Bob in STL

Two simple reasons: 1 - Bowen is hurt. 2 - He excels at Special Teams.

I showed my kids pictures of Promo and Rocketship 7 (from a website). They laugh at the "olden days".

I had one once. I missed one week of softball league because of it. It hurts but you can play ... you just can't run hard, cut hard, or change direction. Just putting on the shoe is a challenge.

Just wanted to tell you I enjoy your posts ... and... I like the look of the old promo better.

Trey was a local sportscaster here in St. Louis and he was just a second tier flunky. I can't believe that he made it national. He is a joke. He came from the Dallas area and could not, or would not, lose his allegiance to the Cowboys. He is very unprofessional and reports with bias. I wonder how these guys ever get hired.

So true...

I don't want to bash him either but to me he took the money and ran!

Thank you!

At the risk of sounding old, can some translate "teh roxor" and "teh suxor"? Oh .. I enjoyed that play too and hope to see a lot more of it during the season!

Adding players (other teams cuts) at this point almost never pays off. Unless we are ravaged by injuries at a certain position it is usually best to stick with what you brought to camp, especially with new coaches and new systems to learn. Collins is not the answer as a backup. JP does not need the distraction. Rogers never showed a thing in the NFL. He has done less than Josh Reed. Also, I don't see Davis making the roster unless he beats out Smith as a return man. He was shown less tham Wilson in the games.

I sure hope you are right but it is the "real game planning" that you should be worried about. No one is better than Bellichek at game planning and covering weaknesses. We have an inexperienced QB, they have Brady. We have a new coaching staff, they have a proven staff. We have questions all over both lines and we are trying to learn a new defense. Despite the Pats problems they have a proven track record of clutch performance and making plays. We don't. I think the Bils will improve as the season goes on but winning the season opener on the road against NE is asking a lot.

News flash ... Peppers makes lots of good tackles look bad. Most tackles get help with Peppers. Lets's not forget that it was the first game of pre-season and Peters (who has less than one year at the position) is learning a new system. There are many tackles that are converted tight ends. In the Bills history I can think of Paul Costa in the 60's, Paul Seymour in the 70's, just to name a few.

I was thinking John "Blue Moon" Odem.

Good post. Yes, it is nice to be without the turmoil and the spinning that made the TD era both entertaining and exhausting. Good organizations start at the top.

This staff is willing to turn over lots of rocks to find some help. Hey, we picked up Tasker off of the waiver wire so you never know.

True, but I am more hopeful to just not look ridiculous in the loses. This team is still short on solid players on both lines and they have an unproven QB. Hopefully some of the younger guys will surprise us. DJ will help stabilize things but wins could be hard to come by for awhile.

OK, the pre-Kelly era had some stinkers but has any draft produce players with less starts for this team as that 2000 draft? That draft gave us no quality starters at all. Morris probabaly gave us the most quality plays. Polk was a good special teamer/ backup. Tillman was a journeyman that started for other teams. Moore and Larsen never played. At the 2002 draft produced some people who actually played. Reed and Denny are still around four years later.

Don't worry, we still have Sape!

He played his best football for the Bears and is definitley on the downside of his career. At one time he was a solid player, that time is past. Our depth at OL lack experience and that is a major concern. For that reason Villireal will probably make the club for another year. I am hoping that Preston improves enough to eventually take the job away this season.

I agree that Milloy, McGinnis, and Law were legit Pro Bowlers. Bledsoe has not played at a pro-Bowl level since 2000. Not even close. From a talent perspective Andruzzi = Vilareal. Seymour was a rookie so who knew in 2001 how good he would be? Your losing the argument on the talent issue. As far as bringing "pedigree" into it, that is silly. Pedigree has nothing to do with it. Anthony Munoz's son went to Tennessee, great football school, Hall of Fame player, yet his son did not get drafted and never had an NFL career. Should we start drafting the sons of Pro-Bowlers because of pedigree?

Thats's it? That is your analysis on talent? It looks pretty weak. I would take Lee Evans today, over Eric Moulds. I doubt there is a coach or GM in the NFL that would disagree with that. We have a few other "talented" players that are still on the upswing. Try McGahee, Peters, Everett, Crowell, and McGee. Lets give guys like Losman, McCargo, Anderson, and Preston a chance to play before we condem them. Finally, we have a few veterans that have some "talent". Spikes, Schoebel, Fletcher, Triplett and Royal are all very good players.

I agree with you. People say he never lived up to his billing ... lets just say his billing included a lot of TD hype. He had one big year as a pass rusher in Houston, playing DE in a mostly 3-4 scheme. We never used him in that capacity in Buffalo. Crowell emerged and Posey does not fit the new scheme. It is time to make room for the younger prospects. I'll bet that he catches on somewhere. Best of luck to him.

Who is "Mularkey Jauron's"?

I live in St. Louis and I heard the same thing. The Rams wanted Whitner, so did the Vikings and the Dolphins.

Well, I liked your post. It all about the kind of stuff that builds a team and an organization. Believe it or not, I think that building a classy and cohesive organization from top to bottom is good for a few additional wins each season. I have a feeling that Marv and DJ on the right path. Yes, we need more talent and all that stuff .... Nothing wrong with showing respect and having fun.