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Interesting read, living in the NYC area and being lifelong Bills fan, but not as close to Jets as you, the Jets D as you, imo Rex has been defensive coach. So part of what you write about his style has worked for the D despite your criticism of the Bart Scott deal. On offense, management screwed the Jets offensive line and skill positions and left running the offense to an over the hill veteran and a ill supported wet behind the ears rookie who may not be NFL material. The Bills have plenty of skill on offense and an improving line that may be better for the ground and pound that Rex espouses. That being said, we shall see what space Rex gives the new OC Roman to run it and with GM who is a much better, though unclear if elite growing personnel guy, how much talent especially at QB he is able to bring in to support Rex. Roman has a rep as a discipline kinda guy, so maybe those concerns that you expressed are unfounded. But yes on the offensive side the jury is out. Interesting.

Agreed, but some button pusher, er bean counter justifies it to increase minorly the bottom line so useless middle thru top management can justify their outrageous raises. And we complain about government incompetence... A guy I play hockey with works for a company that comes in buys companies then reorganizing them by firing middle management and restructuring CEO pay while supporting key personnel.... Novel idea, support the guys that actually do the work. Don't be surprised to see SI bought out again... forget who their are owned by?

As a former professional photographer, you have no clue what it takes to achieve printable images that are worthy. Knowledge of lighting, angles, the gear you use, different styles of shooting, depth of field. Yes taking pictures of models seems ... whatever. Still, in order to do it well, you have to put your balls on ice and work with all your skills with your gear and then you have entertain the models or whatever subject you are shooting in order the achieve the desired look and image. Then there is the business side. What you do has to be able to make money and operate under a budget. The gear needed to take the quality of images produced in a magazine can often cost over $100,000. The cameras cost $40,000-$50,000 before lenses and lighting. So its not the employees that cost, but the gear and the people involved in a shoot set up. Internet postings don't require the same level of expense, but newer monitors are starting to allow greater definition and therefore better gear and knowledge of photography. Too bad SI is unable to bridge that gap:(

This may have been already said, can't believe that this thread is 111 pages long... but adjusting air pressure, yup their is a rule, has been going on for quite a while in the NFL from reports I have read and heard. So really the only big deal about it is the Brady obviously lied and Belicheat explicity condoned it with knowledge and therefore lied. As far as the crime, it seems pretty minor and occurred largely because the Ravens were crying over not figuring out the eligible deal soon enough to defend it and let the Colts know about the rule that I bet Andrew Luck has violated. Still, I say give Belicheat and his gang all the grief they can handle over this I love to watch the bumbling NFL executives tripping once again over themselves in their handling of an issue that the press got traction with. My only question now is are the games fixed and does the Superbowl minus the creative advertisements... less creative last year, mean anything for the sport. Somehow the two teams involved and the game seems tainted and almost unwatchable.

Kinda like Bill Clinton saying he didn't inhale, or saying he didn't have sex with that woman.

Brady is a bad liar, and Bellicheat you can tell is lying when his eyes start moving back and forth and his lips start moving. I know it won't happen, but imo they both should be suspended for the Superblow and short of that, they should be suspended for next year. NFL needs to take action immediately or Superbowl becomes irrelevant. Patriot lemmings are justifying it because it didn't affect the outcome against the Colts, but it did against the Ravens and possibly other games. I assume they have been doing this for a long time and again any close they have been in should be vacated this year. P.S. AFC championship game should be replayed with the Ravens and then the Superbowl. I am going to avoid this year's Superblow. Can't stand Seattle and now Patriot cheating makes this whole thing again seem like WWE,. scripted and planned. What a joke the NFL has become, worse than the NBA.

Foles if available, Hoyer or Matt Moore is an FA too. And then draft 3 of them. Take the kid Lacotta out of UB in a late round.

I live in the NYC area and Isik was considered the issue. They let go of a lot of their talent especially on offensive line and never replaced them. Also they were using free agents at skill positions that didn't pan out and didn't draft to fill those positions. Unlike the Bills they are very weak at receiver and running back and letting go of Revis was a mistake. DB is also a glaring position of weakness for them, so while both teams need a QB, the Jests need everything else as well except D line. If the Bills can somehow find a QB in this draft that the talking heads are not clued in on then maybe the Bills have a chance. I still say draft 3 QBs in this year's draft, bring a couple FAs or trade for a QB and then go after quards and DBs in FA and in draft.

And that is a good thing. Watkins is not the problem, the offense and its philosophy was this year. Bills need to develop a QB, that is obvious and in the mean time find one they can sign or trade for. Carolina has a few, once the Cardinals get healthy you think they might let go of one? I would be very interested in knowing what other teams have as younger backups that could be ready to take the next step. That being said, the Bills have what six or seven pics and has been stated in another thread use them to draft say 3 QBs and 3 linemen and an DB. Just saying, it doesn't sound like rocket science or that it could even be measured by rocket science so Whaley and Rex should be able to handle this task..

So should you with that lame avatar... Still is this something done after they see the formation of the D? Interesting, taking the thinking away from the QB, no wonder young good QBs are hard to find, they are being told what to think, not trained on how to react to what they are seeing. I say, make them change QBs every quarter as punishment.

Also, there O-line has been a disaster this year. Been watching there games living downstate and when Eli has time he can still huck it.

Agreed, Joe Gibbs proved you can win a superbowl with a very average QB.... Schroeder and Rypien and a talented over the Hill guy in Williams with a great O-line. The Ravens won one with that numb nuts announcer I can't think of his name right now. This O-line is growing, guard play needs to improvement. That being said Orton is tough to watch especially when missing or not throwing to guys wide open. His accuracy seems off too. He was playing better during the warmer weather. I don't hate him, just frustrated because like everyone else, this team has possibilities and the D deserves to make the playoffs. P.S. Could the Bills just draft offensive linemen and QBs in the next draft, maybe a running back? Do they have enough depth elsewhere? Go Bills

I think it is time. Bills aren't going to make the playoffs with Orton and the Defense deserves a shot. Orton has gotten a case of the Fitzs and can't through the ball long. Bills need to see if EJ has learned anything or do they need to draft a QB in 2nd round?

Agreed which is why the Refs shouldn't have been worried about the Bills winning the game... they had Orton on their side.

Not that the Broncos needed calls because the Orton led Bills offense was so inept, but the Refs insured the game was the Broncos in the first half. The interfence call on the interception..., the interference call on the Ball knocked away near the end zone, the unsportsman like call when the receiver was in the upper ribs, shoulder as the ball hit his hands, the roughing the kicker non-call, the head butt against Chandler. It was obvious the NFL wants the Broncos to lose to Seattle or Greenbayanother Superbowl to Seattle or Greenbay lead by Manning. The fix was in, get over it. The Bills still need a quarterback, but wow this defense is something else. Problem is the league is getting to be like the NBA. The officiating was worse than when Shula was head of the referree committee. I haven't watch very many games this year and now I know why. You get a more balanced reffed game up at a Montreal hockey game... pathetic.

Ah, not old enough to watch 4 Superbowls go up in flames.

I haven't checked in for a while and as I watch Notre Dame get pounded in the first half, I realize that any return of the Bills to glory will have to wait another 5 years. At least next year they will get the Number 1 pick and hopefully can draft a QB. Moroon is going to be a hard pill for Bills faithful to swallow evident by the quick perouse of the 67 pages about this of this mess. I am soooo sorry for the Bills team who I think are just a few linebackers and cover guys away from being a lot better. But WTF this isn't even my childhood Bills team with OJ who at least was entertaining. :censored:

The things that sticks in my head was the fantom ruffing the passer call and there is now way a fine should have resulted and PS Brady's knee was down. That being said, there was no pass rush and Brady picked Bills apart in the second half. I went to the game, my first in a few years and was joyous after the first half and beffuddled by the end of the 3rd quarter.... No adjustments by the Bills coaching staff, no blitzes and no paybacks to Patriot players tacking cheap shots that the refs were not calling. Reminded me of the Sabres after the Lucic incident. They played like a bunch of wimps except Gilmore who was outstanding. Despite getting run over a few times, he kept sticking his head in there unlike Williams and his phantom arm tackles.

Wilfork was allowed to get up and come in from behind and rip it out without any protection from a Bills players. He was flattened, the play should have been blown dead for forward progress, still no Bill protected Spiller from the pile that was on top of him. The thing that sticks in my head was the fantom ruffing the passer call and there is now way a fine should have resulted and PS Brady's knee was down. That being said, there was no pass rush and Brady picked Bills apart in the second half. I went to the game, my first in a few years and was joyous after the first half and beffuddled by the end of the 3rd quarter.... No adjustments by the Bills coaching staff, no blitzes and no paybacks to Patriot players tacking cheap shots that the refs were not calling. Reminded me of the Sabres after the Lucic incident. They played like a bunch of wimps except Gilmore who was outstanding.

The last book that I am aware that was detailed on this issue was called College Sports Inc, Written by Murray Sperber From my understanding you are mixing up your accounting terms. Revenue generating vs. profitable. Many schools make up shortfalls in athletic programs especially football by increasing student fees. They hide their losses by attributing many of those expenses to the University itself and generally have no clue on what a profit loss statement is. Yes they are revenue generating, but with a few exceptions they spend more than they bring in. That being said if there were not TV and merchandise contracts with the Universities, I agree this line of argument to pay the players would be a moot point. But as long as someone is making money off marketing the image of these players, I believe they have a right to compensation for it.