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The MCL is located on the outside of the knee and has a strong, steady blood supply. It is therefore able to heal itself when partially torn, and it can be stitched up if it is fully torn. The ACL, on the other hand, is deep in the center of the knee and has almost negligible blood flow to it. So when it tears, even partially, it stays torn. It requires surgical replacement with graft tissue that comes either from the injured person's own body (patellar tendon, hamstring, or quad tendon), or from a cadaver. There's lots of trauma from cutting, drilling, and screws, and if you use your own tissue you have to also heal up the area you harvested from (and that's usually the worst part of the deal!). So in most cases even a full MCL tear has a better prognosis than a partial ACL tear. I have had both of my ACLs rebuilt, and it's BRUTAL!!! I can understand #70's relief that he won't have to do that drill again.

I'm with the OP here. It's sad to see, hear, and read all the hate going on right now, because the Bills have made a concerted effort, from top down, to put a winning team on the field. We all bought into it, and for good reason. We signed a gunslinger after suffering through years of gutless, incompetent QB play. Finally, some high draft picks were starting to show promise. The O-Line rose from the dead to become a solid unit. Some unheralded players, like FJ, Stevie, Nelson, Chandler, and G. Wilson, had emerged as consistent Sunday studs. There was legitimate depth at positions that used to be one injury away from catastrophe. Our defensive front four was shaping up be an all-world QB killer. All of these things looked really good on paper coming into 2012-13. But unfortunately, God still hates Buffalo. And no earthly roster can beat that.

I think far too much is made of this. With his most recent TD run, Freddie showed us he's still got the ability to break big plays by finding space nobody knew was there. No, he's not as fast as CJ, but he's got zen-master ways of making defenders whiff. If CJ were to get hurt, I bet we would see Freddie dominating games again. So I don't really care who they give the ball to. We have two amazing RBs. Hooray for us.

You're right - the fundamental problem is that the players don't want to (and shouldn't have to) risk their careers for a meaningless game. And tackle football just isn't worth watching if nobody's trying. I think sand might cause a few knee blowouts, but they definitely should make it a flag football game. A regular football stadium would be fine. And from a fan perspective, it would be fun to see the players doing something they're not 100% used to. You might even see some crazy plays and juke moves being made.

Patrick Lalime

Ever heard of Copenhagen? Anyway, I think it's really sad that you would choose smoking cigarettes over going to games. It's a horrible thing to do to your body and to the people in your immediate vicinity.

CJ has how many decent games under his belt? This is not yet a real controversy. Fred was having an MVP season wile CJ is just now showing signs of being starter material. I think it's a pretty simple formula, actually. They keep Freddy until his contract plays out, then probably let him go. Unfortunately for Fred, CJ showing promise means Fred will have less leverage if he decides to hold out for the deal he deserves.

The workout video is pure comedy gold. "Blocking Ability", as he blocks air. "Ability to Recover", as he juggles a catch while being covered by no one. Has this guy ever played in an actual football game? Oh, how far we've fallen.

Just think of how those poor Uruguayan rugby players must have felt seeing Stevie's classless act.

The Colts were really on the decline even with Manning. They would have had a tough time making the playoffs had he been healthy this year. After all, the guy can't play defense.

Should fit right in with this offense...

It's too bad, because aside from that call, the Bills were dominating every facet of the game.

Bruce was a freak of nature.

Let's not be like the trashy, sports-ignorant Boston fans who blame their team's shared failure only on Buckner. Norwood is one of us, our lovable loser forever and always, and shares equally in the misery of four straight Super Bowl losses. More than anyone else, he epitomizes the ethos of humiliating sports failure in Buffalo. To paraphrase lieutenant Frank Drebin, four Superbowls and no rings might not amount to a hill of beans, but this is OUR HILL, and these are OUR BEANS!!! "We want Scott! We want Scott! We want Scott!"

No self-respecting Bills fan would under-appreciate Darryl Talley. I wouldn't consider him eligible for this list.

I felt bad for Moore on that last series of the game. It's total garbage time, the game is way over, and he gets obliterated on the last two plays. Once by Maybin, even. That they even ran a play with no time left and down by like 20 points is astonishing.

In all fairness, that schedule would have looked pretty tough a few months ago.

Why can't they go 8-0 at home? They already got their toughest home game out of the way (and won it). They are playing inspired football at the Ralph and none of those teams are exceptionally good.

I posted a while back in a similar thread regarding Freddie's age. I strongly believe in "old man strength", because I am experiencing it in my mid-30's. I think there's plenty of research out there to support the fact that men hit their athletic peak around age 29-30, and that it lasts a few good years. The problem with NFL players is they've been so beat up by then that it doesn't matter. They really never get to enjoy their true "peak". I think Fred is a rare example of an NFL running back who is reaping the benefits of his athletic peak, only because he was spared the constant beatings typically showered on a starting RB.

Warner was throwing for like 400 yards a week. Those Rams scored at will. Short of Freddie's Faulk-like performances, there is virtually nothing about these Bills that conjures images of the 1999 Rams.

Wow, the Bengals GM pulled a Jedi Mind Trick on this one. Unless Palmer has been sandbagging the past two seasons or so, this is one of the most one-sided deals I've ever heard of. Just stupid. They're going to give up two 1st rounders for a guy that probably won't be playing for them next season? Unreal.

Both defenses are missing a lot of good players. Should be a shootout, in which case I like the Bills' chances!

McGregor's on Jefferson Rd. in Henrietta has lots of space, tons of TVs and like a million beers on tap. I used to go there because I lived south of the city. But you could probably find a little more character in Roc City itself; not sure where though.

I'll take it - Jacobs is the kind of big, tough runner that can gash the Bills for a ton of yards. Glad he won't be playing! Tuck is a stud, too. Not looking good for Merriman at all. His achilles is starting to remind me of Hasek's groin.

Am I the only one who thinks Fitz actually has a pretty good arm?