R. Rich

Nah. We've made such tremendous strides w/ our current regime. We don't want to blow all that.

Higher

Aside from Moorman, I wouldn't vote for any of 'em. Dockery?????

Well, since PENN STATE rolled over once again to Iowa, they're in the driver's seat for the Rose Bowl. If they beat Michigan State, they're in. As for the overrated conference thing, I agree that the Big 11 isn't what it was. I also think the Big 12 isn't what everyone thinks it is. Don't get me wrong, they have an abundance of offesive weaponry on display where nearly every team in the conference has playmakers. Problem is, the display of defense, especially in the marquee matchups of the season, hasn't been all that. If whoever makes it out of that conference gets to go toe to toe w/ a team like Florida, they're going to have trouble. They need to shore up the defense and not have so many basketball scores in their games.

It's a long way to April, but @ this point, there is a chance of it.

Smith will be the top OL drafted, probably 'round 5th or so, if not earlier. The Bills may end up w/ a pick in the teens. I don't know if they'll be able to move up enough to get him w/out losing other NEEDED picks. If we sell out to get an OT when we have a serviceable one in Walker while doing NOTHING to get pass rush help or a bona fide receiving TE when we have none, I'd be a pit upset. Then again, it's the Bills. They just might do it.

No. I didn't have my cell phone w/ me @ the game, and my brother and I went to Danny's to eat afterwards. I didn't have my phone 'til almost 1am or so. I will make a point of calling him some time this week to give him the riot act yet again.

Yeah. Waiting to get into Gate 1, then having to be redirected down the hill, was pretty ridiculous. But, from what I gather, the drunk tards who love to "party" late before entering the game (since when is drinking beer "partying"?) made a mess of things once again. Shocking. Well, @ least I only missed the kickoff. Yep.

Having grown up in Erie PA and knowing all 'bout lake effect winters and also having lived in Maryland for the past 13 years, I can tell you that the two climates are not alike. Maryland has mild winter seasons and they panic as if they've been hit w/ 8 feet of snow when they get half an inch. I was up in Erie last weekend and they got hit w/ up to 13" of snow starting Sunday evening. If that happened in Maryland, the state would be closed for a week.

Obviously.

Yep. I got one from my cousin. I've never had the chance to even play it. I hooked it up one day, and got the 3 rings. I haven't seen any Youtube videos, but from what I've read 'bout it, it's bad, but not as end of the world bad as the RRD was for the original Xbox.

While that is possible, Dave, is it probable, especially knowing the tendencies of this franchise? I'd love to think so, but I've seen more of the "Same Ol' Bills" in the past 27 years than I've seen your scenario. Still, as much as the Bills can tick me off w/ this stuff, I can't quit on 'em.

Sure did. It was the week beginner that sucked.

Sad to say, William, but I've been working on it for most of the season. Yeah, I'm that much of a college football junkie, but I'm also that long tenured a Bills fan.

Quiet as it's kept, so are the Buffalo Bills... See? Well....I don't know if I'd go that far, but they do have needs on that side of the ball. Agreed that they did give it a good try. Now, imagine that kind of effort w/ a consistent, scary pass rush added to it. It's easy if you try. There's a difference 'tween pointing out a few flaws in someone's game and making the broad and incorrect generalization that they're a "bust". As I said, nothing wrong w/ pointing that stuff out. The Stillers have a guy in Roethlisberger who holds onto the ball entirely too much, to the point where even when he has ample time to do something (like RUN if there's nobody open), he still hangs on and gets sacked, which makes the novice (too drunk to remember anything beyond getting up to go back and forth to the bathroom) fan say how Pittsburgh's O line sucks and is always @ fault. Yet, the guy wins a ton of games (of course, his team has a PASS RUSH) and has been instrumental in his team winning a championship (while he played a stinker of a Super Bowl, he was dominant in the AFC title game that got the Stillers there). It's possible to be not quite perfect and yet still good enough to be a winner. You do need help, though. No argument from me. Even Shaun Rogers, a guy who is having a good season (though not quite the Joe Greene-esque season the media portrays), showed flashes (right, Duke Preston?), but did not dominate. Just a guess here, but the guy is probably every bit as gun shy in getting to/running through a hole as past Bills QBs have been to just let the ball fly down the field. Why? 'Cause they know they're 'bout to get killed. Marshawn runs hard, but I think he just expects to have 3 guys hanging on him as soon as he gets the handoff. Watch the game again; you may even see him clutch @ his heart due to seeing the "Mack truck like holes" he had to run through, something he has seen before.............in college.

Man, was it nice to get to spend an entire weekend in Erie w/ my family! I got to spend a ton of time w/ my goddaughter and to see my other niece and nephew. We had a nice family dinner on Sunday and got to hang out and watch the Stillers beat San Diego. It was great. As for what happened on Monday.... As crazy as it sounds, I can't really bag on the job of the O line, for the most part. Marshawn had the most daylight he's seen probably all season and they even kept the "Same Ol' Bills"-type penalties to a minimum. That said, there were still signs of weakness (Duke Preston being put on his face a couple times by Sean Rogers and company), but that's to be expected. Our interior D line also did a pretty decent job. There wasn't much up the gut for Cleveland @ all. I even saw Kyle Williams have some pretty impressive plays in there. Now, the outside guys.....yikes! I think the word is out league-wide on Mr "I'll Follow Any Play Down The Line And Break Contain" Ryan Denney. He still seems to have trouble diagnosing and reacting to that fairly new play called the reverse. As for the edge rush....was there much of one? The heat the Bills were able to put on Quinn (I'll get to him later) was w/ the LBs blitzing up the A gap. Speaking of, nice play by Kawika Mitchell on the near pick by Simpson. Oh yeah, the secondary. Way to go, Terrence McGee! You were left on an island w/ a pretty dangerous receiver (when he doesn't have his drop spells) in Braylon Edwards and managed to have some nice breakups and provide solid coverage. When Greer went down, I heard some whining 'bout the secondary from some fans, but I thought McKelvin did a decent enough job when in there. Just catch those INTs when they come your way!! As long as you stay in Buffalo, you won't see many of those chances (see Pass Rush, Lack Of). Oh, and Reggie Corner, when you go in on a blitz, try not to overshoot the target: the quarterback. That's the whole point, man. I don't know 'bout you all, but I still see the wideouts having some trouble getting open, especially on the underneath routes. Still, there were plenty of times when there seemed to be something open down the field (James Hardy in particular but also a few times w/ Steve Johnson) and it was missed by the QB. Even the fans were trying to point out when there were open guys down the field deep. But....Trent didn't see it. It was almost like watching guys like Rob Johnson, Drew Bledsoe, and JP Losman w/ the pat, pat, pat...sack stuff. Ugh! I'd love to see the Bills try to throw deep, even if it doesn't work. They have to try to loosen coverage. They're wasting the main aspect of the receiving corps: speed. I don't get it. And as for the Golden Boy who won the game, Mr Quinn? Yeah, he was sensational. I don't know what impressed me the most of his performance: the 14 of 36 completion ratio, the overwhelming 26 minutes and change he and the Browns were able to grind up on the clock, or the 3 out of 13 third downs they were able to complete w/ him @ the helm. I guess it was the zero turnovers he had thanks to a couple near misses by McKelvin and Simpson. Oh well. Let's just call him great 'cause he was able to lead his team to victory blah blah blah blah. I will give props to the Browns' real hero: Phil Dawson. Sitting in the endzone/tunnel side, I had a feeling of deja vu as I saw that FG go in w/ room to spare, just as Nick Folk's TWO FGs did last year in the Monday night game. Same endzone, too. Aren't I and many others (End Zone Crew, cablelady...you know what I mean) lucky? Notice how I didn't start this time w/ the "All is well!" crap? It isn't. The more I see of the Bills, the more I realize how far they are from being a true contender for a championship. There's no quick fix here, folks. We're in for more of the same: waiting for things to get better. Good thing I keep that "there's always next year" handy. Oh, and one last thing: someone was certainly right a week or so ago when they posted how Marshawn Lynch was such a bust. What a pathetic performance by a useless first round pick. Well, when his Emancipation Day arrives (the day his contract ends), I'll wish him the best and I'll look to see the first of his string of 1,500 yard rushing seasons behind a line that can get push to someplace other than the front door of the Big Tree Inn. Your time is coming, Beast Mode. I just wish it could come in Buffalo.

So, this is finally the game where you two kids get together???? If not, you'll never hear the end of it from me, and you know that.

Same here. Row 13 of Section 123.

Just Graham being Graham on the way to another league title game. In 6 NFL seasons, he played in 6 NFL title games and won 3. Oh yeah, in those 4 AAFC seasons, he only won 'bout........4 AAFC titles. Ridiculous.

Maybe.

Now see, you may believe you're making your point by coming back repeatedly and stating why you don't want to see these types of threads/posts. Others may see it as "needless/useless repitition". It's really a "live and let live" situation. Trust me; I had to deal w/ a similar situation years ago when many on this board were so sure that all of the Bills' ills would be cured by drafting a kicker in the 2nd round of the draft. Like I said, live and let live.

The Experience is now back together again. Noel Redding died 'bout 5 years ago, I think.

Too bad. I saw him play not too long ago when the Experience Hendrix tour stopped in DC. Great show. RIP, Mitch.

I don't have any problem w/ him pointing out that there's numerous posts on a particular topic. I have the same problem basically every offseason: too much emphasis on trivial crap. What do I do? I just look to other forums such as the college football forum or the sim league. I don't take the "I don't wanna discuss this, so nobody can/should discuss this" frame of mind. There's gonna be ranting and raving from pissed off fans, especially fans of a team working on a full decade of missing the playoffs. No degree of whining 'bout it will change that. I suggest to those who don't like it to find another forum. Or, they could just take the radical step of ignoring the posts/threads they find offensive.

Hey, it might help! I'll be arriving 'round noon tomorrow. Hope to see some of you there.