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Since the majority of recent posters profess such in depth knowledge of the NFL (i.e. bashing the hire of DJ and predicting utter chaos and tragedy for the Bills as a result), I figure that there must be a lot of great potential coaches and GM's amongst our ranks. As such, please vote accordingly if you feel that YOU could do a much better job then most current coaches and GM's in the league. I'm just a fan, and as such, will tip my hat to current NFL managements as knowing more than I do. But there are obviously a lot of you out there who have been overlooked as true NFL managerial talent. So here's your chance to stand up and be counted! The rest of us are truely in awe of you.

(yawn)

Given your wealth and depth of football knowledge, it's a wonder that you don't work for an NFL team yourself. Every team in this league is a complete and absolute joke for not recognizing your football brilliance.

Looks like I'll be the first to say it... DOOMED!!!!

Thank you...I agree!

You mean Hurley?

That should definitely result in some weight loss. The question is this...can you keep it up, or after you lose the weight, you go back to eating some of the old, "bad" things?

Hey...thanks for cleaning up my post!

I see the storyline being filled in rather advancing all that much. The story is getting broader and more complicated as more people are coming into play. I think that as Jack and Ana pull together their army, the survivor storylines will pull together as well, with an ensuing push ahead towards learning more about the others and the island itself. That's why you haven't seen him. Too many other things going on, and to this point, he hasn't been included in any other storylines. Again...too much other stuff going on. And remember, if that monster is part of a security system, it by now knows who is where...right? As evidenced by his less then cheerful demeanor, he's probably been off mourning Shannon. I imagine he'll kick it in next week with all this army business. And on that note...why did Jack ask Ana about starting an army when in fact Sayid actually had been in one? I think that if next season is indeed the last one, things are going to bust loose fast and furious as that season progresses. I will go out on a limb and speculate that the series finale of Lost will be one of the highest rated television shows in history.

I think the only person more surprised then us would be Loften!

Good post...I agree.

I don't disagree, but to that a headline that so overstates the obvious to me is ludicrous.

Check out the scoop the News gives us today...give me an f'in break! Bills may pick either Jauron or Sherman -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Veteran coaches appear to head Bills' list of coaching candidates By ALLEN WILSON News Sports Reporter 1/19/2006 The Buffalo Bills' search for a new head coach is nearing an end. Dick Jauron and Mike Sherman have emerged as the front-runners to replace Mike Mularkey, who suddenly resigned for professional and personal reasons last week. Bills owner Ralph Wilson and General Manager Marv Levy met with Jauron on Tuesday and Sherman on Wednesday at the team's training facility. Bills spokesman Scott Berchtold confirmed that Wilson and Levy also interviewed special teams coach Bobby April Wednesday. The Bills will interview a minority candidate this week, as required by NFL rules. New York Jets defensive coordinator Donnie Henderson is a strong possibility to get the call. He is not expected to return to the Jets, who named New England defensive coordinator Eric Mangini as head coach. Former Bills and Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Ted Cottrell apparently isn't being considered. He told The Buffalo News Wednesday night that he hasn't been contacted by Wilson or Levy. Jim Haslett, the former Bills linebacker and ex-New Orleans Saints coach who was thought to be the early favorite also may be out of the running. He and the Bills had informal discussions last weekend, but no official interview has been set up. Haslett is running out of options after jobs he was up for with the New York Jets and Detroit Lions have been filled. The Lions reportedly will hire Tampa Bay defensive line coach Rod Marinelli. The Bills could announce their new head coach by the end of the week. Once all the interviews are done, the choice will likely be Jauron or Sherman. Both have head coaching experience, which the Bills are believed to be looking for. Jauron, 55, coached the Chicago Bears from 1999-03 and became the Lions' interim head coach after Steve Mariucci was fired with five games remaining last season. Jauron's chances are helped by his ties to Levy, who lives in Chicago and was on the Bears' radio broadcast team when Jauron was coach. Sherman, 51, served the past six seasons with the Green Bay Packers. He also served three years as general manager. Money could be a factor in the decision. Sherman made $3.2 million per year in Green Bay, while Jauron was paid $2 million annually when he coached the Bears. Both have the credentials to lead the Bills. Jauron posted a 35-45 record with the Bears, guiding them to the playoffs in 2001. He was named NFL coach of the year that season while leading the Bears to the NFC Central title. Jauron and Chicago icons George Halas and Mike Ditka are the only coaches in Bears history to win 13 games in a season. Jauron couldn't duplicate that success in the following two seasons and was fired by GM Jerry Angelo, who joined the team before the 2003 campaign. Jauron's strength is defense. He was a star NFL safety for the Lions and Cincinnati Bengals and coached defensive backs for Buffalo and Green Bay. He had a solid run as defensive coordinator for the expansion Jacksonville Jaguars from 1995-98 and coordinated the Lions' defense for two years before becoming interim head coach, guiding them to a 1-4 mark. His Bears defense ranked second in the NFL against the run in 2001. Jauron's good relationship with players is a big selling point, but a key for him will be his choice to run the Bills' offense. His two offensive coordinators in Chicago - Gary Crowton and John Shoop - were viewed as disappointments. Sherman's strong offensive background could be the answer to the Bills' long-time woes on that side of the ball. From 1999 through 2004, Sherman's offense ranked as high as third (in '04) and no lower than 12th ('02) in the NFL. It should be noted that Sherman was very high on quarterback J.P. Losman coming out of college two years ago and would have drafted Losman in the first round before the Bills traded with the Cowboys to move ahead of the Packers. Sherman had an impressive 57-39 record with three division titles and four playoff appearances. But he was fired after finishing this season 4-12, his only losing record. Injuries hurt Sherman's cause as he lost his best wide receiver and four top running backs. The offensive line couldn't overcome the free agent departures of starting guards Marco Rivera and Mike Wahle. But most Packers observers believe Sherman was let go because new general manager Ted Thompson wanted to hire his own guy. Despite some successes, Sherman's tenure was overshadowed by playoff failures. After going 12-4 in 2001, the Packers suffered their worst playoff loss in franchise history, a 45-17 defeat at St. Louis. They went 12-4 again the next year, but lost a home playoff game to Atlanta, 27-7. Sherman lost another home playoff game to Minnesota, 31-17, two years later. The most damaging postseason defeat came in 2004 at Philadelphia when the Packers gave up a 28-yard pass completion on fourth-and-26 with 1:12 remaining in regulation. That play led to the game-tying field goal, and the Eagles went on to win in overtime, 20-17

Zeke said that Walt was fine, and that he was very special. I agree with Jokeman...this alludes to Walt's ability to make things happen. Obviously, the Others knew this about him and that's why they took him. For what purpose we still need to learn more.

Yep. Dope.

I thought the same thing. His article is no different then half the posts on this board...just a bunch of guessing based on the minimal information available.

Why...that would be "Zeke." Now that was an interesting episode. Some thoughts... The Jack backstory filled in some holes, but didn't do much else for me. The face to face with Zeke was great...pretty unexpected and very entertaining. I liked the scene where Sayid walks in on Charlie and Hurley listening to that "depressing" music. Next weeks episode looks kind of wacky...I mean what's up with the baby at sea?

Nah...Locke is going to end up opposing Eko in some way down the road. Charlie is a good guess though.

Are we really missing anything from Jacks backstory? I'm looking forward to some good Sawyerisms...it's been a while. Michael is starting to annoy me. Did they say only one main character is going to buy it this season?

Honestly, this minority interview requirement is going to bite the Bills in the ass. Unless Marv is truely serious about Art Shell, or perhaps Teddy, we are going to have to wait until a token interview is conducted before we can hire either Sherman (hopefully!) or Jauron (gulp!).

a. That Lofa Tatupu's a little pepperpot. This guy is considered a professional sports journalist?!? WTF is he talking about? http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writ...mqb.real/3.html

Dude...why such a stick up your ass about Gilmour? You a Waters guy or something?