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Agreed. Sounds like it was Rogers' turn in the barrel. I guess the real test will be to see how much playing time he gets this weekend, right?

Hear, hear. To emphasize a point I'd made a few days ago, what impressed me the most about the Indy game was the physical conditioning of the Bills' O-line. Relentless A relentless O-Line early in the game, and more importantly throughout the third quarter means that opposing teams start to make mistakes related to fatigue. Not big ones, perhaps, but with speed like the Bills seem to have on offense this year, it isn't going to take a big mistake. Tonight's game will be interesting to watch from the perspective of whether the Bills offense keeps up the pace that they set in the Indy game. And, if they do, it will be interesting to see how a different - more solid? - defense responds to it. If the Bills hang 30 points on the Vikings tonight - particularly late in the game - you might be seeing the beginnings of a trend. But to others' points - far too early to make predictions about the season. We don't even know who is going to be on the roster yet. I'm just focusing on the physical conditioning at this point, and early signs are positive.

FYI, I'm also up North this weekend. According to TitanTV, we're going to get the Pats*/Bucs game on Fox at 8:00. Small consolation, I know, but maybe Brady gets injured. One has to look at the bright side of life, after all.

Very excited about tonight, and am trying to find a place to watch it! As for Hank WIlliams Jr., I listened to that idiotic song once, and muted it every single time thereafter for decades.

Happy Birthday, Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are....

It's "irregardless", you dolt. (Okay, before the torches and pitchforks appear at the front door...I'm kidding,)

And my confidence for the 3 October Thursday Night Football game on NFL Network just went up by 11%. "Hey Good Lookin'" - Hank Williams

Okay, I've traditionally hated the Cowboys worse than any other team in football, but I have to say that the Pats* have probably surpassed that now, and that's saying a LOT. And the AntiChrist of Kitty AntiChrists is that limp-wristed nancy-boy at quarterback. As I'd said to Rubes a few posts ago, I want Brady to have the Joe Montana treatment. I want that guy pounded into the sandpaper that is used to scrape the pimples off Belicheck's ass.

THAT is an interesting point, and one that bears a little more digging.

I just re-read the text thread that I was sharing with my brother in NYC while watching the game. It's clear now (no beer haze with which to contend) that what impressed me the most was the pace of the offense. Two texts that I sent him, back-to-back: "They're on crack". "I mean, they're on crack". That pretty much summed up the onslaught. Say what you will about pre-season blah blah blah, but one fact is pretty hard to refute. The Bills offense came into that game in better shape than the Colts defense. I remember this always having been one of the strong points of the old K-Gun days. The big boys on the O-line had to be in good shape, because part of the goal of the K-Gun was to simply wear down the big boys on the D-line. VERY impressive from a conditioning point of view.

I was getting a kick out of the homer announcers as well. I could have sworn that they started talking about the weather, and the corn forecast, by the fourth quarter. For all those who say "It's the pre-season, it means nothing" - okay, while true to an extent, would you rather be waking up this morning as a Colts fan?

I can't believe this thread has gone on for four pages and no one has mentioned the use of cell phones in a public restroom. Talk about a public epidemic. It almost never happens at work, but in airports (where I spend WAY too much of my time)? ALL THE FRIGGIN' TIME. Is that call REALLY so important that you want to take/make it while balancing the phone just above the urinal? Or the bowl? Just imagine the microbial load on that phone. Ooogie....

It takes all kinds, I guess. Bummer I paid for it.

Nay! A Grant Burge Holy Trinity! Where's Mead when I need him? And why would I waste a champion Aussie red on Jets camp? "Hey Good Lookin"" - Hank Williams (not Hank Willams Jr.)

I know it's a lot of work for you to put things like this together, OC, but know that I learn more about football from "X and O" breakdowns like this than I'll EVER do by listening to the cement heads on the networks. Thanks. Sincerely. As for the Pats* defense, I can only pray that the Bills' passing game clicks early and often. A few long (20+ yard) completions might cause some headaches for Satan. Especially with the speed in this WR corps. I'm reminded of an awful statement made by the IRA after a failed bombing attempt in the 1980s: "We only need to be lucky once". Say it..Let's say it. They...might...be...beatable...this...year...

Thanks, gentlemen. I DO have pictures of her throwing snowballs at Pinto Ron's with some of her friends, one of whom is his daughter. Said pictures just won't be posted HERE! Rubes, as for Brady's retirement, I'm hoping it's "retirement" a la Joe Montana. I don't know if you were there that day; I was. The entire defensive front 3 met him in the backfield on a very, very cold day. The turf was concrete. The career doth endeth. Few scenarios could play out better for Marcia. I think you'd agree with that. I, personally, don't want him to retire. I want him to be "retired".

My daughter is moving to Portland. It's a HUGE move from Pinto Ron's to Brady's Backyard. Are there any Bills bars there? I know it's a needle in a haystack, but it's either a bar or the Dish. And try to keep the skeezy comments under control, will you? There will be NO pictures.

This time of year? 1) Astro 2) Astro 3) Astro 4) Mike (might be #2 - I might re-post) 5) SJBF is still Mr. Insightful 6) My man-love for the departed Dean-o. I'll always call it out.

Mucho appreciado, CBF! I can't say that makes it any better! I'm going to see if TWCS replays it as well. Might be time to check into radio feeds, as I'll likely be inbound around that time. Thanks again.

Question to all, as I'm blocked from a number of sports sites at work. Does anyone know when the Bills/Colts game for this Sunday will be rebroadcast? Or can anyone give me advice as to how to find out? It's likely that I'll be driving at 1:30 on Sunday, and won't be in front of a TV. Which REALLY sucks, but welcome to it. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

You're right! That was 1989. I had season tickets that year. They were so goddamn vanilla, but somehow managed to pull off a playoff berth. But the big shocker was the spanking they gave to Buddy Ryan's Eagles that year in the wildcard game. Ryan - blowhard that he was - confidently predicted a victory over the Giants. But that was the NEXT week. He totally looked past the Rams, and they came at Cunningham with this weird 2-5 look that just messed with his head. I'm going to copy-and-paste from Wikipedia, so as to attribute sources. I wasn't at the game, but watched it in amazement. As did Ryan: "The Eagles offense, led by All-Pro quarterback Randall Cunningham had no answers for a unique zone implemented by Rams defensive coordinator Fritz Shurmer, who at times during the game only rushed two defenders and dropped everything back in coverage. Cunningham, while completing 24 of 40 passes, only threw underneath the zone for the majority of the game and simply was unable to get anything downfield". Don't knock the 2-5. Cunningham was a hell of a QB. It messed him up something awful on a national stage.

So Jerry Sullivan wrote an article that casts apersions upon on Mario Williams. Next week he'll flatulate all over EJ Manuel. The following week I'm guessing Kyle Williams is washed up. I read each and every one, because they're about the Bills. I mentally shrug my shoulders, I think "douche", and get a second cup of coffee. I go to work, usually in surgery, and watch miracles and tears. The sun rises in the east every day. It usually sets in the west. My adoration of the Bills soldiers on through 4 Super Bowl losses and 13 years of frustration. Jerry Sullivan is a pimple on the rump of the elephant of my existence. Onward. By the way, I miss The Dean. That means a lot more to me than some idiot opinion writer.

I travel to Europe a lot. As weird as it sounds, most of the Europeans understand that there is more to NY than NYC, because many of them have been to NYC, and as such they pretty much figure out that the city doesn't go on forever. What drives me around the bend are the Americans who don't get it. I usually tell people that I live in "Northern New York, near the Canadian border. I actually had someone remark "New York is next to Canada?". No lie.

Dukes up, sir! Rochester rules, Syracuse drools!!

Goddamn bunch of Hudson Valley college kids. Zweigle's White Hots. End of story. And Sullivan County is NOT Upstate. Sober up.