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What's even more aggravating is that it was an Ed Hochuli game. That guy calls a penalty every other down as matter of course, and he missed that one entirely.

He played great when he was healthy - made a lot of catches and had some big blocks, too, if I recall. If he has an injury that prevents him from ever playing at a high level again, that's not his fault. The FO took a flyer on a guy with a lot of talent and potential injury problems. They gambled and maybe lost. Why all the hate? What is wrong with you people?

Would not have mattered. That game was a beat-down.

Another Jasper thread?

Karlos actually reminds me of Adrian Peterson, but about 10% less amazing in all facets. Maybe like Adrian Peterson now, as opposed to Adrian Peterson at the peak of his dominance? Also, Karlos's moves on the TD run yesterday were reminiscent of Freddy J. - subtle shifts in direction that cause people to miss before they even get close. That takes incredible vision and Gretzky-like command of time and space.

We need a guy named Stoneburner.

I love how this guy just keeps plugging away and always ends up playing a bunch of games no matter where he goes. Consummate badazz.

Bad news for Kiko. ACL sprains are tough because they generally don't heal much at all - there's not enough blood supply to the area, unlike the MCL which heals itself in a few weeks. A sprained ACL is usually just one more twist away from popping completely, and often they are stretched out - creating laxity which puts every other part of the knee at risk. The only thing you can do for it is to strengthen the rest of your knee and avoid dangerous things, like playing professional football for example. Otherwise, it's surgery. He will probably opt for a cadaver graft this time, which is riskier (sometimes the body rejects them and they just rot away), but there is no damage from harvesting your patellar tendon or hamstring for material as there would have been in his previous surgery.

Only if Gronk is clinically dead on game day.

To answer the question, NO. But it does allow us to pay our stud D-lineman as if they were franchise QBs...

I had tendinitis for a while after my ACL surgery. It's very common at the patellar tendon, where they harvest the material to craft a new ACL. The odd thing is that I thought most pro athletes got cadaver grafts so they can avoid this situation. The graft harvest site is always the worst part of the healing process, and with a cadaver graft you bypass all that. In any case, it never got really bad - I didn't notice it while in the act of skiing, but the tendon would be screaming at me every lift ride up the mountain. It took about three years before it went away. Just in time for me to tear the other ACL! Keep in mind I am not a freakish professional athlete with access to state of the art rehab facilities.

Dan Fouts

I don't know, maybe it's not so crazy. Special Teams gunner?

Works out great for the Bills - They are the only team in the division that is guaranteed a Brady-free game vs. the Pats**!

It's irrelevant. Brady and the Pats were dominating the NFL well before 2007.

That is, without question, the worst song that I have ever heard. In my life, ever.

Not a sexy pick, but the aggravating truth is that you have to draft a DB somewhere in the first three rounds with regularity. The massive consequences of getting burned by NFL receivers means that you can't afford to skimp on talent there. I will choke this pick down and like it.

Enough with the hate already. Chandler was no All-Pro, but he made a ton of clutch 3rd down grabs over the years, for a team that otherwise made an art form out of going 3 and out. He also missed just three games in the last 4 years.

I don't think inclusion on the Wall is all about stats and league-wide accolades - Phil Hansen is a perfect example. It's all about the players that were the undisputed leaders; the guys who were true Bills to the bone, year in and year out, played the hardest and made plays week after week. That's why Freddie is a shoo-in. He always had a complimentary RB taking touches away from him, but you always know that when Fred gets the ball, great things can happen.

Another amateur opinion piece masquerading as real journalism - but I tend to agree that EJ is not nearly as doomed as he is perceived to be. While he has been less than stellar, you can't say that he has been terrible. He could very well develop into The Guy.

Rex was having a hard time coming up with the words to describe his quarterbacks. He did not sound very confident in any of them. But with the skill players on the team right now, it probably doesn't matter much.

Chandler came through with some big-time catches over the years. Lots of those 3rd-and-impossible kind of plays. I'll miss seeing him on Sundays.

Still better than my job.

He will get a mid-sized contract, wherever he goes. The numbers don't lie - Spiller has had good years and lean years, and he will probably get a small premium for his natural ability and first-rounderness.