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This whole Madden/EA "leak" cracks me up. It seems like every spring, some teams new or modified uniforms get captured on a video screenshot well before they are announced. It happens EVERY year...and each time people act surprised that there was a leak. I posted in this forum about a month ago that we will see the new uni as soon as a screenshot is "leaked"...and Wala!! it happened. not surprised.

I heard NFL network would be in the Bills war room but I have nothing to verify that.

I agree. Sometime during the Donahoe era...Bledsoe, Fletcher and a few other players decided it would look cool to wear the blue on blue for a game. They happened to win that game and players being the superstitious nature that they are kept wearing them. I kept expecting the team executives to put an end to those ridiculous looking track suits (with striping that did not line up)....and make them wear the white pants with the dark jersey like it was intended. It looks so much more professional. Anyway, if anyone ever dares to suggest they wear the new blue pants at home with the blue jersey they should be shot. That was a bad looking combination imo.

I wish people would stop posting the Nike uniforms. Those are never going Live (at least not in the next 10 years or so). They were created to show what the NFL uniforms could be someday. Many teams have so much history tied into their current uni's, they would never change.

Totally agree. I remember wearing my dark Lee Evans jersey a few years back to a high school football game in Maryland. People came by and said, "cool Patriots jersey"..or "nice Broncos"..Titans or whatever. If you live in WNY, then obviously everyone knows the Bills. When you live outside of WNY, it's a pretty anonymous jersey because their are no markings on it. It's my opinion, that the only teams that don't need any logo or words on their jersey are teams that never ever changed (i.e. Packers, Colts, Steelers, Raiders, Cowboys). A team like BUffalo that has changed dramatically needs something. I'm hoping that BILLS is under the shirt collar in our standard font. I'd be happy with that.

DO i actually see a word underneath the NFL shield logo on the jersey collar? Could that say BILLS? That's what i've been asking for. Our jersey needs something identifying it as a Bills jersey for us out of town fans.

I was listening to DC radio and some local beat reporters for the 'Skins said that Kyle and Mike Shanahan are in love with Jake Locker. For whatever reason they really want that kid (i wouldn't touch him...way too inaccurate for my liking). Anyway, if Locker is sitting there late first or early second round, bet on the Redskins to draft him barring any last minute change of heart.

Just looking at the home schedule it seems more attractive than last season imo. The Raiders are a good home opener. Even though they finished strong they are at our level. It's winnable and it will sell out since it's the opener. Pats, Eagles and Jets will all be good draws at the Ralph. We all like getting Miami to Orchard Park in December and Denver/Tennessee are fairly interesting opponents and winnable imo.

Mallett does talk like a white guy trying to sound black. Not sure how a guy born in rural Arkansas picks up that style?.. but whatever... I still think he will be a big time QB in the NFL. If he slips to the front of round 2, I'd take him.

I agree that Pegula has been an awesome owner so far. For me, anything that happens positively in the playoffs is gravy. I didn't even expect this team to be in the playoffs in January. I am excited about the future b/c Pegula is putting things in place for Buffalo to be the ultimate hockey destination for draftees, free agents, scouts, etc... SO if they do well in the 2011 playoffs I'm thrilled, but I am even more excited about the future with this ownership in place.

I'm out of state and have the Center Ice package. The game tonight is on Directv ch. 771. For the HD version it's ch. 771-1

The water taxi's in Baltimore inner harbor and Alexandria, VA are great. They take people from one touristy location to another touristy location nearby. Good luck in Buffalo but I can't help to think they are going to taxi people from the Naval Park to what?...some boat slips? a lighthouse? I guess just riding in a boat for a few minutes will be the draw in itself....

Give the Bills some credit. They've managed to keep this uniform thing under wraps and we're almost to mid-April. By now we usually see some leaked video game screen shots of new Uni's or some other inadvertent leak. I do hope they go with the Joe Cribbs era uniform, white helmets and blue pants on the road. The greatest news for me in no more blue/blue track suits at home. I loathed those things.

I was flipping around last week and landed on PBS when they were showing it. No matter what I'm doing I always get sucked into that documentary. Still amazes me they have actual pictures of the event. the story telling and snippets from diaries are awesome.

The Sabres lay claim to inventing the in-between breaks ice cleaning w/ shovels. It took other teams to perfect that idea with hot girls doing the job.

I can relate to this story. We landed at Dulles airport a few years ago on a United 777 (from LA). While taxiing and about to turn into our gate the plane lurched a bit and stopped quickly. All of a sudden the flight attendant starts running down the aisle "we hit another plane, we hit another plane!" She was freaking out but the passengers were all calm. We were only going like 5 mph or something. Anyway, turns out our right wing sliced through the tail rudder of a Lufthansa 747 that was backing up....Ooops! Someone handling ground ops really screwed up. No big deal for us, we were at our destination and safe. Those 300+ people on the Lufthansa plane were grounded though. It made the local news.

I went to a game at AT&T Park last May when i was out there on business. Pretty cool place. Nice touch to keep the outfield gates open during batting practice so people strolling by can watch BP for free. Now that i have a son who likes baseball I'm more into it (after a 20 year hiatus!). We go to a few games a year at Nationals Park in DC or at Camden Yards.

My dad had knee replacement surgery a couple yrs ago but he was 70. Like you said his recovery period will be different than yours. He was laid up for a few weeks and really was in agony at first. He had to take some good pain meds which he normally would not touch. It worked well for him and he's fine now but the process was too much for him. He's not getting the 2nd knee done even though he needs to. He'll just limp around on his other leg.

I love Nix and Gailey. They bring up stuff that I would think about and say if me and my friends were running the football operation over there. (They just say it with that southern twang, ha ha). I'm not implying that's a good or bad thing. It just is. If they prove to turn this franchise around and be winners, then it's a great thing. I do think both guys have a great understanding of what it takes to be a great football player and how to create a winning team.

Gotta hand it to the Japanese. They are amazing the way they've handled this whole situation. The repair job on the highway in 6 days doesn't surprise me. This is the same country that do these reclamation projects and build giant airports in the middle of the sea. They move mountains. Just incredible engineering.

Damn. Hope he gets better. Getting old sucks.

Locker is a late round project imo, not a 2nd or 3rd round pick. If the Bills FO or anyone saw him play last year he wouldn't even be under consideration. His accuracy is putrid and he looks to run all the time. If the Bills just look at stop watch results and combine scores than they could be suckered into picking him too early. If they actually watched him play football, they wouldn't touch him.

I was standing on the sidelines last year during warm ups for a game. Could not believe how thin Maybin looked in person. You guys are right, his waist and butt are so small, it's like a 14 yr old boy's. His muscles are even too bulging for his thin bones. It's bizarre.

I agree Madcap. I'd love to see the word Bills on the neckline. We are the only team that flipflops jerseys but don't put any identifiable markings on them. It's a very anonymous jersey when worn outside of WNY. The Bills are very stubborn about putting a logo or the team name on the neckline. Unless you are the Packers, Colts or Raiders... You need something on the jersey. Those teams have never changed so it works.

Wannstedt- just another reason why I believe the Bills are trending upwards. Hopefully we see it in their record next season but with this leadership, I believe we will finally see the playoffs in 2 seasons.