NorCal Aaron

So endeth the lesson.

ESPN analyst Trent Dilfer on Jay Cutler in today's NY Times: "He was never as good as everybody said he was....He's a very average player." This is painfully funny coming from Trent Dilfer.

Who, according to my wife, was regrettably was wearing a Flyers t-shirt last week on his show 'Bones' (despite being born in Buffalo).

I say give Brohm the last 3-4 games if he is able to pick up the scheme. As suggested in the other thread, assess the best tackles in the UFL and sign them for the remainder of the season. Sure, it's the minor league minus the Lackawanna Lions, but how many of the lineman that have suited up for the Bills this year would make a dent on the Tuskers or Locos? Drop the Poz to OLB talk. He isn't quick enough to make a difference when unimpeded in the middle, so how is he going to man up on a big athletic end or explode off the edge? The thought of him being enveloped by real NFL tackles, as opposed to the pseudo variety the Bills trot out, puts no steam in my step. The Whitner discussion has been exhausted. You lose nothing with Wilson or Byrd replacing him. The Peters discussion has been exhausted. He wanted more money than the Bills would pony up and frankly more money than he was worth. The fact that he deliberately half-assed his play is grounds enough for dismissal, particularly when your job is to protect the most vital position on the squad. He's good, but the business decision to deal him was sound. The lack of foresight regarding genuine replacements for him was purely amateur night on the part of the administration. TO was an interesting experiment. He still has it. My limited visual perspective has made it difficult to see what others testify to saying: that he is open most of the game. I'd like him back, but obviously he won't. At this juncture, would he be amenable to being part of a salvage operation where baring the quickest turnaround (ala Falcons and Dolphins), he'd suffer through another couple of disappointing seasons before the Bills could be relevant (assuming they ever will be relevant). How much would you pay for his services, knowing that he wouldn't be a bargain and that you still have to evaluate several younger guys. Assuming Terrell buys into the prospect of staying because of low wear and tear practice regimen and club sanctioned space to build the TO brand, does the new regime want him around? Will the new regime be more physically demanding and thus less palatable for a 36 year old aging receiver? Will there even be a new regime or do us as Bills lemmings just repeat the phrase "when the new regime comes..."and nod to each other to assuage the pain?

This game is horrible. Has Chicago ever had a quarterback? I was going to say that I'd hate to be a Bears fan, but then I remembered - I follow the Bills.

Is this based on what your family member was told through a medical and/or Trent-associate grapevine or what he/she heard/read locally?

Wrong. Mostly around the Mpls and Brainerd.

I'm from the Falls but grew up on Long Island. I don't have an WNY accent but all my grade school teachers thought I was from the Mid-West due to the way they heard my 'R's' - I guess in contrast to native LIers (as depicted in Albany's story). I wouldn't call the Buffalo area accent 'effeminate'; but having gone to college in Minneapolis with quite a few folks from Chi-town, the accents are discernibly different. When spending summers in the Falls as a kid, I would tease my cousin when he would say the word 'bike' : 'boyk'.

Scott Peterson.

Shanny please. That dude has a consistent scheme. Give him the keys. I wasn't ever impressed with Holmgren's Hawks. Cowher has the right intensity, but was he also the beneficiary of being swaddled in a stable organization with sound football practices? If you want youth, bring in Gruden with a real football GM.

The Niners game was a decent game action-wise and competitive for a while. Some good players were showcased: Gore, Willis, Johnson. The other game in our area was Bears/Cards (why I don't know) which was switched to a better Bucs/Packers.

Name your price - we have a buyer!

Funny. I just found a VHS tape of that Raiders/Bills tilt ( one point Bills loss) while rummaging around the storage unit last week. I have no idea how much the ball will garner, but a few things to consider: 1. The market for Bills stuff has been suppressed a bit cause they suck. I have a mid-60's Bills bobblehead with original box that I want to sell, but I keep waiting for the right time to post it (in order to ride an enthusiasm wave). I intended to post it coinciding with opening week to cash in on the TO/hope springs eternal vibe, but I forgot. Now I'm afraid that getting maximum value would be like trying to seal the deal with a flirting hottie once she catches wind that you have herpes. 2. Do you have proof the signatures are real - like a picture of you with Crafts and the ball? Or a pic of any players signing? Some folks would be reluctant to pay a lot for memorabilia that doesn't have some measure of official authenticity. I have a 1978 autographed NY Yankees ball that a teacher gave me while growing up on Long Island. He knew the equipment guy. The problem I have found is that it costs a mint to have the ball verified by sports graders, so I've refrained from selling it. Your ball is a cool item from a glory era, so everything I've said may be full of shiite since plenty of nostalgic fans would jump all over it given the pathetic state of Bills football.

Singletary's enthusiasm is contagious. He won't tolerate players that don't go full-tilt. He has improved the environment in Santa Clara. But, while his emphasis on physicality is welcome on any club, the jury is still out as to whether he has the skills or flexibility with the X&0s. He has made some questionable decisions on the sideline this year that may be attributed to status as a new head coach, or may be a reflection of his limitations as a strategist. It will be fun to see him progress. Smith was completely mismanaged from the get-go. He may not have been deserving of his draft status, but Mike Nolan abused this kid. He may still become a serviceable NFL quarterback. The Niners would be one of a few teams I would follow if the Bills left WNY. Less because I live in the City, and more because the Niners are the last remaining team whose origins lie in the AAFC (along with the first Buffalo Bisons/Bills team). Every Niners game I watch further affirms that Patrick Willis is a complete stud, Spikes is still a decent player, and that the Bills barely have two NFL quality backers. The Titans will beat the Bills. Young is the question mark though. He has an arm, but its anyone's guess who'll catch the ball when he throws it. Chris Johnson is scary good.

You can get a lot of burning hole for 198k.

I'm the one with the fat mad skills and I won't choke like the Buffalo Bills - cube.

Richmond Webb was pretty good at stoning Bruce and ranks with the others mentioned.

Didn't know he was still in the league till I saw him play well in rotational duty against the 49ers last week.

hook em!

The 49ers are the early game and the Raiders are blacked out. Fewer teams playing with this weeks bye, and Carolina is one of the 9ers rivals in the NFC West is the best that I can come up with. During their run in the late 80's and a good portion of the 1990s, the Bills were routinely (almost weekly at times) put on as the early game when the Niners played at home or on the late game. When the Raiders returned to Oakland, the Bills got play when Al's boys were blacked out.

10am starts are the best.

When I lived in Minneapolis, I used to slap up the plastic my the room to cut the draft during the winter. I was pleased with the results though it was still too f'in cold.

I'd be more than happy if the Bills moved, were subsequently replaced by a new organization with the same name, and won a SB shortly thereafter. A total colon cleanse of the offending front office, retention of the approximately 15 years of palatable history out of 50, and new duds that replace the current base atrocities. Win - win - win. Think Ozzy is available.

Correct. It was Roy with the initial aerial pass. Staff crashed the net, but Vanek got the goal off the deflection.

It was Roy to Vanek. Still funny.