HankBulloughMellencamp

Politics not withstanding, glad to see the focus of this thread shift back to the Buffalo sports talk aspect. In my view, Riter and WECK scored a major coup in getting Nick Mendola to shift away from WGR. I doubt very much that Riter would want to lure Schopp away, but I could envision the Bulldog jumping ship if the details could be worked out. You can almost hear his disdain for Schopp on the air, and his true talents are essentially being smothered. If WGR loses others, I am convinced that their plan would be to bring back Mike Maniscalco or promote some other greenhorn to introduce replayed segments of the Howard Simon show all afternoon. As if once isn't enough. Riter's manifesto (linked at the top) is well worth a listen; it has a Tebow/Ron Livingston-in-Office-Space kind of feel to it that I really enjoyed. I wish Brad and WECK the best, and hope to see an improved local sports radio landscape if from nothing more than some good old-fashioned competition.

I'll be quite pleased to see WGR take a big hit over the next few months/years. Their product is too often painful to listen to (eg: dead-horse topics of the day and even lamer actor/state drafts). I have basically tuned out in recent months. Get the excellent (and free) "TuneIn Radio" app on your Android smartphone and start listening to Brad if you have not already done so.

http://www.weck1230.com/2011/02/weck-manifesto/

My sentiments exactly ... Marshawn did not run with authority on the field in the past year, and he ran away from it off the field. Ask yourself, if he was given (only) every carry Jackson got last year, would Beast Mode have manufactured a 1,000 yard season like Fred did? I think not ... especially given the epileptic way he hesitantly approaches the hole while thrashing his dreads side-to-side (with apologies to any epileptics) And there is no better mentor for a young greenhorn like Spiller than Freddie. I just loved the tidbit that was in the paper last season about how, after taking over as HC, Perry Fewell approached Jackson one day in practice, and said something to the effect of "I'd just like to shake your hand ... for the way you approach the game and go about your business."

Me too, he is an a$$-kicker and has a ton of NFL experience ... he also did a great job as the Dolphins interim HC

Seriously, why in the world did we ever let P.W. slip away?!? Ultimately it came down to money, I suppose, but that guy was an absolute beast against the run and no slouch in the middle vs. the pass. In his last game for the Bills, he was all over the field making solo stops against the Steelers in that Bledsoe engineered season finale 'we-had-to-win-but-got-run-over-by-Willie-Parker game'

Exactly, that's the classic move we all make if we should nod off in a meeting, class, etc. after burning the midnight oil for one reason or another. Make it look like we meant to flinch/nod the head. Great commentary on the clip by that DVR-savvy Packerfan.

Did you watch the clip? He nodded off and definitely had a "startle-wake" ... then tried to cover it up with a "Dang, I'm pissed off!" move. Watch again and look at the coach next to him; it's almost like he didn't buy Capers' cover-up attempt.

Dom Capers caught napping

oops, sorry I only recently heard of this and thought I'd better share it just so others of my ilk could be amused

Gene's microphone should be in a museum

Brian Billick on Match Game

Based on Marshawn's track record, I doubt this story is fabricated at all. This is the same guy who allegedly brought his own booze into bars ... I mean, who even does that? He is a punk, and he is at best a marginal NFL back. We can get anyone to back Freddie up that will do an as good or better job (what was his YPC?) Ask yourself, if he got every carry Freddie had this year, would he have topped 1,000 yards? I'd chalk him up for 600 yards max.

He is my dark horse. His defenses are always tough, and after seeing him in action on Hard Knocks, I just get the feeling he will make a great head coach. Being from the Parcells tree is a rather nice bullet point to have on your resume'. For what its worth, I also enjoyed Billick when he was on Hard Knocks with the Ravens. Specifically, when officials had to delay a preseason affair versus the Eagles at the old Vet due to the poor condition of the turf >>> Billick hunted down the grounds crew and lit them up ... "Before I leave here, I want a name. Someone's ASS is coming with me in my briefcase!!!"

They are about as tuned in as Fred Edelstein these days

You have to admit, it's much better than the Bills 50th anniversary logo and/or the team photo (sans Jauron)

Exactly. My understanding is that Bill Belicheat is the current top dog @ 6 mil/yr, and Shanny just leapfrogged him (again) at roughly 7 mil/yr. I highly doubt Brandon's and/or Buddy's first statement to potential HC's is "... just to spark your interest, our owner is willing to pay you up to 10 mil/yr." I do think getting a blue-chip coach is well worth the big dollars it'll take, but upping the head coaching payscale by 3 or 4 mil/yr is a quantum leap. Snyder sure seems like the guy who would have had little trouble paying Shanny more than he just did. Plus, the Bills already did this to the average-at-best OG market when we coughed up $49 mil for Dockery, and that didn't exactly result in a good ROI.

OK how about WR busts ... Bernard Ford Bucky Brooks heck, even former Cowboy Kevin Williams None could hold a candle to Flip Johnson But I think they all had roughly the same height/weight

I'll go with some pasty RBs ... Rene Ingoglia Gordie Lockbaum and that jacked-up Army FB we heard so much about

Dan Hicks locked up Hannah to a long-term deal back when she was working with Nick Charles, Fred Hickman, Van Earl Wright, etc. at CNN. By all accounts, she has definitely out-performed the terms of that original deal at this point. On a side note, I miss "The Play of the Day"

http://www.bulldawgillustrated.com/photo/i...ge/DSC_2700.jpg

She ain't a beauty but eh, she's alright

Speaking of Fox Sports ... haven't the cyborg graphics and sound effects on their broadcasts run their course by now? We get it, football is a hard-hitting game