UConn James

[Jim Mora incantation] Playoffs?? PLAYOFFS?!?!!? [/Jim Mora incantation]

What's your point, Vanessa?

Christmas is about 30% of the reason our economy has been so strong through the years. Now that we're hitting a slide, they need to start earlier and earlier to keep up the regular holiday spending and to make up for losses during the rest of the year. So yes, expect it start at Halloween in the near future. Circle-jerk retail --- people selling 'Made in China' crap to people who sell 'Made in China' crap, getting by on the margins of the strength of our dollar, while our trade defecit spirals into the abyss --- is about the only thing this country does anymore. We don't produce things. We buy other peoples' things and pretend that shuffling papers is real work.

It's something to think about, at what point would it be necessary to act in self-defense against the police/gov't. I wouldn't say that we're at "V for Vendetta", but it's closer than you think. The laws allowing this, allowing that, trickle down from the federal level such that paramilitary organizations are emboldened to do as they want. And then, the tone they set is ingrained in the entire population; to wit, small-scale crime is actually down, but violent crime (rape, murder, etc) has increased exponentially in this country --- by 400% in some areas. .... So, if he stays on the ground, exhausted from the tasing, he is 'resisting' and needs to be tased again. If he gets up he is 'resisting' and needs to be tased again. WTF is this, Monty Python?

Sorry to say that this is par for about 40% of university security/police, and it goes up during moments of tension. Granted that the guy was stupid for not picking up and leaving straight away, but that should not get you tasered several times in the USA. Not questioning the methodology is what the Blue Wall of Silence depends on when one of their own goes too far. What if this had been a diabetic situation? No difference, if you've ever seen one. They took the weaponized way out rather than actually doing police work and trying to resolve it through calming the situation down rather than ratcheting it up. It may take 10-15 minutes more, but no one needs to get tased. There's been several incidents with Tasers being used at times they shouldn't or for longer than they need to be. On the contrary to SnR's contention, I would submit that it is a classic boys with toys scenario. My brother is a city cop; he's seen it himself. As for the other students who were threatened and the comments generated here, what would you do if someone was in front of you and seeing a real-life version of what was on the video. Sadly, I think most people would have just stood there; most people stood around when the SS came, too. At what point would it have been self-defense to try to fight back? The first tase? The second, after you said you'd leave? The third?.... The fourth? As ubiquitous as the news stories are, they are not 100% safe; they can kill people. We can only hope for an independent investigation of this, and from what I saw, I hope these people find themselves on the other side of the law.

If anyone ever read that article "Frank Sinatra Has A Cold" by Gay Talese, this is a lot like how Frank went to take a drive and came to find out that his car was at the garage getting painted orange. It's amazing the things people will do in response to even a passing remark of a 'famous' person.

Running naked through the quad with one's underpants draped over one's face.

An attorney got home late one evening, after a very taxing day trying to get a stay of execution for a client, James Wright, who was due to be hanged for murder at midnight. His last-minute plea for clemency to the governor had failed and he was feeling worn out and depressed. As soon as he got through the door at home, his wife started on him about, "What time of night do you call this? Where have you been?" and on and on. Too shattered to play his usual role in this familiar ritual, he went and poured himself a shot of whisky and headed off for a long hot soak in the bathtub pursued by the predictable sarcastic remarks. While he was in the bath, the phone rang. The wife answered and was told that her husband's client, Mr. Wright, had been granted his stay of execution after all. Finally realizing what a day he must have had, she decided to go upstairs to give him the good news. As she opened the bathroom door, she was greeted by the sight of her husband's rear end as he was bent over naked drying his legs and feet. "They're not hanging Wright tonight," she said. He whirled around and screamed, "FOR CRYING OUT LOUD, WOMAN, DON'T YOU EVER STOP?!!?"

A man sold a religious horse. He explained to the buyer that since it was a religious horse, you had to say "Amen" to make the horse stop and say "Praise the Lord" to make the horse go. The buyer got on the horse and said "Praise the Lord" and the horse started trotting. "Praise the Lord" he said again and the horse began galloping. "Praise the Lord" a third time and the horse ran even faster. Suddenly, just up ahead was a cliff — "Whoa! Stop!" The rider yelled, but the horse kept running. "Amen!" he finally remembered. The horse stopped right at the edge of the cliff. The buyer took off his hat, wiped his brow, and said, "Praise the Lord!"

Okay, that he is overly dedicating to the running game, kind of how he dedicated to remold the defense first last offseason and just made a few low-level plugs for the O. Build the run game first and then get a QB as a compliment. I'm actually down with that. It's Buffalo Bills football. Need to find the right RB, and I might be mauled here but I don't think that's Willis nor do I think it's smart to invest more into him when the avg. RB's career in the NFL is less than 2 years. I'd love to get a Jerome Bettis sized back. And the plan should include getting a good FB, like the kid from Georgia Tech.

Stop it with the logic, you... you... you big meanie!! The Borg Collective is saying we need to bring 45 Brinks trucks to RWS just to get players to visit. Newsflash! There are only 32 starting RT slots in the NFL. About.... 25 are set. There are 32 starting QB slots in the NFL. About.... 28 are set. And on and on and on. We already have spots that are solid; Marv just needs to go down the checklist. If someone wants to play, there are a finite amount of starting spots in this league. And if someone 'good' actually wants to sign with NE just to be a 3rd stringer, well f--- 'em, I don't want anyone with that mentality.

So... You're saying that Marv's plan all along, and into the future, is to have the offense fail?

Don't know if he'd actually have the gall to do it or how faithful he is to the Republican party (he has keep a certain distance from this administration, for a reason you'd have to think), but it would be interesting if he decided to run as an independent ala Lieberman here in CT. I think it especially depends on whom they nominate --- if it's McCain he steps aside, if it's Gingrich, Frist or the like, it gets more interesting. His main strength is that he draws support from both parties and from many independents.

He probably threatened to submit her to www.mypyschoexgirlfriend.com.

You see, Mr. Quixote, the question was about the players' lack of desire to be here. Not the Bills desire to sign them to big contracts. One-track mind, you.

Like this is the first time it's ever happened? I think Bobby April is smart enough to teach the guys that you can't put yourself in that situation. Doesn't matter if you miss the punter/kicker by an inch; they are pros and can sell a penalty very easily.

Two. Roughing the kicker, and then a false start. They were very close together, too. He should be forced to run back to OP from BIA.

Amen. An interview with Man-gina after the game asked him about the handshake. The reporter said it looked like he was going in for handshake and a brief man-hug. EM was very gracious, deflecting it and just saying that the Pats were a great team. Belichick is an *.

The thing that strikes me about it is to see how much Rivers has progressed since his first start. Even just counting this year, JP has seriously regressed. You can't say he is at the same competency level as the Pats or Miami game. The play-calling is only bad b/c it's not being executed worth a sh--, and it starts with a QB that Fairchild has lost some confidence in.

Amen.

I'm not a mind-reader, but the way Nate was treated last off-season was a slap in the face to him. As I've said before, if Nate had any interest in staying in Buffalo, he would've signed a contract last year. That he'd risk career-ending injury over signing a contract that would set him for life tells me he wants out. The position/outlook for this team has to weigh on his mind too. In coaching, the faces have changed and the losing schemes have stayed the same. 'Change of scenery' is what other people say. No matter how many Benjamins are on any contract proposal, I don't see a scenario where Nate signs. And this is the last time I'm going to respond to this crusade of yours.

Yep. Nate doesn't need to say Boo to our front office, and I don't think he will.

He's probably speaking as one of the asshats who said so many stupid things that they retire that screenname and take up another to start again. Memo: when people do that, they need to stop saying stupid things to be taken seriously! Nail --> Head, on the QB assessment.

Find a kicker who is perfect. Lindell has been an excellent kicker for the past two seasons. And yes, I will bring April into it. If he felt that Lindell wasn't good enough, he would've replaced him either of the past two offseasons. Sorry, but there's a reason why April has an office at OBD and you have a couch in front of your TeeVee. BTW -- Have you ever tried to kick a FG? That wasn't exactly a wild-miss kick; if it were, you might have a point. But even then, it would still be just one kick. As mad as you are at Lindell, I guarantee RL is 100 times madder at himself. The problem kickers have is that they get so few plays per game. Same reason why you don't cut a RB for one fumble when otherwise, they are put up strong numbers. Like I said before, people are upset, this is gut-level.

If you think the D and ST can show up like this EVERY game just to have a chance at winning, you need to get your head examined. Taglibue said it before this season that what Buffalo needs to do to get competitive is solve the QB problem. But what does he know? He's not wearing the rose-colored glasses that help us see all the problems on our team! Losman isn't the entire problem, saying that would be stupid. But at this point, in the words of Jim Mora, I'd be in favor of the O's execution.