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Whats interesting is a read the whole write up on the XFL from Wikipedia. Yes, I know, its wiki, but it did have some interesting blurbs from former players, saying it was some of the most fun they had playing the game. Vince had decent ideas, the sky/over the field cam was adopted into the NFL. Actually, a lot of ideas from the USFL were implemented into the NFL years later. The 2 Point conversion/coaches challenge system most notably. The thing that killed the league was "Mr. McMahon," the personality. Before any kick off, you see "The Rock" (not Dwayne Johnson) at the time doing his shtick to the fans, and then literally right after that you have Vince in his over dramatic "Mr. McMahon" voice screaming "THIS IS THAAAA X F LLLLLL" (anyone familiar with the voice would know what that sounds like). It just had joke written over it from the start, even if the football itself was halfway decent/legit. Needless to say, I'll watch the UFL outta sheer curiosity and a general love for the game. The coaches are reputable. Some players are former NFL starters. It might not be completely terrible.

I think she looks smokin'. Damn

Adam Schefter tweeted that Buffalo and Dallas are sleeper teams on Vick. Thank god for tweets. http://twitter.com/Adam_Schefter

There's some blurbs at the tail end of the new Bills Roundup video below about Hardy's progression. He still is unable to practice with this teammates, but he's been doing individual rehab work on his knee since being at camp. Hardy said he wants to be able to play by the last preseason game. Just his hopes though, no guarantees and it would still only be about 7 or 8 months since his serious ACL injury. A doctor I am not, but most people agree it takes about 12 months to fully rehab a knee ligament tear. http://www.buffalobills.com/media-lounge/v...88-dd79330774ad Interesting, somewhat, to see Jauron actually answer a question straightforward with regards to the tussle at camp yesterday. Strange.

To the question about DB's playing off on the receivers at the line, I do think this is part of the Cover 2 scheme. Am I a professional football coach? Of course not. But I do believe this is one of the biggest issues with Fewell's defense. Keep in mind, I'm taking into consideration Fewell and Jauron's body of work with the Bills, not just one preseason game. This has happened consistently throughout their tenure here. We have DE's covering receivers or RB's and constantly get burned. They simply have NO answer for the simple 4 yard dump off that goes for 12 yards EVERY TIME. It's completely frustrating. The entire Patriots offense is predicated on horizontal passing. Screens, dump offs, and the like. We HAVE to find a way to contain it, and I don't think this version of the 4-3 can answer it. It is fatally flawed.

As much heat as we'd take for signing a convicted federal and state felon for the same crime (TREMENDOUSLY rare in the U.S. justice system-see Mcvey, Timothy) I have to think Vick's athleticism would help in some way on the field. Could you imagine Edwards, Jackson, and Vick on the field on the same play? You have to respect those threats, even Belichick. However, the above poster brings up a great point. How good are our coaches anyway? Would they be able to put Vick in a position on the field to be most effective? That's up for debate. Besides, Jauron "like his guys." He always has. Are they gonna go out and pick him up? I don't see it happening. They like Edwards/Fitz/Hamdan. They like Lynch/Rhodes/Jackson. We're pretty loaded at receiver. Can the guy play SAM/WILL/MIKE LB perhaps?

"We like our guys" "We tried hard today" "We didn't make enough plays" "You hope you can come out on top" "It's hard to win in this league" All surprisingly from the same guy. hm.

Interesting blurb from a Senators propaganda state run rumor site. How reliable slash accurate this may be is up for debate. But the ALLEGED offer REPORTEDLY to exist MAY or MAY NOT involve the Sabres. Im over-qualifying so it doesn't look like I know for sure this is true. http://www.senschirp.ca/ "It sounds like the Buffalo Sabres may have tabled the best offer throughout all of this but its highly unlikely Dany would accept a move to Buffalo. It certainly would do wonders for the Senators/Sabres rivalry that's for sure. But like many of you have pointed out Buffalo is sort of the Edmonton of the Eastern Conference and not exactly an attractive place to play. Their offer apparently included Derek Roy, Dan Paille and Tyler Myers. That is just a rumour at this point but that sounds like a heck of an offer to me." Interesting. I wouldn't do it. But that is a very fair offer for Heatley. I know the Sabres brass are really high on Myers from everything I've read/heard on XM/WGR. So, its certainly something to think about.

Yes, its preseason. But seriously, the defense looked slow and out of position the whole 1st quarter at least. Nothing ticks me off more than getting burned all day on dink and dunk 4 yard passes that turn into 12 yard gains. It's completely frustrating. Getting lit up on a 30 yard pass happens, teams that throw down field will connect from time to time. I can deal with big plays. But the Patriots bread and butter are short screens, horizontal passing plays. The Bills have shown no ability to stop the short passing game, and we will be exposed if it doesn't change. Will they improve throughout August? We'll see. The schedule is looking harder and harder from my perspective.

Hell yeah! The video of JPJ and Jimmy Page rocking with Taylor and Dave from Wembley Stadium last year was so great. Taylor Hawkins is totally underrated. Great drummer, but also a great vocalist. I saw Foo Fighters at Blue Cross last year and his performance was one of my favorites from the show. Im excited about this, who doesn't like heavy, fuzzy guitar driven rock'n'roll. I can't stand all this pretentious indie crap. Rock'n'roll is simple. Plug in a couple guitar amps, crank them. Plug in a bass amp, crank it. Have a 4 piece drumset, a couple cymbals, and hit the damn drums. Maybe have an organist/keyboard. Its not rocket science. I don't care about electric cello, kazoo, or anything else that "this sick band from the Brooklyn indie scene" came out with. Stop drinking PBR, wearing American Apparel and taking pictures and hit a couple angry chords and call it a day.

Perhaps I'm actually 50 going on 23, but I love the show. Anything from early 60's works for me. Tons of smoking, drinking, great set design/costuming, and cheating on your wife. How much more American can you get? Its basically all about cheating on your spouse. That and the everyday stress of a 1960's advertising agency. Really good acting, production and writing. One of the few watchable scripted shows in production on television worth watching. I dig it.

I think the point here is the Bills front office should be more proactive. Just because Crabtree is an entitled jerk who literally just won the lottery, and somehow that's not good enough, does not give license for the Bills to not have all their rookies, especially one taken as high as 11, missing valuable practice time. Ultimately, Russ and co might have to overpay slightly to ensure Maybin is in camp. He won't play the HOF game, but that's rather inconsequential I gather. Let San Fran deal with their problems. The de facto, "this guy before him signed for this much, therefore our pick gets "X"" rule shouldn't apply here. Maybin is a raw prospect as it stands. Despite what you read/hear about Dick "We Like Our Guys" Jauron and his wimpy camps, practice is practice. Get the guy in here and get this over with. I mean, what are we talking 'bout? WE TALKING ABOUT PRACTISH MANG

People are retarded. Any demonstration of the flag or how you use it is a clear cut example of free speech under the first amendment. There was a Supreme Court case recently that defended this as well, but I can't think of what it is. Burn the flag all you want, its still free speech. It blows my mind that people are so stupid as to not realize the intent of the message.

Good for him. I'm not a heavy drinker, and at 22 I probably should be, considering that's what "college kids" do, right? But good for White, even NFL players gotta party now and again. Then again, I would think most NFL players party more than the average person. See: Jones, Pacman circa 2007 "makin' it rain" incident in Las Vegas.

FUGGIN A! Who doesn't want your favorite football team to wear, ya know, a football jersey. Classy, simple, and sharp. Less has ALWAYS been more. Look at Chicago, Cleveland, Pittsburgh. All simple, 2 or 3 colors and striping on the sleeves. Classic. Love it! Already got my Edwards throwback home jersey, I want a road one, and Im not the jersey wearing type.

Stupid Crabtree wanting more money, "top 3" is last I heard. Thats ridiculous. You just won the proverbial lottery, kid. You don't need to stress over how many millions you need guaranteed. Rookie contracts HAVE to get addressed in the new CBA. It's an absolute must, this is completely out of control and puts too many teams at way too high a risk for financial and overall failure. Matt Stafford gets $40 million and hasn't taken a snap yet. There needs to be some sort of rookie maximum worked out cart-blanche. 1st rounders can only make X dollars, max, while 2nd rounders make a percentage of that, and so on. It's time unproven football players earn their money.

I really liked the whole episode as well. Nelson Starr is a super talented musician, his brother also a very talented drummer in his own right. His book cites my teacher's book as a reference tool as well, which is slightly cool. I liked the whole theme of the episode really. The 4th generation old-school Baltimore cop, the ex gang banger in "the D," and unpretentious musician all worked for me. That was Bourdain's biggest theme of the show, I felt. We're a humble, unpretentious lot. You watch any of those "Real Housewives," "the Hills" or any show that depicts American ignorance, entitlement and excess and it makes me want to puke. These people are honest and admit our hometown's faults, but be damned if we want to live anywhere else. Sure, big markets bring big opportunities, but there is something to be said for the Great Lakes region. We helped build the American middle class 2 generations ago. Unfortunately, with the country going on and about the economic recession worldwide, they seem to have failed to realize Michigan, Western/Upstate New York, and other Great Lakes regions have been in severe depression for nearly 50 years. Still good culture and food, and alcohol, though.

See, that makes sense and I didn't know that at all! Ironic that such legendary players had names that started with the letters of their position as well, but that's football.

It seems every other week I read about the SAM LB from this team going to be the WILL for this team. Just from the lettering, I would venture to guess that SAM refers to the strong side, will is the weak, and mike would be the middle. It makes sense, but where did this come from? Is it strictly in the Cover 2 that these names are commonplace or is it generally accepted among all different kinds of defenses? Its one of those puzzling things about football that seems so common now, yet 2 or 3 years ago, I wouldn't ever hear anyone talking about SAM, WILL, or MIKE. Thoughts guys/girls?

I just want 16 starts out of Edwards. I can't really begin to predict much else. Just start and finish every game this year. I mean, if JP can do it, Trent should be able to, too. Say what you want about JPs decision making, accuracy, timing, pass-rush sense, comments with the media, taking care of the football, et cetera, he was a tough dude that took A LOT of hits in 2006 and kept getting back up. That is all.

evidently no one likes local music

SPEAKERFIRE myspace.com/speakerfire TRICK KNIVES myspace.com/trickknives THE FATED GREY myspace.com/thefatedgrey Staples 253 Allen St. Buffalo, New York 14202 9 P.M. Cost: $5 21+ admitted w/ID Shameless self promotion, yes. But the price is cheap, and beers are also fairly priced at Staples. Anyone in the area looking for something to do tonight, should come out!

Chain stores and corporate shill is exactly what any downtown shopping district doesn't need. There's certainly no Wal-Mart or Target store on 5th Avenue, last time I was in NYC. Downtown needs high-society, boutique clothing and furniture stores. American Apparel would make a killing downtown, or on Elmwood or in Allentown, where there's an ever growing professional youth culture. No one stop, all inclusive shops. We need stretches of different retailers down Main Street like it was 60 years ago. My grandfather would talk about going to the "hat" store, then to go get a suit, then shoes, all separately. This is what we need here again. The waterfront luxury apartments are a step in the right direction. Buffalo needs to raise a new generation from 20 and 30 something professionals, that don't have a boat load of kids, worried about classroom sizes and school safety. Make living downtown a sign of success, that one can afford to do it, not something that's considered unsafe, seedy, or humorous that you wanna live in a hub of culture and history. No offense, but BK and McDonald's are not exactly high society dining. There needs to be more activity and traffic in the city. Yes, it would make travel more stressful. However, being able to get from the court house to my apartment in the Town of Tonawanda in 9 minutes is NOT a good thing.

Wait until they do a the first Gay Bachelor. Sean Hannity will be all in arms and openly petition his viewers/listeners to boycott ABC for corrupting the youth.

I like your take a lot. The only game I saw of Vick in person was at the Ralph in '05, when Spikes went down for the year. He's pretty talented athlete, no question. What surprised me the most was he burned us that game a lot with his arm, not his feet. It seemed we'd be just on the verge of sacking him for a huge loss, then the ball comes flyin' out for a 15 yard gain. Mind you, this was 4 years ago now. Prison life has probably aged Vick to some degree. But I do think Florio got it right, at least in his totally arbitrary comparisons. Looking at it through a "can you do better at QB than (insert guy here)," lens, I'd say he was just about right. Would you rather have Michael Vick as your starting QB or Sage Rosenfels/Tavaris Jackson?