Mark80

I can agree with this, no problem. Actually I have lived in CBus and it never really bothered me. I actually did this for the NBA playoffs this season for a lot of games. It was an absolute game changer. So much better to watch that way, especially the last 5 minutes. And I agree, it's the over-promotion, over-hype, and over-coverage that is getting to me, not the actual games. But that is making me resent the actual Non-Bills games to some extent.

That may be true in the US, but certainly not worldwide. Soccer is the most popular sport in the world because of how cheap it is to play. You only need one ball and you have a game (same with why basketball is getting so popular). The US has great athletes, but we are only 350M of the worldwide population of 7B. To say we have the best ones is quite a stretch. I can see your point with hockey though, but they are still amazing athletes as I'm sure you would agree.

This is exactly what I'm talking about. If it were highlights, in depth analysis it would be one thing, but it's not. It's paparazzi type stories all day long, and top QB lists, and training camp previews, and Michael Sam, and Ray Rice, and Tebow, and oh my god I'm getting mad just typing this.

My problem is probably a direct result of working from home. I often have ESPN just on in the background and am probably just way overexposed to it compared to the average person working throughout the day. Unfortunately, there just aren't many other options to go with. Pandora and my tunes can get repetitive, Rome is just not my flavor flav, the Hockey Show at 10 is pretty bad IMO, News networks are a complete joke, and daytime TV in general is pretty terrible and I can't really pay attention to what's on beyond just in the background so real shows are a just a waste. Unfortunately I can't justify upgrading my cable package for $25 more per month for just the MLB Network and NHL Network, which are the only 2 channels I would watch on the upgrade.

This is not a statement against the Bills. I am in no way shape or form sick of the Bills, but man am I starting to really get sick of the NFL. It's on ESPN ad nauseam, it's on other media outlets (other sports and non-sports channels, radio, movies, print, internet) every single day. I have already seen commercials for the SB on tv and it's freaking July! There is, simply, no off-season where the NFL is not getting shoved down our throats from every angle and it seems to be unavoidable. It's just overkill to me and I'm wondering if others are feeling the same or if they enjoy the 24/7/365 coverage / marketing machine that it has turned into the last 10 or so years. Personally, I'd just love a break from it all. MLB gets about 5 minutes of coverage per hour on ESPN and it's the only major sport in action right now and the trade deadline is a week away. NHL free agency coverage was non-existent beyond local radio and the NHL network. MLS? Forget about it and it's the fastest growing league in the country. Not to mention the great soccer leagues across the pond that are barely ever mentioned and they are the most popular sports leagues in the world. I just don't understand how with so many great sports and so much variety that exists, why the nation seems to only cover the NFL (and NBA and College Football to a lesser extent)? It's ruining football for me and I really don't have any desire to watch any non-Bills games anymore when I used to watch every game that was on.

No biggie man, but perhaps you misread the numerous times I wrote "in my opinion" and "i prefer" and "i think" in my posts. Usually terms such as those convey an opinion. On the other hand, phrases like "should absolutely not" and "are essential to winning" convey fact. It's all good though. As far as regions go, it is a well established fact that Texas, NC, and Missouri/Kansas are quite well known for their BBQ prowess. Certainly more so than WNY (or any part of NY) and Richmond Virginia. I understand people get a bit protective of their hometowns, I know I sure do concerning BLo and our Pizza/Wings, but you've got to keep some perspective. Does that mean there are not exceptions? No, but in general if you go to some random BBQ joint in those places compared to some random one in NY or Va, chances are pretty damn good that you're going to have a better experience in the regions that are known to have great BBQ (or any food variety...try to find decent Italian food in a place with no Italians).

Cordy Glenn was a 2nd round pick. Just sayin'.

Cool, I've always heard Virginia is a BBQ hotspot...oh wait, I have never heard that, ever. We're talking opinions here. I prefer fall off the bone to not, I prefer the places I've eaten in Texas, NC (where I lived for a few years and tried many places), and Suzy-Qs here to Dinosaur BBQ. Dinosaur is great and I'll never say otherwise, I just like the other ones better.

While Dinosaur BBQ and Smoke on the Water are both very good, I think the dump dive that is Suzy-Q's BBQ Shack is the best barb-b-que in WNY. On top of being the best, it's also the cheapest. The only down side, the ribs are not "fall off the bone" which I prefer, but still very good. The cornbread rivals any other anywhere in the country. Definitely not a take a girl to on the first date type of place though. Obviously you've never been to Texas or NC (not to mention probably St. Louis or KC, but I would be just guessing on those two).

Fortunately for RGIII, that unnamed offensive coach was a certain OLine coach of the Jaguars.

You forgot about Vaughn lying to Farrell about who raped his wife to get Farrell in his pocket. Farrell subsequently murders the wrong dude and is now extremely pissed a Vaughn.

12 Monkeys on Syfy is surprisingly good and I am certainly not a Syfy channel watcher. Talk about your serious mind bender (the last few episodes especially). Binge watched the entire first season in 3 days. It won't disappoint.

What a bummer. RIP.

A Few More (not saying they are great by any means, but they qualify): Alabama Shakes - alright Egypt - they have a very good 4 song self-title EP in the Stoner Rock genre Linkin Park Good Charlotte Jets to Brazil - old emo, decent Cross Canadian Ragweed - decent alternative country Phoenix (probably for the mythological creature instead of the City though) - kind of wussy, but not terrible. Virginia Coalition - my favorite of all of these. they used to put on great shows. americana/folk/rock mix.

That's appropriate. I've seen things like that on a couple occasions and, to be honest, taking out my phone and taking a picture never even crossed my mind. Maybe because I get a bit squeamish with things like that. I don't understand how people can get enjoyment or see humor in things like that. The only ones taking photos of those types of scenes should be investigators and professional media IMO.

ESPN was at it's best when the did the following: - Repeat over and over the 2 am SportsCenter all morning. This show actually showed highlights of pretty much every professional game (MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL) and the top 25 College Football and College Basketball games. I believe most sports fans want to see highlights mostly in SC, not 10 minutes of highlights and 50 minutes of "pundits" spewing out their opinions. This would go until around noon if I remember right. - Off beat sports coverage from like noon till about 3. This is where things like World Strongest Man and NFL films productions would go. Now you could put in things like Poker, emerging professional gaming, etc. as well. - 3 - 6 - variety of talk shows. Outsides the lines, PTI, Around the Horn, etc would go here. I mean, how good did Up Close used to be? Those were interviews worth watching. - Dinner time SC - set up for the night of games and updates on news from throughout the day. - 7-10 or 11 - Live Sports that people care about. The big 4 professional, and the college football and NCAA Mens basketball. Add to that MLS now. There is zero need for any WNBA, woman's college BB, non top 25 mens college sports, etc. Especially not on the main station. One night or two with original programming like the 30 for 30s for example. - 10 - 11 if not live games, then things like Baseball tonight or a nightly NBA/NHL 30 min show, or NFL (depending on what sports are in season). - 11 Main SportsCenter of the night with all the highlights. - 12-2 more sports specific 30 min or hour long programs for whatever is in season - 2 Final SC of the night to catch up with the West Coast games. - 3-6am replay whatever live game was on during prime time. Rinse and repeat daily. This was their recipe for success and now all of their crap programming and rumor spreading and attempts at being controversial have just played themselves out. And add to that the amount of money they would save by not paying all of those SC hosts, ex athlete panelist/hosts, production costs of running "live" all day, etc.

Yeah man, I definitely did. I was definitely thinking to myself WTF is this guy talking about? And then decided to keep it civil in my response.

With hundreds, if not thousands of programs over the years, what type of characters are not trite and cliched to some degree?

I don't know what these guys are talking about. I like the show, everyone I know personally that watches it likes it too. Is it as good as the first season, no, but it is still good and much better than most of the other crap on tv especially during the summer. It's like they want answers for the entire season in the first 4 episodes. The bike cop? I'm sure he's going to come into play somehow, patience is a virtue. But, judging from BBs take on QBs the last few years, I can see how we could disagree on a lot of things! Go back to watching CSI Davenport, I'm sure those are still exciting.

I don't know man, he ran all over Michigan State, Wisconsin, Alabama, and Oregon State. The best 4 defenses he faced. The first 3 especially are always stop the run first type teams regardless of who the QB is. In the beginning of the year he just wasn't getting the touches, once he started getting the ball he was pretty damn effective.

Agree, Hackenberg is extremely overrated in my opinion. Unfortunately for Cardale, I still got JT winning the job. Cardale really didn't do that much to win those games in the playoffs, that was the Ezekiel Elliot show. He really only dominated the Wisconsin game. Me, I'm have been and still am on the Cody Kessler train. Reminds me of Brees. A bit smaller, with a bit less of an "rocket" arm, but accurate as anyone and makes very few mistakes (and plays against very fast tough D in the Pac10). He didn't have a single bad game all last season and PROGRESSED instead of regressed from the previous year. And, to top it all off, he will most likely be around it the 2nd round. Don't be surprised though, if when all is said an done Jared Goff is the fist QB taken.

No, I never said anything of the like. In fact, I said that I support Incognito despite his past issues as I am all for a person changing and being allowed second chances, heck even third or fourth depending on the level of their transgressions. However, I feel that the organization that person is a member of when acts like this (as I can only assume they are based on the released info so far) they need to cut ties for the reasons I stated in previous posts. Does that mean banishment from the NFL? No. Does that mean the Bills shouldn't consider taking him back a year down the road? No. But he needs to be fired now and given time to prove that he is not that man and learned from the incident before I want him employed by my favorite professional sports team. Again, this is all assuming that he was the aggressor and really did what was charged.

I'm sorry, but for most professional occupations this is the case and is even more so for ones that are public facing. The NFL is the most popular sport in the country, is blasted all over TV, engages in numerous community activities and, thus, is very public facing. I should have been more specific.

Character flaws and physical abuse of women and children are two completely different animals in my opinion.

If I got arrested for hitting an underage kid, you can be assured that I would be terminated from my job. I expect the same result from a high profile, high paying job with the Bills as well. The Incognito issues, to me, are not the same. What he did was before he was a member of the Bills and people can and do change and do deserve second chances. But here, this occurred under the Bills employ and he should be terminated if he is guilty unless he was shown to be acting in defense of himself or his son (not sure of FLA laws concerning self-defense defenses in cases involving battery of a minor but it is conceivable that they may not exist as an option, thus he could still be found guilty).