick and Vince Young got $58 w/ $25.7gtd @ #3 pick. Mark Sanchez's salary was higher than both Tyson Jackson & Aaron Curry although his guaranteed money was slightly less. JaMarcus Russell is the best example, the guy got over $68mm w/ over $31gtd in 2007 and Jake Long got alot less b/c his position pays less... So I would argue quite the opposite of your point: I think it might make sense for them to go after Suh because he'll be a cheaper option than drafting a high priced QB with the potential for a high-profile bust...Either way, they're still going to have to pay the guy a ton of money...

Someone posted this website link in another thread and I've been messing around with a lot of their rankings and its actually a pretty good site. Anyhow, I stumbled upon this article that presents their AFC pro-bowl team. http://profootballfocus.com/articles.php?t...;arc=&id=86 Bills Players: "Starters" SS - George Wilson BUF Not as flashy as Byrd but more balanced and isn't situationally rotated "Alternates" DT - Kyle Williams BUF Started slow; excellent after W4. Very good in 2008 too ILB - Paul Posluszny BUF Missed some time hurt, but he's proving to be a very good LB for the Bills ST - John Wendling BUF Two penalties on returns were perhaps the difference between him and Fox [Fox refers to their "starter", Keyaron Fox]

Who gets the ball 1st in 2nd half? No Bills feed online & not on TV in the DC area...

So you're saying... no worse than our other 2 QBs....

I had never heard of www.dickipedia.org - Frigging Genius. There are some excellent entries besides Mel Kiper...

Was that a Freudian Slip? I can't really blame them for not playing him more at the start of the season...He had that stupid hold-out and we still had a shot at a respectable season. After we blew our playoff chances (Mathematically i'm sure it was later, but i put that moment right after the Browns game) they should have had him in a lot more than they did. Get the kid the reps, even if he's not your best player at that position.

Speaking of +1, that's the exact amount of points the bookies are giving the chiefs. How sad is that?

Well, not sure Losman will end up here - Indy making QB moves...

Not sure this was posted elsewhere (didn't see it). TO talking to Jay Glazier about his future. http://www.buffalosportsdaily.com/2009/12/...2-3-more-years/ The beginning of this interview is horrible (to listen to), but if you can get past the first 2-3 mins, he talks about how long he wants to stay in the league and where he thinks he'll end up next year.

It's a bit early to find the streams, but when it's closer to game-time, just do a google search for "my p2p" and go to their Forums and they'll have links to it.

This thread can be summarized in one simple video clip:

CLE!! CLEVELAND... WTF. How Dick kept his job after that game will forever remain a mystery to me... Sorry for the outburst... i'm done now.

I love these ballots! I can vote for Trent, Mark Sanchez, even JaMarcus Russell. What a joke, the pro bowl.

TRAITOR! Just kidding - that's a good hedge. If the bills win & Johnson gets shut down -- Awesome. If the Bills lose and Johnson gets 50 points, it makes the loss a bit more bearable. If the bills give up 300 on the ground, and still somehow get the win - that's a WIN-WIN for you (not so much for the bills run defense).

Wow... that's an insane projection... Or is it? Our run defense is one of the worst in the league, Tennessee doesn't have a very good passing game, Johnson is a beast, Vince Young at QB (by most reports he hasn't played that bad, but i haven't seen any of the games) and Johnson appears to be on a bit of a roll. Seems like the perfect storm brewing for him. This is the same back that put up 45pts against Houston and has put up 3 100 yard games in a row including 225 vs. Jacksonville. Anyway, ESPN projects he'll get 177yards, and 3 TDs. I can see the yards but hope they're mistaken on the TDs. Any thoughts?

His quote should read "Sunday Ticket is in NFL's best interest" - it has very little to do with the consumer. If they cared about the consumer they'd make the NFL available to all consumers, not just those who can get DTV (I cannot and have not been able to get it for the last 5yrs). The quote is completely disingenuous: It has nothing to do with the consumer, it's all about money for the NFL -- And to some extent that is all they should care about, they are running a business. The incremental revenue they would get from selling more Sunday Ticket subscriptions is far outweighed by the money they would lose from the diminished value they would get from the networks (CBS/FOX/ESPN). The ESPN contract alone pays the NFL $1.1bn/year. I find it hilarious that my friend who is working over in London has better access to NFL games than I do.... doesn't seem fair, but I've come to accept it. Now, instead of getting my money in the form of a subscription, I just fire up sopcast/streamtorrent. In that scenario, everyone loses: I still get to watch my game, NFL gets none of my revenue, and I get a worse picture -- Awesome! I love monopolies! But this has been debated ad-nauseum here on this board and everyone seems very happy with the situation (but yes, I'm still bitter).

Here goes: 1. Do we win or Lose? Win 2. Fitz over or under 225 yards? Under - 200ish 3. Will Fitz have 2 or more TD's? Yes 2 4. Will we have a 100 yard rusher? No - One with 70, another with 50 5. Do either of WR's have a 100 yard game (or both)? No, probably 50-70 each and some TE/RBs getting the rest 6. Bills 20+ points scored? Yes - could be 20-exactly (2 TD, 2 FG) 7. Bills 20+ points allowed? No, but alot depends on our run defense - Jonathan Stewart / DeAngelo WIlliams are a nasty combo, but if they're too afraid to throw with Delhome, perhaps that will stifle their running game... 8. Will we give up more than 3 sacks: YES 9. Will we have less than 4 penalites: NO 10. Miscellaneious prediction: After all the trade chatter, Roscoe plays and returns a punt for a TD

I believe he meant Byrd has great hands, but I could be wrong....

I think DiCesare is looking at it from the wrong perspective. He's right that beating them proves nothing, but losing to them... That proves you shouldn't be the coach anymore... (as if that point hadn't already been proven..)

Don't get me wrong - I think whitner & poz are good players and we certainly missed them last week, but what i was trying to get at was that contagious enthusiam and ability to fire up your teammates to play at a better level. Poz runs his a*s off, but is he in there yelling at people, asking the crowd to make more noise, getting in the QB's face, that kinda thing? It just doesn't strike me as his style. Whitner I like, and he has a certain swagger to him, but I don't feel like he fires up his teammates either - he just kind talks a big game but doesn't inspire other players to be better, which is what i think a leader does...

The one thing that's been bothering me about this team is how little passion I see on display. We've all joked about the emotionless Skeletor on the sidelines and the Jauron Face (My bad.... Dick-Face) but I want to talk about the players & their leadership role. Every time you see a story about TO on ESPN (either a positive or negative story) they show clips of him fired up on the sidelines -- Either in Dallas or SF or even on the Eagles -- yelling at other players, yelling at the cameras, jumping around. In a word - Jacked! Excited to be playing the game. I see none of that on this team and certainly not from TO. The guy needs to be yelling at other players who aren't making plays. Yelling at Trent to step up his game. If he was open on a play (and from what many posters have said, both TO & Evans have been open at various times) he needs to yell at Trent to throw the damn ball. Every time the cameras show him on the sidelines he's pouting in the corner somewhere, not talking to his QB, it's not encouraging... That's what i loved about watching Marshawn over the last 2 seasons, he looks like he's having fun out there and he gets fired up, but you can hardly call the guy a leader when he's getting into hit & runs and carrying guns/pot in his car (or whatever it was...). And where is the leadership on Defense? We've seen schobel and kelsay playing pretty well this year, but whose out there getting fired up? No one plays with any passion and I gotta say it just makes the games painful to watch. This article about Darryl Talley's recent comment got me thinking about it: http://www.wgr550.com/Talley-Wants-Change/5374812

Huh? What game were you watching?

I agree it's a legit rule to have, but did you see the play that he was referencing in the ND game? It was just a stupid call where there was no penalty, and to make that call with the ball on the 2 yard line, in the 4th qtr, to give the team an automatic first down is a massive game changer. It almost makes you want to be able to be able to review bad calls... But that would be a nightmare