CodeMonkey

I hope Trent will have gotten better against them by the start of the regular season.

Security will tell you to stop but from what I have seen that's it. I have never seen or heard of anyone actually removed for smoking, has anyone else? Hell, most of the security guys probably smoke themselves ... and not in the designated area

If banned he would just come back under a different name. Not easy to ban someone from a public site if that person knows what they are doing at all. So you will always get !@#$s in public forums. It's a fact of online life. If someone doesn't have a thick enough skin to deal with that fact then then should leave, use the ignore feature (I assume that works here, I never tried though) or only join private forums that are in a more controlled environment.

Laws regulating personal conduct can be justified on three grounds, one of them being The Harm Principle. Which states that laws are justified if they prevent individuals from causing harm to others. In other words, the second hand smoke argument. How this applies to a open air smoking area at the Ralph, I don't know. But your constitutionality argument in general doesn't hold water. But more interesting (at least to me) is if it's wrong to ban cigarettes, then why isn't it just as wrong to ban other drugs, such as alcohol or marijuana. I know the reality is that they can't ban cigs because we have so many addicts already, but it is a interesting legal debate.

That would make for a amazing social experiment. But the people you wish to exclude make up a significant percentage of season ticket holders. The Bills could not even dream of doing something like that, even if they wanted to.

It it is upwind of me or particularly my kids, yeah. [How bored are we, talking about this ]

I'm typically not big on approaching drug addicts in a threatening/challenging manner thanks. No good can come from it. It's not like they are going to stop because of a sudden revelation that they are littering. Most simply don't care or they wouldn't be doing it in the first place. Out of the car window I do find interesting though. If you are a smoker you obviously don't care how gross it is. Why not put the butts in the car ashtray (not you specifically McClane, just a question in general)?

Well smokers aren't putting money in Ralphies pocket like the drunks (over) buying beers do. So to them banning smoking is irrelevant, alcohol not so much. I have no issues with having a smoking area outside somewhere away from me. Yeah, the disgusting smelling smokers by you is gross, but not a huge deal. But damn, isn't being degraded by being herded into some leper colony area enough to make you stop smoking, at least for the few hours you are inside the stadium? Geez I would sure think so.

And the same players again in 1999 with a 8-8 result.

Depends upon your point of view I suppose. But Aikman was on the team both years, as was Emmitt Smith. The Cowboys certainly declined while Gailey was there as well as after he was fired. After Aikman went out in 2000 they were in a world of hurt to be sure. Tough to replace a guy like that. I would say that is when the rapid decline (more like instant decline) hit.

5th round 140th overall. I've never seen such excitement over a 5th rounder project that may or may not work out!

1997: Switzer is the HC. Bickering between him and Aikman and others. They are 6-5 when they get bit by the injury and bickering bugs and lose the last 5. But still on paper have a pretty good team. 1998: In steps Chan the man. Inherits a pretty strong team. Goes 10-6 which is mildly under-achieving with that team but respectable compared to the previous season. Heavily favored in the first round of the playoffs and loses (and admits it was due to his coaching). 1999: Still Chan the man at the helm. Team takes a turn for the worse. Goes 8-8 and somehow manages to sneak into the playoffs (weak division). Loses in the first game again. 2000+ The slide continues post Chan. Is that Chans fault? Doubtful. Did he have a part in it? Probably. I have friends who are big time GT fans. Their perception was that Chan was fired, and his contract paid off, to prevent a further downslide by that team (i.e. stop the bleeding). Looks like possibly the same situation by Jones in Dallas. Personally from what I have read I don't think he is a bad coach. But I don't think he is some kind of gem that everyone has misjudged for his entire career either. Give him a chance and see what he can do in the B-Lo. Nix and Gailey both being old school certainly can't hurt.

So you think we need to draft someone from Mexico or South America??

Clearly!!!

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The starters basically play 18 games worth now if you count the worthless preseason reps. They are professionals, they shouldn't have to work these things out "live". Scrimmages during camp should be more than sufficient. The starters play limited amounts in preseason anyway. Certainly not much intrinsic value there. Again, this is why they practice and have camps in the first place. If this is an issue, have camp longer if they feel the need. They are not relatively useless, they are completely useless. Stupid "reason" to not make a change where everyone wins. That is probably the most insightful statement of your post.

No preseason games. Coaches if they are worth a **** can tell who should be on the team and who should not. 18 game seasons with 2 (or even 3) byes per team. Players get fewer overall games which they want. Owners can get money from 18 regular season games which would make them happy. And the fans get more games that count spread out over a longer time which they like. They could start the season when preseason would normally begin.

You could upgrade your TV with that money and have a nice view. Beer is cheaper and no lines for the bathroom either

He won't be in all the time (at least I would hope not) and he needs something to work with. He can't do it alone. It will come, just not this year.

Well said.

I don't expect Spiller to make a big impact this season anyway. Lets face it, he was drafted for 3 years from now when they have a decent QB (that they will draft next year), something that resembles an O-Line, and a WR for said QB to throw the ball too when Spiller isn't carrying it.

You are so far out in the weeds it is funny. Splitting with the cheaters and the Jets and sweeping the fish But God bless ya. This is the time of year when even Bills fans can drink the koolaid because we are undefeated!!!!

I have a unused, still in the package very good quality (chinese) TO I can let you have cheap

You are truly seeing the world through red and blue colored glasses aren't you. Well now is the time of year to do that so enjoy it!

DHGate is a place where lots of different Chinese companies sell their stuff. DHGate themselves sell nothing (it is a gate-way). So you probably got the jerseys from 2 different companies. The thing to do is to find a company that you know does good stuff (like the one you got the TO from) and keep doing business with them.