The Senator

"Everybody's all surprised every time this stuff happens. It surprises me everybody gets surprised, because it happens every year like this that there are surprises. The most surprising thing would be if there weren't any surprises. So therefore, in the final analysis, none of it's really that surprising." - Mike Leach

Old time hockey???

Are you sure they don't smoke marijuana in Muskogee? You are aware, I hope, that the American side of Niagara Falls is not only a state park, and an Olmstead park, but is also the oldest state park in the nation, so there's really no place the put a stadium on 'the edge' of the falls, unless you mean literally on the edge of the falls - in which case, I'm sure Bechtel and the Army Corps of Engineers could figure out a way to build it, but it'd be tough for even us diehard Bills fans to get to the gates...

Ah, I see...that would expain why there were already 26 posts in it before you started this thread

You mean, rather than starting a new thread, using one that is already established - like maybe this one??? Link - The Stadium Wall - The Expert Prediction storage Area

Now THERE'S a clever solution, UC - give the wife carte blanche with the credit card to go shopping in Union Square, and meet under the clock at the Westin St. Francis afterward.

Yeah I know, but I can't imagine The French Laundry would have the game on - or serve wings.

So your first challenge, I'm sure you know, is that kickoff time is 10 AM out there - don't know that there are any bars in Napa, or even Tiburon or Marin, open that early. A sure bet is to head south into EssEff and hit the official bar of the San Francisco Bay Area Bills Backers - The Northstar Cafe 1560 Powell Street San Francisco, CA 94113 (in North Beach, right at the corner of Powell and Green) I guarantee there'll be at least a dozen people waiting at the door before 9:30 AM, fully decked out in Bills gear, and by kickoff it'll be hoppin' with Bills fanatics. Tell 'em some nut called 'The Senator' recommended it. (Should be SRO by end of first quarter so get there early if you want a bar stool - the place is small, but man does it hold a lot of Bills fans!) Cheers!

January 23, 2011 - when we win the AFC Championship... 19 and 0 baby!!! GO BILLSSS!!!! PosLUSZny!!!!!

It's NOT his first offense? Really??? I'm unaware of any violations or incidents with Shawn Nelson last season (his rookie year). Can you enlighten me? And, BTW, here is the NFL policy on banned substances: Banned substances policy The NFL banned substances policy has been acclaimed by some and criticized by others, but the policy is the longest running in American professional sports, beginning in 1987. The current policy of the NFL suspends players without pay who test positive for banned substances as it has since 1989: four games for the first offense (a quarter of the regular season), eight games for a second offense (half of the regular season), and 12 months for a third offense. The suspended games may be either regular season games or playoff games. Best be careful when throwing out words like "ignorance" and "stupid".

We will most definitely beat the Cheatriettes* this season - twice. It is an incontrovertible fact, and I will tell you all why... We are all aware of NE's* and Belicheat's* proclivity for cheating - that is what has made them* so successful in recent years. I have even alluded to the secret network of low-earth-orbit reconnaissance satellites that Bob Kraft* deployed, after the cheating scandal was exposed, to gather intel on all potential Patsies* opponents - and the hidden nerve center where BB* sorts thru all that info... Bill Belicheat's* Secret Mountain Hideaway Well, in the past, Bills' coaches have been content to shut up and tolerate this gross violation of good sportsmanship and skirting of NFL rules. (Bill Belicheat* will tell you, "There's nothing in the NFL Rule Book that even references using LEO satellites to spy on other teams practices", while former Bills coach Dick Jauron would simply respond, "We don't cheat. I don't know what other teams do, but we don't cheat.") But something has changed this season. Ralph Wilson, tired of a 10-year playoff drought - and particularly a 12-game streak of gut-wrenching, rip-your-heart-out losses to the Cheatriettes* - went and fired Dick Jauron. RW, perhaps sensing his own immortality and wanting one last chance to drink from football's Holy Grail, finally decided it's time to bring in a high-power, high-profile, proven winner at the Head Coach position and - eschewing such lesser names as Mike Shanahan, Bill Cowher, Brian Billick, and others - sought out and hired former Georgia Tech offensive guru, Thomas Chandler Gailey! I could sense an instant change in the air, an air of confidence and cockiness about the man when Chan Gailey boldly stated... "I've been around enough winning programs that when I walk on the field I expect to win. I don't just hope to win." My feeling of total confidence in the man was further reinforced when Chan Gailey boldly dressed down a gang of pre-pubescent-thugs having a bit too much fun at Trent Edwards' expense while enjoying the final days of their summer vacation at the Bills' St. John Fisher College training camp. Nobody's gonna push this guy - or this team - around. I knew. But Chan didn't stop there. He asked for - no, make that demanded - a facility of his own, on a par with Belicheat's* Patriettes*, where he could gather and sort thru his own recon in order to gain every possible advantage on his opponents. Now Ralph, being the owner of a small-market team and limited financial resources, would have flat-out refused to pony-up in the past. But Chan's persuasiveness - and Ralph's own desire to go out on a winning note - convinced RW to beg, borrow, and steal in order to jury-rig together a network of abandoned and unused satellite transponders and give Chan Gailey a state-of-the-art nerve center of his own, hidden deep in the Orchard Park woods behind One Bills Drive... Chan's Secret Surveillance Shack THIS IS OUR YEAR, FOLKS! We will not be denied. I will be in Gillette Stadium on September 26, like I have so many times in the past, to witness - first-hand - the fruits of Mr. Wilson's largess, and the magic that is Chan Gailey. 19 and 0 baby!!! GO BILLSSS!!!! PosLUSZny!!!!!

Perhaps there are HIPAA issues involved, or NFLPA issues, or some other issues the keep the Bills from releasing every single private detail about their players' lives. I think if it were something more serious than a banned substance in a GNC supplement, we'd probably figure that out when we saw Nelson's name on the waiver wire - so apparently the Bills are not overly concerned. Pissed, probably, but not overly concerned. Bummer that a stupid mistake is costing the Bills his services for 4 weeks tho.

So why is the 8th spot still open, anyway? Are they keeping an open spot because they'll have to cut someone from the active roster when Shawn Nelson returns? (Seems silly to have an open spot for 4-5 weeks.) Is there no O-line talent out there? Why couldn't they have grabbed, say, a Brandon Carter off waivers? Why can't they go out today and sign someone like Mike Tepper ??? Hey Buddy...Chan...what's goin' on?

Well, at least he enjoyed a modicum of success in the music business while that kind of music was popular. As they say, "Make hay while the sun shines." Bizarre story.

Ralph Wilson, Billy Shaw, & Joe D too, as well as HOFer's from other teams - 16 in all - one notable absence is Marv - here ya go... Legends lending luster to Bills' opener - Alumni to host stars of several NFL eras

Very funny, but probably gonna get yourself some flack for violating several, er, 'sensitivities' - might wanna just post a link to the video with a 'NSFW' warning. (It's DEFINITELY not something someone would want to open in an office with others within hearing range!) (Glad I saw it before it gets deleted tho - funny stuff.)

Three questions: 1) Where'd you find someone to book a bet for 2/100ths of a penny? 2) 'Incompetant', 'feible', 'competant'? Seriously? 3) What's in the Koolaid you're drinking?

Hah! Wishful thinking. Most fans are unaware that Bob Kraft* has a secret network of low-orbit spy satellites for the express purpose of gathering video on all NFL teams - even fewer fans know about... Bill Belicheat's* Secret Hideaway

I never argue numbers with you. (Is VT this bad???) Edit - guess I just put the 'Senatorial Whammy' on Boise St.!

Holy crap, Dean, I think you're being 'called out'! (Son, you're about to get into a pissing contest with a guy that was VP of Research for 3 TV stations and 2 networks, and that specializes in research, statistics, and 'lots of numbers & stuff' - do yourself a favor and step away from your PC!)

underdog

Meh, big deal - The Dean says that about me almost every day

http://espn.go.com/espn3/index/_/sport/football# See how good I am to you, Deano? (17-14, Maryland - Navy just fumbled on Terps goal line, 34 seconds left)

Actually, you stopped reading before that, because what the very first sentence said was... Gabe Carimi isn't one of the more well known offensive line prospects, but (like Bulaga and Calloway of Iowa) he comes from a program that consistently churns out a lot of very good linemen to the NFL. The author was not comparing him Carimi to Bulaga/Calloway at all, other than to say that - like them - Carimi comes from a college program (Wisconsin) that is known for producing many good NFL offensive linemen. But thanks for playing - come back when your attention span and reading comprehension exceed 25 words.

Two previous classics from The Onion... Buffalo Bills Acquire Final Piece Of S--t Of The Puzzle Goodell Tells Bills To Use Bye Week To See If Football Is Something They Really Want To Be Doing (Sad thing is, you could almost believe that last one to be real! )