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Peerless as secondary receiver (with Evans as primary) is the comeback player of the year and surpases Moulds in receiving yards AND TDs this year.

Our DLine does suck, but when we've lost a ton of games and have an even higher pick in next year's draft, we'll draft some DL players and then we'll REALLY rock! Seriously though, I think we have the makings for a good defense. Building inside out or outside in, you gotta start somewhere. Levy et al chose the latter and, I believe, started on the right foot. It will be fun to watch the rooks. develop.

Sweeeeeeeet!! At least we have something to look forward to!

How are the fans to blame? That implies that the fans have control or have somehow not supported the team in the past. We complain a lot and weren't exactly packing the stadium for the better part of the 80's (a few frigid New England Patriots games come to mind) but I think we'd only be to blame if the support wasn't there. I think it is, judging by our attendance rankings and the current valuation of the team. Last time I checked, Wilson and the NFL calls the shots. As to the inheritance "nut", I blame Wilson for not being creative with his inheritance matters. Check out the following article on espn. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?i...ht&lid=tab1pos2. Other owners have been a bit more pro-active on that front. And I blame the NFL for tinkering with the rev. share rules to essentially carve out exceptions for new owners who buy lower rev. generating teams (as discussed elsewhere on TSW). I still can't figure out the stadium name rights issue. Red herring or not, if I was an owner in a small market team, I'd be searching for revenue anywhere I could get it. But if you buy Wilson's argument, neither higher ticket prices or naming rights would be enough to keep the Bills competitive. This all smacks of laying the foundation for a departure regardless of fan support IMHO. It will be interesting to see how this all plays out.

Good one Clayton. Only you could think of a completely inept analogy between wide right and Ralph's criticism of the CBA deal.

Thanks LAbillzfan. Never good at these things, but here it goes: Sep 10 @New England Loss Sep 17 @Miami- Loss Sep 24 N.Y. Jets- Win Oct 1 Minnesota- Win Oct 8 @Chicago- Loss Oct 15 @Detroit- Loss Oct 22 New England- Loss Nov 5 Green Bay- Loss Nov 12 @Indianapolis- Loss Nov 19 @Houston- Loss Nov 26 Jacksonville- Loss Dec 3 San Diego- Loss Dec 10 @N.Y. Jets- Loss Dec 17 Miami- Loss Dec 24 Tennessee- Win Dec 31 @Baltimore- Win 4-12: The eternal optimist.

I am one several on the board that lives in the DC area. Every year the Redskins blow cash and every year it is the same result- nada. It's hilarious, really. Danny boy spends up the kazoo and still can't find a way to make, much less advance in, the playoffs (although I must admit I was a little worried this last season- I could not bear the playoff coverage here). The regular season always torments the fans and newscasters after such preseason hype/big name/big contract signings. I'm always laughing on Monday morning commutes here-- that, is, until the Bills recap comes on.

You guys all miss the point. Ala Soprano, this is all just a smoke screen. The Bates deal is a lock (just working out some "details"). This interview is meant to look for other staff on defense that Bates will be working with. Take it to the bank....

On Mike and Mike this a.m., they were interviewing Mort and they started right off with TH. Mort believes we should know definitively about a trade either by the end of the day today or tomorrow. He also thinks that Ten. is still the front runner with Jax. playing catch up (something about how Ten. has shown Bills mgmt. more commitment in terms of the pick). But TH's agent is really working on Jax. because the agent believes there is more money there for TH. Interestingly, Mort also said that he could not understand why the Bills were criticised for holding on to TH in events leading up to the draft and insisting on a 3rd round pick. He said something like "Can you imagine what Bills fans would do to Bills mgmt. if it turns out that Willis goes down with an injury and the Bills settled for something less than a 3rd rounder?" Just passing this on..............

I'm not an estate attorney nor do I practice law in NY, but if anyone here is, what do you think of the following scenario: Mr. Wilson sets up a trust. The beneficiary of the trust is the new owner (or consortium-- could be the public). They pay now for the right to be the benficiary. Once Mr. Wilson passes, the Bills goes into the trust and the entity that paid money to be the benficiary gets ownership of the team. Am I missing something? Is this doable? If so, I say Mr. Wilson and his family should be entertaining offers now. I know that the law states that you cannot restrict ownership to Buffalo, but under this scenario, you can at least ensure that the beneficiary can be a WNY committed owner. At the same time, Mr. Wilson retains ownership of the team until the day he passes. And if he is concerned about getting the best deal for his family, well, he need not accept a "beneficiary" offer that he believes is not up to snuff. Just a thought....... I would hate having Buffalo lose out on the Bills due to a legal procedural matter. Thoughts?

Apparently the Ump. called it a "no pitch". I found this on MLB.com (http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/official_info/umpires/feature.jsp?feature=qa1) Question: Can you tell me what was called when Randy Johnson hit the dove with the ball (i.e. ball, dead ball, no pitch, or foul)? -- L. Crowder Answer: That bizarre play is not covered in the Official Rules. When a situation is not covered, Rule 9.01© comes into play. That rule gives the umpire authority to rule on any point not specifically covered in the Rules. In such instances the umpire is instructed to use "common sense and fair play." In this game, the umpires called it no pitch, as this was the fairest thing to do. As a side-note, MLB Regulations do cover a batted or thrown ball (but not a pitched ball) touching an animal: "If a batted or thrown ball strikes a bird or other animal on the playing field, consider the ball alive and in play, the same as if it had not touched the bird or animal."

The homerun throw back. Wait a minute...

I agree. I believe the Giants made the same mistake when he was at NY. He's great but, crap, he needs caliber players to work with too to compete in a real tough division.

I think I figured out TD's strategy- just have JP run his a$! off and hope the leg holds up.

Exactly. Hearing this clown talk about football... he tries citing the stats and then someone else on the show corrects him. Get him outside of the Skins/Eagles/Cowboys threeway or the celebrity golf tournament he is trying to organize and he is totally out of his element (whatever his element is).

No, not just because Drew will still be with the Bills next year but also because the Cowboys just wouldn't do it. Look, they already went through the Testaverde route as a "stop gap" measure. Then turning to Drew???- just shoot me now. Instead, if I were the Cowboys, I'd consider trading one of my later first round pick and a second round pick for a shot at a stud QB in this draft if one won't be avail. for the Cowboy's first pick (esp. if Leinart decides to enter). I wouldn't knowingly inherit the Drew Bledsoe renovation project.

Nope, unless they plan on relying on the defense and special teams to score all the points when the opponent has an average or great defense.

Well, my first post ever. I wonder if Pats fans were debating this same question a few years back. We need to move on, otherwise, we will wallow in mediocrity. Drew just can't win the big one against great defenses that remotely test him (the only exception I can think of was the second game shootout against the Fins). JP is obviously a question mark, but then again, wasn't Brady, Rothesburger, Eli Manning, and every other new quarterback with limited or no experience? Let's show some balls and test our first roud pick. We might fail (ala the Giants this year), but finding a capable quarterback isn't easy. If we don't at least try, we'll be in this same rut of debating the same debate that existed when Drew was with the Pats. Back luck that J.P. broke his leg, but he's getting paid to be the future and should now assume that role. He should get more snaps than Drew at training camp and the pre-season and be groomed as the starter. Drew lost the job yesterday. By the way, like it or not, I can't deny that TD's acquisition of Drew was a bad one. He filled the seats his first year and made it exciting in a year of salary cap slashes. His second year was obviously not as successful (probably due to Peerless leaving). His third year started out like hell, got better, and then crashed and burned (coinciding nicely with the talent of our opponent). As much as I like him as a team leader and as much as I agreed with Mularkey for staying with him when the going got tough (really, how could anyone have expected J.P. to come in on a bad leg back in late Oct. early Nov. with hardly any real practice time), I think we've ridden Drew as far as we can.