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Shroom Boom Expect some incoherent posts from our Alaskan friend(s)...will we notice the difference Just Kidding AD--don't terminate this....

This is beyond the vendetta stage...there has got to be some history here. Maybe when TD's grandfather was Governor of PA, he incarcerated Sully's grandfather for stupidity or something. Blaming TD for drafting McGahee---good God--this man is an idiot...

Not a good time to be a wildcat in Wisconson Article snipet... Feline lovers holding pictures of cats, clutching stuffed animals and wearing whiskers faced-off against hundreds of hunters at meetings around Wisconsin to voice their opinion on whether to legalize cat hunting. Residents in 72 counties were asked whether free-roaming cats — including any domestic cat that isn't under the owner's direct control or any cat without a collar — should be listed as an unprotected species. If listed as so, the cats could be hunted. The proposal was one of several dozen included in a spring vote on hunting and fishing issues held by the Wisconsin Conservation Congress. The results, only advisory, get forwarded to the state Natural Resources Board.

Breaking news from the Research Triangle Region of NC...... A massive pile up on I-40 was triggered this morning when a group of Hell's Angels collided with an animal transport truck and an ice transport vehicle. The resulting pandelerium caused pigs to fly and hells froze over.... I heard from a confidential source that eating lots of McDonald's super size meals will make you fat.....I also heard TD told the truth once during the month leading up to the draft. Twelve years ago he stated that Bill Cowher had a rare disease called jet jaw that will prove fatal over time. Cowher was so upset that he eventually got TD fired.... The guy who started the rumor on bb.com said he is studying to be a sports agent someday. He got a good start on his apprenticeship by spreading his first whooper...

Deepest sympathy and lots of prayers for you and your family.

No kidding--where do I sign up for a Bermuda casino and bet against myself on that one...

April, April -not Bobby April but the month-look at the Calendar before posting...I am a goober....

While its fun to speculate this time of year...I don't believe even a quarter of the stuff that TD says in the media, on bb.com, in Bills digest or to his wife, mother and kids this time of year. I will make two predictions: 1) We will draft someone that is very obscure like McGee two years ago. He wasn't even in the Pro Football Weekly top 30 CB's in 2003. 2) Travis Henry will not be a Bill on March (I meant APRIL, ) 25, 2005

Plus we have Tory Woodbury.... Tory Woodbury Just a question of whether we want to bring 4 or 5 to camp. Might be a subtle indication of how much they plan to work the passing game in camp.

Age, Skills, support in the run game, potential difference maker on special teams...all factors...Nate is simply a better player

I would only consider this if Dan Snyder offered more than his first. TD vs. Snyder in a negotiation like this would be fun to see. Snyder is a pretty formidable business guy but the football team is his toy and when he covets a guy he overpays.... So how about their first and their third this year and maybe a conditional '06 pick based on Nate's playing time in '05--up to a second.

Have you looked at Lenny P???...

Other thread Mark, agree with your post. But I also think this is partially Lenny P. continuing to be TD's B word.....

I have read two places where Jones has a shoulder injury that has hung around for a while. One was from Mort who claimed the shoulder injury hurt him being viewed as a QB. The other is in the Pro Football Weekly draft guide which I just picked up today at the local Barnes and Noble. On the good side, the PFW guide said the kid plays hurt on the bad side it said he doesn't always play hard. They rated him late 2nd, early 3rd as a TE. By the way, the PFW book is still the best mass market draft publication available even after Joel B's untimely death two years ago.

Its hard to do investigative reporting with his head so far up TD's anal orifice...and that's one big noggin Lenny's got by the way.

TD getting Lenny to do his posturing work for him. Not unusual at all. Now I am sure this trade is going to happen and the swap of seconds is included.

Sorry Dan--did not mean to offend you at all....

Camilla Wow--where's a Fred Sanford/Red Foxx Uglysicle comment when you need it. I am not shallow Hal but to go from Diana to this...geez.... Okay back to your regularly scheduled program

Or to quit stopping at highway rest stops---the bath houses of the millenium...

From ESPN Insider and Scouts, Inc. Travis Henry Bills Cardinals Apr. 7 - Scouts Inc. is hearing that the long-rumored Travis Henry-for-L.J. Shelton trade will be consummated within the next few days. The deal has been delayed over the Bills' insistence that draft picks are included. Buffalo has been asking the Cardinals to switch spots in the second round, which Arizona now appears willing to do. If the trade goes through, Buffalo will move up from pick No. 55 to No. 44. The only thing that could hold up the deal now is the status of Henry's contract. He has one year left on his deal, and the Cardinals would want to sign him to a long-term contract before making a trade. L.J. Shelton Cardinals Bills Apr. 7 - Left tackle L.J. Shelton appears to be on his way to Buffalo in exchange for running back Travis Henry. Scouts Inc. is hearing that the long-rumored trade will be consummated within the next few days. Shelton, who fell out of favor with Cardinals coach Dennis Green last season, was granted permission to seek a trade in February. He has already undergone a physical by the Bills. John Clayton has corrected the Bills cap figure from $62 Million available (Spend like drunken sailors in Thailand) to $6.2 Million (spend like drunken sailors in Norfolk)...This is as of April 1--so its probably more like $5 million after Anderson's hit is assessed--meaning that the assumption of Shelton's contract and the trade of Henry will leave us about $3.25 Million...enough to draft and sign one vet at the minimum....

True SF..but for job growth I am sure reasonable incentives can be put together. We have a $8 million dollar private sector fund in Raleigh to attract businesses. The banks, energy company, service firms who benefit from job growth contributed. The state usually quadruple matches that fund. The county in this case instead of contributing money could contribute tax abbatement and infrastructre upgrades from bonded funds. Anyway--I think there are probably pockets of money. On another note, this has been a really good thread. I have learned a lot about WNY politics and stadium design. I particularly like the Peace Bridge stadium with the Canadian arts, culture and interpretative dance pavillion....

The comcast/time warner bid would leave little room for a regional hq in a place like buffalo. A cablevision bid might open up more possibilities for regional headquarters and offices... Time Warner for example has two regional hubs in NC and employs about 2000 folks in the state--Cablevision would need that type of operation somewhere in the new markets it would obtain if it took over Adelphia's. It would be more than just the truck roll folks probably include their marketing, finance, hr and other business functions.

Do they have gas stations in Arizona? Arizona is getting a good deal even if the swap of seconds is involved. Travis will put up a lot of yards in the 6 in division games....Seattle, SF, St. Louis...

Sound--how much do you think the city will actually pay for a new stadium--actual dollars from the city or county budget....how much tax income will flow for to the city from payroll taxes and other revenue streams that a major project will create. There are people in the Federal Government that actually want to see Buffalo do well and revitalize--and the money we are talking about is equiviliant to a windshield wiper on a Stealth Bomber...There is also bonding authority...the county still has an A bond rating from Fitch--you don't need more schools, roads are always and issue but what else do you use good bond ratings for... I won't go further than this on this thread--but I have seen first hand how this stuff comes together because of various Olympic organizing jobs the last twenty years..Buffalo can do this...hell the area mistakingly poured about $100 million into facilities for the 93 World University games--which was huge mistake--they can find money to do this.. I am out on this one---but I would ask you all that live in Buffalo not to write this off so quickly but look at the numbers and the potential. I realize economic hope is in short supply in WNY--but you don't revitalize without a major kickstart.. Sorry to post so much on this thread...sorry to drone on...

The Olympics is 16 days the last I checked. Not even two football seasons. The city had a group of leaders with vision and they implemented a plan. They invested over $4 Billion dollars in infrastructure with their own, state and federal resources. Buffalo can scale to a new football stadium. The ingress and egress to most downtown sites is already quite good...Atlanta had to rebuild all that... Downtown vacancies were at an all time high in the early 90's in ATL, the downtown was losing long term tenants, underground atlanta was failing--all reversed because of a bold vision. The Olympics to Atlanta is the Bills to Buffalo. A football team is sustainable economic impact over time.....I am not trying to debate..but the alternative is to probably sink further into the abyss...it takes some bold action like this to bring economic investment and the City has missed so many opportunties it probably can't afford not to do something like this.