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From the above AP story:

AP Story

From an article in the Houston Chronicle online.

Excerpt from transcript of Joe Horn's 911 call: Horn: He’s coming out the window right now, I gotta go, buddy. I’m sorry, but he’s coming out the window. Dispatcher: Don’t, don’t — don’t go out the door. Mr. Horn? Mr. Horn? Horn: They just stole something. I’m going after them, I’m sorry. Dispatcher: Don’t go outside. Horn: I ain’t letting them get away with this s--t. They stole something. They got a bag of something. Dispatcher: Don’t go outside the house. Horn: I’m doing this. Dispatcher: Mr. Horn, do not go outside the house. Horn: I’m sorry. This ain’t right, buddy. Dispatcher: You’re going to get yourself shot if you go outside that house with a gun, I don’t care what you think. Horn: You want to make a bet? Dispatcher: OK? Stay in the house. Horn: They’re getting away! Dispatcher: That’s all right. Property’s not worth killing someone over, OK? Horn: [curses] Dispatcher: Don’t go out the house. Don’t be shooting nobody. I know you’re pissed and you’re frustrated, but don’t do it. Horn: They got a bag of loot. Dispatcher: OK. How big is the bag ... which way are they going? Horn: I’m going outside. I’ll find out. Dispatcher: I don’t want you going outside, Mr. Horn. Horn: Well, here it goes, buddy. You hear the shotgun clicking and I’m going. Dispatcher: Don’t go outside. Horn: [yelling] Move, you’re dead! [sound of shots being fired]

Article with audio from 911 calls (right side of the page)

I didn't realize he had done this twice before. Anyways, it made me smile, and some of the locales he taped are beautiful.

Who the thieves were played a huge role in this decision as well.

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The Bills are definitely in that group as well. I don't see our situation being better than the Raven's or the Titans, for starters.

Who's the long snapper?

Seriously? If you really live here, you should check out the following neighborhoods, all of which are inside the city limits: -Mount Washington -Loyola College/College of Notre Dame area -Cross Keys -Roland Park -Guilford -Homewood area (around the Hopkins undergrad campus) -Charles Village -Hampden -Federal Hill -Fell's Point -Canton Towson isn't in Baltimore city, and if you don't feel safe there, then you probably shouldn't ever leave your house. You do bring up a good point about how there are actual jobs in Baltimore, which is nice.

Nah. Lived here (in the city) 7 years, never been a victim of any crime. Not saying it's perfect, but it has a lot going for it. Actual tourism in the Inner Harbor, a growing finance industry, and of course biotech and healthcare with Hopkins. Plus young professionals actually live in the city (as dangerous as some people say it is), while for some reason, that just doesn't happen in Buffalo or Rochester. Add to that the affordability of housing compared to nearby DC, Philly, and NYC, and I'd say it's a pretty decent place to live. Would I want to raise kids here? No, but I wouldn't want to raise them in inner city Philadelphia or Buffalo either. I'd move to the burbs, which are some of the wealthiest (and priciest) in the country. All that said, I liked Buffalo (and Rochester) a lot too. I just don't see how anyone from Western New York can really trash any other place in the country. There's good and bad everywhere.

Whereabouts in the city do you live? I have a bunch of friends that teach in the city. I definitely have a lot of respect for the work that you guys do in a very tough environment.

I live in Baltimore city, and there are plenty of areas that are fine places to live. The bad areas are no worse than similar areas in DC, Buffalo, Rochester, or any number of large American cities.

In addition to the OT project they drafted, the Bills also picked up a projected 5th round OG as an UDFA - Felton is his name. I think he may make the team. I'm of the opinion that you fill your starting needs before you search for backups, even at key positions like LT. Our secondary was repeatedly toasted by Tom Brady, and was one of the main reasons we lost the Dallas game. Obviously it was a glaring weakness that needed to be addressed. The Bills did it by taking the top ranked CB on their board, and they were still able to address their biggest need in round 2 with Hardy.

True that.

Well I don't think we should rush to once again discard a young, successful draft pick of our own, irrespective of where he was picked. I also don't think we should rush to discard Edwards' main weapon. I'm of the opinion that it's not so much on Evans as it is on the QB. I think the 2006 82 catch season showed what he can do with even just average QB play. He didn't have that last year, or in 2005.

Hoping for this as well. Give Evans a good QB, and he is a game changer. Hopefully Edwards will develop into that QB.

Jauron is doing just fine. Is he the perfect coach? Hell no. But even the national media has noticed that Buffalo is making some good calls lately. From TMQ's latest: "Buffalo surrendered the complaining Willis McGahee and the fading Takeo Spikes for Trent Edwards, Marcus Stroud and a late draft choice. That's the kind of sharp management decision making the Bills lacked under Donahoe."

More on Felton, the OG: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/...ayers/6653.html Looks like a solid project pick for the O-line.

Also, of the later picks, I think Bowen is a guy that has the best starter potential.

I don't know that anyone can go back and look at the scores of those Pats games and the way that we lost them and think that this team didn't need DB help in a big way. Obviously with a #1 pick the Bills were looking for starting material, maybe not right off the bat, but soon enough. McKelvin was obviously the best CB on the board according to the FO, so I can't argue with the pick. I also don't think that we can reasonably assume that we'd be getting an immediate starter this year with a pick at any other position other than WR, which they went ahead and got with the 2nd round pick. And while I agree with the build from the lines out strategy, this team already chose to use free agency to address the trenches. Let's not forget the investment in the O-line made last year. We also shouldn't forget that 3rd and 5th round picks went to acquiring big d-line help in the form of Marcus Stroud, while another third was spent on a pass rusher in Ellis. This regime is not forgetting the lines.