MadBuffaloDisease

It can't be taught. Either you have it or you don't, and this "vision" is what separates good from great athletes. It's akin to Ted Williams being able to read the label of a record while spinning at 78 RPM. Maybe the Bills should use that as a test for potential draft picks?

A contract re-do usually involves giving the player more upfront/guaranteed money. That's usually a good thing so most say yes. As for getting him for just $3M, let's assume he gets a 7-year deal with a $20M bonus. That would make the amortized signing bonus $2.86M a year and in the first year players usually get the veteran minimum, so you figure he'd need about $3.5M in cap room for the first year. That's a little over the $3M I mentioned, but if they really wanted him, opening-up another $500K probably wouldn't be a huge problem. But Bailey signed a deal that paid him in 3-$6M installments that were guaranteed, but didn't hit the cap all at once. There are ways around it is basically what I'm saying.

That's insane! I assume you have no other choice.

Not really. They're expected to redo the deals of some of the higher-priced guys and free up about $3M in cap space, which is all they need to sign him (cap number doesn't equal average salary and is always well below the average salary in the first year).

From reports in my region, the cable companies are claiming that FIOS will be something for the rich people, because poor people don't get/can't afford cable. Yeah, right.

Okoye is Tommie Harris (both 6'2" and 290# range when drafted). But the Bills have their versions (not the ability level, at least not yet in McCargo's case) in McCargo and Tripplett. I think they look for an Ian Scott-kind of player in FA or the draft.

Andre heard footsteps that day, to be sure. Don't know if that kills him as a HOF'er though.

I like to commercials. They have more, but none as violent as that one.

The smallest standard bass string gauge I could find was .032. Maybe they make them a little smaller, but no WAY you get one of those on an electric guitar. I think the .013 is probably the heaviest you'd see someone use. I strung my electric with .012 (jazz) strings for awhile. Man that was a workout!

Yep, those are what I remember. Thanks. Interesting story. One of my college roommates was from Wisconsin and I (and 2 other guys) had moved-into a townhouse for the 1990 (junior) year. Well my roommate moves his stuff in and says "did you hear about SRV?" We didn't so he told us that SRV had just died in a helicopter crash at the venue he worked (Alpine Valley) as an assistant stage manager. Sure enough, news broke later. He was initially named in the lawsuit but got his name removed. He said that someone had seen someone near the helicopter before it exploded, and that they found a finger with a ring in a nearby tree. It was sad.

Acoustic strings are much thicker and usually the action (height of the strings off the fretboard) is higher, so it's tougher to play than electric where you can put 9 gauge strings and lower the action. The most amazing thing I saw was Steve Rayu Vaughn playing a 12-string acoustic and flying all over the place on it. I wish I could see that again.

Maybe instead of baving the Buffalo emerge from a "hole," you could have it emerge from say, a Dolphin? Kind of like the whole "Alien" thing. Now THAT would be scary!

I think that just one from among better coaching, better play from the guys on the field, or a more experienced QB (Brees) would have been enough to win the game, with all three obviously leading to a blowout win for the Chargers. But c'est la vie!

It will get even uglier when the Bills leave Buffalo.

Would you prefer "try getting a cheaper ticket anywhere else you cheap bastards" instead?

Forbes bases their numbers on the amount of money teams allocate for player salaries and benefits. The Bills spent $10M less than the cap, and had that $3M bonus for Williams, hence Ralph pocketed $13M, which is reflected in the operating income number you see there.

I don't know. Sounds like the Steelers wanted to go with Tomlin and being passed-over, Russ felt slighted and wanted to leave.

Take that $31.2M in "operating income" and subtract $13M, which is how much under the cap the Bills were ($10M outright, and another $3M in a LTBE bonus to Shaud Williams that he never earned and which will be credited to the 2007 cap). Then take out interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. And look at some of the other teams. Methinks Enron's accountants had NOTHING on the accountants for some NFL teams.

"The Bills make me wanna...stay home."

Hardly. Everything will depend on the qualifiers committee meeting.

Okay, how about this? You either knock it down OR if you INT it, you DON'T fumble it back to the other team and give them a fresh set of downs 9 yards closer.

Isn't Ron Carey an NFL ref?

Agreed.

Instincts tell McCree to intercept the ball. Smarts and savvy should have told him to bat it down.

I've seen pics of "Gis" and she looks like she has manly features in some of them. It's kind of like how I feel about Jessica Simpson, after seeing her dad. But I'd nail her just for her bod.