Campy

Yep. He got hit with a $100,000 fine.

Not a Bill, but some Bills fans evidently thought he is/was a guy the Bills might pick.

Glad he didn't hurt or kill anyone, and I only hope he'll get the help he needs to get (and stay) clean and sober.

Buffalo would be a much easier sell if the Bills were winning. Consider what an outsider hears - or thinks he knows - about Buffalo and it's makes the city and team a pretty easy target. A run down, old city Small market Crappy economy High state taxes Unstable ownership siutation Lacks the beaches, nightlife and glamour of cities like Miami and San Diego A low-prestige franchise l(as opposed to teams like Cowboys, Steelers, Bears, Giants, etc)

Interesting poll. After thinking about it, I haven't had a favorite player since OJ when I was 6, or 7 years old. With apologies to Seinfeld, I root for the laundry more than I do any specific player.

Well done, Scott!

and of course a bunch of jabs at people, such as these: Quote So I've reached a new low. A guy who runs a sportscard shop an sells figurines is mocking me for not being able to get women. #Buffalove Trying to rag on people with your business account. That's the joke. Go sort some Paul Gaustad rookies, Mr. Grown Up. Don't know if the card guy had it coming or not, but those are pretty good zingers.

Exactly. Because Bruno Mars wasn't singing to a soundtrack or anything...

Perhaps that's the difference between sports writers and real journalists.

Couldn't agree more - well said, Dan!

As someone who now deals with nothing more than a dusting of snow once every three years, I'm not sure I buy that...

Doesn't matter - TO is within 75 miles of RWS. http://www.freemaptools.com/radius-around-point.htm?clat=42.7736976&clng=-78.78694810000002&r=120.70&lc=FFFFFF&lw=1&fc=00FF00

I'd rather get together with my Buffalo friends at the local Backers bar than watch it with my girlfriend and her family on Turkey Day. They might kick me out of the house before dinner if they saw me when the Bills are on!

Maybe it's my general disdain for the victim culture, but I'm reasonably sure you can't file a grievance about another team hiring one of your coaches after you gave said team and coach permission to discuss a coaching position.

I recall him blasting Gailey for calling players out, but I don't recall him saying anything negative about the players, fans, or region. Do you recall what he said, or did you not like him ripping his former coach?

Excellent reply Buftex, the bolded parts I especially agree with.

He's been off the air for a while, but I had an acquaintance who was a local espn radio blowhard. Living in a minor-league market had to have made it a bit tougher on him than it is for guys in NFL, MLB, NBA, and/or NHL cities, but it would seem like out of the blue he would start banging on a couple of teams for no reason, and the Bills were one of them. A few friends in the area, also WNY natives and life-long Bills fans, would hear him. And they would get worked up. And their blood would boil and they would pick up the phone, and try to call him on his BS. After one particular inane rant of his, I asked the radio blowhard where it came from. His reply was when there was a slower news day - or if the phones were a bit quiet - he would start blasting certain teams because there are a lot of their fans in the area and it would get people to call in. After asking him if he really believed what he had said about the Bills, he said "I am not Walter Cornkite, I am not in the truth business. I am in the passion and ratings business." That pretty much told me all I need to know about tv and radio sports commentators: If I get fired up about their comments, I'm playing their game. But I'm not winning.

I'm a couple of decades beyond 25. When I was that age, I would talk crap - with a smile - when I saw an opponent's fan at the Ralph, but I never touched him unless we were shaking hands and wishing each other luck. Making contact seems wrong. Maybe it's less a maturity issue and more of a generational thing?

I'm inclined to agree with this ^. Talking trash and goofing is one thing, but they really shouldn't put their hands on people, much less jump into them. It has to do with respecting people.

Wasn't that before the the 1st Bills-Raiders AFC Championship game? The 51-3 game? (I can't believe I don't remember!)

Had to make sure that '88 Bills-Raiders game made the list - that was a cold day. My brother's girfriend attended her first game that day and for reasons unkown, she went with dress-to-look-pretty instead of dress-to-stay-warm. It was cold but fun - I'll never forget that one!

If week 1 was next week, I'd agree with you. But it isn't. Have you considered they may have signed him to be an extra leg for camp and to pass along some tricks for kicking in the Ralph's swirling winds? In other words, it just doesn't matter.

Fixed

It's a moot point - I can't imagine a scenario in which Fitz chooses to stay in Bflo after Nix was recorded ripping him during that call with Mark Dominik