SageAgainstTheMachine

There are plenty of vowels. There is a shortage on punctuation and syntax, though.

I really appreciate the compliment, Dante. My biggest problem is being excessively verbose, but I was proud of the review. I'll probably end up linking to future articles in this thread if you're interested.

Thanks, HopsGuy. I appreciate it. That's our first comment that doesn't appear to be from an Eastern European spambot (you gotta start somewhere).

Deferring is always the right answer, in my opinion.

I like KW, but I wouldn't really call that a fantastic quote. Pretty standard sideline fare.

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17 would have been pathetic enough, but I believe they were actually 7-20 in September.

Bills are 3-0. Yankees headed to the playoffs. Sabres look great and hockey actually has a chance of being notable this year without the NBA. This is sports nirvana, I believe.

I trust that Walt will figure out some angle of attack. Remember what happened the last time he was a cornered animal?

Welker's a pansy? That's just blind homerism.

I was about 99.9999% sure that was gonna be Peter Pan guy.

I apologize. I admittedly didn't see the post where you linked to Jalen Rose's quotes and I think we were talking about two different things. My mistake, and the problem you cite is a real one. I can't understand why education and pragmatic achievement are treated with derision from a large portion of the black community. For the record, I think Jalen was unfairly criticized for that whole flap. In using the term Uncle Tom, he was merely explaining his perspective as a misinformed 17 year old. That same 17 year old probably also would've thought of the 40 year old version of himself wearing a suit and tie and doing analysis for ESPN as an Uncle Tom.

You're mistaking the issue. Probably intentionally, but I'll explain anyway. Nobody's looking down on anybody for being intelligent, it's the attitude that an articulate black man is a novelty that differs from a fictional norm of uneducated simpletons and thugs speaking in ebonics.

Do you really believe that?

Thanks, bartshan. I appreciate it. Point well considered on NO vs. BAL, but Baltimore has held a couple of opponents to single digits, so to me they're one of the only contenders who hasn't relied on shootouts to win.

Got tired of reading ESPN's, so I took it into my own hands. Let me know what you think, also leave a comment on the blog if you feel inclined to do so. http://www.wvbr.com/sportsblog/794

95% of the US sports media is slobbering the Bills' knob, so why can't we stop beating the "No respect!" drum?

I'm not worried about Stevie getting a new contract. On top of being a Top-10 receiver in the NFL, his charisma makes him as good of a built-in marketing device as the Bills have ever had. The Bills will not fumble this situation simply because they cannot afford to.

Before we get too complimentary about Cincy's defense, they've gotten it done against Cleveland, Denver and San Fran. Those are three bottom-10 offenses.

The biggest headscratcher for me has been the lack of aggression on defense. I realize with Brady you have to get him with a 4-man rush, but how do you not dial up blitz packages against Cassell and Campbell?

Easy to say in retrospect. That play probably would have made the score 28-7 if it hadn't been for Scott's circus INT.

When the ball went through the uprights and the clock read 0:00 and there were no flags on the field. I've seen too many heartbreaking losses over the last few years to not fear the worst about that kick.

How much pre-teen television do you watch, exactly?

Right on. Statistical inflation for QBs has been the biggest story of the season thus far. I still think Fitz has been a Top-5 QB thus far, all things considered.

As a person, he's just about impossible to dislike. As a coach...well, there's a level of offensive sophistication going on that Buffalo fans haven't seen in a pretty long time. What I've seen over the first 3 weeks is a predilection for low-risk, high-reward playcalling that is always designed to exploit a wrinkle in the other team's defense.