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Like our team this year. But our O makes me nervous - still. We can't spot this team 7 possessions and expect to come out ahead. They have a killer running game. Our big guys on the O-line could wilt in the heat. Our WRs need to step up. Edwards needs to get the "cobwebs out" *before* the game. Or he's gonna be getting foggy during the game. I think our D is gonna be the difference maker. But our O can't lose it for us. Our O-line is huge and their Dline is fast and in better condition for that heat. That's an almost even match up. Special teams can kill them too - but they have to be in condition to beat the heat.

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OK, but come on - can anyone say Costanzo (sp?) is a better player than Crowell? I'll bet dollars to donuts that he would have come back better than what he is/was. Plus the meat of our schedule doesn't start until week 6! I like Brandon - but they just cut their noses off to spite their face. Read the updated IR piece on buffalobills.com They guy was/is a team captain and was trying hard to get his knee better. Yeah, that reads a**hole in my book. C

It's all a matter of perspective. I think Crowell tried to go all through the off season with a bad knee and then felt it wasn't worth his entire career to not take care of it with a simple scope. A scope for Ch***sake. That's 4 weeks on the outside. I don't understand why the team put him on IR. This is just a pissing contest initiated by the front office. The guy up to this point has been a team player. Makes no sense whatsoever to end his season. If he kills his knee and ends his career - I'd be upset at myself, if I was him, to not take care of it with a simple procedure. The Merriman thing - that's a whole other ball of wax. He is one hit or a bad knife away from being done - for good. C

I have no idea what you mean by that last asterisked sentence - but as for why the kid needs space to write in the Buff News, because this is America...It's his constitutional right. He didn't say he was speaking for *all* Buffalo Bills fans - just for him and probably some others...I'm not really sure where you got "moral fiber etc. etc." He did say Lynch didn't take the moral high road...I for one agree. For a 15 year old, he seems pretty articulate to me. Not a perfectly written article - but hell if our posts here were held to that standard - this would be a very sparse board... C

Oh yeah, no validity at all for a kid to voice his disappointment about a role model. Nope he is the real idiot not the guy who actually hit someone and hid in his house for 3 weeks. Seems to me he has much right to have his article published in a public forum as much as folks who post here - Good Lord, you wonder why kids are disillusioned with adults and some of our hypocrisy. C

Scully, there's something out there... Mulder Must Have Been Gay

I don't know, John. I think we want to keep our athletic heroes up on a pedestal. And they always constantly fall short. I don't think Marshawn is a bad guy. But he was caught and obviously embarrassed. This has become a public spectacle. I think he got some sh*tty advice from his counsel. They were going for the "if we can get away with it" strategy. That's great for avoiding liability - but I think as for the public perception of his image - that has taken a beating. This whole thing could have been minimized if he just came out sooner with a similar statement. From the very beginning this was about CYA, as opposed to any motivation to preserve one's integrity. Can you imagine someone like Pozluszny pulling this schit? I think the moment he scores the winning TD on the field in a close game, all will be forgiven. But as far as our trust in Marshawn's moral compass, that's been ratcheted down more than a few notches... C

Last year Schoebel with 3 years left on his deal - got a blockbuster deal? For arguably being less productive than Jason Peters. And he hasn't even been in any of the OTAs. What's up with that? I don't know if he has been at minicamp. Still he gets a free pass and Peters is being criticized. I just don't get it. C

Amen, bro. I was hard on Hardy when his news came up...With Lynch I gave him the benefit of the doubt because of his community service in Oakland and he seems like a good guy. But now, I want him to step up and be a man. If he was at fault,say so. If it was someone else, say so. If not, I hope they throw the friggin' book at him... C

Man, that was awesome! Are you a screenwriter or something? This post should be pinned...

LMAO...

To my boss, I better damn well. Esp. if my face is plastered on the news. Good Lord, people are so desperate for a number two WR that we are willing to overlook his behavior? I hope the kid does well and grows beyond this. But right now given his history and given his weak press statement, I'm not for giving him the benefit of the doubt. C

Well, *that* does make sense...

Actually he does...The organization and by extension us fans have invested in him...The guy has a history, dude...

Then why did James the younger book? Doesn't make sense...Or he could have walked over to the neighbor laughing and said, "No, no we're just horsing around and sh*t...Dig?" I would have had more respect for the guy if he said, "You know what, I let my frustrations get the better of me. I let my fans and myself down. I am working with someone to get a handle on this and I hope to be a better person in the future." I just hope he doesn't go all Haynesworth on us... C

I like this post. But don't expect a lot of folks here to. I don't get it - if this player was on any other team he'd be all but in the slammer now. Yeah, he made a statement about the situation being misread. How many ways can you interpret some guy with a gun yelling at his dad. And then disappearing before the police show up? If this was a guy without a questionable history, I';d be more inclined to blame it on the paparazzi mentality. My dad when he and I were younger was a total ass - but geez I was never ever gonna pull a gun on him, no matter how many times he whipped my butt...I guess in this particular case, one assh*le deserves being threatened by a gun by another assh*le. Also one more thing, the dad might not have won any Father of the Year awards, but you gotta admire him standing up and protecting his son no matter how dysfunctional the whole situation sounds...

I hate guns. But it's legal and he has a right to own them. I want to hear a statement from Hardy. This doesn't bode well for his behavior issues. They guy has at least one blot on his recent history. This would make it two. I hope the Bills put in behavior clauses in his contract. I would also make him attend anger management/counselling sessions on a "voluntary" basis before all this gets out of hand. Where's there's smoke.... C

Yeah, that was my motivation for the initial post. I saw we picked him up. Just couldn't believe the Browns cut him.

Wow, I thought for sure, the Browns could use Temple. Who else do they have besides Jamal? C

I am a Type II. The key is constant monitoring. Most of the health teams within football organizations have a real good handle on it. I'm sure the Broncos have a great health team. It's way unusual for someone to be diagnosed with Type 1 this late in life. But it's possible. I think his athletic lifestyle probably masked the symptoms. I just hope this isn't a case of being diagnosed really late as opposed to recently developing the disease. The pump is just a way to deliver insulin boluses on demand. He doesn't need to (and probably shouldn't) wear one during a game. They just need to monitor his BGs during defensive series. C

There's retirement and then there's Retry-ement...

Anyone know how TEs taken in the first two rounds in the last 3-4 years have worked out for their teams? Shockey, Winslow and Vernon Davis have not seems to me been that productive. Wasn't Antonio Gates a FA signing? Charles

I know - I know we have too many cooks as it is...But this guy knew talent... http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/foot...f.ap/index.html

If this is true, the Cowboys just got screwed...