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From my perspective, I guess it worked out that we had so many loud fans at our Bills Backers bar that we couldn't even hear the TV.

Didn't see The Star but it was on the front page of this morning's Sun. I think the few in the GTA that cared one way or another, ie Bills and Argo/CFL fans, wanted the team to stay in Buffalo, too.

I know he's a skilled negotiator but I don't what else he would bring to the table. If nothing else, maybe he'll offer guidance on what an NFL front looks like?

It's not a Bills shirt, it's just a generic bison. It's from Sportage. They make Ts that are popular with celebrities and this isn't the first time he's worn that T-shirt - Sportage has a pic of him wearing in a post game press conference in their "Celebs" section. If you want to order one, go here: http://sportiqe.com/products/american-flag-buffalo-t-shirt

Just my take: I'm pretty sure a 5-2 would abuse our sub-par guards because the DL lines up over a player, not a gap. This means they can dictate to the OL by choosing which gap they go to on any given play - and if I'm them, I'm picking on our guards. A 5-2 works best with a real beast on the nose who can tie up both Woods and a guard. The DEs line up on TEs so they don't have to worry about which side is the strong side pre-snap. TEs can have a difficult time getting into a route with a DE leaning on them. Speaking of pass plays, 5-2 CBs will generally be in man coverage, the safeties in zone. A 5-2 can be beaten with Iso runs - especially since Summers is more than capable of winning a 1-on-1 with a LB. If they stunt a lot they will eat up the Iso, so look for the Bills to run some counters to create running lanes for the RBs. Outside of that, look for WR & RB screens, passes to the middle where the 5-2 usually leaves a hole (not EJ's forte, esp if Chandler can't get off the line and into a route with regularity), slants, and draw plays, and a lot of play action passes to try to get the CBs to pause and draw the safeties up, especially when throwing deeper balls. I don't claim to be a 5-2 expert but hopefully this will give you a couple things to keep an eye on.

Didn't see the "Forever, because his music sucks" option.

Is Carpenter the best? I dunno, but it seems that Buffalo has had really, really good placekickers over the years so I think there'd be a fair amount of competition for that title.

Agreed. Heard on WGR that PFF currently has Hughes as the league leader in QB pressures and hurries.

Tough to do only one player of the game. KW didn't have a huge impact on the stat sheet but that interception was huge. And fun! EJ's stats were mediocre (which IMO is all we need from the position) but he completed some clutch passes on 3rd downs and did a great job on running the read options and had nice touch on the screens (even if the blocking wasn't there). Corey Graham stepped up with an interception, clutch pass breakups, and what appeared on TV to be good coverage. Fred because clutch play at clutch moment. And that stiff arm. Brandon Spikes had a couple of big stops against the run, got a QB sack matching his single season high in sacks, and seemed to be the heart of a bend-but-don't break defensive game plan.

After Marrone blistered the butts of the refs, the calls basically stopped. That tells me most of them were phantom.

Guy played in the NHL, I'm pretty sure that makes him qualified to discuss hockey. But why the hate? Jealous they didn't offer you the gig?

The Bills twitter account announced he was "cancer free" so maybe his situation is proving everything I've learned about cancer over the years doesn't apply to his type of cancer. Or maybe people don't really know what they are saying when they say "cancer free." Meh, who knows..? Still very good news!

I'm obviously pleased with the negative biopsy result but unfortunately, JK is NOT cancer free. Yet. He'll have to be tested over the next five years and assuming all of his bloodwork, scans, and biopsies come back negative, he'll be officially cancer free. Maybe a mod should correct the thread title? (call me superstitious but I don't want to jinx anything!)

If TSW had a "Like" or "Favorite" button, I would have used it right here.

Not exactly. I had in-laws in Houston, Tom Ball, Katy, Sugar Land, Pasadena, and Baytown. None of them had ever heard of the Bills version until I played it for them. You really can't hear it on TV. Especially when they're showing beer commercials after the PAT.

Cool vid, thanks for sharing it. I wonder how many Texans knew what they were listening to!

Pretty cool. Thinking about playing it on the big screen at our Bills Backer bar at 12:57 pm this Sunday!

I don't know you.

The show is paid for by the Bills so he has to tote the company line. Also, consider using the enter button to make long posts easier to read.

There was nothing wrong with the OP's post that a few pops of the Enter button wouldn't have fixed.

I first noticed Fred 8 or 9 years ago when he played with the Rhein Fire in the world league. I just happened to have the game on in the background and noticed a guy who seemed a step better than the rest of the guys on the field; breaking tackles, out running guys, crushing blitz pickups, etc. If you recall, players in that league wore the logo of the NFL team who had their rights and needless to say, I was pleased to see he wore the charging bison. As for how popular he is, I couldn't say. But I don't know a single Bills fan in the real world or online who doesn't absolutely love the guy.

I live a few hours away from DC and because I have so many friends who grew up fans of them, I like to see Washington do well (unless it would adversely effect the Bills, that is). I'm four hours away from Baltimore and despise them for no reason other than they should be playing in Cleveland and the Colts should be in Baltimore (grudge not forgiven).

I agree the're nothing wrong with being skeptical. That said, skepticism and negativity aren't synonymous.

100% agree.

Here's how it works: "Nobody will remember me saying they suck if they're doing well and if they falter, I can tell everyone how smart I was because I told them it would happen."