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Thanks Captain Obvious! As soon as they sign a new 20 year lease, the talk of stadium improvements using taxpayer money can commence.

The 3 headed triumverate of Wilson, Littman & Overdorf took the old saying... "You have to spend money to make money" and changed it to... "You have to spend taxpayer money in order to make Ralph money!!!!"

Thats it Russ. Get the county/state taxpayers to fund stadium improvements, but make sure they include "revenue generating enhancements" to improve Ralph's bottom line. :lol:

I'm not saying he doesn't see SOME double teams, but he is not being double teamed on EVERY play. Not even close.

What a GREAT teammate! :worthy:

The only thing that interests me during the bye week is what the weather forecast is going to be for Sunday because that is the only weekend during the fall my wife is going to pry my ass of the coach between 1PM and 7PM to admire the fall foliage.

Even if the Bengals got two 3rd round picks for him, it would be a win for them. Palmer was never going back to them. Did the Raiders pay too much...maybe, but it is not the horrible move some are making it out to be. IF Palmer goes there and plays well for the next few years the trade is a win win...I believe he is under contract until 2014.

I know some of you may find it hard to believe, but Sully brought me to tears this morning on WGR. I guess we don't realize just how close the media gets to the players they cover on a daily basis.

I thought they did a good job on defense last night.

I don't know if it was true or not, but it was rumored a few years ago that the Bengals partially relied on the Ourlads scouting guide during draft prep or on draft day.

From a Raiders perspective...Plunkett & Gannon say hi! Also wanting to respond to your post...Manning, Rivers, Brady, Brees, Favre, Warner, Elway, etc....

He wouldn't be the first aging veteran QB to have his career resurrected with the Raiders. There is no way a team that is going to finish in the middle of the pack(Oakland), would be able to trade two #1 picks to move up to the top slot. Keep dreaming.

Thanks for bringing some insights to the discussion. I think the OP is already trashing Luck knowing that he may end up with the Dolphins, in a manner that is similar to the way some folks here still don't believe Brady is a GREAT QB(mainly because he has owned the Bills for close to a decade).

If Palmer plays well enough to put the Raiders into the playoffs before the Bills(I don't think this is out of the question), will that still make this the worst trade in history(as some posts have indicated)?

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Reported on WGR this morning that Hairston is out 2-4 weeks.

I'm not sure what is less of a surprise...Merriman having very little impact on the field, or that he is already hurt.

St. Louis had a top 10 defense that year. This thread is a trainwreck. Fail. http://www.nfl.com/stats/categorystats?seasonType=REG&offensiveStatisticCategory=null&d-447263-n=1&d-447263-o=1&d-447263-p=1&d-447263-s=TOTAL_YARDS_GAME_AVG&tabSeq=2&season=1999&role=OPP&Submit=Go&archive=true&conference=null&defensiveStatisticCategory=TOTAL_YARDS&qualified=true

I thought the same thing.

I said their last possession was embarrassing. Not the season to date. Is reading comprehension not your strong suit?

Thanks for responding to the post.

I disagree about Dareus being a "monster". I saw him get pancaked 1 on 1 during a 4th qtr pass play, and on many plays see him get no penetration on pass plays. I've mentioned this before...if Dareus is playing at 330-340, he needs to lose 20 pounds. I just don't see much explosiveness...at least not on a consistent basis. I know I am going to get bashed for this, but I expected more from the #3 overall pick. Okay...let the "DL take 3 to 4 years to develop" posts begin.

The final possession was a disaster for the Bills. It started with a false start to Pears, and ended with a tipped ball at the line of scrimmage. 4 plays, 10 yards....GAME OVER. Keep in mind the Bills got the ball back with 1:32 to go, and still had 1 timeout...plenty of time to get in FG range. Instead, they couldn't even get a single first down. To me this is more embarrassing than the bad call/bad throw on the previous possession.

I don't know if Fitz is a franchise QB, but he has had some very good moments this year. That being said, how can he throw two horrible int's(one of which cost the Bills a chance to take the lead in the 4th qtr), yet you give him a 8 out of 10. :blink:

I'm actually more pissed about not being able to get the red zone channel which it sounds like would become part of a sports tier package(which I already have), than I am about not having the NFL Network. I'd like to say this is embarrassing for both parties, but I don't believe they can be embarrassed...no matter what the issue is.