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When they ask if you have anything to declare, say "War" and speed off. They love that.

That was funny. Williams and McGahee getting down on the field during a TV timeout.

4.25 is rediculously fast. Fastest 40 time ever at UMiami: that's not a bad title to have. I would be willing to bet Lee Evans is the fastest ever out of UW.

Peter King writes: 5. The Drew Bledsoe-to-Terry Glenn combo is working very well. From what I saw and from what practice observers say, Glenn is perfect for Bledsoe in this offense. But it's August. Glenn has missed an average of six games a year over the last four seasons because of injury. If Dallas doesn't have the speed of Glenn to stretch the defense, Bledsoe's effectiveness will be seriously limited. Parcells said the other day he needs to get better production from his quarterbacks. Zing! He wants more balls completed downfield, from the sound of it. I only saw one practice, but Bledsoe looked very good throwing the ball. Isn't it amazing he's just 33? And moves like he's 53.

A. Green picked up a first down when he gained about 9 yards on a 3rd down draw. Excellent call. I think the whole stadium and the Bills D were thinking pass.

I know, I know, I'm not saying that...Only mentioning that Gregg had a built-in excuse there. But TD made every move possible to give him a competetive team (including the Bledsoe move.) Starting with the air horn wake up calls, Gregg f'd up enough on his own. 3-13 was not his fault. 8-8 was a nice bounce-back, but they faded. However, optimism galore. 6-10 (after 2-0) was a plane ticket out of town. Whoever (if anybody) Gregg blames, I'm sure he will have the dogs going all out for Bledsoe both times they play this year.

I'm sure Greggo blames TD for using a his 1st round pick on a guy who would sit out GW's whole contract year.

Thanks LB. I knew the guy who told me that was a stooge. And he was persistent about it and said he was positive.

Yeah, I knew about him, but I thought he was older. Is there a younger one than Eli coming up who's still playing?

The problem is we simply assume that every country wants to be like the U.S. I understand it is the job of the rich and powerful to help the poor and weak, but many countries think America's economy/values/way of life is far from ideal for them. Regime change means so much more when the citizens rise up and do it on their own for their own reasons.

Is Eli the youngest Manning? I was on a business trip and a co-worker (who seems like a bit of a stooge) was telling me there's a younger one who is still in high school or about to start college. I told him I hadn't heard that and I think he's wrong, but he said he was positive. I said he was full of BS, as I feel like the bj-artists at ESPN would already be slobbering over the kid. Can anyone confirm or deny that Aging Archie has another young buck coming up? Also, while I hope his elbow is okay, I am of the opinion that Eli would have been a second round pick if his name was Eli Jones.

I didn't appreciate what Milloy brought to the table either until he was gone. It was quite a dropoff without him in there.

Drew and the Cowboys on MNF tonight against the Shehawks. It sure was different to see JP running around at the Ralph on Sat night. It was definitely something we Bills fans have not seen in a few years (other than RJ running for his life, but that was far from exciting.) So in that spirit, over/under on Drew going down tonight is 2.5. Any takers? I'll say over, just because.

I like the guy but I'm not sure how much he'll help the team. I know he's a fan favorite, but that's because he's about the only success story to come out of UB. I mean, the guy went to UB! What does that say? I did think he played well the past two games. I respect his hard work and staying power in the league after four years of injury and practice squad time. He's got nice hands. And I highly respect the porn mustache. But I'd be lying if I thought he was going to be an impact player. Just a feelgood camp story, IMO. Who's your Had-daddy?

There was no real harm in Ricky leaving his playbook behind...it was found empty because Ricky used all of the pages for rolling papers.

Where's the Chargers? I would play the under if their number is anywhere close to their record of last year...They won't sneak up on anyone and I can't see Brees playing lights out again... Also, Buffalo over KC under Dallas under

I don't know how this ever sounded like a good idea. Poor girl, it is a tragedy...but just a bad idea from the start. article

Hey! Comparing notes on the Pats? That's about enough of that! What the heck kind of website do you think this is?

With the recent injuries, the trainer has asked Moss to bring in the good sh*t for medicinal purposes.

He gave the Bledsoe stare down and the Pennington lob! Dangerous combo!

I admire the confidence HD. I remember in the Bills SB era, they would get shelled in the preseason and typically went 0-4, 1-3, etc. But Kelly would play one or two series and lead scoring drives, and you knew there was nothing to worry about. I tend to base more emphasis on the 30 yds rushing McGahee had last year at N.E. rather than the 120 that the Saints had last night. I'm sure their D will be fine. Hollywood, imagine Losman's first pass tomorrow night is picked off, a la Brady. Just for kicks, give me a sample post that might appear on this board if that were to happen. There are goons on TSW who would be ready to sell him right down the river. I can hear it now. By the way, did Brady set his feet when he threw the pick?

I like Leonhard and liked him as a Badger. Very fun to watch. Good luck to the Pack this season... And thanks UW for Lee Evans!!!

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Badass Brady peeled out on his motorcycle after the game to go cruising with Kellen Winslow. Also, before we become too critical, let us not forget that our QB gets pumped up listening to Incubus.