Happy

Nice effort Milano

great...Tolbert. Have to hold onto it

I'm surprised Dennison didn't give it to Tolbert through the 'A' gap

No dome. Snow is an equalizer. The team that wants it more wins.

To keep the sun out of his eyes, of course

I think I see why we picked up KB

Nice Benjamin!!

A snowstorm on Dec 24 in NE is not out of the question

Not much different than the usual

No one wants to field punts today. I wouldn't want to either

I don't think the refs are going to call much and will be lenient. They probably want the game to end as much as the players do.

Another bad Pagano decision...kicking a FG in a blizzard

Or in good conditions

They probably shouldn't ask Webb to throw today

This ^^^. Excellent post, you nailed it.

With regards to point 1, I'm not sure if a 2000 Ravens or 2003 Bucs team could win or even get to a SB today with a game manager as QB; as great as their defenses were. That's how much the NFL has overweighted the QB position and why many here consider it worth while spending a lot of draft capital to get a franchise QB.

Or even just two of them; Giants and first Cowboys SBs. I suspect we'd get a lot more respect as being a great franchise and Ralph as being one of the best owners. I don't think Ralph got the respect he deserves for being an original owner who helped found what is the present NFL.

I think it's too early to take a position on that. They made a mistake in the Rex hire, realized it, and quickly made the correction. Since hiring McDermott and Beane, they have been hands off.

This theory might be a little far fetched, but one does have to wonder about the lenient suspension decision. I wouldn't be surprised if it has to do with Gronk's status as an NFL star and a NE Patriot. Goodell ended up getting a 5 yr, $200M extension, so $40M/year. I'm not sure about whether he got access to a private jet and health insurance for him and his family for life.

Good post and topic. I'm thankful to Ralph C Wilson for founding the Buffalo Bills, ensuring they stayed in Buffalo after his death, and being one of the original owners who helped form today's NFL. The Buffalo Bills are a part of who I am, and am grateful to Ralph. I think Ralph loved the Bills, western NY, and was well intentioned. I have no doubt he wanted a winner. My opinion of where he went wrong was inserting himself in the football operations which ultimately lead to the firing of Bill Polian. Granted, Polian had a strong personality from what I understand, but had they got along better, who knows how history would have changed. It's possible that Ralph had a hard time adjusting to a model where the owner stayed hands off in the background and let a President/GM run the show. When he realized this, Ralph eventually ended up making a bad hire in Tom Donahoe and things didn't start improving until years later. It will be interesting to read everyones posts on this topic.

What the article conveniently leaves out is that NFL attendance is hurting in several locations. Take the LA Charges, the NFL thought it a good idea to locate teams to LA due to large market appeal. Chargers are far from selling out. Maybe they should head north and become the British Columbia Chargers.

It's Newsweek, a failing publication. It used to be a respected print news magazine, not any more. Not surprising that the article is crap.

I have a Tacoma 4x4 with BFG A/T tires. A little more expensive than the average tire, but I love them. Great in snow and rain. I live in the DC area, so no need for studded tires; don't have the terrain that would require them.

But they shouldn't of had to. IMO, the tuck rule was incorrect on that play. Brady brought his arm back down, then was hit and fumbled. The Raiders should have been in that SB.

Aaron "Mayhem" Maybin. Total beast.