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Perhaps I explained it wrong but the consensus on the show was that the odds right now were off and it was because either Vegas was making a mistake or that they were trying to nudge people in a direction. Most of the bookies agreed that the number would go up and the Steelers would be giving 6 1/2 or 7 by game time.
If the number gets to seven I might take out a 3rd mortgage to bet on the fish-eating birds.
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I really like Gates. He should be Willis' primary backup. I don't believe the Bills should or will draft a RB until the later rounds (if at all).
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You need to install the "IE Tab" extension for Firefox. It's awesome. If there's a site that was designed for IE, you can use the context menu to open a special IE tab and it will display properly. I used it for clump's page and it worked brilliantly.
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Yeah but that's because you like stickin' it to The Man!
Colin Cowherd was talking to bookies on his show earlier, and they agreed that because Vegas had Pittsburgh only giving 4 pts that everyone would swoop in to place that bet for the Steelers to cover when in reality it was Vegas trying to make Pittsburgh an attractive bet because they think Seattle is going to win.
Or something like that...
Maybe this is what you're saying and I'm just having a bad comprehension day, but bookies NEVER try to encourage everyone to bet on one side of a line. The goal is to set the line to get as close to a 50-50 split of bets as possible. That way all of the books make money on the vig.
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I've never understood why UB shouldn't (and couldn't) be a legitimate and perennial "player" in D1 athletics. They're the largest public university in the state, for crying out loud. I really hope Gill can turn things around for football -- it seems as though the schoool is on its' way in basketball.
They have a crappy logo, though.
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Great info. Moulds and Big Mike are killing this team.
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Tequila has a crazy effect on some people. nuklz2594 posted last week -- while stone sober -- that the Bills need to draft Vince Young.
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People don't e-mail me this sort of stuff any more because my standard response is a direct link to the snopes.com page that refutes the story. I usually hit "reply all" as well, so that everyone else the person bothered knows not to pay attention to this sort of crap.
Yes, I'm occasionally a jackass.
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That right there explains a lot. Thanks for clearing things up.
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What I'd like is for somebody who REALLY knows what they're talking about to break down Nate's play last year and tell me what you saw. Seriously. I don't claim to hold myself out as an expert, and I certainly don't have the time to watch film.
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I second the recommendation. I didn't watch the whole thing, but the segment concerning the AFL/NFL merger was very interesting. Rozelle has always been given the credit for making the merger happen, when it appears he was actually "told" to make it happen by the NFL owners who were afraid of the escalating price war over players. Rozelle apparently wanted to fight the AFL to the death, and even broke down when the NFL owners told him what needed to happen.
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Hell freaking yes.
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The Bills actually discussed this last year. McGee had been lobbying for it. Mularkey said publicly that he was open to it and they were looking at the possibility but they never did anything about it. He surely has the talent, and could easily be thought of as the #5 WR and put him in for a few plays a game. Some as a decoy and some designed to put the ball in his hands.
I remember this as well. For all of his supposed offensive imagination, the schemes MM concocted were certainly offensive...and not very imaginative.
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This post was very helpful and made me feel good this morning. Thanks.
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Do the terms "common sense" and "TSW" belong in the same sentence?
(No, I didn't read more than the first page of this thread)
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I was running a bit late this morning and got into my car later than usual -- wow, was that a happy accident. As I'm driving to work, JJ pleasured herself on Howard's birthday present -- saying "oh my" doesn't do it justice.
Aye caramba.
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E-ball's Rule #1 for Dining Out: Franchise restaurants are for work lunches and airport layovers.
Rule #2: If you must go to a franchise restaurant for dinner, eat at the bar. Easy access to alcohol, more interesting atmosphere, and no annoying waitress displaying her pieces of flair.
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Upgrade your restaurant choice.
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I like your middle two paragraphs. They are relevant and the personnel moves suggested could still be implemented. I agree with a large part of what you propose.
Your first and last paragraphs, though, are irrelevant and superfluous -- at least to me, it's a waste of breath to pontificate as if TD and MM are still here.
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Seriously...if the Bills don't have at least 4 or 5 new guys legitimately pushing for OL roster spots after the draft and FA, I'll be very disappointed. I fully expect to see a minimum of 2, and preferably 3, new starters on that line come opening day.
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From the Buffalo News:
"The Bills also considered Baltimore secondary coach Johnnie Lynn and former Green Bay coordinator Jim Bates to be their defensive chief. The Bills reportedly were offering former Green Bay coordinator Jim Bates roughly $850,000 a year. That would have been a bit more than Bates was making in Green Bay, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. According to a source close to Bates, it would have taken a more substantial offer from the Bills to attract him to the position. "
-So now we now the salary was competitive. I think the guy has underestimated his value. As of now I don't think he's got a new job.............
If so, he should have counteroffered to be the Bills' DC for 750K...
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Final Results -- the new unis suck. Marv, are you listening? Make the throwbacks permanent.
Sincerely,
TSW
Should the Bills draft or sign another RB
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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yes -- we had a HC and OC who believed in "packages" and only shaud williams was part of the 3rd down "package." are you really going to use the "strategy" employed by mularkey and clements to support your argument?
besides -- it's not "lionel gates love." it's recognizing that this back was considered a sleeper by several draft gurus and played at a legitimate college program. it's not at all analogous to the haddad/woodbury examples.