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I'm not the one who called the game misconduct.

1-1. Oh, and nice cheapshot, Adams.

That's fine if it's 3rd-and-10. 3rd-and-2, obviously, not so much. The NFL's Game Stats and Information System has added some new breakdowns this year. I don't see defensive down-and-distance stats, but the play direction stats against the Bills D might be of interest here: Left End Left Tackle Left Guard Middle Right Guard Right Tackle Right End Plays: 47 Plays: 64 Plays: 72 Plays: 174 Plays: 72 Plays: 49 Plays: 36 NFL Rank: 22 NFL Rank: 5 NFL Rank: 2 NFL Rank: 3 NFL Rank: 6 NFL Rank: 24 NFL Rank: 27 Avg Gain: 4.87 Avg Gain: 5.50 Avg Gain: 5.68 Avg Gain: 3.69 Avg Gain: 4.07 Avg Gain: 5.96 Avg Gain: 7.92 NFL Rank: 13 NFL Rank: 28 NFL Rank: 30 NFL Rank: 10 NFL Rank: 18 NFL Rank: 31 NFL Rank: 32 After seeing those 28-30-32 rankings, I'm okay with using some draft picks on that side of the ball. For comparison, here's how the Bills offense looked: Left End Left Tackle Left Guard Middle Right Guard Right Tackle Right End Plays: 36 Plays: 46 Plays: 40 Plays: 153 Plays: 51 Plays: 46 Plays: 41 NFL Rank: 28 NFL Rank: 22 NFL Rank: 17 NFL Rank: 8 NFL Rank: 13 NFL Rank: 26 NFL Rank: 24 Avg Gain: 5.19 Avg Gain: 5.30 Avg Gain: 5.15 Avg Gain: 3.74 Avg Gain: 4.65 Avg Gain: 2.67 Avg Gain: 6.61 NFL Rank: 22 NFL Rank: 8 NFL Rank: 8 NFL Rank: 23 NFL Rank: 7 NFL Rank: 31 NFL Rank: 4 Guess we'll see if Cornell Green can provide an upgrade at RT.

Joe doesn't mince words, that's for sure. Last time I spoke to him at length was the day Jim Ringo died, which naturally led to a discussion on how many o-linemen end up suffering from Alzheimer's (or some other form of dementia).

Bills allowed 4.7 yards per carry and 19 rushing touchdowns last year. Once Suh and McCoy were off the board, Troup was the guy they liked at the CRITICAL DT position. I was miffed when they took McGahee with Dallas Clark on the board, partly because none of us knew whether or not WM would ever make it all the way back. This? Not so much.

"Undocumented workers," eh? Looks like this thread belongs on PPP. So will it be done.

Thank goodness for Winnie. Otherwise, I'd be certified as a habitual offender on that one.

I hope you did that on purpose.

Funny you should say that. Posted to my Facebook feed earlier tonight: http://www.thestar.com/news/world/india/ar...arking-to-india And I love me some FakeAPStylebook. Those guys are great.

Ah, but Doc K's a highly-trained professional. Do not attempt this at home.

They are.

Baby steps, dev. Can't change the world overnight.

If he continues on his current path, he'll have to grow out of it someplace else.

We've noticed.

Upon arriving at both this and the original thread late... Kudos for the apology. It was warranted. Typos happen, from BillsDaily to my small-town weekly to the cover of Sports Illustrated. The saying goes, "Surgeons bury their mistakes. We print ours." And when you catch one, you grit your teeth, say a few choice words, fix it if you can, and try to do better next time. And I'm sure Steve wouldn't mind a helping hand on the copydesk, if anyone's so inclined.

Untrue. "On the record" means the source agrees to let a journalist publicly identify them and attribute information/quotes to them. Lots of people tell me things directly, but are unwilling to see them in print with their name attached. Even at the prep sports level, you'd be amazed how often I hear, "Please don't put this in the paper, but..." In other words, Bryant is publicly willing to stand behind his story. The sources leaking the other version -- who presumably also spoke directly to a journalist at some point -- aren't. Why not?

Silver asks a good question. Bryant's version is on the record. Ireland's isn't. Why? Then again, Jim Trotter counters with the equally valid point: Bryant was on the record about his relationship with Deion, too, and that turned out not to be true. Whole bunch of he said-he said here, and right now, I'm not sure I believe EITHER story.

The counter, from Mike Silver (via Twitter), who wrote the original story: and http://twitter.com/RealMikeSilver

Nice view, but I'd have to know who's sitting next to you before determining whether or not it's a good seat.

Wait, Loggia's still alive? Who knew? (Interestingly, according to Wikipedia, he has a journalism degree from Mizzou. Guess acting paid better back then, too.)

Good point. Canada's national hero versus the team that dominates the game's history. Should be fun. I posted about tonight's game on Facebook -- where my profile pic is me posing with Lord Stanley at the Hockey HOF -- and now my yinzer cousins are talking trash. Love it.

Tell that to the defending Cup champs, or to 33 million Canadians who all either love or hate the Habs.

Washington probably thought they had a smooth road, too. Just sayin'.

I even had Pollock rooting for my Habs, and he's not even a hockey guy. He was just amused at the idea of all three division champs tanking in Round 1, I think. As for me, I've disliked Ovechkin ever since he ran Briere. He's a great player, but there's a line between hard-nosed and thuggish, and let's just say I wasn't surprised at the way he dumped Campbell into the boards this year. Wasn't real impressed by the way he totally disappeared against Canada in the Olympics, either. Get bent, Alex.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Go Habs Go!