Lori

While remembering that money talks, I'm not entirely convinced Berman would make the jump to a network which covers a single sport. Gammons to MLB.com was a logical move. While Berman would still be able to get his NFL fix, no more Masters, no more baseball ... not sure he'd take that tradeoff, or be happy with the results if he did. And I trust McIntyre (TBL) even less than Florio. Some of his 'scoops' haven't exactly squared with the facts, going back to his days at the Record. So, we'll see. The DirecTV bit is more intriguing. After all, Berman did take a chance on helping to start a sports channel, once upon a time ...

Losman, at Houston, November 2006.

Now, see, I think both Sharpe and Gradishar should have been in ahead of Little...

Moreso than Randle or Dent? The reaction to this year's vote was amusing to watch, via the Twitter feeds of several voters and various other NFL beat writers. Denver's ticked that Shannon Sharpe didn't get in, too. Oakland can't believe that Reed made the top 10 and Tim Brown didn't. And, of course, the same people who bitched about the previous disrespect shown to Cris Carter are even more vociferous this time around. Good place as any to toss in Jeff MacGregor's take on the process: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/commentary/...tory?id=4897379

I'm sure there are. Cowboys fans still complain about Drew Pearson not being in. Ditto for Charles Haley's former teammates on the NFL Network's broadcast the other day. Little was a very good running back, but he was nowhere close to being the best of his era. I'll say it again: if he's worthy of enshrinement, then I have about 10 more names to add to the Seniors Committee's list for next year...

SD didn't trade Brees. He signed with New Orleans as a free agent before the 2006 season ... and the Bills weren't in the market, because they already had Losman and Holcomb. (I'll let you pick which smiley best depicts the consequences of that decision):

Bandit, you presume "the right one" is available. If the next Peyton Manning drops to the Bills at No. 9, of COURSE they should take him ... but we've also seen what happens when a desperate team says, "We need a franchise QB," and reaches for a guy who can't fill those shoes. Once Roethlisomething's name came off the board in 2004, the Bills would have been better served to stay put and draft for value instead of panicking and trading up for Losman. That's the mistake I don't want them to repeat this year.

If Kelly had signed here as a rookie, it would have been QB first ... and he might not have survived long enough to make it to a Super Bowl. Bills QBs were sacked 139 times from 1983-85, including 60 in 1984.

Technically, Wolford was drafted three years after Kelly, but actually joined the Bills first in 1986. (Semantics -- he was here for minicamp of his rookie season, while Kelly and Hull didn't sign until training camp. You already know this, I'm sure, but others might not.) Jim Ritcher and Joe Devlin were the vets on that line, along with Jones. And that lesson: Wolford and Ritcher were both first-round picks, Jones and Devlin second-rounders ...

Funny, but I'm pretty sure the vast majority here -- myself included -- ripped Belichick for doing precisely the same thing after losing SB XLII.

Nah, California QBs suck. Sincerely, John Elway (Granada Hills HS, Stanford U.) Troy Aikman (b. West Covina, UCLA) Dan Fouts (b. San Francisco, St. Ignatius HS) Warren Moon (Alexander Hamilton HS, West Los Angeles JC) Tom Brady (b. San Mateo, Junipero HS)

Brees is proof ... that his original team gave up on him too early, using the No. 1 overall pick on another quarterback just three years later. If Phillip Rivers hadn't held out of training camp, no telling whether or not Brees would have even gotten another chance to start in San Diego. Brees is also proof that drafting a first-round QB isn't the only way to win a Super Bowl, since the Saints signed him as a free agent. Out of this year's final four teams, the Jets and Colts started their own #1 picks, Vikings and Saints didn't. And Brees is proof of one more thing: when a good QB isn't pressured -- isn't even HIT in the entire second half -- he can pick defenses apart. Thank the Saints' offensive line, which featured four of their own draft picks, for that.

Polian, thin-skinned? Wow. Who knew? That NEVER came out while he was here. And I'm sure that just about any Bills fan you talk to would be ecstatic to "settle" for a Super Bowl win over Rex Grossman. I'll be curious to see the reaction here if/when Polian is selected for the Bills' Wall of Fame -- which could happen as soon as this year.

Valid point. First time Brees played at the Ralph, he was benched. For Flutie. My, how times change ...

Don't see an asterisk inscribed anywhere on the Super Bowl (cq) rings from that year.

Not what I meant. We weren't seeing a live broadcast of the halftime show.

By the way, this subject came up before the game, and I did a little research:

75 posts? I don't think you're making any rules here just yet ...

Nobody. The story goes, they tried to trade up to the top of the second round, but couldn't find any takers. Instead, SD got him with the 32nd overall pick.

Reese and (I think) Coy Wire. Believe there was a LB involved too. Wilford actually did get both feet down, though ...

Because Maybin has had how many legal problems or suspensions?

That was 2004, Greer's rookie season with the Bills. And no, he did not play against Jacksonville. http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/2...UF_Gamebook.pdf

Bingo. He watched last year's Super Bowl from rehab. Kevin Seifert wrote the story: http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth/post/_/id...nthony-hargrove

Oh, and FWIW, the guys in the stadium said there was a major delay between the live show and the broadcast. Talking a good 20-30 seconds. Guess they weren't taking any chances on wardrobe, or other, malfunctions.