Britbillsfan

The level and quantity of JP bashing was insane. Made the Chat Room unusable with his tirades...

Personally I would like to abolish the monarchy. (But since the UK is a democracy and most people seem happy with them I'm okay with this) - The Other Nick

I don't know if David Essex could count as a one hit wonder, he was a major British act for quite some while. In the UK he had nine top ten singles and several albums and he was successful elsewhere as well. The US market traditionally has been difficult for British bands to make heavy inroads into. One hit wonders are those that have but a single hit anywhere, IMHO.

6 y.o. Rottweiler and a 4 y.o. Pomeranian/Yorkshire Terrier Cross. The Rottie is probably the best dog I've ever had, the cross can be a little b*&&er on occassion.

Hot Fuzz was pretty good, imho

stupid 'quiz', with the time given it is a test of typing speed not knowledge. Typing as fast as I could I could only 180 when I realised my time was almost up. 20 minutes would be a test......

35. Missed mostly obscure ones and one of the Congos. Anoyed about missing Djibouti. At least I do not feel so dumb at maxing out at 41 of your US states. Anyone want to do the 49 countries in Europe?

Ballard was drafted (in the 11th admittedly, but drafted none the less).

One thing to always factor in with some breeds is their use besides being family pets as well as the type of owner they can attract. Rottweilers = big dogs with lots of attacks = therefore dangerous? Not necessarily. Rotties are often used as guard dogs and trained as such. The last two people in the UK that were killed by Rotties used as guard dogs. Also criminals use them to threaten (and attack) others. Especially drug dealers. And dumb idiots who have zero ability to train dogs are attracted to the macho image (and the dogs are then 'trained' to learn bad manners/be mean). Having had REALLY docile rotties with never a problem it is certainly not the breed, they are intelligent (well, for a dog) and easily trained, just a lot of owners I would not give the time of day to. Few breeds are really dangerous. A lot of their owners genuinely are.

or, alternatively, 5. Sarcastic?

Thank you! Great way to strat the day.....

I would be kind of happy as well......

In an ideal world 2 new all-pro guards guards would be great to replace Villarial and Reyes, with Gandy becoming a back up. Getting them is something else altogether. But seeing how the D-Line needs help desperately as well, replacing Clements/Fletcher and other changes that will undoubtedly be in the works a more realistic hope would be a new face in one of the line position and progress being made as the other players gel as a unit and get more experience in their positions (esp Pennington, but also Peters on that score). Upgrading a position does not always mean plugging in a new player. As for sounding like TD - Did I advocate a new star WR/RB/QB as a preference to sorting out the D-line and O-line? If so I think I missed it.......

Stats can be extremely misleading. For example - the most important OL position for passing is LT. From the stats the Bills would be expected to have a lousy LT, but this is the strength of the Bills line. Looking at the last 7 games of the year when 2 things occurred - the OLine was reshuffled and the coaches opened up the gameplan more from being totally conservative - the story is VERY different in regards to the passing offense. The NET passing yardage in those games was 1504. Over a full 16 game season that would equate to 3437 yards. Which would rank the Bills 10th in passing, which is not too shabby especially considering the effect the weather has later in the season. Those seven games are the standard the Bills should be measured against for the reasons noted. The rushing offense was still dreadful (30th overall) in that span and the Bills do need to resolve this. Three things are key here. A run blocking Right Guard. A good performance from the tailback. A defence that can get off the field. Another factor to consider when quoting where the offense ranks is how efficient the defence is in stopping opponents eating up the clock. Give the run defence shown this year it is pretty evident the Bills lousy at that. A ToP of around 27:16 for those games shows the Bills inability to stop opponents eating up the clock as well as there own weakness in running the ball. If the O can not get on the field it can not get the yards it needs to. Overall (and realistically) I would like the Bills to retain 4 of their starters on the O-Line, the difference being getting a powerful right guard who can run block. I would like to see the back of Villarial (injuries) and Reyes (inability) and bring in a couple of replacements for these, one of whom to push Preston out of the line up. Peters/Gandy on the left can make holes for a RB as long as the opposing D plays honest - the lack of any ability to run the ball to the right pretty much negates any good play form those two.

Since we all are now trying to see how the Bills will change their roster for next season I thought I would give my opinions and on the O-line. There is little doubt that Jason Peters is the real deal and it looks as if he will anchor the Bills left side for many years. He has all the tools and next year should see him improve still further as he gets more comfortable in his new position. Melvin Fowler has been a solid center, not spectacular by any means but an upgrade over last year and the one constant on the line. He should continue to build on this seasons solid start to his Bills career. Terrance Pennington at Right Tackle looks as if he is going to stay there and may provide the other bookend the Bills need for their line. Very raw he did well for a rookie, let alone a late round pick. Looking forward to how he develops. Apart from these three players the rest of the line looks far from settled. LG Mike Gandy should be back. He played solidly in his more natural position between Peters and Fowler. He also has some (limited) versaitlity as a back-up tackle (although I sincerely hope never to see him playing there ever again). He will not be expensive to re-sign. The run offense certainly suffered in the last few weeks of the season, but I do not see the left side as the cause of this. The main reason was that after the bye the left side was the only place the Bills seemed able to get any yards on the ground and opposing defensive game plans subsequently keyed in on this. With little threat of run plays to the right the Bills became predictable, meaning the left side was more or less shut down as well. RG - The key position for getting improved play from our line next year. Whilst Duke Preston will likely be back he does not seem to have the natural ability to overcome his lack of experience. An upgrade here will be nice, and I do not see it coming from our current roster. Besides Preston one or both of Brad Butler and Aaron Merz are likely to come back. Neither showed much during the year but both had more potential than the more experienced players they replaced on this year's roster. If the coaches believe that they can get more from them they will return. Chris Villarial looks like he is on his last legs. Whilst a good player when first arriving at the Bills his play and durability has diminished rapidly. He is likely gone. Tutan Reyes appears to have been a bust as a FA signing. Unlikely to cost the Bills much if they let him go he will not be missed based on last year's production. It looks likely that the Bills will want to bring in a couple of new faces for the line next year, and one thing we should all be hoping for is far improved play at the RG position. I do not see this as likely from the current line up unless another of this year's rookies makes a big step up. Look for an early-mid draft pick and/or FA pick up. How this pans out depends on how the Bills address their other needs, especially the run-D

Should kick here - get the lead & hope to stop our offense. Fail on 4th down and game over.....

I thought it kind of funny....

urky urk

17

WOOOOOOO

Phew.....

sob

Can anyone remember if there has EVER been a post on this board complaining about a bad call going against the Pats?

Two FG lead rather than 5 pts?

According to JArthur he is not fluent in Idiot........