Arkady Renko

Wasn't Mike Shephard the OC in the first year of the Williams era? Am I thinking of someone else?

Hmm.. probably! I always thought of talking ground round, but that's me.

Isn't that quote from a song by the Meat Puppets which was later unpluggedly covered by Nirvana?

So when like bad discussions get removed, where do they go? Gone forever?

Simmer down, Maureen Dowd

Sometimes it's just their voice and their cadence that makes me like one broadcasting team over another. I think I like Criqui for that reason, despite the many mistakes he makes.

I just cannot stand whatever teams include Cross and Brent Jones. They get the mute button the most during a Bills loss. I still don't get why people dislike Criqui and Tasker so much though.

I think in general, you just can't predict what is better for a young QB, starting early or holding back. We have examples for both that show one thing or the other. Manning started early and was successful. Pennington started and was as well. It may be that if they had done the opposite we would have had similar results, or maybe some QBs respond to one situation better than they would if they did the other. We just can't know. For me, it seems clear that you just start the best player. Whether he be a rookie or a veteran, who ever gives you the best chance to win you start. This isn't a developmental league here, the job is to win games. Obviously the dynamic changes when you things aren't working and you have to make a guess and try a change or if the team is out of the playoffs. Until then, you put your best player out on the field, you can't know what is better for a young qb and winning should always be paramount.

Well the NFL shouldn't allow this sort of stuff to happen, whether or not the rules explicitly say something one way or another. It's much worse than letting the doors open to help the wind. This is putting people's health at risk both the Colts' and the Pats'.

Is Kris Ferris still available?

Um

Polian seems to understand that character and intelligence matters when choosing players for a football team.

I don't know, I mean he seems to do well on Jeopardy and all, but I have my doubts about his ability to protect the QB. He looks kind of scawny. I rather invest in someone else.

I could go either way on this guy in the sense of who I want to win. On the one hand, I'd like to see Philly lose the conference championship again. On the other hand, I want an 8-8 team to make the Super Bowl on the NFC side.

Also,while we're on this rules topic... this whole can't be the first person to touch the ball after being pushed out of bounds.... They call that the Steve Tasker rule whenever he's doing a game. Was it really his actions that made them add this rule?

Am I right in always thinking that the college ball is at least slightly more round than the pro ball?

Can you fair-catch and kickoff and do this or can you just do it with a punt? Also, I thought I remember reading that basically you can drop kick from anywhere on the field and kick a FG. I.e., you could be running around down the field and try one. Seems sort of like Australian Rules Football.

They are pretty scary.

"Citizens Against The Troops" ? WTF?

This is good news for us Bills fans, but it bothers me nonetheless. You want someone with NFL Experience, but chose Greg Robinson over Jerry Gray without even giving Gray the interview he deserved. Doesn't seem right...

Probably would have been a little closer, but not by much. Nevertheless, I take little solace in this fact. It may look like one time will kill the other team on paper, but that's why you play the games and you never know. I would have rather seen the Bills have a shot and be humiliated in the playoffs than being humiliated by second-stringers in a must-win game.

For these very reasons, Pat Williams will probably come cheaper than Jennings. I think that is the key reason why many of us would rather sign the former than the latter.

Does anyone have the 3rd Conversation Ratio against the Bills' D. I don't remember it being one of the best...

I think one of the reasons why the defense has a problem holding teams on final drives is its gambling nature. I think sometimes the team blitzes a little too much especially on crucial situations. A big-time pass-rusher opposite Schobel could make a big difference in this regard.

What I find funny about his rankings is how he ties Buffalo with Miami at 15. Seriously, does the Pittsburgh lost really make St. Louis and Seattle better teams? I doubt it.