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Do you think Ralph's up or down on the HoF is based on 2005? The last 6 years? Really?

I've heard from a number of sources at OBD (I can't name them) that we have our eye on an unreal QB prospect. 3 years ago there was a very highly touted HS QB that was recruited by ALL the top schools. His name is Brent Schufflof. He went for 1 year to Austin Peay because his mom fell ill and it is near his home. His dad had left the family 3 years before. After his freshman year his mom died and he had to work his way through school and tend to his two younger siblings. They are now safely in college and his dad is back in the picture. He is eligible for the draft. He is WAY under the radar. We are likely to get him in the 5th if he is not the subject of some press article hyping him. Keep your eyes open.

Was that serious or sarcastic? I can't decide whether I think it was stupid or lame. Your reply will help me determine my feelings. Thanks in advance.

Mickey will be two doors down on the left.

Do you think you were obvious enough with the sarcasm this time? That Manning thread had some legs.

That's a stiff penalty for a change in marketing tactics..

Kiss the wife and kiddies, tell them you'll see them in two years and run out to CVS to stock up on soap on a rope because this thread has annoyed me terribly.

It's splitting hairs I know, but how on earth does Holcomb get credit for the KC win?

Sooner or later, you have to use absolutes. On defense, maybe I can give him a pass to a degree. Adams was a good move at a great price. His drafts have been pretty marginal but his options weren't always there. His handling of Schoebel has been terrific. Kelsay, Denney, Edwards...not so much. He knew when he let Pat go our season was at risk. granted the price to keep him was high. I'm not really with you on the O-Line. His drafts have been quantity, not quality. Over five years he has not drafted one true OL stud. Williams fooled the whole league...not TD's fault, but still no stud. Here's where I disagree strongly. It is far from just the press that gives evidence of a less than harmonious enterprise. I have heard negative stories about TD from the press, Ralph (by inference...."we need to be united"), Marv, the combine, former front office employees, former players, agents, and fans. Individually they are easily dismissed, not collectively. Additionally, the team had two of its top five or 6 players walk away from the team. That ain't good. I thought we were all raving lunatic idiots.

Before every Sabres game they will anounce the return of Blue and Gold.

Out of curiosity, why should Donahoe have kept his job? If he did, what should have been expected of him and the team in 06 for him to keep it again? From my point of view there are two major factors to be considered. The first is on the field results. The results there are undeniable. There may be mitigating factors (excuses). I can buy some of them, but not all. The failure to address the line(s) is real tough to look past for me. Even so, I can say "if this and if that...things would be better". The second factor is general team and franchise attitude. Granted, we don't know everything about this but what we can see is ugly. Unhappy players is not a good sign, nor is the general vibe of the front office(if you believe various press accounts). What is/was the case for keeping him in your eyes?

from the article: Oooh. I bet they're scared.

Vince Young < ?????

and take the promises of blue and gold with you

Mortenson is making sense? How so? By stating that TD was blameless in all of this? TD didn't even say that. You can criticize Ralph all you want. Maybe he is making a bad move. If so, it is far from clear cut. Maybe TD is well liked and respected by everyone as much as he is by his toadie CM. Maybe Dwight Adams is jealous. Maybe his silly coaching choices had really really bad luck. Maybe Gandy/Bennie/Teague/Vill/MW were stellar line personnel after a 5 year build up. (Then again maybe a monkey and a dart board would have a better line by now.) Maybe Ralph couldn't see these tremendously positive factors. Calling Ralph an idiot is ridiculous. He wants to win a Super Bowl. He is 87. He obviously felt that TD was not going to win him a Super Bowl in his remaining days. Do you see anything in TD's record here that refutes that notion? You called him an idiot and said it has nothing to do with age. He must have been an idiot then too, right?

An idiot who bought a 20k investement now worth hundreds of millions? Okey dokey. Clearly his age has had an impact. Talk to us all when you're 87. You may or may not like him for lots of reasons, but this post is uncalled for unless your name is Chris Mortenson.

Incumbency will be hard to overcome but I don't agree about the war/Abramoff. Anything can happen between now and November in the war. To me, the most likely scenario(s) probably would favor the Republicans or at least not leave the Dems many good options. With that said, I think the war itself may diminish in importance as an election issue. I do think that the Abramoff thing will get bigger. It has to. The war may become a "neutral" issue thus elevating Abramoff's importance. It may turn out the JA influenced members of both parties but most will be repubs. That can't help. It may not translate to a bunch of seats thanks to districting, but it will surely mean a few incumbents have to leave. It will likely mean more freshman congressman (via primary and general elections). Doubt about incumbents may not help the dems, but it can't hurt.

Things this proves: 1. You can't spell Jonas. 2. You're a negative Nancy 3. Refer to items 1 and 2.

Maybe, but have you seen this? cool game

I've tried to watch a few NBA games. I can't do it. There is one player that I think is worth the price of admission: Iverson. That's it. That's all I've seen. I agree with your assessment of hockey.

I guess the answer to that would have to be...."it depends". If the modifications were overly restrictive or took inordinately long then it could have created a problem. If time was of the essence, then the new problem could have led to bigger problems (ie. not catching the bad guy). I have two conclusions: 1. It is impossible to determine whether the administration is "right" or "wrong". 2. The FISA route that you had claimed was a slam dunk, was not viewed as such by the administration. They may be correct or incorrect in their interpretation.

Other than saying it was no longer as easy as had been claimed in a previous thread, I offered no comment. My lack of comment should not have been interpreted as an indictment of the court. It should have been interpreted as a lack of comment. I am fully aware of the statistical factors that come into play with the approval/rejection rate. The other thread has been closed so I opened a new one. Thanks anyway for the condescending logic lesson guys. Hey RI, if I'm in the "Talking Points Crowd" I think it is unfair tha I have been excluded from the meetings. How do I get on the mailing list? Is the food any good?