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No offense taken, and I don't mean to offend, but I don't think it is very intelligent to say the present-day concern for PTSD is overplayed because this war is small in size compared to the world wars. Whether you mean to or not, my reading of your post makes me believe you don't really see PTSD as a big issue. I presume that what you wrote means you believe those who fought in the Sunni Triangle don't have the right to be as emotionally scared as those who fought on Peleliu or Okinawa. Is that correct? You wrote we've worked through these issues before. Should I take that to mean you believe PTSD is just an issue a strong minded person can work through -- maybe with a therapist but not necessarily? Maybe you believe someone who cannot ever fully function with PTSD is weak? If "we've worked through these issues numerous times before," as you wrote, what was the outcome and why isn't that outcome working now? It is true that PTSD is in no way a new problem. In fact, reports of stress associated with battle appear as early as the 6th century B.C. It has been called many things, "shell shock" in World War I, "battle fatigue" in World War II, "operational exhaustion" in the Korean War, and finally PTSD, a clinical, hyphentated term, in the Vietnam War. "The pain is completely buried under jargon," as George Carlin once said. PTSD has ruined an uncoutable number of lives over the ceturies, to be sure. And it won't get better until everyone working in or around the military realizes that PTSD is not at all a sign of weakness. The Pentagon and Dept. of VA need to find ways to get the needed help to all who need it. Otherwsie, we will have move homeless vets, more drug addicted vets, more people living off yours and my tax dollars. And we will likely have more domestic violence, more war crimes and more suicides.

Well, officers should definately know their troops, but a big problem is that too many officers don't "believe in" PTSD, thinking their guys can "work through the issues." Also, a large number of those affected but not treated left the military shortly after their combat tours but before symptoms develop.

The top five threads on the Wall right now are about Hardy's alleged incident. But this is the only one I'm reading.

At least he didn't shoot anyone or hit any children. There is always a silver lining.

There is actually great mental help readily available to veterans of the current operations. The big problem right now is that the vast majority of those who need help aren't stepping up to get it. The Pentagon needs to find a way to kill the misinformation deep rooted in the active duty ranks. PTSD is a physical injury -- the brain is physically damaged through heavy stress over a prolonged period. Part of the brain actually shuts down so that the serviceman can keep charging despite the dangers and stresses. That part of the brain does NOT restart after the danger or stress is gone. Way too many Marines, soldiers, sailors and airmen don't understand that; instead, they believe going in for even screening is a sign of weakness. The stigma needs to be addressed from the top down. Too many leaders believe the whole "sign of weakness" bull and keep that wrong state of mind going. That said, I do not support giving the Purple Heart for PTSD. Also, the military needs to find more effective ways to screen for PTSD so to not let those afraid of looking weak from slipping through the cracks.

And for this we're keeping JP around this season? Bah...

An interesting prosepect posed by the WSJ I for one wouldn't think doing so is right, but I agree 100 percent that the military needs to do something drastic to recognize that PTSD is a real injury and debunk the myths and most importantly, tearing away the stigmas keeping Marines and soldiers from seeking help. What do you think?

I hate it. I hate praise. I hate when we don't get praise. I hate it all. But I love the Bills.

Because the defenses won't have to rely on hand signals anymore. So the Pats* will have to figure out a way to secretly steal radio signals -- if they haven't already.

My bottom 10... 1. Any one the Bills are playing at the time 1a. Any one ahead of the Bills in a playoff race 2. stinkin' fish 3. Pats* 4. Jests 5. Cowboys 6. Titans 7. Giants 8. Ravens 9. Raiders 10. Steelers Unhonorable mentions... 49ers Broncos Chiefs

Yes, Fine shows some good wheels in that clip, but that also shows Fine has a good handle on the angles of football, which can make a really significant difference at this level.

Mitchell is camp fodder, at best. Camp fodder with a shot at going to Hawaii next Feb.

Great, great work, Lori, as always. You add an astounding dimension to this board. The Buffalo Snooze has NOTHING on you! Shall the Rodger Centre has a portable wall of fame for the Bills games up there?

I'm not talking about putting the guy in the Hall of Fame. I simply said he deserves to be the list because he was an outstanding player and got in serious trouble. Any one who leads the league in a respectable category is outstanding, by definition, even if only for one year, in which case he was an outstanding player for at least one season.

I agree -- I have always thought of Marvin Harrison was one of the great class acts in the NFL. That said, it appears his judgement needs to be questioned now. Why would a guy with so much going for him and with so much to lose buy a carwash, garage and nightclub in one of the worse ghettos in the United States? He would pat down incoming nightclub goers himself at times!

He did lead the league in return yards and TD returns.

Uh, the "drive-by" victims were his ex-girlfriend who was eight months pregnant and the couple's unborn twins. Yeah, I am not sure how you define heinous, but that fits mine.

The ideal scenario is that Walsh has tapes of the Rams practicing before the Super Bowl, along with film of the Bills practicing before the 31-0 drubbing we endured years ago…and a ton of others. Will that happen? Probably not, but it would be so great!

Good question, and I have reasons. First, Carruth did lead all rookies in catches, yards and touchdowns in the only full season he played, actually only 14 games. Second, his crime was so heinous that he gets on my list no matter what. As for Phillips, I don't have much of a defense other than I think he was one of the best college RBs of all time, and Dick Vermeil called Phillips the best running back he had ever coached. Phillips was an outstanding player, but his behaviour and attitude problems kept him from showing it in the NFL.

I just want to see Viti barrel past Dockery and Peters as a lead blocker to put his unbelievable arms straight through Bruschi's chest -- and I mean through it.

I know the investigation into the shooting at Marvin Harrison's club is in the infant stages, but with the revelation that bullet casings at the crime scene are from the very talented wide receiver's gun, has Marvin earned a spot on the list of outstanding NFL players who've been involved in serious crimes? I think so. A quick list I can put together includes: Ray Lewis Michael Vick Pac-Man Jones Rae Carruth Lawrence Phillips Jamal Lewis Joey Porter and O.J. I didn't include Tank Johnson or Chris Henry because I don't really view them as ever being outstanding NFL players. Can anyone think of others belonging to this list?

Oman -- He'd be a leading candidate simply if he makes the team given the breakout performances of last year. But Oman is going to make a good number of short yardage first downs (behind Viti) and will find the endzone a lot more than most fans are expecting.

Forget all this talk...let's just put McKelvin, Hardy, Ellis and Viti on the field no matter what the situation and no matter if we have the ball or not. We will dominate.

Second day wrap-up is on the Bills' site. Looks like the Johnson guy is still doing well, as is Hardy and Bell.

The clip of Mark Bravaro dragging Ronnie Lott for 14 yards is all anyone needs to see to know what kind of player he was. That MySpace page is terrible.