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Or maybe they're saving touches for later in his career when he might have a line to run behind. No sense putting on mileage at this point ... Give him touches and get him acclimated tothe NFL.

as a Bills fan ... you never, ever hope for a 47 yard field goal on grass to win a game ...

when Spiller split out and the LB followed, I turned to my wife & said "Spiller deep for the TD" ... franchise QBs don't miss that one ... usually.

Don't forget the "Dead Patriot Laying Out of Bounds Thus Negating Recovery of Fumbles by Bills Rule" ... it goes for INTs as well. Boldin became an extension of the out of bounds line while touching Corner.

As I said in one of the other threads about the non-INT Another point that has been lost in all of this is the "Dead Patriot Laying Out of Bounds Thus Negating Recovery of Fumbles by Bills Rule" ... if Boldin is touching the white line in any way, while touching Corner (before Corner has established possession), then Corner is ruled out of bounds. I haven't gone back to look at the play, but by my recollection that is definitely a possibility. It doesn't matter if Corner's elbow came down in bounds ... he was on top of Boldin whose back was touching the white stripe ... Corner is thus ruled out of bounds

Another point that has been lost in all of this is the "Dead Patriot Laying Out of Bounds Thus Negating Recovery of Fumbles by Bills Rule" ... if Boldin is touching the white line in any way, while touching Corner (before Corner has established possession), then Corner is ruled out of bounds. I haven't gone back to look at the play, but by my recollection that is definitely a possibility.

The closest that Jim came after '90 was in '91 ... week 15 he threw 3 ... first playoff game he threw 3 ... didn't play week 16

NFL players speaking on their own behalf ... just proves the old adage ... He who represents himself in court has a fool for a client.

knowing Mark personally ... no, it didn't work all that well. Was it better than nothing? yes ... but it was extremely insufficient compared to the newer helmets. Mark still deals with serious migraines.

+1 And that is the point of what I said ... stop using the equipment to do what the body was intended to do.

I just responded the Yahoo! article on my facebook page. Here is what I wrote ... Sure ... I agree with the players that we don't want to sissy-fy the NFL ... but the same problem is happening with the NHL. The common solution to both leagues' problem? Pare down the equipment ... these guys are this reckless with their hits because they will NOT feel the impact that they deliver. Take away the facemask on the players and see how they respond. Stop making shoulder pads (in the NHL, especially) that are made of ABS plastic so that the body is completely protected. Special, hardened plastics & metals have no place in the sports. Then, in the case of the NFL ... the only thing that needs to be policed is if the player lowers the head to use the crown of the helmet. Sorry, Mr. Daniels (read the article, he says "Have we become a cupcake league? We already have better helmets and gear.") ... you are a cupcake league because you're hiding behind the better helmets & gear.

No more victory formation. If you're trying to run out the clock, you must gain positive yards. Otherwise the clock stops. Having the last 90 seconds not count In the game really stinks.

But Satan doesn't play defense ... he really only gets empty net goals ... that's why the Sabres let him go.

Absolutely wide right ... We went from the best in the world (by a mile) to the beginning of a bad joke for every comedian.

My apologies that WGR has to play his show for hours in the afternoon, thinking that it will fill the need for sports talk. I tune in once every few weeks (or less) just to hear what might be talked about. More often than not, I'm left still wondering what is going on in the world of sports. He spends more time repeating his silly one liners than talking about any real information ... usually with a recorded sound bit of something that is more than often taken out of context just to make himself even 'funnier'. I've tried to give him the benefit of the doubt ... especially since so many think that he does a great interview. I've never heard what other seem to hear. All that he ever does is get guests to answer meaningless questions which usually tend to buoy his own self-absorbed arrogrance. I've never supported advertizers on his show ... or those from WGR during his show ... and my radio doesn't have a special transceiver that sends info to ESPN to let them know that I'm listening. He doesn't get ratings from me. He gets ratings from people who want their 30 seconds of fame b/c Jim Rome read their e-mail or talked to them on the show. It's the radio equivalent of America's Got Talent ... without anyone with enough talent to win (in other words, just the freak shows that want to be on TV).

you think that McIntyre has played OLB since high school? He has the drive ...

I don't get the Jim Rome fascination in the sports world. He is on air for about 20 minutes for each hour he broadcasts, and the opening and closing of every segment is music fill or an ad that he reads. Not only that, but he thinks he is so funny with his lines that he feels the need to repeat the same 'jokes' at least 5 - 6 times in a row ... just in case you didn't get it the first time. Guess what, Jim ... I didn't think it was funny to begin with. Someone needs to have Jim Everett come back and beat him up ...

I live in OP, went to the Cleveland game last year, spent no money on food, had free parking passes ... and still felt ripped off by that game.

What we're missing is that it had to do with an inappropriate gesture. Firing a gun is inappropriate in this day and age, just like slitting the throat. If that's the case, then we shouldn't have men dressed up with replica guns in the endzone. The NFL shouldn't be able to have it both ways. This would be different if Johnson pretended to shoot a ref or if he 'aimed' his non-gun at the Minutemen. He simply mimicked what they do.

I just want the Bills to stop the "Fake going for it on 4th down by motioning the FB back and forth across the formation". If you line up to go for it ... go for it. They needed about a foot. If you don't make it there, you're not going to win anyway.

I know Mark personally (I'm one of his pastors) ... I don't listen to him on the radio usually, but I've listened to his breakdown of play and he definitely sees stuff that I don't. He wants to believe in his team (so they miss making a play instead of just not being good enough). However, we've had plenty of conversations where he has expressed disdain for the problems the team has exhibited. Mark is no dope. He just has a tendency to see the best in people.

It was pretty big in Pittsburgh circles when I lived near Pittsburgh ...

Interesting that the Patsies didn't appeal the ruling (not that I've heard anyway). If they were correct in their interpretation then no penalty should have been issued.

ESPN timeline of events of "Spygate" "Mortensen also reports that Belichick has privately told Goodell he has been taping opponents' signals since he became the Pats' head coach in 2000." then later (5 or so months after the original meeting between Belichick & Goodell) ... "Asked twice how far back the Patriots began to tape their opponents' signals, Goodell doesn't give a specific answer. There is no mention from Goodell that the practice dated back to 2000." Would have been a great time to say "Nope, this was an isolated incident based on a misunderstanding or misapplication of the rule" ... but there is no statement to that regard.

So ... our actions do belie our values and our environment can influence our moral development. Then why do you (Jim) seem to declare that no one should worry about the actions of a professional (and some would say 'model' over the last decade) franchise? If you're simply saying that it hasn't impacted your moral development ... fine. Say that. I work with teens on a daily basis and see the effect that large & small segments of popular culture has many, if not all, of the kids I see. It is incorrect to make a blanket statement to say that no one's moral development can be harmed by cheating -- and cheat is what the Pats did (however small of an infraction you may see it as).