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Defense. Many of the early wins were the result of favorable turnover ratios.

I have a franchise wife who's still playing at a top level. No trades.

Yup - and the Giants won two Super Bowls with that franchise QB.

Any of them holding a fish?

There are many paths to success, none of which are sure. One path - the one without a franchise QB - is a dirt road filled with holes, bumps, and other obstacles. The "franchise QB" path is a paved highway. Regardless of which path you take, you need a vehicle (the rest of the team) and a good map (the coaches.) But given a choice, I'll put that vehicle on the highway, not the dirt road.

Former Catholics.

As an actor, he had his pros and Khans.

I'm gonna miss that one gadget play every four games.

I wonder if that qualifies for Dominos Carryout Insurance.

Can't hurt to kick the tires, right?

O Brother, Where Art Thou Almost anything by Mel Brooks Stripes is one of my favorites. (That's a fact, Jack!) Monty Python and the Holy Grail

There are a lot of people in the West who reject a purely secular public forum, too. Fundamentalist Christians and Fundamentalist Muslims have a lot in common; ironically, they don't recognize it. I was raised Catholic. Went to Catholic school through 9th grade. Got confirmed in 9th grade. Was forced to attend religious instruction through high school. Through college, I went to church every Sunday, not because I wanted to, but because it takes an hour to sit through mass, and that was easier than arguing with my parents all week about why I didn't go. When I graduated from college and moved out, I left the church and never looked back. My parents accepted it and we had a good relationship afterwards. My wife and I are secular and we raised our son in a secular environment. No baptism. Science, philosophy, secular Buddhism, and history are our guides. (Secular Buddhism is following the teachings of the Buddha without the mysticism. In that respect, you could call me a secular Christian, too.) Our son is 22 now, and he's intelligent, kind, respectful, and generous. I cringe when people say that you can't be moral without religion. What's "moral" about behaving in order to get an eternal reward or to avoid everlasting punishment?

Packers. Small market, rabid fan base, blue collar community. And I like the fan ownership. My dad was a Browns fan and so are my older siblings. (The Bills didn't exist when they were young.) So I have a soft spot for the Browns too. Someone mentioned Leroy Kelly - I remember him. Remember Greg "do it" Pruitt with the tear-away jerseys? My brother got a piece of one at a game in the 70s.

Just because you CAN, doesn't mean you SHOULD.

Twenty years ago, A.J. Smith convinced the Bills' front office to sign Doug Flutie as their backup QB. To commemorate the anniversary, the Bills just signed Flutie to be A.J. McCarron's QB Coach.

Well, it is a bit of a detour.

It's also good prep for being a Bills fan...

Agreed. And how about if those who just can't stop themselves post their gags in this thread? That way, they can get it out of their system and we know it's a joke.

The expressway will get you there, but I prefer the scenic route. And my wife is happy that I'm not afraid to stop and ask for directions now and then. ;-)

AJ: "Don't worry if they trade you to the Browns, Tyrod; there's a good chance the Cleveland front office will #u@k up the paperwork."

On I-94 between Chicago and Detroit, there's a town in Michigan: Climax. Too bad there's not a road that goes directly from Intercourse to Climax. (#TWSS)

"Hey ... it was only an ambulance, man."

I assume that meant that he pulled them out of a laundry hamper (as opposed to a dresser drawer).