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Is there a man alive who could match/exceed the power of a charging Buffalo? A charging sumo wrestler perhaps?

I dunno.. I'd say that honor still belongs to the "Trick or Treat" Cincinnati Bengals.

Going into the game, the Bills and Titans were the two hottest AFC teams in the league. I remembered thinking, "it's a shame we have to play each other the very first wildcard game." As others have said, we would have had a better than good chance of making the Superbowl, but we would've fell to the Rams. We had a number of injuries on the OL that would've been too tough to overcome with RJ at QB..

He is a loser who has NEVER played well against upper echelon teams. Enough with the analysis of his play before the AZ concussion (not you specifically, but other TE apologists); he wasn't exactly slinging the ball all over the field and leading comebacks against the PITs, NEs*, and INDs of the NFL. He is what he is and what he has always been ever since he graduated high school - a mediocre QB. There is only one thing Trentative Edwards could do to shut me up and change other similar opinions about him - PLAY WELL/WIN AGAINST CONTENDERS!

Past: Slow Death or Loveable Losers (take your pick) Present: Great Unknown Future: Perennial Powerhouse

An Engineering degree while playing a collegiate sport?!?! HOW?!?!?! Seriously, that has to be among the toughest thing a student athlete could do. I bailed out of Computer Science at Texas Tech University, didn't play a sport, or have a job, and it was still too much of a workload for me. A student athlete with an Engineering degree at Stanford University?! Impressive. VERY impressive...

Go Brohm!! If reports were 100% accurate and the QB derby was too close to call, go with the player who has the most upside. At this point that player is Brian Brohm. Even if Gailey believed that Edwards was slightly ahead of Brohm, I would still trot Brohm out there with the first team and let Edwards run the second team. That way, you see if Edwards has the competitive fight to reclaim the starting position and at the same time, you provide Brohm with added confidence, as well as an opportunity to fail/succeed, which he hasn't had yet...

I've never understood a millionaire's need to hold a fundraiser...

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Gailey said that he had a specific QB rotation scheduled for each of the OTA practices. Fitz and Edwards would get the most snaps 1st and 2nd in the rotation, due to Brohm and Brown getting all of the rookie minicamp snaps. These voluntary OTAs are almost over, so keep your eyes posted for the first man through in the rotation at the mandatory minicamp. That is the QB that Gailey believes is leading the others. Keep your eye open for the second man through in the rotation - that will be the first QB's primary competitor...

Wasn't Tom Brady the latest Patsie to be upset with his contract? I hate the Pats* and everyone who wears that uniform, but I felt a little sorry for what they put WR Troy Brown through. Brown had always been a team player - took a cut in pay for the team and even switched positions from WR to CB when their secondary was hurting. His reward? He was tossed out like yesterdays trash.

I can see why everyone wants to place the blame at the feet of Flutie and rightfully so, but I wouldn't say that he singlehandedly cost us the game. It was b/c of Flutie that we could even move the ball and score in the first place! You can put many QBs in that game since Flutie - Bledsoe, Johnson, Edwards, etc. - and none of them would have had us in a position to win the game. Our OL was atrocious, but since Flutie was so mobile and a relatively quick decision maker (most of the time), we almost won the game on the Dolphins home turf. Even the announcer said, "without Flutie, the Bills are an above average team. With Flutie, they're dangerous." He was our second best offensive weapon on the team. The glaring mistakes that he made that day, prevented us from winning a game that he otherwise put in a position to win (confusing I know). One could argue that Andre Reed was really the individual who cost us the game...

Those 3 plays basically sum up the Buffalo Bills franchise - something great, followed by a HUGE letdown. The Bills are due this next decade, that is, if the world doesn't end 12/21/2012 like the Mayans believe...

Now Schobel says, "the only team that I'd consider going to, is the Houston Texans." I think this was his intention the entire time - get the Bills to release him, so that they'd eat his signing bonus money, while at the same time, giving him all options if/when he decides to play. He's done with the Bills, but isn't done with football and wants to make his own career decisions that don't include the word, "retirement". Sorry Schobel, but if you're done with the Bills, you're done with football (unless the Bills are willing to oblige and trade you to Houston). Schobel Appears Through With Bills

What the Bills COULD NOT do was get sacked, or throw something short of the goal line. They were out of timeouts. It was first down, so if the play was developing that slowly, you gotta throw that thing out of the endzone if the first two reads aren't there. Plus, Flutie had to know that with the blocking scheme, the RT wasn't blocking Armstrong. Get the ball out!! Anyway, it's over and done and in the past...

Bills @ Dolphins '98-'99 AFC Wildcard Playoff Game - Sooo many mistakes made this game (5 turnovers - 4 fumbles, 1 int). - Flutie was exciting to watch, but made many mistakes, including a rookie mistake on that last drive. - Eric Moulds finished with 9 catches for 240 yds. - Our OL was pathetic, but Flutie was able to mask their many deficiencies the entire season. - Not one of Andre Reed's best games. - I miss the excitement of playoff football...

Two words: Dick Jauron...

I see he didn't do a write up of the highlights today.. What I'm most interested in (and probably the majority here), is how the QB battle is coming along. The video only tells part of the story - looks like Brohm had the better day, but it's impossible to tell from the limited highlights/lowlights. Fitzpatrick wasn't even mentioned. Brown needs to give us a winner for each day. If no QB distinguished himself that day, then declare it a push, but at least keep us up to date as far as who looks the sharpest day in and day out!

New article from the Bleacher Report.. Aaron Schobel: Should I Stay Or Should I Go?

I think Antonio Coleman makes Chris Kelsay expendable by the end of the 2nd preseason game.. Younger, cheaper, and a better pure pass rusher. I don't know if Aaron Schobel's request to remain a Buffalo Bill is genuine, but if he realistically expects to be on the same page as the rest of the defense, he better be in by day 1 of training camp. His heart is in Texas (along with the rest of his family), but his job is in Buffalo. I wish someone knew first hand if he is currently training. If he has spent this offseason with his family, he may hurt himself trying to run around with guys who are in football shape...

At what point does Schobel become too far behind to contribute? He'll already have to transition to an entirely different position, in an entirely different defense. Right now, he's missing all of the installation, as well as the added experience of playing OLB in a 3-4 defense. At what point does it become, "thanks Aaron, but we have to go with the guys who have been here learning this entire summer." In my opinion, if he doesn't show for day 1 of mandatory training camp, you can pretty much write him off... 3-4 defenses usually keep around 8 LBs and 6 DL. At this moment, the LB position is overly crowded. Which 8 will make the opening day roster? I've highlighted the players I'd like to see survive the Turk, but either way, some talented players will be handed pink slips.. Aaron Schobel Chris Kelsay Paul Posluszny Kawika Mitchell Andra Davis Aaron Maybin Chris Ellis Nic Harris Reggie Torbor Arthur Moats Danny Batten Antonio Coleman Keith Ellison Marcus Buggs Ryan Manalac Mike Wright Jon Corto

I remember at one point the Sunday Ticket was like $159, which averaged out to about $10/game. Inflation and greed. Greedy bastages...

But, but, but... Marv said that Jauron just needed more time

It's worse than you thought. He signed a deal averaging $6M/season - just a hair under Schobel's $7M/season.