Sabre Bill

Thanks!! Seemed like every name mentioned was hero back then!

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Does anyone remember who came closest to beating them the year they went undefeated?

Sweeping generalizations and political ideology masquerading as morality

I feel a little dirty and used . . . just another BYE WEEK FLING!!!

Hope he had fun. Probably get a slap on the wrist. SWI seems dumb and dangerous, but he wasn't in the water when the cops talked with him - so it's not like his celebrating put anyone else at risk. I guess you could say the woman was at risk when she ran the red light, but I'm not sure you could blame McAfee for that. Seems like a non-story. I hope the NFL and the Colts don't get all pious and feel the need to hammer the guy. If so, they should probably stop beer commercials during their games - Don't want to damage the image of the game!!

OR . . . we could trade down (yes, assuming someone wants to trade up!) and still pick up a franchise-quality QB - several of which, at the moment, are getting less press. But until he threw the picks, wasn't he playing with a lead?

Merriman might be useful to the Bills - folks have already commented that he might be able to teach our guys something or contribute because our LB corps is weak. That's all true, but Merriman is done. That's the whole ROID trade-off. He bought some Pro-Bowl years for a quick, ugly decline. Do you think Merriman can beat the Roid Curse? His body will continue to fall apart as he ages. I don't wish him anything bad, but he made a deal with the devil and now he's paying the bill. If he can help in any way, I say great. Let's give him a try. But realize the Shawn Merriman people are thinking of is not the SM that will show up at our door.

Forget watching trent! That's either sado- or maso-, just not sure which! Anyway, this weekend will be the 3rd week in a row the BCS leader gets smacked! And, the "Draft Blaine Gabbert" threads will start in earnest. Just thought I'd get a head start! People don't know him as well as some of the others, but he'll be part of the "first round QBs" chat after this weekend!

Use something like the Superbowl unis for "everyday" use. Use the AFL Champs unis as the throwback. If you think about unis at all, why would you think about anything but what you were wearing when you won.

It's still way too early, but . . . Blaine Gabbert

YES, . . . especially with a rookie salary cap . . .

Nice!!! Name callling . . . Very strong move, ITG! I had already apologized for the comment to the OP. Get past yourself!! All the hate-posts floating around here and you're going to jump on that one -- as if I've crossed over some line??? P-L-E-A-S-E!!! :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick:

Over 20 years of fandom and that's where you want to take us? WIth sound bites taken out of context and set up against preconceived judgements? Thanks, Mr. Beck, I didn't realize you were a Bills fan! Sorry, didn't catch your smirk as your were typing and didn't see your second post till after I had the above to share . . .

The downside to bringing in dopes you don't really want on your team is wasting time that is better spent on your own guys. Whatever you think of Fitz, Brohm and Brown, giving any dope off the street even a single snap - hoping to catch lightning in a bottle - is one less snap for the guys you have. RF, BB and LB have the rest of the season to get better or get out. It's better to give them all the snaps and all the coaching rather than wasting your time on someone else's bust.

There will be several. It always feels like a crap shoot -- because it is. No matter who they pick, people will be able to argue about it and show college videos both good and bad to PROVE their pre-conceived point. The question is: Will the team and coaches be able to help the one we pick be the Pro stud we want him to be? Savior? Not until they let the kids from Kryton State and Bethlehem U. enter the draft.

If Green gets demoted, he gets cut. Brohm starts by Thanksgiving. I thought right after the bye, but there's no rush and we don't need to get all the way to Brown, though that might happen as well. Season-long job interview for every player.

He has to appear in a Rock-the-Vote commercial.

Well plaid!

Whether the legality of a non-cba draft is suspect or not is moot. The NFL will do what it has to do to keep the gravy train rolling. It might hit a bump or two, maybe even come to a replacement player filled slow down, but the NFL knows what it's doing. There's no way this gets to court over draftees' rights.

whenever they play football again after this season, it will be with rookie contracts.

WOW! I can't believe you don't like colonoscopies . . .

It's like watching your kids work through the teen years. It's hard, but not a waste. There will many moments where you wonder if there's anything left in there that you once knew and appreciated. Just be patient, what comes out the other side is worth it! Yeah, yeah, it's been a decade and puberty shouldn't take so long -- we just have a late blooming, slow learner of a teenage football organization!

You need to keep it simpler. You're confusing yourself. If you don't like Gailey, you can say that in one sentence. All the rest of the goo you've been spewing is filled with just ranting opinion and select, isolated "facts" that argue against each other. With that attitude, we'd still have to be putting up with TE as our QB. He was clearly the best option from April through August. +1 Don't mistake flash for heat. Ryan isn't good because he's a blustery windbag. He's good because he's lived NFL football all his life. People listen to him in spite of his obnoxious demeanor. Granted Gailey is not the newest generation or the shiniest star in the sky, but if you think the players' attention is elsewhere while Gailey's in the room talking, I think you should ask around. Gotta stop using that multiquote button!!! It's impossible to manage well and just makes for these long winded -- read this before posts. So much for trying to catch up on a conversation!

Incognito (G, right?) was brought in because Wood was hurt, Wood's playing. If you were a bad-rep journeyman player like Incognito, would you rather be a starter in Miami or a second stringer in Buffalo? You write as if these two things are part of the same deal. Meredith (T, right?) hasn't even been dressing -- what's the loss?? Besides, I never liked Meredith as a Cowboy! He was a good goofy sidekick for Howard C, though!!