MattM

The link makes it sound like it's the Chief receiver of the same name--anyone know if that's the case?

File this under "good problems to have"....

Another great job--many thanks!

I'm starting to believe this as well--I just hope that as this plays out, the people of Buffalo and Bills fans come to understand this more generally.

I thought I read that he was leaning towards retirement, however....

Yes--based on both hard evidence (like that link) and anecdotal evidence from day-to-day life. Have we made it all the way back to a solid economy? Not yet, but we've undeniably been moving in the right direction for some time now after basically falling off a very sheer cliff in Sept 2008...,

You mean like Bush doing bupkis when Russia invaded Georgia, with nary a peep from conservatives, but massive rightwing outrage over Obama's handling of the Ukraine? It works two ways, you see (or maybe you don't--this era seems to have produced more than its share of self-blind conservatives).....

Oh, I'm sure you did--that's my point. You seem to be willing to give Brownback (an "idiot" you admit) time for his policy prescriptions to work (and use that as an excuse as to why they don't even as evidence piles up around you that they don't), but I'd wager that's not the same thing you say when discussing Obama's job on the economy.

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2014/jul/23/barack-obama/obama-us-has-recovered-recession-better-almost-eve/

I'll bet you say that when commenting on Obama's attempt to clean up the 2008 crisis mess, too, right? Yeah, right.....

Great stuff, guys--many thanks for helping the rest of us get our Bills fix!

No one will fault you for that! Muchas gracias on the updates!

This^^^

http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-2/Illnesses-to-leave-Branch-Glenn-sidelined/92577415-4b6a-4266-9cab-493d181358da Sounds like they're not ruling out that this could be a season ending injury--I really hope they're not leaking this info out slowly to get us used to the idea of missing Cordy for the year before announcing it.....

Link on the taping of other teams' camp practices? Not that I don't believe you, but that's a new one for me. In addition, it's likely a problem of a different scale if it's 34 texts total vs 33 pages of texts, as was originally reported.

As there were at least several hundred texts over a 4 month period, I 'd wager that more than a few were football-related. We'll probably never know, however, as Kraft will just instruct Roger to destroy the evidence (again )

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/16/league-nflpa-may-want-to-look-at-belichick-hernandez-texts/ Sounds from this explanation of the rule that it's more likely to be a violation if BB was "coaching" via text. Let's flip your question on its logical head--what WAS BB texting him about for 33 pages if it wasn't football-related? I agree this isn't in the same category as Spygate, but it sounds like yet another rule was broken by a guy with a long history of breaking rules/vows (his own marriage vows and those of his paramour, who was married at the time)/etc. Considering his history, I'd say a fine in the 6 figures (not reimbursed above or below board by Kraft like he did for Spygate via BB's contract extension) would be fitting.

Or a classy player--compare Mesut Ozil's intentional shank of an 8th goal against Brazil last week to Brady's actions I described above, for ex. So it's the Pats* finding a way around another rule--sound familiar? It should by now

Depends on how you view running up the score on a clearly beaten opponent. They've done that to us on a number of occasions. I also recall Tommy Boy's Esquire interview a few years back when he talked about loving to do that, using a Bills game example (audibling away from a 3rd and 1 run late in a blowout to a long TD pass to Moss). Personally, one of my dreams is we return the favor to both BB and TB before they retire

Sorry, but I really hope you're not in a position where you influence kids, be that as a teacher, coach, whatever. That attitude's a lot of what's wrong with society today. "Win at all costs", and it used to at least be "but don't get caught"--today if you get caught, you get your own reality show....

This^. I think it's pretty clear by now to all paying attention that the guy's a sociopath who puts winning above everything, no matter what he needs to do to win....

Lots of good choices, but as an old ER (as in East Rochester) guy, I've got to mention the Northside Inn, a great Italian place in ER with a legendary pedigree--really good stuff. Other local ER joints to consider are Lemoncello's on East Commercial (run by one old HS classmate whose chef is another old classmate), which serves more modern Italian, and Prince George's or "PG's" which makes up what's left of the old ER bar strip. Back in the day the strip was jumping with locals and college kids alike--quarter drafts on Mondays and ten cent wings drew the campus crowds back then, but de-industrialization has taken its toll on my old hometown, and the kids now drink elsewhere. I still love it because of my history there (my paper route as a kid included the strip), but it's not for everyone. If you're looking for a local bar with some local flavor and a pool table, it's your place. Neighborhood may not be the safest, sadly. In that regard, for those who don't know the Rochester area, ER is right next door to Pittsford (although light years away in many respects), but does a better job "keeping it real." Folks above have hit many of the other good spots--Abbott's is a personal favorite (in fact I drove 40 minutes to the one in a Westchester last week). I'm a bit out of the wing wars these days, but can vouch for Country Sweet from way back. I'm definitely jealous, as I may not make it back home to camp this year due to family travel commitments--enjoy!

I know all that--but he lives in LA now. What better way to move a team there--get a Trojan Horse in the form of a local boy to be the front man to buy the team, and then make a ton of money for your clients/investors (which is his day job) by flipping them to LA during the 2019 Buffalo lease window. Just enough time to build a stadium in LA. The link above where he was talking about courting his clients (to whom he normally owes a fiduciary duty to maximize profits) about the purchase makes me fear that even more.

Sure--I'm in his industry. I know who he is and I know his background and where he lives now and I stand by my statement.

Despite what he says, I'm not too sure I trust a guy who lives in LA to buy the Bills and keep them here....