Offside Number 76

I'm watching. Usually an entertaining game. Tonight, not so.

1) That punt was the dumbest decision I can remember from a Bills HC. Dumber than benching Stevie. Dumber than benching Moulds. Just plain stupid. I'm sure there's a dumber decision that I'm missing, but it isn't coming to mind right now. 2) Nick Barnett is hardly the problem. Sure, he's not the solution, but he isn't the problem. 3) Gilmore had an incredibly great game--breakups, tackles, everything--this week and last, until the PI call. The loss is not on him. And if it weren't for him, you might have been looking at a bigger point differential. He was great today.

Take him. But please, don't put him in a Buffalo uniform.

I think she looked hot even after the shave. To answer the thread question, hell yes.

Almost as stupid as the punt with three-plus minutes left. Very, very close, but still, almost.

I'm not answering this.

Yeah. They lost this game because of Donald Jones. He was fine.

RIght thread. It's the one about punts, right?

Want to know when NOT to punt?! Dammit, Chan. If you punted: At best, you were getting the ball at your own 30 or so with Fitz and 48 seconds. At worst, you were going to never see the ball again. If you didn't punt: At best, you gained a first down. At worst, you got the ball back on your 10, with Fitz and 48 seconds. You dig? Idiotic. !@#$ing idiotic. You're 4-6. YOU GO FOR IT YOU !@#$ING MORON. You're not on the cusp of the playoffs; you need to be aggressive to make the playoffs. You needed to !@#$ the Colts today; you chose to make gentle love instead. EDIT: and now, you're 4-7, smart guy.

If they were better, you'd find merchandise in your area.

Please, please no. I don't ever want to see this guy in a Bills uniform.

I had heard 90-1. They did start the season unranked. I don't know if it's going to be Alabama or Georgia, but either way, it's going to be a good game. And I think Irish fans had better be pulling for Alabama. Something about that Georgia team seems very dangerous.

Disgusting. And of course, the result today was as expected, against national powerhouse Bowling Green.

Sure, I'll take him, too. In the fifth or sixth round, after the Bills have drafted a legit QB.

Yeah, I Smerlased the hell out of this one.

You ain't gonna make it with anyone anyhow.

They're complex. I'm not a big fan, though; in many situations, I think it's a bad strategy. Ask Fezmid; we've been through it in chatrooms enough times. (He doesn't agree with me.) But I do think it should be available as an option. I really did think it was a sarcastic reaction to the thread on eliminating the PAT. Obviously, the wrong interpretation. The rest of my thoughts on the topic already are posted upthread.

Dobler : Suh :: Stalin : Castro.

I realize that this thread was started as a joke, but enough people have treated this seriously, unfortunately, so now I feel compelled to respond, instead of asking whether everyone was drunk when they posted. Look, field goals, and the strategy behind setting them up are integral and important parts of the game. Who doesn't love a drive to get into FG range at the end of a half? And the chance that it might be missed! Those of you who were aware in 1991, you know. It wasn't about getting to the 20-yard-line (OP's sarcastic suggestion), it was about getting Norwood into his range. Which they didn't do (grass not turf). How was that not an exciting kick? How was it not an exciting drive leading to it? We've seen three SBs on FGs in the last dozen years, and that's only if I'm not missing any. Again, how is that not exciting? How is the drive to get there not exciting? And once more, I do realize the initial post was sarcastic. But come on, those of you who have responded that there should be no FGs in football. Get it, already.

Question: Was everyone who posted in this thread wasted when they posted?

Yeah, but WGR covers Buffalo, not the entire US. Training camp starts in September, the season goes through June, and July is busy with free agency. I guess they can take August off, but I want my hockey coverage!

Oh yes there is.

I was disappointed to see Wilson picked by Arizona in the second, but I guess Jones would make an ok consolation prize.

Something about the owners and fraud convictions and bankruptcy... I like what Sal is bringing to GR. I also like Jeremy White. I also like Jim Rome. And I actually like the non-sports "guy talk" that goes on throughout the day, too. But I do wish that Schopp could be less condescending.

He did. Still, the idea was ridiculed.