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Better than the oblivious morons who say nothing when you hold the door open for them

And from a team building exercise, the problem is exacerbated when we fail to retain said top picks who do pan out instead of flaming out (which has happened entirely too often with the Bills).

Currently being held by Mario

Sure. But they were not available. I have openly expressed unhappiness regarding not able to retain Levitre. While I am not saying Levitre is the top at his position. But if the difference between the Bills and Titans offer was $1 MM/yr (as is my recollection from the discussion during his neogotiation) it would have made sense for the Bills to overpay slightly and not create a hole. My frustration is that I don't want to reconcile this loss with 'we need to save money to pay Wood, CJ' and then when the time comes, be in the same position. If we lose one or both, will we again try to feel better by saying they needed too much money ? At some point, the Bills have to spend the money and not keep pushing this 'future' agenda which may or may not come to pass. We took a while getting to a position of strength on the OLine and would hate to see it slowly dismantled. I do not want to see the era of Dockery, Walker etc. Before this season, I was drooling at the thought of a Glenn-Levitre-Wood-Urbik-Hairston line to protect a young QB. Levitre is gone and Hairston is injured (hopefully not too serious).

I second that. Blomkamp, Foster, Copely. Scifi, allegories of immigration/sweat shops ..... Also looking forward to Worlds End. The combo of Pegg, Frost and Wright is comedic gold.

You are welcome. And Darien Lake was my first ever amusement park. Good memories, with my then GF..... {insert nostalgic smiley}

You commenting on other people's biases ? I got a chuckle out of that one.

Here is the link: http://mmqb.si.com/2...alo-bills-camp/ Largely complimentary of EJ and the offensive philosophy "Thrill-a-minute Bills".

In that case, I wonder how he injured his hand last year.

Are you being sarcastic ? What part of his quotes can be considered 'bullying' ?

Is this how you got your brown nose, Jack ?

What kinda Sweet Dreams did she wish you then ?

Oh my list was by no means comprehensive. I am surprised you didn't add SDS to the polite list Certainly feels like that some days.

While reading recent threads, I started thinking about the different personalities on this board. There are a few good guys who discuss patiently, put their thoughts down succinctly . Then there are others who are prone to call someone an idiot at the first opportunity and in general try to ram their opinion down others' throats. They are not wrong or dumb, but have a umm... different way of expressing themselves. Of the top of my head .... The polite: Cowgirl Fan NoSaint San Jose Bills Fan (except when provoked by WEO) Rude (disclaimer: I don't hate you or think you are bad people): DC Tom Chef Jim (when cut off by a bicyclist) John Cocktosten So, what are your opinions ?

Wait.... you have been lurking here since you were 8?

Welcome to the board ! Nice to see a well written post.

Thanx. Much appreciated.

For some reason, this info really made my day. Maybe it is 'just' a preseason game, maybe it is cos of RGIII and Luck but all I care about is that the Bills are getting a modicum of attention. Thanx.

I dont want to hijack this thread any more than I already have but will make some points. First of all, I am fully on board with Anderson's release. What I am not okay with the disastrous efforts to sign the likes of Merriman and Anderson to fix the lack of pass rush. At the time they were signed, I gave the FO the benefit of doubt but in retrospect, it was misplaced confidence. Secondly, I don't want the next two years to roll along with an inability to retain key guys like Wood and CJ. The problem I have regarding the money aspect is that some are not retained due to money presumably saving money for more important signings in the future years. But these 'key' signings requiring big money don't happen consistently enough to build a winner. As always, I will hold out hope that this has changed with Whaley. As we stand right now, we are woefully thin at several positions and have unproven players at several also.

I am still miffed at not retaining Levitre. I thought the money is being saved for some good FA signings but no significant (high $$) ones happened this season. Levitre and Byrd should have been signed and retained.

One of my favorite music groups is Jethro Tull and this is a character from the comic that was in the sleeve of "Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll Too Young to die" album. The character is an aging rocker named Ray Lomas which kind of reflects where I would have wanted to be and hence is my avatar.

Very heartened to read that they are using load and fatigue data to help prevent injuries. Terrific use of technology. Besides the obvious benefit of getting player effort, speed etc, the health area is the big benefit here.

Not sure about the 5-1 prediction for the Dolphins but based on the number of question marks about the Bills (depth, rookie WR, new QB, new schemes, DEs, LBs), any prediction over 6-10 or 7-9 is optimistic. Also, if the Pats* win the division this year, it may be more due to the weak division than due to their own prowess.

I specifically highlighted the following words : "(sadly this is the new standard for bad behavior in the NFL)" and then made my comments. Hence, my skepticism regarding these supposed new standards in the NFL. Anyway, back to the original post, I really really wish that Stevie would seek the attention he desires by his superior WR play alone (or by doing good community service). And that is all I am going to state about this matter in this thread.

I am glad I made you laugh. And when you are done laughing, go back and look at the context of my comment. The poster said that the standard for bad behavior has been set by Hernandez, a notion which I challenged. Kindly point out where I implied or mentioned Stevie's tshirt in this post.