HurlyBurly51
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Exactly. Get over yourselves. To each their own, live and let live, etc. Please don't preach to me or bestow upon the rest of us your wisdom and how we all should think. As for more and more people tuning out, the numbers just don't back that up.
While his E! show was OK, I wish he'd surface somewhere with something more like his old channel 9 show. Those were classic!
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It's been all over NFL Radio today that the Bills have contacted Taylor. It came right from Taylor's mouth. Also in the mix are Redskins, Packers, and Dolphins.
Interesting that scarce slary cap dollars would be put toward an aging CB. I won't say where I think they should be going
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I'de say unless we get some young breakthrough stars this year, our defense probably has a 2 year span. I feel our offense needs at least this year, but maybe 2 years to get to where they need to be at. To me it seems like bad planning, but at the same time if Losman ends up being great then we could be looking at advancing far into the playoffs. I think it's a huge risk with Losman, almost like betting all your money in one hand, and this could definitely cost Donahoe his job if Losman doesn't turn out as we are hoping. Let me know if you agree or disagree.
I wouldn't call it poor planning, but rather poor personnel evaluation. We went with Bledsoe, it didn't work out, and now we're starting over with JP. Had the Bledsoe acquisition paid off as "planned", then we'd be talking both sides of the ball being at the same level and presumably multiple playoff appearances, at the least.
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Pat Kirwan held several positions with the Jets from 1989-97, including defensive assistant coach, assistant pro personnel director and director of player administration. He has managed the salary cap, negotiated player contracts and trades, and evaluated pro and college personnel. Prior to joining the Jets, Pat was a scout for the Buccaneers and Cardinals as well as the offensive coordinator at Hofstra University.
He never worked for the Bills. He was a writer for CNN/SI at that time and had the ears of many a GM throughout the NFL. I saw him at camp last year, scouting for NFL.com, along with Buffalo resident Vic Carruci. Guffalo was talking to him for a while.
I'm only paraphrasing Kirwan, but it came straight from his mouth that he spent summer training camp with Butler, though it wasn't clear in what capacity. It kind of implied he was working with him in some capacity, but maybe he was just there as a media member. Either way, Butler thought enough of him to offer him a job the following January when he knew in his mind his contract would be up in Buffalo and he wouldn't be coming back. Would've been nice if he could've advised Ralph of same.
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well considering that in january here it goes almost up to -40 degrees celcius which makes buffalo look like a sunny resort i should be ok, it was just that here in montreal in November the weather is sh-------, like rain then it freezes etc lol
ya it sucks to wait 5 months but i picked a nice time, hopefully at that point we'll be in the run for a playoff berth and JP should be established in his new offence
It's offense...
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But someone called Pat Kirwan and was asking about John Butler. The interesting factoid I picked up on during the response was apparently Kirwan worked for Butler or the Bills in some form the summer training camp before Butler's last season as GM. What he told Kirwan at that time was to be ready for a call from him in January and be ready to do what I want you to do, which was an overture of an impending job offering (which he ultimately turned down).
Well, this was just months after Butler's last draft and well before his tenure came to an end. If I recall correctly Wilson still wanted to talk to Butler during the season about extending his contract. Point is, Butler knew he was leaving Buffalo long before Wilson made it official, but he kept dragging it out and putting it off. That's not to imply he tanked the draft or in some way underperformed in his duties. But in my opinion, not a class way to end the relationship. People can speculate all they want whether he stuck it to Wilson or not in any of the moves he made, but he was clearly planning for his future and not necessarily that of the Bills.
Just seemed Kirwan inadvertently let the cat out of the bag, as I don't ever recall seeing or hearing anything seemingly confirming his future plans this early in the process.
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You should get it for $199.99. You'll be charged for it next month I think (in 4 payments if I recall).
The 4 payments of $54.75 is for new subscribers to Sunday Ticket.
You should've gotten an offer for a free Pay Per View movie (up to $3.99) as well - and it's easier than in the past. Buy the movie, call them up and tell them what movie it was and get your credit. Nice (although not as nice as just automatically doing it for you...)
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They do have a new little twist this year for us High Def people. You now have to pay an extra $99 for the SuperFan package, which is primarily games offered in HD that they gave us for free last year. There's some other things as well such as red zone channel, game mix, and a feature called short cuts where you can watch all plays from any game after it's over in 30 minutes. If anyone is interested in this offering you can call D* to complain and get a credit to offest the cost.
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I love the cable argument that "it doesn't go out in bad weather". Well, the hurricane that blew through here 2 years ago actually knocked out cable, blew the fence over that my dish was attached to, but i never lost signal due to the clouds or rain. Sure, i lost signal when the dish yawed 90 degrees and smashed on the ground, but i propped it back up and all was good. I'll never switch to cable, and that's before i even bring up the sunday ticket.
You don't need bad weather for cable to go out. I never knew when mine would just disappear, sometime for days on end. That, a lack of programming at the time, and ST drove me to the dish. I've had a few outages during heavy storms, but usually no more than a few minutes (once during a PPV). Don't want to jinx myself but it hasn't happened during a Bills game yet! I would freak if that happened
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GD, is there any way to tell if these are work friendly BEFORE you click on the link!
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tennessee wants henry. the owner has said so. they previously offered a 5th -- and that was BEFORE chris brown was hurt again. i believe that the bills can pull off a deal for the titans' 4th rounder, with a conversion clause that if henry reaches some specific performance milestone -- let's say 1000 yds rushing -- the pick becomes a #3.
the titans are still going to be pretty bad this year -- probably one of the bottom 4 or 5 teams when all is said and done. even a #4 will probably be close to a top 100 pick. their #3 will likely be in the mid- to high-60s.
git 'er done, TD!
(and no, i didn't come up with this nugget of brilliance all on my own -- i overhead pat kirwan on sirius on my way back to the office talking about the situation)
I heard that same interview EBall. Interesting part of it was that Kirwan speculated that in Norm Chow's offense that Henry would get 70% to Brown's 30%. All the more reason to make this a conditional pick. I think a high 4th, which could turn into a high 3rd, should do the trick. I find it hard to fathom, that given their situation, we could ever get their high 2nd - but it's worth a shot!
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Gee, thanks for enlightening us as to what we should and shouldn't be enjoying. What happened to live and let live? Who the hell are you to bestow on the rest of us what is worthy or our time? Don't tell me your opinion is better than mine.
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Carrie is "hot"
There is the answer.
She went 2nd and got the last compliment.
Case closed.
And say what you will, I understand why Simon would want Carrie to win, and others too, especially with people with kids who dont want to see these with a scandalous past win, but its clear that Simon wants Carrie to win.
I think they felt sorry for her because on her very last note in the entire competition her voice gave out and tweaked on her. Anyone else catch that? I thought she was gonna ball. I TiVo'd it several times to see if I heard correct, and it was embarrassing. Not sure it will end up hurting her though, as we all know this is a popularity contest!
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I went with a Mitsubishi 62" DLP and the picture is the best! You feed this puppy HD and it's breathtaking! Also, if you calibrate on these things the lower contrast/brightness means longer bulb life. The guys at Tweeter told me I could get 4-5 years before a bulb replacement.
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Tana is the exact type of person that would make me quit if I had to work for her. She disgusted me last night and the week before. I'm glad to see that the way you treat people always comes back to you, and it burned her in the end. She was the "star" more consistently than Kendra, but Trump saw through her fakeness when her true colors shone through under pressure. Kendra was criticized for flying under the radar, but I think it is a good strategy. It's too easy to lose early on, and as the PM you're usually shown the door. Better to let the dust settle, "fly under the radar," and pick your spot to make your move. I think she deserved it.
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I seem to remember an article in SI about RJ saying that he went without women for the six months from training camp to after the season. I thought at the time it was admirable as i know engaging in sexual congress with women can and will decrease an athletes performance slightly. However... RJ sucked as we all know, so JP feel free to do whatever it is you please as often as you like, just leave some for the rest of us.
Actually, while visiting in town on Chippewa, my friend pointed out the girl that RJ was doing. I think she was bartending at some bar there, can't remember the name. Seemed like it was common knowledge to the locals. Smokin' hot blonde....
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No, I know, I've seen the thread over on the TiVo community forums. I just find it amusing that they roll this new price plan out, piss everyone off, and then undercut it by applying these credits to those who complain. I got my credits!
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>>>$120 just the other day for the HD football package.<<<
May I ask how you got a $120 credit on a $100 HD package? Are they paying you to enjoy the games in HD
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Hmmmm, TD must be up to something. I wonder why he's opening up a roster spot? Every transaction we make has downstream implications and is part of grander master plan. Big move must be on the way....stay tuned.
Oh and by the way, sarcasm is now off.
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1. He doesn't return punts and KO, he is only a KR (at least on the Bills).
2. If the team was worried about him getting injured they would have taken him off the KR unit after he was made the starter. At that point we only had Thomas and rookie UFA Jabari Greer and a safety back there as back-ups.
3. Clements had by far his best season as a CB and he returned punts all season. A lot of starters on other teams are KR and PR guys. These players aren't fresh?
4. They kicked away from him last year? McGee had 52 returns. Fletcher was second with 4. Fast Freddie had 1. The rest were fielded by the wedge guys (but only a few) and on onside kicks. That ain't kicking away from him.
Agreed to a T! I don't know why some people have to be so smart and read too much into every little thing. McGee is our best KR and he will be performing those same duties next season, period, end of story.
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I still hope Carrie wins. Bo is a druggie who has "summer teeth". Some are here, some are there.
Vonzell and her little crying act because she sang like **** really pissed me off. She acted like she was crying because her daddy was there. Whatever! She was crying because she blew it and she knew it. She was lucky last night.
Carrie, although she doesn't have the greatest stage presence is still in my opinion, the best one of the group. Yes, she may have ample booty but so did Kelly Clarkson (still does by the way)....
Go Carrie.....
If Carrie didn't get voted out last night after this week's peformance, then she ain't getting voted out! I've liked her all along, but she saved her worst for this week and was still in the top two. If she rebounds I think she should take it easily.
HOWARD STERN E! R.I.P.
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I'm sorry, but all the replies to this one is some funny stuff
I shouldn't get so defensive when it comes to Stern, but I guess after you've listened/watched for about 15 years you build up some loyalty. I too have definitely noticed some slippage compared to when I first discovered him - I'm hoping satellite turns things around!