SageAgainstTheMachine

I just use my shank from the old days in the joint.

Schizophrenia...better than dining alone.

Ah, well I hope you didn't have fish twice.

So much for decriminalizing it...

One thing I've noticed is that he develops his own little theories (for example, he seems to think that punting should be avoided at all costs when it's 4th and short). When a coach decides to punt and it ultimately hurts the team, he brags about his theory being correct. However, he conveniently ignores it when the coach elects to go for 4th down and fails. I never said he was a bad writer, he just writes with a "Listen up! I know more than you" tone.

A severe hit to our cap space AND a distracting quarterback controversy?!?!?! Where do we sign up? I'm just messin, but seriously we can get plenty of backup quarterbacks as good as Anderson without having to pay nearly as much. He was a one hit wonder.

If his play never justifies his draft placement, then that's the FO's fault, not Whitner's.

I thought he was from New Jersey.

I don't know about that. Lynch is tough, and I think Jacobs is just plain old big. He actually goes down at first contact more than you would think, and he doesn't seem to have the ability to break through a pile. However, he is too big for a solo tackler, which is why he gains so many yards in open space. If he can get to the second level of the defense (requiring a hole of course), that's when he starts bruising guys and breaking tackles.

Trying to rank running backs is just ridiculous, and it's certainly the one position where you can't base things on statistics. If an offensive line doesn't create any holes, the best RB in the history of the NFL couldn't pick up 4.0 yards per carry. On the flip side, an O-line that does nothing but create monstrous holes can turn a horrible RB into a statistical beast and a pro bowler. I'm convinced that Shaun Alexander was never anything better than average. In Alexander's record breaking year, he ran for over half of his touchdowns without ever getting touched. That's the offensive line. Walter Jones was more important to that team than Alexander ever was. To say that Marshawn is between the 13th and 17th best running backs is just so utterly laughable. How could you possibly know that if you don't watch every running back and the holes that are created for him? What if the Bills pick up a beastly FB and suddenly Marshawn is running for 4.7 yards per carry. Did Marshawn suddenly become a better running back? Is he in the "top 5" if that happens? For some reason (I think fantasy football has something to do with it), we love to rank players. In my opinion, running back is the least rank-able. I know that Marshawn is a strong running back, he's an intense running back and he's one of the few guys on the field that actually gives a damn on every single play. That's good enough for me.

I'd say the Top Gun volleyball scene is an unforgiveable crime.

Has Tom Cruise ever actually done anything bad? He's got this reputation for being someone despicable, but I can't think of anything he's done wrong.

There are so many freakin wet blankets on these boards. Certain people just approach everything related to the Bills with negativity and I suspect many of them have forgotten that football is supposed to be a fun thing.

I think the comparison was involved more with the mythological foundation of the church, and less about the results.

???

I've always wondered why god needs so much money. Does he blow it all betting on the ponies or what?

Yep, and he's a very good writer. Just a little stuck up, IMO.

Yeah, I think my mother and girlfriend consider the local mall to be something of a temple too.

+1 I'd like to be optimistic about Hardy, but he's going to spend the entire offseason rehabbing his ACL. Don't expect meteoric improvements from him this year. We should try Stevie out as our possession receiver.

Falco

Rihanna turned "umbrella" into a 4-syllable word. I'll never forgive her. But seriously, every girl I know absolutely loves that song...while every guy I know despises it. Come to think of it (and not trying to be sexist) the girls I know just have a general bad taste in music...all rap and R & B. My guy friends are into rock for the most part. I wonder what the reasoning behind that is.

Another catchy song though. Maybe there's something inspiring about statutory rape.

Yeah, agreed. If you don't understand the complexities of what's going on on the field (and it's very hard to understand the game if you haven't seen it live), it's hard to watch. I'm also not a die hard fan of the game because I simply don't get the opportunity to watch that many good contests...but when anything involving the World Cup is on, I'm glued to the tv.

Never met a sport I didn't like.

Yeah, I saw his video blog posts. It's really cool what he's doing. I gotta think of a question to send to his inbox. After watching the vids, he seems like a genuinely nice guy.