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what Cam Neely said on the face of his exact comments was absolutely accurate. jw

well aware of Milstein's ties. don't see him getting involved in an ownership group, however, after what happened when he failed in bid to buy the Redskins, and the ugly aftermath. jw

The UB connection reported is the Bills and Bulls sharing a practice facility, with the Bills moving their HQ to Amherst. It wouldn't necessarily include a new stadium. jw

lengthier version is in editing. more details to coming. will -- should? -- be updated on same link. jw

Folks: This story just moved on AP wire. http://pro32.ap.org/article/apnewsbreak-niagara-falls-possible-home-bills jw

final piece of the puzzle, i say. jw

meaningless, much like preseason schedules. jw

Bills had an 0-4 preseason record in 1978. jw

Bills have a chance to improve to 3-1 in preseason games against Tampa Bay. jw

move along. it's difficult to take Trump's interest in anything seriously. jw

i like Chris Trapasso. good guy. glad he got this first. jw

so what's your connection to Boston? jw

went to Neptune. shrug. best places to eat are in the North End. some of the best Italian food around. as for big cities, i love big cities, and i wouldn't hesitate to spend $220 a night at the Brooklyn Bridge Marriott any time, then consider ever going back to boston. don't take this personally, Lt Dan. this is not at all directed at you. it's simply a reflection of the revulsion i have for Boston, which i have real difficulty explaining, but it ranked as my worst vacation. jw

Portland's an old town. drove through it. looked kind of ragged and depressed. if you're into shopping, drive up to Freeport to LL Bean Store. just got back from Key West. it's over-priced, too, but for good reason. the place is small. the beauty of Key West is that there's nothing to do there but eat and drink and soak up the sun in the winter time. and that's not a bad thing. it's an adult vacationland, though many of the drinks are watered down and overpriced. if you ever get to Key West, go off the beaten path and find Don's Million Dollar Bar. it's a hole-in-the-wall place run by a South Buffalo guy. his place attracts locals, cabbies, strippers, bartenders as opposed to the tourist crowd. also has the cheapest beers in Key West -- $3.50. if you go to Key West, you need to stay overnight in order to enjoy it. my wife and i stayed on points, which is what made it affordable -- particularly during peak season -- January-March. otherwise, you're in for a minimum $200 a night. we stayed on points, too, in Boston. best part of the trip as far as i was concerned, was leaving. jw

my wife loves Boston after our last visit. i hated it. overpriced rooms. overpriced beers. hotel staff pointing us to a chain restaurant. too many touristy spots. Cheers, really? getting lost 12 times. silly, precious wharf area. Legal Seafoods, blech: service was terrible, food just as bad. now, the North End was good, particularly Regina's pizza. but, to me, it came off as a town that comes off as feeling superior, without any real reason to feel superior about itself, perhaps, kinda like a Toronto with a better history. took 3 days to find a $3 beer, and trust me, i looked. wasn't until we were tipped off to some upstairs joint that didn't have a name that we finally found something. bah! left me with a real bad taste. jw of all the places i've visited in the U.S., from Key West to Seattle, Bangor to San Diego, Boston ranks as my absolute worst. ... oh wait, nearly forgot: Wilmington, NC.

wouldn't recommend it. i don't like boston. jw

ed werder is refuting air. i'll be happy to refute that, too, because the AP never reported Byrd turned down the offer, or the offer was $30 million guaranteed. jw

35 years from now, there will be an annual Vick thread on this site. jw

not sure if this is an issue in this thread, too. there seems to be a great misconception as to what the AP reported yesterday in regards to the Bills contract offer to Byrd. the AP never reported the figure was $30 million guaranteed. it reported that Byrd would be paid about $30 million over the first three years of the deal. that money is not guaranteed, and would be paid to him only if he made it through the first three seasons. as far as what the Bills actually offered in guarantees, it was not made clear. but there is a huge distinction between guaranteed money and what he would get in the first three years of a deal. some in another thread failed to make this distinction. it appears espn's ed werder did as well in a tweet. jw

if you are referring to the AP report on Byrd yesterday, you are mistaken in what you wrote. the AP never reported the word guaranteed. it reported the Bills had offered Byrd a deal that would pay him about $30 million over the first three years of a multiyear contract. never was there any mention of what the guaranteed money would be. jw

that amuses me. jw

i find it nearly impossible to answer this question, so i'll go with eleventy-thirty. jw

good, then i nominate Beerball. ... oh, wait. jw (you folks really have a thankless job. so let me use this opportunity to say, thanks).

no, actually, the tea party has helped make it poop by watering down what it was intended to be, and then rallying against it to the point it had a very good chance at failing. no different than what the democrats did with several Bush-led movements. that said, the online launching of obamacare was a fiaso. and yet, the tea party types were so entrenched against obamacare that they missed the boat on criticizing the launching of obamacare by shutting down the government. geez, what a lost opportunity. the tea party's argument could have had more resonance had it not muffed this punt. jw

i love how no one here on the right-leaning side has an answer for Jon Stewart calling out the hyprocisy. once again, let me pose the question, why is it that some on the extreme right can't take or get the joke? jw