Cotton Fitzsimmons

Completely agree CodeMonkey. That's why I said lets see how the rest of the year plays out. What I did notice, however, was a much different QB than I saw last season. I was excited for Fitz to start because I just wanted to see the ball being thrown down field in any fashion. What I didn't expect was for him to complete over 70% of his passes and move the chains to the point where Moorman punted once the entire game. Now, I'm not saying to "crown his ass" but what I am saying is that perhaps Fitz is NOT "who we thought he was" ... lets just see how it plays out. Maybe Chan can coach this guy up.

YE OLE thinks it safe to say that yesterday was the first opportunity we had to see Chan Gailey's actual offense. I found it interesting that Chan said something to the effect of "We had some things called that we just didn't get off..." following the loss at Green Bay. Shortly following that Chan showed that he had and incredibly fast hook on Edwards. It's clear that Chan's offense simply wasn't being executed, thus the change. So, my question is... given that was our first look at Chan's actual offensive system with a little preparation and game planning, what do you think? I was fairly impressed. It's obvious that Fitzpatrick is an avg. QB, but he was definitely very productive in it. Hell, I think Moorman only punted the ball once yesterday. When is the last time that's happened? I was impressed. Lets see what we can do against the Jets. Also, did anyone else think that Fitz looked different yesterday? The last time we saw this guy he looked like a scrappy guy, with a mediocre arm, and accuracy issues. He threw 2 bad picks yesterday, no argument from me on that, but overall he looked like he had much better velocity on the ball and was way more accurate than I expected. Trent was a lost cause, but it could be that Chan's already influenced Fitz's game. Lets see how the rest of the year plays out, maybe Chan can continue to coach him up.

I used to like listening to Schopp about a decade ago on WNSA... but either YE OLE was naive back then or Schopp has evolved into the Jack of Asses. But I can't stand hearing this clown any longer. Now mind you... YE isn't in the area so he goes to greater lengths than some to stream his Buffalo sports talk. YE will also tell you this... he used to listen to WNSA everyday without fail on the INTERWEBS, but these days I do not bother with WGR. I'm assuming that Howard Simon is still decent enough, but it's just not the same.

Did somebody call for YE OLE?

If only THE FLUTE MAN could've played with Spiller!

Without fail the jambrones carve it up every time

Booya!

Hey guys, I was just wondering if anyone out there either owns their own freight brokerage or is/has worked as an agent of a freight broker. I ask, because I have an interview with a local 3PL this week and was just wondering if anyone had any outlook on the industry or general advice. Ironically, I had looked into trying to start my own freight brokerage about a year ago, but thought better of it as I had little experience in the field. Needless to say, when this opportunity came up, I was pretty excited about it. Anyway, any comments or advice would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Such as Larry, Moe, and Curly... WHOOOOP WHOOOOP WHOOOOP!

No doubt Deano... the backup is gonna see more action than YE OLE on a Saturday night. *HOYOOOOOO*

On the REAL Alphadawg... what in the hell did Brohm do to piss off this group of posters? Brohm looks like he could be a good QB, why is it a problem for these guys if he's on the roster? It's unbelievable that there is such passion about a guy that we gave nothing to get. It's not like if he doesn't pan out it's going to set our franchise back 5 years. Who cares? I think he could be good, as it seems like a majority here see as a possibility. If he doesn't pan out, who cares? He can be a backup. None of this has anything to do with how Trent plays. Hopefully whoever ends up starting puts it together. It just doesn't make sense... by no reports have any of these guys done anything but compete hard for the starting job. There's been no backstabbing, no locker room cancer type stuff. Yet you'd think we were in the midst of Flutie/Johnson here.

Now Mr. Hammer, if Ye shows up to your lot come game day is he going to have to pay the full $15 or will he receive Ye Ole discount?

Where ya at Deano? We'll be anticipating you call in to Coach tonight.

Awesome stuff Promo. I know Coach was real excited about this fundraiser last week on his show. YE OLE has been catching the replay of his show the last several weeks, but will try to catch the live show tomorrow so YE can chime in on this stuff. Ya'll gotta hear Promo on Coach Sal... he's always carving it up with witty insight. He does TBD real proud!

Anyone heard what the QB rotation will be against the Bengals or when we will be made abreast of such?

YE OLE believes that this thread's theme song should be Bruce Springstein's "Glory Days"

For those who watched the NFL Network broadcast of this game and got the Redskins crew... Theisman was already in midseason form last night. I loved how they kept calling Joique Bell: Jordan Bell. Ironically, he has a son named Jordan. I think very late in the game they finally started getting it right. But aside from the bone crushing hits that Perry Ellis was out there making, there was one other Theismanism that just slayed me. When they were talking to Snyder did anyone catch how after we punted Theisman said the Skins got another INT and a big turnover it was? He went on and on... but aside from the obvious that there was no turnover... did you see the look he flashed Snyder when he said "and another big turnover for the defense!" His eyes lit up almost in a longing fashion for Mr. Snyder and it was downright creepy. I can't even describe it... if you have this game on TIVO you must go back and check this out. All in all, not a very entertaining game from a Bills fan perspective, but at least that clown brought some entertainment to the show.

Lest we forget Rob "Fairweather" Johnson

No kidding... my first thought was "Barry Brady is that you?"

And we let em off the hook!

Man... we in here talkin bout PRACTICE... not a game... not a game. PRACTICE

They've only been sanitized for the sake of not transfering number for number to a public forum. But that being said, all numbers are very close and proportionate to the actual numbers so academically speaking there is no difference.

Thanks for the advice. The thing I can't figure here is she wasn't at all hesitant to send me the P&L a day after telling me what she had "cleared" Then obviously she responded that you are allowed to show a loss for 5 years so she has shown that "on paper" Clearly something seems amiss here, but it's odd that the business has been in town for so long and is so well established. If it weren't for that fact alone, I would've never even pursued this.

Yeah, the landlord charges her 18% of the property tax. I used to have a similar set up with a building I leased. I've seen it usually rolled in to the rent with "CAM" fees, but she split it up as separate from her rent in this case. But, I think that part is legit.

As some of you may know YE OLE recently found himself joining the ranks of YE UNEMPLOYED. In light of this I am looking to go back into business for myself, and found an existing small business for sale. The business is a Dollar Store, and is in a small town and has modest sales. That being said it has been at this location for 20 years and has had 2 owners during this time. Seemingly, it has done well for them. When it recently came up for sale, I went in to talk to the woman who owns it and she claimed that the first 3 years she owned it she cleared 70-75k, while the last two years she has cleared in the mid 50k range, attributing the dip to the economy. She specifically stated that she cleared 53k last year. I became very interested, because she is desperate to sell as her mother has become very ill and requires 24 hour care, otherwise her plan had been to work the store another 5 years and then retire. Now, excuse my long winded intro. and on to the meat of the problem... I requested to see her P&L, and she obliged and promptly faxed me a copy of last year's statement. I was shocked as it read nothing like what I had expected. Here's a brief synopsis: Total Sales: 109,876.16 Total Cost of Goods Sold: 54,089.00 Gross Profit: 55,787.16 Now, the Operating Costs are broken down as follows: Payroll Expense: 18,612.85 Donation: 50.00 FICA: 1423.87 FUTA: 144.40 SUTA: 48.07 Advertising: 135.00 Bank Expense: 422.91 Car and Truck Expense: 1641.75 Depreciation Expense: 1810.00 Insurance (Business): 2012.00 Legal/Accounting Fees: 3004.42 Licenses and Permits: 31.00 Rent- Building: 15,600.00 Repair and Maintenance: 202.00 Office Supplies: 1605.76 Taxes (Property): 3291.49 Telephone: 1878.12 Utilities: 9048.65 TOTAL Operating Expense: 60,962.29 Net Operating Income: -5175.13 Interest Expense: 4053.35 Net Income: -9228.48 Now, YE OLE has previously been a small business owner, been a retail manager, as well as a manager of a bank. I like to think I know my way around a P&L, but what am I missing here? I did contact the owner after receipt of the statement and she told me that she has shown a loss on paper for each of the 5 years she has owned the business and you are allowed to a show a loss on a business for tax purposes for 5 years and that's what she has done. So... I'm throwing this out there, especially to any CPA's or lawyers amongst us, what am I missing or what are possible explanations for this? How could she legitimately be pulling 50-70k per year out of this?