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Sources deep within the bowels of OBD say that on 1/15/10 an announcement will be made that one regular season game will be played in Baghdad in 2010.

The Bills are so bad that even Obama won't bail them out!

How about Jamarcus Russell? We might bite on that if John Guy is still here!

Like 13 men are not enough! LOL

My feeling is that a top-tier coach would like some say in who he will be working with at GM. A guy like Shanahan likely has a short list of GM's he want to work with. The Bills know this and assuming that Shanny or someone of that level wants the job, they will make the play for the coach and the preferred GM at the same time. If the Bills do not land a top-tier HC then you might see a football GM hired before a 2nd-tier coach is brought on. The only exception to this, IMO is if Parcells is interested. Then, all bets are off.

If my memory isn't too far gone, Preston Ridlehuber was an RB who didn't get much playing time, but the fans always were calling for him to play, probably because of his "funny" name. Also, it was funny for us back in those days that we would cat-call for back-up players because the team was so bad. Bubba Thornton was a WR, and I always thought he was a guy with a lot of upside. I think he was #89. He ran a kickoff back for a TD in one game, but once again the team was so bad he never really got to show what he had. For all those fans who think it is rough being a Bills fan now, I wish they lived through those days. Today, us old timers appreciate that we aren't nearly as horrible a team as we were for so many years back then. We were just flat out bad no matter how you sized it up. It is funny how the cry was "Wilson is cheap" back then, too. Then he wasn't, then he was, then he wasn't and now he is yet again. Anyhow, I hope this helps you.

"Men... smoke little of this and go out there and hit the concession stands! And remember, they stop selling beer at halftime."

Interestingly enough, Sirius Radio has commented all day that the issue with the Bills is not players or coaches, but in organizational planning. Maybe some of you heard it as I did driving to and from meetings today. The concensus opinion, especially from Rich Gannon late this morning was that the late moves really demonstrate a lack of direction and poor long-term planning for the season. While many here believe this reeks of RW's fingerprints, I believe it is an indictment of Russ Brandon who, like it or not, has control over the football department. Let's lay the blame where it really belongs and let the buck stop on Brandon's desk.

Dear Mr Borrello, Your Tuesday column on Bills fans is appalling. It is tasteless, if not wholly inaccurate to paint such a picture in the press. And, all this from a journalist who has made the lofty climb to columnist in Dunkirk, NY. Give me a break! You are referring to a legion of fans like me from across America who support the Bills with passion and hopeful excitement every year. I ask you who are you to question our enthusiasm and choice to spend our entertainment dollar on our favorite pastime. Could we spend our money elsewhere? Yes. However, sport is a big part of an American’s life experience these days. It gives each of us positive motivation to look toward winning ways, even when the chips are down. Who can argue with a person’s desire to live vicariously through an athlete or team’s victories, however small, while he may be out of work, or simply scraping to make ends meet? I ask you to consider who you are criticizing. Good or bad, right or wrong, the Bills are a big part of WNY’s cultural experience. It shapes who we are. It gives us pride in winning and in losing. And it pays the salaries of a lot of folks who ride the coattails of sport, like you. I understand it is popular today to write of the negative, find a scapegoat and verbally beat them into oblivion. It is in vogue to create controversy where it is not and attempt to ruin the happiness and peace of others. It is the way of the modern journalist to rile up the masses and round up the lynch mob. It just seems like a fruitless effort on your part to, in this case, bite the hand that feeds you just to get a byline. When the last presses have rolled in the not-to-distant future, and you’re looking for a bright moment in your life, think of those you have offended with your words. What goes around comes around Dan. Oh, and don’t let the tumbleweeds hit you on the way out of your career. Good day.

Sorry Run, you have no idea what you're talking about. (This is the only group in the world that could find a way to turn Bills talk into a thread to disrespect ProTools. LOL) ProTools TDM is first and foremost a mixer/router that just happens to be very good at recording, too. Thats what TDM is all about. That is precisely why so many uninformed musicians rag on Digidesign and hate the idea of paying more for TDM ProTools. If ProTools was just recording software then they all would be correct. But, due to the way that the hardware DSP is used to mix and route signals without latency and without loss, the TDM platform is the perfect mixing format for just these applications. Add a plug-in or two, like Auto-Tune and a nice compressor/limiter on the voice and put some EQ and dynamics on the piano, and Waves Ultamaximizer on the master... voila! you have a perfect mix for HDTV. For that alone, ProTools is worth lots of additional money. I don't have any connection to Avid or Digidesign, but I use ProTools TDM every day for my living. Every now and again you see an application for ProTools that makes you smile and better understand the real differences that the uninformed don't get. Seriously, they likely will never need those functions, but to assume that it is just recording software that is overpriced and non-competitive is simply ignorant.

Let me make one huge distinction in your comparison, Dave. Joe Collier was one of the great defensive minds in the game, during a time when pro football was undergoing a huge offensive transition. During the time when Sid Gilman revolutionized the downfield passing game, Collier found a way to stop it. He took a bunch of NFL rejects and turned them into to a defensive juggernaut. He taught the game and taught players how to think and react on the field. He plainly got the most out of every player on his defenses, despite their different personalities. Take Tom Day, as an example. He was as close to a TO personality as you had back in those days, and yet Joe Collier got a couple great years from the guy as a DE. Lets not forget Tom Sestak, Mike Stratton, Butch Byrd et al. He got greatness from these guys. Harry Jacobs and George Saimes were some of the defenses most brilliant thinkers on the field. This defence exceeded expectations and did what others could not do... Shut down the opposition and stop the "long bomb." This was a great defense that would not have been without the teaching and guidance (and playcalling) of Joe Collier. He may have failed as a head coach in his only opportunity, although we were an aging team in need of rebuilding. In Buffalo and in Denver he crafted some of the finest defenses to play the game.

Cool, scout out a place for us die-hards to meet, once the Bills move there.

Actually, there is no longer any time change. They changed that earlier this year, too. We now spring ahead and fall back, just like you. It really has messed up the cows, though. Since the game time has been moved back to 1pm, I am happy. The cows are still messed up.

Just stay the heck away from my SUV leaving the lot after the game! I have a 7 hour drive back home after the Miami game and my wife and I will not be happy campers at work Monday morning. I don't fault the NFL or the Bills and still will make the trip, but the late change is damn inconvenient and had I known, I would've chosen a different game. We, unfortunately, are not in a position to call in sick. It doesn't work that way in our professions. I just hope the weather is okay for a long night's drive back to Indiana.

The bigger question regarding cable vs satellite is the utility monopoly issue. Do you support the monopoly of the electric company or the gas company? If you do not, then you should desire to see cable companies divested of their monopolies. To keep this short, the real issue is in providing a fair choice to viewers. Only the dish companies currently provide that service.

Please buy a Shelton jersey... Or, a Neufeld jersey.

I think the curse associated with Buffalo sports started with the Continental League Baseball idea in 1959. Seriously, look back on that one event, perhaps you might add being snubbed by the NFL while the Browns went in, in 1950 as well. It weaves a tale of woe for Buffalo sports fans that gets passed down from generation to generation. "Why not Buffalo?" has always been the cry every time MLB expanded, if you remember. For most of you youngsters, it was worse than "wide-right." The problem was that it happened every few years again, and again. That's what started the current conspiracy theories that include "no-goal," "homerun-throwback" and the rest. I really miss living in Buffalo. The people are without a doubt the best. Their hearty spirit and willingness to help a neighbor is without peer. But we all could hope for a little luck in breaking the curse.

Is there anyone here that remembers the likes of 1967 4th round pick OL Gary Bugenhagen from SU? That Bills line was so awful that I remember fans throwing their garbage on those players lawns after games. I know Badol knows about those lines from the dark days of the late 60s and early 70s. (pre-Electric Company) It was comprised of poor draft choices and former greats at the end of their careers. Heck, Billy Shaw was on the 1967 line and they were the epitome of sieve-like lines. Perhaps it was coaching and schemes. Perhaps it was talent. Maybe it was a combination of both, as it likely is today. So, this 2006 OL is clearly not the worst OL performance in Bills history, nor is it comprised of the worst choices (draft and aquisition) in Bills history. I am not defending the poor play of our line, but I have to give credit where credit is due. The performance of the lines of the late 60s and very early 70s was clearly the worst in Bills history.

Nothing really changes. Its easy to say these kinds of occurances are isolated events, but they're hardly isolated if it is happening to you. I remember being at the 1964 AFL Championship game with my dad, uncle & cousins. My dad and I got to sit up in our regular seats, but my uncle and his 2 kids got seats in the old endzone box section. That was not the best area, as I remember it and that day it proved true. While it started in the 3rd quarter as a fight between a couple drunks, in the end it was a stabbing. My uncle grabbed his kids and left the game due to the tramatic experience for the kids. It was sad then, as it is sad today to have to experience such behavior at any sporting event. It is a shame that so many folks feel the need to get so drunk that they behave this way at a game. But, I have never believed that you can legislate morality. This is our culture and we will just have to live with the risk. It sure beats the heck out of not being able to see your team in person.

One thing to remember when forming opinions on who is accountable is that in any big corporate environment, no one person is pulling all the strings or making all the decisions. When Ralph says he is more involved, there is no need to assume he means that he is wanting to run the whole show. It means that he likely wants veto power over decisions made by others. The Bills, and every other NFL team, have dozens of people doing the research, passing judgements, managing personnel assets and keeping lists of lists of lists. Marv Levy is known to be great as a manager that can take all these various opinions and work with the individuals to reach a consensus decision. That is what a good manager does in any business. How good are our people that bring him the information? The scouts, the personnel people, the contract negotiators, the coaches, the pencil pushers... they all have input. It must be said that in order to maintain the longevity of the Bills tenure in Buffalo, the organization must be pretty good. Therefore we all assume that the sum total of wins and losses should be better. That may not be the case. An organization tailored to keep the Bills profitable in Buffalo may not be able to put a consistently competitive product on the field. In my opinion, that is the issue that has plagued the Bills since 1960. But, they're still the BUFFALO bills, which IMO is much better than the Super Bowl winning LA Bills.

Funny thing about this NFL game... You play to win against whoever your opponent may be. You don't get to pick half your schedule vs pushovers like you do in college. You just go out, play football and compete to win each and every week. In the end the teams with more wins go to the playoffs. Is it that hard to understand? What the heck is the obsession around here with ranking wins based on opponents? This is not college football. The playing field is pretty level in the NFL. The Bears played 5 games. They won 5 games. They are the only team in the NFC to do so. They ARE the best team in the NFC. The Bills, having won 2 of 5 are in the middle of the pack. They will be 3-3 with a win against Detroit. If they beat the Bears and lose to the Lions, they would still be 3-3 and in the middle of the pack. It just makes no sense to me why the discussion of quality of opponents. If the goal of this team is, say 8-8 then who cares which 8 games they win?

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You are right. It always seems like the Bills take it in the end. Perhaps it is time for that to change. At least I hope so!

I believe you are thinking of Triceratops, which was thought to have weighed up to 12,000 lbs and was originally thought to be a part of the Bison family. It turned out to be proven that it is not a Buffalo. Much like the Triceratops, Bennie Anderson also weighs close to 12,000 lbs and is no longer a part of the Buffalo family.

Please tell us... did the glove fit?