RuntheDamnBall

So take it to the humane society. If this was a stray dog you'd be crying your eyes out and screaming bloody murder. Plus, it appears these people were doing this on the job. Not cool.

Fair enough. But I imagine they could do a fair amount of damage to their fellow citizens before they do themselves in.

Did they singe him as some sort of team initiation rite?

NUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE. If we get him, they've got to play "Stranglehold" every time he comes onfield.

With all due respect to Australians, how the hell do you deal with these people?

How about a direct snap to Peters in the backfield?

Earlier in the year I would have said Pennington, and if this hypothetical situation were considering the future I would say so too. In the here and now, it's Drew.

I whipped this up recently. It's a rough draft but I'm going to use it for a friend's publication. Comments, suggestions are welcome. 2004: The Year That Wasn't 2004 was a hell of a year. Perhaps the biggest news event was the U.S. election, where voters said no to a Democratic agenda that included an amendment to change the national religion to "Gay." Instead, Republicans will rule the roost for the next four years. Plans include less government, more of everything that is good and less terrorists. The "less government" plan includes a provision to cut taxes, raise social security and spend more money, which John Kerry will vote against but agree with. The Democrats' one bright spot was Barack Obama, the Senator-elect from the state of Illinois, who narrowly beat Alan Keyes by 75%. The Democrats are also planning an open election for the next four years on which country to move to (Canada, New Zealand and Sweden are early contenders). At the box office, "Shrek 2" cemented its place as the highest-grossing "Shrek" film of all time. With the December rush to release films in time for award nominations, some of the best movies ever made received many nominations, great reviews and zero viewings. Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11 made a huge election-year impact, as it stopped George W. Bush from being re-elected until November, at which point Bush snuck away with a victory in the Presidential race. In music, there was a mad rush to buy Macintosh IPods because everybody had one. U2 made an appeal to the African-American community by releasing the blackest IPod yet. Alicia Keys thrilled with a new release that highlighted her authenticity, meaning she kind of sounds like Aretha Franklin. Lil' Jon accomplished the unprecedented feat of making 84% of white kids speak like him without having heard one of his records. From the middle of nowhere came Usher, who moved from humble beginnings bringing people to their seats in theatres to chart-topping stardom with several number one hits. The best song, "Yeah!" was so ubiquitous that it caused Usher's label, Arista records, to quit the music business altogether, knowing that it could never achieve such a high level of performance. Another Arista act, "Outkast," swept the Indian Grammys. The awards ceremony later filed for bankruptcy as awards had to be given to seventeen clones of Outkast member Andre 3000. The sports world was rocked when the Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Yankees to win the World Series, then went on to also beat the St. Louis Cardinals. The Yankees proceeded to move to Washington, where they passed a constitutional amendment that allows them to have the rights to all Major League players. Barry Bonds used steroids made out of flaxseed oil, calling his home run records into question. In addition to an asterisk by his name in record books, baseball purists are also calling for the insertion of "Fathead" into his name for record book and Hall of Fame consideration. Football continues to bring surprises as the Buffalo Bills, the NFL's worst team, are on the brink of the playoffs. Despite one-armed quarterback Drew Bledsoe, the team has made a miraculous undefeated run, where Buffalo scored more points than its opponent in every game. Until further notice, however, league is still owned by Tom Brady and coach Bill Belicheck's Patriots, though, who have been sent by God to show Man how He wishes football were played. The NHL struggled as attendance hit an all-time low to begin the 2005-06 season. Sensing the void, the NBA adopted the NHL's fighting rules, and put Ron Artest in a penalty box for 365 days. "Desperate Housewives" were all the rage as actress Nicollette Sheridan broke Philadelphia star wideout Terrell Owens' leg with a towel on live TV. The FCC fined the ABC network and removed all towels from NFL locker rooms. Flying got more difficult this Christmas as US Airways and United took a well-deserved weekend off. With the extra days of rest, the airlines were poised to provide better service after the holidays, with promises of better tasting peanuts and stronger duct tape on all jet wings coming in the next few months. It was a hell of a year.

Please, stop right there.

What do the Pats fans go by around the Steelers board? "Terry's Lobotomy," or "Tommy's Double-Chin"?

the answer lies in your own post... Most the teams listed here were playoff contenders (Redskins weren't, but were a great D). NE and Philly were considered the best in the league, surefire Super Bowl teams. The Steelers smacked 'em both. I think we can beat them, but it's foolish to think the Steelers aren't worthy of praise.

Never stopped rooting for them, but god, the Sunday night NE game was killer. I and all my friends so believed that the Bills would compete (and possibly win) that game and it was a disaster by halftime. I thought this year, and Bledsoe, were done for after that. Glad they proved me wrong.

Thing is that the Eagles have time to rest. Momentum isn't really an issue (for them, how to cope without T.O. is). And they are in the NFC. Competing with them won't be as easy. The Colts face a dangerous situation if they don't play to their ability this week. They'll have to ramp it right up for next week, possibly against the same opponent. My hope is they'll make the wise decision and play this game like it means something.

Well, we are talking about the non-union workers having to put in the free time, but you take this as an opportunity to rip into the unions. Do you know what kind of provisions the union workers have in their contracts for safety, and that none of these are up for elimination? Have you read through it and can you assure me that it this is pure greed on the union's part, but that the company has the best of intentions? Somehow we are supposed to hold the government accountable for wasteful spending and bureacracy but when a company does it, it's OK. It's the workers' fault. Just cut anything that makes it worth working for them, and the workers should just be so grateful to have a job that they lie down and take it. It's bull sh--.

Naah, he is just consistently annoying, doesn't give the Bills credit and is a poor writer, to boot. I fail to see what he adds to ESPN's football coverage, compared to someone like Pasquarelli who seems to be a real insider and never makes really dumb predictions. Rabid, I think Salisbury is a douche, too, but I still enjoy hearing him make fun of Clayton.

My next-door neighbor spent two nights in the airport and they lost her luggage both ways. Let's hope USAir's selfish employees will take the fall for their awful management.

Yeah, these selfish !@#$s who want to get paid for working really ought to get lost. No government handouts for them! The CEOs, on the other hand...

"To alcohol: the cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems!"

No, still trying every night. Thanks for asking, though.

I am serious, folks, this sorry excuse for a football "expert" with a shoddy toupee and smackable smirk must go down. He has a record of Bills hating and it's time he got what he deserves. This is the beginning. I want to take this all the way to TBD central. We're changing "Clayton" or "John Clayton" to "Nerdslinger" now. Who's with me?

Smerlas also had the best WNY moustache of any of those guys.

But he has a great resume!

Can we have a TBD filter that automatically changes "Clayton" to "Nerdslinger"? I think we need a vote on this.

Chickenshits!

Wiggins would be a nice pickup.