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My weird feeling is game will be blowout or close to blowout, not a back and forth dogfight. And the Bills could be the ones blowing out the Pats.

I am sure he will get more playing time in general and probably more time at wideout. Maybe it's just me, but he seems to look bigger and stronger than I remember him looking last year - This year may be his coming out party, which would be awesome! If he gets hot, our "O" will have another weapon.

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Cool that he was an econ major - I have a PhD in econ but am nowhere near as smart as he is. Let's hope the first two games are just the beginning of an excellent season for him and the rest of the squad!

31 - 21 Buffalo victory!!

I am very excited - I hope they use him in critical situations but don't plan on him playing 50 snaps - Bring him back slowly but effectively . . .

You can't even compare the two - CJ hasn't done much, but his "not much" is light years ahead of Maybin!! Both were arguably not good picks, but Mayin pick was much worse. I predict CJ does substantially better this year, but not necessarily some sort of breakout season.

This is actually a phrase from statistics that has been around for a long time. The basic idea is that you might observe "outliers" around the mean, which in this case might translate to having a season w/ 1200-1500 yards receiving and 10-15 TDs - But over time, as more data over more seasons is collected, you'd expect more average-like numbers (perhaps 800-1000, 6-8 TDs) - That is, you'd expect reversion toward the mean or average ("expected") level of performance. I chose those number for illustrative purposes only, FYI. Hope that helps.

Thanks for the info - Sounds like a quality signing (and underscores the apparent value of Merriman beyond the playing field, as he helped recruit this guy).

Total non issue - This dumb story is filling a void b/c it's being reported as "news" when there's not much Bills news out there to be had.

Ditto - At 12th and K, NW

Didn't get as good of a deal but still pretty good (dude said that since we were not calling to cancel, certain deals were not available): 6 payments of $53.99 but $10 off each month for next 12 months, plus threw in "To GO" feature for free. Not bad. Thanks for others for posting!

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Phew!! Got me nervous when I saw 5 pm but didn't focus on date . . .

I was a graduate student at Vanderbilt in Nashville for a number of years - In total, I have been to Atlanta 10-20 times. I am certainly no expert on the city, and certain parts don't seem sterile at all, but many of the southeastern cities that have developed fairly recently seem to have more than their fair share of strip plazas (including Nashville) and there tends to be less tight grids of streets and more Sheridan Dr or Transit Rd type streets. But again, I am no expert and these are more or less anecdotal observations. Agreed re Clabo, of course.

My personal view is that Atlanta has sort of a sterile feel to it - Buffalo has a lot more character and history. If given the choice, I imagine more people would pick Atlanta over Buffalo than the other way around but that would be to some extent based on perception rather than reality. Having grown up in Buffalo and having a brother who has lived in Atlanta for awhile, it would be a very close call for me if I had to chose between the two cities. Re Clabo, there are obviously a bunch of factors that would influence his decision, but it is probably fair to assume that if the money were exactly the same, he would be more likely to stay in Atlanta than come to Buffalo.

+1!! Love the Wynn and Encore . . . Poker room pretty nice too . . .

The two are related, obviously. We had a horrible defense last year, and the fact that our run D was a sieve partly explains why opposing Qs passer ratings were so high.

Excellent questions!

If you have a football signed by OJ (who graciously had the football signed by other players when asked for his signature in early 70s) proudly[?] displayed in your office, you might be a Bills fan.

Bills because that would mean BOTH teams are finally competitive!!

Very well put and excellent point!!

+1 Why not? It's worth a shot if it looks like nothing is ever going to happen on the other side of the ball.

Thanks so much! Good negotiating . . .