before the season, I wished for a lot of sacks. it's like the ultimate defensive beatdown.
now I wish a vince wilfork type NT was in the middle of all that stopping the run.
using the personnel we have, I'd like to see Branch move to the middle and Dareus play DE.
a major thing would have been if Pit won that game by a small margin..... "integrity of the game".
Goodell is outstanding. A "fraud" based on what, the NFL dodges no issues.
good PR is crucial to retain sponsors and fans.
actions to prevent liability lawsuits is smart business.
20,000 tickets remain for Bills’ home finale:
Some folks in Buffalo would point gleefully to the inability of Toronto to sell tickets to Bills games. Some folks in Toronto would point gleefully to the inability of Buffalo to sell tickets to Bills game.
Some folks in L.A. would point gleefully to both.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/12/04/20000-tickets-remain-for-bills-home-finale/
Asked if he knew the rule regarding the white border, Tomlin said, "Tell me something I don't know. I do it quite often, like everybody else in the National Football League. I was wrong, I accept responsibility for it."
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/columnist/bell/2013/11/29/mike-tomlin-over-the-line-steelers-ravens-blocked-punt-return/3779791/
Mike Tomlin is/was the 7th highest paid NFL coach at $5.75 million/year.
a $100,000 fine is about 1.7 % of his salary.
thats like a guy making $50,000 a year getting fined $870.
hit them where it hurts, a loss of draft picks.
Tomlin says he spoke with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday and will accept any punishment from the league. He said he expected to be fined but was hoping the league would forgo fining the Steelers organization.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/10073517/mike-tomlin-pittsburgh-steelers-expects-fine-inexcusable-error
the NFL is the best sports league in the world.
a bad NFL matchup is still better than a good matchup in any other sport.
i'll be following the NFL with or without the Bills.
having an NFL franchise in Buffalo makes it all the sweeter.
the ONLY way to keep the bills in Buffalo is through regionalization of the southern Ontario market. buffalo alone can NOT support a franchise. it may be painful, but 7 of 8 home games is better than ZERO of 8...... embrace it.
2013 CAP HIT $5,650,000 - DEAD MONEY $11,300,000
2014 CAP HIT $8,500,000 - DEAD MONEY $8,475,000
http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/buffalo-bills/stevie-johnson/
stevie's contract says he isn't going anywhere until after the 2014 season.
until then, they need to move him to the inside slot. let woods,goodwin & graham handle the 2 outside spots.
NFL mulling big fine for Mike Tomlin:
The NFL is expected to consider six-figure fines for Pittsburgh head coach Mike Tomlin and the Steelers organization and also is expected to consider taking away a draft pick from the team, a source familiar with the league's thinking told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/10063295/nfl-expected-consider-fining-mike-tomlin-pittsburgh-steelers-coach-six-figures-stepping-field-baltimore-ravens
Bengals-Chargers becomes first blackout of the 2013 season
Its the first game of the 2013 season to be blacked out, after 12 weeks of having every contest televised in the corresponding local market.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/11/28/bengals-chargers-becomes-first-blackout-of-the-2013-season/
regionalization is working.
embrace it, buffalo alone can NOT support an NFL franchise.
firmly staking claim to the southern ontario market is the best possible way to keep the word BUFFALO in front of the name BILLS for another 50 years.