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Steve O

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  1. Right up there with Billy Joe Hobert's "I didn't study the playbook"
  2. believes he has a better retirement plan
  3. God's reply: I give you a bright sunny day in Buffalo in the month of November. I trip the corner 15 yards down the field leaving you wide open. I throw a perfect spiral right into your hands in the end zone to make you the hero of the day. You praise me by dropping the ball?!?
  4. Jimmy Stewart
  5. Can't walk and chew gum at the same time without saying "step/chew/step/chew" let alone dance. Doesn't even have a secretary.
  6. if you don't believe PTR just ask Tom Brady
  7. Problem with the kicking game isn't the width of the uprights or the distance of the extra point. Problem with the kicking game is the holder. Remove the holder from the game, make everything a drop kick. Move the extra point back to the 2 yard line, 1 point for drop kick, 2 for running/passing over the goal line. Won't be seeing 50 yard field goals that are now chip shots. Doug Flutie will come out of retirement!
  8. Well I was looking for research that would say this isn't a healthy way of managing sleep but what I found was the opposite...enjoy.
  9. Nice to have an exact date
  10. Favorite Philosophical: Live like you'll die tomorrow. Learn like you'll live forever. Favorite Friday: Listen brain, you don't like me and I don't like you. Let's just make it through one more day, then I'll get back to killing you with beer. Favorite Sports: Washington lost an NFL championship game 63-0. In the opening drive of the game, a Redskin receiver dropped a pass in the end zone. After the game, a reporter asked Sammy Baugh if the outcome would have been different if the pass had been caught. Sammy said "Yeah, we would have lost 63 to 7"
  11. same time frame for me, give or take. Until then, 7:30 to 5, give or take. Two hour lunch when I go go the gym. Find 20 minutes to actually eat lunch some time during the afternoon. Sadly, I have the best work ethic in my group.
  12. Um...good luck with this
  13. toss up Terry Jacks - Seasons in the sun (I know, it is on every "10 worst songs of all time" list that ever came out) Dave Loggins - Please come to Boston
  14. Irondequoit is better than both
  15. I'm sure many would agree with this assessment.
  16. Since the only picks I've hit on in my mocks the past 3 years have been EJ, Kouandjio, and O'leary, I decided to go a different route this year and take a look back at who the best Bills' draft picks in each round have been. For background, I've always been a Billls fan, what I would describe as an avid fan since attending my first game 1979. Season ticket holder for roughly 30 seasons since then. Most of my research was done on drafthistory.com. Since the draft was 12 rounds when I started following it, that's how far I'm going back for picking my best player round by round. Admittedly, I pretty much had my mind made up who the picks would be for rounds 1,2, 4, and 5 before researching, digging deeper did nothing to change my mind on those. Anyways, here are my best Bills picks round by round: Round 12 - Charles Romes, corner, 1977. Played in every game as a rookie, then started every game for the next 9 years, 137 in all, 8th most in team history. 28 interceptions rank 4th in team history. On a side note I don’t think post-football life has been kind, read an article several years ago where he was arrested for petit larceny, stealing cigarettes if I remember correctly. Hope things turned around for him. Round 11 - Howard "House" Ballard, Right tackle, 1988. Played in every game as a rookie, then started every game for the next 5 seasons as a Bill. 5 year starter for Seattle following his Bills career. Round 10 - Wil Grant, Center, 1978. Really wanted to go with Mike Lodish who is the answer to the yearly super bowl quiz question about "who appeared in the most super bowls"...actually he is now tied with Brady. But Grant was a six year starter, like Romes a mainstay in my early years as a season ticket holder. Only missed one start from 80-85, gave way to Kent Hull in 86. Round 9 - Carlton Bailey, Linebacker, 1988. Bailey gets the nod over Robb Riddick and Keith McKeller by virtue of his touchdown in the 1992 championship game against Denver. Maybe someone can find a more deserving pick from the 60's and 70's, but I didn't recognize any of them. Round 8 - Marvcus Patton, Linebacker, 1990. Solid backup and spot starter for his first 3 years as a Bill, then started every game his last two years as a Bill. Started 64 straight games for the Redskins followed by 64 straight starts for the Chiefs following his time with the Bills. Post Bills career gives him the nod over Jeff Wright, who played seven seasons, all for the Bills. Round 7 - Bob Chandler, Wide Receiver, 1971. Played 9 years for the Bills, over 4,000 yards receiving when the NFL in general and the Bills in particular were largely run oriented. Another 1K+ yards receiving for the Raiders, including 4 catches for 77 yards in Super Bowl XV. Round 6 – Corbin Lacina, Guard, 1993. Man have we missed on a lot of sixth rounders. Lacina didn’t play as a rookie, started several games from 94-97, played 6 more seasons for Carolina, Minnesota, then finished his career with Chicago. The kind of career you would hope for a sixth rounder to have, but it’s hard to believe I couldn’t find anyone more deserving. Maybe someone else can. Round 5 – Kyle Williams, Defensive Tackle, 2006. Like I said at the outset, my mind was pretty much made up before researching, which did nothing to change my mind. Still the heart and soul of the defensive line going in to his 11th season. Let’s hope he stays healthy this season. Round 4 – Andre Reed, Wide Receiver, 1985. Another pick where my mind was made up before researching, no need to summarize his HOF career here. Round 3 – Joe Ferguson, Quarterback, 1973. Another round marred by many disappointing picks going back decades, Fergy’s wall of fame career makes him the clear choice over Frank Reich. Started as a rookie and 12 seasons in all for the Bills, 5 post Bills years in the NFL. Round 2 – Thurman Thomas, Running Back, 1988. With no first round pick in 88 from the Bennett trade, the Bills were the only team not to pass on the future hall of famer. It was the early years of ESPN draft coverage, and Thomas was the one picked to have a camera on. Clear disappointment in has face as seven running backs were chosen ahead of him (according to drafthistory.com, I always thought it was 6) including 5 in the first round. On a side note, outside of missing on all 7 second round picks from 92-96 (friggin’ Lonnie was the best of the bunch), the Bills have done quite well in round 2; way more hits than misses. Round 1 – Bruce Smith, Defensive End, 1985. While a case can be made for many other first rounders, notably Kelly and OJ, in my opinion Smith is the only one in the conversation for goat at his position. There you have it, hoping someone can find more deserving picks for rounds 6 and 9, kudos if you can do better with the other picks. Would be great of one of the old timers could fill in rounds 13-18.
  17. Art Schlichter is due to get out of prison in 6 years.
  18. Yes, much easier to find a job when you have a job. I quit a job when I was 28, took me several months to find a new one.
  19. As long as it doesn't affect the price of beer I don't care
  20. pretty much thought the same thing when I saw Supertramp mentioned.
  21. We'll keep getting you those special IPA's. You keep sending the cheerleaders over
  22. Big Ted was great, but I'm not sure who underrated him. Not college scouts, he was a first round draft pick. Not opposing defensive coordinators. Not his peers, who voted him to 3 pro bowls as a Bill. Not the fans. I guess Bills management, who asked him to take pay cuts 2 years in a row. I'm glad he won a super bowl, he was a class act who did a lot for the community. Overrated - Ruben Brown Underrated - John Fina
  23. yes, really good news
  24. coffee beer sinking a long putt sinking a short putt missing a putt (hey, at least I'm golfing not working)
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