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Yawn ... They do practice in the stadium from time to time. This is apparently the first session in there during this particular set of OTAs. Nothing to get excited about. And Tim's point was solely about practicing inside in case of inclement weather.

HFBD to all!

Quality stuff, Bill. I'll add a query: Jauron and Brandon have talked about "cohesion" a lot in the last month, using Peters' expected holdout as a reason to make the trade. Just how much importance does Elliott place on getting that starting five in place as soon as possible?

That's because it's his team playing up there, not someone else's who would cut into his season-ticket/premium-seat base. We're talking a heck of a lot more than $78 million to make that go away.

Interesting. Henderson apparently injured his left shoulder at the Jags' OTA yesterday. (That's courtesy of Tim Graham's AFC South counterpart, Paul Kuharsky.)

grrrrrrrrrrrrrr ...

Don't be so sure that the stadium is an anchor. From today's Post-Dispatch: St. Louis Rams owners turn up search

Dunno. There is somewhat of a precedent with the Ravens, but there are several differences -- Balto already had a long NFL history, and as I recall, the Redskins got a significant chuck of cash to go along with the move. Not sure they could pay enough to make Ralph shut up, if someone tries to move into a city he's considered part of his territory for decades.

My answers to your questions: Yes. Yes. And to steal Dennis Green's quote, Dick Jauron is who we thought he was. I've never walked out of Rich/RWS wanting a coach fired THAT DAY, until the playcalling at the end of the Cleveland MNF game sent me over the edge. When Lynch dove into the line on first down from the 35, everyone around me was confused. Not me -- as soon as I saw that, I shook my head in disbelief and said, "You'd bleeping well better make this, Rian." And of course, he didn't. I don't blame him, I blame the guy who thought 50 yards (into a bit of a headwind) was close enough.

http://www.nfl.com/history/chronology/1991-2000

Someone should have told that to Wayne Huizenga before he bought the Dolphins, then. The rule only prohibits cross-ownership of franchises in different cities (i.e., Jeremy Jacobs would have to dump the Bruins to buy the Bills, but Tom Golisano could make a bid).

Except that Rogers Communications (the corporation) and the Rogers group (which includes MLSE chairman Larry Tanenbaum and Rogers vice-chair Phil Lind) aren't quite the same thing. Can Tanenbaum come up with the cash to hit the 30-percent threshold to be considered the majority owner in an NFL bid? Let's hope we don't find out the answer to that question any time soon. And because the Leafs and Raptors are in the Toronto market, the NFL can't use that to block a sale.

All in the cause of journalism, my good man. I figured that would be one of the next episodes of the VH1 show, with The Associated Press invited along for the ride.

Next time, a little research. Little killed a woman named Susan Gutweiler. I've already mentioned her name once here. Thank you.

Yeah, I was just looking for that. Someone asked if the eight-game contract with the Bills would preclude them from striking a deal to buy and move another team, and the answer was no. I've been trying the Globe and Mail -- Brunt did some solid work on that story -- but I'll check AP instead. Was that your byline, or someone based in Toronto?

Really? Has a reliable source confirmed that, or are you just going on Lombardi's speculation?

You keep going back to Little, and I'll keep telling you that Goodell doesn't have the retroactive right to banish someone whose crime was committed EIGHT YEARS before he became commissioner. Why don't we talk about guys who have seen his version of justice? Like Odell Thurman, who hasn't played in three years for the high crimes of two failed drug tests and a DUI arrest? Here's the Roger Goodell I saw last summer: http://www.stadiumwall.com/index.php?showtopic=67753 And Vick can earn his livelihood in any number of ways. The NFL is a privately-run business, and they can hire -- or choose not to -- by any rules they care to make, as long as they don't run afoul of EEOC laws. Guess he should have considered that before committing a felony.

"The fact is who is Roger Goodell ..."? He's the man in charge. Judge, jury, executioner. And the NFLPA signed off on the deal.

Toronto's the same distance from Buffalo as Cleveland is? You're not from around here, I take it?

That logic wouldn't hold up in any court in the country. Fact: a Personal Conduct Policy currently exists. Fact: by committing a felony, Vick violated it. And one more fact, after reading your latest edit: Little WAS suspended for eight games in 1999.

Where did you get that idea? To clarify my point: if Goodell and his more stringent policy had been in place when Little slaughtered Susan Gutweiler, he may not have found it quite as easy to get back into the league. That's for Goodell to decide.

Correct. And it answers quite a few of the questions being asked on this thread.

http://blogs.buffalobills.com/2009/05/05/m...t-set-in-stone/

Last I checked, ethnicity doesn't violate the conduct policy. Felonies do. And Goodell wasn't in office -- and the current version of the policy didn't yet exist -- when Little re-entered the league.

I don't think so.