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as of wed am, holding steady at minus 3.5

at that pace (30 td's/season) it's time for Jerry Sullivan to run down Hertel Ave in his underwear.

based on PRE-SEASON ????...meaningless info.... talk to me AFTER the first HOME game. btw....there were less than 10,000 folks in attendance at the detroit game......raiders game will be +70,000 sellout.

Bills currently minus 4.... http://www.vegasinsider.com/nfl/odds/las-vegas/

who's in first ?

better than 51 - 0 ??........enjoy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I57EZLhJn7g

nothing a canadian massage won't fix....

GET WELL SOON......THEY MISSED YA..... Peyton Manning collects roster bonus: While Peyton Manning's playing status for 2011 remains uncertain after his third neck surgery in 19 months, his paychecks will keep coming. Manning collected a $3 million roster bonus as of 4 p.m. ET on Saturday, as the Indianapolis Colts had not placed him on season-ending injured reserve. http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/6957652/peyton-manning-indianapolis-colts-collects-3-million-roster-bonus

early line buffalo minus 3.5 http://www.vegasinsider.com/nfl/odds/las-vegas/ http://www.footballlocks.com/nfl_lines.shtml

Gailey-Fitz chemistry makes offense a gas by Jerry Sullivan http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/columns/jerry-sullivan/article553700.ece "Experience has taught us the perils of overreacting to one game, or two or four. But I have to admit, this one feels different to me, too. You can't watch a team dominate on the road, against a defending divisional champion, and not come away with the sense that things might finally be starting to look up for the Bills."

WOW !!! .....AMAZING !!!!!

add Bill Cowher to the list....he picked Buffalo in the upset segment of the CBS pregamw show.

INDIANAPOLIS — Peyton Manning's doctors say his third neck surgery in 19 months went "very well, without complication" and that his prognosis for recovery is good. Father and son doctors Robert Watkins Sr. and Robert Watkins Jr., who performed Thursday's surgery, issued the statement Friday. The surgery was performed at Marina Del Rey Hospital in California. Manning's previous two surgeries were at Northwestern Memorial in Chicago. Read more: http://aol.sportingnews.com/nfl/story/2011-09-10/doctors-mannings-surgery-went-very-well#ixzz1Xa2TcLuL

Now that the NFL is back on the gridiron, who are the players with the most endorsement firepower? Drew Brees and Peyton Manning are, according to new data from Omnicom Group's promotional agency, Dallas-based The Marketing Arm. http://www.mediapost...&art_aid=158257

Heard is better than Troup.

MY TOP 7 IN ORDER AS THEY SIT TODAY.....(NO FUTURE WEIGHTING) #1- KYLE WILLIAMS (CLEARLY OUR BEST PLAYER) #2- FRED JACKSON (WHAT HE DOES BEHIND THIS LINE IS AMAZING) #3- SHAWN MERRIMAN (IMPACT PLAYER) #4- MARCEL DAREUS (EXPECT HIM TO MOVE UP TO #2) #5- BRIAN MOORMAN (TOP 10 PUNTER IN LEAGUE) #6- STEVIE JOHNSON (WILL DROP OFF WITHOUT LEE EVANS) #7- RYAN FITZPATRICK (WOULD GET HIS DUE BEHIND A BETTER O-LINE)

duly noted....guess we'll have fun playing armchair GM....i actually hope you're right.

it's a hold.... will get plenty of time to prove otherwise.....but not looking good....in two years will be considered a bust.

Per a league source, that new five-year, $90 million contract was given to Manning without the quarterback having to pass a physical. In other words, he got $20 million to sign, and the Colts didn’t insist on obtaining medical clearance that he can play before giving it to him. (He eventually passed a physical before being cleared to practice last week — before suffering the setback that caused the latest procedure.) With the Colts choosing to keep Manning on the active roster, he’ll also pocket his $3.4 million base salary for the new season, along with a $3 million roster bonus tied to Manning being on the 53-man roster for any one game in 2011. The next question, if Manning can’t play in 2011, becomes whether the Colts would pay him a $28 million option bonus, which is due early in the next league year. The Colts can avoid the payment only by cutting or trading Manning, and it would be shocking — actually, beyond shocking — if the team would sever ties with one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/08/manning-got-his-new-deal-without-having-to-pass-a-physical/

a glimmer of good news.... expert surgeon says Manning very likely to return (NOT career ending). Dr. Wellington K. Hsu, an assistant professor at Northwestern University with a joint appointment in the department of orthopaedic surgery and department of neurological surgery, spoke with NFL.com on Thursday to shed light on the path facing Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, who's recovering from his third neck procedure in 19 months. Dr. Hsu has been recognized as an international leader in the operative treatment of cervical and lumbar degenerative disorders, motion-sparing technology and spinal cord injuries, and he has published a number of studies focused on NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL players. This is a pretty common surgery in professional and NFL players, and they do better than what many people think. I've heard people say it's really hard to get back from a neck injury, how if you have surgery, you don't come back, but that's simply not true. I think Peyton, being the stalwart that he is, playing the position that he does, has a very, very good prognosis for coming back. http://www.nfl.com/n..._headline_stack

PACKERS - CHARGERS

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning had further neck surgery Thursday, sources familiar with the situation said. Manning decided to have the surgery, the sources said, after consultation with a half-dozen doctors who reached a consensus that the most viable option would be a one-level cervical neck fusion in the wake of his May 23 surgery to repair a bulging disk. It's unclear whether Manning would be able to return to play this season. http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/6944302/indianapolis-colts-peyton-manning-more-surgery-neck-sources-say

Manning is expected to have surgery, miss “significant time” With rampant rumors and reports regarding the status of quarterback Peyton Manning, a source with knowledge of the situation tells us that Manning could have neck surgery as soon today, and that he will miss “significant time” as he recovers. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/08/manning-is-expected-to-have-surgery-miss-significant-time/

The news about Peyton Manning’s injury is going to get worse before it gets better. The latest from Colts information director/owner Jim Irsay, via Twitter: “NFL Season opens 2nite!We had a good practice yesterday and r guys r fired up 4 the season.#18′s out for awhile,but compete,we will/BELIEVE,” Irsay wrote. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/08/colts-owner-peyton-manning-will-be-out-awhile/

This roster is a crumbling monument to neglect and bad personnel moves. A decade of weak drafts and frugal ownership has left the Bills with a roster that’s sorely lacking in established players in their professional primes. The Bills have very little to show for their drafts in the mid-2000s. Lee Evans was the last of the ’04 class to go (George Wilson was undrafted). Roscoe Parrish is the only player left from ’05, Kyle Williams the last man standing from ’06. The entire ’07 draft class has departed. It’s close to a lost generation of young talent. Four position players on this roster have started 30 games in a Buffalo uniform. Kelsay has stared 104, McGee 84, Williams 73. Then it drops down to that grizzled old vet, Andy Levitre, with 32. People talk about the Bills rebuilding. You can’t rebuild something that wasn’t constructed in the first place. http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/bills-nfl/article548934.ece