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and from what I know, Payton had been warned about it and did not stop it.

I don't have the rule book in front of me but my guess is there is something in there about deliberate attempts to injure players. And paying someone to injure other people is definitely illegal.

Goodell hasn't done anything illegal or against any league rules. There is a difference. A big difference.

It's easy to be a hard ass, most people seem to like it. And although Silver did the necessary thing with Sterling - imagine what would have happened if the Clippers boycotted playoff games or other players boycotted as well, which from what I hear was a distinct possibility. A multi billion dollar industry would have had an incredible disaster on their hands. Getting rid of Sterling was easy , although one can argue not totally fair. The NBA had no problem with his years of legal issues until it threatened their pocket book. But I do agree that Silver handled his situation much better than Goodell, my feeling is that Goodell should have the opportunity to fix the problem. It seems the solution most people come up with is to fire somebody, but not address the problem. They seem to be doing the right thing after many missteps.

The league is not out of control. I have no doubt this type of behavior has happened before, but the league is doing very well. They need to address this problem and attempt to fix it. This is what they are doing. They admitted to their mistakes and now will move forward. As much as everyone loves to just say to fire him, as all sports fans do, just like fire the coach...., nobody feels that those in charge should have the opportunity to fix the problems they are confronted with. And I have yet to hear any solutions to the problem? Should Rice, Dwyer, Hardy and AP all receive the same punishment, or what should the punishment be? It's not that cut and dried.I think the NFL is a very well run organization and I'm a big fan. I have no problem letting the league execs and the players union work with abuse experts and try to find a solution to the problem facing the league right now.

I think fans try to find things to make them feel more confident about the game, even if they don't really think them out that much. A four hour plane ride,emotional letdown, looking past this game, the temperature, rain, fans..... usually the better team wins. But I think it's silly to put so much stock in these other factors. Do they have an impact on the game? maybe, but not for sure. By this logic will the Bills lose when traveling to nice weather climates since Buffalo's weather sucks most of the time. Will the Bills be distracted with the Miami nightlife since Dave and Busters closes at 9pm in Buffalo????And if the Bills win Sunday, did we win because of other factors other than that we played better or are a good football team?

sometimes it's best to keep those thoughts to yourself.

it's a 5 hour flight on Southwest, charter would be about the same. it's usually pretty brown here in the summer. It's plush green landscapes with wildflowers all over the place. Never seen anything like it in 15 years out here.

I bet their arms will be tired. I thank you! It's called climate change. I live in Phoenix, we usually get a couple inches of rain a year. We have had about 3 storms in the last month that were 2-4 inches each time. It's crazy.

Nolan will say, My team sucked all last year and they still love me. You are 2-0 and if you lose this week they'll be calling for your job.

Unlike Nolan , who's team doesn't have to win and Buffalonians would still kiss his butt.

ok, i give. Put this one in the win column - it's amazing a west coast team ever wins a game on the road.

whatever

I know you are being a bit sarcastic, but it's really quite simple like you say. It's amazing to me how many people get caught up in things that really don't make too much sense. The travel across country, like the players are going to be so tired that won't play well, or the crowd , like that will make Gates drop the ball? I think people try to convince themselves on ways the Bills might win just to sleep easier. But people sound so stupid sometimes.

Hard to believe that didn't make all the difference in the game.

I understand what is meant by game manager but it makes no sense. No player is asked to win games by themselves. No QB wants to make mistakes and all QB's want to make the right throws. Some are better at it than others.Manuel is expected to make every throw he attempts. We haven't had the need to air it out yet, but when it happens he will be expected to do more than he is now. We do have a style of team that doesn't need a QB throwing 400 yards. We rely on our running game and our defense. That's how championships are won. Think Phil Simms when you see Manuel.

WTF

Lighten up , Francis.

why? are they going to be taking naps on the sideline? Are they showing up late for the game because they didn't set their clocks for the East coast time.

I wouldn't waste my time, but tell me. What is the record?

so that means we used two draft picks on Kiko?

This team is starting to remind me of a Steelers or Giants(under Parcels) type of team. Strong emphasis on running, the Steelers always had tremendous depth at running back in recent Super Bowl years, strong defense, hard hitting. One other big similarity is very few mistakes. I always felt those teams outlasted their opponents quite often. I see the same potential here. This team is built to play tough late in the season.

I thought it should have been a fumble, didn't have control of the ball when it hit the pylon. Should have been a touchback, but we got lucky. Ref in studio Mike Carey questioned it as well, but didn't seem to want to criticize the on field officials.

have you ever flown from across country - it's about a 5 hour flight. Really not a big deal.

Cardinals backup QB hasn't played since 2010. And fans here complained about our backup QB situation.