R. Rich

Nice of you to return calls, Sidney.

T Minus... 4 days and counting!!!! Almost here! My vacation will start when I leave work tomorrow afternoon.

T Minus... 5 days and counting!!!! Time for a roll call for the WNYTBDGPS! Who's gonna meet us on Friday for lunch?

T Minus... 9 days and counting!!!! I should be arriving in Rochester 'bout this time next week (though probably more like a half hour later). It's almost time!!

I'm sure they'll be @ Danny's as usual on Saturday. Psycho Ward 86 and I will be there for sure.

T Minus... 10 days and counting!!!! A week from tomorrow, I'll be heading up to Rochester for my annual Home Opener Garbage Plate trip!! Looking forward to it.

In all these year? Ryan isn't bad and has a lot of what it takes to be a very good NFL quarterback. Flacco is maybe one quality deep threat away from being one of the top QBs in the game. Stallworth (injured again; what a shock) ain't it.

There's a couple spots that are open in my Bills keeper league. The annual fee is $32.00 and goes toward site fees and prize money. Payouts are as follows: 1st place: $100.00 2nd place: $75.00 3rd place: $50.00 4th place: $25.00 Those who are interested in joining, send me a PM.

I need for the following teams to go onto our Fanball site and designate their 3 keepers: The Rising Kickin Wing Pro Bowler Please do this ASAP. Also, I have set the online draft for Tuesday, September 7 2010. We will begin 'round 7pm EST.

No.

Free agency bidding begins tomorrow for QBs and RBs. The list of available offensive free agents is posted in the league forum. Please be sure to check all lists to see if any players from your team is listed incorrectly.

T Minus... 14 days and counting!!!! Just two more weeks 'til game day. Two weeks from now, I'll be enjoying some good food, good brew, and good conversation w/ my TBD friends. Looking forward to it.

I posted an updated list of the schedule of events in the league subforum. The free agency period will begin next week, so it's time to get ready.

Congrats to you and your better half.

If anyone wants a pair of tickets to Saturday's game in the end zone (tunnel side), let me know. My tickets are in Section 122, Row 4, middle (2 away from the aisle; 2 away from the tunnel). Send me a PM if you're interested.

T Minus... 20 days and counting!!!!

I will be meeting w/ the folks @ Sliders in a few days to finalize the details of our tailgate. Once that's done, I'll post all of the information in this forum.

Last Thursday.

Ah, you can just feel the love here. Pollyannas...haters....love.

Oh, there's quite a few who are on the cut list. Stay tuned. Wait, are we talking the Bills or TBD?

Then I'll be sorry, huh?

Fairness? Man, I'm the GM. I don't need to be fair. Who are you, Linda Bogdan?

We're going 12 and 21, bro. W/ the dominant O line we have, we don't need any other TEs.

Nah. We'll get a guy like Lonnie Johnson for depth.

Already knew how long it was going to be, PTS. This team has to try to shake off a decade of futility, and to think it would be done magically in one fell swoop is not very realistic. I'm not targeting a win total, or expecting 'em to bring home the hardware or any of that stuff. Before all that, the Bills need to improve in basic fundamental areas and work to the point where they can compete. They need to put together the offensive line they feel gives 'em a chance to compete, and then let 'em work together and become familiar w/ one another. They need to develop (or bring in) a QB who shows good poise, leadership, and toughness. They need to grasp the nuances of a defense they haven't used in over a decade, work in the personnel they need to make the scheme work for 'em, and then let it develop. There's plenty of other things, such as coaching strategies (no timeouts before punts, wasting of challenges, or poor clock management PLEASE!!), conditioning, and creating the mindset that the organization isn't some sort of gulag. Plenty of stuff to work on, which is why I feel it will take some time to get it accomplished. That said, if they do have the right people in place in terms of the GM and coach, then maybe we'll see the Bills take the steps to get the franchise back into contention. The jury's still out on whether Nix and Gailey can get it done, but I'm hoping they can and will continue to support the team. Heck, if I can support 'em during the awful period in the mid 80s and in this current playoff drought, then I can support 'em through anything.