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Some of us are kidding ourselves with the miami dolphins. They had a miserable team this year, yet due to good coaching this team went 5-4 in its last 9, 5-3 against teams not named Bills and have 3 first round draft picks next year. If they hit on a qb the will very much press on the number 2 spot. Doesn't mean they'll get there, but I just don't see this team capping, at say, 7-9. The Jets have a terrible head coach, but a good defense. They could be a problem next year. Respectfully, I have no reason to believe that Bills will be ascending any quicker than those two teams. Please note though that with everyone ascending I can live with us at 12-4, Jets at 9-7 and Dolphins at 8-8. I just truly can't envision the Patriots ascending... I mean...to where. That is a team that, over all, should be thrilled if they finish 10-6 next year...downright thrilled. NOTE: This is my first post since the loss and the first time I've been back to this board since before the game...yeah, it bothered me that much.

You are wise to post this, Shady. Very astute of you. I agree with much of what Peter had to say.

Please believe me, Haz, when I say I was going to mention Sally's, too. I just wanted to get the point across with at least one example. I am enviously of my friend who does not live so far away from both. ...ugh...this is killing me right now. I am looking forward to meatloaf at home in a few minutes, but I will be cheating on my dinner in my mind.

Frank Pepe's, for one...oh man...take a wild guess what is the only thing I am thinking about right now? ...pizza, Shady, would be a good guess.

Good pizza places, Shady, in CT.

1. I liked the man a lot. 2. I don't like saying good bye to many more faces, nowadays, that dotted my youth and are passing with time.

Connecticut says hi.

If you beat the Pats and we beat Houston... Patriots fans... will be forced to watch the Bills... play in the divisional round of the playoffs... ...while they are stuck home crying in their chowder. For the love of all get out, please beat the Pats.

Well said, but just to clarify one of your points I believe Forrest Greg wascoach of the Bengals for their first Super Bowl, against the Niners in 1981.

OJ Simpson's all-time NFL rushing rank: 21 Bruce Smith's all-time NFL sack rank: 1 ..has this guy followed football after the late 70s?

You, Sir, are a steely-eyed missile man. Good call.

Thanks Chandler. The next time a meaningless thread escapes from my mind and finds its way on to this Board you shall get the PM.

It has...poetry and a satisfying denouement that would be agreeable and pleasing to the local fan base. A certain je n'ais quoi quality, that I can't quite put my finger on here*, but probably applies. * I know, geniuses, that's the joke...let it be.

I...could live with that. ?

Chandler, side note please...how do we lock our own threads, or can't we do it anymore? I wanted to lock the Big Ben thread, as I thought it would be just a distraction, but then I just plain deleted it. There were great comeback takes in there by Board Members, but again, I just thought the thread was more of a distraction and I hadn't even given it a lot of proper thought before posting.

Can we feel bad for Levi for just a bit? first playoff game and just one game away. ...that stinks.

Oh man, who wants to break it to ESPN that the Bills made the playoffs this year and McDermott is still their head coach? They are going to be very upset.

Gotta admit, being with the Bengals as the only teams not to beat the Pats the last 5 weeks is a little disconcerting. Someone around here, jocularly so, mocked me a few weeks back at the suggestion that Fitzy could beat the Pats, in New England, especially in a game they needed. ...any given Sunday I believe is sort of how I responded. Happy “Any Given Day”.

“Look, if somebody gets in the way of me getting the ball, I push the bast**d.” Lee Smith, September-December 2010-20xx

Well, my sources from deep within me say I’m going to down a lot of pasta today during a relaxing regular season finale. ...take it to the Bank, brother. ?

Beane is a witch. I’ve been saying it for awhile. he will be brewing up a special batch of eye of newt and wolfsbaine stew in the off season.

Gugny, I will pay you (not a lot) to come to the bathroom in my house and see me produce some meaningless crap.

Stads, you had me at “E-S-P-N”, the same guys who brought you this years’s likely coach of the year, Sean McDermott, as “the coach on the hottest seat in the nfl”...one year removed from the playoffs and doing a rebuild that they actually referenced in their press conferences.

On the contrary...he's a BIG B word.

Ok, row...I will have to suffer through 4:30 then! ?