Jukester

By the way, we were promised reveals of 3 major mysteries. Is it me or was that a totally bs promo?

And what about getting the scoop from Carl instead of giving him relationship advice.

I was out there yesterday on I-270 (driving home to help my wife who was stuck in the storm), so I know exactly what you're talking about. Saw a compact that was pinned against the median barrier by a semi. After that description you gave, all I can say is that you are one lucky sob. Glad you're ok. There's something crazy about the drivers here - it's either too slow or too fast when there's bad weather (or even a drizzle). Always getting cut off even in good weather. The left lane is always the slowest. Everyone's got one hand on a cell phone (no one's heard of hands free or bluetooth) PS - are you one of the guys that makes it out to the Sports Page on football Sundays?

I surely hope that was sarcasm. Games since 2000 which were much better: XXXIX Feb. 6, 2005 New England 24, Philadelphia 21 XXXVIII Feb. 1, 2004 New England 32, Carolina 29 XXXVI Feb. 3, 2002 New England 20, St. Louis 17 XXXIV Jan. 30, 2000 St. Louis 23, Tennessee 16

Nice job Gino!! Commercial to air during the Super Bowl. Bills Fan Super Ad Winner Riding The Wave

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Yeah exactly! They've definitely made things fun again for us fans this year. Hopefully we'll be rehashing all the permutations again next week at this time.

You gotta also remember that juking out a Hawaii player is just a bit different than trying to do the same thing against the guys he goes against nowadays.

Actually +3 is a ratio. Any whole number is a ratio. e.g. 3:1 can be expressed as 3. But you're right, that's not the way King was using it. J.P's actual ratio is 10/7 or 1.43. By the way J.P's passer rating of 85.1 ranks him 12th in the league ahead of some notable names: Grossman, Hasselbeck, Delhomme, E. Manning, Roethlisberger, Favre, Vick. Drew Bledsoe is dead last with a 69.2.

Good to see that he's up to his usual "tricks" again. Funny thing is, Steeler fans came on this board and told us the same thing when Mularkey was hired here. Can the guy be any more stubborn. Love to see the Dolphins in turmoil. Thanks Mike.

Even though it's a couple minutes behind, thanks. Great to have the Buffalo feed (or any feed for that matter.)

Quick Summary: On the performance against Miami: Excited about 7 sacks and overall speed of the defense On why he seems to be all over the field: Defense is simpler than previous years in the sense that there are less packages and personnel groups. Still there is a lot of stress on fine details. WNY fans: They live and die with the Bills – mood for the week depends on the how the teams does – retailers do better when the team wins. On the Troy Vincent situation: He was shocked since it was just a hamstring. He and Troy were the best of friends. But Troy felt it was best for the team. Anytime there’s a controversial decision it can affect team chemistry adversely. But Troy has stuck around to help the younger players. Spoke on his difficult time this past summer when his mom passed and he got married in the same week. Spoke on his spirituality; studying to be an ordained minister. Spoke on his durability – being in pain vs being injured. Rome concluded saying that the “Bills are Back” and if the offense can put up some points “look the hell out.”

The penalty call was correct. From what I remember, the timing was thrown off because a Dolphin was in J.P's face forcing him to hold onto the ball a second longer than planned. This is why Reed's block ended up a bit early.

Tony Gonzalez and Rod Smith. Who'd a guessed DEN-KC would be a field goal fest.

I've got both these guys. I'm down for the week but can pull it out with the QB posiiton tomorrow night. Who to start? Ben's coming off the appendectomy - will he be rusty, will they try to ease him back in, or is he going to have one of those great performances that athletes have when they're sick or under other outside stresses - e.g. Favre when his father died. Leftwich is at home, had a good week last week but going against a tough D. Opinions?

...and a cheerleader

From the Sep. 18, 2006 issue of TIME magazine: The NFL in the palm of your hand Fans at the game will have something better to watch when their team is trailing by 30. Starting Sept. 17, select NFL stadiums will offer handheld TVs featuring live games through DirecTV. The article showed a picture of a handheld device with a small color screen showing NFL games. Two questions: How much? (this is the NFL after all) Which stadiums will offer this? Another article

Yeah that’s because of the stupid NFL rules regarding games in the local market. Since ATL has a home game at 1 pm (Fox), no other games will be broadcast at the same time on another network. That’s the reason for the white bubble around Atlanta. This essentially prevents you from getting the double header from the network that has it for that week. Idiotic rule.

Loyalties run deep especially with the vets. Just an emotional time for him getting re-injured and also finding out his friend is off the team. I have to agree with you and wonder whether TKO is ever fully going to recover from the achilles tear. Remember Sam Cowart? And the hamstring is one of those lingering injuries that sometimes takes a whole season to completely get over. Hope it's not though. We need him back 100% asap.

Awesome link. Thanks.

Big question is how long is this optimism going to last - 1 game or 2?

Everything you just said and apply it to Charter Cable also. Going through the same bull sh-- here in St. Louis. Last year they had it for an extra $4/month with the sports tier. NFL got wise to it and we don't get it at all now. These are the same guys that still don't carry ABC in high def because of an issue they have with the local affiliate. Had to watch MNF and Super Bowl in analog last year.

Yeah, the sacks really jumped out at me also. That will definitely have to improve if our offense is going to be successful. Possibly a reflection of J.P. hanging in the pocket more this year instead of running at the first sign of trouble. He'll need to find a balance between the two.

Losman: 22/35, 278 yds, 62.9%, 1 td, 1 int, 8 sacks, 85.2 rating Nall: 5/9, 63 yds, 55.6%, 1 td, 0 int, 0 sacks, 114.6 rating Holcomb: 5/9, 44 yds, 55.6%, 1 td, 1 int, 1 sack, 29.2 rating Stats don't always tell the whole story but they give an objective indication of the big picture. How many of you would take J.P.'s numbers above for each game this season? I for one would. The sacks and fumbles are a little worrisome, but overall i'm very pleased with J.P.'s progress. He can only improve. Love the way Jauron has handled the whole thing. Nall may have potential as a quality backup but too early to tell. Holcomb.....well, not much to say....he's what he is and is not going to get any better.

As has been pointed out on this board, it all depends what he means by seniority: