R. Rich

While I like the Giants' line, I still have to give props to the Titans' line. Not only for the way Johnson and White have been tearing up the league on the ground, but also in how they've excelled in protecting their QBs. Titans QBs have been sacked a total of 8 times all season. That's awesome.

I'm not so sure we do have one. Stroud, in the way he plays the position, is more like Cowboys Pro Bowl NT Jay Ratliff. He's more athletic than physically dominant. Stroud is not a 2 gap plugger in the mold of guys like Casey Hampton, Jamal Williams, Vince Wilfork, and Kris Jenkins. You can have a strong defense w/ an athletic NT (the Cowboys can sure bring it), but you'll have to have a relentless front seven, in terms of how they pursue the ballcarriers and the QB. That we most certainly do not have.

The laziness of Pro Bowl voters has a lot to do w/ why some people get left off. And yes, that includes the players and coaches. Really folks, do you think these guys, while working 16-18 hour days and in the midst of either a playoff run, division title run, home field advantage, or just fighting for their jobs, take the time to painstakingly go over enough film to make highly enlightened opinions on all of the candidates? Yeah, right. If they'd actually do this, or had a select panel of people to do this, maybe guys like Philip Rivers, John Abraham, and even Fletch wouldn't have as much reason to protest. There are many people who aren't in the "I've heard of him" realm that could be worthy of Pro Bowl recognition. Tampa OT Donald Penn, who shut down Pro Bowl DE Julius Peppers recently, is just one example. Never heard of him? I'll bet the coaches of the Bucs' opposing teams have.

Well said, Kenneth. Baugh is truly an NFL legend and will be missed. I still have NFL Films' 75 year anniversary show, and Baugh's commentary in that was one of the highlights.

That's nearly the exact same one in our family room downstairs. Ours has a feaux stainless steel finish on the front though.

Stroud shouldn't be voted in. Sorry, but it's a numbers thing. The two starters, Haynesworth and Jenkins, are more than deserving. Instead of Rogers, it should've been Casey Hampton. Either way, there's only 3 spots for DTs.

Heck no. Keep 'em all. In 3 more years, watch out NFL! Just 3 more...

I don't even think they need to have the stupid game. Just name the All AFC, All NFC, and All NFL teams and be done w/ it. But, take the fan voting out of it. They're 'bout as objective as many Bills fans are responsible w/ their game day drinking.

The Pro Bowl has become a joke, mainly 'cause of the fan voting. That's how guys who don't deserve it but who have legions of loyal fans get voted in. It's also how you get crap like Brett Favre getting a spot while Philip Rivers, the league's top rated passer w/ nearly 500 more passing yards, 7 more TD passes, and 6 fewer INTs than Favre, gets the shaft. Memo to Philip: Be very indecisive in the offseason. Retire. Reconsider. Then, whine 'bout a trade. Next thing you know, everyone will love you and you'll get to the Pro Bowl again.

Someone would pay $400 for that??? Wow.

I dunno, Beerball. I may still decide to hold onto my share of the Bills. It's been a rough year, but I don't know if I'm quite ready to sell.

I think people are more focusing on positions where we have nothing, like TE, or on positions where it is painfully obvious that we need an upgrade, like DE and OLB. After trading to get Stroud and w/ the situation the Bills have in regard to the DEs and OLBs, it would seem foolhardy to go after another DT before addressing DE, TE, or OLB.

Yeah....c'mon man!

Sadly, no.

I think I get the point on this one. I think the point was that they'd shell out bucks to overpay guys like Chris Kelsay but wouldn't shell out bucks to keep a guy like Clements nor would they go out and spend the bucks on a high priced free agent like Hutchinson or like Julius Peppers could be (but probably won't; I still think Carolina will re-sign him).

For going through what you and other long time fans have gone through, there is only one person to truly blame.

As the dead horses are of you.

Coach, it's probably better if you just grasp this concept instead of fighting it: The Buffalo Bills don't give a rat's a** what you think in terms of how they run their franchise.

Which way: A. The ZERO turnovers he had? or... B. The 7-11 for 89 yds, 1 TD when his team absolutely needed it? The guy didn't look great for the entire game, but he also didn't cost his team a win by turning the ball over. I can only wish any of our QBs would play the same way.

The downward spiral continues. What a mess this team has become. Losman turned the ball over 4 times in the final quarter. That's unacceptable. He's a veteran who should know better than to not only hold onto the ball for way too long as he did on the fumble return for a TD, but also to lose it. It's ridiculous that our players seem ill prepared on nearly a weekly basis. As for the offense, they weren't anything special. Again. Too many missed opportunities (Marshawn, can you catch the ball?). That's the story of the Bills. Brad Butler was awful, but I actually saw some good things out of Duke Preston. I'm not kidding here. He held his own for the most part. Peters was adequate and so was Dockery (though I did see him whiff on a block early in the game). See? Some good things, some bad things. Average. Defensively, the Bills were once again okay. Nothing special. I'm sensing a recurring theme here. Sure, they kept the scoring down and gave the offense opportunities to get back into the game, but they also had their share of blunders. I saw blitzers who actually ran INTO blocks instead of shooting the gaps. I saw linebackers (Posluszny, who has steadily been disappointing me, a diehard PENN STATE fan, for most of the season) barely hitting people and gently bringing them down on the few occasions when they could bring 'em down. I saw defensive backs afraid to make a play on the ball, so they sat back in soft zones, waiting for the receivers to catch the ball so they could tackle them for a 7 yard gain. They looked........soft. To further show how this team has spun their wheels for the past few seasons, Brian Moorman once again looks like the best player on the team. It's great, but it's also sickening. As for the coaching.....c'mon now! I've seen enough. Jauron hasn't seemed to progress @ all since being hired. He makes the same bad coaching decisions over and over. As many times as this team has blown timeouts, be it by losing obvious challenges or just not getting the plays in timely, nothing has changed. They still do these things on a weekly basis. No improvement. They still do little in the way of play calling to keep defenses honest. This is why Marshawn and Fred Jackson are swarmed by defenders as soon as they touch the ball. EVERYONE knows where they plays are going! And the one time where being conservative was actually helping the team, they break away from it and try a boneheaded play that cost them the game. It is unacceptable. The Bills are good @ one thing: they can rip the hearts out of their fans' chest better than any team in all of professional sports. Nobody can, as the cliche goes, snatch defeat from the jaws of victory the way the Bills can. They seem to revel in it, as they continue to find new and inventive ways to accomplish this. I just wonder how much I can take. I bought UB season tickets this past season, and they were a much better bargain than Bills season tickets. They also were more competitive. I got to attend 3 UB games, 2 of which went to overtime (they split 'em) and one which they won on the last play of the game in dramatic fashion. Great times. I guess I was lucky to have picked my Bills games this year. I attended 3 home games and 1 road game, and they won 2 of the home games (opener vs Seattle, San Diego) plus the road game (St. Louis) while losing one home game (Cleveland on Monday night). Luckily, I didn't pick any division games to attend nor did I go w/ an early instinct and attend the Arizona road game. That would've been disgusting. I'm wondering what is going to happen to the UB ticket prices now that they've won the Mid American Conference title. If the ticket prices increase to where I'll have to make a choice of either UB or Bills season tickets, I may have one tough decision to make. No matter what though, I'll remain a fan. I've been through so much in nearly 30 years of following this team that it's hard for me to consider not rooting for them. Still, I can only hope that the team is getting just as sick of the constant disappointment as I am and are finally ready to do something 'bout it. I'll say this much though; a 3 year extension doesn't scream "We're ready to turn things 'round" to me. I'll still hope that the team rethinks things and considers whether they need to make changes. I think they do, 'cause 3 years of "same as it ever was" should be enough, shouldn't it?

They are, for some reason, bitter in the state of Texas?

Ah yes; from back in the day when she had some nice curves. She was on Letterman's show last week; man, does she look like a crackhead supermodel now. What a waste.

Crazay, ain't it?

Sure, if you like the view from Section 2952, Row VVVVVV, Seats 850-900 of the parking lot annex. As of now, Ravens PSLs range from $750 up to $8,000. They are all sold. The PSL wait list is also sold out. Ravens season ticket prices range from $450 up to $1,100.

8 is greater than 7 What else do you need? Sheesh.