The Senator

What's your budget? This is where Faith Hill stays when she's here, and the King of Sweden stayed during the recent hockey tourney... The Mansion on Delaware Avenue A couple of my favorite restaurants... Buffalo Chop House Rue Franklin Also, the Hyatt on Main St. (owned by former Buffalo Braves owner Paul Snyder) is short walk (or free metro-rail ride) from HSBC Arena and has a top-rated steakhouse featuring world-famous lounge lizard Jackie Jocko... Hyatt Buffalo EB Green's Jackie Jocko

Sorry - it comes from the 7 years I lived in Boston* and watched local TV sportscaster Bob Lobel...every single time there'd be a sports hi-lite of a former Boston player, he'd finish with, " Now why can't the [insert Red Sox/Celtics/Bruins/Patiots* here] get players like that? " Amazingly, it never gets old! Vis-a-vis the Seahawks, I think you're OK with having an NFC team to cheer - I have several, including the Seahawks. (Dad always said it was a good to have a fallback plan - that holds especially true for Bills fans!) I hope Marshawn does well - always liked him and feel like, for whatever reason, the whole of BuffTown turned on the guy. (BTW, we play the Seahawks in ' The Sinking City ' - a town built on sawdust on sh_t - in 2012, where I hope to see the Bills do better than the last time I was there!)

FWIW - Link - Fairley's stats lie in BCS Championship game As a three-technique tackle, Fairley's game is pressure and quickness. His game isn't based on strength. That showed early in the national title game when Fairley was controlled pretty well in the first quarter. Of course, his three tackles for loss were impressive, but two of them came when he was completely unblocked. Fairley also got a lot of pressure going one-on-one against Oregon's undersized interior line. What made Oregon think that was a good idea, who knows. What it did do, though, is inflate Fairley's stats. It pushed his tackles for loss on the year to 24 and his sacks to 11.5. There is no question that Fairley is a good player. His playing style and effort could immediately give a defense an attitude. Rival teams will hate Fairley and his penchant for cheap shots. There are questions about whether or not Fairley is a one-year wonder, or if he can take up two gaps in the NFL. Or if he has the power to take on and shed blockers. The answers to all those questions point to Fairley being a big risk at the top of the draft, let alone as the first pick overall. I am so conflicted over this guy - Fairley's the type of player that I'd surely despise on any team other than the Bills. I don't think Buddy's gonna take him anyway - my gut feel still says Ryan Mallett.

Why can't the Bills get players like that?

Ah yes...the ' Losing our Way to Greatness ' plan...I actually expect it to gain lots of traction over the off-season. (Just think how great the Bills could be if they'd just lose the next 160 games - the top draft postion for the next 10 years and all those #1 picks...oh baby... )

And the ' Ignore ' list continues to grow...

Quack Out Loud, baby!!!!

Me too, but apparently Caldwell didn't - to me, at least, Peyton looked incredulous when Caldwell called that last timeout.

I think that, after tonight, you guys are going to want Darron Thomas much more than Cam Newton. JMO. GO DUCKS!!!! Quack Out Loud!!!!!

Bitter and immature??? Moi???? Hell no! See, the old immature Senator would have wasted time crafting a stinging reply - the new Senator just puts you on ' Ignore '

No such luck, my CanadianAzureAle friend - it's right there on the top of TWC's meeting agenda, every Monday morning... " Now what can we do to stick it up LabattBlue's ass this week? "

I have no problems with the Steelers or the Baltimore Browns, and hate NJ far more than NE*. My least favorite team in the NFC picture would be Atlanta - goes all the way back to Glanville, Sanders, etc., so GB gets my vote in that game. No problems rooting for Da Bearsss if they win, though I'll be rooting for BEASTMODE this weekend.

Sad news. One of the toughest RBs to ever lace up the cleats, he fought off cancer for several years. Wish RW would get over past differences & put Cookie (and Lou Saban) up on The Wall. RIP

Thanks for the info, BeerSphere - and YOU GO, JOE! Just made a small donation myself - would love to be able to give more. Despite the prospects of climbing a mountain that, at it's highest point is 19,341 feet above sea level, DeLamielleure is not worried. "I never rode a bike either," DeLamielleure said. "But I rode 2,000 miles in 18 days. I'm just glad to be able to do this. And we need money, so if people are feeling like they want to donate, they can visit the website. And if some company wants to donate to us, I'll stick their flag on top of Mt. Kilimanjaro and take some pictures. "It's not about me and it's not about Ken Huff or Tom Lally," DeLamielleure continued. "For me it's just a thank you. If I was a current player I'd give them a lot of money, but I don't have money. I've got six kids and eight grandchildren and I don't have it. I didn't make that kind of money. I can give them myself." Link - Boots and Cleats On The Summit (Hey Donte - how 'bout you do something useful with your own time and money, instead of constantly tweeting about how underpaid and unappreciated you are?) .

I love this line... " President Obama called his right arm a weapon of mass destruction "... (His left arm looked pretty dangerous too, on that 67-yd TD run! ) .

Irregardless of the fact that Marshawn had some off-field issues, or that I was 100% against trading him, of that there is no such word as ' irregardless ' - Lynch is one helluva punishing back. Everyone is focusing on yesterday's 67-yd TD run - which was freakin' amazing - but I think this one more accurately typifies ' BEASTMODE ' ... I wish ML (and JP) best of luck in the playoffs.

Don't want to change this thread from discussing Moffitt and the Wisconson O-line, but the following web article sort of supports your thoughts on free agency, the CBA, and player movement... Both sides are at an impass of sorts failing to see eye-to-eye on such major issues as revenue sharing, an 18-game season and a change in the rookie wage contract scale. It all truly boils down to the money, owners want more and players are not willing to take less. A new CBA affects more than just the issues above including how and when the NFL’s current unrestricted free agents can be re-signed to new contracts. The issue is that no one knows if there will still be a salary cap and if so what the cap will be in 2011. While teams still technically can sign players they are not necessarily anxious to do so because of the uncertainty of the cap, and conversely players are not willing to resign knowing there is a chance thet may be able to get larger contracts. (Link - Roger Goodell’s Email Regarding CBA; No NFL In 2011 Possible?) With the amount of money involved for the players, the owners, the TV networks, etc., I just can't imagine there won't be a resolution to the CBA, or that there'll be no 2011 NFL season. If necessary, I'd bet that the US Congress and Barry Obama would step in to make sure that doesn't happen!

Thanks, Nanker - that certainly explains why the Raiders are holding off on hiring... Mike Leach

Count me as one who wouldn't mind drafting the entire Wisconsin line NFL Draft Scout - John Moffitt Right now Moffitt is projected as a late 3rd/early 4th round pick - we've got 2 picks in round 4, and a lot of positional needs. We all know about Gabe Carimi - I hope we can somehow get Carimi, either with our 2nd round pick or by trading back into the first round (after we pick Mallett #3 overall), before the Cheatriettes* draft him. I also love Wisconsin TE Lance Kendricks, but I think we've got 5 TEs on our roster right now - and obviously we have other needs. It'll be an interesting off-season - scouting combine begins Fed 23, free agency in March, and draft April 28.

Yeah, you're right - take away his one good run, and the Seahawks lose. Big deal.

Given the Lynch trade (which I was totally against) and the result of his ' open QB competition ', I'm still unconvinced of Gailey's ability to evaluate talent.

His is an extremely challenging program to complete in 4 years - but, thru AP credit and taking a heavy course load (19 credits this term alone, I've read), he's on track to graduate next Spring. The confusion arises when people unfamiliar with him read that he's a sophomore - most of us know that, academically, this is Luck's junior year and that he's considered a sophomore ( ' red-shirt ' sophomore) only in NCAA athletic eligibility terms because he did not play in his freshman year.

Well I feel pretty stupid - I only guessed him for 120 yards, give or take

Actually, that's exactly why I'd draft him - I not only expect him to play both positions plus special teams, I expect him to excel at all three... Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh calls [Marecic] "the perfect football player." "What Owen is doing is really hard," says Harbaugh. "For one thing he is playing the two most physical positions on the field. How many guys are in that kind of shape or are physically talented enough to do that? Then there's the mental part. Most guys couldn't comprehend a pro-style system on offense and a pro-style system on defense. It's multiple packages, fronts, coverages, blitzes, personnel groups, plays, adjustments. Who's smart enough to get all those things the first time and actually go out and do them on the field?" "He's probably got more of a future as a fullback, but this year's experience as a linebacker is going to make him more attractive to an NFL team," says Cardinal defensive coordinator Vic Fangio, who spent 24 years in the NFL. "A guy who can play more than one position is really valuable." Teammates and coaches marvel at how Marecic is able to keep his body tuned and his playbooks straight, all while scoring enviable grades in human biology, his interdisciplinary major. (Last spring his 3.887 GPA was the highest on the team.) "He's definitely not a sleep-in kind of guy," says junior tight end Coby Fleener, who rooms with Marecic. "In 30 years of being in college and pro football, I haven't seen a guy like him," says Harbaugh. "He does everything right, all the time, the first time. He has everything—strength, humility, intelligence. He's everything I envisioned being as a football player." (Link - from Sports Illustrated-The Perfect Player) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnzmNUcLG2M

120 yards rushing, give or take, throw in another 30 yards receiving, 2 TDs