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Agreed. And now has been diagnosed with a serious decease.

I think the most underated issue in this discussion is the ability of the coach in question to bring in top flight assistants. The Marty connection in Brian's case makes me far more comfortable, even excited. My dream scenario is Marty as HC for 2-3 years, and Brian as Asst HC/OC, and heir apparent. Our recent failures with Malarky and Williams are probably as much to do with their lack of standing to snag the top coordinators as it was their coaching skills. They were, after all, a former time's BShot and Frasier.

Nice post. I've always wondered about all the "Buffalo sucks" comments comming from Bills fans. If you are from there or have spent real time, you know what it has to offer - and how hard it is to find somewhere else.

I bet your right. He will do well enough to take Ralph off the hook for a big name/$ coach. And next year we will finish 7-9 again - like groundhogs day.

OJ may have been the greatest player of his era, and the face of the NFL in the 70's. No other Bill can claim that. Saying he is top 5 doesn't get to the heart of it. When I see him on a 'greatest' list behind Emmit, Sanders, Peyton and the like I want to spit nails. It just wasn't so.

Those Bills had more (positive) highlights in one game than the current regime has had in 3 years.

A voice of reason. I'd take 2 1sts in a heartbeat, but not just one. Sure he has all world potential, but he also helped kill our OL last season because he is a selfish b*&%$#. What makes anyone here confident that he won't start coasting after a big contract? Or that he will not sit out and underperform every year until he gets the king's gold? He has done nothing to make me think he won't screw us in the end. Peters is trouble waiting to happen, and if Philly wants to give us 2 1sts then would would be crazy to walk away from it.

One can hope

I think the reason I hate this deal so much is because we are being played. A one year TO signing at his age has little to no impact on the future of the Bills. Even if it works out well in 2009 we will be left holding our #@$#s thereafter. And worst of all, it could be just enough to keep Dick "7and9" Jauron from getting the firing he deserves. A good team is BUILT with good players and management - not by the marketing department.

You all can bash Mort as much as you like, but them's the facts; Buffalo signed TO as PR hail Mary. This is not so much about making the team better, it is about getting us fans to stop hating their guts. Pardon the hyperbole, but I really do 'hate' our 'leadership'.

Great f$kcing post. Thank you.

Which begins to point to the real evil - multi-nationals. We still think of companies as American, but there is hardly such a thing anymore. Not that I have ever been a protectionist, but it sounds like a good idea when our (USA) jobs go oversees to the cheapest labor pools. Which in some cases is practically slave labor. For example, is Walmart American? Does it really matter? They go into America's small and large towns, wipe out the small businesses in the area, send the money to China for manufacturing, and move on when the well runs dry. Leaving a ghost town in it's wake. And after all our small business' and good paying jobs are gone, everyone goes to Walmart because they can't afford to shop anywhere else. Modern (multinational) businesses seem to be more of a pyramid scheme then anything else. Cut costs here, lay off workers there, pump the share prices, get the 7-8 figure bonus, get your bailout money from the corrupt Washington political system, and start the process over as needed. And all of this without regard for national borders or the lives of the people effected. We're are in trouble folks, and it probably has little to do with what we are told the problems are...

I didn't understand why he brought it up. I was mostly responding to the possibility that you where unaware of the label and its origins. Until further review I will withhold judgement on the poster's intent. Some day, hopefully, "we the people" will be able to comment on politics without the need to defend or attack - but rather, to assess the rights and wrongs of it. As of right now we are all a bunch of trained monkeys responding to the invisible organ grinders...

Chill dude. Don't be a complete partisan. Clinton pardoned a guy named Rich, the husband of a significant contributor, and the USA record holder for tax evasion at $800,000,000. That's $800,000,000 frigging dollars and you have to take shots at W for a list that isn't even out? And this doesn't even count the the mid-western mafioso or the terrorists you refereed to. The Rich pardon will never cease to ranker. It is about as close to obvious corruption that the general public can get direct evidence on. Aside from the obvious and legalized bribery of the PAC. Your hatred of republicans does not mean you have to defend the indefensible. As for the "first black president" statement, you are probably off base. The original poster was not necessarily making a racist statement, and you do not need to educate anyone on the color of Clinton's skin. It was a widely publicized 'label' given to Clinton by... are you ready?.... black people. As for why he used the label in this context I will not conjecture, but it is not a label Clinton gave himself. And he did not make it up.

I'm partial to the catch Jerry Butler made for a TD - caught the ball with 2 hands behind the the DBs head while he was looking straight at him.

It was stated earlier in this thread that the guarantee kicked in the Tuesday prior to the Seahawks game. If this in error then so is my take. This is a critical fact in assessing intent.

If it was just a matter of taking care of his body, then Crow would have had surgery early in the off-season. That he waited till the guarantee kicked in was all about him, and nothing about the team. Spin as you like, but if this guy was on my payroll and pulled that, I would IR him and do it with pleasure. And then bring him back later "to get value"? Having him play the team and management like that meant that he had more value on IR (as an example) and in FA then he would being carried on the active roster. Rather do without then have the poster boy for a new technique in blackmail. Like any 'old-timer' I have known the Bills/Ralph to be pretty cheap. (Actually, VERY cheap.) But I do not recall them actively screwing players over like that. Granted there are things we do not/will not know about what happened, but from appearances the Bills did the right thing - in spades.

Thanks for reminding me why I rarely post anymore. Getting talked down-to by rude, intellectually crippled children.

Still think JP should be the starter. Watching TE's bomb come up short on Evans last week had me seriously bummed. Even if TE progresses rapidly I just don't think he is going to hold up in the NFL. JP may take half or more of the snaps this year. And won't ware gloves in Cleveland. Sorry to be negative, but that is how I feel. Game 'managers' drive me nuts, because to win with one you must have an exceptional team in all other respects. I think TE is a recipe for 'almost, but no cigar', and a perfect starter/reflection of a mediocrity at head coach. Show me I'm wrong Trent. And never were a pair of isotomers in snow again...ever...

Born in the city and later lived in Amherst. I've been gone since 1977 when I left for school. 5 cities and many years later I can say I have always been 1) a huge Bills fan, and 2) a booster of the city. I tell people of its cultural richness, the strength, friendliness and decency of the people, and the fact that it has the very best 'fun' food on the entire planet. I have almost always found that ex-pats like myself are the most vocal in their love of the city. It represents our roots, the roots we can no longer take for granted. The Bills are to me a byproduct of this phenomena; they are the embodiment of the ex-pat love of the city and the fond memories of our heritage. That is why the Bills moving to Toronto or anywhere else would end my fandom. Ultimately it is not about the Bills. It is about Buffalo. Only rarely, and much to my horror and shame, do I hear an ex-Buffalonian speak ill of the city. It pains me deeply that someone like that just doesn't "get it" - that is, buys into the big city, upturned nose toward Buffalo thing. I've lived in big cities and hung with fancy people. More than a few actually. And let me tell you, the world would be a whole lot better a place if everyone came from Buffalo.

JP Losman. No, seriously.

Pat-scum can rot in h@ll, but I am very disappointed by the NFL's reaction - especially the ex-FBI stuff. It points a giant spotlight on the NFL at large, and their willingness to sweep the dirt under the rug for the sake of money. And I'm still waiting for Goodell to take the Pats' 1.07. What a joke penalty under the circumstances. They better clean this up, or the NFL risks killing the golden egg-laying goose. As soon as we fans begin to think the NFL is not transparent, and that their "product" is more 'art' then sport, we will no longer invest our emotional well being in their outcomes. And finding and exposing the sin is not the problem. We will forgive the NFL for that. Covering it up, especially by discrediting the source, will engage our wrath. This is no longer about pat-cheats. It is about Goodell and the NFL. It is about the integrity of the league, and their seeming willingness to reduce it's sport to the level of professional wrestling.

That would be FALSE. He lost his job because the coaching staff wanted him to. There is no QB on the planet that could function properly thinking his next INT may cost him his job. Edwards did nothing to win the job, other than not being JP.

Seriously. I'll believe Goodell is on the up and up when he takes the Pats* 1.07.