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One of my best friends is a Pats fan...I am so sick of hearing about the genius of the Patriots.

Why is that? I mean McGahee might never even find out he's the subject of discussion in a trade deal. I mean he doesn't read his playbook evidently so I doubt he reads the newspaper.

I am referring to the story about Willis not knowing the playbook. I dont think the Bills did anything wrong by shopping Willis around.

Thats was my first thought as well. I mean couldn't we have kept this story under wraps until the draft was over at least? Oh well if the story is true then trade Willis, the worthless piece of excrement, for a bag of stale chips. Assuming anyone will go that high of course.

OMG another QB controversy. Someone shoot me now please. Another downer to Quinn beiing available means most of the guys I hope we select are probably gone. In which case please trade down.

Agreed. I think that Marv had a duty to try and get something for him. It's unfortunate how this all panned out, but I have yet to see a story where the Bill's staff did anything wrong. It's not like Marv was talking to reporters and said "We are exploring trade options.". Perhaps I missed a story somewhere though. I wonder if any of the same people roasting Marv for trading McGahee also complain that we are getting nothing for Clements.

I really do find the strategy appealing. I just have never heard of a contract being front loaded like that. It would make cutting somone so much less painful. Of course this is essentially mortaging the present to pay for the future. You could time your contracts out, so that in a certain year you had tons of cap room. Then by reverting back to the back loaded contracts you could be a huge player in free agency. I agree that we are in a good situation to use it. When's the CBA due to be remodified? 2009 season? Could be interesting if they employed it now and then in a couple years with lots of cap space and extra cash... I can dream cant I?

Is it possible to frontload a players salary like this? I sorta had the vague impression that their salaries had to increase every year. I really like the idea of it if so, as it is an excellent way to keep your dead cap amount at a minimum. This would allow for some real serious cap advantages in the ensuing years too. Of course the contracts would need to be more frontloaded to be competitive. Downside of course is we would eat the available cap space up like mad.

Awesome video. Thanks.

Put me on Tiki's side on this. He probably shouldn't have said idiots when referring to them if he wanted to be completely classy but I can understand some anger.

Oh man that was hilarious and I like DB.

Well for damn sure he (DF) would have done a better job than RJ in the Music City Miracle. What was it 7 sacks for 49 yards or so? What a farce. Now was DF a good QB? No, he was mediocre IMO with flashes of brilliance dulled by physical and mental shortcomings...mind you he was light years ahead of RJ the man who hurt himself falling on a football.

And the odds after only 4 games would be (1/2) ^ 4... or 1 in 16.

Well just another example IMO of how messed up the legal world is. My friend who is a lawyer from a top 50 law school and has absolutely no expertise in this field disagrees. The sad part is you are probably right. I assume you know what recourse means and you realize that means that we have essentially no protection from essentially being robbed at will. Thanks, but I wonder who crafted that fine piece of legislation? Which politician?And you know what they say about politicians...they are lawyers who lack the morals and ethics to stay the course. Now with all that said, unless its explicitly spelled out somewhere in fine legalese which is readily available to the consumer, I think this is a a crock. What it essentially boils down to is customer service and the victim in this case was not only denied the service he paid for (attending the Bill's game) he was also led around by the nose and wasted more of his time by the employee's of the stadium not knowing the rules or failing to convey them adequately. In a case like this when he did the proper thing by making sure they should be able to contact him any competent customer service will at least compensate him somewhat. Now with that said...dont hold your breath customer service sucks nowadays.

Or you could even use what they say in the rating formula itself to qualifiy the rating. It is important to remember that the system is used to rate pass-ers, not quarterbacks. Statistics do not reflect leadership, play-calling, and other intangible factors that go into making a successful professional quarterback. Four categories are used as a basis for compiling a rating: • Percentage of completions per attempt • Average yards gained per attempt • Percentage of touchdown passes per attempt • Percentage of interceptions per attempt Not to mention it doesn't bother to add sacks, yards lost by such, or fumbles. Oh and the scrambling ability of some QBs.

My personal opinion and prediction on the slim chance we win is 16-13 Bills. It will take all the crazy bounces and luck and overlooking everyone is spouting off though.

So are you claiming there would be no legal recourse in the above example? Lets leave out the stoned part (which could conceivably be used against you as you are essentially entering into a contract when you purchase a ticket) in your reply please sir.

If by pass the football you mean that the ball actually leaves their hands (in a forward pass that is) then that is correct. It has nothing to do with sacks or fumbles as others pointed out. To me those seem relevant stats when it was an attempted pass play. IMO thats why DF (couldn't hold a candle to JK mind you) was so much better than RJ. Heres the actual formula from NFL.com. The NFL rates its passers for statistical purposes against a fixed performance standard based on statistical achievements of all qualified pro passers since 1960. The current system replaced one that rated passers in relation to their position in a total group based on various criteria. The current system, which was adopted in 1973, removes inequities that existed in the former method and, at the same time, provides a means of comparing passing performances from one season to the next. It is important to remember that the system is used to rate pass-ers, not quarterbacks. Statistics do not reflect leadership, play-calling, and other intangible factors that go into making a successful professional quarterback. Four categories are used as a basis for compiling a rating: • Percentage of completions per attempt • Average yards gained per attempt • Percentage of touchdown passes per attempt • Percentage of interceptions per attempt The average standard, is 1.000. The bottom is .000. To earn a 2.000 rating, a passer must perform at exceptional levels, i.e., 70 percent in completions, 10 percent in touchdowns, 1.5 percent in interceptions, and 11 yards average gain per pass attempt. The maximum a passer can receive in any category is 2.375. For example, to gain a 2.375 in completion percentage, a passer would have to complete 77.5 percent of his passes. The NFL record is 70.55 by Ken Anderson (Cincinnati, 1982). To earn a 2.375 in percentage of touchdowns, a passer would have to achieve a percentage of 11.9. The record is 13.9 by Sid Luckman (Chicago, 1943). To gain 2.375 in percentage of interceptions, a passer would have to go the entire season without an interception. The 2.375 figure in average yards is 12.50, compared with the NFL record of 11.17 by Tommy O'Connell (Cleveland, 1957). In order to make the rating more understandable, the point rating is then converted into a scale of 100. In rare cases, where statistical performance has been superior, it is possible for a passer to surpass a 100 rating. For example, take Steve Young's record-setting season in 1994 when he completed 324 of 461 passes for 3,969 yards, 35 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions. The four calculations would be: • Percentage of Completions — 324 of 461 is 70.28 percent. Subtract 30 from the completion percentage (40.28) and multiply the result by 0.05. The result is a point rating of 2.014. Note: If the result is less than zero (Comp. Pct. less than 30.0), award zero points. If the results are greater than 2.375 (Comp. Pct. greater than 77.5), award 2.375. • Average Yards Gained Per Attempt — 3,969 yards divided by 461 attempts is 8.61. Subtract three yards from yards-per-attempt (5.61) and multiply the result by 0.25. The result is 1.403. Note: If the result is less than zero (yards per attempt less than 3.0), award zero points. If the result is greater than 2.375 (yards per attempt greater than 12.5), award 2.375 points. • Percentage of Touchdown Passes — 35 touchdowns in 461 attempts is 7.59 percent. Multiply the touchdown percentage by 0.2. The result is 1.518. Note: If the result is greater than 2.375 (touchdown percentage greater than 11.875), award 2.375. • Percentage of Interceptions — 10 interceptions in 461 attempts is 2.17 percent. Multiply the interception percentage by 0.25 (0.542) and subtract the number from 2.375. The result is 1.833. Note: If the result is less than zero (interception percentage greater than 9.5), award zero points. The sum of the four steps is (2.014 + 1.403 + 1.518 + 1.833) 6.768. The sum is then divided by six (1.128) and multiplied by 100. In this case, the result is 112.8. This same formula can be used to determine a passer rating for any player who attempts at least one pass.

Great read. It makes me both proud and ashamed of my hometown at the same time.

Fair enough and if they do make it to the NFC championship game after 6-8 ODD and very QUESTIONABLE calls (it will take that IMHO) then I will be right there with you. Honestly with their schedule it might not take the questionable calls for me to buy in to the conspiracy theory and even call for a broadening of the conspiracy including the players/owners/coaches etc.

Put me in the "he should walk before he runs" category. I want him to become a decent passer on a regular basis and then use the running aspect of his skills to become a complete QB.

Umm have you seen their schedule from here on out?

Fixed And Aquaman would rock as a RB but I am not so sure about his ability as a QB. I mean the character can lift several hundred tons. Me personally I would be happy with Batman as it is well known (read widely pimped by fanbois) that with time to prepare he can defeat anyone. Err what do you mean this isnt DU (banned anyway for not being liberal enough) or a comics discussion board?

Sorry If I wasnt quite clear in my previous post but that was the only statistic I was truly displeased with and it really has more to do with the yards lost than anything. That's indicative of pocket awareness IMO and should be calculated into the QB rating IMHO. Go back and add in RJs sacks to his QB rating with each sack as a pass attempt and deduct the yardage total from his passing yards. Then do the same for Doug Flutie and see who comes out on top. Personally I am extremely happy with all our statistics and play so far this year when compared to last years averages and play. I actually was thinking 7-9 (with 4-12 more likely) was about the best we could do. Now I have nudged it up to conceivably 10-6 (8-8 more likely) if we go on a tear. On a positive note I have been fairly pleased with Losman's attitude in his press conferences. Go Bills

Not into flame wars so here is my take on the Losman situation. To be honest when I first saw him (rookie year) I didnt get Rob Johnson flashbacks I got Todd Collins flashbacks. I mean some really horrible passes and even worse decision making. Then there was the fiasco of last year where I basically didnt want to watch Bills football at all but still I put myself through the anguish. That was more of an overall team/coaching year though. Sure Losman sucked but the whole team sucked. This year it SEEMS like the team is progressing and so is Losman. He is throwing some good passes and he seems to be getting better and better. My only concern as far as his progression this year is the number of sacks he has taken and the number of fumbles he has had. 8 sacks for 62 yards and 3 fumbles after 3 games. Not what I would want but he is still getting better or so it appears. I do know this much...Holcomb and/or Nall (even added together) is no Doug Flutie and Losman is better than Rob (I fell on the football and hurt myself) Johnson much less Todd Collins. So all in all to answer the OP I would pull Losman aside and say "Good game. Now lets watch some film and work on a few things." Go Bills