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This has crossed my mind as well. The primary difference seems to be that we don't have a fan/media favorite midget on the bench now. Also, the expectations were a lot higher back then even though in retrospect, the talent level in 2000-2001 kinda sucked.

I think it's pretty marginal either way. I'd prefer Bulger over Favre. Roy Williams is a guy I like because he's put up 8 TD's each of the last two seasons with Joey Harrington at QB. I don't think you need Turner because handcuffs are for RB's who need handcuffs. Even if LT2 gets hurt, you're not going to see a Priest/LJ situation because the Chargers OL isn't that great.

Actually the Bills have a tendency to beat Cincinnati and lose to every other good team. They occasionally lose to bad teams because they're a bad team.

Yep, '94 cheapshot on Jim Kelly and '97 opening day vs. Brad Johnson...Todd Collins threw for 300 yards though

2-1 after games vs. the might Dolphins/Jets was a blind homer pipedream but 9-4 the rest of the way is realistic?

Nice post Henry. Agree with everything except, I don't know where you got the idea that Alexander is a good receiver or blocker.

Damnit! My dreams are shattered. Retard.

At least you admit you're not fair.

Why do I feel like this play is going to be beaten to death worse than "Holcomb to Moulds in NE" next summer? Where is Fez when you need him? I thought Drew's sharp decrease in sacks in 2004 were a direct result of the RB blitz pickup upgrade

Way to go Saints D! They shut down Warrick Dunn and I escape to avoid a replay of the Week 1 trifecta (Bills lose and both FF teams lose). Evans & Reggie Brown turned out to be a wash. Should've played Brees over Vick as my instinct dictated, but fortunately it wouldn't have mattered.

But but but....he missed a block!

Well, some people think blocking and tackling are strong indicators of how good a football team is Of course they're capable of winning; the spread is pick 'em for crying out loud.

The Viking defense is better than the Jets and I don't think it's particularly close.

Yeah, he's not an elite back but I don't think anyone expected him to be. Not a bad year last year on a bad team.

Can I have some of your luck? I'm playing against LJ next week, who will probably score 5 TD's vs. SF.

Hard to complain about any announcer after 3 hours of Randy Cross.

No, but your choice of a lame one-liner in favor of actual football discussion makes Schottenheimer look unpredictable.

Oh I get it - because he was benched and didn't play at all. Clever. Do you have any of your own opinions? Ever?

Wow, misinterperate stuff a little? Tex - I agree. The fanboy stuff is mind-boggling to me, but the more you argue the more stubborn they get.

Not at all...I thought it was funny that somebody from Cincy was so opinionated about it. I always root for the Bengals vs. Pitt because I hate the Steelers. And yeah, I agree that Porter is a punk. Pretty lame that they talked so much trash given how different the wildcard game could've been had Palmer not been quasi-cheapshoted (even though it wasn't intentional I don't think). I mean, they showed no signs of stopping Palmer in the reg. season and then he completes a 60 yard pass on the first play of the playoff game. That said, nobody does more talking than the Bengals, which is awfully strange for a team that hasn't won a playoff game in 18 years.

What's the common denominator between this year and last: the coaches or the QB?

There must've been a half dozen plays where he had time to eat his lunch and couldn't find anyone open. It's damn near impossible to tell on TV whether or not a QB is going thru his progression but if he was and there was really nobody open on some of those plays, either our WR's are really awful or the Jets secondary is phenominal.

What a horrible thread. Also, it's good to know Lamont Jordan sucks after 2 games against 2 of the best defenses in the league with a horrible OL.

You get like 4 points for every catch? Just bustin balls dude