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but Kay Stephenson was such a nice guy!

contact customer service and ask?

The Kiko Alonso trade makes sense. The Bills 2014 defense was a top 5 defense in total yards. Adding Kiko back into the equation would have picked up what? at best 1 or maybe 2 slots? which might have had an impact of opposing teams gaining 10 fewer yards per game? Not a massive impact. Whereas adding McCoy could, potentially, increase our running back performance by anywhere from 10-100%. Excluding McCoy's rookie year, his worst production equaled the Bills RB tandems 2014 #s and his best year, 2013, he doubled it. Even if you look at last year's product (1300 yds) he would have increased the Bills' running production by approximately 50%. Dispassionately, bringing in McCoy has more potential upside than keeping Alonso. the article doesn't really live up to its headline.

Teams spend more 1st round picks on QBs when their previous picks didn't pan out so they used another one in an attempt to find a good QB in later years. It is a cycle that is only broken when a team finds/has a solid QB and an look deeper into the draft, pick up a QB in later rounds and take the time to develop them as long as their existing QB wins. Picking a 1st round QB is a crap shoot. Some (not many) pan out (Rivers, Manning to name two) but a lot of them are mediocre or complete busts. It is really hard to know how (or if) a 21 year college QB will adapt to the pro game so it is a real risk to burn a 1st rounder on a QB as I have a sense that the likelihood of a reward doesn't outweigh the risk. Teams are probably better off taking another position in the 1st round and get a QB in later rounds. Although this is a challenge if the team in question has a mediocre (or worse) QB and coaches are getting pressured by ownership and fans to produce a winning team.

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Hotels will almost always tell you the distance to a tube station or other stop. Don't sweat exactly which station (or line) it is...as long as one is close you are golden

Metro London is broken into many districts/boroughs. I would look in: Chelsea Kenstingon Knightsbridge, Belgravia, Mayfair, and St. James (if you have the bucks) Westminster Because of London's mass transit system, you can stay further out and be at/near any of the major attractions, museums etc very quickly (except during rush hour). We are staying In Kensington.

tix are in BK 109, row 35. going to spend days in London

over the last decade or so? we would be any of the jobbers to the stars (akin to the unnamed Star Trek crew member in a red shirt)

Getting around You can get get just about anywhere via the tube (subway) or buses. If you are going to be there for more than a couple of days, get a travelcard (aka an oyster card). this ends up being much cheaper than paying by the trip. You can pre-buy them in advance. The train from Heathrow or Gatwick is cheaper and faster than a cab. the Heathrow express takes you to Paddington station and the Gatwick Express takes you to Victoria station. you will be able to get to anywhere in London from either of those 2 stations. You can also prepay for a shared van ($30-40 pp/each way). the van is a good deal if you have an early to mid morning flight back home. if you don't know how to get somewhere, ask in the tube station and they'll tell you which line to which stop (and they can talk quickly so listen carefully). Money put your cards (credit and debit) into travel mode so the cards aren't declined because of an out of the country transaction. use your ATM card to get money NOT the exchange bureaus. You will get the best rates from an ATM. don't fall into the 1GBP = $1 trap. you'll go broke really quickly. 1GBP = $1.50 (as of 1/22/2015) Buy a 100GBP (the AAA has the best rates for members) until you get there. The USD is supposed to gain value vs. the GBP over the next 12 months so you may not want to buy your GBP until last minute (a week or so ahead of time would be the latest). Everything has VAT built into the price. If you buy anything expensive, see if they will do the VAT refund for you. That can add up to a big savings. Eating Food is much more expensive then you may be used to so don't be shocked Sodas are not free refills. Pubs can have decent food (or not) British beer has a reputation for being "warm". It can be but its at the right temperature for the best taste. Communication If you have an unlocked GSM phone, you can buy a SIM card just about anywhere in London (carphone warehouses are all over the place). figure 10-15GBP for a pay as you go SIM loaded with 250+ UK min, 5000 texts and 500MB 3G. just make sure you are unlocked and GSM capable (my iPhone 5 from verizon is both). If you don't, you can pick up a cheap no frills 30 day phone for chump change. Email your new phone number to folks back here and text it to your game buddies who are in London. International calls can be added, usually 5GBP for 30 minutes or so. Wifi is everywhere. Ask the server at your restaurant/pub, they will give you the password. Skype is your friend. Put it on your tablet or smartphone. Hotels Hotel rooms in Europe are smaller than here in the USA and "superior" can really mean "just OK".Miscellaneous If you smoke, bring your own. Cigarettes can be 10GBP ($15) per pack. Take a picture of your passport and drivers license and email it to your free email account that you can access from any PC. Ditto for your itinerary. Beer comes in halfs and pints (go for the pints but be careful, their beer can put you on your a$$) Being a Tourist If this is a once in a lifetime trip, must sees are: The Tower of London and the Crown Jewels, the British Museum (mummies and the like), Trafalgar Square, Buckingham Palace and the changing of the Guard, the London Eye, Tower Bridge (not London Bridge, it just looks like a bridge), if the wife is with you Harrods (a department store like you have never seen) and Big Ben (it's the bell in the clock, not the clock itself). Theater tickets: go to Leicester Square and you can get half price tickets at the cleverly titled half price ticket booth.

I got my tickets.

anyone remember what happened with Drew Bledsoe?

green bay, to my knowledge, has been sold out since 1960

i'd rather loose him for a few weeks now and have him for several ore years rather than loose him permanently

Like anything that might help you improve: if the price is right you take him

Unless RW dies before the end of the year, the Bills will have to be sold to cover the Estate taxes. the 2011 top federal estate tax rate will be 55%, with a FMV of the Bills in the neighborhood of $1billion, that makes the tax payable in the $550million range, the only asset that is large enough to pay that liability is the Bills organization.

remember the years of 1-12-1, 4-10, 3-10, 1-13, 2-12, 3-11, 2-14 (x2), 4-12, and 3-13? while I seriously hope I am wrong, I really think that the we are looking at one of those seasons this year.