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I'm happy that the #4 pick in the draft has now achieved average right tackle status. RunTheBall

Diehard fans? A bit of a stretch... I know Browns fans have a reputation for being very loyal. This writer must have been struggling with a deadline or something because when your stadium is less than half filled, I don't think you can wax poetic about how great your fans are to get out in the cold. Come to Buffalo in the winter when there's nothing left to play for and the stadium is full if you want to discuss fans coming out in bad weather. RunTheBall

I've always been a big Darius fan from his days at Cuse. I never thought of him as a cheap shot guy but that clothes-line looked awfully deliberate. RunTheBall

Ok, so when the chips were down Bledosoe took this team on his shoulders and beat a 2 -9 Miami team without a head coach. I'm very happy he actually demonstrated that he has a pulse and has the potential to win a game for us and didn't make any game killing Drewish mistakes. When Drew has a solid performance (not great, just solid) on the road in a playoff game for us, if we even get there with him, then I'll believe he has what it takes. I don't buy the "he won the Pittsburgh" game for NE argument. RunTheBall

I was at the game too. Nothing like losing your voice chanting A-C-C and heckling BC fans in their own stadium. God I forgot what that felt like, heh. As for Coach P, he should be gone. With the AD retiring its a perfect time to bring in some new blood and revamp the football team. They've been bad since McNab, and even with McNab they underachieved and got absolutely SPANKED by Kansas State (?98) and Florida (?01) in their bowl games. Time for some new blood. It's going to be difficult to compete with the better national programs especially with a watered down Big East football conference. RunTheBall

I think that's called the morning wood. RunTheBall

I'm starting to believe that Peyton Manning and the Colts are joining the Patriots as the NFL's golden children. Looking at some of the calls and no calls that went Indy's way in the first half of that game was hilarious. An obvious late hit against Harrington wasn't called, then a 3rd down defensive holding that didn't exist was called against Detroit. Those are Patriot calls by god. Then you've got Phil Simms sticking his head so far up Peyton's ass he can't breathe, just like he does Tom Brady. What happens if the Pats meet the Colts in the playoffs? How will the refs decide who to give the game to? RunTheBall

I went back a few pages and couldn't find this topic covered, although I bet it has been, so I'd like to get some opinions. Were our players throwing cheap shots? I didn't notice anything during the game, and I'd like to believe they are above that. Is Martz just being a whiney B word? I thought Mularkey handled the situation well. RunTheBall

These eating crow posts are pathetic. No one needs to eat crow with a 4 - 6 team that is out of the playoffs. I'm glad Drew played well at home against a crappy D. I would expect that out of a multi-million dollar QB. RunTheBall

I think "DB = RJ" is the most appropriate use of the " = RJ " tag. It may be a bit insulting to RJ though. RunTheBall

True, they sucked. Don't know many Bills fans who cheer when any player gets injured. That's Philli fans. Don't agree here. Wade was a solid coach. He didn't know when to fold 'em on a horrible special teams coach. Haven't heard many people say Ralph is a bad owner. More people talking about how he should be in the hall of fame. Butler sucked, paid too much money, and had a couple of horrible drafts and free agent aquisitions before he left. Can't argue here. GW sucked for us. He'll get a second shot somewhere and use what he learned here (don't hire crappy assistants, tone down the rhetoric, make a move on your coordinators when its warranted) and be a better HC. Doesn't suck, but is stupid. Is not a complete back. McGahee already demonstrating he's better and potentially great. Peerless made it known he didn't want to be here. TD did a masterful job of getting a 1st rounder for a free agent. Jury is still out on Gray. Statistically good D that folds in the crunch. Meanwhile, LeBeau's D in Pittsburgh is pretty dominant although the statistics don't show it. I've only heard BF say Gray sucks. It's a legitimate question about the 4th down but I haven't heard people say Mularkey sucks. Classic RunTheBall

Please, you are going to compare a guy making his 4th start against a guy who has multiple 1,000 yard seasons and was playing with a lead for most of the game? Come on, you're smarter than that. How many 8 and 9 man fronts did Dillon see?? Not many. Belichick was putting everyone but the friggin ball boy on the line and DREW COULDN'T BEAT IT. He couldn't throw the ball to wideouts in single coverage. Game over. We should have been torching that secondary all day, couldn't even complete a 5 yard out. Our offensive line in barely adequate. Put them against an aggressive 8 man front and they disintegrate. Jesus couldn't gain yards against that front with our O-line. RunTheBall

The game plan for BB was hilariously simple: stop the run and Bledsoe will self destruct. That's exactly what happened. The plays were there to be made, Drew just couldn't make them. He didn't get a heck of a lot of help from his WRs, but the main problem was Drew. When a team stacks the line and takes away the run, you have man coverage on a wideout. We couldn't beat man coverage on a frickin wide receiver playing corner and a rookie free agent. PATHETIC. Offensive coordinators game plan to get single coverages on WR or backs. Belichick GAVE US that. He gave it to us! Why? Because he knew Drew couldn't do it. And he didn't. There is no Pan B that will work if you can't get the ball to players in single coverage. It's simple. We didn't have the talent to make plays against scrubs in their secondary. Horrible. RunTheBall

Willis McGahee is the difference maker. WM makes the O-line look good. I'm sure they've had some gradual improvement and I think they are reaching about average. WM makes Drew Bledsoe look better. Now instead of hoping Drew can win the game for us, we can wish for our 8 million dollar QB just to not screw it up. That's some good return on your investment. He did have a couple of excellent tosses into a tough wind the last 2 weeks. Lets see if he develops some consistancy. I wouldn't be surprised at all if we won this game. The game plan should be simple, run the ball to force Harrison into the box and then throw some intermediate routes on play action. Moulds should be able to tell Troy Brown exactly what route he is going to run and then smoke him repeatedly. We are going to have to throw the ball to win this game, I think Beli!@#$ is going to make Drew make plays to win. RunTheBall

Form letter for the thread: [insert easily answered question here] [insert 1 or 2 serious responses here] [insert 1 question slightly critical of the 1st question here] [insert any number of derogatory statements toward the critical questioner] [insert 290 flames/random thoughts/finger smilies/responses here] [Make a reference to #89's rack here] I think that about covers it. RunTheBall

I hope we didn't shell out the kind of cash to Schoebel that we did for a situational pass rusher. He hasn't been the dominating DE you expect with that kind of cash. He should be able to play the run. It's nice to see Kelsay play well. If he develops some consistancy we'll have a solid DE combination but far from the best in the league. RunTheBall

Not at all Bib. The second line was for the thread originator. I just liked your shitballs comment. RunTheBall

I believe those are "stevestojanballs". Another "Look at me, I'm leaving!" thread. Buh-bye. RunTheBall

People, thank you. This is the type of dysfunction that makes reading the messages on this board so fun. I've laughed harder on this thread than I have in days. Thank you. I almost dropped a nut when I saw the name NJ Mickey Dees. Classic. RunTheBall

True story - recently a colleague and his friend were in Toronto. His friend comes down with acute appendicitis. They show up at the hospital ER. The administration tells him to go to Western Union and get $8,000.00 cash wired to him if he wants his appendix out, otherwise get on a plane to the US. That's national health care folks. Enjoy your wait in line to Canada. RunTheBall

I miss all those posters who posted "I'm leaving and never coming back!" threads.

You can be a fan of a team and recognize that they suck. Example - I am a fan of the Buffalo Bills, AND, they suck. Teams that suck generally are made up of players that suck too, i.e. Coy Wire. I am happy we beat Arizona at home in the elements, we don't suck as much as they do. I hope we beat the Jets, and if we do, I won't think we suck as much as we do right now. In fact, if they keep winning, they could move from sucking to average. Anyone who thinks that you can't be critical of a team and a fan at the same time sucks. (And no, this isn't directed at #89 or anyone in particular so all you knights who want to come riding to the rescue can but the horses back in the stable.) RunTheBall

Mike Williams is 100% a B U S T He was the #4 pick in the draft 3 YEARS ago. It isn't just his false start last week, he has regulary gotten torched by speed rushes from the outside. He's a right tackle! He's got some good run blocking skills but hasn't been dominant. He should be moved to guard where his weaknesses can't be exploited as easily. The #4 pick in the draft should be a dominant player. Mike Williams is in no sense of the word dominant. He's a barely adequate Right Tackle. You need more from the #4 pick. Bust. RunTheBall

1) QB's always bring a premium, especially if the team with the QB knows the other team really needs one. Buffalo has been hosed twice, RJ and DB 2) Running backs are much more replaceable than good QBs. Just look at Denver. You don't give up a #1 for a RB. Especially one who can't block or catch. 3) NE gave up a #2 for Dillon because they had beucoup draft picks and could afford it easily. 4) Atlanta crapped the bed with the Peerless trade. They played their hand too early, letting it be known they wanted Peerless. TD made a brilliant move to franchise a free agent and get a #1 pick for a #2 receiver. RunTheBall

Holy crap. For the number of NE trolls who come to spew their crap on this board day in and day out, it's ridiculous to even mention us talking about NE losing. A loss is good for NE at this juncture. You don't want to go undefeated into the playoffs. The law of averages eventually catches up with you. RunTheBall