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Good news: It's not Walt Coleman! Bad News: These are the guys that screwed us vs Denver last year - 11 penalties for 98 yards... anyone remember this? https://vine.co/v/Or5jHYrXF5t R62 Ronald Torbert U124 Carl Paganelli HL37 Jim Howey LJ84 Mark Steinkerchner FJ50 Aaron Santri SJ3 Scott Edwards BJ38 Greg Yette

The team has to win games in late October-early November for me to believe in them. They always win at the beginning of the season, lose a ton of winnable games in the middle, and then win enough to ruin draft positioning. Win in November and then I will believe.

How is this even an issue in 2015? I mean really, the NFL, which brings in billions in revenue, can't set up a simple walkie talkie system between the sideline, press box, and QB helmet? For heaven's sake, the high school AV club can set this up without a problem. It's an embarrassment. The fact that they rely upon the stadium's infrastructure to run audio cables is even a bigger joke and lets teams like NE* tamper with the system. They could easily set up a wireless system that has no dependency on the home team at all other than on the stadium's power supply.

It pays to wait until just before the start of the season. $40 off my bill for 12 months. 20% off Sunday Ticket All with just a 1 year agreement, which is aptly timed to terminate at the beginning of the next season .

Tashard Choice? I don't think he made the minimum 10 game guideline. But, yeah...

TE Robert Royal (can't believe nobody's mentioned him yet) P Shawn Powell (I think he meets the 10 game minimum) LB Jeff Posey

I need to see more of Cassel. He was ok in that first preseason game but he's got "game manager" written all over him. We have been down that road numerous times in the past and it has never worked. Taylor has looked the best so far. I loved that first drive of the game yesterday - ESPN must have been pissed that more than half the quarter went by without a commercial. I worry though that he is too gimmicky and that he will be prone to taking a lot of sacks in critical situations because of his mobility. Will he throw the ball away or take a stupid sack in a critical situation? I haven't gotten a feel for that yet. His size and mobility also make me worry that he'll be injury prone. EJ is your third string - I haven't seen enough improvement from last season to make me think he's benefited from a change in the coaching staff. I will say though that the scrub o-line was terrible and that he did well given the circumstances. However, I think we know what we're getting here.

Gotta go with 88 Pete Metzelaars.

I saw it at QFC this afternoon, but have also seen it at Bevmo and Total Wine.

Southern Tier is legit. We have a ton of local microbrews here in the Puget Sound area and Southern Tier is as good as any of them - Elysian, Ninkasi, Black Raven, Fremont, etc. I was actually pretty surprised to see their beer in the local grocery store - their Choklat Oranj was in a 22oz bomber... and it was excellent.

The Bills simultaneously have the best and worst fans in the NFL. I know and have met a ton of awesome Bills fans. They stick with the team for years despite the losing; their loyalty is unmatched. They are extremely knowledgeable, a bit sarcastic, and the typical Buffalonian in that they will give you the shirt off their back to help you out. They know how to enjoy a drink or two without getting out of control. I'd like to think I'm in this group. Then there are the folks that will light open fires right next to your car in the parking lot. The guys that bring a 30 pack of Genny to the game and somehow manage to finish it off within a few hours between two or three people. They will spill beer on you, throw things at you, and make complete fools out of themselves. They have no interest in the game other than to get drunk. Every time I leave a game I worry that I will get hit by one of these bozos on the drive home. That later group is why I don't bother with tailgating at RWS and why I'm very careful about the seats I decide to buy. The club seats are terrific although a bit sterile. Most of the 100's are fine although you have to watch the end zones. I used to be ok with the 300s but this area has gotten progressively worse over time. Forget about the rockpile.

It is nice to see someone filling the void that Crayonz, Sammy, Carl, and the Googlebot left... Next thing you know, we will be talking about how it is best for the Bills that they lose their games to NFC opponents because it will help them in tiebreaker situations.

You have a very simple argument if you're in the NYC metro area: Bills have 16 games. - They play the Giants this year, so you'll get that on local TV. Down to 15 games. - They play the Jets twice. Down to 13 games. - The Jaguars game is on the internet only. Down to 12 games. - They play the Patriots on Monday Night... down to 11 games. - They play the NFC East... I guarantee you at least one of those will be aired in NYC. That's down to 10. So about half the season is going to be on TV in the NY metro area... seems like a good argument to milk DirecTV for all they are worth.

Actually.... NBC hired Microsoft to do it. I know because there are folks in building 44 across the street that worked on it, and they worked their butts off to make sure nothing happened during the event. It's the same group that did the Olympics streaming for NBC - Azure Media. NBC/Comcast also has the benefit of being an ISP for a great number of Americans, meaning they can packet shape and give priority to their traffic. You won't get that with Yahoo. The only event I can remember Yahoo hosting online was the NCAA tournament a few years back... and that was continually buffering for me. Compression technology has come a long way since then, but I'm still skeptical.

+1 and a big reason why I'd have to think really hard about moving back to NYS. In WA, people B word and moan about the 9.5% sales tax, but I'll take that and $3500/yr in property taxes with no income tax over the draconian NYS property taxes and income taxes any day of the week. I'd love to move back to the state but the lack of high paying jobs outside of NYC and the taxes kill it for me.

Great... so now I have to get up at 6:30am, get into the stream early enough to avoid buffering troubles, and watch the game on my 13" laptop with tinny speakers instead of my 52" TV with surround sound. Or I can go out and buy a mini display port to HDMI cable and some sort of cable that converts 3.5mm audio to optical in. Joy. How is this an improvement again?

The funny thing about it is that I was pretty indifferent to Seahawks fans because I never really knew any of them until a year ago. I work with a team of about 75 people. There were 2 legitimate football fans that I could talk to before the super bowl - one is a Pats* fan and the other a Raiders fan. Now there's over half the team claiming to be football fans. Ridiculous. FWIW, Seattle is probably more of a baseball town... the Mariners actually do have a legit following of fans that care about the team. The Seahawks really don't. And for the record, I have seen 0 Seahawks apparel this morning. I can tell you from personal experience that I've worn my Bills gear the day after super bowl losses. And that was in the NYC metro area.

I live in Seattle. Until you've experienced the fair weathered-nature of the fanbase here, and the obnoxious lack of football knowledge, I wouldn't expect you to understand. You know how much **** I took for that fake punt when the Bills were down by like 30 points in the 4th quarter against Seattle a few years ago? I wanted both teams to lose this one... but I'm pretty happy with the outcome.

Hah... I don't know that I'd go that far. Peyton Manning fits the Jeter mold more than Tom Brady. Do you think Bills or Jets fans would cheer him off the field in his final game if it were in either stadium, a la what the Red Sox did in Boston for Jeter?

Or maybe she likes Drew Brees?

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/XSR960/history/20150118/1415Z/KBUF/KNEW New Orleans this time? Hmm....

Not a PSU fan... but this was a case where the logic behind the punishment didn't match the crime. If they gained a competitive advantage (think NE* style cheating, severe recruiting violations, etc) then I'd be totally fine with vacating the wins. That's not the case here. Fines, firings, criminal investigations, indictments, and jail time, sure. I'd even say the death penalty should be on the table. But you cannot just re-write history - their on-field performance has nothing to do with the crime. Particularly given that Sandusky wasn't even on the staff during the vast majority of the vacated wins. I think a stronger argument could be made to vacate the wins while he was on staff, including the national championships...

Oh how I wanted Green Bay to win this. I take so much **** from people in Seattle for my misguided 'loyalty' to the Bills. This city is so full of bandwagon fans and this team is very unlikable. I may just skip the Super Bowl if NE* wins the AFC.

... or the fact that he used the first person ("me" and an "I" he forgot to delete when he edited his post) to refer to Marrone in his initial post... http://forums.twobillsdrive.com/topic/174979-scathing-article-in-ny-daily-news-on-marrone/page-13?do=findComment&comment=3407241 ..... The Syracuse stuff is tiring. Unless you were here, like me, you couldn't know the remarkable changes he made I 4 years in a program that had become the worst in Div. 1. If he stayed the W-L record would be better. Missed the point entirely ...

So did Dick Jauron. I tend to think Schwartz would be better than Skeletor but who knows.