Jamie Nails

Good point. And it gives me a headache everyday I watch clips. I hate the angles, but I understand why.

It too is in a semi urban location. The parking and tailgating situation is horrible. Lot's of underground lots etc. The stadium and field are super nice, the tailgating leaves something to be desired.

It's really to each his own. It's about the people you're with and the people you're around that make the experience what it is. I still love the stadiums with big, open parking lots surrounding them. They are a dying breed. The downtown, urban stadiums, while nice, are killing tailgating. Tailgate in an ally in Detroit or in Hammer's lot? No brainer. Cleveland is a mix of both. Downtown, but a little bit of tailgate realestate. Pittsburg and Denver are very much the same.

The guys playing hand ball in the pen that day were probably more talented than the product the Bills put on the field that afternoon. I was at that game too; what a JP Losman abomination. You missed nothing. I'd rather sit in the tank than watch that game again in person.

Pump your breaks. His cap hit, while large, is actually structured quite well. We need him on this team. If we were to cut him this year, no high profile free agent would ever sign with Buffalo ever again. Not to mention he makes us better on the field. With his contract people expect him to break Strahan's record every year, which is unrealistic. 10.5 is a huge season for most. I'm willing to bet he betters that this year now that Wanny's Vanilla has melted into Pettine's neapolitan.

Green Bay, from an atmosphere, tradition, history, small town, hallowed franchise standpoint can't be beat. The tailgating is much different than it is in Buffalo though. Green Bay isn't just a drunken orgy of human carnage and blue light like Buffalo is. It's a little more dialed down. Every year when that "best tailgating cities" article comes out ranking Green Bay above Buffalo, I laugh a little. From a pure tailgating intensity standpoint, Green Bay is a 6; Buffalo is a 10. I've been to 15 stadiums and nothing- in terms of tailgating- compares to the greatness that is Ralph Wilson Stadium- clearly I'm a bit biased. FWIW- The worst is Oakland. chitty stadium,; chitty atmosphere (unless your face is painted silver and black); chitty fans.

I definitely remember. Everytime I think about Fendi- which is not often- I think of that quote. Hilarious.

fendi onobun is not impressed

Out of curiosity, how many Ninjas do we think were in attendance at said Country concert?

Diagnosis: He caught a wicked case of "BrucesmithItis." It's a debiliting disorder that rears it's ugly head each July 29th-August 20th.

Alas, it's not their only job, but beat reporters don't get scoops everyday; nor do they get one-on-one access or exclusives. Sometimes this is their only forum to get face time that leads to newsworthy items. Their job is to report on Bills related news; This time of the year it's an expectation that they churn out coverage. In my opinion it's unfortunate that Marrone "made news" in this press conference. If Marrone wouldn't have lost his cool, the headlines coming out of it, would have been, "Still no word on Mario; Bills doing due diligence" or "Marrone Mum on Mario." We could of lived with that. Now there's a perception forming that Marrone's withholding info or is a hot head that can't handle the Buffalo media. Or both.

Simple and plain: The team needs to say something about Mario. He's still getting evaluated, we're getting a second opinion. He's coming back after a few days rest. We're putting him on PUP. Whatever. They need to say something. You can't put your coach out there like this day after day without some form of information. What do you expect from the media? It's their job to ask these questions...over and over and over again until they get some nugget, an answer or get this reaction. From what I've seen, he was the same way with the media at Syracuse. I appreciate him putting reporters in their place, but I also don't want a coach that is known for his temper with the media, rather than his coaching prowess. Say what you will about Chan, but he was a forthcoming "straight shooter" that rarely lost his cool with the media.

That gave me a semi. Please Peter Pan out, EJ. Please.

Uh ohh, no Mario...

Translation: Chandler is a go?

So much cap space. Bring back Kelsey; we need to waste this money on someone. They clearly aren't interested in spending it on Byrd.

In other news, Tundra lot littered with security approved bags after home opener.

Going as a giant seat cushion

Sat next to Jason Sehorn on a plane from Char. NC to SF. I ribbed him with a "it took getting rid of you for the Giants to win Super Bowls" joke. He was a super cool guy; really down to earth. The entire San Diego Chargers team on Chippewa the Saturday night before the infamous black out game. I remember having a few beers and razzing Nate Kaeding the entire night, ala Dancing Homer. He missed two FGs the next day. Coincidence?

Fear Donald Jones. Fear him I say.

It all boils down to defense. The bears D is fair superior and has won or put them in a better position to win games over this span. Had we had the bears D or a statistical equivalent (including their turnover +/-) over the last three years, Fitz and Chan would still be here and we may have had a playoff appearance or two. All that said, our D sucked, which forced Fitz to throw more late in games, which led to inopportune turnovers. Perception is reality. The Bears win more (not based on Cutler doing anything better statisically than Fitz). As a result, Cutler is viewed as a better QB, not because he is, but because of their D and special teams.

Sure we all want vibrating seats, gigantic jumbotrons and climate controlled environments, but that's just not football. Give me some dirt lots and a cement jungle any day of the week. The Ralph is one of the final bastions of real football left in the league. Enjoy the next seven years, folks. Before you know it, we'll be eating sushi and drinking chilled chardonnay in stadiums where drinking games- even those played with water- (Arizona I'm looking at you) are banned in the parking lots.

I really hope we catch lightning in a bottle with Da'Rick. This frachise needs to luck into something for a change.

Smart to bring in two guys at the same time. I'm sure they have one ahead of the other. Drive down the price on their target guy if he is perhaps asking a little more than they want to pay for his services. In Dougs I trust.