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Bart--you gonna let these guys trash a domer like this? Come on man. Where are you? I am founding the an organization called GGAC Jim McNally and Tom Donahoe are charter members... GGAC=GIVE GANDY A CHANCE...

And at the 7th inning stretch--Dr. Lori appraises the value of the Peter King's quill pen......

A 2006 Newark Bear???? or a 2006 Bad News Bear... or California Penal

What are the long term implications of Scott Rolen's lingering shoulder problems?

Found this interesting... Mike Gandy Stats Jennings Stats Gandy has a higher sack frequency at LT, but he also has a little less penalty frequency than Jennings. Both lack elite durability. Its not that much of a downgrade if you do the stats comparison...plus this doesn't factor in the run -- which was never Jonas' strong suit.

How many !@#$ing positions is this idiot gonna take on this issue... 1) TD is an idiot for not getting the deal done--TD is a pompous !@#$ 2) TD got lucky and is still a pompous !@#$ 3) Travis' agent will lie about the value of the contract 4) Travis is a turd who is dumb #1 and #2 are leftovers from a lawsuit that made Florio admit that he makes his column up--he is the National Enquirer of Football Information #3 was just outright wrong--real figures were released today--no hyping by the agent in any press I saw #4 Well Duh -- lets see--Travis bankrupted himself in his first contract and the Bills said this without saying it three years ago. Also he had an indescretion with young girls--both indications of somewhere south of brilliant. How do we bankrupt this Florio guy??? Better yet--let's each start our own on-line newsletter to compete...we know it won't take any investment in research staff

Ross Verba is retiring and starring in a remake of Leaving Las Vegas....

It was an MM Move. Shaw missed two hot reads on blitzes. One each in consecutives games I believe. On one Drew hit him in the back with a pass. I think the message was--those who have their head up their ass during the game--will not be on my team. I questioned the move at the time--especially with Reed hurt--but you can't argue with the results.

How About TBD bringing suit against the NFL for denying the Bills victories in every super bowl since January 15, 1967.....to hell with the lower courts..we want to go directly to the big guys...

I think its because the person or persons delivering crap knew you would evolve to something like your current avatar........

It's a little/a lot ridiculous...I mean he announces it in the first minute of the press conference. BTW -- he kind of slams Jacksonville -- said they talked Monday after Taylor's workout and Jax said they weren't interested in Travis--they consummated the deal with TN on Tuesday. Jax called back on Friday wanting back in...it was too late. Also at the end said there were no plans at present to bring Verba in..said its likely the roster they have now will be the one that starts camp.

Only Satan knows for sure.....it's a deal that TD made with his father....

The difference is that now Henry seems to be the "chosen one" in Titan Land...instead of being the incumbent who gets the threat of a new back joining the roster. Englehard (or Hardly Everhard) had to call Drew Rosenhaus to get McGahee's quotes from last season when the job was up for grabs so Travis could recycle them. Maybe Chris Brown will end up in Buffalo as our back up....

The McGee returns are great....thanks for the reminder LA....I still love the fake sneak pitch to Willis in the Seahawks game....

Found this interesting... Verba Stats Jennings Stats Verba has been very durable the last 4 years and most of his career. He is similar to Jonas in sacks allowed and penalties committed from the LT position.

Collecting multiple millions for spending 2 years on the DL and then getting blown up in just about every appearance...I am shocked you would think this...... This is a fun thread Astro...thanks!

I just watched the new/old uniform unveiling for the first time. If you haven't seen its in the video section at bb.com....it got me pumped seeing Vincent, Milloy, Clements, Stamer, Losman, Kelsay up on stage with Kelly, Kemp, Reed, Talley, Shaw, Paul M. etc. I am ready for this to start..

The argument I would have against the NASCAR crew is that they are support to the athlete, not the athlete on the field of play. The pits are like the sidelines. So you could say the crew that follows Lance Armstrong in a car passing water, changing spokes on the fly and probably making more than $60K for a summer of races has an easy job. So if we go with the field of play athlete, a couple of NFL teams still have kickoff specialists...no pressure of placements--just kick the ball deep after the team scores and collect vet min. A punter actually has to field a snap...kickoff specialst..kicks off a tee.

My vote of TD as Son of Satan has nothing to do with the trade..its my utter disdain for Sparky Anderson. Leslie Nielsen, Phil Donahue and Steve Martin.....who I believe are also son's of satan...the white hair is an evil angelic type cover.....Conspiracy All the Way...that's why Marv keeps the streaks of gray in his hair... Signed... Oliver Stone

I agree Kelly. Good luck Travis. I, however, have a little different take on the last sentence, I hope Travis is in the line-up if we ever play the Titans, because: 1) Chris Brown scares me more with his speed 2) Travis will miss a critical block, trip or fumble at the most inopportune time for the Titans I love his toughness, I loved him as a gamer, but in the clutch--Travis rarely delivered. In 12 games, Willis gave us last year what Travis couldn't in three and a half years. Good luck #20...

I was a little disappointed that we didn't get an '05 pick..but as I look at it--the 06 draft is rated deeper and a top 100 pick can be leveraged to get a player or move up in the first or second round and grab a player the team covets--this was a really good job. Another case where patience pays off. Just FYI--here are the first 10 picks in the third round from the last three drafts: 2003 1(65) Cincinnati KELLEY WASHINGTON WR TENNESSEE 2(66) Detroit CORY REDDING DE TEXAS 3(67) Houston ANTWAN PEEK DE CINCINNATI 4(68) Chicago LANCE BRIGGS LILB ARIZONA 5(69) Dallas JASON WITTEN TE TENNESSEE 6(70) Arizona GERALD HAYES MLB PITTSBURGH 7(71) Minnesota NATE BURLESON WR NEVADA-RENO 8(72) Jacksonville VINCE MANUWAI OG HAWAII 9(73) Seattle WAYNE HUNTER OT HAWAII 10(74) St. Louis KEVIN CURTIS WR UTAH STATE 2004 1(64) Arizona DARNELL DOCKETT DT FLORIDA STATE 2(65) San Diego (from NY Giants) NATE KAEDING K IOWA 3(66) San Diego NICK HARDWICK C PURDUE 4(67) Oakland STUART SCHWEIGERT S PURDUE 5(68) Indianapolis (from Cleveland) BEN HARTSOCK TE OHIO STATE 6(69) Indianapolis (from Atlanta) GILBERT GARDNER OLB PURDUE 7(70) Green Bay (from Jacksonville) JOEY THOMAS CB MONTANA STATE 8(71) Tennessee (from Houston) RANDY STARKS DT MARYLAND 9(72) Green Bay (from Washington through Jacksonville) DONNELL WASHINGTON DT CLEMSON 10(73) Detroit KEITH SMITH CB MCNEESE STATE 11(74) Buffalo TIM ANDERSON DT OHIO STATE 2005 ROUND 3 # Sel# Team Player Pos. Ht. Wt. School 1 65 San Francisco Gore, Frank RB 5-9 217 Miami (Fla.) 2 66 St. Louis (from Miami) Atogwe, Oshiomogho FS 5-11 203 Stanford 3 67 Cleveland Frye, Charlie QB 6-4 217 Akron 4 68 Tennessee Roby, Courtney WR 6-0 189 Indiana 5 69 Oakland Walter, Andrew QB 6-5 234 Arizona State 6 70 Miami (from Chicago) Crowder, Channing ILB 6-2 247 Florida 7 71 Tampa Bay Smith, Alex TE 6-4 258 Stanford 8 72 Detroit Wilson, Stanley CB 5-11 189 Stanford 9 73 Houston (from Dallas) Morency, Vernand RB 5-9 212 Oklahoma State 10 74 N.Y. Giants Tuck, Justin DE 6-5 256 Notre Dame

98 Volvo V70 Station Wagon 86K miles....wife ran over a large brick planter with it 5 years ago and tore out almost the entire undercarriage and the bugger still does okay... 02 Chrysler Mini-Van... Can you tell we have lots of kids...

Verba's home was alleged as the site of two rapes. Verba was never considered a suspect in either case. I am sure this will be a subject discussed...sounds like a questionable posse with which Mr. Verba hangs. I could go for something like this... 2 year deal....$1 M signing bonus.....salaries $750K year one; $1.25 Million year two -- if he checks out health wise...add about $500 K in incentives each year for snaps, post season recognition, off season workout participation... Cap hit this year would be exactly the open slot we gain with Travis... this is a lot more than anyone else is offering...We need another veteran no matter who starts. the depth is very, very worrisome..the competition on the line needs to be better. I would welcome him. Allegation One Allegation two

Thanks for the link Nanker. Week 2 of the 2003 season, our last 300 yard passing game. I wonder if that is the longest streak in the league...30 games. Glad this Henry situation seems to be working its way to conclusion.

A couple of thoughts on helping the Jags.. If the Jags weren't a playoff contender, they probably wouldn't be giving serious thought to meeting TD's asking price. The reason Floyd Reese balks at giving a 3rd (upped to a 2nd with performance) is that he needs all the top 100 draft picks he can get to rebuild a team depleted by free agency/cap hell and while Chris Brown is not a top tier back--they have huge needs elsewhere. While Travis is a good back--he is at his best when his team has the lead and the clock is being milked--he seldom if ever broke a long run that turned a game around. Also, there were probably 3 drives a year during his two prime years, where we relied solely on Travis to move the ball down the field in a critical situation. Taylor is a game breaker. Longs runs and long drives where he got the majority of the yards are regular staples for the Jags offense--that element is still missing. Travis will be better than Toefield but the Jags O will still be missing major pieces. I agree that helping the Jags is a concern--but having another high pick in next year's draft when we need to begin to look at restocking a defense with some younger talent makes me feel a lot better about that. If this goes through we also gain some flexibility on the cap to address the Oline if training camp reveals some flaws.