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Funny, I was just going to say the same thing.

It doesn't take a Harvard degree to understand that disrespect for one form of life can easily translate to another. Oh, you know the kind of studies I'm talking about...the ones where the mass murderers have a history of having butchered and therefore started with animals. These peer reviewed studies, usually shared w/forensic specialists? The kind where torturing animals shows a callous disregard and...dare I say, SOCIOPATHIC personality that can often be the gateway to later disrespect for human life? And no, before your little panties get into a bunch I'm not a member of the wimpy PETA, or some animal lover, or granola eating vegetarian. But show some common sense. This is more serious than not paying a traffic ticket. He was burying carcasses in his yard, man! Hanging dead dogs (note the plural) from trees in his yard. Real classy guy that I would want leading my multi million dollar company. Face of the franchise. Get a clue. Sorry you're taking such a beating from these clowns. How quickly we can forget (or just not care). Yeah, I started watching Trailer Park Boys this year, and have to tell you, it's some funny stuff.

Ah, so that's it. Vick and his idiot friends were EATING the dogs. Makes more sense every day....

Thanks, Chimp. Finally somebody with some reason and sense. To pull back and look at the bigger picture, I would argue that it is exactly the mentality that ability is the only qualifier to become a professional athlete. I would argue that it is this mentality why good athletes are pushed through the educational system, helped through exams, etc. What difference does a 4.0 GPA make if he can run the 40 in sub-4.5 speed? Or in the case of "Pac Man" Jones. Or "Tank" Williams. Or Marshawn, for crying out loud. If anybody else hit a woman and fled the scene, we'd be locked up and in jail. Or seriously in the poor house after having been sued. Beat your wife/ girlfriend, who cares? He can catch 100 passes a year. Rape a woman? Yeah, but it was never proven. And the team needs him, man. Drive your car with a meter maid on the hood, no big deal- he's Hall of Fame material. Get caught with an underage prostitute? He's LT, dude. The Sack Master. Somebody needs to tell him to quit sacking underage whores, and clean his life up. Character does matter. It's funny, I can't seem to remember any player with these types of character issues winning anything. Vick looked good today. He ran and seems to be really trying to be a pocket passer. It's tempting to look at him and compare him to Trent, or Fitz, or Brohm (or what the heck, Levi) and say "Yep, we'd be better off". The Eagles, despite all of Vicks heroics, still did not win today. He's talented. But he's shown his character. He's done time. In prison. No thanks. I'll pass on the 'Vick is great' bandwagon.

Sure. Keep doubting. He naturally looks like a caveman.

DUDE, I love this post! I have been calling for Garcia all offseason. He would light things up! HE's still got 1-2 seasons left.

I have not watched the NFL Network link yet, but they don't do a very good job with their own product. Rich Eisen has worn himself out of my favor. There productions are b-o-r-i-n-g. ESPN does a fine job with their heavy hitters, as I love Berman, Tom Jackson, Steve Young, and even Keyshawn. NBC Sunday Night is also cool, IMO. But what I DID watch today was the CBS broadcast pre game show. Now, I think the CBS is the worst in the business. Marino is a baby, Cowher spits and mumbles so much of what he has to say, Boomer is biased, and Shannon Sharpe is such a dopey, joke of a horse's arse that he borders on the absurd. Their show sucks. Fox cover the NFC, and does a fine job. Great crew. CBS has nothing endearing about it. But whereas Fox covers the NFC practically exclusively, CBS tries to cover both (poorly). So, I am no fan of the CBS pre game show. But sometimes I watch for the smidgeon of hope that maybe, just maybe, there might be a Bills story on. Well, today, both Biased Boomer and Dan 'The Baby' Marino took slights on the Bills. Cowher, to his credit predicted the Bills to win today, but also said that the Bills would be team to watch as they will have an offensive identity, etc. Marino rolled his eyes and scoffed and commented "Yeah, right!" when Cowher said the Bills would beat his Dolphins, and Boomer could not even show enough class in respecting any NFL team (since he is a broadcaster and part of the NFL pre game, not the Bengals pre game). Anyways, he had this ridiculous smart-@$$ grin on his face as Cowher was describing the Bills (again with the 'yeah, right' thing). The Bills may be bad, and may deserve the criticism. But the NFL needs to realize that the Bills are a part of the NFL. We all have our opinions. But it is not good business to continually bad mouth your own product. Ok. Watched the video. Jamie Dukes has done what, exactly in his career? Marshall Faulk, since opening his pie hole and being a jerk about the Bills, is no longer a former player I respect. Rich Eisen can be funny, but his schtick has really worn out and he can really be bor ing. I don't pretend to know who the other voice was, but he sounded like a dweeb.

Watching the highlights, Vick can still run and threw a bullet for that touchdown. But 1 man does not a team make. Last time I checked, Vick does not rush the passer or pass protect. And those off-the-field issues.... Clay Matthews is such 'roider, it's ridiculous. Guy looks like a freakin' cro-magnon. Gotta love that steroid forehead and jaw line. Oh, please...STOP! It's 1 freakin' game, man. Did Vick look good? Sure. Did the Eagles win? No. Highlight reels does not a win make. We don't seem to have tackles who can pass protect, and we don't have a dominant pass rusher. Vick fixes neither. I'd honestly rather have Haynesworth than Vick. And I think Haynesworth is a Grade A Douche.

Watching that one play, where he forearm shivered Williams to the turf to sack Henne, I thought he would have shattered. But on the play where he was (once again) hurt, it was a nothing play. Sad to say, but how much longer do we hold onto Poz given his Connolly-esque frailty? My thoughts exactly. Wasn't Poz an all-star college player from the OUTSIDE position (I confess to watching no college football- something about the kicker wearing #'s like 85 and missing kicks)? Kelsay, at this point, is a liability. Let him be a reserve DE behind Stroud, and move Poz outside. Ellison did seem to be performing better.

Kelsay, for the money he's making has got to be a better performer. He's absolutely terrible. I agree that Ellis looks like he might turn his career around. Spiller will break soon; providing the offensive line can get a hand on somebody, I like Nelson alot. I'm excited to have Parrish in the mix again. I kept hoping for a homecoming, thriller of a punt return to win the game in the end, but alas, I remain unfulfilled. I also like the game management by Gailey at the end. The offense got 2 chances in the last 5 minutes to put some points on the board for a win. Nice managment with taking the safety, whereas Jauron would have surely found a way to bungle the game at the end with something ridiculous. You know, I never understood the whole garbage talk thing, anyways. And you are so right. The guy just caught a ball IN FRONT OF YOU and made respectable yards on the catch. What is there to talk about? Donte Whitner reminds me of how awful our drafts have been with Modrak, Levy, Williams, Guy, Mularkey, etc. When Haloti Ngata was sitting right there...and we took Whitner...Ngata..... How much different of a team would we be if we had selected Ngata instead of Whitner, and Oher/ Orakpo instead of Maybin?

Sitting at home...in front of my...computer.....why? IS this Big Brother?

What game were you watching? They had like 2 penalties the whole game.... ...and in fact, if I remember correctly it was Incognito who had a drive-killing penalty of false start for the Dolphins.

Good: Parrish's touchdown. Game management towards the end of the game. It was nice to see a coherent strategy to get the ball back by allowing the snap to go out of bounds, thus taking the safety but saving time. The hurry-up scoring drive, and the Marshawn/ Jackson drive. Edwards (shut up, all of you!) actually had the body language and look of a starting QB. I'm happy that we finally have a coaching staff to support our QB to instill him w/confidence. WR, #86. not speedy, not elusive, but sure-handed and dependable. Our special teams coverage units improved from the preseason. Nice job. And this is so good I will give its own paragraph. I have been a huge critic of Maybin. I think he was a wasted pick, and heavily (still) criticize Jauron/ Modrak/ whomever for drafting him in the first place when there was Oher and Orakpo on the board. Regardless, he played with fire and actually had some respectable plays against the Dolphins today- showing amazing burst, leaping ability, and determination. He picked up a few notches of respect from me today since he has been living in my basement for a long time. Bad: Still no offensive tackles. RT Green getting beat on a speed burst for a sack of Trent. Our O-line's inability to move a single 90-year-old woman in a wheel chair let alone any member of the Miami defensive line. No pass rusher. 0. Nada. Our blitzes were good, but without them, we have nobody. Not establishing something of an offense in the first half. Ugly: The first half offense. The offensive line. The pass rush. Did we lose Pozluzny AGAIN?!!? Tackling by the first and second tier defenders was abysmal at times. What point of hit, and wrap up don't these professionals understand? I don't think it's going to get any easier from here on out. The Dolphins hardly look like playoff contenders, and we could have had this one. It reminded me of last years Cleveland game. Whichever team wanted it the least was going to lose. This one was not quite that bad, but our offensive ineptitude to even put up field goals baffles me.

Whitner? You mean the same Whitner we selected instead of run-stuffing Haloti Ngata? Is he still goofing around with his Twitter? I actually don't think you can pin this one on Trent. I think this 1st game showed us weak in 2 areas that we already knew: 1.) Offensive line (particularly the tackle positions) and 2.) No consistent pass rusher. But man, with the way McKelvin and Florence played, the defensive secondary has got to be one of the best in football. Looks like Jauron may have done one thing right, after all.

I too wondered why he was not given a chance to compete given the uncertainty surrounding Wood's return from a broken leg and his intelligence and solid, stout, and often mauling play at the guard position. Though I think you give him too much credit claiming he played like an All-Pro, he had 1 penalty for a false start and was otherwise a solid contributor for the Dolphins O line. I thought he deserved a shot to compete for the Bills this season and was a bit surprised when he was not tendered any offer or interest from the club when the season ended. Ah, but what do I know? I still think the Bills need to fire Modrak, get somebody who can consistently rush the passer, and obtain 2-3 pieces on the offensive line to be really solid.

I still have my ticket, if it helps....

I'm not sure I have seen what you are referencing. Johnson did Viagra commercials?

I don't want to take this thread the wrong way either...that was an amazing game! Home opener. I certainly did not expect them to own the Pats that day. Sam Adams, Milloy, Fletcher, Spikes...that was a strong 'D'.

God! That was magic! I was at that game, and can remember not sitting down the whole time because we were celebrating so much from scoring. I loved those uni's the best. How efficient and big time was Kelly. Watching the steely-calm expressions of Marv on the sideline, it reminded me of the more recent Tony Dungy when he was in Indy and had the machine-like precision of Peyton Manning running the show. Nothing to worry about. Man. GO BILLS!!!

A-MEN!! And what I also loved, was how when Bruce Smith would sack Marino, Marino would act like such a pansy-@$$ baby. I loved it!!

Man, I hear 'ya. Last night, down here in Herndon, VA we have a place called Jimmy's Old Town Tavern. It's a Buffalo bar, complete with Bills and Sabres games, fish fry's, etc. I was craving one last night, but with the wife coming home late from work, and having to put the 16 month old to bed, it sadly did not happen. I wasn't too excited this week, but now that it's Saturday afternoon I'm itching to see the kickoff to Buffalo Bills football 2010!!!

Man, what a Flutie story. Flutie always has heart. Johnson, well...he got it done on 2 different major levels...but something about him tells me that he's a tad too Dr. Faustus.

Nice article. I hope it turns out that way! And I hope maybe we can prove Simms wrong and slip in as a Wild Card! GO BILLS!

I was perusing the Buffalo Rumblings site prior to signing off for the evening, when I came upon an article in today's Buffalo News. It was an interview with Bills GM Buddy Nix, and is a hearty write-up of our man in charge. What I found most interesting, and what has been my biggest complaint about the horrible job Tom Modrak has done as Director of Scouting, can be summarized in the following excerpt. When speaking about hitting on draft picks Nix said: "I think if you do better than 50 percent you're probably gonna be right around the middle of the pack," Nix said. "You have your good years. You have your lucky years. Nobody's gonna hit 'em all. But you've got to hit enough to build your team each year. You've got to do that." "Every now and then you're going to miss on a first rounder," Nix said. "You shouldn't but you do. If that's the case, then you've got to hit on the middle guys. Most of the time you should get the top guys right. The ones on each end are easy to do." Nix thinks the second- through sixth-rounders make the difference for the winning organizations. "It's the middle ones that make up the bulk of your team that decide whether you're good at what you're doing or not," he said. - Now, the areas that I highlighted are what I am speaking about. If we are going to fail so miserably on 1st rounders as the Modrak scouting regime has this past decade, then as Nix says then "you've got to hit on the middle guys." Modrak has neither hit on the 1st rounders, nor the middle guys during his tenure. Some may argue that he has been respectable with undrafted college free agents; and I think rightfully so. But undrafted free agents are just that...UNdrafted. With Modrak at the helm of the scouting department this past decade, we have wasted more draft picks than we have "hit" on. Modrak should go.

NO kidding. What is it, Just For Men Blonde Highlight package?