SageAgainstTheMachine

Houston's in pretty good control,but these FGs might haunt them.

Good advice for coaches. Better advice for GMs. Bad advice for Presidents and CEOs.

Good thread. The one caveat is that, from a marketing perspective, the retention of dedicated fans (such as those who would spend free time discussing the team) is a lesser concern over swaying the casual/prospective fan. Which isn't to say it's not a concern at all. If not Brandon himself, somebody who matters probably skims this board.

Thems were the days.

Can't believe nobody else has brought this up, but that was barely a peck. I've seen men kiss their mother more passionately. Hardly PDA in my opinion.

The movie was scheduled for release in September, but it (and the trailer) included a scene during which somebody shoots up a movie theater through the screen. After the Aurora shooting, theaters dropped the trailer and the cast/crew re-shot that portion of the film, pushing the release date back to January.

Seems like I remember Skelton being healthy and Lindley still getting the nod. Still, the coach gets some of the blame for assembling such an Island of Misfit Toys crew.

Fair enough. In any case, the FO simply can't witness a decade and a half of incompetence at QB and hire the coach who started Ryan Lindley for a handful of games. Hiring Whisenhunt would make me .

Whisenhunt. 2012 saw the Cardinals botching their QB situation worse than any other team. Incessant flip flopping is way worse than stubbornness.

I'd hardly say that schtupping a young girl is the negative analog to donating what will probably be a couple grand. That said, we do tend to acc-ent-u-ate the negative around here.

This is a good point. Southern California couldn't get much different from Buffalo culturally (within the US, that is) and I think there's a "One of us" mentality. We want to imagine a guy with a snow shovel in his hands.

Why the hate for the Seahawks? Seattle might be the one sports city more miserable than Buffalo.

Citizens of TSW - a question. Do you believe that it's useful to assign prototypes to NFL prospects, or are the nuances of each player simply too variable? What prompts this question is Matt Barkley. From the little I've seen, he doesn't light the world on fire in any category and I don't think that I want him as the Bills' next QB. However, the logic around here is that we don't want him because he's a USC QB and the likes of Sanchez and Leinart haven't impressed. Granted, there are going to be similarities to players that were recruited by the same college coach. But other than that, does the argument "USC quarterbacks are disappointments" hold any water? Or is it hokum?

Baltimore. After Lee Evans ruined things for them, I feel as if Bills fans owe them support for some odd reason.

Can't think of a backup RB I'd want more.

Where do you hear he's too honest?

Lotsa stuff that needed lifting and putting down, eh?

Chops get busted around here. No worries. As to your point, I think you're reading into it far too much. The word hopefully is pretty much a throw-away generic and could have started any multitude of statements. It doesn't have to mean "Hopefully we can hire them immediately" as you seem to be suggesting.

Yeah, but you don't understand. He said the word hopefully and then paused. You're clearly not a legal man with a highly developed knowledge of statements.

Daniel Day Lewis. Holy crap. What an actor. Think of some of Hollywood's best known actors. Pitt. Damon. DiCaprio. They've played some very interesting roles, but do you ever forget that you're watching an actor playing a part? I could have SWORN that I was simply watching Abraham Lincoln do his thing. We are not worthy.

Every year comes with a "Welcome to the offseason" post. This is it.

Nice post. This is why I have to chuckle when I see a fan-whim fancy like the "Skelton for Mario???" thread. Trades tend to have major ripple effects.

WANT

Trent Edwards: Dakota Fanning

As far as I'm concerned, they'd be letting the best guard in the game slip through their fingers. Sure, it's a more fungible position than most, but this would be a mistake.