K-9
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By winning the rematches against all three teams. Certainly doable, given how piss poorly we played and how close the games were none the less. The AFC East is a battle of attrition where we just chew each other up. I like our chances in the rematches assuming we get some people back healthy. It's possible. Believe.
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If we score 21 points or more and have 1 or less turnovers in our last 3 games we win them all. Our defense keeps us in games and our offense takes us out of them.
I agree, if the O does what you say, we win all those games. End of story.
That said, this defense is still PITIFUL. It is simply inexcusable that a defense cannot get off the field AT THE CRUCIAL moment of the game in the fourth quarter. That's when teams decide who wants it more. 8:40 to end the game last week, over 9 minutes today. For all of our woes on offense, the D still has to give them a better chance late in a close game. Regardless of what happened up to that point. Hell, maybe Trent would have thrown more picks, lost another couple fumbles. Whatever. The point is our defense never gave them a chance to find out at crunch time.
There is no defending our defense the last few weeks.
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This will really f*ck up the economy even more. Everyone knows that those 100 hours of VOLUNTEER service should otherwise be spent shopping for and buying something.
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There wasn't anything of the sort from either side. No one thought this was going to be easy or quick. Everyone thought and said the economy was in the toilet. The suddenly turning rosy idea was the end of the bad guys and bad policy (if that's what you believed), not at all that things would instantly be better in the economy.
I seem to recall a certain candidate, not too long prior to the Lehman fiasco, telling me the "fundamentals" of the economy were healthy when everyone with half a brain knew otherwise, INCLUDING that certain candidate. He not only didn't suggest it wouldn't be a rosy road ahead, he had the audacity to suggest it wasn't far from rosy AT THE TIME.
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Thanks for making my point. Damn right we need to do a better job!
Ironic that our public school students, who USED to be at the top in math and sciences, would now be trailing students in countries whose governments subsidize their educations on a per-capita basis that would make your head explode.
Ask yourself what's changed in the American public school system that's allowed this to happen? And when that change started to occur? And please spare me the usual propaganda about teachers unions and the education associations.
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This idea that Prop 8 would somehow open the door for gay marriage being taught to elementary school kids without the consent of the parent seemed like a stretch to me, but I figured I take a look for myself.
The CA Education code is actually online at Findlaw (California Education Code).
Specifically, any discussion of marriage would fall under Chapter 5.6 California Comprehensive Sexual Health and HIV/AIDS Prevention Education Act. Article I, section 51930 lays out the general provisions:
(1) To provide a pupil with the knowledge and skills necessary to protect his or her sexual and reproductive health from unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.
(2) To encourage a pupil to develop healthy attitudes concerning adolescent growth and development, body image, gender roles, sexual orientation, dating, marriage, and family.
Comprehensive sexual health education" is specifically defined as:
...education regarding human development and sexuality, including education on pregnancy, family planning, and sexually transmitted diseases.
Under chapter 5.6, Article 2, section 51933 says that school districts may provide comprehensive sexual health education, consisting of age-appropriate instruction, in any kindergarten to grade 12, inclusive, using instructors trained in the appropriate courses.
It is under this article of chapter 5.6 (paragraph 7) where the subject of marriage is specifically mentioned:
(7) Instruction and materials shall teach respect for marriage and committed relationships.
So, just to summarize here so far, any discussion of marriage has to be specifically part of a comprehensive sex health ed curriculum. As a quick aside here, there is absolutely nothing in the code right now prohibiting your schools from discussing gay marriage, or gay civil unions. Nothing. It's not listed in the prohibited topics section. It is Chapter 4, if any are interested in seeing for yourself. You may be amused to know that in CA teaching communism with the intent to indoctrinate is prohibited. But that's an argument for another thread.
Now, the article that follows is what the Prop 8 sponsers spewing the fear that duped many into voting for it (if that was why you specifically voted for it, as some of you have stated in this thread) didn't want you to see, and probably counted on nobody actually looking at the code (and shame on the anti-Prop 8 crowd for not countering with this head-on). Article 5 of chapter 5.6 is the Notice and Parental Excuse section of the Comprehensive Sexual Health Education chapter.
Specifically 59137 (I'm adding the emphasis):
It is the intent of the Legislature to encourage pupils to communicate with their parents or guardians about human sexuality and HIV/AIDS and to respect the rights of parents or guardians to supervise their children's education on these subjects. The Legislature intends to create a streamlined process to make it easier for parents and guardians to review materials and evaluation tools related to comprehensive sexual health education and HIV/AIDS prevention education, and, if they wish, to excuse their children from participation in all or part of that instruction or evaluation. The Legislature recognizes that while parents and guardians overwhelmingly support medically accurate, comprehensive sex education, parents and guardians have the ultimate responsibility for imparting values regarding human sexuality to their children.
And the relevent part of 59139:
A pupil may not attend any class in comprehensive sexual education or HIV/AIDS prevention education, or participate in any anonymous, voluntary, and confidential test, questionnaire, or survey on pupil health behaviors and risks, if the school has received a written request from the pupil's parent or guardian excusing the pupil from participation.
So, CA parents of children in the public schoool have a very broad "opt-out" provision already in place that requires the school to notify them in advance of any discussion about sexuality. This was in place regardless of whether Prop 8 passed or failed. Any discussion of gay marriage (or any marriage, for that matter) would fall under the comprehensive sexual health education curriculum, parents would have to be notified ahead of time, and the student could be excused from that curriculum. In fact, you as a parent can notify your child's teacher ahead of time in writing specifically what you don't want your child to be taught. You as a parent have that right.
I understand that when it comes to your own children as a parent you have every right known to mankind to raise them as you wish. But that is not the issue here. It is a shame, though, that a gay couple who just want to get married, just want to retain all the rights afforded a "married" couple under federal law, and most likely just want to raise a child as all hetero couples do, will now lose that right because of a sytematic campaign of fear and outright lies from the anti-gay marriage crowd.
Wow. Thanks for taking the time to illuminate the CA law on the matter. CA seems to have a very progressive system in place actually. One that fully appreciates the critical role parents play as partners in the realm of public education. I say that because some posts in this thread have used it to take the usual potshots at public education. As if it's a beast intent on corrupting children or some such nonsense. As if the big bad "government" shouldn't ever have a role in helping us educate our children.
I firmly believe that the government's chief role is to protect the citizenry from those that wish to cause us harm. As do most in this community. What I DON'T understand is the seeming lack of appreciation for the fact that a well-educated citizenry is a vital step in achieving that protection. But that's a subject for another thread.
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Never said anything about the dudes mom, just his ability to play with pain. When healthy, I like how he plays...solid tackler, aggressive.......and hope he plays this week.
Big difference between playing with pain and playing with injury.
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But Palin will pick his replacement.
Is that the law in Alaska? In many states, yes, the governor appoints the replacement. But not in all states. Can someone find out how they do it in Alaska (pick a replacement US Senator that is).
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I agree! This is THE game to prove if we're legit. Whip the patsies in front of their arrogant-ass fans LIKE MIAMI DID!
They have OWNED us for years! THIS IS THE GAME to prove to me that this team is different this year. I don't have allot of
confidence that they will do it, but i HOPE they do. If they go in there and get beat down like always, you can pretty much start saying "maybe next year"..........
As much as it pains me to say it, Miami appears to be the better team than us, AT THE MOMENT so I don't think it's as easy as saying we can beat NE like Miami did. I don't I like our matchups without Schobel, Whitner, and Mitchell (possibly) out of the line-up on defense. Nor w/o Reed on offense.
My hope is that we will FINALLY be able to run the ball against a D that is giving up a fat 4.1 ypc. But that's a faint hope given our inability to run all year.
My second hope is that we can use Fine to open up the middle of their defense a bit because I KNOW Trent and Evans are gonna see a lot of man-over doubles along with a ton of Cover 3s all game long.
Maybe this is the week we go to a spread offense to create more room for Lynch and take NE out of their preferred zones. But you need certain players to do that consistently and we only have a couple.
I just don't have a good feeling about this game.
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I'll have to go back to the articles, links, etc. to answer that specifically, but essentially, California state law requires health classes to instruct students about marriage.
Thanks for the insight. No need to go back to the articles. If it's a state law and it's a part of a health class curriculum, I see the conflict for lots of parents. Totally understandable.
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However, some seem to want to link black oppression to homosexual oppression, yet the black community doesn't seem to see it in the same light. That was my point.
I agree. And I can certainly understand, given the horrific history of violence against them, why the black community wouldn't see this discrimination in the same light. It's not like boatloads of homosexuals were taken from their homeland and bound to slavery for hundreds of years afterall. Nor do I recall learning that homosexuals weren't allowed to eat at the same restaurants or drink from the same water fountains or stay in the same hotels as non-homosexuals.
But discrimination is discrimination and many homosexuals/lesbians have been harmed, both physically and emotionally, simply because they were different. Some have even been killed simply for being of a different sexual orientation. And they ARE denied certain legal rights enjoyed by traditionally married couples.
I know you know all this. My point is that, at least in my way of thinking, those that know most the pain of discrimination would be the first to object to it.
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How did Bush have anything to do with it?
Bush doesn't have anything to do with what motivates Russia, Iran, or any other entity that would wish to threaten/harm us or our allies.
He does however, have EVERYTHING to do with dealing with the situation NOW, as he is sworn to as POTUS. This isn't something he can just pass the buck on while he waits out his last two months of lame duck status.
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I hope you realize that the proposition passed only because of the OVERWHELMING support of blacks and latinos.
Not surprising since their support would reflect the traditionally strong Judeo/Christian biblical values both groups embrace in large numbers.
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The problem with the proposal was that it left the door open for gay marriage to be taught at the elementary school level. I was skeptical of that loophole because I personally have no problem with gays marrying provided they are held to the divorce laws as well. But that loophole does, in fact, exist, and given the extremely liberal nature of this state, I wasn't in the mood to see if they'll test that loophole. The question ultimately became: "Are you okay having your five-year-old taught about gay marriage in school?"
Saying "no" to that question doesn't make me stupid.
Not trying to be a smartass here. But how, exactly, does marriage, of ANY kind, get taught in public elementary school? Is it like math, history, social studies, marriage, lunch, then science? Are there teachers out there with degrees in marriage education? I'm just trying to imagine how "marriage" becomes part of a curriculum. How was that going to be implemented?
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You should be. Just imagine what our enemy's are/have planned for us with in the first 6 months of the oBama presidency. Ain't this great!
Like our enemies weren't planning anything anyway.
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That's what I said! This kid needs to perform well against good football teams, not just the bottom dwellers. I think friggin' Billy Joe Hobert could've beaten some of the teams we beat this year (and he didnt even study the playbook). I'm not stating that everyone has to think like I am, but I've been through enough as a Bills' fan. To ME, if he plays well and we win Sunday, he is our next GREAT quarterback, if we lose...he's, well...Rob Johnson/Todd Collins.
What if he plays well and we still lose? Or do you not see that possibility?
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I'm honestly worried.
Why worry? We've got an active president in office who, last time I checked, is still sworn to uphold the Constitution by defending the USA from all enemies, both foreign and domestic. I believe he took that oath seriously and will act swiftly to counter these new threats. I'm positive our president wouldn't let any unchecked military threat(s) to our security and the security of our NATO allies simply wait 60+ days just so the new president would have to deal with it. Why, that would be irresponsible and an utter dereliction of duty.
Besides, he looked Putin in the eyes and saw he has a good soul.
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It ain't exactly a picnic after a win, either.
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Look, I'm as disappointed with the past two weeks as anyone. Both games were winnable, and silly mistakes were the Bills' undoing. There are weaknesses on the roster other teams are gameplanning for, and these must be addressed. I am not going to bother to list them all, as others have done a fine job of that elsewhere on the board.
The reason I'm not throwing the baby out with the bath, however, is perspective. The Bills are still tied for first and control their own destiny. Despite their flaws, each of the last two games was right there for the taking. The Bills have not lost to a "bad" team this year (5-3, 5-3, 4-4).
Would we rather be fans of Indy, Jacksonville, or San Diego -- three teams earmarked for AFC title contention at the start of the season? How about N*w England?
There are no "perfect" teams out there in the AFC, and Buffalo is still right in the thick of it. All we really need is a ticket to the playoffs -- then anything can happen.
This is still an incredibly young team that has no history of success and is learning on the fly. They are not championship caliber in their current state, but particularly this year they have as much of a shot as anyone.
Perspective.
Carry on, and I'll see you in a week.
Good post. This is a young team in the making. Much like the Bills in '86 and '87, it's a team that's getting better but is still a couple players away from being a true contender. We've got a good nucleus and need to continue to build around that. As sh*tty as we've played the last two weeks, we've been in a position to win. That alone should be an indicator to most that we're not that far off.
We get to play the Phins and Jets again. We still control our own destiny. If people want to jump off the Peace Bridge because they can't handle losing a game or two or nine, they need to follow another team.
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Trent has had plenty of time to throw the ball. Don't know which games you have been watching.
Yeah, teams have SO LITTLE respect for our ability to go deep that Evans constantly faces man-over double coverage every game. JUST LIKE LAST YEAR. Seems to me if teams didn't have to worry about the threat of a deep pass by Edwards, they wouldn't waste the defensive resources to double up Evans. Since the Houston game of '06 that's been the case. DCs have made it clear that our ability to go deep to Evans, REGARDLESS OF WHO OUR QB IS, is the SINGLE most important facet to take away from our offense.
Ask yourself why DCs would do that.
The answer is obvious to even the biggest of us dumbies around here.
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Maybe you stopped watching before Greer pick 6'd. Our defense is the only reason the score was respectable.
And what did our defense do after that?
Glad Greer closed the gap. Nice play. And I fully understand the offense didn't put points on the board when they should have and that would have put the defense in a better position.
But the fact remains that at crunch time, they couldn't get off the field for 8:41 and gave up a FG that made it a two score game.
As much as the offense sucked and as much as Greer's INT put us in position to win, the D needed to come up big at the crucial point in the game and didn't.
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Well, it's easy to game plan against and offense that never throws downfield. You play tight pass coverage and jump the runnig game because when you review game film, Edwards has not thrown deep balls all year. An idiot can see that.
B*llshit!
I'm sorry, what was Lee Evans' YPC earlier in the season? What was Edwards' YPA over the same span. Any IDIOT knows you don't get those numbers by NOT going long on occassion, which Edwards did with regularity early on.
We are back to seeing defenses do what they did last year, press Evans and play man-over double coverage. In a word, taking him away. Again, just like last year. Why? No running game. AGAIN! No viable alternative threat to take the double off of Evans more often. AGAIN!
But don't sit there and suggest that the Bills haven't attempted "deep balls all year." That's just plain wrong.
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Absolutely. I seriously have to question the sanity of anyone that walks away from this game and feels like our defense let us down. Honestly....what game were you watching? Ok sure its cool to think we can sack Favre a million times but sh--. We had a pick 6 and held them 16 points what more do you want?
I want them to stop the Jets when they absolutely f*cking have to, that's what more I want! Giving up a drive of 8:41 that ended up making it a two score game is inexcusable. Sure the offense sucked, especially Edwards, but the fact is it was a 6 point game with over 10 minutes left to play.
Our offense has lost some games, but our defense sure as hell hasn't done anything to win one.
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Ask me again after his 31st NFL start.
Until then, I expect he'll play like I've suspected from the beginning: lots of good plays, a few bad ones, and a couple that will absolutely kill us at the wrong time.
I'm FAR FAR more concerned about a defense that allows a drive of 8:41, after seizing the momentum and once again puts the offense in a bad position.
Trent has certainly screwed the pooch the last few games at various times but I'll continue to place most of the onus on a defense defense that can't get off the field often enough to give the offense more opportunities.
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Is the rest of the AFC East really that much better?...
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No.
It would be different if we had gotten blown out in any of them but in each game it was more of a case of the Bills beating themselves than Miami, NY, or NE beating them. Those games were winnable even though we DID hand them the games.
We get some key guys healthy and keep them that way I like our chances in the upcoming rematches in December.
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