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Game of the year!

Damn You Ed Hochuliiiiiiiiii!!!!!

This is going to be a rough locker room at halftime. Now Poz has about 11 tackles.

Is Lindell drinking?

Trying to fight that twinge of hope... it only makes it hurt more...

Time for Lindy to send out the energy line.

Fitz is foul and so is the protection. And Lindell just missed a FG, nice.

Fitz is dead! Long live Fitz!

I hate games with Ed Hochuli reffing. He throws flags on almost every down, just so he can get some camera time to flash the pecs.

Fitz completions to Bills: 2 Fitz completions to Bengals: 3 (one negated by penalty) Maybe he thinks he's still on the team?

TO is owning McKelvin.

That's two bad picks (only one counts) in 2 drives...

Nice coverage.

Classic Bills run defense... DOH!!!

Nice permullet on Wes Goforth. David Hasselhof would be proud.

Those legs won't last forever.

Jim Rome can suck one. Biggest D-bag on TV.

Neglect = Abuse, that's all I'm saying and I stand by it 100%. I never said it was as bad as electrocuting and drowning dogs, but it's a lot worse than most dog owners would ever admit. I have lived with two self-proclaimed dog lovers who keep their dogs imprisoned all day and the effect on the animals is obvious and profound. Very few dog owners even give this a thought when they rescue that cute puppy from the pound. I say this all the time: If your dog can't exercise freely and be an active participant in your daily life, then you should not own a dog. Where I live, dogs work on ranches and it's acceptable to take your dog to work, to friends' houses, and even to the bar. I travel the country a lot, and when I do I am shocked to see how fat and detached dogs become when people force them to live in isolation. The way I see it, dog neglect is socially acceptable cruelty in middle class America, and while the brutality factor is certainly not as high in the suburbs, this situation parallels dog fighting being socially acceptable cruelty in the ghetto. Middle class people neglect dogs because they see them as cuddly stuffed animals, and ghetto folk run dogfights because they see dogs as rent money. And they're both wrong - dogs are social animals with an innate need for engagement and physical exertion. I'll stop ranting now. Talk amongst yourselves.

Not to excuse it, but I think the dogfighting thing was more a product of the neighborhood Vick grew up in than anything else. Newport News is as ghetto as it gets, and in places like that dogfighting is considered socially acceptable. Dogs are not the same beloved companions that they are in the Land's End catalog. They are trained killers. I doubt there are a lot of fat, happy golden retrievers chasing sticks and licking kids' faces in Newport News. Animal cruelty is something Vick saw a lot of from a very young age and he probably had a warped perspective on dogs. And by the way, professed dog lovers, unless you live in the country with a few acres of land for your dog to roam around on, you're pretty much committing animal cruelty, too. Dogs aren't supposed to hang around your condo all day while you're at work, or be placed in a little cage to keep them from being dogs. And a quick game of fetch, a milkbone, or a walk around the neighborhood on a leash doesn't even come close to making up for it. It's funny how so many people treat their dogs like goldfish, yet want to preach about Michael Vick's cruelty.

My observation, and pet theory, is that Fitz tries a little too hard to put the ball in a spot where the defender can't get to it. This leads to throws that are often just out of the receiver's reach. I think if he were truly off-target or reckless with the ball he would have a lot more picks by now. Again, it's just a theory. I really hope Fitz gets his throwing issues worked out, because I absolutely love the way he plays the game. Remember, Trent Edwards was very accurate. Lots of guys are "accurate" and still suck at quarterbacking in the NFL. It's all the little things that Fitz does that are so hard to find in a QB, and I think a QB has a much better chance at improving his accuracy than he does developing the kind of intangibles that Fitz has. Look at Vick, Vince Young, Roethlisberger. These guys all had suspect throwing skills but great instincts, and eventually they put together the total package because they got a lot of reps. I believe Fitz has the foundation you look for in a star QB, he just needs more time to hone the arm. Hopefully it will come around.

Hey, they only allowed 12 points all day. A little credit.

It just crapped out. Anyone know a new spot to watch the game online?

FRED-DY! FRED-DY! FRED-DY! FRED-DY!

Lame.

Nice run Fred...awwwwwwwwwww, shhhhhhhhhh.....