MarkyMannn

I don't understand the whole purpose of this thread. The Bills are playing great one game from the playoffs, and you bring up TH? How many games did the Bills go without a running TD before Willis came in? What was it, 10, or 14 or some number like that. If TH can get a lot more yards with NE, Willis could get 1,000 more than him, if you want to speculate. And the fact is, TH DOESN'T play with NE, and had his chance to do it here. He didn't. Willis steps in with the same cast, and racks up the yards. If Willis started the whole season, he may have more yards than Dillon. Maybe then people in Boston papers would say, "if Dillon played for Buffalo, how many yards would he have?". What were you looking to accomplish with this thread?

Rams at home against the Jets without their best pass rusher, Abraham. StL could do it for this game. It won't be easy for either team though. Does Indy have anything to play for against Denver? I suppose if they win, they go play a lower seeded team Don't overlook this Steeler team, I don't see Cowher as the type to roll over. Bills are REALLY going to be tested Sunday

This thread made me realize the same thing. How can we remember this stuff, and I have to re-play Bills games Sunday night so I can recall what happened in the afternoon? I'd like to think I'm still a little young for being senile

I was at the first game ever @ Rich Stadium, against the 'Skins, the 'Skins return the opening kick-off for a TD. Hoped that wasn't an omen.

Bona's Bob Lanier would come to our house to visit the tenant upstairs, his good friend. He was so tall he could look right into our kitchen window and he would yell to my Mom "cooking smells good tonight". Myself and a friend would go upstairs and hang with him for a little while each time. Damn that guy had some shoes on him! My Dad used to panic about what the neighbors would think with this 7' black guy coming to our Cheektowaga house. I think his first contract Bob L could buy out the whole block. It's funny to think back about that now

Talking about the old Rockpile War Memorial...........you'd park your car and the neighborhood kids would come up and say "watch your car for a quarter". You'd give them the money and they'd walk away! Cheap insurance I guess as otherwise you're probably looking at 4 flat tires after the game. By the time the baseball Bisons were playing their last games there the price was up to $5. Talk about inflation!!!!!!!!

To this day, nobody was better than Curt Gowdy. Just liked his style

Sorry I'm on a roll here. Not any particular game, but when OJ was here. At the game or at home, any time he was loose in broken field situations, everyone would stand up all excited because there was always the chance he was going to break it all the way. If there was one guy left in front of him, that was as good as 7 points because that defender had no chance. The other thing about OJ, NO ONE ever caught him from behind Buffalo fans should recall in the 70's Buffalo had arguably the greatest athletes in 3 of the 4 major sports. OJ, Gil Perrault, and Bob McAdoo. That was a great time

If it was one factor, hard work and perseverance can over come that. Bills had a lot of issues. Yes bad managment and coaching. Ralph was cheap too. I think why he isn't today is because he has made his fortune, and dollars don't mean as much as intangibles, like Super Bowls before he kicks the bucket. Lastly, when draft day comes and the News publishes the Bills draft history, there are a lot of losers up until Polian shows up.

I was at that Raiders game 48-6, and coach John Rauch was fired that night. I don't know why, but I can remember the Ed Rutkowski play to this day. Yet I would not be able to tell you about the Cinci game last Sunday. Maybe it is an age thing. Today Rutkowski is second in charge of the NYS Parks system. Patronage...............

Here's another, 1968, the year the Jets win the 69 Super Bowl. Bills only victory in a 1-12-1 season is the Jets. We are at War Memorial where the Bills win 37-35 as Bills return 3-4 picks for TD's.

About 1974, Monday night game @ Rich against the Raiders, Bills down by 11 with 4-5 minutes left. My Dad, who always had to leave early every where to beat traffic, says "lets go". We are just outside the gates when we hear a crowd roar, the Bills are coming back. Score 2 TD's in that time and win by 3. We are in the parking lot. I want to say both TD's went to Ahmad Rashad, but that is just a guess. To this day, I stay at every game until the the clock says 00:00, win or lose

What about LOWER ticket prices? Everyone carries on about how much the players make and owners maybe losing money. Be sure to take care of the fan. Sure they'll bring in loser strike-breaker players, and knock off what, $5/ticket. I still say if the ultimate settlement doesn't include quality play and lower ticket prices for the fan, I don't care if or how it turns out

So if the Steelers win this Sunday, they have nothing to play for against us and Cowher sits everyone, we win, and make the playoffs!!! Of course we still need some help too Some how I don't see Cowher sitting his team. And the Bills better take the 49'ers serious now. If the Pats can loose, so can we

I'm in, section 204

NOBODY took more awkward tackles than Rob Johnson

Do you have one of those Honda SUV's that start on fire when you change the oil? I love car threads, almost better than football ones. In my opinion the high cost of owning a car is not the repairs, but the depreciation. That's the killer. I don't believe there is enough difference in the repair costs to let that influence your decision. Especially if you keep it like 5 years, 50,000 miles. SDS, watch out for that "discount". My son works at a dealership, not in sales though. This past month I have my eye on a car there. He talks to the Sales Mgr who says "come on down, we have been working on a special price for you, as a family member". So I go there, he writes down this special price for me that no one else can get. I'm all excited!!! I go out to see the car and there is a sale price tag on it $400 lower than what they quoted me!!! WTF!!!!!!!! :I starred in Brokeback Mountain:

If Jax was going to lose, yesterday was the game. Next week they host Houston. That may be our best chance. The last week they are @ Oakland. Raiders will probably fold the season that day. For the Bills, assuming we beat SF, we WILL be playing for something against the Steelers

Don't kid yourself, this game is going to be as tough as the Steeler game. Cinci can move the ball and put up points, and their run "D" has improved the last month. My opinion, if we cannot run the ball real well, like 150 yds on the ground, we will loose. Home field for Cinci will also make a difference. After all that, I say Bills 17-13, a game so close you will not be able to enjoy it until you watch the re-play later

I was checking out the Amerks' web site yesterday. Prices are 1/2 to 1/3 the price of Sabre seats. Looked like every game had some sort of promotion too. Seems to be a pretty good deal. A family of 4 could go to a game for as little as $44, and that's at full price. At a Sabre game, 4 drinks and 4 snacks is $44, never mind the tix and the parking. Think about it, a family of 4, parking, and consessions at a Sabre game and you are out up to $300. No thanks, not me. So if the players cave, and the owners get a cap, do I see ticket prices that are half of today's prices? Or is it just better profits for the owners? If it is the latter, then what the hell do I care if they EVER play again. As I see it, the fan has to ask, what is in it for me. OK, maybe the Sabres are more able to compete. But if it is a $300 night as stated above, doesn't help me. 2 nights at a Sabre game almost equals 2 Bills season tickets. Give me the Bills tix

A GOOD "D" woudl have held them to 16

The best recommendation I can give you is to learn as much as you can and make your choice. The internet has message and advice boards specifically about this. Most surgery centers have open houses on this too. If you go to the "BEST" surgeon, I don't think there is virtually any risk. Don't get CHEAP!!! PM me, and I can give you the name of who I believe to be the best in the Buffalo area, the only I would trust and send someone to. Don't let the idea of the surgery itself scare you. It is very quick and no feeling at all. Maybe 1-2 minutes per eye. If there is a common side effect, it is the halo everyone here mentions. It does subside with time, but won't go away. The amount of halo depends on the amount of correction. I had the surgery 2 years ago, the best thing I ever did. My situation was unique though. People here talk about being blind, 20/100 vision, 3-4 diopters, etc.......... I had them beat. I was 14.5 diopters, essentially 10/1000. That's not a mis-print. After sugery I ended at 2.0 where I've been since. I did know going in I would not get to 20/20 because of the amount of correction though. I only need glasses for distance now, and they are a sliver, the lenses that is Geez, this is a topic I could go on forever about

What's this fascination with Japanese cars? If you're comparing your 2 yr old HondaToyotaNissan to the last GMFordChrysler you owned in the 80's, that's not a valid comparison. Isn't it the Honda SUV's that are leaking oil and going up in flames? How about the Toyota V6's that are seizing up from oil sludge build-up. I had a 94 Taurus I took to 99,000 miles and had only one $50 repair, the rest was maintenance. OK, after all that, I do own a Honda ATV, and it is a well engineered machine

Greg Williams deserves a 2nd chance, hope he gets it. He had no talent his first year here, had a good second year, and the last year of his contract, TD drafts a guy who can't help GW that year. Hey Tom, thanks for the help

Here's the deal I have in front of me right now, so I'll take advice cause I'm not sure here what is the right way to go. My son works at a Pontiac dealership so I qualify for GM employees discount. I was looking at getting a new second car and love this 02 Gran Prix SE they gave me to test drive for 4 days. More car than I need for a 2nd car though. They have it really marked down at $9750 and that's it. I thought I drive it for 4 years and sell it for $4000. So it costs me like $150/month with finance costs, and of course there will be some repairs to boost that up. Option "B" is a 05 Gran Prix lease. $2400 down, 24 months, $75/month. So that's like $175/ month. That's a new car too!!! Like I said in my earlier post, I never liked leasing, but this isn't bad. But that's also if I get that employee discount. I also don't know what the exit costs are if I don't buy it 2 yrs from now Lastly, I have a van 2 yrs old, paying $350/month/5 yrs, on it as I financed the whole thing. Got all the cash back rebates and negotiated 2.5% rate. But if I went with the Gran Prix lease, I can have 2 cars for the cost of the one I pay today So give me your thoughts................