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Agreed on Van, not so much on Murph. I miss Van even more now having to be subjected to John Murphy. I just don't think Murph is very good and doubt I'd miss him if he were to be replaced. Maybe that's because I was spoiled by all the great years of Van. I loved Van on the Buffalo Braves play-by-play. Unlike today, very few games were televised in the '70s. My brother & I would listen to all of the Braves games on the radio as kids while playing around the house or lying in bed at night. We were also glued to Van's Bills calls for the many non-televised home games at Rich Stadium. I feel very fortunate to have grown up listening to the likes of Van Miller, Rick Azar, Ted Darling, & Rick Jeanneret. They were fantastic during an era when many of the broadcasts were radio only. What a beautiful picture they painted in the mind of a young, Buffalo sports-crazed boy. Thanks for the memories, guys. Get well soon, Van...you've got a lot of people pulling for you. BTW, thanks to all of you posters with the personal anecdotes about Van. Very cool.

How about this one then? Three for the price of one. Jinx away*!

Certainly not hipsters...

You obviously haven't seen Eichel play or don't know how good he really is to make such an uninformed statement. He's the real deal and not a consolation prize. The Sabres aren't "distant bridesmaids". They're one of the brides in a double wedding.

QB or not QB. THAT is the question.

And his billions...

"Hey, Roger...it's MJ. Yeah, I'm reading it now. It says, 'I deflated my balls and all Goodell gave me was this lousy t-shirt (along with a 4 game suspension)'."

You nailed it, that's why I said good reference. The Goldbergs are good comedy in a funny way. The Pats* are good comedy in a pathetic way.

Except that Barry Goldberg is funny & likable. Brady is neither. But good reference. Love that show, btw.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x11lvw_thomas-dolby-she-blinded-me-with-sc_music

Another selling point for him may be that Buffalo offers a college-type atmosphere on game days, unlike most other NFL cities.

Pegula can't own the Bills AND the Sabres. Where the hell have you been??

Sa(ha)ra Lee...

That would really break his little Pats* fan heart if he were wrong, wouldn't it? I just hope he doesn't say something stupid like, "with you on board, we could kill this division." [Too soon?]

Further sources reporting that the puppy came from a Miami pound, so not to worry.

Mario 2.0 Any "deers" spotted at the restaurant?

I turned their show on for about five minutes today. Those two idiots were blathering on about the Bills not taking a QB and were actually pissed that they didn't take somebody...anybody...in either the 2nd or 3rd round despite the fact that 31 other teams passed on all of the QBs (outside of the big two) until the 4th round. Tyrod Taylor is the team's de facto QB selection, IMO. Schopp's contention leading up to the draft that they should spend all six of their picks on QBs was as asinine as it gets. From your lips... I hope you're right, Kirby.

Another of the unwashed masses heard from. Nobody gets them all right but I'll take his analysis over yours any day. If you need grades the moment a draft has concluded then you're the one who is clueless. But, by all means, continue your diatribe.

This is pretty much Mike Mayock's mindset, as well. He gets visibly pissed when Rich Eisen and the others press him for a draft grade because they "have to ask". He thinks that draft grades are the dumbest thing ever...and he's right. The unwashed masses of the instant gratification world in which we live demand their favorite team's grades in order to make sense of players they've never even heard of before the draft. It's 'Football For Dummies' aimed at the casual fan.

Unless Freddie completely falls off a cliff in training camp/pre-season, Bryce Brown is likely the odd man out, IMO.

1. Jameis Winston - Tampa Bay 2. Marcus Mariota - Tennessee 3. Amari Cooper - Oakland 4. Todd Gurley - Dalllas 5. Brett Hundley - Arizona Bonus: Bills select Laken Tomlinson - OG/Duke

I'll say one thing for them, they don't make it easy on the heart. What a roller coaster ride of emotions this season has been. Thank God the tank is over. Let's go Buffalo!!! Next Saturday.

The Chargers did originate in LA so there is that, although I think that they are now synonymous with San Diego and should remain there. I'd hate to see any fan base lose their team...except for maybe Miami & Atlanta, the two worst sports cities in America. LA stole them from Cleveland first in 1946 after winning the NFL Championship the previous year. They were "re-gifted" to St. Louis.

Or maybe she'd just be hungry...

Those choices are like asking if you'd rather be stabbed or shot then either run over or pushed off of a cliff. I voted to click the 'Report' button and have your arse banned by the mods. You should be contacted shortly. (j/k)