MadBuffaloDisease

Good.

I said that the odds of the Steelers losing 2 of their last 3 is remote (and they'll likely win all of their remaining games given their schedule) so given that, a 3-way tie wasn't even a scenario. So since the Jags are pretty much assured of finishing ahead of the Dolphins, the Steelers' easy remaining schedule also more or less assures them of them same.

Meaning they have some cap room to pickup a key player later-on, for the playoff push.

Technically? No. In reality? Yep. The best the Dols can hope to finish is 9-7, assuming they beat the Pats in the season finale (although the Pats may rest their starters, so who knows?). The Jags are 9-7 and play the 49'ers tomorrow, so they're assured of finishing with at least 10 wins. Then there are the Steelers who are 8-5 and have games remaining against the Vikes, Browns, and Lions. Think they're going to lose 2 of those games? Maybe, but not likely. Then there are the Chefs who are also 8-5 and have beaten the Dols, and thus have the tie-breaker. They play the Giants tonight in Jersey, and the Chargers and Bengals at home after that. Think they'll lose all 3 games? Maybe but KC is a tough place to play, even moreso in winter, and all they need to do is beat the Chargers and it's over for Miami. And last there are the Chargers. They are also 8-5 and since they lost to the Dols, need to win 2 of their last 3. They face the Colts and Chefs on the road and Broncos at home. There's a possibility they could lose 2 of 3, but again as I said, if they lose to KC, it's all over for Miami. So what you're hoping for is (since the Jags are all but assured of securing 1 WC spot) is for Miami to win all of their remaining game AND the Steelers to lose 2 of their 3 remaining games AND the Chargers to lose 2 of their remaining 3 games but beating the Chefs in KC AND the Chefs to lose all of their remaining games. Now WHAT do you think the odds of THAT happening are?

...and as I predicted, the Dols' season ended, today.

How? By getting Golisano to buy them against Golisano's own desire?

That's sportsmanship. Very un-Patriots-like.

This game is no surprise. Whenever you have a hot weather team facing a cold (or freezing, as the case is today) weather team at home, you ALWAYS bet on the home team. And Chris Simms sucks. Oh yeah, add that I'm sure Belichick had the groundskeepers "accidentally" turn on the water sprinklers before the game.

Miami's playoff hopes rest on Tom Brady being healthy for the Pats and them losing their remaining games while the Dolphins win their remaining games. In other words, it ain't happening.

Gary Bettman's head explodes?

Well it probably at best will be a 1-year thing, since Michaels will probably run him off the show quickly.

Theismann's doing MNF?

It was also Sub (no longer Super) Mario's return. Emotions got the Penguins to play above themselves. It shouldn't be as hard tonight.

On second take, it WAS a goal. But woo boy! What reaction time by Biron! That was impressive even though it was a goal.

Teams don't suspend players lightly. And I'd say Sam Adams has seemingly done WORSE things than what Moulds had appeared to do without getting suspended, so I'm thinking that what has been said about what Moulds did is true and that he deserved it. I was very disappointed because it cost the Bills the game.

I meant he's like Fina in that he is enough of a tease and a 1st rounder and would make the Bills keep him around MUCH longer than he should have been. Jones was considered a reach, but turned out not to be. Okay, you're crazy. I'd like Hutch, but making him the highest paid OG in the NFL is crazy. I'd rather go after a premier center like Bentley. A great center is the key to an O-line IMHO, along with a LT.

Free Willy.

More than a few experts had MW rated higher than BM. And while BM probably WOULD be the Bills' starting LT now, he's just average enough and was drafted high enough for the Bills (and Vikes) to be a perennial tease and keep him around instead of improving. Kind of a John Fina type. At least the Bills are realizing this with MW. And no one wanted to trade up with the Bills. So if we're playing 20/20, the pick should have been Levi Jones, but it wasn't.

Except the idiot refs called it a goal! But who cares? It gives a crappy team a point, while the Sabres get 2! Biron with a 12 game winning streak!

Good job boys! The NHL succeeded in giving the Pens a point, but who cares? They suck. Here's to an easier win tomorrow night.

Keep prepping.

Coincidentally enough, I had Blockbuster online and cancelled it after one month (only cost me $10). I just got an e-mail today saying they want me to come back and another 30 days will only cost $1. Cool! If I see all the movies I want to see (new ones that have come out since November, plus the original Star Wars trilogy to show my 4-1/2 year old), I'll rent those. Yeah, that's what I figured, which is why I didn't get into it after I learned about the show (after a couple years).

Pats fans will be besides themselves if/when the Colts win the SB. Then all the talk will be about how Manning is the best QB of this generation and one of the greatest of all-time.

I've built regular-type electric guitars, but the difference between those and say a Fender is name recognition. If this was built by someone reputable (don't know), then it might be worth more than what you paid.

Exactly. The Bills dominated the Dols until they fell asleep, and that was IN Miami, and with the Bills being a bad team. We'll see how things shake out next year.