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I could not agree more on the painfully dull Aikman and Buck. They are the most heartless broadcast duo in football today. The only thing worse is the World Series with Buck and an even more droll and pompous Tim McCarver. I can't even watch it anymore. It's the Fox way - pandering to the lowest common denominator of humanity. I will disagree, though, that all sports announcers are this way. It's really just football and baseball that have this problem. Basketball and especially hockey still have some great personalities doing play-by-play on both the national and local level (see: Rick Jeanneret).

Here's to you, Christina: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyCc1DzRAgQ RIP Leslie Nielsen.

Wow, did someone just use "Maybin" and "defense" in the same sentence?

It's a very talented pool this year. I think with all the expansion teams they need to allow 1 or 2 more guys in per year. Anyway, I always thought Andre was more deserving of the hall than Jimbo. That's to say I would rank Reed higher among all-time receivers than I would Kelly among all-time QBs. Blasphemy? Maybe, but I stand by it.

Hey- Thanks for posting this very simple recipe. I tried it this week and here are my impressions: 1. I would start with half the mustard and add as desired. Following the recipe above, the finished product was very mustard-dominant in flavor. I had to increase the other ingredients to balance it out. Maybe it's because I used generic yellow mustard. I added the dry mustard, too, which may or may not have been a good idea. 2. I used apple cider vinegar because it was all I could find in the kitchen. I think regular distilled white vinegar would be more appropriate, or at least a half and half mix (cider vinegar is listed as an ingredient in the real CS sauce, but it's near the back of the list). 3. I had to just about double the pepper flakes to get some measurable heat. I guess use your judgement. 4. The longer it simmered, the more it began to resemble the original. Give it some time and you'll be glad you did. 5. I would think about replacing some of the ketchup with straight tomato paste. With ketchup, you are adding a lot of sugar and vinegar to the mix and I think it threw the flavor off a little. And that's my anal-retentive assessment of home-made Country Sweet sauce. After a few adjustments, I was pretty happy with the finished product. We'll see how it goes over at the Super Bowl party on sunday.

Not sure what to say about Whitner. I think it's hard to evaluate a safety who plays on a terrible defense. After all, isn't his job to be the "safety" net when the D breaks down? And if the D is always breaking down, it's kind of hard for a safety to be thinking about pass coverage. Aaaanyway, he's probably gone because he wants too much $$$

Nice menu. I wonder if Wang liked his cod piece.

Fairley is a dirty player with a lousy attitude. I hope we don't draft him - he looks like the next Albert Haynesworth. On another note, why do players hate the cold so much? You can go twice as hard when it's cold because your body doesn't overheat. I would much rather run a mile when it's 25 than when it's 85. Players need to realize that cold actually presents advantages, and the negatives can be dealt with much easier than those associated with excessive heat.

Does anyone else remember the "Stupor Bowl Shuffle"? It was a Bills-related spoof on the Bears' super bowl shuffle that appeared in the Rochester D&C in '85. Wondering if there's a transcript anywhere.

Seriously, the guy makes one awesome play after a terrible season (and what was, until said run, a pretty mediocre game for him), and we're going to talk about what a bad trade it was. Gimme a break everyone, as much as I love a good Beast Mode highlight, I would take Freddy Jackson over Marshawn any day of the week. Anyway, that was some Earl Campbell s--t, maybe the best run of the year in the NFL. He threw Tracy Porter like seven yards down the field! Made him look like a man named Tracy. Good for Marshawn, I hope the 'hawks go all the way.

I love how it's 2011 and still we are only capable of comparing black quarterbacks to other black quarterbacks.

As much as I love the guy, I never thought Kelly was in the same class as Elway and Marino and Montana. In fact, I remember thinking at times it would be nice to see Frank Reich take over for the second half. Personally, I think Andre Reed is more deserving of a spot in the Hall of Fame than Jimbo is. But he's still better than Fitzpatrick.

I didn't realize inside linebackers had their own coach.

Cam Newton is the white Larry Bird.

As a Montana ski bum and Bills fan, I found this article interesting. From the photo, it looks like our former QB can really tear it up! I had no idea Drew was a hard-core skier. The skis look like some pretty good product, too, but I have yet to see a pair out on the slopes. Bledsoe's ski company venture Has anyone on this board ever run into Mr. Bledsoe on the slopes? I wonder if he ever blew off practice for a powder day at Holiday Valley. That is, if they ever had powder days at Holiday valley.

I hope they can re-sign both of them, but not for big money because neither Whitner nor Poz have shown themselves to be big money players. They are quality guys who play hard and deserve a roster spot, but if Whitner thinks he's a 7 million dollar DB then by all means, let him test the market.

This team has so many weaknesses on both sides of the ball that it doesn't matter who or what they pick at #3. The Bills would need five first round picks to draft their way out of this black hole.

Straight up jealousy. The Pats are awesome. A model franchise from top to bottom; it's no wonder the refs love them so much. What else can you say, except that their Mass hole fans don't deserve a team that great. As much as they shame my beloved Bills every year, I still can't justify hating them.

This game was over after the first quarter.

7 million dollars?

Here it comes.

Terrible throw

That seems like a fair price for both sides. Donte needs to take a step back and see how he really compares to the top-echelon guys in the league. Teams game-plan to deal with guys like Polamalu. If he goes to the FA market, I bet he makes less than the Bills are offering. The stats just aren't there for him, and neither is the reputation.

My dog named Stevie can't fetch.

Is this the first time the "rooster-blockers" will plug the interior as one solid unit?