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Actually, after spending the last several years watching multiple Bills QBs running for their lives and Bills RBs getting hit in the backfield, wouldn't an OL upgrade affect more than one player?

Fat chance, Kzoo. Did you not learn from the DF/RJ Wars? It's ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL about the QB, my good man!

Even if one of those teams happens to be the Sabres? That might not go over so well in this neck of the woods.... and considering their recent trip through bankruptcy, it's not nearly as far-fetched as some might think. Golisano may have bailed them out when he bought them, but an astute businessman (I'd say TG qualifies there) also knows when to fold up the tent. When the possibility exists that the Sabres could be financially better off if the 2004-05 season ISN'T played, that's gotta tell you something right there.... Oh, there will still be some semblance of an NHL when this is over. But other than the die-hard hockey fans (and I include myself in that group), will anyone care? Or even notice, for that matter?

GREAT movie. B)

I could be wrong, but somehow, I doubt that explanation would suffice with the IRS. Then they'd probably staple a 'conspiracy to commit tax fraud' charge on top of the billing invoice....... Hey, this could get fun.

Subpoenaed as evidence?

Well, that $6-7000 would also be considered a gift, wouldn't it? So then you'd have to report that in addition to the car, and jeez, that might even bump you to a higher tax bracket...... Let's hear it for the 16th Amendment!

Defining Wys as "someone from the media" is perhaps a stretch. I remember one entertaining conversation on the Zone a couple of years ago, when after a couple games he was calling for Travis Henry to be benched in favor of Bryson, Joe Burns, ANYBODY, because Henry just "ain't cutting it !" To support his opinion, he used the stat that 'if you subtract TH's longest runs in each game, his yards-per-carry average is horrible'. http://www.billszone.com/fanzone/showthread.php?t=3628 I should probably mention, that was the season Henry ended up in the Pro Bowl. Not saying MW is right or wrong in the particular article you linked to; just saying that, based on my previous dealings with him, I'd probably be inclined to discount his p.o.v. just because it IS his p.o.v. And since I can't be unbiased here, I'll just check out of this thread....

Just FYI: if you're not aware of this yet, the Alumni Association puts out a pretty nice writeup after each PSU football game - stats, photos, highlights from other sports, etc. It's called the Football Letter; they used to mail them to everyone, now they just post it online. http://www.imakenews.com/footballletter/ ID:psualum pass:weare

Hey, I like Shane Falco! How's that one line go again? Pain heals. Chicks dig scars. Glory lasts forever. Great movie. But since comparing Falco to Matthews is an insult to Falco, think I'll stick with #11. But, J.P. ? Get well soon, kiddo......

I dunno about most of the gang, Bart, but I hear "Miami Don Johnson" signed the Wall at the tailgate..........

Dan, your numbers are correct; I'm not sure where Neil got his. Did you e-mail him about this yet, or did anyone catch a correction on today's show? (I got home from work at midnight, haven't had a chance to watch the tape from today yet. Damn - wish I hadn't taped over yesterday's.) And to whom it may concern, I've already stated my dislike for the NFL's QB-rating system quite a few times in this forum.... For the record, here's how you figure QB rating: [(completion % - 30)*0.05 + (yds/attempt - 3)*0.25 + (TD % * 0.2) + 2.375-(INT % * 0.25)] / 6 * 100 My apologies for the non-formatting of these stats.... seems like cut/paste from my Excel spreadsheet doesn't work so well with message board software..... Rob: (regular season stats only) 98: 67-107; 62.6%; 910 yds; 8.50 yds/att; 8 TD; 7.48 TD%; 3 INT; 2.80 INT%; 29 sacks-163 yds; 102.94 rating 99: 25-34; 73.5%; 298 yds; 8.76 yds/att; 2 TD; 5.88 TD%; 0 INT; 0.0 INT%; 1 sack-9 yds; 119.49 rating 00: 175-306; 57.2%; 2125 yds; 6.94 yds/att; 12 TD; 3.92 TD%; 7 INT; 2.29 INT%; 48 sacks-291 yds; 82.22 rating 01: 134-216; 62.0%; 1465 yds; 6.78 yds/att; 5 TD; 2.31 TD%; 7 INT; 3.24 INT%; 31 sacks-196 yds; 76.25 rating Buffalo totals, in 30 games/26 starts: 401-663; 60.5%; 4798 yds; 7.24 yds/att; 27 TD; 4.07 TD%; 17 INT; 2.56 INT%; 109 sacks-659 yds; 85.53 rating average/game: 13-22; 160 yds; 1 TD; 1 INT; 4 sacks-22 yds average/start: 15-26; 185 yds; 1 TD; 1 INT; 4 sacks-25 yds Drew: 02: 375-610; 61.5%; 4359 yds; 7.15 yds/att; 24 TD; 3.93 TD%; 15 INT; 2.46 INT%; 54 sacks-369 yds; 85.96 rating 03: 274-471; 58.2%; 2860 yds; 6.07 yds/att; 11 TD; 2.34 TD%; 12 INT; 2.55 INT%; 49 sacks-371 yds; 73.03 rating 04: 30-50; 60.0%; 351 yds; 7.02 yds/att; 2 TD; 4.00 TD%; 1 INT; 2.00 INT%; 8 sacks-52 yds; 86.33 rating Buffalo totals. in 34 games/34 starts: 679-1131; 60.0%; 7570 yds; 6.69 yds/att; 37 TD; 3.27 TD%; 28 INT; 2.48 INT%; 111 sacks-792 yds; 80.59 rating average/start: 20-33; 223 yds; 1 TD; 1 INT; 3 sacks-23 yds

Just to clear this up - MarkVI's pretty much got it right. Since both Howard and Neil have longtime ties to Buffalo and JimmyB doesn't, when the finances started getting tight, JB decided he should be the one to look elsewhere. He's now the programming director at KABZ-FM in Little Rock, AR, which recently went to an all-sports format and carries Razorback FB and hoops games. Don't think he's on-air, more of a management gig. I could be wrong about that, though. Not sure about his deal with the Moulds show, but Howard did mention (tongue firmly in cheek) that JB "is flying up on his private jet" to do the show on Mondays.....

That's the same seller I got the Moulds jersey from, and about $100 less than I paid for mine. E-mail him and ask if he's got any different sizes - the original auction for mine was for a 50, but he happened to have a 48 he sold me for the same Buy It Now price he had listed. I was originally going to get it signed and frame it, but in the end I just HAD to wear it. As for other places to buy 'em? Best of luck; if they're anything like last year, they'll be darn tough to find. I (cough cough) originally wanted the jersey Bledsoe was wearing on the cover of an Extra Point mag I saw, but Moulds' was the only Bills shirt that ever showed up on eBay. (If y'all can't dig up any more authentics - or don't feel like forking over a couple or three C-notes for one - you might be still be able to order the 'replica' version shown in the NFLShop.com catalog, though. Think they were about $90.)

Likewise. That's why I was asking about the replay - granted, I was sitting on the other end of the stadium from my normal seats in 109, but even from there I didn't see anything to make me think that was NOT a Jacksonville TD.

Once they called for the review, all we were doing was hoping the replay crew had seen something we hadn't... because as soon as the ref raised his arms to signal touchdown, I knew we were cooked....

Who ever said you didn't post about football? That pretty much sums up the whole game, and took a lot less time to read than the newspaper stories....

OK, the possession angle makes more sense (although from the scoreboard replay, I don't remember seeing anything that would have made me think he did NOT have possession both before and after being hit).... Thanks, guys.

Scott asked me this after the game, and I agreed with him - far as I know, if it's ruled on the field that a receiver was pushed out of bounds, that part of the play is NOT reviewable. We were both surprised that a replay was initiated. Couldn't find anything at NFL.com, but the game story from the Vikes-Cards game at the end of last season seems to bear this out: Did Criqui and Tasker discuss this at all?

Actually, not a bad idea - if they wanted to do something like that for charity, putting Sullivan in a 'dunk tank' would have people lined up all the way to Big Tree Rd. I can just see him up there, yelling "The Bills stink" and "You're all idiots!" as people took their shots at the target......

NOT WHEN WE'VE GOT THE BALL, OUR QB IS TRYING TO CALL PLAYS, AND OUR OFFENSIVE PLAYERS ARE TRYING TO HEAR THE FRIGGIN' CADENCE !!!!!!!!! Jeez.

I was going to respond to this in that other thread, but as long as this one's right on top..... IMO, Leftwich called that TO not because of crowd noise (it was loud, but not THAT loud), but because he thought the play clock was messed up. Haven't had a chance to watch the tape yet, but here's how I remember it: Leftwich points to the clock a couple of times, looks towards the ref, then calls the TO and walks over to the ref complaining and again pointing to the clock. Then, after the end of that series (probably during a commercial break?) Del Rio was all the way down to the 20-yd line, presumably b*tching about the same thing. Dunno, maybe the rebuild (and losing 7K seats in the process) really did make that much of a difference, but I can't remember the last time that stadium was truly, mindblowingly, teeth-rattlingly LOUD. Maybe the Flutie Jax game, and that was before the dugout suites went in..... ...or maybe some of those guys have a point? Stadium-wide, perhaps the "12th Man" isn't quite what it was back when we had a Super Bowl-quality team to cheer for.

Considering your screen name, hysterical post......

Coaching does not necessarily = spending three hours screaming at the refs. As for the play at the end, a call in our favor would have been a gift from heaven. I stuck around for the replay, but knew there was roughly a 0.000001% chance they'd find a reason to overturn it. JMO.

Ah, quityerwhinin'. Besides, the t-shirt they gave me wouldn't have fit you either....