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Did the pranksters do us a favor? From Tim Graham/Buffalo News yesterday: http://blogs.buffalonews.com/press-coverage/2013/05/what-a-gag-buddy-nixs-pranksters-face-federal-charges.html?ref=bmh If this is true, then the release of the recording poisoned the relationship enough to make it impossible to rework Fitz's contract and bring him back at a more appropriate salary. I liked Fitz, but we know he wasn't taking us anywhere special and am glad we are moving on. Better that it was a clean break and not dragged out. kj

Barnacle Bills. But really, this discussion should have ended at Wide Starboard. kj

I never drop my pants in a back alley when there is a camera nearby.

But Pete Carroll has such a clean history.

Mario had an interesting quote along these lines in the Buff News. The article is all about how everyone on the team is talking about "playing like a Bill": I don't know about football, but I do like that phrase: playing like a Bill. Of course, 'playing like a Bill' has meant 'being a doormat' for a long time. Hopefully, it means something else now. kj Forgot the link: http://blogs.buffalonews.com/press-coverage/2013/05/mario-williams-explains-what-being-a-bill-is-supposed-to-mean.html?ref=bmh

Wow, it got hot in here all if a sudden. Someone open a window.

Did Kelly have a slow release? (I never noticed or heard that before, or forgot in the intervening years.) kj

Kraft is 40 some years behind the times. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/03/vince-lombardi-accepted-gay-players-on-his-team/ We should be able to express the right level of hatred for Br*dy without insulting our gay friends, family, and fellow fans. kj

I hope I was clear: it's a small thing for you to mix them up. I was just curious if the magazine did that. Good story.

The great thing is everyone agrees its Moulds, but this thread still has spawned heated arguments. Even when we agree, we disagree. kj

Did you put Cleveland Browns in there or did the magazine? Should be the Bengals. If it was you no big deal. I just hope it wasn't the magazine.

Great stuff there.

Ohio has pretty hefty tax credits for film shoots. (As an Ohioan, I think they are a bad deal.)

[standard disclaimers apply: didn't see it posted, so if it is already posted, get off my back, etc etc] Clark Judge at CBS Sports talked to an anonymous offensive coordinator about the drafted QBs, and he had nice things to say about EJ (are we on a first name basis yet?). The other QBs discussed got much harsher evaluations. More evidence that we got our man (assuming he pans out, let's wait until they play a game before anointing him the next Jim Kelly, etc etc. Get off my back already.) http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/22189998/manuel-in-position-to-flourish-more-than-any-other-qb-in-draft kj

I had to work hard not to laugh out loud so I wouldn't have to explain to my wife what was so funny.

Wasn't it Marv who said, "if you think you have 2 starting fullbacks, you don't have any"?

The cool thing is we have some talent (yes, there are weak spots) but we also have a mad doctor at the helm of the D, a guy with a history of thinking outside the box in order to put his players in a position to succeed. kj

No wonder he was winded!

On the TSW scale, to me he is much closer to 'ground up and in the freezer' then 'get 'r done'.

While the energy is good, I would say that the best thing about this draft is that there is evidence of a strong plan behind it. While some of the picks surprise, they all fit a vision of a new team being built. Everything--everything--seems to follow from that. It doesn't feel like they are following someone else's script the way it has with some picks in the past. kj

Better put this in the mythbusting thread then.

Has this chart been updated since the rookie salary cap went into effect? Should it have? kj

On a serious note, where is his agent in all of this? He needs better advice than this. Someone should have been calling his cell phone and telling him to smile or buck up or something. kj

Give him a break: finals are next week and he has studying to do. kj