TimGraham

Is this the first thread in the history of the Internet ever to be hijacked by a preposition?

In the next breath I also said maybe Bud Adams woke Ralph up. Not to be taken literally.

I was referring to Pasqualoni, but Bowles has been interviewed for HC jobs.

And there hasn't been an Ohio State University in 25 years. And for a brief time in the 1990s there was no such thing as Kent State. I'll bet you can guess what those schools are called when referred to in newspapers.

Buffalo also would be proper, but in a story about the Bills, you have to differentiate. I've heard rumblings the search for a GM has started. If true, then the coaching search will begin after the GM is hired.

He will be an NFL head coach, maybe as soon as next year. NFL coaches and executives believe he's legit.

I would agree, but that would suggest I actually gave an effort. This isn't the be-all, end-all list. It was compiled a couple hours after the guy was fired, and the person making the hire probably isn't even in the organization yet. This is just something to give a broad idea of what's out there. I would urge you to drop your suggestions in the comments section so the country can read what you think ... http://espn.go.com/blog/afceast/post/_/id/...s-coach-in-2010 And I don't pick the photos. That's done in Bristol, and the news service that took the photo misidentified Cross in the photo. The editor who searched "Perry Fewell" in the photo library was given that shot and trusted it. We've made the correction.

University at Buffalo is a local thing. Any national reference is University of Buffalo. Just like no news organization goes out of its way to call it The Ohio State University.

Two things: 1) I don't select the photos. That work is done in Bristol, and when I'm done with a story, it can be hours before I look at it again. 2) The wire service is the entity that identified the person in that photo as Perry Fewell. Our editors enter search terms into a photo library, and computer searches the captions attached by the wire services. The editor trusted the caption.

Two things: 1) I don't select the photos. That work is done in Bristol, and when I'm done with a story, it can be hours before I look at it again. 2) The wire service is the entity that identified the person in that photo as Perry Fewell. Our editors enter search terms into a photo library, and computer searches the captions attached by the wire services. The editor trusted the caption.

No details, only that it was sudden and caught everybody off guard within the front office.

I'm partial to the Bill Parcells line of thinking ... O-line and linebackers first. And make 'em big.

I'm not hearing anything specific, but I would imagine every member of football operations is in trouble, from the regional scout to Tom Modrak and John Guy.

He would be a great candidate. If the rumbling about hiring a GM with NFL credentials, everybody SHOULD be considered ... former head coaches, coordinators, up-and-coming assistants, college coaches. They need to consider everybody in a broad search.

Glad you liked it. There were a couple more points I wanted to hammer home, but it's hard to talk for two minutes straight unscripted. The real ESPN reporters get video and interviews to splice in there. They need to stand in front of the camera and talk for maybe 15 seconds at a pop. They record those snippets and edit them all together. Anyway, I appreciate the feedback. The quality should improve as I get more used to the process. I have to do all of the production. I don't get a producer, a sound man and a camera man like the big shots do.

That's almost as stunning as Belichick's decision Sunday night.

They're different types of backs. I also wouldn't put the Dolphins' O-line in the Jets' class.

Sure, it helps. But a lot of teams have two good running backs and a physical offensive line (the Jets, for example), but they can't run it.

I don't know of anything research that's been done. Interesting thought. The Bills have plenty of injuries that have nothing to do with their defensive front seven. The units that are banged up the most are the offensive line and the secondary. I don't think Buffalo's defensive backs are significantly smaller than a non-Tampa 2 team.

This might be the funniest comment I've seen on the Internet this year.

Shows what you know. He's highly decorated in the profession and respected from coast to coast by his peers. You say he has no class, humor or intellect. Funny, because I find him clever, he makes me laugh and he's more sophisticated than most anybody else I read. I'm not going to fault you for your taste. If you don't like him, fine. But don't be absurd. A good columnist can keep his emotions in check? That's your criteria? I think you need to get out more. As for being "stuck," I can live wherever I want, and I choose Buffalo. But if you're referring to the paper as being substandard in some way, then let me point out the Buffalo News is one of the highest-paying union papers in the country, probably is the nation's most secure paper in terms of layoffs, is one of the most profitable papers in the country (the year I started there it was making about $1 million a week -- profit) and is owned by Warren Buffett. Factor in the cost of living, and working for the Buffalo News is more attractive than the Boston Globe or New York Times. What a place to be stuck -- in a city that many people feel is an ideal place to raise a family and working for perhaps the most secure paper in the nation.

There are myriad wrinkles to the Wildcat. While it might look like the same play, there are many variations. Sometimes it's a standard O-line, sometimes unbalanced. Sometimes the QB is split wide, sometimes not on the field at all. Sometimes Brown takes the snap, sometimes Williams. Then there are the plays Pat White is on the field. Those technically aren't from the Wildcat package, but it's a similar concept. They pass out of it quite frequently, usually at least once a game. Brown, Williams, White, Henne ... Any of them can throw, and will. There are so many reasons the Wildcat is effective, but the aspects I find trickiest are the precision and the uniqueness. Williams is almost in a full sprint when he goes in motion. The timing is so exact that when the direct snap goes to Brown, defenses have to freeze to see if Williams is going to get the ball and hit the corner at full speed. That's tough to stop when you're at a standstill. If not, then Williams might dive inside or roll out for a pass. That might sound simple from your couch, but it's a brain cramping two seconds for the defense. The second aspect is that the Dolphins run it so well, there's no way your scout team can replicate it in practice. Gregg Williams and Rex Ryan seem like they figured it out the past two weeks, but the Dolphins have had new wrinkles that keep the Wildcat dangerous. People thought it was dead when the Patriots stopped it last year.

Going through in my head, here's the number of times I've seen each team, not counting tomorrow ... Bills: four times Dolphins: three times Jets: three times Patriots: three times I've seen five inter-divisional games, including the Saints twice.

Thanks, Lori. I will be at Giants Stadium this weekend for the big rematch. I won't see the Bills for a while. I will be at Dolphins-Patriots in Week 9 and Patriots-Colts in Week 10.

Is this a Tim Connolly reference?