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There was an uneasy memory about Odell Haggins' name as I watched the FSU game. Then it hit me. He was the whipping boy of the DL when Levy refused to get a real DT until Fat Ted was forced down his throat. Ah the memories. Hope he does better at FSU than he did in Orchard Park.

So we can finally see Reilly on the field?

Was there a tip from East Rutherford Ernie?

She defiles private property and then gets upset about it?

You love her on Love Boat, but you won’t believe what this beloved star looks like now.

Case in point.

Trolling and spamming are two different things, and he supersized both.

Coincidence?

I always thought Kenny and Ron were different people.

Hits me as hard as a two alarm fire in Cheektowaga that destroyed a home.

He pulled the ball back on his own. There's really no debate on this play. As a player, at that time, your mindset changes and it was evident in their play.

Actually, the call that broke their back was the 4th down reversal. They totally stopped playing after that, compounded by the weak PI call. They're competitors, but human. After another one way call against them, they folded.

Are you talking about Joe Flacco, the Ravens QB whose turnaround since the benching is the only thing responsible for the team being in the playoff hunt? Can you say the same about Tyrod since San Diego? Btw, if Ravens make the playoffs, Bischiotti gets a nice return on that contract.

Mario Williams to come out of retirement as trade bait?

So what you're saying is that the NFL is going to change a rule in midstream to achieve a predetermined outcome?

Poll should be done by age group. For older geezers like me, yes. For the youngens, no.

Why don't you frame the question this way- which NFL team will trade their starting QB for Tyrod? Ignore injuries and contracts. Just on pure playing abilities. Will the number of those willing teams be closer to 30 or to 2?

Whether we're spoiled relative to other nations is immaterial, because the freedom we used to enjoy is no longer there. Some say we were too innocent prior to 9/11, but again that shouldn't matter. Our innocence was fought for in previous generations. There have been countless threads debating the true nature of USA's presence in Mid East, and yours doesn't even scratch the surface. Do some research first.

When you're a twice convicted cheater, you get the personal attacks. Pretty simple. You root for an organization with low standards of competitive play, which revels in straying beyond the line of fairness. Then you go on a fan forum of a team that the cheaters* just beat with an assist from the league office to gloat. And then you wonder why no one embraces you with open arms? Go away. Aren't you late for Giselle's grandfather's birthday celebration?

Did you steal those from Kraft. Now he'll have to shotgun his vodka. Birds of a feather. Now run along to your front running fan club.

Is smashed the NE hipster term for "abandoned while pregnant?"

Bridget Moynihan says hi.

It's astounding that you miss the point of a thread that you started. Since you profess to not knowing the mindset of a terrorist, I ask that you consider how your personal freedom has been affected. The freedoms we used to enjoy are the freedoms that affect every person living in America. So tell me, what's it like living in America as a Muslim since 9/11. Has your freedom changed? How do you think that imams feel, knowing that their congregations are under increased scrutiny? How about the blowback towards a Muslim investor group trying to build a run of the mill skyscraper two blocks away from WTC? Why do you think that happened? Does that factor in your question of changed freedom? As for me personally, my freedom has fundamentally changed - everything from navigating the new street grids in Manhattan, the ever present balusters on sidewalks, getting pictures taken when I walk into a building, being apprehensive on any bike path, keeping my head up on a subway, or any other way that I live my life now every time I step on Manhattan Island.

It’s an annual tradition, whether we’re talking about the classic Christmas movie or the Pats* dashing another Bills’ hope in December. But in watching the movie again last night after watching the Bills game made me think of the reality that the NFL has allowed the Pats* to turn the league into Pottersville. The script is one sided and predetermined. It may be the sour grapes musings of another wasted opportunity, but after a while the hits add up and the coincidences are too great to ignore. Does Stephon Gilmore undergo a sudden metamorphosis where the yellow flag used to fly in his direction when he brushed up against a receiver, but is now given leeway to fully wrap his arms around a player as the pass falls innocently on the ground? When a Pats* friend texts you that he was amazed at the overturned calls, it makes you wonder. Again. One lesson in Wonderful Life is that while the powerful will cheat the little guy, in the end it won’t matter because everyone will rally around the underdog, and we’ll sing the happy ending song. The other lessons we grew up with taught us not to be sore losers, but equally important - not to be sore winners. Yet, the NFL has no problem with a sore winner sitting at the top of its schedules and revels in stretching rules to ensure it stays that way. In a league where the difference between a top team and a middling squad could be a couple of critical third down conversions, a carefully timed head turn by an official, or an inexplicable ruling from a TV-filled cavern somewhere in NFL’s New York headquarters puts a smile on Kraft’s pugnacious mug. And speaking of that, anyone else find it odd that a league that penalizes players for trying to get their face on camera, has no problem with the obligatory shot of the Kraft family box? Every singe game. Coincidence? Professional sports dynasties are common, and over time, even opponents give their appropriate due. Not for the Pats* Not this fan. Surely it has to do with how they racked up the victories during their run. There are the obligatory runaways against lessor opponents. But the oddity is the razor thin victories against quality opponents, which places a layer of suspicion on a franchise that revels playing on the edge, knowing and exploiting the rules and situations to their advantage. The supporters claim that it’s Pats* encyclopedic understanding of the entire rule book that gives them that edge. To everyone else it’s knowing the rules AND crossing the line when no one is looking, like swiping a piece of candy off a counter when the clerk is busy. Like Old Man Potter pocketing Uncle Billy’s envelope when the rube forgets it. Or it’s Johnnie sweeping Danny’s other leg, and we never get to see the crane move. Noonan’s putt does not fall. The alternate endings are limitless. Have at it, Greggy & Kelly the Unfair & Unbalanced Dog. Turn the happy Hollywood endings on their head and write a screenplay where the sore cheating winner is victorious in the end – always. All is fair in the battle. Right? So, the rest of us have been treated to the never-ending parade of sore winners’ appearances, and are being told that it’s just the way it is and we should like it. But no thanks. Knowing that we can’t change the seemingly predetermined outcomes, let’s keep reminding that the legacy is forever tainted by * If I can’t get the fair calls for my favorite team, I’m not going to give credit for victories by a team owned by a dirtbag who publicly mourns his dear wife’s passing in the day, and then shoots a soft-porn video with his 20-something girlfriend at night. The same man who shot a public relations video of an Israel trip with NFL greats, is employing a husband of a woman whose family goes through great lengths to hide their Nazi past. And every time that player lies on the ground begging mercy from the officials to throw a flag on a fantom call, I hope he borrowed the cries from Brigitte Moynahan. Or when a sure-fire Hall of Fame tight end has a game where the calls don’t go his way, he decides to decapitate a defenseless player? Maybe there are some Pats* fans out there who know the name Darryl Stingley? Probably not. For them, the franchise began in 2000. So yeah, the Bills lost. But I’m not going to credit the winners * Sour grapes and all, because I hate sore winners. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year.

He's giving you a history lesson.