rastabillz

I was there too. I think tickets were only 10-12$ and they were selling these cool tuxedo jackets with Lynyrd Skynyrd monogrammed on the back. IIRC the line up was Starz, Ted Nugent, Skynyrd and Blue Oyster Cult.

Your 2009 Buffalo Bills: "At least were more exciting than a tampon commercial".

Spoken like a long time fan. Those of us who have been fans through the decades saw this coming a mile away. I was hoping against hope but Ralph just could not pull the trigger. I guess they were right when they say a leopard can't change his spots.

I wish I could say I am surprised, but knowing Ralphs cheapskate ways I figured there was no way he would eat the 3 year extension. I swear, watching the Bills this year was like getting kicked in the nuts each Sunday.

Mild and wet lately. 15 inches of rain the past 2 months!

Being a Bills fan is a disease with no cure and I have has the affliction for over 40 years. Of course I will be back next year as hope springs eternal each training camp. I have thought about cancelling Sunday Ticket-not because of the Bills lousy play-but because the price keeps rising and I sometimes work on Sundays. We just bought a HD TV with DVR and because of Fezmid I was able to get the upgrade to SuperFan for free so being able to see all of the NFL games in HD is too good to pass up. Playing Fantasy Football and NFL Pick-em makes it worth it to keep paying for Direct Ticket for me. I have become addcited to the RedZone channel. After watching the Bills lose at 1 PM I turn to the RedZone channel to watch all the best parts of the 4 PM games in HD with no commericals. Obviously I want Jauron to be fired. I can't remember a single season with so many gut wrenching losses. After 3 years it is apparent that Jauron is not HC material, I don't care if he's Trent's BFF. I really get the sense after this year that a lot of the fan base has reached a crossroad. I think the days of blindly supporting the team are over for a significant portion of the teams supporters and if DJ is retained then season ticket sales will certainly take a hit. I think a lot of us have internalized that there is a good chance that the Bills will evetually move out of WNY and are coming to terms with that in our own ways. I think that a lot of fans realize that no matter how blindy we support the franchise that the new economics of the game are working against small market teams like Buffalo. The more people believe this, the less likely they will support the team if they feel that management is not making a good faith effort to win. I feel that this is an especially critical juncture for the club and it's future in WNY. Ralph cannot continue along like he has for the past 10 years. It's time for some bold decesion making at OBD, but unfortunately I can't skake the vibe that at best all we are going to get is a rearranging of the deck chairs on the Titanic.

The movie is being marketed as cute doggie flick for the kids but it is really more for adults and the PG rating is misleading. The movie deals with a lot of adult themes: miscarriage, death, martial discord, career strain, mid life etc. While the movie was good I would hesitate to bring young kids to it and be warned-they drag the sad ending out too long IMO.

Sad but true.

That play was a microcosom of this season for the Bills. The pull s**t out of your ass circus like management of games in crucial situations, dumb mistakes by the players, poor coaching. There is a neon sign over Jaurons head saying "Fire Me!". Will Ralph finally have gumption to pull the trigger, money be dammed? I'm not holding my breath.

I won't argue that, but when you look at how bad ther o-line is and their brutal schedule this year: New England, Dallas, Baltimore, and Tenny in the past 4 weeks and a overall record of 11-3. I doubt Dick Jauron could acheive those results if he was coaching the Steelers.

Jauron is a dead man walking. His record speaks for itself-if the Bills want to sniff the palyoffs again we need a new head coach. Look around the league, first year coaches in Atlanta and Baltimore are doing fine. And take a look over in Pittsburgh where a second year coach with a horrid offensive line has taken his team to the top of the AFC standings.

It's almost like he game plans these things. Has there ever been a Bills coach with more gut wrenching losses in his tenure? (Well outside those 4 Super Bowls-but you get my drift!).

How long have you been a fan, becuase this is vintage Buffalo Bills football you are seeing. Other than few bright years here and there, this has been a mediocre ball club for most of it's existence. The Super Bowl years were an aberration, an oasis in a dessert of mediocrity. Until Ralph hires a comptenet front office guy, and stops shopping for coaches at Walmart, I'm afraid what you see is what you get.

I agree 100%. Gil would be foolish to pass up the opportunity, if presented, to go to SU.

I agree with everything you said, but the chance to dominate a weak conference with an automatic BCS bid has to be enticing to at least some PSU alum.

I think your right about McNabb. It's time for a change of scenery for him. There is no way they are going to bring him back at a $10 mil cap hit. He would make an ideal backup for a QB like Edwards, Ryan or Flacco but I'm sure he wants to start so look for him to wind in San Fran, Minny or Detroit.

What about ECU? They are currently in Conference USA and I think are looking for a BCS conference as their program contiunes to grow under Skip Holz. I think there is 0% chance they could join the ACC which would make more sense regionally (since they have already expanded).

Unfortunately he has been sh--ing the bed for the past 4 games. I've noticed a trend with Trent. The bigger the game the worse the peformance. The 2 games with the playoffs on the line last year, the past 4 games this year.

I thought he was dead for a minute there.

At times he looked like a frigthened child out there. What happend to all the "poise"?

I have had XM the past 4 years and they got rid of one of my favorite stations XM 76 Fine Tuning. It was the only station they had that featured Progressive rock. They also played a lot Galeic and Classical music but still played a lot of Porcupine Tree/Yes/old Genesis etc. Thank god they kept Deep Tracks XM40.

I can't belive how soft this team is. We did not lay glove on Cassel gave him all day to throw and we let Ben-Jose-Whats-Hisname run all over us. A 19 play friggin drive??? Beastmode? But why should I get upset if these guys don't really want it. If they like to get their ass handed to them by Belicheat and the Pats* twice a year so be it. 3 division games in a row down the crapper and our starting QB is turnover factory. Friggin Miami is a better team than us this year. Think about that, a team that was 1-15 last year.

Detroit?

Agreed. While I do not always agree with him, I look forward to his post game thread each week.

He looks like Freddy from Nightmare on Elm Street!