Bob Lablaw

Clements is getting beat a lot this year--he's hardly the shutdown corner I used to think he is. Definitely not worth the top 2-3 corners in the league.

Darin hit it on the head. Katrina wouldn't have killed 100 people in 1800. In an era before big city living, this weekend's earthquake wouldn't have done more than wake a few nomads from their sleep. The Tsunami would have killed a lot of people at any time, but it would have been less when the world pop. was 500 million. Please don't admit to believing Nostradamus.

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Bills missed the playoffs by a game last year, and are one game out of first in the AFC East. After 4 games-not one against a division foe- and with those FACTS lingering around, it's a little early to call this a rebuilding season. It's not to say the Bills won't be in rebuilding mode by week 8, but right now, they are still in the thick of things, despite the absurd line play. Why the need to call someone an idiot? Does flexing your Internet muscles make you feel better?

In those thirteen games, he has two where he threw for 392 yards and another for over 400--with the Browns' receivers. You think Losman has a 400 yard game in him by week 13? Didn't think so.

Way to fight facts with.. well... nothing.

I will ignore Reed, as his type are a dime a dozen, and focus on the big two. Bengals: Johnson and Sneezy are better Broncos: Lelie and Smith are better (slightly) Colts: obviously better Raiders: obviously better Lions: the young guns are better Eagles: Just having one TO makes them better Rams: better Cardinals: I'd take Boldin and Fitz That's 8. I left out several borderline teams. I'd take Andre Johnson and anyone else over our two, but Corey Bradford is such a dud that I decided against listing the Texans. Plaxico and Toomer are about = to the Bills duo, and maybe better as Plax has stellar upside where Evans may be limited because he's a downfield WR- and a small one at that.The Giants wouldn't take that trade either way. The Saints wouldn't like move Stallworth and Horn for Moulds/Evans.

Reed barely made this team- he's only getting game time because Parrish is hurt, so he's nothing. Moulds is way on the south side of a good career. In his best season, he had 10 TDs. Since he's started, he averaged 6 TDs per season. He averages about 900 yards and 70 catches per season- hardly spectacular- but certainly better than average. Evans had a good rookie campaign that may have benefitted from teams not knowing what to expect from him. The guys you tout as being the subject of such adoration are thus: a guy who barely made the team, a good veteran who has lost a step, and a guy who had a good rookie campaign but hasn't done anything this season. And in any event, everyone agrees that the Bills have no TE and don't believe in throwing to the RB (or the RBs can't catch).

I know Moulds can't catch a ball that lands 10 feet in front of him, but could part of JPs problem be that the Bills' receivers are not that good. The Bills have NO tight end. The coaching staff thinks so little of McGahee's hands that he's out on 3rd downs. Moulds never had soft hands, and maybe his speed is on the decline. Evans played well last year, but now that teams know about him, is he a little easier to handle? Just play a safety over the top and the deep routes are gone. That Reed is the Bills No. 1 WR says something about how bad the Bills WRs might be.

They have the stupid system where JP only is supposed to look at half the field on most passes- how much more simple is it supposed to get? Maybe narrow it to 1/4 of the field? I'm happier now that I feel resigned to the fact that this is a lost year. And I now have infinitely more patience with JP. He can suck for a while. I just want to see a few 200 yard games by the end of the year. I'd also like to see him hit a WR in stride.

Is this sarcasm?

Nothing in her lack of qualifications should stand in the way of her approval. The President gets to pick, and as long as he doesn't pick a total ninny, the choice should be approved. She's not shown (as yet) that she's incompetent, and unless she does, she should be approved, even if it seems there are much better qualified candidates. That's the game.

OMG: what if we lose?

With respect to the "hundreds" at the same level, she lacks important qualifications that I would expect from those hundreds. She's had no experience at the federal level. Not as a litigator. Not as a judge. Not as a clerk. Those are gaping holes for someone pegged to sit in the highest federal court. John Roberts had little experience as a judge, but few could doubt his knowledge of Constitutional law, and his experience litigating same.

Well, there we differ. Although I understand and sympathize with the rock the boat mentality, it seems foolish to not promote the best legal minds (of which John Roberts is undisputably one) to the highest legal position in the country. I've seen, as you may have, that elected judges can be frigging nightmares for want of judicial acumen. I don't want to see that type of problem at the top of the country: the highest court in the land deserves the best legal minds. The highest national defense posts deserves the best military strategists and leaders. And on and on.

I didn't say they weren't admirable; they are. But they were made of a common thread- with similar backgrounds. And that's what we were discussing. On your digressive line, I couldn't find a ready source summarizing the founding fathers' military experiences, but some of them never fought, including the biggies like Madison, Jefferson, and Adams.

This country came into existence under the leadership of the American aristocracy, which for the most part, was a bunch of really rich guys who came from generational- not self-made- wealth. As to shaking the foundation, I have nothing against that. But I am wary of a candidate with no experience at the level she will be practicing. She has little litigation experience. And no Constitutional experience. Would you put an Arabian horse evaluator in charge of FEMA? Wait. Scratch that. Let me use another example: would you put Stojan in charge of national defense?

Isn't it odd to appoint someone without federal judicial experience to the highest federal court in the country?

QBs get more attempts when they get more first downs.

Even when JP has time, he cannot throw a good pass. The guy has had one good quarter this season. He's been awful. The QB game I want to play this season is: can Holcomb win enough games to get the Bills to the playoffs? If he shows he can't, then JP can come in and see if he can throw a friggin' ball. If JP can't get it done, then the Bills move on.

Holcomb has a game over 400 yards passing, and a game at 392 in his short career of starts. JP doesn't look ready to scratch 200 yds before the season's over. Unless the Bills are willing to just scrap this season and let JP grow--because letting JP start means this season is over--they better start Holcomb now. I don't have anything against JP yet. All young QBs suck, and I don't know whether he has *it*. He's certainly shown nothing so far. All I know is that the Bills are 1 game out of first place in the East, and JP won't win them any more games.

Dunno. Ask the Chiefs' offensive coordinators. They had the same gameplan.

This makes me less likely to give to charity, since the charities are just agents of the government.

Yes. Once we're back to pre-hurricane oil production capacity, we're OKed to return to our previous ways.

So if a private group funded by charitable donations takes on some hurricane relief, the government pays for it? How does that make sense? Why bother even having chartiable organizations? Just have the federal government pay for everything.