Rocky Landing

Whether you like it or not, "I'm just here so I don't get fined," is an answer. Apparently, you just don't like the answer, which matters not one whit. Personally, I'll take his bland schtick of, "I'm all about the game, boss..." over thirty solid minutes of Tom Brady blatantly lying any day of the week. In fact, I find the answer, "I'm just here so I don't get fined," vastly preferable to such meaningless, hackneyed pablum like, "we're just looking forward to the next game... we need to be more effective controlling the ball... we still have a lot of work to do... blah, blah, blah..." And, I'll take his subdued touchdown performances to ANY of the pretentious, self-indulgent, childish touchdown dances that just won't go away.

I'm not sure if this has been posted in another thread, but this is clearly the most definitive piece regarding this issue of Tom Brady's balls. https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=767092833380843&fref=nf

If this is such a minor violation, and it's routinely ignored by other teams, and tampering with the balls after they have been inspected by the refs is a common practice, then Brady has some seriously inflated balls to stand up at a press conference and lie about it for a solid thirty minutes.

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I was fairly disgusted when we hired Schwarz. The Lions were the dirtiest team in the league with him as HC (and still are, IMO), and he utterly indulged Suh's ugly demeanor. But, I'll admit it: I'm a Schwarz fan after what he did in Buffalo. The thought of Brady in Buffalo makes me want to wretch. But, as we all know, a team is greater than the sum of its parts. And, as a Bills fan, I'm as loyal as a dog, and as fickle as a barn cat.

I will, forevermore, only write or refer to the Bellichick era Patriots* with an asterisk attached.

This would be a hard pill for me to swallow, as a parent of a four-year-old boy.

Two teams that will never play in London: The New England Patriots, and the Washington Redskins.

If the Pats win the Super Bowl this year, might Brady retire?

wIN now! (er... next season...)

Would we have rather gotten Fox over Rex? Thoughts?

Woke up late this morning on the West Coast, poured myself a cup of coffee, opened my computer, and this!!! Am I the only one who didn't see this coming at all??? I hope the Pegulas give Schwarz a big, fat raise, and tell Ryan to mostly stay out of his way. I suspect that Rex's success here will largely hinge on who we get as OC, and whichever backup QB takes over from EJ way too late in the season. This should make the EJ fans happy, considering how long Rex will stick with a struggling QB.

That's cool. We only have to worry about it every other year.

I found the way the Shanahans handles themselves, and their team, in DC was appalling. Even just the way they treated McNabb, in the short time he was there, was utterly rotten. To me, from the outside, the atmosphere in DC looks absolutely toxic.

I'm finding it easier to take Polian at his word. Once Orton and Marrone walked, his job would have become more complicated, and a "heavy lift," as Polian put it. I'm satisfied with that.

It's an interesting read, but Mehta clearly has an agenda that is only thinly disguised as journalism. Several lines really struck me that Mehta is being far from objective. Not that he needs to be. I would love to be able to take this article at face value, just for its calming value alone, but I can't. A lot has been said about Marrone since his decision to leave, and the more I read, the more I feel a sense of disgust. But, that might just be the frustration of looking forward to yet another year of rebuilding-- and after a 9-7 season, no less. Marrone's departure, regardless of how one feels about his performance, feels like a betrayal. All that being said: If, as this article suggests, Marrone does, indeed, feel the sting of negative press, He's going to hate New York/New Jersey!

I agree. It seems like the issues of FO chaos, poor QB, a hot mess of an offense, and a hostile media are only amplified in New Jersey. I kinda hope he goes there, and brings Hackett with him.

To be honest, I'm starting to sway my feelings about a JS as HC-- especially after what some of defense has been saying about him. And, I think most of us would agree, when the defense was on the field, it was a whole different attitude. Hard to imagine those two units occupying the same locker room. I think, ideally, we would keep him as DC. But, if it came down to losing him to another team, I'd be good with him as HC. Never thought I would say that about him. I'm usually wrong about everything that doesn't include mostly hindsight. I was originally very unhappy with the Schwarz signing last year. In my mind, the Lions, under his leadership, were the dirtiest team in the league.

Mixed feelings about Julius Thomas. It would be nice to have a TE with some YAC ability. But, I hadn't realized his poor blocking ability, per the article. I think that to be a good fit for the Bills, blocking might outweigh YAC-- or at least be a very big consideration.

That site makes me a little prouder to be a Bills fan.

When I look at an Edible Arrangement, I see a basket of food that has been handled way too much. Plus, any food product that needs to qualify itself as "edible" is immediately suspect, imo.

Schwarz has already demonstrated the Peter Principle in Detroit. But, it would be a real shame to lose him as DC.

Until we make a serious play-off run, every coach, assistant coach, and member of the FO, as well as the QB will be slammed by a certain percentage of the fan base. Word.

The Kubler-Ross model, also known as the "five stages of grief":Denial Anger Bargaining Depression Acceptance

So much analysis, debate, and argument on this site. The past few days have been overwhelming. And, not enough humor, sometimes (IMO). Please relate your feelings here regarding the end of the season in limerick form. Kyle Orton and Douglas Marrone One's legs, and one's face were like stone At the end of the season With weird rhyme, and weird reason They both said, "hey, screw it, I'm-a-gone!"