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Don't you mean 'his own' (feet) ?

Gee, I hope JP does not play the rest of his career with Moulds. Either means Moulds will play till he is ~ 45 or that JP has an incredibly short career !

Hide and Seek was good.

Having said that, I think we would have gone farther into the playoffs with the first situation than the second,.

Ofcourse I don't have evidence. In fact, even if I had the means, I wouldn't bother trying to find it. Call me paranoid but can you imagine the repercussions if someone were to try and chase this theory down ? With the money at stake in betting, the overall economy, 'greatest show on earth' ?

And players are known for indiscretions with the opposite sex. This can also be used as a blackmailing ploy. Doesn't necessarily have to be money related, you are correct.

And you may be correct also. I am not saying I am sure - just my theory.

Which brings to mind that on the last drive, the receiver caught the ball at the line of scrimmage instead of just letting it drop and stop the clock.

Look the point I am making is that the pattern of the mistakes. If they were TRYING to hurry up in the last 5 minutes and did not get yardage or called the wrong plays for the coverage then maybe I can call it boneheaded judgements. But apparent lack of intensity and mistakes is what has me puzzled.

What is ?

Fine. But if they were slowly breaking down as most NE opponents do then I would believe it. But why sporadic spurts of stupidity ?

No seriously guys, I can't believe a team suddenly going numb at the wrong times. For the first 28 minutes, it was a very good battle. I kept saying this is not how a normal NE game goes - NE did not score in the first 5 minutes, could not authoritatively stop the Eagles, could not keep sustained drives going. Then when the Eagles had a chance to get within field goal range in the last 1 minute of the first half they go stone cold. Same thing in the last 5 minutes. And that quote from Andy Reid is even more unbelievable - could not remember what happened ?? Okay I know it sounds far fetched but tell me that sports never had rigging before !

Almost everyone agrees that the clock management by the Eagles was horrid yesterday both at the end of the first half and the last 5 minutes of the game. The question in my mind is what suddenly happened to make the Eagles seem so lackluster at critical points in the game. The players are pros, the coach has been around for a long time. Did the call come that 'you are not supposed to win this game, now back off' ? How did McNabb who looked to have zip in most of his throws, suddenly throw back to back interceptions ? This one is killer - he throws one in the end zone to Harrison, has it called back due to a penalty on NE and promptly throws another one ??? WTF ? I really think this game smacks of fixing.

FFS - It has been bothering me that there does not seem to be a single QB who can be smarter than BB who jukes every QB. I mean, does every QB in a big game against NE go in with the slinking suspicion that BB is going to scr*w him ? Does that opposing QB lose before he starts the game ? Is it BB always or has he managed to get into everyone's collective heads that he is a genius so now the opposing QBs play to fulfil that prophecy ? Anyway, the point is that there must be some nemesis to BB that emerges and continually foils his plans in the big games. I remember someone 'reading BB's lips' during a preseason game (?) about JP that 'we have a player on our hands'. If my memory is correct and it was BB, then I certainly hope that JP is that nemesis. For those on this board, JP is now not a rookie QB. He will be in his second year - duh ! Before we start fantasizing though, remember that JP has to prove a strong work ethic. No amount of brilliance will compensate for the lack of hard work and dedication. Think Jeff George ... So, I hope JP has the ethic to go with his supposed talent. I say supposed because he hasn't proven anything yet but will have plenty of opportunity in the upcoming pre season. Let us see ....

Not really. Basic and extended (analog) cable through Comcast is $47 + $5 for 1 HD receiver + tax = ~ $55 I don't have to pay for more receivers as every TV has a built in tuner. No pay-per-view or premium channels for me. 3 TVs in my house. DirecTV = $39.99 +$5x2 = $49.99 with no local HD channels ! If you do an apples to apples (ie. take out the HD receiver I am paying Comcast for), it is the same price. So you don't need to have 8 TVs to make cable cheaper ....

Not sure this will give you any ideas. But here goes We have all Indians at the party so the menu - Veggies and dip - Nachos and salsa - Fried fish with red pepper - "vegetable stew" with toasted bread - Tandoori chicken (spice marinated, oven roasted) - Chicken biryani (spicy rice pilaf with chicken) - Assorted desserts And yes: - Michelob Ultra - Labatts Blue - Chivas Regal Scotch - Smirnoff vodka - Assorted wines

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AT&T gives about the same minutes as Cingular. As they have merged, I expect service to be betetr either way. Cingular has roll over, AT&T has the great phone deal (puts money in your pocket today !). So I guess you will do well either way.

You will not believe this deal. The Sony Ericcson triband camera phone T-637 gets you $220 back on Amazon. Have to sign up with AT&T. I did that for my wife 2 months back and worked out well. It is an excellent phone with great talk time, color, triband, bluetooth, internet etc. (We don't use half the features). Why buy when they will pay you to get it ? Obvious point I am assuming is that your contract with Verizon is up.

Send me the link also please !

There is something called the Bass Diffusion model that can predict the technology adoption of new products. Basically, you take the total size of the market. Then look at the closest technology over the past few years and calculate some parameters for their actual adoption rate. Use these for your new case and project a curve for how many pieces you can expect to sell over the first 5-10 years of a new products life. Ofcourse, it is subject to the reference technology that you use, but I used three to see a range and ~ 10 MM was the best case. I don't know what analysts say, but my personal opinion is that all analysts are biased in one way or the other. Remember analysts were saying that the new dotcom world has fundamentally changed the way stocks are valued ? How much bull**** was that ? Basics of long-term finance will not change no matter how much short-term shocks you see. Just a reality check - total automobiles in the USA are ~ 200 million. I doubt that existing car buyers will start replacing their radios in droves. So the best case is to put them in new cars which is what both the companies are trying to do. Even after all that, the analysts expect that 20% of these cars will have subscribers to XM or Sirius year after year ? DBS is quite one thing but in-car subscriptions ? Dream on....

I had written a paper for a business course a few years back. All the finance calculations have been good. Now let me give you a bit from the strategy and marketing side. Sirius and XM, like satellite will live and die by their subscription base and their ability to retain customers. This tie-up with several car manufacturers means a lot but ultimately may be a big let-down. Putting XM ready receivers in cars does not mean people will subscribe to the service or even maintain their subscription. The biggest investment has already been made - in the satellites which cost ~ $1.5 billion). With limited information, I had estimated that they need between 3.1 - 6.2 MM subscribers on an on-going basis simply to break-even. Problem is that I ran a variety of cases and figured that in the best case, the total subscribers of both XM and Sirius would be no more than 9.6 MM !! Ofcourse, this is just my paper and it may mean nothing. But I am fairly confident that what you saw was a stock price jump due to a mini-bubble ala the good old dotcom days. Eventually the market cooled down ... If anybody wants to read my paper, PM me and I will send a copy.

Works both ways. The big boys stop us consistently on offense thus tiring out the defense and nto allowing the D to shine through. If we hold on to the ball more with the Steelers and Patriots, I bet our D can be more aggressive and stop them.

QB - don't agree that we need to get rid of DB. Start JP but keep DB to a restructured deal as #2. He won't get a starting job anywhere and if we are fortunate enough that there is such a team, we should get some draft pick(s) in return. RB - If possible let TH run out his contract next year. Agree that Williams did well, but in the unfortunate event of a serious injury to WM, we need a solid back-up. Problem is, I am not sure TH's heart is in it anymore for the Bills. So maybe he should be gone. WR - Don't agree with shipping Moulds. He is not reliable enough to be the #1 but may be very good as a #2 or for spot duty. Restructure and keep him, get a veteran game breaker (like Lofton was). TE - We are okay here. We don't need scary players at each and every position. Shockeys and Gonzalez's are not born every minute so we need to keep what we have and concentrate on other areas of need. OL - This still may be the area of greatest need. Not sure how to shuffle players and boost it. Keep Jennings ? Not if he remains injury-prone. KICKER - We need to find a good, reliable and clutch kicker. Enough said ! In short, beef up the OL, get a new kicker, WR, switch at QB and we pretty much got a good to great team. I think MM is going to be one of the great coaches in the league. If he gets the personnel he needs in the off-season, the Bills-NE games will be a thing of beauty as two geniuses try to outwit each other. With DB not starting, BB will have to think hard at ways to beat the Bills.