R. Rich

I won't be there. I sold my tickets for that game to a fellow TBD regular. I will be back for the Halloween game against the Cardinals.

I guess seeing the animals is pretty big at all the state fairs. A co-worker here took the day off on the first day of the MD state fair so that she could take her children to see the animals and ride the rides before it got too crowded. My wife and I went a couple times and we had a nice time.

Anything special going on there? Any musical acts playing there? Usually at state fairs, all they get are country groups. There's only a handful of country acts I like and I don't think any of them would play at state fairs.

I will be watching the other games on the Sunday Ticket. I'm sure there'll also be some drinking involved. I do have to cut the grass, but I think I'll do that early tomorrow.

I still like ya, even if you do watch baseball. Keep a lookout for a little 'surprise' to go with your Rams game tickets.

We're at an impasse here. You're right that the refs shouldn't affect the outcome of a game to that extent ever, but it still should never get to that point and it shouldn't be used as an excuse. Had we been better at moving the ball and putting points on the board, the refs were a non issue. That, to me, is the major problem. It does suck to come out on the wrong end of a call, but we need to get past it. Again: score points, and you don't need to rely on getting the benefit of refs' calls. Plain and simple.

What I may not be conveying to you all is that I too dislike the blown calls. Now, that said, I don't consider them THE reason the Bills are 0-2. Correct the problems on offense and give this team a shot at winning big. Without improvement there, there's not much hope of a title of any sort for this year's Bills. Again, my point is this: when I look to the reasons for a loss, the first thing that comes to mind, for me, is NOT blown calls. It's on the list, but after the other things I mentioned. It's not an 'either or' situation as far as I'm concerned.

I found that movie I was talking about. It's called Beyond The Mat and it's pretty good. Check it out if you get a chance. Yeah, I have begun cleaning out the PMs. I'm still working on it, but there's enough room to send/receive messages now.

I'd love to see the team go out and win the games and not put the refs in the position where they can even be a factor. The blown opportunities, the 3 and outs, the sacks, the dropped passes, the missed blitz pickups, the poor pass protection, the missed tackles, and the poor pass coverage all get to me more than a few blown calls. The calls we had no control over.

I missed the A&E show, unless it was just his Biography, which I've seen before. The documentary I referred to was a movie about pro wrestling and one of the segments had Foley at home watching a tape of his wife and daughter watching one of his matches. He saw just how horrified they were at what he went through. That was a pretty good movie; the segment about Jake Roberts was especially good. Depressing, but good. I can't remember the name of it, but I know I did rent it a while ago.

I thought there was a company that made throwback jerseys for NFL teams. I could be wrong on that, but check to see if there is such a company. If so, I'm sure you'll be able to find a Ferguson jersey through them.

Rude is my all-time favorite wrestler. With the exception of Ric Flair, nobody could talk smack like he could. The Rock was close, but still not as good as Rude. I agree about wrestling being ruined, but not by Lauper or Mr T. To me, it was ruined by the lack of competition for McMahon's WWF, which allowed him to turn pro wrestling from a fun, soap opera-ish show with colorful characters, to a testament to cursing and showing as much T&A as possible. Back when it was more cartoonish, I could watch it with my 6 year old niece, who loved it. Now, even I don't want to watch that crap. Mick Foley was a self-created superstar; a guy who made it in spite of his shortcomings. You gotta respect that. Though I do feel sorry for his family. He seemed to 'get it' in that documentary when he saw how his family reacted to seeing him being blasted in the head with a steel chair by The Rock. He mentioned that he wouldn't put them through that again. But, he just can't stay away. I really hope he doesn't end up an invalid or something. ECW was filled with good talent waiting for their big break (RVD, Tazz, Stone Cold, etc.), but the way Paul Heyman ran that company is much like the way McMahon runs the WWF (or WWE) today. Trashy.

In regards to this year, who has?

...those who whine about those who whine about the Bills will say if we win against the Patriots next week.

Not that old. I remember those days. When Superstar had to retire (hip), that was rough. He even admitted that his steroid abuse is what screwed him up so bad. I was always a fan of the tag team wrestling, especially when the heels had the championship. In WWF, teams like the late Adrian Adonis and Dick Murdoch, the Hart Foundation (before they became fan favorites), and the Dream Team (Greg Valentine/Brutus Beefcake) were good champions who were fun to watch. In WCW, I was a big Harlem Heat fan, but I also liked Scott Hall and Kevin Nash, The Midnight Express (original team of Rose and Condrey), Bunkhouse Buck and Dick Slater (they weren't great wrestlers, but man could they kick a**!), and Manny Fernandez and the late Rick Rude, to name just a few.

Maybe I'll have to either tape it or Tivo it next week. It looks like quite a few of you seem to like it. Wednesday night, I usually watch the A&E shows, but I might start taping them too now that CSI: New York is on that night.

I thought that Teague was put at tackle during his first camp with the Bills. That was also when Jennings was tried at center, wasn't it? I thought that neither of them performed that well where they were, so they were switched. I could be wrong on that. Also, just as Fontenot obviously wasn't as necessary to New Orleans, Teague wasn't to Denver either. There were no rivers of tears shed when he left. Even if the Bills hadn't signed him, he was not going to be their starter at LT any more.

Yeah, I remember that. Earthquake (John Tenta) was a hot item for a while, even earning a WrestleMania title shot against Hogan at one time. Martel was a joke as "The Model". His earlier career, even before the Can-Am Connection with him and Tom Zenk, was Martel at his best.

I agree. Plus, it was more fun back then. Now, they just cater to the lowest common denominator to get their ratings. It used to be something I could watch with my niece, who was about 5 or 6 at the time (she liked Papa Shango, the voodoo character who also wrestled under Kama and The Godfather). Now, it looks like something that should be on Cinemax. Garbage.

Yeah. Nailz used to taunt the Boss Man with those videos ("I'm coming for you. Blah blah blah...") and then one day, during the Boss Man's match, he just came into the ring, handcuffed him to the ropes, and starting beating the crap out of him with the Boss Man's own nightstick. Brutal.

Yeah, I remember that storyline. You're right stoj; wrestling is nothing like it used to be. In fact, it just plain sucks. I haven't watched any pro wrestling programs in probably 2 or 3 years. It just isn't worth my time anymore.

Damn. That's sad. He had a long standing feud with my all-time favorite wrestler, the late Ravishing Rick Rude, that was classic. Maybe they'll get to continue their feud now. RIP.

Now hear this....

Scalpers!

Take him. Why the heck would anyone just drop him, instead of benching him and picking up another RB as a fill-in?