R. Rich

Cincinnati tickets are now gone as well.

Probably should be. Duck!

The Cleveland tickets are now gone.

I posted this in the Trading Post also, but if anyone wants tickets to the Cincinnati game (08/18/06), I'm giving them away. They're seats 4&5 in Section 123 (end zone/tunnel side), Row 11. Those who are interested send me a PM.

I'm staying @ the Tallyho-tel in Hamburg.

I know a better feature to use.

This goes for the weekend of the opener as well? It's bad enough Steve won't be there.

Yeah, @ least their power stays on all the time, eh Joseph?

I'll stick w/ the $50 a night Tallyho-tel. Since I don't plan to live in the room, I don't need a bunch of fancy stuff.

59 Days And Counting!!!

How do I feel? I can't...............oh never mind.

Nah. The 'Playground' is different, but you're in that one, too. I'm sending you the info you'll need for all 3. Haven't set up the NFL.com one from last year, but, yeah, you were in that one as well. Stalker!

Wilkerson? That would be nice if he could. There were a lot of people rooting for him to bounce back, and it showed in the draft previews the year he came out, as many thought he would recover well and return to form. I'd rather that happen than he become the next Kris Farris.

I guess they took the lesser of two evils. If they tag Steinbach, he'll get the average of the top 5 OL's salaries. That's pretty steep, but they may feel he's worth it and don't want him to hit the open market, where they'd get nothing for him if he leaves (as opposed to getting draft compensation if he's tagged). Plus, Jones is a LT rated by many to be in the top 5 in the NFL in ability, so there's no way a team should let him go. In my opinion, I think that, all things considered, he'd be my 2nd choice of any LT in the league w/ Walter Jones being first. Pace and Ogden are both still very good, as is Willie Roaf, but all of them are up there in years and if I were managing an NFL team, I'd put the big bucks on a great young guy like Levi before I'd go after one of them.

For those who were in R. Rich's Buffalo Bills League and TBD2 last year: I'm giving last year's entrants a period of time to re-up for another season. After that, it'll be open to anyone who is interested in participating. Last year's league members have until end of the day August 5th to let me know if they will be returning. On August 6th, we'll open it up to anyone who wants to join either or both leagues.

That would be an unwise move for them, William. The tag would mean paying an average of the top 5 salaries on the offensive line, NOT the top 5 @ guard alone. Considering the deal Jones made (4th highest paid tackle in the NFL now) and the huge deal Hutchinson got from Minnesota, they would make Steinbach ridiculously wealthy by tagging him.

That's odd. I think the entire area, not just the paper, has been improved for the past 3 years.

Yeah. Vogler and Devlin were basically on their way out when we picked Davis up.

You have to eat it in the traditional way. Pay no mind to the panda.

REPORT YOUR KEEPERS FOR NEXT SEASON! As of now, 6 teams have reported which players they are keeping. The others have until the end of the day this Friday (07/28/06) to report which players they are keeping. After that, I will decide which players will be kept for the other teams.

I don't know where they're getting that from. Scott Radecic, who also played for the Bills, started in the middle that season and Shane wasn't on the active roster. Unless he was redshirted that year and inactive (lil' help, Lori?), he was not on the team.

Well said. A guy who could (God willing) end up in Canton (yeah, I know it's a long shot, but I can dream) can't really be underrated, can he? Shane played on one national championship team @ Penn State, not two. That said, I agree: he is in no way underrated. I wouldn't say Williams was underrated. He was a rather popular player that many didn't want to see go, because they knew how valuable he was to the team. Underrated? Try John Davis, a Plan B free agent acquisition by the Bills who helped to stabilize the offensive line. Playing w/ Richter, Hull, Ballard, and Wolford relegated him to "the other lineman" role, which is a bit unfair as he was a damn good guard for us.

I chose, "less dancing, more top notch coverage".

I never tire of hearing that.

They say there's a pot bellied van driver out there for everyone.