MadBuffaloDisease

He's saving it for the game-winning kick.

The lost Zierlein who coached the OT's and added one to replace him. And he's a local boy. Hails from Lockport, NY. And get this, he's under 50! Although I found this odd: So he turned down the Bills last year because he wanted to spend more time with the family, but now is taking the job with the Bills? I guess he had too MUCH of the family.

Serves 'em right! Wussies can't handle the big bad cold weather!

Well then HD, I guess we've been in violent agreement all these years.

Same here. Again HD, I never predicted the Pats would fall into oblivion, just that their days of winning SB's are over. Let me know when that changes.

I'm not saying "high-priced" FA market, I'm saying more than just a street FA. And I'm skeptical of the Pats franchising Samuel, much less trading him for a pick given the average salary (and this starting point) for a franchised CB is around $8M (a year), and then you add a high draft pick on top of that. Whereas a guy like Clements is an UFA. But like I said, this off-season will reveal a lot.

Ooops, missed the "team option" part, which makes no sense. Why would Belichick allow for a team option and not a personal one? It's not like he couldn't find work elsewhere. And yes HD, the Pats won SB's without expensive players in the past. So you're expecting them to win one next year without signing anyone of importance? I mean, it's not like the guys they DID sign helped them win SB's the past 2 years. Say they lost Samuel and Graham, cut Dillon, Troy Brown retires, all of which are very real possibilities, without replacing them with players at least as good. You still as confident that they're a SB team? Wait, what am I saying!

HD: My "predictions of doom" were regarding their chances of winning the SB again. So far I've been right the past 2 years; although admittedly it WAS close this year, what with Marty proving that he's nothing more than a great regular season coach and a playoff choker, and with the Pats building an 18-point lead against the Colts, only to suffer the biggest collpase in championship game history. As I said, this off-season will tell a lot about the Pats. Will they open the checkbooks? Because if they don't, sure they might win the division again next year, but they won't win the SB. And as it's looking, Belichick leaving after the 2007 season is a very distinct possibility. The Giants kept Coughlin, against the desires of their players and fans, for the upcoming season. Belichick can void the final year of his Pats contract (2008). Hmmmmm.

Keep on fantasizing that things will remain as they are, Prognastic. We've heard it a million times. Hell, we were guilty of it in the early-mid 90's. "All is well!" As for believing the media, the media didn't make Ted Johnson make those claims against Belichick and co. They merely reported what he said. And again it's another thing for prospective FA's to look at, taken with their history of underpaying/respecting their players, and say "maybe not."

I wish the Bills had a center like Kreutz.

Interesting coincidence:

LOL! It always ends eventually. See the Cowboys of the mid-90's. Same rhetoric from their fans. And a major problem for the Pats is their track record of treating their players. The latest stuff by Ted Johnson doesn't help.

I wouldn't rate Royal in the top-16 of TE's, which means he's average to below.

Actually if I had to pinpoint one position on offense, it would be TE. A good one can make all the difference.

I'd LOVE for the Bills to get JP some help in the form of a true #2 WR and a real TE (Royal is a #2 TE), but the DL, OG, and CB spots need to be taken care of first.

Hmmm. Considering HALF the home games last year were blacked-out...

Without the salary cap, the Bills would have been gone a long time ago. It was a necessary evil.

You mean like Clements? And I'm sure there are a handful of players who would like to play for the Bills and not just for a boatload of cash. But Starks will probably get a 1st round tender.

When you guys say 25% match up to 6% of 401k, what exactly does that mean? Is it 6% of what you can contribute annually?

Friends with benefits is the best!

Well if you watched every pay-per-view offering, you'd easily surpass the $625M it comes out to be. Plus there's the priority/24/7 customer service.

Emmett went to Florida.

"Consider the source."

I first remember hearing it in "Boogie Nights."

As I said HD, both headshots should have been called, but Vrabel launched himself at Warner and hit him square on the facemask after the ball was thrown while Woodson hit the side of Brady's helmet in an attempt to go for the ball. Hardly the same exact situation. But again, both should have been called. And stuff like that SHOULD be called. It shouldn't be a matter of "well it's the playoffs, we'll let them bash each other's QB's in the head all they want" or "we'll let 'em mug the other guys' receivers and wait for them to do the same back." Why the different rules in the playoffs?