Don Dokken

Squally Canada (RB, BYU) is fun

One thing’s for sure, I would suddenly be much more proud to wear my number 11 Jones jersey

https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/patriots/patriots-win-same-rate-vs-rest-nfl-they-do-vs-afc-east Maybe it wouldn’t have mattered.

I don’t know what the chances really are of him retiring, but they’re surely higher than zero percent, despite the answer he gave last week. I just don’t think there’s any upside for him to give any other answer in the lead-up to the Super Bowl and create a distraction. For the first time ever I feel okay the morning after a Patriots win, because I know the end is coming. Go Bills.

Thought all the lingering hugs between Brady, Edelman, BB and even Kraft after the game had a hint of “this was the last run” to them. Wishful thinking? Maybe. BRING ON THE RETIREMENTS

Hitchens (53) got abused on this first drive

Add me to the long list of excited people. The window is open now, while Allen is on his rookie contract. Go get it!

Not surprised that Aikman would have loved the guy from UCLA

These are both improvements. Kudos to both teams for being willing to admit mistakes with their redesigns from five years ago. May the two-toned helmet never see the light of day again.

Ugh. I have never deleted anything faster in my life.

In town for services for Bruce DeHaven, probably?

Same experience for me.

Looking back, the Pats finished the season 3-5 (including playoffs). Maybe this the beginning of the end of the road we've been waiting for.

I feel bad for that sleep specialist who bet the house on the Bills

That's a 'wow', for sure. By my count, his 2009-11 Jets teams were 17-9 coming off a win. So, to be fair, it's not like the guy is not capable of generating a winning streak.

I just hope the guy with the "Orton Era" sign at the stadium yesterday is holding up all right.

Something tells me Schwartz would not love the idea of working for Harbaugh, but I agree with the sentiment.

I guess I'm surprised the Carrier Dome wasn't a stronger contender. I mean, I know there's a rink in place for a hockey game there on Saturday, but according to the building's managing director, they'd be ready for Monday night: http://www.syracuse.com/buffalo-bills/index.ssf/2014/11/syracuse_carrier_dome_available_buffalo_bills_nfl_monday.html?hootPostID=6d446756aa9a51b19bc174f1904f2bcf Whatever. As long as it's on TV, I guess.

Hope he did some stretching. You can pull a hammy walking out to the mailbox in this weather.

I don't totally understand all this "the league has passed him by" talk re: Cowher. Sure, passing yardage totals are as high as ever, but aren't teams still winning by running the football? In 2013 the Eagles and the consensus most innovative coach in the league ranked 4th in rushing attempts. In passing attempts, only 27th. The Seahawks were 2nd in rush attempts and 31st in pass attempts. They were both fine! He also was more aggressive than I think people give him credit for. Here's where the Steelers ranked league-wide in 4th down conversion attempts during the years he was there: 2006 - 4 2005 - 22 2004 - 20 2003 - 5 2002 - 4 2001 - 23 2000 - 26 1999 - 3 1998 - 15 1997 - 12 1996 - 24 1995 - 7 1994 - 25 1993 - 7 1992 - 10 That's in the top half of the league 9 out of 15 years. Maybe most importantly, top-5 in three of his last five seasons (except for the two years, '04 and '05, they were trying not to let a young quarterback do too much.) The guy made his bones in large part by putting together a good staff and putting players in a position to succeed, sometimes in outside-the-box ways (most famously, Kordell Stewart, Hines Ward and Antwaan Randle-El). If he's TP's dream guy - and he very well could be, given his esteem for Pittsburgh sports - I don't see why he can't still be successful.

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SmitLe00/gamelog/ 88 yards in penalties and only 107 career receiving yards!? Yikes.

Are there any places in Rochester that get good crowds for away games? I used to love going to the Bills Backers bar when I lived in DC, but I don't know whether anything like that exists around here, since people can pretty much always watch from home.

Wow. Mike Francesa morphed into Kathleen Sebelius so gradually I hardly even noticed

I guess people still like Jake Locker up there?