CodeMonkey

You are absolutely right, and I don't do that anyway (I prefer sat feeds) but if you expect me to feel sorry for the NFL after they blackout a preseason game for not selling out while charging full price for tickets you are barking up the wrrong wrong tree.

I'm not too sure about the starter vs starter stuff. Our starters have played longer (upwards of 50% longer in most cases) than our opponents this preseason. Even this past Saturday Cincy sat their starting QB and running back after the first quarter. I believe the Cincy defense sat a few starters at that same time as well, but I do not know their lineup enough to say for sure. It was their 4th and last preseason game after all. Our offense clearly looks better at this point in the preseason than it did last year. But Sunday September 12th we will start to find out how real this improvement is.

I think Fitz could get cut simply due to this stat ... player salary: Fitz: $2,995,590 Edwards: $465,200 Odd and a little embarrassing that your perennial backup makes 6 times the salary of your multi-year starter

Oh and one more thing. 4:3 aspect ratio, at least in Rochester, and super-homer Tasker, the regular season cant get here fast enough! Bently isn't bad at all though.

Thanks Lady Now back to the game ... I wish Cinci would have kept all their starters in the entire first half. Makes it tougher to really know where we stand. But this was their 4th game so I can understand why they didn't.

I don't think my son will require sequins, but thanks Do you have a link to the company/person you are happy with?

I am not a football fan, I am only a Bills fan. So I watch very few non Bills games. But yes, most games can be watched via a feed if you want to.

What are those jersey altering steps lady? I have a son with a Bledsoe he wants to turn into a Roscoe

Bah. Been discussed to death in numerous threads. When the Bills start beating teams when it counts, that's when the media will start mentioning them. Don't lose any sleep over what the media does or doesn't do until then.

We were down at field level and one of CJs runs was near us. What caught my attention wasn't his speed, but his acceleration. He seems to run at about half speed down the line and as soon as he turns the corner he is up to full speed instantaneously. It was really something to see. My takeaways from the game were simple observations from the second half when the starters were on the sidelines sans pads. 1) CJ is small. I mean S M -ALL. He is exciting to watch and has a lot of talent to be sure. I just hope he doesn't get killed out there when it is for real. 2) Eric Wood is a freaking BEAST physically. Damn that kid is big. No stereotypical offensive lineman gut on this kid. If he keeps progressing he could be a keeper for a very long time.

DirecTv and Dish Network are currently in the same dispute with Disney (the owner of ABC, ESPN and the Disney channels) as Time Warner. Some resolution will be reached I'm sure. Neither side wins with a blackout.

I'm spoiled now with satellite feeds. Watching online stuff coming and going and pixelating frustrates me too much to watch. Picked up a cheap DirecTV dish on ebay, built a cheap portable PVC dish mount like this one (http://www.filesavr.com/pvcportabledishmount), got a fairly cheap yet good satellite receiver for a PC (http://www.proftuners.com/prof7500.html) for $70 (up to $90 now I see - I got mine direct which you apparently can't do anymore) and a PC/laptop with a HDMI out for the TV connection. Never blacked out and usually at least a 420 HD feed. Probably more work than most are willing to put into it, but that's stuff I play with anyway so for me it is just a nice bonus feature. If you are technically inclined I highly recommend it.

Well, here were the satellite feeds from last night. Posted at 5:45.

After he was done, McKelvin had ice taped to his hamstring. But seeing as how he was out on the sideline and still walking around with it, I would feel safe to say it was only precautionary. Otherwise I don't recall seeing any walking wounded on the sidelines (and I was 6 rows behind the bench).

I'd take 7 if they had a sustained drive to get them and not one long play.

It's not a sellout, beautiful day in WNY .. go!

Technically no ... it's across the border in Ft. Erie

Thanks. I provided satellite feed info for the last game but won't be able to tomorrow as I will be at the Ralph

Looks like that AND can fix my computer? I'd marry that redhead

Well it should certainly show any strengths and weaknesses that we have, that's for sure. At halftime last night my son commented he hopes our D can hold the packers to < 100 points. I guess he agrees with you

Agreed. Based on that performance last night, it will be interesting to see what our D can do against that Packer offense week 2.

Gailey also seems to be a nice guy so if he has already made up his mind he would be inclined to let the one who is getting cut play so he can have some more film to shop himself around with. You never know what goes on in the head of a HC this time of year.

You can tell the regular season is right around the corner ... optimism abounds! I'm not bashing you, saying you are wrong or calling you a homer, just making an observation on how all things are considered possible (or even likely!) when everyone is 0-0

I meant "now" as the head coach of the Bills and the talent level on this team. Plus, I believe Chan got Aikman and Smith near the end of their careers, not the beginning.

As always this topic begins and ends with money. The players want more and more money every year and the owners want their gaudy stadiums. At some point they are going to have to agree to more regular season games that will be televised to increase the size of the TV contract, which basically pays the players salaries. Screw number of division versus non division games. You need to speak the language of the NFL ... $$$$$$$ ... to really understand the issue.