Offside Number 76

This position is unreasonable and ignores the middle ground. Just because the activity is voluntary doesn't mean that the league shouldn't do what is possible to minimize the risk of injury. That's the "cause." Of course there's a risk of injury, and of concussions specifically, in every sport. Even soccer, which is not known for a ton of physical contact. Rules are in place in that sport, and in considerably more violent sports like lacrosse, to minimize the chance of contact to the head and to minimize the damage that will occur if it happens. No hard padding would be a good idea to investigate; maybe some rules changes, too.

That was me, and apparently, I am considerably misinformed. It has never been an issue on BBC Sport (sorry to say, that's really my only informer on rugby; I can go to soccernet for soccer or cricinfo for cricket, but for the ruggers, that's it), and I really had no idea. Maybe someone needs to take up the cause over there. I don't want to think, forty years on, that I was following gladiators.

Simon, closing the old thread and starting this one was not a great move. There was a good discussion brewing there, both before and after the signing, and I think you effectively have killed it.

This is where it got personal and the thread got stupid.

Teams seldom throw out of the wildcat. That's why the whole concept is BS, and why most teams have figured out that it's BS. Young might give the Bills an edge there, because (unlike Smith--whose value I won't argue in this thread) he actually can throw a ball. But mostly, I want a decent backup Q. Thig ain't it. Young could be. And if the team moves on without him, I'm pretty ok with that, too.

Works for rugby. Sure, there still are injuries, some of them severe, but there's nowhere near the head trauma. I don't see how the forward pass necessitates such drastically different equipment.

I think it would be short, and probably wide, too. Same thing if he kicked it in the beginning of the season or the end. I guess that's why they drafted that kid in the seventh round to back up Lindell.

How could it be anything other than Super Bowl 25?

Did TO blame his recent impoverishment on municipal unions or something?

Odd uniform for a cricket batsman, but sure.

Great idea, PTR. It would be awesome to stream a camp session or two while at work!

Please refer to above post; I would think I'd gone to hell.

Change the order of the words and a couple of prepositions, and you have a new reality show. Not gonna be shown on mainstream TV, but you have an idea there.

No. I've dated actresses before. Never again.

Not according to this (but I don't know where his numbers come from):

1. IF there's a winner, $750 to Food Bank of WNY. No, I'm not doubling it after week 8. I'm just doing that if someone wins. 2. Less importantly: Week 1 9/9: Buffalo Bills at New York WIN Week 2 9/16 Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills WIN Week 3 9/23: Buffalo Bills at Cleveland Browns WIN Week 4 9/30: New England Patriots* at Buffalo Bills LOSS Week 5 10/07: Buffalo Bills at San Francisco 49ers LOSS Week 6 10/14: Buffalo Bills at Arizona Cardinals WIN Week 7 10/21: Tennessee Titans at Buffalo Bills WIN Week 8: BYE WIN (just kidding) BYE. Week 9: 11/04 Buffalo Bills at Houston Texans WIN Week 10: 11/11 Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots* WIN Week 11: 11/15 (Thurs) Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills WIN Week 12: 11/25 Buffalo Bills at Indianapolis Colts WIN Week 13: 12/02 Jacksonville Jaguars at Buffalo Bills WIN Week 14: 12/09 St. Louis Rams at Buffalo Bills WIN Week 15: 12/16 Seattle Seahawks at Buffalo Bills WIN Week 16: 12/23 Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins WIN Week 17: 12/30 New York Jets at Buffalo Bills WIN I know. I just predicted 14-2. But wouldn't that be fun?

I think Danny Briere didn't do a damned thing during his first two seasons with Filly. It's too early to tell, but sure, the Bills got some serious value in return.

Too funny. Sanchez's first 4 INT game, which (this year) will be his first game of the season, will have those silly NJ fans and that crappy NY press clamoring for TT to start.

Problem is, you can say that about 100 guys or more. The team can't give them all opportunities and playing time, much less contracts.

Didn't see the joke; that doesn't make you obtuse.

The comparison that the OP posted is to mostly average-or-less QBs; he posted every starting Q (or those expected to start) in the AFC. Joe Flacco ain't Dan Marino and never will be.

I still think Sanchez flinches again. My three-year-old niece (who, admittedly, has no reason to have known fear) would have been more steady in that situation. I can't wait for the next time that footjob lines Sanchez up as a wideout (which is bound to happen now that he has acquired another dud weapon in the form of Tim Tebow.)

But the conversations that he incites often are about him, rather than the subjects of his columns.

Brady yes Sanchez no Tannehill no Weeden no Flacco probably not Big Ben yes Dalton very possibly; too early to tell Schaub no Luck can't tell yet Hasselback no Gabbert no Manning yes Palmer no Rivers yes Cassell no

Sanchez flinches again.