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"1500 years ago, everybody knew that the earth was the center of the universe. 500 years ago, everybody knew that the earth was flat. And 15 minutes ago, you knew that the Bills traded Lee Evans because he was an aging one trick pony who only ran deep routes. Imagine what you'll know tomorrow. - "Kay" (Tommy Lee Jones) in Men in Black.

I find the link below useful in tracking our draft position: http://www.gbnreport.com/weeklydraftorder.html If I recall correctly, it shows strength of schedule based on our opponents for the entire season, not just for the games we have already played. That's helpful, because it means there will not be huge changes in the listed strength of schedule in the last week or two. For example, if a site lists strength of schedule only for games already played, our strength of schedule would get a big increase after playing the Patriots in the last game of the season (making it harder to predict in advance how ties are likely to be broken between teams that finish with the same W/L record). I think that's why my link shows a higher strength of schedule number for the Bills than what you posted - - it already factors in that our remaining opponents have winning records. The link gets updated after the Monday night game each week.

Roger Goodell is a sharp guy, and the NFL is powerful. Roger's probably seen the unpublished "sister" research. Maybe the NFL says Suh is required to take anger management courses, but he's actually just required to live with his sister as part of a "testosterone adjustment" program. Come to think of it, Trent Edwards looked pretty good for a while. Maybe Belicheat got to the research first, and talked Trent Edwards' sister into moving to Buffalo to live with Trent. I don't know how fast a player's testosterone levels would drop. Maybe the effect kicked in right around the time Trent took that big hit in the AZ game. I hate the Patriots!

Hadn't thought about it. At first push it seemed like it might be a good idea, because we'd have exact measurements, just like we already do for the 40 yard dash, 3 cone drill, etc, etc. But then I tried to put myself in Buddy's gloves, and got to thinkin' about how he says all the teams are tryin' to rob the same train in the draft. If we asked the folks in Indianapolis to test for testosterone, Belicheat's spy cameras would probably see it somehow, and then he'd start asking questions. When he eventually found the scientific research, we would no longer have a competitive advantage. I think we should keep the science under our hat for now, and draft based on relationship and child-rearing status. Sure we might still miss on a few picks - - there could always be some guy who was secretly in a committed relationship or secretly helping raise his kids but lieing about it to his buddies to be "cool." But it would let us keep our strategy a secret. The Japs didn't tell us they were coming before they bombed Pearl Harbor. Odd looking draft picks might be a dead give away that teams like the Ravens or Cowboys were onto something, but in our case everybody would just laugh and say "same old Bills - - can't draft worth a s**t." When we started winning based on the scientific research, other NFL GMs would eventually figure it out, but at least we'd have a head start. It's a lot like the "Moneyball" situation in baseball. When the Texas Rangers started acquiring players who hit with power, nobody realized the method to their madness, until they started winning more games. Now all the baseball teams do it.

Maybe the guys who are married or heavily involved in raising kids subconshuslee realize that they need to take PEDs to be competitive. And they'd be under more pressure to be competitive anyway, because they have mouths to feed. What do you think?

I don't think there's any question that Ralph could do a better job of running the team. But if he chooses to spend less than the salary cap allows and makes other decisions to maximize profits, there's not much that Nix and Gailey can do about that. Faced with those limitations, though, Nix and Gailey should do the best job they can to make the team a winner. If the best available science shows that guys in commissioned relationships have lower testosterone, and are therefor less aggressive, we should be drafting and signing guys that are "playing the field," if you will, and aren't involved in raising kids. Note that I said "raising" kids, not having kids. Travis Henry and Willis McGahee both had plenty of kids, but since they weren't involved in raising them and remained on the prowl, their testosterone levels weren't obversely reflected. Fitz is different.

I'm not hiring right now, but if I was I would pay fair market value. You probably wouldn't get the job, though, because I prefer employees who reach reasonable conclusions based on available scientific research over people who make uninformed guesses. Maybe if you ran a Monte Carlo simulation on your guesses so that you had a higher confidence level in your conclusions you could be an unpaid intern.

The existing research shows that being in a committed relationship with a woman lowers your testosterone levels. If future research shows that living with your sister does NOT affect testosterone levels, then becoming a better tackler when your sister leaves for college isn't funny, it's SICK!

Well, then you and Trent make two data points, but we still need a double-blind study.

Didn't Trent Edwards' sister move to Buffalo and live with Trent while he was with the Bills? I'm not suggesting incest or anything, but maybe the scientific research should be expanded to see if living with your sister also affects your testosterone levels.

It's hard to compare the "share of scumbags, dirtballs and convicts" between teams - - all teams have at least a few. But there is anecdotal evidence to suggest the Bills have less than the NFL average. During the lockout, somebody posted a running commentary, backed up by links to news media reports, listing the various crimes that locked-out NFL players were charged with. I was amazed at how few Bills players were on the list as compared to other teams. I don't currently have the TSW link at my fingertips to prove that my memory is right, but if I find it I'll edit this post to add it. And don't you remember how well-known Marv Levy was for seeking out high-character players during his admittedly brief tenure as GM?

Peer-reviewed article published in the Proceedings of the National Acadamy of Sciences of the United States of America ("PNAS") good enough for you? http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2011/09/02/1105403108 How about a scientific article published in the Journal of Endocrinology? http://joe.endocrinology-journals.org/content/170/1/27.full.pdf As for Brady, well, Kim Kardashian and that NBA player were "married," too. Besides, if you're suggesting that Brady is gay and not really married, then aren't you making MY point if you think he's a good player? If he's not really married, then his testosterone levels wouldn't decline, even if he publicly claims he's in a truly committed relationship with a woman.

We need more players who display this level of aggression. There's always an "exception that proves the rule," but I'm guessing that even if you are in a committed relationship, you are not currently intimately involved in raising any children. Your testosterone level appears acceptably high. Can you play OLB?

You're entitled to your opinion - - but everybody has one. It's not research. Here's just one article describing the recent research showing that a man's testosterone levels are adversely impacted by being in a committed relationship or sharing child-rearing duties: http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/context-and-variation/2011/09/16/testosterone-fatherhood/

Everybody has a pet theory for why the Bills have missed the playoffs for over a decade. Some blame the players, some blame the front office, some even blame the owner who kept the team in Buffalo when he could have gotten a better stadium deal and made more money elsewhere. But those are just uninformed opinions. Opinions are like noses (clean version) - - everybody has one. But that doesn't make them right. If you simply accept the non-controversial idea that substances like steroids that are deemed "performance-enhancing drugs" actually improve athletic performance, then you should take note of some recent scientific research. Scientists have unambiguously shown that men who are in committed relationships have lower testosterone levels than men who are not. In addition, men who assist their partners with child-raising duties suffer even greater drops in testosterone levels than men who assume the more traditional male role of being a provider and leaving child-raising duties to their partners. Why should we as Bills fans care about this you ask? Here's why: Scientists have long known that increased testosterone levels lead not only to greater virility, but to higher levels of aggression as well. Although further research may be needed to prove it, some scientists also believe that higher testosterone levels can lead to improved athletic performance. The family values crowd won't like it, but this research provides a road map for building a successful football team. For at least the last decade, the Bills have placed a premium on drafting and signing "high-character" players. The unintended consequence has been a roster with too many guys who are in committed relationships, and even worse, who are more involved in raising their kids as compared to other NFL players. So they make great neighbors and members of society, but bad football players. I'm not suggesting that we should draft or sign players who break the rules by artificially increasing their testosterone levels and risking long term adverse health affects. But c'mon, why would you intentionally draft or sign players whose off-the-field life situations make it clear that they will have lower testosterone levels than guys who aren't performing child-rearing duties and aren't in committed relationships? You simply can't credibly argue that increased aggression is an undesireable trait in a football player. It's just one example, but I've read that Fitz has kids and is a great Dad. Well that's just great for his kids and his wife, and it makes him a desireable member of society as a whole. But maybe he wouldn't perform like a career back-up if he was single, prowling the city like Jim Kelly did, and had higher testosterone levels. If we are stuck with being way under the salary cap while Ralph owns the team, let's at least be smarter and draft or sign players that we can reasonably expect to be more aggressive. Just my 2 lira (based on science).

These links contain a few introductory paragraphs each about Jim Kelly's failed Buffalo restaurant/nightclub venture, but it's hard to tell very much from them: http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-22902338.html http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-22827789.html http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-22844980.html http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-22392503.html http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-22868141.html I'm not interested enough to get an online subscription to see the details.

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"Maybe they didn't cover this at Harvard. See them sticks on the sidelines? If you don't move the ball past them on 3rd down, we have to punt the ball to the other team!" Then Jimbo sang a song for him:

In this particulate situation, I think "perverbial" might be appropriate usage - - or are you suggesting that normal, well-adjusted people beat dead horses?

You don't need counseling - - you just need to slow down the killing process. You should have plenty of sunshine in FL, so I suggest buying a magnifying glass. If you take out one leg at a time, your ant supply will last much longer. You might even find it more satisfying. too.

Whitner's cheap! If he would only follow the directions on the bottle - - Lather, rinse, REPEAT - - he could have great hair, too. But when you try to save a few pennies, don't follow directions, and start free-lancing Whitner is what you get. A mediocre saftey with mediocre hair. No single player is more important than the team. He should re-lather like the top DBs do. If he did that, he'd be more of a queen - - not just a rook like Aaron Williams.

Most people don't know that Geico Insurance was started by Frank Geico - - Gucci Inabagel's great grandfather.

"I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this any more!"

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