IronyAbounds

I just don't think Whaley is all that good at evaluating college talent. Everyone justifies the Watkins trade by saying Whaley wasn't going to take one of the other quality WRs anyhow, but that just reaffirms my feeling. Overall, when trades and free agents are considered, Whaley seems to have done a decent job, but calling a mediocre draft at best a mediocre draft doesn't make Kiper a goofball no matter how bad his hair may be.

IMO, Whaley is mediocre at best when it comes to the draft. His forte seems to be acquiring players through trades and free agency.

The facts are as I stated above: only a fool would do business with LA...which is why CA has been losing jobs to TX for a decade now.. Except CA isn't losing jobs to Texas. California gained 498,000 new jobs in 12 months ended Jan. 31, almost 30% more than Texas' total of 392,900. And if the price of oil drops any lower Texas will gain even fewer jobs. Just because communities don't fall all over themselves to build palaces for these megalomaniacal owners doesn't mean they are corrupt. Frankly, the corruption is when taxpayer money is used for stadiums.

Rodak didn't say they would lose the last 7. He predicted a 9-7 season, which given the iffy situations at QB and OL is not unrealistic. In any event, preseason predictions of records mean complete squat. They are just "pundits" and "reporters" engaging in a giant circle jerk. Anyone getting either excited or upset with these predictions really should get a life.

Yep, it could be a curse, with an 0-3 start not that unlikely, or it could be a blessing, with 2 tough wins at home and then a relatively easy game on the road. 0-3 or 1-2 would be bad news, particularly given the 5 out of 6 on the road (a nice FU Buffalo from the NFL scheduling department).

Really, all Rodak is saying is that if the Bills determine by early August that EJ isn't going to fit the bill, pun intended, if they want to get anything of value for him that is the best time to cut him loose. He isn't saying trade him now (in fact, he says just the opposite). The biggest problem with the articles, imo, is not the headline issue, but rather whether it really will be possible to determine anything regarding EJ's value before a game is played. I do love how so many people hate on Rodak because he isn't a cheerleader. If, as someone suggested, Ryan and Roman are building a system on the QB being no more than a jockey on a horse, then it may not matter who is the QB, and if that is the case, perhaps they should trade whichever QB on the roster has the highest trade value. It is a bit ironic that the Bills appear to be going to a run-centric offense just a year after so much was traded away for what was billed (again, pun intended) as a must have WR. But that is a topic for another thread.

I have to agree with the observation that the best uniforms were the ones with the stripes around the shoulders. Of course, that is likely because '62 and '63 were the two years I remember attending games.

I still have the program from a Bills - Broncos game in '62, still remember the chants of "Lookie Lookie, there goes Cookie" and have the '63 playoff game loss against the Pats seared in my memory as the last game I'd attend while living in Buffalo (goodness it was cold that day). Of course, as soon as my family moved, the Bills won 2 championship in a row. I went to one more pre-season game at War Memorial against the Lions in OJ's first season with the team, although I don't recall him playing. I got to meet Daryl Lamonica when he first got to Buffalo - his first apartment was over the garage of a friend's house. I got to help teach the daughters of Paul Maguire and George Saimes how to swim while spending one summer with my Aunt. So it has been a looooong time as a Bills' fan, and while it causes considerable emotional angst, the Bills will always be my team as long as they are in Buffalo.

The helmets have always been orange, so I have no problem at all with the Browns' helmets (and I think any logo on the helmets would be blasphemy). However, too much orange and it looks like the team is sponsored by Sunkist or Tropicana, which is why, since the team is the "Browns," I much prefer the classic brown jerseys with white pants as the team's uniforms. Why get away from a uniform donned by Jim Brown, the greatest player who ever played? Then again, I'm old school when it comes to uniforms and many of the modern unis simply do nothing for me (ok, I admit it, I'm just plain old). I was happy when the Bills got rid of those abortion of a uniform design and went back to a more classic look (and I'd love to go back to the standing Buffalo, but I realize I'm in the minority there). I'd also prefer the Chargers stick with the powder blues, and I'd hate the Patriots a bit less if they went back to the original logo on their helmets. I still miss the Oilers and the oil rig on their helmet and continue to be mad at Bud Adams for retaining rights to the name while not using it and changing to the Titans.

Well, I sure hope Doug fires whomever it was that failed to address the OL problem. Then again, a good OL isn't important at all. Teams that can't rush because of lousy blocking, and teams that give up sacks or have harassed QBs still make the playoffs don't they?

I guess the hope is that someone will rise up out of the QB competition to the upper level of mediocrity. Since Cassell at his age isn't suddenly going to be even an average, EJ or Taylor will somehow have to dispel doubts as to their ability to be a solid NFL starter. There will be lots of excitement about the Bills, but it is difficult to see how they overcome their QB and OL issues and become true contenders.

Unfortunately, they won't have a paper bag at QB. They will likely have either Cassell or EJ. Perhaps a paper bag can be obtained with no worse than a 7th round pick.

The Bills should be moving to the top of the East, except, of course, for their QB woes. Fitz is still better than Cassell, so we better hope EJ somehow has undergone some sort of evolution to become a quality NFL starter. Not likely, but if the Bills are depending on Cassell, I don't see more than 9 wins.

The same website also has the Bills listed as one of the 10 worst sports franchises. That is more on the mark than the logo, even though I actually prefer the old standing Buffalo (which actually was waiting to be shot by Buffalo Bill Cody). I have an affinity for the old AFL logos, and the Pats change from their classic center to their current character free removed the only thing I have ever liked about that franchise. It also pisses me off that the Titans keep control over the Oilers name and logo so that the new Houston franchise had to use a boring moniker and a logo that lacks any class. The oil rig logo was perfectly understated and classy. Of course, I also hope the Browns never succumb to using a logo, so maybe I'm just old and boring.

This is why I really hate the NFL, and if not for my emotional attachment to the Bills I would never watch another game. There is absolutely nothing wrong with SD's stadium, or the Ralph, or any other stadium for the vast majority of the fans. The only real reason for new stadiums is to cater to the uber-rich who want luxury boxes so they don't have to mingle with the even the modestly rich, let alone the middle class. The greed and arrogance of the NFL knows no bounds. Cities are just plain stupid for building palaces that never return the investment to the community. Although the Chargers have a great tradition in SD, good for the city not to buckle under to the NFL.

How about the Browns just give Buffalo back its pick in the Watkins trade. Sounds fair to me.

Where is Jack Kemp? Led Buffalo to its two championships!

I can see an argument for calling A pass play, albeit a weak argument. I can't see an argument for calling THAT pass play. So much congestion on the line and the slant is leading right into it. At worst you roll RW out after play action and let him choose to either run it in or throw it away.

Katy Perry got her start singing Christian music under the name Katy Hudson. One of her mentors was Jennifer Knapp who was a Christian singer who later came out as a lesbian. True Story.

Cause Pete Carroll cheated at USC then got out of Dodge and let others take the fall. Cause they are arrogant. Sherman, who is otherwise an intelligent decent fellow becomes a real dick. And I hate their colors. Oh, and they aren't the Bills.

That's the thing about this game. It's like rooting for Stalin over Hitler. The fact that either team is going to win is just nauseating.

My only wish for Tom "Deflate My Balls" Brady is to have his career end like Y. A. Tittle's.

Generally people with stage fright who are forced to do presentations don't do a great job. Moreover, they aren't fined for doing a crappy job at it and generally, however, most employers don't force people with severe stage fright, or who cop a bad attitude while talking to the press end up not having to go in front of audiences because it simply doesn't make sense. Most employers have PR departments to handle that.

I know it's in their contracts, that's why they are forced to do the interviews. My point is, however, whatever is in their contracts they are getting paid to perform on the field. Johnny Glib may be great in post-game press conferences, but if he is a crappy player he (a) won't be asked to show up at any press conferences, and (b) won't be on the team very long. It is a stupid requirement of the standard contract, and the main reason the press is up in arms is because they are insufferable d-bags with an overinflated sense of entitlement.

And yet you found it necessary to call him dumb. His attitude is likely a result of being forced to do something that he feels completely uncomfortable doing and perhaps is incapable of doing. Meanwhile Bellicheat really cops the same attitude and gets away without penalty.