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Funny, you should bring this up. When I first saw Nelson on the field during rookie minicamps, he immediately reminded me of Everett. Same body frame, tall and muscular. Far too early for comparisons, and keep in mind, Everett blew out his knee during first minicamp practice. On paper, though, Nelson had a more consistent body of work in college. jw

Dean: i considered doing just that, but why cite "inside sources," when i have The Obvious firmly in my grasp. jw

thanks. i am still seeking financial backers on this project, as it is still in beta testing. am attempting to configure a fully-working model with the hopes of calculating all sports, including curling -- The Obvious finds more points scored=wins. at that point, plan to branch out into "timed" sports, such as car-racing, downhill skiing etc. current results have uncovered that the fastest time generally wins, though haven't completed the testing, so give me a second. ... oh, and there it is. The Obvious has concluded that faster wins 100 percent of the time. will keep you updated on this, but i hope you keep this between you and me, 'cause i don't want something, such as The Obvious to get out in the general public as of yet. thanks. jw

after some lengthy research, i've uncovered a mathematical formula (let's call it The Obvious) that shows teams that outscore their opponents in a game win 100 percent of the time, and that counts for division and non-division opponents and also carries into the playoffs, including even the super bowl. conversely, teams that score fewer points than their opponents, lose 100 percent -- actually, it could be 1000, but i'm no mensa member -- of the time, also. coindicidentally, this statistic not only applies to football, but also to other sports, such as basketball, hockey and even baseball, for that matter. this mathematical fomula, however, does not apply to golf, as the scoring system is vastly different. the lower the score in golf, the better -- or so i've discovered. now, i don't know what the original poster meant by writing, "we really aren't competing outside our division, nor should we ..." but i've been informed that it's good to beat teams inside your division, because it allows you to gain an edge in the standings on said opponents. and i think The Obvious will bear that out. for example, if the bills open the season by beating new england, they'll be one up on the patriots. should they beat them in their second game next season, then not only will the bills have a two-win advantage on new england, but also the edge in the head-to-head tiebreaker. of course, there are exceptions, because The Obvious shows that should the bills lose their 14 other games (remember, i've factored into The Obvious that it's a 17-week schedule but one of the weeks is a bye week, meaning the team can't win, lose or tie, for that matter, during that week) and the patriots win three or more games, then the tie-breaker is rendered moot. and speaking of ties, teams that score as many points as their opponent by the end of the game, generally, as a rule, tie 100 percent of the time according to The Obvious ... though this does not always apply to hockey now that the shootout has been introduced ... shall i go on? jw

no, it's because of the intrinsic car-wreck quality of these meaningless, endless and repetitive posts in which you ... have a ceaseless knack to contradict yourself by avoiding reality ... before resorting to outlandish claims or mere name-calling. jw edited.

how 'bout per year, which means this poster would be barred until, by my count, the year 3,587, give or take a decade. jw

this isn't breaking new ground. in fact, i believe you covered this topic a couple of weeks ago, though this time you left out the caustic remarks. so, in keeping with the retro theme: -- hey, has anyone seen the t.o.-hitler thing on utube? -- hey, what's everyone think about flutie-johnson? -- hey, does anyone here think t.o. can help the offense? -- hey, what's up with mike schopp? -- hey, anyone see what mcgahee said about the night-life in buffalo? -- hey, who do you think the bills will draft last month? -- hey, what's everyone think about the bills playing games in toronto? -- hey, what's everyone's take on jauron? -- hey, anyone noticed that the sky, when it's sunny out, is, in fact, blue? ugh. jw

only if they want the show to fail, me having a radio face and all

get ready, buffalo. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/173621-...-to-hit-buffalo

9 out of 10. missed on message in a bottle. otherwise, agree. pretty lame. if you can't get 7, you don't know much about music. jw

the wiki update is premature at best, and currently inaccurate. jw

That's inaccurate. Clements was still under contract in January when Tom Donahoe was let go. It was the new regime that then tagged Clements, so theoretically he wasn't one contract and out. It was the new regime that also struck a deal with Nate, assuring him he wouldn't be tagged again if he agreed to show up to minicamps. jw

From what I've seen, there has been plenty of needling here ... ouch. And I'll refrain from entering any political discussions. Makes Flutie-Johnson debates amateurish by comparison, if you get my drift. jw

Speaking of calling the kettle black, your ceaseless inability to understand the meaning of irony or hypocrisy -- never mind the values of good taste --continues to reach new lows. You possess this uncanny ability to charge up this board with wild, speculative, erroneous -- and sometimes mean-spirited -- posts and then find yourself surprised when people question your tactics. Get help or lose the keyboard. Or both. jw

touche'.

Lori, you've got some 'splainin' to do. Also, do they discuss Mike Schopp on this dark side as much as people do over here? jw

what, like dancin' girls (or boys or both, depending on preferences, and not that there's anything wrong with that), hard liquor and such? does Lori know about this? jw

so, now that we've ruffled enough feathers, accused some of being water carriers and comparing bank accounts, been assinated and, perhaps, asinine (writer's license, it worked here in the sentence, so directed at no one) what have we learned here? that people can be opinionated and stubborn and insensitive. and perhaps calmer heads should prevail and a group hug be in order because ... ah, screw it, page 21 is just around the corner. jw

Maybin had 21 tackles for losses last season, evidently capable of getting into a Big 10 backfield. Schobel has proven more effective against the run in past few seasons. Poz and Kawika are both 6-1 and about 240 pounds, not exactly undersized. Bills D, even with Schobel out, finished 22nd against run last year. Not top 10, but not bottom 5. But I'll take that bet if you're offering ... jw

god have mercy. that's what i meant. kelly's comments were edgy but also relatively positive. edgy positive. it's not an easy thing to do and i thought kelly might have captured this elusive thing because it's a careful line to walk for any columnist. so to explain: i was actually agreeing with you. jw ADD: and for those wondering why i've got so much time on my hands, i'm waiting for the people to come to clean out our outdoor drains. they said after 1, which of course means, 4.

Like him or hate him, Mike Schopp does have a polarizing influence, and that in his line of work isn't a bad thing. Same could be said about Lurker, but I'd rather not fuel an already disproportionate ego. Oops, too late. As for listening to the show, I'll tune in if I'm in the car and get a taste of what's being discussed. If I like it, I'll keep it on, if not, I'll switch to whatever's in my CD player. Currently, it's Uncle Tupelo's Greatest Hits. That said, I don't listen to radio all that often, and the only station I do listen to regularly is 'GR to get a sense of what's going on. jw

I think this comes close to Ans' definition of being edgy positive, but I could be wrong. jw "smartassinate" that's funny.

Respectfully: I think a lot of stuff, rightly/wrongly, goes over some people's heads, and that's what makes it a little frustrating in attempting to make a point. My response to Bandit was in regards to his post. My reference to Mike was a couched jab at Lurker and Ans4e64 for their earlier responses to my posts. I realize this post is debating Schopp and what he said/didn't say, meant/didn't mean. And yet, like all good discussions, the conversation has taken several tangents. And I'm suddenly coming to realize that's what makes good radio, a good conversation that meanders in many different directions, forcing listeners to have to keep up. I've tried to keep up with my points to specific posters, and yet I draw in other comments by those reading something nefarious or wrong into what I'm attempting to say. -- I've been accused of suggesting that being negative makes a good reporter. -- I've been told to assinate something in my pipe and smoke it. -- And I've now been accused of being detached from Buffalonians. I realize 18 pages is a lot to get through, and lord knows we'll get to 23 pages within 15 mintues should Lurker latch back on. Now to your point, "cursed:" By reading some of the posts here, I'm starting to see that many of the things Schopp is accused of doing -- being hard-headed, impatient, expressing contempt -- is quite apparent in several people that have contributed to this thread. And, who knows, I might be doing the same here. The thing is, if Mike Schopp was so reviled, how come everyone knows what he's said? And how in the heck did we get this far in this mega-post if people dislike him so much? From my perspective, you folks are disproving your point by attempting to prove it. And with all due apologies to Alanis Morissette's definition, that's ironic. jw

I'm all for that. Keep in mind, though, a press box, too, is a very charged environment filled with people dealing with the pressures of deadline and trying to come to grips with what they might be writing with the inner clock relentlessly tick-tocking. It sometimes borders on panic, and there is nervous energy that needs to be expended. And I'm not speaking for Sully, but I know I'm a bit of a near-wreck on game day, knowing I've got 106 players to be dealing with, never mind coaches, executives, etc. And should something serious happen to any one of those people -- Everett -- or the power go out -- Bills-Chargers -- or someone cap a comeback on a last-second play -- too many times to count -- I've got to be able to turn on a dime at a moment's notice. Not easy, but I'm not complaining. As Doctor Hunter S. Thompson once put it, "Buy the ticket, take the ride." That's the rush and the challenge that comes with the job, and many of us are dealing with that, and we all handle it in many different ways. And I think that's why there's not an open bar anywhere near. Far too tempting That said, to fulfill the objective of the original poster, I must include Mike Schopp in this missive, so here goes. Based on some of the comments made in this thread alone I have newfound respect and appreciation for what all the radio folks have to deal with on a daily basis. jw

Finally, a voice of reason. jw