Malazan

So glad the regular refs are back. Such an improvement.

Ohh, a new and interesting topic with valuable insights!

Did we not have this same exact thread last year for Cam newton?

I've just gotta give the Jets props on that Tebow trade. It literally could be the best trade in the history of the NFL. The Jets circus wouldn't be nearly as fun to watch without the constant calls for Tebow and the Jets burying him further and further.

So someone who can't stop himself from talking is trying to get other people on his team to not talk...this should end well.

Don't forget that many of the media personalities like Peter King are friendly with the players and not so much with the owners or they are former players. There was an angenda behind some of the journalists who drove this story and worked for major media outlets. The rest ended up following suit so they weren't the only one not writing about it.

Ignoring everything else in this thread, this fallacy that exists that Bills fans are somehow different from all the other fans is crazy. Bills fans would have recorded that too. http://www.pro-footb..._yds_career.htm 166. Lee Evans (30) 6,008 2004-2011 http://www.pro-footb.../rec_career.htm 221. Lee Evans (30) 381 2004-2011 http://www.pro-footb...c_td_career.htm 156. Lee Evans (30) 43 2004-2011 The better than 90% of NFL receivers is true, but his career is oft remembered around these parts as better than it was..

There seems to be a lot of confusion about the word adequate in this thread. Yes, he would be adequate if our defense was in the top 20 and not dead last. It would be nice to have a QB that the discussion isn't about him being adequate though.

Yes, but he's not an option.

He is good at one thing. One thing only. The outside speed rush with decent coverage to give him time. The Jets were able to put him in that position. They are short at CB this year and Maybin bulked up to be an everydown player. He's not. He sacrificed speed for no gain, but that makes your point about him being slower than stupid rather true.

and it's back to being debatable again this year

he got paid, what does he need to get yards for now?

At the time, there was a lot of opposition to it given the rivalry with Miami. That's died off quite a bit so I'd love to see it happen.

"They"? Do you mean Fred Jackson himself or the people he could sue if they were 'rushing' him back

They will not be picked apart nearly to the degree that the replacements are. Regular Refs have blown calls that decided games and there isn't nearly the avalanche of criticism. My contention is that the regular refs should be held to much higher standards.

I'll have to try out tunein. I use the player directly from their web page.

You're living in fantasy land if you think the replacements did not get more scrutiny than regular refs get.

He has 15 punts. Six of those were out of bounds.

I hope the real refs get as much scrutiny as the replacement refs especially from the media.

Keep in mind, it's not simply about the refs. If they give it to the refs, then what do they say to the rest of their employees? These guys have a union...you don't. So...now what is the cost per game to give every full time NFL employee a pension? Then what about the team employees who work on Sundays part-time like the refs. Why don't they get a pension? You consider the regular refs "quality"?

Yes. It's about consistency. The Bills will need to win consistently and beat good teams to get ranked higher. Barely losing to Baltimore and beating the browns are not equal

They have said it would take a week for the regular officials to return.

I think it because he chased the money and when he got the philly, he made some comments that people took as insulting the Bills where he talked up the philly line (which seems to prove he may not be a good judge of line talent)

How it Feels to Play The Patriots with Regular Refs No Worse than the "Tuck Rule"

Whatever commercial they want to air is fine with me. I take issue with two things: 1. Locking the volume during commercials through the web. 2. Letting commercials blast out at a higher volume. An annoyingly higher volume.