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We scored 35 points in the second half. That is three followed by a five. Let that soak in for a bit, I still cannot believe it.

Yep called us the #1 team today over the Pack, Saints and Steelers. I can't stand the love

Why should we not talk about a key play in the game ? A win does not automatically absolve everyone of blame and a loss does not take away the good things that we did. Yes, by all means celebrate the victory but also dissect why the D was so soft today, why that long completion for TD happened etc. Do you think teams like the Jets and Pats* blow a 18 point 1st half lead ?

While true, i am inclined to cut the rookie some slack. The fact that he out jumped the others to get to the ball shows aggressiveness.

So, really, whats the deal with Troup ? How badly injured is he ?

Am I missing something big time here ? His rating is 88.7 In any case, the dude 'just needs more time'

Gee, my reputation is at stake here. Will it survive ?

Mulholland Drive The Mist And DC Tom - regarding your comment about 'On the Beach', I have read the book and seen the movie. While sad, it stopped short of being depressing time because it was centered around how people adjust to the impending doom and go after the bucket list with minimal fuss. Twistedly inspirational to me.

Update: Netflix continues to slide http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericsavitz/2011/09/15/netflix-reduces-q3-u-s-sub-guidance-shares-slide/ You can only screw around with customers for so long before you start spiraling downwards "Netflix added that it realizes the move “has upset many of our subscribers,” but that “this split will help us make our services better for subscribers and shareholders for years to come.” NFLX this morning is down $29.05, or 13.9%, to $179.66."

Because we have seen his performance over the past year and it is promising. Dick had a long history of failure and his extension was a mistake.

His record and string of excuses speak for themselves

Actually, on this point I will back off a bit. Overall, his career has been a successful one. I saw some of his games last year and came up with the feeling that he talks more than he produces. Maybe what I should have said is that his production has tapered off lately. But I still stick with the part that he is a drama queen and also to my other point that tweeting and playing are two mutually different things. IN the past, people went off on Whitner's penchant to tweet which had nothing to do with his performance on the field. Its not like he was smoking crack off the field. And if people were against Whitner then for tweeting, then there is no reason to support Ochocinco esp coming off a 1 catch performance on an offense where the QB passed for 500+ yards.

I am just going to write this one last post on this subject. Me not liking either has nothing to do with it. I did not like Bruschi but he produced. I don't like Brady either but he is one of the best QBs ever to play. I don't like Ochocinco because I think he is a drama queen off the field and an underachiever on the field. Quite unlike, say Deion Sanders, who was a showman but one of the best CBs ever.

Me likey - we need Fitzy no matter if we draft a QB next year or not. Also, the earlier this prolonged Parrish experiment ends, the better off we will be. With a caveat that this year we need him just as a warm body WR (a role he has well performed all these years) due to lack of depth

It is the philosophical hypocrisy that I am pointing out. Do we agree with Ochocinco's tweet or not ? And if we do, then disagree with Bruschi but his rant and him as an ex-Pat* has nothing to do with it. If you don't, then why rail on Bruschi. Make no mistake, I am no Bruschi fan. In fact far from it but that does not mean I will disagree with him no matter what he does or says.

So when Whitner used to go on twitter, he was chastised for too much tweeting and too little production. But when the superstar, under-performer Ochocinco does pretty much the same thing, you guys are going after the media person who called him out for that ?

23-16 Bills win with a last minute Raider drive thwarted by a spirited defense

Hang on - back to the original point. If Evans was not going deep or getting open due to a possible injury, why would he have been the difference maker in the Ravens-Steelers rivalry ? If his reputation caused the Steelers to shift coverage preferentially towards him, then if injured, the Steelers would have seen it and changed coverage. So if Simon's analysis is correct, then he could not have been playing hurt.

And that is because yet another thread has degenerated into a Evans suck/Evans is God thread when that was not the point of the OP anyway.

Which part of 47.7% do you not understand ?

Dude, I am not sure you are baiting with your usual eclectically humorous posts but here is one way to look at it. Week 1: 16 winners, 16 losers 52% of winners go to playoffs = 16*0.52 = 8 teams 23% of losers go to playoffs = 16*0.23 = 4 teams total 12 teams that make playoffs. There aren't any missing teams or percentages.

First of all - I did not watch that game so am taking your observations at face value. As someone else pointed out, Evans has to start making catches else his credibility as a viable catching threat will go away and the advantage will be neutralized. Secondly, I wonder how the Steelers will now react in the second game and try to account for his presence. It will certainly be fascinating to see the defensive game plan for the next meeting. If the same advantage differential exists, I would hand it to Evans and the other receivers on the Ravens. Now for the comparison between his presence on the Ravens versus imagination of him being still a Bill. I think he fits the Ravens offense better at this point in time as they have the variety of receiving weapons and a more mature/talented OL which allows Flacco the luxury to take advantage of said weapons. Next year, I would not be surprised to see the Bills invest high picks on a WR (esp considering the latest Easley situation/possible fiasco) and OL which will finally allow the overall offense to blossom into a multi-dimensional one. Good thread !

I would vote for Ravens over Titans or Packers over Panthers

Sure, go ahead and blame marketing. Second to lawyers they are everybody's favorite whipping boy. Let me ask you this - forget Sam for a moment, would you have expected OJ Spiller to score his first TD in yesterday's game ?

There is no ifs ands or buts - you never wish injury on anyone. Period.