Indy Dave

Understanding that I could re-do this list later this week and have eight different ones in the top 10 (with August and Everything After and The Joshua Tree being my top two), here it goes.... Counting Crows--August and Everything After Counting Crows--Recovering the Satellites U2-The Joshua Tree U2-All That You Can't Leave Behind Beastie Boys--Paul's Boutique Pearl Jam--Ten Rolling Stones--Forty Licks Stevie Wonder--Songs In The Key Of Life Def Leppard--Hysteria The Police--Synchronicity

Saw Turk in one of the Bengals clips. And I bet it seemed silly to have a "Football Channel" when the script for that bit was written.

Hoge, Theisman, Irvin and a hungry cannibal.

Fixed. Unless you're suggesting we go with some crazy unbalanced line anyway...

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I worked the combine that year. I won't sit here and say I'm an expert in evaluating talent (because I'm not), but you would have to had been a damn fool to not be completely overwhelmed by Cadillac Williams. He had "IT." When it came time for him to do any of his drills, people stopped to watch. He was amazing. In looking at my notes from those few days, I had Cadillac as the player I wish Buffalo could have had regardless of need. Then I put Ware, Ronnie Brown, Derrick Johnson and Braylon Edwards. I also noted how much I loved Heath Miller, and how Shawn Merriman would be a complete disappointment. So much for my scouting career.

Hi everyone. My posts are few and far between once mid-January gets here and until basketball season ends. I did survive another tournament, Lori. It just gets crazier and busier every year. Thanks to everyone who wished me a happy birthday. It means a lot. Next year, I'll be 40. But still 21 at heart, with the maturity of a 15-year old. And in other news, Andrea (Mrs. Indy Dave) and I are expecting our first child at the end of August. Just found out last week (on our 15th wedding anniversary no less) that we are having a boy. Of course we are thrilled to bring another Bills fan into the world, even if some would suggest that's a form of child abuse. Best to everyone.

Like you I'm sure, I got tired of reading the idiotic posts. But thanks for asking, Mike!

Lorin Maurer was one of our interns a few years ago...a bright young woman with a warm personality and destined for success. She was working for Princeton University and on her way to Buffalo to meet her boyfriend, who is an assistant men's basketball coach at Butler. His brother lives in Buffalo and got married yesterday. Lorin was to meet her boyfriend's parents for the first time this weekend. Instead...this. A terrible tragedy for all involved, made worse because of the personal ties to one of the victims. RIP Lorin.

I didn't need to see tonight's game to put it in my head that Fitzgerald is the best WR in the game. But anyone who argues against that after this postseason is nuts. He is the best. End of story. Andre Johnson is #2. Not sure Steve Smith is third, but he's certainly right there in the discussion.

Hope Floats wasn't so bad.

Good guess. 38. Skid Row and Tesla songs....I admit that I like them OK, or did at one time. Got a white elephant gift a few years ago...metal ballads or something. Lots of crap on that CD. Poison by BBD...kind of an inside joke....that's why it made it to the Ipod. I was a DJ for my college radio station and always liked the Maxi Priest song. Everyone in college those days liked Love Shack. And I have lots of Aerosmith and Petty. But yeah...there are a lot of bad songs on that list.

Dennis Dillon of The Sporting News: SURPRISING INCLUSION: Bills LT Jason Peters. He's living off last season's performance.

On my Ipod... 04. Poison » Bell Biv Devoe Bell Biv DeVoe - Bell Biv DeVoe: Greatest Hits - Poison 17. Close To You » Maxi Priest Maxi Priest - Maxi Priest: Best of Me - Close to You 22. I Remember You » Skid Row Skid Row - 40 Seasons - The Best of Skid Row - I Remember You 61. Janie's Got A Gun » Aerosmith Aerosmith - Young Lust: The Aerosmith Anthology - Janie's Got a Gun 64. Free Fallin' » Tom Petty Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Greatest Hits - Free Fallin' 67. Love Song » Tesla Tesla - 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Tesla - Love Song 78. Love Shack » B-52's The B-52's - Nude on the Moon - The B-52's Anthology - Love Shack 91. What It Takes » Aerosmith Aerosmith - Big Ones - What It Takes

Especially if he made Aborto de Retatta.

And another 13 months, at least, until we play in a playoff game.

Colts. Classy coach, classy organization, Bills ties (Polian, Metzelaars, Reich), Syracuse ties (Harrison, Freeney, Josh Thomas), brand new stadium assuring that the team isn't leaving...and I live here. But if the Bills leave, I'll be close to numb to the NFL.

Bingo.

If we're playing for a playoff spot in Week 17, and we HAVE to beat the Patriots, do you REALLY think that's happening? I try to hold on to hope when it comes to the Bills, but when it comes to playing New England, let's face it...we're their little b****. New England's defense could play while handcuffed the entire game, and we'd be lucky to score more than 10 points. If we want to be in the playoffs, and it appears lately that the team is indifferent on this issue, we better have it it locked up BEFORE the New England game. That means we better start a substantial winning streak Monday night. We probably need to beat Cleveland, Kansas City, San Francisco, Miami and either the Jets or Broncos to have a shot at postseason. Because there is no way, NO WAY, we are beating New England on December 28.

Buffalo's struggles are test of faith, depth Go to p. 11

Sorry, but if we traded our roster for New England's roster and played on Sunday, the Patriots would still win. That is coaching. They beat the hell out of us with a backup quarterback who has less experience than Trent, a fourth-team RB, a rookie LB, two over-the-hill LBs, a banged up secondary, and they lost one of their top pass rushers early in the game yesterday. Again, that's coaching.

Another photo from the game

Let me summarize Rubes' long email: Our offensive line sucks. Our defensive line sucks. Our coaching sucks. That about covers it. And he is right on.

First of all, let me be clear that I'm not comparing Trent to Ben or the Manning brothers, in terms of who the better quarterbacks are. Good Lord, no. Second, I don't/can't defend Trent, not with the way he has played the last three weeks. But I do know this. Our line has played awful. He misses Josh Reed. And our coaches have got to do better. Teams have adjusted to us...now it's time for us to make our own adjustments. And I know the answer is NOT benching Trent in favor of JP. And it's not spending a high draft choice on another QB in April.

I won't argue that Trent has sucked in recent games, but coming into today he had a better QB rating than Peyton Manning, Eli Manning, Ben Roethlisberger, Brett Favre, Jay Cutler, rookie sensations Matt Ryan and Joe Flacco, Mr. 9-0 Kerry Collins and others. It's crazy to say that Trent is done. he does, however, need to quit turning the damn ball over.