Cynical

Execution of a play is not dependent on how fast the ball is snapped. Which they did not even have to use, because the Bills gave them an extra minute instead.

I agree that huddling would not have changed the execution of that one play. However, you are using that failed execution to justify the strategy of the entire series. You bring up that the Pats were within FG range with over a minute left. If we assume nothing else changed between slowing it down and continue to run the uptempo offense, here's the minute difference: 3-8-BUF 39 (1:20) (Shotgun) 12-T.Brady pass short middle to 80-D.Amendola to BUF 29 for 10 yards (23-A.Williams). Caught at BUF 30. Timeout #1 by BUF at 01:08. Now drop the extra minute that we could have burned: Instead of the Bills calling TO at 1:08, the Patriots would have had to call TO at :08 in order to kick the FG. Instead of kicking a 35 FG, the Pats would have been looking at a 46 yard FG attempt. That one extra minute gave the Pats 11 extra yards, and the time to center up the kick for the PK. Still think that one extra minute was nothing? I will never understand the reasoning. The up tempo offense was NOT humming along,

I don't care if the difference was 30 seconds. In that situation, you burn the damn clock. At the very least, by your amount, the defense would have gotten an extra minute of rest. Brady gets one minute less to work with. Maybe it would have made no difference. But you do not just "give" them the extra time to do it when you have the lead.

13 years and counting of moral victories. i would like some REAL victories please. No more excuses.

Yeah, against that "powerhouse" known as Rice. If he keeps acting like an arrogant little dick, he won't win it.

Sorry. It has been discussed numerous times in numerous threads over the years, but yes, he will only play QB. Even after getting cut by the Pats*: http://www.nytimes.c...l?smid=pl-share “I will remain in relentless pursuit of continuing my lifelong dream of being an N.F.L. quarterback,” he (Tebow) wrote on Twitter.

You are kidding, right?

The NCAA continues to prove it's a massive freaking joke. The sooner the major colleges and universities tell the NCAA to go fug itself and create a new association, the better.

As what? Water Boy? Kicking tee retriever?

2006? Draftees: Donte Whitner John McCargo Ashton Youboty Ko Simpson Kyle Williams Brad Butler Keith Ellison Terrance Pennington Aaron Merz Pennington, Whitner, Simpson, Williams I can't remember if it was from the first game forward, but Ellison ended up being a starter.

Um, FYI: Nick spent 6 years in the NFL before his stint as HC of the Dolphins. He spent 2 years as DB coach for the Oilers and 4 years as DC for the Browns under BB. As for Spurrier, while not the NFL, he did spend 3 years as HC of the Tampa Bay Bandits of the USFL prior to his stint as HC of the Redskins.

The debtor has to have something in order for the tax lien to be effective. By the sounds of it, these idiots have nothing, And why must they come back to Arizona? They wanted out, they're out. Now stay out. They can just as easily come up with a new plan in Chile as they can in Arizona.

Game was Texas @ Ole Miss - 2012, in Oxford, MS.

"Put in his place"? "walked away instead of escalating the situation"? Sorry, I don't see the Marine putting Goodwin "in his place". If anything, Goodwin just ignores the guy. As for the escalation, you do realize this took place in when Goodwin was playing college ball, right? College officials are far more rigid and strict about TD celebrations. What you saw was about the extent a college player is allowed to celebrate on the field.

Pure comedy gold: https://twitter.com/AriWassermanBSB/status/362949762099601408/photo/1 First thought that popped into my head: Ford Edsel Second thought: looks like something from a BDSM catalog.

Please tell me he isn't this stupid. http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/9537999/otl-ncaa-investigating-johnny-manziel-profiting-autographs

And you would be correct: "According to the Beacon Journal, coach Rob Chudzinski's 5-year-old son Kaelan came up with the idea for the Encinas touchdown run after seeing a highlight of 7-year-old Jack Hoffman score in Nebraska's spring game."

Catherine Bach

What also is being missed is Brady pre-Moss / Welker. Brady was still tossing 3500+ yards a season, 20+ TD's a year with a TD/Int Ratio of 2/1, and NONE of his WR were posting 100 catches, 1000+ yards a season. (one exception in 2001). Brady doesn't need an all world WR. Give him a handful of "good enough" WR, and he's still dangerous. The Pats do not need to be the strongest team in the conference. As long as the Pats remain the strongest team in the division, they are an obstacle the Bills must overcome.

As dangerous as Welker was, the Pats* lost both SB he appeared in and won 3 SB without him. So, in response to your wondering: Probably not nearly as bad as we hope and wish for. Unfortunately, so true. Ref: Cassel, Matt

Time to lawyer up.

120+ (Speedo only went to 120) in an old Pontiac Ventura. Raced a friend from one small town to another in the middle of the night.

Why is it every time when somebody defends DF you can count on 2 things: DF's won-loss record and a comparison to RJ. The comparison to RJ is irrelevant, meaningless, and proves nothing. Ok, DF was better than a crappy QB. That does automatically propel DF into "Good" or "Great" status. W-L is a team stat. You mentioned he took 1-15 Charger team to 5-11. Interesting. The following year, after Flutie was benched, the team went 8-8. Did DF improve 1-15 team or did hamper a 8-8 team? The reality is both. Yes, he helped the team improve from 1-15, but he also was part of the problem they did not win more than 5 games. Go back and look at the rest of DF stats: his completion ratio, TD/ turnover ratio, etc. You also mentioned DF stats in a Seattle game (377 yards). How about some of his other stats during that 9 game losing streak. Funny you don't mention the 3 INT performance against the Raiders. Must have been that crappy coaching right? The first pick DF blamed on a "lazy" DT (Russell Maryland, IIRC). Instead of rushing DF, the DT slid over into the hole Flutie was trying to throw a pass through. He hit Maryland in the chest with the ball. Now, where have I seen that before. Oh yes, when DF was a QB of the Bills. There were numerous discussions regarding how defenses were playing contain and plugging up Fluties passing lanes. That sounds exactly like what the Raiders were doing. The second pick he blamed on the stadium grass. The WR slipped. What DF failed to mention is the WR slipped trying to stop and reach BEHIND him for poorly thrown ball. The third pick, DF blamed the timing of the play. If the WR had only made a cut a second earlier, he would have thrown the ball earlier. Again, DF failed to mention he was throwing into triple coverage. The WR had 2 DB in front of him, and 1 in back. Even if he had thrown the ball a second earlier, the probability of it being picked were still high as the other front DB would have been in position to make the pick. He was a mediocre QB in the NFL.

Or, more likely his limitations were never going to allow him to be a good player in the NFL, but his skill set matched the Canadian game extremely well which allowed him to dominate up there.

Sony listening to gamers?