UConn James

Where is that columnist and the mouthbreathers here who, in training camp, said we have "possibly the deepest LB corps in the NFL." I called BS then, and I call BS now.

He appeared to trip over his legs while trying to cut to the outside of Moulds' block. Spray of the black rubber pellets. Me shouting at him to Get up! while he stayed down. I too was wondering where his breakaway speed went. At 'The U' when he had those types of breaks, he put on the afterburners and didn't slow down until he got to the end zone. The weight he put on took away that burst.

JP - it's the hair. Really, #89. My s-i-l is a hairdresser. If he can't afford a haircut at this point (I would charge him ~$400 for the gas to run the lawnmower necessary to cut through that rug), maybe I can make an appointment for him at my own special yardwork or apple pie exchange. She will, of course, ask about his love life and try to foment soap-opera drama while he's sitting in the chair.

First, a space ship? That would be one big craft, with some pretty steep cliffs. Nevermind the pesky question of where the organic material, rocks, soil, etc. came from? It doesn't just rise out of the ocean floor. I don't think it was a ruse. They wanted Claire for the baby and Ethan killed Steve(?) with the specific goal of getting her back, thinking that the survivors were spineless and would just give him one of their own. Six bullets to the chest amply showed he thought wrong. The Others and whoever else just want a child, any child. Claire's baby, Aaron, is not suddenly safe. The pyschic said that if anyone else raised him, there would be bad things; nothing that said everything was in the clear once he was born. The baby's father is the stooge who told Claire, 'Why not have a baby? We can do this' and that he would be there for her. Then when her stomach started getting bigger, he came home with a six-pack and was like, 'I can't do this.' At which point, Claire looked into adoption.

From the Business First article, linked from the frontpage: Pardon me if $100M-200M+ in public money chipped in for building a new stadium (probably more after every politician will include his/her own little side projects e.g. how the Vikings stadium will have housing, nature preserves, and an alien spacecraft landing site) is a damn expensive way just to extend the lease and get rid of the escape clause. Nevermind asking how the WNY economy and businesses will be able support the stadium's luxury boxes (the cash crop of the NFL) when it's already stretched pretty tight with what we've got.

Saw there were 31 million viewers last Wed., which I believe is ~ 10 million more than the ratings had at any time last season. Probably a big part of that is many people got the DVD and became hooked. At times last season, it was really difficult to follow the show's timeline as it jumped around with repeats for three weeks here, four weeks there.... Mostly to do w/ the production schedule and being behind b/c of having to wait to see how the Pilot did in ratings. They started shooting in July for this season, and we should all hope that the eps are shown in the set order.... especially as the storylines and mysteries become more convoluted.

I've been advocating that since training camp. Let JP and Duke learn to play together now, rather than start from Square One next year. Teague, if he ever had it, has lost it. Was it any coincidence that we started passing better, running better, and winning last year when Tucker(?) came in at C for several games when Teague was injured? Wonder of wonders, that was the same time when the bull-rushes up the middle stopped. Word is out on how to beat Trey.

Horrible to say? No, just realistic. The OL weakness hasn't been adequately addressed in a long time, and I think it's hammered home to everyone but TD (I think he knows it, but the pickings were slim in the offseason) by now that you can't draft one first-rounder and sign a couple of drift-offs and think everything's fixed. We've been paying the piper for several seasons now. McNally may be a great OL coach, but you can't make bricks without clay.

How does BR look right now? In this order...

Not if they can just bull-rush JP b/w our very own matadors, especially Chris V, but ESPECIALLY Trey Teague. They had a time-clock and the D was on him in 0.9 seconds. That was just ugly. What is the common link from where Ds were pressuring Drew last year? Say what you want about Teague and his knowledge and leadership but he's either getting pushed to the side or into the backfield. He wasn't worth that $2M roster bonus and he's not going to be here next year.

I've just been wondering now whether it refers to that button. Maybe you have to lift it up, instead of pressing it down, as Walt was saying....? I don't think it's just (or, even) about spiritual belief; I got the impression that there was some specific thing being mentioned. Can't wait for Wed.

Vick had 5 safety valves on every play. He'd calmly budge sideways from our blitzers, make a throw you thought was going nowhere, and BAM! Complete. Excellent pocket prescence, and barring that, excellent scrambling. If you compared the QBs today, one's got it down, and one just didn't (tho I think it'll just take him time to learn it, as it did for Vick). I don't know if Everett can come right in and be that kind of guy. Campbell actually had a chance on one dump-off pass, that he usually catches, but he was tripped up.

Would that you're right, but since Evans and Moulds aren't making much of a difference, how do you figure two rookies will? Apparently Josh Reed is turning into JP's first-look guy. Josh Reed.

Thanks, it's a Duracraft three-speed. Low, medium and Arctic. I left it on one night last week and woke up with frost on my lower peaks.

It doesn't matter that you spelled it wrong intentionally, or that you put the face immediately afterward. That phrase can never be uttered unless the playoff implications means that Miami team must win in order for our team to get into the playoffs (and even then, it must be preceeded by the admission "I want to kill myself for saying this, but...." BiB, as acting V.P. of the TBD Anti-Capitulation Agency, will be sending you a mailbomb this week. I'll pick Thursday in the betting pool. Tough to get those gov't boys going on Mondays, and then there's the requisite three-day waiting period for C4 in most supply companies.

Yes. The human tragedy of being optimists is coming back to haunt everyone here as everyone's homes are burned to the ground, our dogs have all run away and the November issue of Popular Mechanics will be delayed by three days. We must all bow to BB, b/c he tried to warn us all about the outcome of the life-or-death situation of watching an oblong ball being advanced on a field of turf.

Well, watching the game, the difference b/w JP and Vick was glaring. Our DL and blitzing was putting really good pressure Mr. Mexico all day, and yet.... he still had that escapability where he moved an inch to the side, made the guy whiff and then calmly threw it out to one of his several open safety valves. He just kept doing this. I don't know how the D can really make adjustments to that; if you stop the pressure, that just gives Vick all day to throw and probably scramble on you 'til you're red in the face. But they did give up several 3rd and longs where they had a chance to stop guys a few yards short and they lost that battle of willpowers to Dunn, Duckett, et al. The best defense would have been to have the offense keep Vick off the field. JP just wasn't reading his receivers and the pressure was getting to him. I wouldn't say the OL is blameless in that (I specifically cite T. Teague doing his matador impression, and upon seeing his QB getting chased into the backfield and refusing to just go down (and losing several more yards in the process), Trey actually made motions to run upfield). Maybe J.P. needs to get the herp; apparently it does something for your game. And he needs to get a friggin' haircut.

*ducks unecessarily as the tomato limply falls to the floor (ajzepp throws like a girl )* I'm actually saucing up some tomatoes from the harvest today. Keep 'em coming; I need a few more to make LA's Slow Cooker Sloppy Joes.

California vintners in the Napa Valley area, which primarily produces Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir and Pinot Grigio wines, have developed a new hybrid grape that acts as an anti-diuretic. It is expected to reduce the number of trips older people have to make to the bathroom during the night. The new wine will be marketed as Pinot More.

And you explain awarding a replacement francise to Cleveland.... how? You look like an a-hole when you try to smack people like RW and small-market teams that are the backbone of NFL tradition but only manage to hit air and fan the stench of the BS that comes out of your mouth. Respectfully, STFU Mr. Tagliabue.

True that not everyone has to like everyone, but not everyone is such an ass as to speak out to who they don't like in the national media. Most polite people would just defer from commenting. I imagine that JP will be asked about Moore's comments in an attempt to foment trash-talk and an ESPN-mediated feud. And I also imagine that JP will handle it by saying something like, "He feels the way he feels and I can't change that. Next question."

Two words: tackle eligible.

I wonder how many people after the M-E-W... say, "You know what? You're... err... it's not that important anyway.

Piss off, Mewelde. And WTF kind of a name is Mewelde??? I hope his bitterness stems as much from something like J.P. led the charge in flicking spitballs at him in History 101 as it is that one of the above is a starting QB and one is a scrub RB (read: practice field tackling dummy).

Nope. The reason to build a new stadium is for luxury boxes, etc. that have little or nothing to do with the average fan. They had a really hard time selling the luxury boxes that were built opposite the big screen; I don't see how building more will make businesses and buyers that can afford such luxuries magically appear in the WNY region. Where they get the money is regular ticket sales; and to this tune, the Ralph is one of the biggest-capacity stadiums (and the refurbishing several years ago actually cut a couple thousand seats). Until the Ralph starts deteriorating beyond repair in maybe 20-30 years, the team would move before a new stadium is built. If the economic vitality of the team depends on a serious inflow of stadium-generated capital, people need to face facts that the numbers every other team crunches for how much more they'll make w/ a new stadium just don't apply to the WNY region.