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Two shy of the rookie season record, despite having Evans at #1, would be epic in this fan's eyes. 15,000 x 6 = 90,000 points, plus 15,000 extra points = 105,000 points = better than 18-1.

Gotta be Special Teams. There are two from the D, two from the O and two from the ST.

That would be two better than the single season record. I like it.

The rookie record is 17, held by Randy Moss*. So, I say 18.

Best job in the Marine Corps...but far from the easiest. I just IMed you. Semper Fi!

According to Brad Ritter, he has an unconfirmed report that WGR's Jeremy White is stalking Jason Peters. Brad said so on that live chat he did over on Buffalo.com.

Good point. My brain shut down for a few minutes. I was thinking Chambers was filling in directly for Peters. My bad. That said, I would feel better if it were Dockey helping Chambers out.

Thanks for the heads-up, Brad. But why go there when you can just come here and answer our questions? See you there in a few.

I would like to know who their sources are. It says "sources," which lends a little bit of credit, as that means they believe they confirmed the report. At least, the stations need to tell us if the sources are from within the team, from a medical caregiver or frm people close to Brady.

Yep, both are without teams on the eve of the season's first game. Moulds may be done, but Culpepper will find some poor team that loses its QB in the first couple of weeks.

Good point on the tight ends; although, I'd like to see Royal get into the flats to give Trent the check down guy he covets. If Chambers can control Kerney even to a degree, we are in a lot better shape on at LT without Peters than most here seem to think. Damn, I cannot wait!!!!

We have a young, smart, energized team that seems to have picked up a bit of confidence now. If the fans can create that intense, explosive environment we made last year on Monday night, this game should be really fun to watch for Bills fans. GO BILLS!!!

I have to believe Chambers won't go one on one with Kerney at all. That said, a Chambers/Barnes or Chambers/Dockery vs Kerney will still be a very good match-up to watch.

An elementary school kid could do what job?

Going to an online-only format is happening. But it doesn't save money on the whole as advertisers won't spend nearly as much to be attached to online content as they are willing to have their ads in print, simply because printed matter is lasting while Web pages can come and go by the second. What will happen eventually is that newspapers will still have a "publication," but it will be soft, viewable on special readers. This is already happening on a small level on Asia. The readers can be plugged into a computer where they have the day's issue "delivered" via e-mail and picked up on the way out to the door to catch the train. There are bendable readers that can save a few issues at a time and be taken anywhere. But newspapers are dying more so because we as a nation are becoming less willing to read news at all. Whether it's because people are just more pressed for time than evey before or because they are lazy, a huge number of consumers want to watch the news rather than read it. Well, it costs way too much in production costs to get as comprehensive in story telling through video as you can find in print journalism. So if you want more investigative reporting, if you want more in-depth reporting, read about it rather than watch it. That said, NPR does a very nice job with broadcast investigative reporting, but then it is all audio.

You're right about the blind comment. This suject obviously touches a nerve for me, as I am one who has a strong personal belief thet journalistic ethics need to be maintained but know that is going to be a hard thing to accomplish long-term because so many people refuse to see what's happening. And yes, I mean refuse. I understand $1,500 isn't much and that is likely an accurate cost estimate, plus the man hours lost by the outlets sending the reporter. But every dollar is counted, and the botton-line question is what is the potential payoff for the newspaper or station? Most likely, the reporter will get a snap shot of Peters working in his yard and saying, "No comment." That would be worth posting about here, and would do a bit to address our concerns about his injury, but would it sell newspapers? As a former editor who had to ask that question everytime I assigned or approved a story, I have to say not likely. Yes, there is a chance the reporter could get something really newsworthy, but again, not likley, considering this guy is seeingly under strict guidance to not talk. I have to presume every reporter covering the Bills has tried their hardest to reach him by phone or get his agent to make a real comment. I don't think traveling to his home, uninvited, increases a reporter's chance of getting a comment enough to justify spending hard-to-come-by budget dollars, even just $1,500.

Sleep deprivation? How could that be seeing that you must be a lazy journalist, too? Of course, you know I am obviously kidding. Lori. But I figured I better say so for the sake of others.

The original poster, who I have to believe it capable of defending himself/herself, asked a question and took an unfair jab at an industry struggling because of blind people like you. I am not concerned with defending myself to you. As for your point about change, you got it! Those media outlets changing to survive have to push journalistic efforts aside to keep up, giving the industry they leave behind a bad name. While those who don't change – read: compromise ethics – must work harder for less money while being insulted by those who cannot realize they are the problem. There are some stark parallels between what I am talking about and the plight of those who use to manufacture quality goods and now are forced to produce crap to keep up with the markets catering to today's quality-indifferent consumers. As for your queston about teamwork between the stations and newspapers, that is something some are doing to try to survive. But even then, they need to be careful in what they spend their resources on.

Nice job taking one sentence from a paragraph and trying to make it seem as if that was the complete thought. The full paragraph reads, "Have you thought that just maybe it isn't journalists who are lazy -- it is the consumers. The consumers who are too lazy to pickup a newspaper or actually take the time to read a story. Rather, the lazy want everything served to them in flashy television pieces. Really, the lazy want to be entertained, these days, not informed. Digesting real information is too boring for the lazy." The vast number of consumers are no longer looking to true outlets of journalism for their "news." They, and if that includes you, so be it, are looking to cable networks that are in the business of entertaining you while feably attempting to sprinkle in some actual journalism on the cheap. That's causing the actual news organization to go broke. So, yes, consumers' laziness is killing journalism. If you think journalism is terrible, try a different source. If the pizza place near your house started serving crap, you'd likely go find another place, not condem the entire pizza industry.

The Crayon eater pulls more in....

Best "fight" ever.

As has been said time and time again, being the starter won't mean much more playing time than the others, as the D works the rotation quite a bit. But it does say a lot about what the Bills think or Kyle. This is more of a ego booster or reward than anything else. I am surprised a bit that it wasn't Spencer.

Really? You base this on what? Here is a little list of investigative journalism from just today....and know that is by far an incomplete list: http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washingt...-+National+news http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...?nav=rss_nation http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/na...story?track=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/business/02road.html http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/20...er_N.htm?csp=34 http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/09/01/p...shun-reporters/ And you should Google "Pro Publica" to get a good idea of what journalists are doing these days in the face of budget cuts to ensure the real stories are being told. But that might be too much work for those of you who want to call others lazy without knowing the facts. Of course, you should note those media outlets linked to above are all considered national media. As I stated a few posts ago, local media is dying in middle and small sized markets. Have you thought that just maybe it isn't journalists who are lazy -- it is the consumers. The consumers who are too lazy to pickup a newspaper or actually take the time to read a story. Rather, the lazy want everything served to them in flashy television pieces. Really, the lazy want to be entertained, these days, not informed. Digesting real information is too boring for the lazy.

Yes, they are. Just like Erie County is too broke to open its parks or put toilet paper in its buildings. Medium and small city media is dying. Reporters would love to be doing things like you mention here, but their hands are tied by editors and producers who are saddled with very small budgets these days while also being required to produce more than ever before -- every news outlet these days is attempting to report 24 hours a day through Web sites. You should understand what you are bashing before you bash it. Or maybe you're just too lazy to do the research.

How'd did Zorn's Skins look the past two weeks? Combined score: 70-6 against the Skins. I know it's just preseason, but you brought it up. Why wouldn't he be in a position to make demands? He has a succesful four seasons with the team, well three out of four were succesful (top-10 defenses). Yes, when Greggo was hired and retained despite other clubs then interested in hiring him as their head coach, he was likely told he'd be the next head coach when Gibbs retired. But that was before it became known Bill Cower would likely be shopping in a year. Williams wa going to make a lot more than Zorn ended up making. Firing GW would cost a lot more than it would to fire Zorn. This might sound inplausable unless you follow Snyder's antics.