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As I recall too, 1995 was the first season that Tasker saw any significant play time at WR... Andre Reed had a nagging hamstring issue the whole season, and missed about 10 games, they had to bring Brooks back early in the season... Copeland was a struggling rookie...Brooks got the bulk of the targets that season, when Reed was out, and Tasker got a few. They really didn't have much established depth behind Reed. I remember being surprised when they originally cut Brooks. He was really underrated in my book.

Hasn't worked with the Mango-morons!

Nobody is forcing him to get the vaccine. Nobody. He does not have to. But if he doesn't he will have to abide by league rules for players who are not vaccinated. Is that so hard to understand? Your expertise on all of this isn't relevant! Let me ask, if you think the government ruined so many small businesses, did you cheer the ones that defied mask orders? Sounds like you would have. After all, the gobermint shouldn't decide, businesses should decide for themselves, sink or swim. This is exactly what is going on here...a business (the NFL) has decided that they will implement different rules for vaccinated and un-vaccinated players. They are accommodating those who don't want to get vaccinated.

He was awesome, maybe my MVP for the season.. but I still think he is being a jerk.

Eh..that can be overrated! 😁

It has been an issue for some time now...and has been coming more frequently. The area I live has had 3 power outages since the big one in February. None lasted an entire day, but went as long as 12 hours. In 2011 there was a massive power outage too, where 3.2 million lost power. The feds did a review that year, and warned that we were headed for more frequent power outages, and needed to upgrade. The recommendations were not followed, to any degree. Abbott's whole schtick (as well as Rick Perry before him), is suing the Federal Government... they don't want or need the federal governments suggestions, thank you

Of course they are not new and unique. Cruz and company have been making it seem like rolling blackouts in California are the result of some political failing of the "evil Democrat paradise of California". You don't see the irony in that? I wouldn't expect you to...you just like to argue and flex. I get it.

It's funny, because a-holes like Dan Patrick, Greg Abbott and (especially) Ted Cruz have sustained their relevance with conservatives here, with a steady diet of "look what a mess California is, with their rolling blackouts". Yet they can't handle their own issues. It would be funnier to me, if I didn't live in Texas.

I think people were really quick to write him off. He had a great rookie season, when the offense was a bit more balanced. I know we are a passing offense, but I have to believe that Daboll finds a way to use the running backs to better effect this year. I think he re-bounds!

I don't know...I remember the reaction to the pick being pretty visceral, in a bad way. I think he definitely had his supporters, but they were far outweighed by the negative takes of so many of the amature "professional" draft handi-cappers. Didn't one of them famously say that he was a "parody of a first round pick", or something like that? A lot of fans buy into what these goof-balls say.

How could I forget about Joe Klopfenstein!

The telephone that Bill Belichick smashed as the Bills rolled over the Patriots this past season.

These idiots are living in house of mirrors... So depressingly stupid.

One of my best friends is a huge Bears fan. I have seen a lot of Trubisky play. He isnt a total stiff...there is something there to like about him...but he never seems to quite turn the corner. In his defense, the Bears offense is just a mess overall, and has been for sometime, Trubisky has had some good players around him, but not great players. I think of him as a little like Josh Allen in the early part of his career. He has sort of the same skill set as Allen, just to a slightly lesser degree: the arm isnt as strong, but it is more than adequate. He can run. He just never got to that "turn the corner" game... Late in 2018 season, til about the Browns game of 2019, Josh was showing some flashes, but still inconsistent. After that Browns game came the Cowboys Thanksgiving Day game. To me, that is where Allen took the next step. That is sort of where Trubisky is stuck....he needs to put a team on his proverbial back, and just get the feeling of confidence. No doubt, Trubisky sees what happened with Josh, and came to Buffalo hoping to get that feeling. Granted, he will {hopefully} be on the bench for any meaningful football, but just being around it, with no pressure...being the QB of the Chicago Bears is a pretty high-profile gig for a guy to learn in.

Did he have his pants on? Was he wearing them backwards? Was he hiding his adult diaper?

So true...on a better team, with a better QB, he would have been a household name. His rookie year, playing with a badly deteriorated Drew Bledsoe, you could see the potential. He and JP had some chemistry that flashed at times. But the offense, in general during his time, was so anemic. And once he was "the guy" for the Bills, WR wise, there was never really "ANOTHER GUY", to take defensive attention away from him. Roscoe Parrish and Josh Reed, both kind of "JAGS" were really his only support. The one year T.O. was in town, was when Evans stats dropped a lot...and then Stevie Johnson became the guy.

Cribbs was hardly the first guy who didn't really want to play in the cold. The way the NFL was then, players really had no opportunity to move to another team, unless their team released them. No free-agency. And, there wasn't a salary cap either. The USFL came around, and gave guys more options. I can't really blame him. Kelly did the same, Steve Young....hell John Elway used his baseball option as a way of getting more money. I know it's cliche', but they only have a couple of years to earn their big money. Ralph would not pay anyone then. If a guy played well, he would most likely be traded when his contract expired. If Cribbs had gotten paid, he would have been "happy" in Buffalo. Money talks... but he had no affinity or history with the city.

I would think the owners would like it, because it is a nice sales boost for most. It is just that the distribution of titles is not always great for some, and customers who hoard stuff to re-sell just adds an unpleasant layer to it. We take as many precautions as we can to guard against that, but it still goes on. Me personally, I am looking forward to the Bobbie Gentry "Windows to the World" release that is coming in July. It is her long lost "jazz/soul" record, recorded at Muscle Shoals. It was never released, though some of the tracks have been "bonus" tracks on other re-issues over the years. It was originally supposed to come out this weekend, but now I see it is pushed back to July RSD. The one release I was really excited about, back in 2019 was the Dylan "Blood On the Tracks" test pressing. Never was able to get one. Though, a friend of mine did transfer his vinyl to CD for me.

Yeah, as grateful as I am to Ralph Wilson in some ways, he really ruined a good thing with those Knox era teams.

Yeah, too many stupid releases, too many scammers. They kind of ruined a good thing, it has become a huge hassle. It started out as a really cool thing. Though, in fairness, I do appreciate the business it drums up, especially this year.

As one who works at one of the indie stores involved with this, I have to say, each year it gets a little less exciting. Really nothing on the slate for this weekend that excites me too much...there are a handful in July I am interested in.

Same! My brother was a field stormer. I stayed in the seats to observe.

It's funny, growing up, I loved Ferguson. Some of my older relatives hated him...the usual complaints: hangs his head, always looks miserable... for some reason, their criticism only made me like him more. But, sometimes, going back and looking at some of these old games, I do see notice it a bit more. The biggest thing coming out of this game, for me, beside ending the streak, was the revelation of Joe Cribbs. There just weren't too many running backs catching passes out of the backfield at that time. Of course, Roger Craig is always known for this, but Cribbs was every bit his equal in that regards. I swear, if Cribbs career in Buffalo hadn't been so acrimonious (Ralph was cheap!), he would be a more revered figure in Bills history, if not NFL history. He was a hell of a threat in his first stint with the Bills. Barely used in his second stint...

Sorry, I guess I misunderstood the point you were making! But, yes, the pro game, and the college game were a lot different then.

I have it on DVD. I am too tech challenged to download it...pm me if you want a copy