Jukester

Conrad Dobler

From the UB Athletics website: Alex Van Pelt, who comes to UB after a long NFL career with the Buffalo Bills, will coach the Bulls' quarterbacks and serve as passing game coordinator. While it is his first full-time job in college coaching, he served as quarterbacks coach and play caller with the Frankfurt Galaxy of NFL Europe in 2005.

My tv doesn't have a built in HD tuner, so can't pick it up over the air. Has to go through the cable box.

Yeah, I have Charter too and they used to have it included in a separate sports tier. But they completely removed it from their lineup about 2 months ago because they said their wasn't enough interest. I tend to believe your theory, though. Charter is full of crap. To top it all off they don't provide ABC in high def here in St. Louis because of a squabble they have over fees with the local ABC affiliate. As we all know, the Super Bowl is on ABC this year. It's gonna be just wonderful watching the game on my big screen high def tv - in analog. Friggin a-holes.

Are you kidding me. He took a bunch of no-names and had one of the better running games in the league at the end of 2004. Remember how everyone was enthralled with Willis at the time. Well he needed a good line to do what he did. I agree he's no miracle worker but he's right up there as far as O-line coaches go. Otherwise he wouldn't be garnering so much interest. It's easy to say good-bye but who are you going to replace him with?

I'll concur with that.

Yeah, that's what I thought. Just surprised that there was so much interest in someone that wasn't really available. Is there something that we don't know?

Rams insider Jim Thomas of the Post Dispatch was on the morning talk show here in St. Louis and here’s what he dished regarding the Rams: 1. Talks with Jim Bates for DC have fallen through. It seems Bates wanted more than the Rams were willing to pay - $1 mil plus. 2. Greg Olson is just about wrapped up as the OC 3. Jim McNally was mentioned by Rams brass when discussing O-line coaches. Thought I’d pass it along. Sean Payton in New Orleans has also targeted McNally for his O-line coach. Man I sure hope ML and DJ hold on to McNally. As for Bates, I don't think RW will pay that kind of money for a coordinator.

Sherman. It's a no-brainer, imo. Now whether the Bills will make the obvious choice......depends on the musings of a couple of old guys. Also salary might be factor here as Sherman was making over $3 mil at GB. Ralph's history says he won't pony up that much for a head coach.

Bad example. They had already whistled the play dead for in the grasp. If anything that was a late shot by Pitt that caused the fumble. So I take it back. It was a good example of bad officiating

Granted the Pitt Olineman moved a half an inch, but the refs didn't see/call it. But half the defense came over the line. Why was this a "no call." Should have been one or the other.

Hey I wasn't assuming it was on the books. My point was that the only possible explanation for that call is that some obscure rule exists somewhere in the rulebook. I don't buy "the official is an idiot" argument.

Exactly.

How do you know it's not on the books?

Sure it does. Don't you remember the "Tuck Rule." Same exact scenario. The official made the right call there (according to the rules), when at the time everyone was calling him names much worse than "functionally illiterate"

Yeah, NFL.com only has an official "rules digest" and it does not make any reference to it. That's why I asked for a link. I couldn't find the official rulebook online anywhere. No doubt that the interpretation by the official that reviewed the play was based on some obscure verbage found in the rulebook. And for that I don't blame the official, I blame the NFL. No one in their right mind using common sense would say that was an incomplete pass

Do you have a link to the rule you cite? He did maintain possession to the ground. Therefore he has established possession. Then when he was getting up, his own knee knocked it out of his hands - fumble - which he recovered himself. Here are the only rules I could find on the topic on the NFL website. 7. Any forward pass becomes incomplete and ball is dead if: (a) Pass hits the ground or goes out of bounds. (b) Pass hits the goal post or the crossbar of either team. 8. A forward pass is complete when a receiver clearly possesses the pass and touches the ground with both feet inbounds while in possession of the ball. If a receiver would have landed inbounds with both feet but is carried or pushed out of bounds while maintaining possession of the ball, pass is complete at the out-of-bounds spot.

Good to see things finally going against the Patriots. Turnovers, bad calls against them, missed field goal. It's about time.

That's just disgraceful. Any cornerback in the NFL that can't finish a 100 yard dash without getting caught by a tight end is sad. He was doggin it.

Another wasted opportunity to get JP some game experience. I can't believe the boneheadedness of this staff/administration.

Wouldn't want a quarterback controversy going into the playoffs.

Guess not. Belichek kept Cassel in at QB with 2 mins to go and down by 8.

Anyone see him drop it off the ground and kick it through the uprights for the extra point. He'll probably be in for the last possession - NE down by 5. He's always had a penchant for the dramatic. Whatever you think about this guy, it's good to see him go out in a memorable way.

I'm in a similar predicament. I'll PM you.

Uh, you can't be serious.