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1949-1953 Yankees won 5 straight titles, Yogi, Whitey, Mickey, Scooter, Joe Dimaggio, Ralph Houk, Allie Reynolds, Hank Bauer, Billy Martin. 487-280 [.637 win %] over 5 seasons.

I'm hoping we keep a couple of "really fast" guys on both sides of the ball. Miami is putting together probably; position for position; the fastest roster the NFL has ever seen. Just hope we can keep up, and still worried about our guys tongues hanging out in the second half.

I'm sure there are a posse of very well paid tax lawyers that have the Pegula's estate and inheritance plans well laid out. According to an article I read written at the time of Ralph's death, his basis in the Bills was stepped up.

I've known a couple national champion wrestlers. The explosion and quickness in tight spaces should translate, and every wrestler understands leverage. Stephen Neal [Pats] started on a SB winner, has a world championship & 2 NCAA D-I titles in wrestling, Jim Nance [Pats] and Curley Culp [Chiefs] were national champion wrestlers who were NFL standouts.

I have the Bills signed/drafted/UDFA count at 74, will they be able to bring 90 players to camp?

Apparently 275# is a figment of the NC State SID's office. There is no way if he is 6-9 with that build that he isn't already well above 300#. The problem as I see it is basketball is a game where you try to be as tall and imposing as you can. In football line play, - Low man wins. Tight Ends need to be tall and imposing, but O-line probably a tougher place to transition. Alejandro Villanueva was 6-9 - West Point grad and Army Vet. Too Tall Jones was 6-9 as well.

Are we going to miss Gabe's size and blocking when he's no longer here? Just wondering.

I got a sneaking hunch that a number of NFL referees make much more that that number at their "day" jobs. Officials are attorneys, CPA's CEO's general managers, all of those jobs pay well above the numbers you are showing.

Hoping that we can get two or even three quality starters out of this years draft. Perhaps Kincaid and Torrence have opened McD's eyes to the fact that rookies can play in this league.

Jim Brown retired after 118 games with 12,312 yards gained and 106 TD's Henry has played 119 games, has 9,502 yards gained and 90 TD's Have to wonder how much he has left in the tank. Elliott came into the league at the same time, and he didn't exactly rock the league this year.

49'rs have all of that [good wideouts, good O-line, good RB's], and a QB on a 7th round rookie contract. Tough to do when your QB is highly paid. Also think that they fleeced Carolina on the Cmac deal.

Pete Metzelaars is the Bills career leader among tight ends - Played 8 seasons including all 4 superbowl teams. 302 catches in 156 games with 25 TD's. 2921 yards. Former Division 3 basketball player of the year and national champion at Wabash College. Tied for 10th all time in receiving TD's for the Bills.

I was thinking that Ditka and Gonzalez would have to be in that discussion as well [for the era's they played in]. Antonio Gates might have a case as well.

And of course arguably one of the top 3 tight ends in NFL history grew up in Buffalo, and we selected Torell Troup ahead of him.

League needs to address this before one of the larger guys has heatstroke. Perhaps have the Dolphins on the road for the opener and night home games in September. Average daily high in Miami is 89 in September, drops to 86 in October. Skew the home schedule towards Late October on. I think Jacksonville has the same issue in September, but temps drops off more quickly in October. Most of the other hot weather cities are Domes - Atlanta, NO, Houston, Dallas, Arizona, LA.

After seeing the return to action of both Tre White and Von Miller aren't we being a bit optimistic that Milano will be 100% by opening day. His injury was no minor ding.

Pretty sizeable difference in $$ between low on the totem pole asst coaches and PS vet QB backups.

Our WR needs are a largish Mike Evans/MVS type with 4.4 speed & great ball skills in close quarters, and a John Brown type who makes defenses respect Josh's arm. Still wondering if Isabella, who has elite [4.31] speed, can ever become that John Brown/Don Beebe guy.

I've been to two playoff games, and am 0-2. 1963 vs. the Pats in the Rockpile, and at Nashvegas for "The Music City Forward Lateral". My top regular season game was watching Cookie run for 5 TD's and [at the time] a pro football record 243 yards in a mosh pit at the Rockpile, I'll have to go back and tally my other outings.

On Sirius this morning, they were talking about this exact thing, that "Old school" coaches are increasingly at odds with today's players.

I was at a US Open at Torrey Pines, Tiger won it in a 18 hole playoff with both a tibial injury like Milano's and a torn ACL. Had the knee rebuilt the next week. Just saying, even golf can get you hurt.

If the Bengals don't tag Higgins, You can bet Callahan will be doing everything he can to get him to Tennessee. Titans have a RIDICULOUS amount of cap space available.

Hate to bring this up, Cookie had a serious injury, given T. White's recovery time before reinjury, there is always a risk Milano may not be the same Cookie that was a key part of our defense, I think that means we have to do what we can to keep Dodson, or trust that Dorian Williams can augment whatever version of Milano comes back.

Isn't Mike Shula supposed to be the "Josh Whisperer". Otherwise, not sure what he does on the staff.

Jim Brown was called a "fullback" He was a prototype of a modern day "running back", speed, power, able to stretch the field in passing situations, not especially interested in pass protection. Cookie Gilchrist was a FULLBACK, Boobie Braxton was a FULLBACK.