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Turns out this is an incorrect statement: http://www.sptimes.com/2005/10/18/Tampabay..._pay_for_.shtml So I hope residents in NFL cities are ok with paying $7500-$9500/game for window dressing. CW

Which guy are you referring to? I know Kelly broke someone's leg once, but I thought that was from the Jets. Did a quick search and can't find any info CW

I've got it TiVo'd and will try to make a DVD out of it, but not sure if I'll have time this week or not. I've been pretty busy with work and my basement, but this game (and the Dolphins game) are queued up for me to do. CW

Blaming Spikes for TV not knowing where to lineup...? That was just a smart play by Vick -- he saw that the Bills defense wasn't aligned properly and did a quick snap. Not really Spike's fault. The fact that everyone on Buffalo's defense is STILL talking about Spikes and his impact leads me to believe that he was a bit more important than you're giving him credit for. CW

If you spent as much time looking for a way to record line-in as you did with that statistical recap, I'd have some audio for the games CW

If we lose next week, we may all have to chip in for you to have a permanant vacation home in Belize from September through January.... CW

This one's pretty funny. http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives...irline_scr.html

Maybe you're thinking of Rodney Harrison....?

Tice isn't going anywhere. There's no good replacements on deck. They'll ride out the season with him, and then hire someone new after the season. CW

He's probably saying that Martin runs instead of jumps. You know, like McGee did against the Saints and fell down, instead of just running around the pile and scoring a TD?

Gotta love lal the holding the Patsies are doing on this drive... CW

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000AP04L...&s=dvd&v=glance

Amazing TD reception by Fast Freddie (Jonathan) Smith! On 3rd and goal from the 7, he caught the ball at the three, looked like he was going to be tackled but bopunced backwards 4 yards or so, then surged forward and dove over the goalline. Amazing play! Bills 7-0. CW

WM with a big start!!!

Game's on. CW

Either use IRC, or click the "chat room" button at the top of the page. Hope to see everyone there!

Pretty nice run. Did you notice that CBS added their own sound effects to the play? There was a grunting sound on the playaction, and then every time Holmes juked. I didn't like that all that much, but I bet it happens more than we notice. CW

I was thinking the same thing, except I added the missed FG too. CW

Exactly. The other common mantra (aside from the "skills eroded") was that he can't complete short passes or screen passes. I just staretd watching the game, but have seen three short passes (including a screen) on this drive alone... CW

Yeah, I don't know how they decide that the Bills/Dolphins should be in HD, but Bills/Jets shouldn't be. Go figure. CW

It's not. http://cbs.sportsline.com/cbssports/schedules/page/nfl CW

I attacked your "opinion" because all you said was "I wish people could walk in my shoes," and followed up with, "Right. I'm such a scardy cat lemming willing to believe anything I'm told. Thanks for opening my eyes to my self induced folly." Your more recent post (re: firetrucks, etc) contained actual information that I appreciated reading, but I didn't get that beforehand. And nobody should take anything posted on a message board personally; families have disagreements all the time, doesn't mean you get pissed at them forever. Well, in some families I guess it does... But I digress... I wonder if this thread will be active tomorrow. I'm going out of town but will check for it again tomorrow or Sunday. I'm not quitting. CW

Well, I guess there's no sense in having the thread then since there's nothing to discuss. BiB is right, any contrary opinion is wrong, thread over. If we can get Tom Donahoe to post, we can close the entire TSW board since he's an expert in the NFL and nobody can have an opinion contrary to that of Donahoe the Expert. CW

The articles from the guy I said to read is also a paid EXPERT in that field... He's been a consultant on the airport security systems for example (amongst a ton of other things). Different experts can have different opinions on the same topics. I happen to agree with Bruce's. I'll shut up now. CW

I do this sort of thing for a living in IT; yes, no lives are affecetd but this is an issue of risk/reward that just so happens to be one of personal privacy as well. I'm willing to dismiss the personal privacy portion of it and address it purely on risk/reward. What they NFL patdowns do are the equivelent of spending a lot of money to secure yourself against one specific threat instead of creating a global solution that minimizes risk against multiple different attacks. Let's look at a home security solution. Let's say you buy a 24" thick solid steel door with 14 locks, no glass, and an electric doorknob that shocks and kills anyone who touches it while the alarm is set. This door costs $50,000. Unfortunately, your side door is a rotting peice of wood, you have a broken basement window, and there's a patio door with a broken lock. Instead of spending the money to make all of your entrances more secure, you focused on one specific threat -- the front door -- to the exclusion of all others. Maybe I'm not making my point very clear (I'm going on 2 hours sleep due to said job...), so it's entirely possible... CW