SageAgainstTheMachine

Best to get in some last shots before the joke officially expires. Or at least that's what I'm telling myself...

It's an awesome prank to play. Best played on an older kids/adults, because you get to watch them squirm and play the "pretend you love it" game.

You're right. 1) Masturbation . . . 9) Garbage time touchdowns

My brother got me good this year. Got me a $50 Barnes and Noble gift card (my ideal gift), but hid it inside a Linkin Park CD case. He even shrink-wrapped it.

The world doesn't suck. To name just a few awesome things... 1. Sex 2. Ham 3. Guinness 4. Boobs 5. Runner's high 6. The literature of Hemingway 7. The sacrifice bunt 8. Girl scout cookies 9. Game winning field goals

My mom's name is Jill, so the new thread title makes me rather...uncomfortable.

Agreed. Fitz was disappointing down the stretch w/o most of his receivers, but the fact is that the offense went from 17 ppg in 2010 to 23 ppg in 2011. The defense went from 26 ppg allowed in 2010 to 27 ppg allowed in 2011.

"One thing that won't factor into my decision is money. Being at Clemson, I've got more money and more resources than I've ever had in my whole life." Somehow it didn't attract any follow up questions...

And Barnes & Noble owns the books in their store for the same reason. Because they purchased them from a publisher, who purchased them from a writer. If everybody just stole the product, commercial demand would decline, directly taking money from the writer's pocket. "Happy Birthday" is protected by copyright. Sunny Birchard Music (now part of the TW AOL conglomerate) paid for it. And it wasn't cheap. $25 million. Your initial claim was - how do you own a sound? Back that up.

Did you invent those things? I don't understand your point. Writing a piece of music is no different than writing a book. Should it be legal to head into your local Barnes and Noble, take whatever you please, and then head out the door? EDIT: didn't notice tgreg made the exact same point.

My kinda girl! Kid's a cutie too.

In other news, Mars' planetary debt rises into the billions.

Well, when the sound is somebody's intellectual property and you don't pay for it....

As Mike Huckabee can attest, Iowa isn't much of a barometer. Still pretty strange to see the frothy mixture back in the mix.

It's about context. When your passing game is Drew Brees throwing to Colston, Graham and Meacham, throw the ball like crazy. When it's Aaron Rodgers throwing to Jennings, Finley and Nelson, do the same. Tom Brady throwing to Welker, Gronkowski and Hernandez...well, you get the picture. When you've got Ryan Fitzpatrick back there and a ragtag bunch of receivers and TEs, AND your two most explosive players are your two running backs, you run the ball. Whether it's a passing league or not.

Fixed it for ya

It's tough to feel remorse for the guy who killed Obi Wan, but RIP I guess.

Constant turnover isn't the solution.

I'll add a couple more points to the original post too... 19. Will Lindells detractors now admit the value in having a kicker who consistently knocks it in from 45 yards and fewer? 20. The turning point of the season was Game #1 against the Jets. Just like the fans, I think the Bills roster severely raised their expectations and the suffered a BIG morale hit when they were physically dominated. They then proceeded to play the Cowboys and Dolphins games like a bunch of unmotivated schlubs. Unlike the fans, professional football players get paid to have short memories and move on to the next game. Those efforts were inexcusable and they essentially ended the season IMO. By the time the Bills started playing with heart once again, it was too late and they were too injured. On top of that, the bounces stopped going their way. Luck is a bigger factor on a game-to-game basis than most think.

Starters get cut all the time, especially when their play doesn't validate their contract. I think Kelsay is the perfect example of this type of player. Among the other players I listed, all are depth. Yeah, I'm not on the sideline or in the locker room, but it's hard to believe that George Edwards did anything this season that merits sticking around. He seems like a "Peter Principle" type. Promoted to a level where he could no longer be competent. Kelsay is a strangely polarizing figure. If he was a backup on a successful team who chipped in a few sacks every year, he'd be a fan favorite. As a starter on a bad team who makes way too much money, he's reviled by many fans. I don't revile Kelsay. I'm just amazed that a depth-level player has survived for nearly a decade on an NFL roster as a starter. As I stated above, it's a contract thing. However, if Kelsay is so beloved in the locker room that his departure would severely lower morale once again, sure, keep him around.

1. 6-10 again. Ugh. 2. I have to admit there were more thrills than your typical 6-10 season. As a young fan who started watching in 1999, a 5-2 start that included a dramatic comeback W over the hated rival has inherent value. 38-35 is easily my best memory as a Bills fan and I won't forget it because of what occurred later in the season. 3. I don't believe Chan Gailey is the answer, but I also don't believe the perpetual 3-year coaching carousel is beneficial. Would the new hire honestly be any better, given Ralph's track record? My vote is for continuity since I don't believe that the front office has the capacity to change in a positive direction. 4. CJ Spiller is a player. Sorry, but I'm taking this opportunity to say "told ya so". 5. But so is Fred Jackson. Will the Bills have a rare moment of competence and realize that both players can be used in equitable measure? 6. I believe Marcel Dareus has a bright future. He didn't change his team's fortunes like Newton, Miller and Green but I'll be surprised if he's not one of our 3 best players by next season. 5.5 sacks for a rookie DT is impressive. After Kyle Williams and Shawne Merriman were gone in the blink of an eye, the onus was on Dareus to carry the DL on his shoulders and he wasn't capable of it. Too much to expect from a rookie. Let's see what he can do with a supporting cast. 7. It hurts my brain to think the Brad Smith makes $4 million per year instead of the veteran minimum. 8. Nick Barnett was a good signing. As was the case with Dareus, the other LBs were awful and one man can only do so much. He made a variety of big plays this year. 9. Fitzpatrick - I like the guy and I certainly can't blame him for signing a starter's contract after several years of making relative pennies. But he's a backup/borderline starter level QB and always will be. Shame on the Bills FO for signing a player at the absolute peak of his value. 10. Sign Stevie Johnson. It sucks that he can't learn from his mistakes, but I shudder at next season's offense without him. Despite everything, I respect the effort he put in all season with multiple injuries. Some guys just can't get out of their own way, though. 11. Props to Andy Levitre. He was on pace for a Pro bowl type season until every other OL started tearing ACLs and separating shoulders etc. He had to play a variety of positions and only failed at Center. 12. Eric Wood is probably the Bills' best player, relative to other NFL starters at his position. But 2 devastating leg injuries now? Let's hope that Wood has another long rehab in him mentally and physically. 13. Speaking of injuries, it was just ridiculous this season. Every game it seemed like at least 2 guys went down with serious maladies. It's no excuse for poor play because GB won a Superbowl in similar conditions. But what's the deal? Poor conditioning? Just snake bit? 14. It seems like Chris Kelsay is one of the best people in the NFL. You can tell by the way his teammates celebrate his rare successes, and the media always seems to reach him for comment. He's the type of guy I'd like to have a beer with. He should be cut. 15. Other players that need to get gone, or at least stuck to the bench: Andra Davis, Leodis McKelvin, Roscoe Parrish, Reggie Corner, Alex Carrington, Torell Troupe, Donald Jones, Tyler Thigpen 16. Players that were surprisingly good: Erik Pears, Kraig Urbik, Scott Chandler, Aaron Williams, Jairus Byrd (who I wrote off as a one year wonder). 17. It sucks that Corey McIntyre never got utilized as a short yardage back. 18. Let's go Buffalo. As always.

I texted my friend during the game, Being a Bills fan means taking a 21-0 lead and saying "damn, if this was the 4th quarter we'd have a shot!".

Nope.

As to the OP's point, I think the offense's biggest strength this year was the OL's ability to open up running lanes, combined with the abilities of two dynamic rushers. Gailey was either unwilling or unable to use this to his advantage. Using today as an example, Spiller was a pretty automatic 4-5 yards against the Pats but Gailey opted to pass the ball on 76% of our offensive downs (we rushed the ball 20 times out of 66 plays, but I only count 14 of those because 5 were scrambles by Fitz and 1 was the fake punt).