Metal Man

Your mistake is assuming that Nix was thinking he could fix the Bills in one off-season. It is going to take more than one draft to clean up the previous regime's mess and get a winner assembled.

I thought Canada had some kind of weird law about drinking outside of a bar or residence that would make tailgating illegal whether they had the space or not?

One Microsoft point is equal to 1.25 cents. So 800 points is actually 10$. Not trying to nitpick you, just an FYI for you or anyone who reads this.

I don't understand why Jauron sucked so bad at that. If he would have just played a couple of games of Madden he would have instantly had a better understanding of the basics of it.

The Clayton quote posted above makes some good points. Despite that I still think the offense will be improved only because Gailey has shown he can get decent results out of very little. He should be able to find a way to make the couple bright spots we have productive while hiding the weaknesses and no matter what he has to be better than Jauron. However the defense will likely struggle, especially the first half of the season. It is hard to argue that all the players switching positions will be able to do so easily enough to really make a difference early on. So one step forward for the offense but two steps back for the defense means around 5-6 wins to me. That being said I guess I still agree with the OP because that probably is still better than most people think.

Got presale tix for the Buffalo show this morning. Can't wait, this show is going to be awesome.

Me and a friend of mine have been debating if whether a championship for the Buffalo Bills in a season played with all replacement players would truly count or not and I am curious to what the general consensus is. He is of the mind the a Lombardi in Buffalo's possession would be awesome regardless. I however think that to be world champions they would have to actually compete against the best in the world, and if Peyton Manning and the rest of the current perennial pro-bowlers are sitting out then that really wouldn't be the case. Obviously this is a purely hypothetical situation so don't bother debating how likely or unlikely it happening is.

I don't like being around smoking at all either, but it seems a little excessive to not allow people to smoke outside of the stadium anywhere at all.

That brings up a good point Lori. A lot of those guys back then were far from angels, but we only got an occasional local news story about possible shennanigans. I can't even imagine what kind of media insanity and league troubles could have spun out of control over Bruce and some of his alleged off-field activities assuming any of it somehow ended up on TMZ.

Depends on what kind of confidentiality agreements he signed. In any case I don't disagree that they might have expected some kind of security leaks to happen "accidently", but you have to admit this shows some poor judgement, which is in many cases is a fireable offense.

I am still waiting to find out what happens to this Software Engineer who lost the phone to begin with. I work as an engineer in a Classified environment and if I pulled something stupid like this I would definitely get fired and/or sued, and maybe even charged criminally. I can't imagine making the decision to bring sensitive information out into the bar with me while I drink. I wouldn't say I am rooting for the kid to get into some trouble but I guess I will be a little annoyed if this goes completely unpunished.

I really don't see how a lot of you guys can even argue about this as far as what he deserves. We all make decisions every single day that affect our future. Sometimes it is just short term and not that important, and sometimes you do something that sticks with you the rest of your life. His act was definitely a huge mistake as it is ruining his potential for an NFL career, but this is no different than mistakes people are making every single day that seriously negatively affect their lives. I don't feel sorry for him at all because that is just the world we live in. Is it fair that no one is taking a chance on him? Maybe not, but who can honestly argue that life is fair?

Jumpman, Archon and the Summer and Winter Games were all awesome. I feel the need to also throw Raid Over Moscow and Beachhead 1 and 2 out there as must-haves back then. Also, Impossible Mission. "Stay a while.... stay forever! Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha" (Though I am not sure I ever actually figured out how to win that game)

Exactly. Knowing this, and that the kid can see dead people from the trailers, it wasn't hard for me to figure out either. As soon as Bruce Willis gets shot my friend made a comment jokingly to me in the theater that the movie was over because the main character was dead. I laughed and then thought to myself maybe that is it. For the rest of the film I tried finding proof he wasn't dead and then it became more and more obvious he was. And I'll second the vote for The Prestige. That movie is amazing.

For anyone that knows about how such things tend to work..... What are the chances that Syracuse will be playing its first round game in Buffalo in a couple of weeks? It seems to me that the NCAA tends to put the bigger teams kind of close to home when they make up the brackets and you would think that would makes sense for them because I imagine they would sell a lot more tickets for it being only 2 hours from Syracuse.

I had a dream a few months ago the Bills drafted Tim Tebow and won the superbowl with him. I am not a Tebow fan and I am not for the Bills drafting him or trying to start a QB debate, this is honestly a dream I had.

IIRC Bills fans showed that they got a little bit spoiled in the 90s too. How else can you explain some of the home play-off games not selling out like the Oilers come back game or Kelly's last game against Jacksonville? Can you imagine a home play-off game not selling out now?

+1 I was told the difference for them is that they brush the sauce on their wings after they cook them instead of shaking them. Somehow it makes a big difference and allows their wings to stand out against all the rest in the Buffalo area. Their roast beef sandwiches are amazing too. As for the topic argument, Duffs for me no contest.

"You can't ever find a place that's nice and peaceful, because there isn't any. You may think there is, but once you get there, when you're not looking, somebody'll sneak up and write 'F*ck you' right under your nose." -Holden Caulfield RIP JD 1/1/1919 - 1/27/2010 Thanks for the words that have influenced and been enjoyed by so many. They will be with me forever.

These comparisons don't make a lot of sense except when you are looking at the same position drafted after us. Otherwise you can make a list like this for every single team in the league.

Thankfully I didn't have a Droid.

None of the rational Bills fans on this board want the team to move. However the only people Wilson owes anything to is his family in making sure that they are taken care off after he is gone. I love the Bills and was raised on them as I imagine most of the people here, but if I was the owner my major concern would be that my loved ones were set up for the rest of their lives after my passing and not that a bunch of strangers and a city still had their team. Sure, legacy would be a thought, but definitely a secondary thought to my heirs.

Deja vu. I am still wondering though... People is buffalo.... what? Is Buffalo cold? Sometimes. Is Buffalo literate? Depending on where you live, maybe not. Then again you did edit. My apologies for the confusion.

People is Buffalo.... what?

I agree completely and so do a ton of people on the boards..... Translation, it almost definitely won't happen.