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Goodell is very much a bottom-line kind of guy, so I'm not sure it will ultimately matter, but this is a great point nonetheless.

Wow. This isn't surprising at all, and isn't really a big deal in terms of where his skills are today, but still a really big deal in terms of where he was just a few years ago. Seeing LT become past his prime makes me feel really old today.

Yes, that's right. A lot of people believe, however, that Wade held firm to get himself fired with pay. When he was fired, Ronnie Jones didn't exactly have many offers: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronnie_Jones Ronnie Joe Jones (October 17, 1955(1955-10-17) in Dumas, Texas) is an American football coach. Though currently an assistant at Martin High School in Arlington, Texas, Jones has served on coaching staffs at numerous colleges and NFL teams.

Agree on both counts. Probably a crappy decision, and also one that looks like a foregone conclusion.

Huge props for the Falcons portion of the question. It took me a few minutes to figure that out.

Now I get it -- Archie Manning. He just announced that he's rooting for the Colts. Anyone with kids shouldn't be surprised by this at all.

That was my reaction as well.

If the Bills PR unit was smart (emphasis on the word "if"), this was intentionally leaked to make Gailey look like the next coming of Lombardi by comparison.

Also agree. I really hope they explain how she got a job with CTU using a false identity?

Can't put your finger on it? This may help. http://www.collegegameballs.com/2007/09/21...ke-brady-quinn/

In related news, Claussen is spending the day lobbying the NCAA to change their eligibility rules to allow underclassmen to withdraw their names from the NFL draft (as is the case for the NBA draft) . . . Sorry, couldn't resist.

Don't disagree in the slightest. Fantasizing is pretty much all we've been able to do between January and August for the past 10 years.

Not that it means anything, but Mike Florio made a reference to Johnson on PFT in his story announcing the Gailey hire. It sounded like he was pulling it out of nowhere, but it's not the first time I've seen it. That said, I agree that it has no chance in hell of happening.

Bring bank Ronnie Jones!!!! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronnie_Jones Ronnie Joe Jones (October 17, 1955(1955-10-17) in Dumas, Texas) is an American football coach. Though currently an assistant at Martin High School in Arlington, Texas, Jones has served on coaching staffs at numerous colleges and NFL teams. (SNIP)

Good for him. I always liked Wade and thnk he's a good coach. Hindsight being 20/20, we would have been way better off keeping him -- and I say that as someone who was calling for his head after his comments before that Bills-Colts MNF game in 2000.

So the Bills have a 1 in 190,000,000 chance of winning next year?

Are you saying that the nine-yard catch that he had during garbage time of the Atlanta game wasn't enough for you?

Contrast that with the ad that CBS rejected during the Super Bowl in 2005 from the United Church of Christ that promoted that organization's inclusion of gays, racial minorities and people with disabilities. CBS put out a statement staying that it was "too controversial" and "unacceptable for broadcast." Not sure how they justify taking the $3 million in this case.

How pissed should Mike Price and George O'Leary be if this stuff turns out to be true and Kiffin gets to keep his job?

And just about everywhere else too.

Was it ever confirmed that Baltimore actually offered anything for him? I agree that it was probably a mistake not to get a pick for him, but I wasn't ever convinced that they had the choice. Also, if they tag him and can't trade him, they are stuck with a guy with a one-year salary that will be around $10 million.

A member of the San Francisco city council tried this a few years ago for George W. Bush. Sounds almost identical.

I say get them both -- for the sheer entertainment value. Either that, or re-sign TO and then sign Jeff Garcia sometime later on.

TO came to Buffalo because it was clear to him and Drew Rosenhaus that he wasn't going to get any other offers (despite the fact that he was signed fairly soon after getting cut by Dallas). If someone else shows an interest this time, he's gone. In fact, he may still be gone depending on how Nix and Gailey feel about him.

If he takes us to the promised land, I'll call him whatever the hell he wants us to call him.