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Serious question: Do you actually follow the Titans?

@AdamSchefter: Bills and former Cardinals QB Kevin Kolb finalizing a deal tonight that will give Buffalo one more starting-caliber QB.

As long as Kolb isn't in the car while you kick them...

Intersting comment from Ed: Ed Kilgore ‏@kedwinkilgore 20s Barkley pro day answers shoulder ? and IMO makes Barkley #Bills #1 choice at 8 in draft. I'm told #Bills love him but worry he may b gone.

Ed Kilgore @kedwinkilgore Just learned former #Bills great George Saimes passed away last night in Canton Oh. Had been fighting leukemia. He was 72.

The international cycling community and the Baseball Writers of America are vindictive and self righteous, though. They live to tear down what they've built up. The NFL is still busy playing Human Centipede with the Pats.

I've heard about this book, just recently in fact. What does it say about Ralph?

Did Kaepernick not have a brilliant 2nd half in which he very nearly pulled off what would have been the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history? Certainly the deficit spotted him had more to do with the 49ers sieve of a D in the 1st and a SB record KO return for TD to start the 3rd Q, though he admittedly struggled early. I think his early game struggles had more to do with his relative inexperience than his style of play. It's like when Bill Parcells said "Power football still wins!" after SB XXV. If Norwood makes that kick, the No-Huddle wins. Brilliant game-planning, playcalling and execution won SB XXV, not a particular style. And the same was true yesterday.

There's no need for a lecture on why Jauron/Levy drafted a safety and a Tampa-2 DT rather than Ngata. We all know that story. Whitner is a mediocre NFL safety. The front office shouldn't have drafted players that were below average because they theoretically fit the system. They should have taken the best players and adapted. Colin Kaepernick didn't fit the 49ers "system", but they drafted him and adapted their offense to suit him. I'm exhausted from listening to excuses. Whitner was a mistake and now he's San Francisco's problem. He is partially responsible for their franchise's first Super Bowl loss in 6 tries. The "haters" have the last say in this debate and today is their/our day. Unless Donte is at some point transfigured into a completely different player, this is the definitive proof that his Pro Bowl selection is nonsense.

Darryl Talley @DarrylTalley Listen to @SteveTasker89 all professional & ****.

It wasn't nice at all, it was terr--- oh, I see what happened.

If that last tweet were true rather than an intentional dramatized mischaracterization, this would have the cold ring of truth. Rather, it's the bloated self importance of an irrelevant chime clanging in the wind. Schopp doesn't "matter" because he's the host of a daily sports radio show and chose to publicly go off the rails over a comment made by a very public figure. Stevie knows what was said because fans tweeted the reaction at him.

And last year's Super Bowl.

Link?

Thank god you set us straight. I can't wait to read your next brilliant missive rather than today's most coherent and literate sports writing. How can I subscribe?

I wish you the best of luck in all your future endeavors.

FFS, get over yourself. You make sloppy posts that are rife with errors and illogic. When anyone calls you on it, you jump to paranoid defense mode. This is your well known and well worn MO. I only disagreed with the details you wrote about Lofton's time in Buffalo, which were wrong. Cris Carter had a HoF worthy career before Randy Moss arrived, so you're also overstating his impact. Below is the original post of yours to which I initially replied (and aside from basic factual errors, mostly agreed with it's basic premise that Carter had more talented WR teammates than did Reed):

And the coup de gras for an interaction with Joe_the_6_pack: after he cannot address his sloppy posts and mischaracterizations, he refers to you as "kid" and further references mysterious "bs". This is why no one likes you. Have another beer.

When he was in Buffalo he was aged 33-36, not exactly "late 30's". He was inarguably a major factor for one of the most potent offenses in NFL history and a pro bowl starter in 1991. You literally said "waived a year after their first Super Bowl" which is obviously not what you're now claiming. I innocently thought it worth correcting. I also said it was a brief period but it was the closest Reed came to having a premier WR play opposite him. I have no idea what you're struggling against. I'm not even disagreeing with you. The funny part is that the first sentence in my initial reply to you was that I generally agree with your Moss point ("generally" because Carter was likely a Hall of Famer before Moss arrived--- Carter's best seasons were not with Moss, although those last 4 years in Minnesota received a boost from Randy's presence). Take a chill pill, for crying out loud.

This entire post is brilliant--- particularly the above. BRAVO

No one is comparing Moss' production to Lofton's, aside from you. You said Lofton was "aged" and washed up, then "waived" after the 1st Super Bowl. That is incorrect and Lofton's success as a deep threat from 1990-92 was crucial to the K-Gun and also Andre Reed. I'm not sure how that is not obvious during the Bills Super Bowl era (an admittedly small sample of Reed's career). Carter's numbers were spectacular before Randy Moss arrived in 1998 (2 seasons of 120+ catches). There's no reason to denigrate Carter's career and exaggerate Reed's--- they are both Hall worthy and each had different advantages/disadvantages. As I've already said, IMHO Reed is better.

I clearly agreed with the Moss point--- although it should be noted that Moss and Carter only played together for 4 seasons (just like Reed/Lofton). But let's not pretend that Lofton was washed up after one year, either, which is what you said. He was a crucial component in the K-Gun and Reed benefited greatly from his presence. Reed was better, period. His stats are great for the era. Carter's are better because he benefited from several seasons in a pass happy offense. It's the kind of BS that sports writers crow about and further evidence that they should not be selecting athletes to be represented in the Hall of Fame.

Yes, Carter had good situations in Minnesota--- Warren Moon, Randall Cunningham, Brad Johnson and Daunte Culpepper were a very good group of QBs. But it pales in comparison to Reed having Jim Kelly for 10 years. The same is true of Thurman vs. the Vikings RB group over that period. Consistency and chemistry for 10 years with HoF players is better. I don't know WTF you mean by "the worst argument". I still think Reed is better by far, it's just a caveat to be fair.

Writers love stats and hype. That's Carter's only advantage. Cj Spiller @CJSPILLER Dang the writers must really dislike buffalo bc @Andre_Reed83 should have been a HOF by now.#IJS

Carter's stat accumulation from 1994-2000 is impeccable and much better than any stretch in Reed's career--- but Reed is the better WR, IMHO. Sapp is not a HoF, and certainly not a 1st ballot HoF. Pro football writers embarrass again.