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Michelle Beadle. Is there a football equivalent of Charles Barkley?

I would place a very large bet on the Cubs to win the next World Series, because I would have proof that miracles do happen.

The pasta fazul at Santasiero's.

I worked for a large company in Buffalo. I worked primarily with people from NYC, Boston, New Jersey, Atlanta and Chicago. They couldn't understand why I did not want to leave Buffalo. I told them that our winters are vastly overrated and our summers are vastly underrated. I told them it was a fantastic place to live if you had a job, and a lousy place to look for a job. Then I asked them how much it would cost them for a four bedroom house on a half acre lot, in a good suburb with a highly rated school district, that was a 20 minute commute from downtown.

I would like to add my condolences to those already posted. BTW, I still have one of those programs, from the Chargers game in October 1962. My first Bill's game.

Over a few bottles at a local adult beverage dispensary with some fiends, the subject of football came up, which led to the topic of Tom Brady. We all agreed that if the Bills had snatched him before the Pats did in the sixth round, no matter what he did on the field, he would never have been considered a "Buffalo Guy". Knocking up super models, building a mega mansion on the left coast, and failing to find suitable lodging for your old man would disqualify him for life. At this point we set out to define just what it means to be a "Buffalo Guy". Here is what we came up with before we ran out of room on our cocktail napkin. A Buffalo Guy....... Does not hide in the mens's room when it's his turn to buy a round. (I'm looking at you, Stosh) Does not wear bow ties. EVER. Only exception is when you have the misfortune of being in a wedding party. Does not drape a sweater over his shoulders and tie the sleeves across his chest. Gay. (Not that there's anything wrong with that.) Knows all the words to "O Canada". Thinks snow tires are for sissies. Makes sure his elderly neighbor's plow pile is cleared before he goes to work. Knows that it's alley, not lane; gutter not channel; pop not soda; and Thruway, not freeway, because nothing is free in New York. Knows what it means to "do Chiavetta's". Knows that 716 has the best summers anywhere. Lists "Shout" as one of his favorite songs. Can't give good directions to out of towers because he knows landmarks, not street names. "So, you hang a right at the Old Post Office.....".

I would add the classic case of " addition by subtraction"' which was getting rid of Ronnie Harmon. While he did have talent he was one of the main reasons they were called The Bickering Bills. They came together after he left.

Thanks Jay Rubeo for mentioning Chris Spielman. I am a bit embarrassed that I never thought of him when I made my original list. If only he had played here longer! I know when he retired he was near the end of his useful time as a player, but he could have played longer. He walked away from the big paydays, and doing what he loved to be with his wife, who was battling cancer. This is in sharp contrast to former Sen. John Edwards, who in a similar situation......Oh forget it. I don't want to inject politics into this. As for Bruce Smith, I had thought of him in terms of most favorite,AND least favorite. I loved putting the binoculars on him and waiting for those bad things, man, bad things. From snap to whistle, awesome. After the whistle, and off the field, not so much. I am not of fan of individual, pre planned celebrations, and found his dances to be childish and self centered. I also remember him as being one of he first to be hit with a four game suspension for substance abuse, having multiple driving under the influence incidents, and for timing minor medical procedures around the start of training cmp, so he could sit it out. Not mention having the sincerity of a used car salesman during interviews.

In no particular order 1. Daryl Talley--the heart and soul of the Super Bowl era teams. 2. Bobby Chandler--too small, too slow. All he did was get open and catch the ball 3. Roland Hooks--all purpose back who had the misfortune of being the best player (IMHO) on some not so great teams. 4. JimBraxton--overshadowed by his backfield mate, but great ball carrier in his own right, but best known as a devastating lead blocker, as well as picking up blitzing LBs like no one before or since. 5. Tom Sestak-- ex Marine who was 27 as a rookie. With more cooperative knees, he would have played longer, and have a little statue in Canton, OH. Many others came to mind, like Kent Hull, Tony Greene, George Saimes, Robert James, Ben Williams, Ernie Warlick, Max Anderson, Phil Villapiano, Steve Tasker, Marlin Briscoe. On the other side of the coin, my 5 least favorites: 1. Art Powell--just for being a key figure in the worst trade in team history, sending Lamonica to the Raiders. 2. Travis Henry--serial baby daddy, and criminal. 3. T. O.-- he didn't really do anything to cheese me off as a Bill, but his body of work as an attention whore and prima Donna warrants a spot here. 4. Call this an entry, Aaron Maybin and Tom Ruud. To me, same guy, different eras. First round "need" picks who showed nothing but an uncanny ability to knocked on their butts. I would have included Cousineau if he ever actually played for the Bills. 5. Willis McGahee--did anyone ever leave town in a less classy manner.

If I owned Danny's South, I'd make damn sure I had grits on the menu.

And the Atlanta Braves who blew an 8.5 game lead in the wild card were once the BOSTON Braves. Of course you would have to be one really old beaneater for that to bother you.

The year the Jets won the Super Bowl the Bills won one game. They beat the Jets in the Rockpile, intercepting Nmath 5 times. I think Tommy Janik took one back about 90 some yards for a TD. I has $3.00 end zone seats, and I thought the place was going to either fall down or be torn down by the fans. One brief shining moment in a dismal year.

I would buy a space heater, take it to the post office and send it off to Old Scratch, because hell most certainly would be frozen over.

George Flint. Filled in at guard for an AFL championship game. I think his playing weight was around 235.

Ralph is from Detroit. The original 1960 Bill's uniforms were knockoffs of the Lion's unis.

So it's 50 yards longer and 20 yards wider than a regulation NFL field. There can be only one reason. The Bills are gearing up to join the CFL.

I like Fitzgerald. Back when he came out of Harvard, I was hoping the Bills would use a late pick on him. What I don' t understand is why is a guy who is viewed as highly intelligent, a Harvard man, who has been in the league a few years and is in his second year with this offense and coaching staff, wearing a wrist band. I just always associated with rookies and guys learning new terminology. I will now duck for cover as the inevitable list of wrist band wearers begins being recited.

The most dangerous place to be in New York State? Between Chuckie Schumer and a TV news camera.

Worst #1 pick of all time? Gosh, so many to choose from. Tom Cousineau, Tom Ruud, Phil Dokes, Eric Flowers, Perry Tuttle, Booker Moore. John M cCargo, JP Losman, Al Cowlings. My vote goes to Cousineau, the first overall pick in the draft who never played for the Bills. After a stint in the CFL he was traded to Cleveland and did absolutely nothing.

Why trade him? He has become much easier to defend. His game is outside the numbers. You really don't have to worry about him venturing into the area between the hash marks. He also is not going to get any faster. Squeeze him toward the sidelines, and you take him out of the game. Did they get enough? When you draft a first rounder your expectation is that you will get a gut who will contribute for years, maybe 8, 10 or even more. (of course this has not been the case with the Bills recently) Each round you go down, your expectations also go down. Evans is 30. His main asset is speed, at a position where speed is key. Baltimore might get a year or two out of him. About what you get from a typical fourth.

In order to compete with the big boys in the AFC East the Bills have to get better players. As important as your starting 22 are, your depth guys are just as important. Winning teams are deep teams. So if you bring in a guy at a given position, and he is better than the last guy on your depth chart from the last game you played, then you have improved your team. If Davis is better tha Roosevelt, or whoever the staff deemed as their last WR, great. We have better depth.

Cowherd's only redeeming quality is that ESPN let's him do a show with Michelle Beadle.

You can live very well in the Buffalo area if you are employed. Coming from Chicago you will be pleasantly surprised by housing prices. Orchard Park is an excellent community, and it is where the stadium is located. As previously stated, Clarence and Amherst are also nice. In addition there are some nice condos on the waterfront downtown with great views of the lake, the Canadian shore and amazing sunsets. Further south of the city are some nice smaller semi rural towns, like Boston, Eden, And Colden. Lived here all my life, and love. The winters are overrated, and the summers vastly underrrated.

That list of FA line backers includes Chris Kelsay. Do they know something we don't know?