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It's all a plot. Mario takes number 90, goes full white-face, and lines up at LDE. QBs think he's Kelsay and naturally assume they've got 7-8 seconds in the pocket.

Statistics can be manipulated or purposefully misleading, but that does not make all statistics equally irrelevant. The idea that the Bills have a greater tendency to win when Fred Jackson successfully runs the ball seems relevant to me. As a comparison, Adrian Peterson rushed for over 100 yards five times last year. In those games, the Vikings were 3-2. McFadden's Raiders were 4-2 when he went over 100 yards in 2010. Last year, the Bills were 3-0 when Fred Jackson picked up 100 yards on the ground. This may indicate that Jackson's success running the football has a greater connection to the Bills' success as a team than other running backs performing the same feat. It may be that when the Bills win, they tend to run out the clock using Fred Jackson (or that Fred Jackson runs better when his team has the lead than other running backs) and therefore causality works in the opposite direction. But then wouldn't all teams do that? I think the better explanation is that a successful running game has a stronger effect on the Bills than other teams.

My main concern with Luck is all the bad puns reporters will dish out.

Add Todd Collins.

I wish I could point to an article, but I can't. It surfaced either on ESPN or The News prior to 2005. It came up again (I believe on ESPN) ever-so-briefly in early 2006. My recollection is that it was Rosenhaus commenting that his client deserves to get paid as a top running back and that should he have a season that established him as such that discussions with Bills top brass would take place. But, yes, some of it is conjecture. I look at players like Spikes, Schobel, Fletcher, Reed, McGee, and Peters and see guys who are interested in staying with a team, building alongside an organization, and maximizing their potential through consistency. I just don't see that with McGahee. Henry, coming off a Pro Bowl year, only got us a 3rd rounder. Even with a 1400-1500 yard season, I'm not sure McGahee is worth more than a 3rd...2nd at most. Depends on the draft and who the other free agents are.

Peters has been through a lot...going back and forth between TE and OT. I would leave him at ROT for 2006 plus another season. Gandy can leave for starting LT money, but he's borderline. We can do better and if we want to be competative, we have to do better. I'd be absolutely shocked if Preston isn't starting at C before the end of the year. Fowler, in my opinion, has looked awful in the first two games. The bills are running well over the right side, but the center is caving, especially in short yardage situations.

Willis is crazed, in my opinion. If he plays well this season, he has said that he's going to hold out for a better contract. (He said the same thing last season.) With a year left after 2006, I say trade him for a second rounder because Willis is gone almost no matter what. Same goes for Clements. Marv has promised not a tag him again and I don't see how we can offer "the playmaker" the kind of a money he thinks he deserves. A big question mark will be how sold the team is on Yobouty by the end of the year. If he's a starting DB, then I think we'll see the Bills go DE or OT, depending on what's on the board. As for Peters, I think it's fantastic that he's getting this press. If he's truly a Pro Bowl OT, then we've got ourselves one of the great steals of the decade through 2010. Pasquarelli gave him a nice write-up on ESPN as well: "If Barnes is an up-and-comer at left tackle, a right tackle to keep watching is Buffalo Bills' third-year pro Jason Peters, a former Arkansas tight end who made the roster as an undrafted college free agent in 2004, and who has made a terrific transition to tackle. Peters had a mind-boggling combine workout in 2004, still went undrafted, then became a standout on the kicking game for Bills special teams guru Bobby April. Last season, the Buffalo coaches moved Peters to tackle and he not only started in 10 games, but played well enough for the Bills to reward him with a contract extension through 2010. Peters won't hit seven-figures in base salary until next season, when he will earn $1.5 million, and by then he will be an absolute bargain. Even if the final three years of the deal, with base salaries of $2.2 million (2008), $2.95 million (2009), and $3.4 million (2010), Peters eventually might be regarded as underpaid. The guy is a mauler and, for a right tackle, has really good feet and exceptional speed. "

I'd really prefer that everyone have both hands on their keyboard at all times. Otherwise, we might get into BK ad territory and that's just plain creepy.

Ouch. After a win you'd think there's be a little more love out there. But yeah, that's pretty much the idea. Fundamentally, the Buffalo Bills are about heartbreak, the only franchise to ever lose four Super Bowls in a row. We looked ahead at this season and thought it would make a good name. Plus, we thought Queen City Radio kind of sucked. It's recorded via Skype. Hence, the whole displaced part.

I had the temptation to do the "I am Mike Mularkey" bit as well (a la Spartacus). Nice... Mularkey was the Bills head coach for the past two years before Jauron took over. Currently the Offensive Coordinator with Miami, he's best known for not being entirely sure who his starting QB is (Harrington v. Culpepper being the latest iteration), throwing inside the 10 yard line (Crowell says thankyouverymuch), giving up on the running game (just ask Ronnie Brown), and telling his team that when you beat the Buffalo Bills you beat the entire city.

Anonymous? I've got my name all over the blog. We start the podcast with both of our names. It's really not that hard to find our last names if you look. We have headshots and give the cities we live in. Not very anonymous, sorry. I don't want to get into whether the podcast is of high journalistic integrity. It's not. It's a couple of Bills fans who have something to say. I wanted to let people know that it was out there. If you don't like what we're doing, I'd prefer constructive criticism that helps make us better.

Wow. With insightful comments like that, who needs The New York Times or ESPN.

We definitely do. My brother and I are displaced Bills fans and we started a podcast called Wide Right Radio. We just threw up our review of the Fins game: nut & strap awards (best and worst player), a lot of hating on Mularkey, debating if the offense if offensive, and some other random topics. We try to pick up on topics that aren't getting much play or put a personal spin on things. Take a listen and we'd dig hearing what you have to say about it. And definitely drop us an e-mail if have a suggestion for a topic. Check it out at www.widerightradio.com. We'll preview the Jets game on Saturday night. Thanks.