Cotton Fitzsimmons

Alas! Ye Ole Cotton is united with THE DUDE... together on the same board. Intellectually speaking, we are now rich beyond our wildest dreams!

Honestly... the fact that we're even discussing the Arizona Cardinals being IN the Superbowl pretty much seals the deal in my mind. Just take that in for a second... the Arizona Cardinals are playing in the Superbowl. Kurt's a good guy on and off the field, and he sure pissed me off when we played against him this year. We couldn't even slow him down. The only knock on him was length of career since he got such a late start at it when he burst onto the scene with the Rams. But now he's been doing it for 10 years... and got the RAMS and the Cardinals to the Super Bowl. That alone is astonishing... I'm still taking that in.

True enough, we must build the lines! Especially the D-lne... at this point, I'd take Stroud and Schobel as being OK to good when healthy, but we desperately need a game changer on that line.

Based on that logic, we could also say that we haven't even made the playoffs since switching to a 4-3 in 2001. To that, I would also say No Thank You.

Presenting: Good King Wenceslas... Buffalo Bills Style, BOYEEEEEE: Owner Ralph Wilson looked out On another losing season When the snow lay round about Deep and crisp and even Brightly shone the D at times Though our pass rush was cruel When a poor coach blamed for our plight His name was Perry Fewell Leodis McKelvin run for me, The return game is sterling. Yonder peasant, who is he? Tis' none other than John Wendling. Leagues best special teams hence Coverage teams always contain In the endzone Roscoe shall dance Lest we forget Brian Moorman Halt the rush and give Trent time Stop the red dogs hither James Hardy will one day shine Just like Donte Whitner Trent and Lynch forth they went Forth they went together Through the Ralph wind's wild lament And the bitter weather JP's hopes are darker now As the boos grow stronger Read the D... he knows not how, Fans can watch no longer Hear the footsteps, fair JP Speeding toward you boldly Thou shalt feel the defense rage And fumble thy ball unexplicably In legends steps they trod Where the snow lay dinted Greatness used to grace the sod Where present Bills are ding-ED Therefore, Bills fans, rest assured Draft position is rising Ye ole NFL will bless the poor With another first round blessing

I don't like the idea of continuing to recycle coaches, and I think Jauron could pan out, BUT... if Ralph is willing to spend the money, there would be no better fit than Bill Cowher. That guy personifies a place like Buffalo, has won a SB, and has been one of the few people in the media who has consistently said good things about the Bills. I kind of get the feeling from seeing Cowher talk about Buffalo that he might be interested if the job were offered.

The stats are as follows: When posting "dubs" in da B-LO... Reed has "bookoo" receptions When posting losses in da B-LO... Reed has no receptions Moving on... Dick said WHIP IT!!!

Dick said WHIP IT!!!!

Just like so many years ago, when corporate America undid her blouse, exposing the teet of opportunity for Ye Ole Cotton to suckle... so too does this Monday nighter expose the teet of opportunity to this team. Now is the time to strike back! At 6-4 the rest of the schedule with KC, SF, et al, we shall attain that 10-6+ plateau and go on to play THE SECOND SEASON.

Obviously Bledsoe sucked down the stretch in '02, but I never understood the argument that other teams finally figured him out or got the book on him. He was a 10 year veteran at that point who had been to 3 Pro Bowls and a Super Bowl. I think any books to be written had long since been out on him.

It's too early to label any of the 3 as a bust, but they've definitely not contributed to the extent that we had, obviously, hoped for. While, in time, they could certainly turn it around, I'd definitely say they've been disappointing. McKelvin, aside from a couple of decent returns here and there, has reminded me more of Chris Watson than anything. He just seems slow and doesn't make people miss. Hardy, we all suspected, would be a project. When we drafted him, I felt like he could turn into a prolific weapon in time, or he could be out of the league in a couple of years. He clearly has a lot to learn about the pro game and needs to refine his route running, but again... that's nothing more than what we expected when we drafted him. Ellis must not be at all ready to play at this level, or obviously he would at least be on the active roster on game day.

Thanks for the vote of support Stev C. I really thought more people would like the idea, or at least get a chuckle out of it.

Ok... so Ye Ole Cotton's first idea for a save our Bills commercial flopped. But, as always I went back into the lab with a pen and a pad, and fixed it. It was a simple tweak at that, and I think now you all can appreciate the change. When it fades into the montage and "A salute to the greatest fans in the world..." we'll lay a track for "Talkin Proud" And just so we can capture the traditional "round" feel that Talkin Proud must be presented in, we'll get the members here at TSW to get together and record it. Mods will take the first leg, all pro's will take the second, rookies third, UDFA's will bring up the rear. Buffalo's got a spirit, talkin proud! TALKIN PROUD! Listen up, can you hear it, TALKIN PROUD! TALKIN PROUD! We're up and WALKIN' PROUD WALKIN' PROUD! etc. etc. we all know the cut So what do ya say? Are we all up for this task? Certainly it would keep the team in the Queen City where it belongs. It worked then and it'll work now in conjunction with Ye Ole Cotton's idea for the visuals on the commercial.

Humorous idiocies notwithstanding, the core concept is pretty good actually, could be an emotionally stirring presentation. Sweater vests, wingtips, Ye Ole Cotton being in the commercial, etc. is just for laughs. A little comic relief on the eve of gameday.

While Ye Ole Cotton was working at his trade today, an idea for a new commercial occurred to him. It would be sponsored by Under Armor and it would also be socially motivated in an effort to keep the Bills in Buffalo. There would be a lot of thunder and lightning crashing about... it would be rainy like a son of a beach. Then the camera would focus to midfield at the Ralph... right dead center of the logo. There would be a group of Bills greats huddled around... Bruce, Kelly, Thurman, Andre, Tasker, Sestak, Kemp... and then Ye Ole' Cotton would be standing there sporting his sweater vest, arms raised to the heavens, and yelling "WE MUST PROTECT THIS HOOOOOUUUUUSSSSSE!!!!!" Just as Ye Ole' Cotton yells the tag line, camera zooms in on Tasker and he's pounding his fist going "yeah... YEAH!" in strong agreement with Ye Ole' Cotton. Right at that moment a football falls out of the sky and rolls to the feet of Ye Ole' Cotton. He picks it up, and with a white hot fury, charges for the goal line... but it's not that easy... for this 50 yard dash to pay dirt is lined with the greatest players the game has known. Cotton busts to the 45 and does a spin move on Butkus, alluding the first tackle. Then he sprints to the 38 and jukes Singletary. He trots to the 25 and hurdles Merriman (not that I think he's one of the greatest ever, but what commercial like this doesn't have Mr. Lights Out in it?)... just as Ye Ole' Cotton hurdles Merriman the camera zooms in on his wingtips and he's flying through the air. Then he gets down to the 5 and finds a trio of Mortensen, Wilfork, and Ted Rogers forming a seemingly larger than life wall, and they all chuckle in unison with an evil laugh. Just then, the play by play man calls out "looks like the jig is up!" So Ye Ole' Cotton drops his shoulder and knocks the terrible trio on their respective cans and charges into the endzone. Then the commercial fades out into a montage of Bills greatest moments, culminating with #5 hoisting the Lombardi Trophy (we obviously shot this commercial after we win it all), and the words appear "...A salute to the greatest fans in the world..."

They are Ye Ole Cotton's roommates from the el colegio de universidad.

Love my abilities or hate my abilities, one thing's for certain: Can't NOBODY inspire an impromptu forum on Steve Winwood like Ye Ole Cotton!

WAR Jim Rome digging Buffalo. OUT

Steve Winwood in full effect... now peeeep dis! It used to seem to me That our offense ran on too fast And we had to take it slowly Just to make the good parts last But when youre born to run Its so hard to just slow down when the AFC is so demanding So dont be surprised to see us Back at the top of the standings We'll be back in the high life again All the doors Donahoe closed one time will open up again We'll be back in the high life again All the eyes that watched us once will smile and take us in And Trent will dink and dunk then gun one to Lee Let us purge our memory of Flutie And we'll be a sight to see Back in the high life again We used to be the best To conquer division and AFC And I hope that illusive win is still out there And youre like you used to be We'll have ourselves a time And well dance til the morning sun And well let the good times come in And we wont stop til were done Well be back in the high life again All the doors Donahoe closed one time will open up again Well be back in the high life again All the eyes that watched us once will smile and take us in And Trent will dink and dunk and gun one to Lee And have the world so easily And oh well be a sight to see Back in the high life again Well be back in the high life again All the doors Donahoe closed one time will open up again Well be back in the high life again All the eyes that watched us once will smile and take us in And well drink and dance with one hand free And have the world so easily And oh well be a sight to see Back in the high life again

Dick said, "WHIP IT!"

Rob Johnson

Doug The Magic Flutie lived by the sea and frolicked in the Atlantic mist in a land called B.C. Lil' Dougie Flutie was small but tough, throwin screens and runnin draws and other fancy stuff Football goes on forever, but not so for Doug Heisman trophies and superbowl rings make way for other gigs One Fall day it happened, and Doug would play no more But hear not Flutie fans, now he's a talking head and talks football forevermore Doug The Magic Flutie lived by the sea and frolicked in the Atlantic mist in a land called B.C.

As Marv would say, "Go Bills! For we are here to cheer for you!"

Top Shelf executive by day... Gigolo by night. You know how it is Deano... you've been out on THE CIRCUIT with Ye Ole Cotton. As I recall it went a lil' something like: Ye Ole Cotton be out wit da heathens... No deceivin, nothin up my sleeve, no teason, Need the ladies to get up up on the dance floor Give Deano whe he askin for

Over 2 years of registration and only 7 posts... twas Ye Ole Cotton that coaxed this jolly Bills soul out from his exile!