RunTheBall

I find the way the Troy Vincent situation was handled very interesting, and it hints at some internal politicking with the Old Man. That being said, I think its a good move to get Ko Simpson involved early and that is clearly what the new regime wanted to do. Everyone has hope that this is a team that could make a playoff run, but I think is refreshing that Marv and Dick seem to understand exactly where this team is and are building for the future while competing for today. Keeping a slow, non-hitting, although savy veteran in Troy Vincent will not be the determining factor in making a playoff run or not. Not having Spikes on the field, again, will have a greater negative impact on the defense. RTB

That's absolutely disgusting what happened to Oklahoma. Not only did the Oregon player touch the ball prior to it going 10 yards, but Oklahoma recovered the kick. Pathetic. RTB

Was the ref who reviewed that onside kick in any way related to the ref who reviewed Home Run Throw Forward? RTB

Notre Dame is the darling of college football. They are one of the most consistantly overrated teams of the past 20 years. They had no business being #4 coming into this preseason after beating basically no one last year. Brady Quinn has 1 good year (and basically sucked for 2) and he was being touted as a #1 overall. Please. After this ass beating they will probably fall all the way to #3. RTB

Come on guys, in Gillette Stadium the Bills will never get that spot, ever. This is the stadium where guys catch passes out of bounds and short of the 1st down marker and still get the first down, but only if you're the home team. Willis would have to have been clearly over the first down marker by at least a half a yard to get the first down. RTB

What are you smoking in that pipe of yours? RTB

On the road, with the lead and momentum, you go for the field goal and points. I'm not disgusted with the decision to go for it, however. RTB

It was kind of weird actually, the only flack I caught was from a chick sitting behind me who wanted me to sit down, in the END ZONE hahaha. I'm not an obnoxious fan, especially in another team's stadium. I like to enjoy a good football game even if we lose, but certainly prefer to win. I wasn't decked out in Bills gear, just had on a Bills sweatshirt. I got the impression that I knew more about NE's team than most of the fans sitting around me from the conversations I had. It was an enjoyable experience, I really had no problems at all with their fans. I thought it was hilarious when they started booing in the first quarter and all through the second though. RTB

You can't keep blaming the refs when our team loses, even though I agree that the calls will go the Pats way 99% of the time. That being said, if our team stepped up in the trenches when we needed it, we would have won the game. When the Pats needed 4th and 1, they got it twice. RTB

I'm surprised they didn't give the ball back to NE. Irregardless if there was a block in the back on the return, why blow the play dead? Maybe that flag gets picked up after some discussion and its a TD. You don't call the play dead for a block in back, its a continuation penalty. RTB

My seats were in the end zone, so I can't give a lot of player evaluations since those of you watching on TV got better angles to view the plays with. 1) Gillette Stadium is a really nice facility. Very clean, good sight lines, but there was a tremondous traffic jam of people waiting to get in which I've never seen at the Ralph. Most expensive tickets in the nation, and 2 Coors Lights cost 15 bucks! 2) Patriots fans are pathetic, as we already knew. They were booing halfway through the first quarter and all through the second. This was the tamest end zone I've ever been in, and I've been in a lot of stadiums. 3) Whether you agree with going for it on 4th and 1 instead of kicking the field goal or not, there is no question at all that at that moment, it was the turning point in the game. You could feel it in the stadium, if that makes any sense. 4) The refs didn't lose this game for us, we were just outplayed when the chips were down in the trenches. The Pats sucked it up and got the hard yards on the ground and Buffalo's lines folded. 5) Whitner and Ko Simpson can play. Moorman sucked, but the guy is allowed a bad game every now and then. 6) Seeing a B2 stealth bomber fly low right over your head puts chills down your spine. 7) The best halftime show I've ever seen. About 50 fresh NE national guardsmen taking their pledge to serve the country. That was classy. If you told me we'd be into the 4th quarter with 9 minutes to play tied at 17 (before the game) I would have taken that in a heartbeat. I'm encouraged by what I saw but disappointed in the results. RTB

Boo hoo. Fast Freddy made more in 2 years as a practice squad stiff playing a game than most working people do in 10. Ya, I'm sorry he got an opportunity most fans of the game would dream of. Good move by Belichek, although I don't think it is going to help much. I hate the fuggin' Pats and their bandwagon fans. (Not you HD, we know you've been a fan since at least the 2001 season.) Off to Gillette. RTB

...all during his first game back against the Buffalo Bills, according to ESPN. RTB

The achilles tendon connects muscle to bone. It's an "active" attachment in the sense that it is always under some stress from calf muscle. The anterior cruciate ligament (which is the one usually blown out in knee injuries) connects bone to bone. It is "passive" in the sense that it is only under stress when the knee joint moves a certain way (the ACL prevents the lower leg from being pulled in front of the upper leg). Everyone heals differently, but I think an achilles injury is more difficult to recover from simply because with every step, that repaired tendon is under stress. RTB

Sue the shiat out of them! Sue who?? Sue everybody! For the punitive damages that you're giving me! RTB

I'm shocked, just absolutely shocked, that enriched uranium was found at a terrorist, err, Iranian nuclear plant. Of course, they need highly enriched uranium for their highly enriched uranium electricity producing plants. Just ask Russia and China. Will the US and Israel flip a coin to see who gets to take the first shots? RTB

Anyone who replies to that post and quotes the entire thing should be banned indefinitely and possibly shot. RTB

I'm not a PK hater, but he does throw a lot of crap out there and never gets called on it because people just forget. That line about JP was pure BS and makes it obvious that he hasn't spent 30 seconds looking into the Bills except for his early training camp visit. There is no way anyone in his right mind could look at the mini-camps, training camp, and pre-season games and not think that JP outplayed KH by a mile, vets included. PK was right on with his Tony Roma BS too. He got his 1 week of buzz out of it though. RTB

What a way to go, a stingray barb to the heart. A stingray barb is designed to do maximum damage on the way out, so the poor guy probably had his ventricle ripped right open. RTB

Sorry, but we're in a different world after 9/11. That one event resulted in an almost instantaneous change in how we view ourselves and the world. Beauracracies like our government have no ability to change that fast. You can argue with the Republican administration about their policies, but you can not argue the FACT that we have not been hit in THIS country since 9/11. So while you worry about what France, Iran, and whatever 3rd world dictatorship you choose thinks of the US, I'm thankful that we're taking the fight to those terrorist bastards. RTB

Hey, how much chum did you throw into the pool to get them all to show up at the same time? That's impressive. RTB

Oh come on. "Fast" Freddie didn't do jack for us since he got here. We've got better players at WR, kick and punt returner. Are we going to keep a marginal player just so NE doesn't pick him up and burn us with him? That's paranoia. RTB

Was the Juice there hanging out with Marcus Vick by any chance? RTB

Coy Wire still here??? NOOOOOOOoooooooo. Now that I got that out of my system... Not really bothered by any of these cuts except for the fact that Wire is still here. Wilson and Fast Freddie are projects that just get hyped by those of us hoping to find diamonds in the ruff on our team. A Train and Gates are similar players which is why Shaud made it. We had a lot of DBs so you knew some weren't going to make it. Baker will get picked up somewhere else, I don't know about King. I thought it was mildly interesting that Cieslak got cut after getting seriously pimped by the media and the team early in camp. RTB

If Coy Wire does NOT get cut, that will be most shocking. RTB