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As always, our boy Tim Graham has a good take on it: http://myespn.go.com/blogs/afceast/0-7-93/...s-attitude.html Loved this: Peters was asked if his contract situation affected his play last year. "A little bit," Peters said. "I was thinking about it sometimes. If you get beat on a play and you think about your contract ... It doesn't affect me that much. I thought about it some early in the year, but later on in the year it wasn't a big deal." Sounds to me that if a defender blew past Peters on a particular play, Peters could shrug it off with the notion "Oh, well. I'm not getting paid enough anyway." You wonder how that attitude affected him every day in practice -- once he showed up, that is.

- He's breaking down the draft QB's, loves Sanchez - Said he's the the type of Q that wants to go down the field and you take hits if you play like that - Regrets leaving Jax - Buffalo didn't have a good O line - he needed to check down, instead of looking downfield - Injury played a part - The battle with Flutie started when RJ took over for Dougie, Flutie got mad - The org did a bad job with their plan, two guys with big contracts, you can't have two quaterbacks Interesting I suppose, nothing groundbreaking. Guess RJ is alive and out there looking at QB's with his old man and brother...

OMG IT IS!! This is going to be epic...

Guess I'll find out soon...

Wrong, wrong, wrong. In the fast moving, hard hitting world of the NFL you judge things the second they happen. Trades, draft picks, coin tosses - the SECOND they happen you judge them as good or bad. Period. You know what I doubt that you really even *are* Mel Kipers hair...

The thing to watch with Peters is how he responds once he gets his contract - does he work to become the "undisputed" best LT or does he get complacent? Clearly the Bills didn't trust the guy enough to give him $12MM a year... I was initially disappointed, but I think I'm good with this move. I'm not sure a deal with Peters could ever get done, even at 12mil, so get some compensation and get out of the relationship. Hopefully we can replace him in the draft and move on.

Lori - thanks for the link, that's exactly what I was looking for! yall - I think we'll end up renting in VT and driving down.

I'm considering bringing a crew to the home opener in an RV, but in searching BB.com they don't seem to have any policies about campers or RV's. Does anyone have any experiece? How early can you park at the stadium (is it sill Friday)? Are there any RV hookups? Is it even possible to get an RV spot? Can I bring my dog, dawg? Any thoughts or experiences would be great... Something about waking up in the lot a few days before (and probably that Monday after) seems pretty freaking sweet!

Hey Hey - you're ruining my book thread! To get NFLN on Comcast up here in VT you have to buy a sports tier that is like $7 a month, but what's another $7 when the bill is up over $170? Of course, now Comcast is refusing to pay the NFL for for NFLN so unless a miracle happens, it's going away on 5/1. And naturally the condo building that I live in doesn't offer Direct TV... BS I tells ya!

The replacement was one of the best gifts ever... Besides, both of my posts were at least *related* to the Bills. The first book has a lot of Shanny who has been talked about on the board and the second has a classic Bills story that EVERY fan will relate too! One of these for all:

I'll definitely check out Boys Will Be Boys - just put it on my list. I just finished up "Buffalo Lockjaw" about a son that goes back to Buffalo to see his mother who is in a home with Alzheimer's. Great story and an awesome job of setting the scene in Buffalo; the author weaves in interviews of people on the street recorded in the 90's. http://www.buffalolockjaw.com/

The most interesting part about that conversation was how shocked that Adam Schien sounded. He made it seem as if he had talked to people in the Bills organization and they were unhappy with the decision - he must have just been reading fan reactions on the web...

Totally - that's the first thing that jumped out to me. People are really going to be primed up by the time the opener kicks off! Those games also mean that the Bills and Pats don't play at the same time that often which means lots of Bills games up here in NE. A few thoughts: I think anything can happen in the opener, I hope we take it. The Oct., 4:15 Jets game should be fun - great kick off to fall. Love the week 9 bye. The Jets game is on my birthday, but in Toronto - "sweet!" or "lame.", I'm not sure. If we're good at the end of the year the Pats, Falcons and Colts games should be good tests to get us ready for the playoffs!

lolz - not only do you post a thread that's already been posted, but you don't even put the schedule in your post. Oh New Ice, you're just priceless....

For the record - NFLN mentioned it. And Comcast is going to lose the one channel I watch, go figure...

From what I remember there *was* talk of him getting an extension if things worked out not long after we traded for him. Regardless, in my opinion it was a solid move - he did a nice job in the middle, he's a team leader and if we hit in the draft and get better on the outside he could become a monster in the middle! Ironic that Drew "The Devil" Rosenhaus gets a fair deal done, but Peters agent is telling him that he needs to be THE highest paid OL in the league. Here's to hoping Stroud has a few more Pro Bowl seasons left in him!

lol SKOOBY = ICE

Exactly! I tell that story all the time which totally dates me (unlike my gray hair). We were happy to steal a playboy or watch Porky's to see some muff, now kids look at stuff that I didn't even realize was possible. lol. Back on the book subject (and just as far off topic) I also picked up the book Buffalo Lockjaw this weekend. Really enjoyable and TONS of Buffalo and Bills references, another one worth reading...

And now all the kids are spoiled with the free Interweb porn - little bastards...

I'm shocked - Oui for a classy guy like you Skoob... Forgot to mention in my original post, this book is also a good glimpse at Shanahan (for those clammoring for him) and his dictator style. I know that people hate Jauron's rep as a "players coach", but after reading this book I'm not convinced the overlord style is the right one either.

Has anyone else read this? Great book by NPR Marketplace voice Stefan Fatsis. He joins the Denver Broncos as a kicker in training camp as a kicker and sheds a lot of insight into what it means to be an NFL player, how success and failure are defined by players and how demanding management is. Reading it made me realize just how little many of the "experts" on this board really know. Life in the NFL, plays on the field and wins and losses are not always what they seem. I highly recommend this one for any fan of the NFL...

Actually, very little of it seems true. Seriously, what "elements of it seem true now based on what we know". Sure the Bills are playing games in Toronto, but that's about the only thing in the story that you posted that's consistent with current reality - the city. But the other dozen pieces of speculation are just that. Just 'cause you found this in a search from 2007 doesn't make it so - there were rumors of the Bills moving to Toronto long before 2007... Also, with the NFL's recent talk of expanding to 17 or 18 games and giving EVERY team 1 or 2 neutral site games, suddenly the Bills playing one game a year doesn't seem that crazy. It's just ahead of its time.

It would be different if I wasn't near the $180 mark with Comcast and / or if I could get Sunday Ticket, but that day may never come (not sure how all of the MSO's can't get together to outbid or at least match the bid of Direct TV). Not to mention the constant problems with my OnDemand and DVR, the yearly price hikes (though DTV does that too) and the crazy amount of direct mail marketing they do. Time to explore DTV...

http://www.mercurynews.com/sportsheadlines/ci_11980303 "It also looks like another sign that NFL Network will disappear from Comcast Cable altogether when that contract expires May 1. It is currently part of the sports tier that costs an extra $5 a month, but Derek Baine, an analyst for research firm SNL Kagan, recently wrote that Comcast was considering dropping its sports tier and folding some channels into digital basic. On Monday, CableFAX Daily wrote that Comcast has begun to notify subscribers that they could lose the NFL Network." Seriously? I pay *how* much for cable and now they're going to take away one of the only channels I watch? TW subscribers in Buffalo, suddenly I feel your pain...

I would love to see us get Pettigrew - but only if we trade down, in front of Philly, to get him. I doubt that's going to happen sitting at 11 though... Still, imagine having Lee, TO, Reed *and* Pettigrew out running routes with Marshawn coming out of the backfield? Scary Even if the O Line SUCKS (which I don't think they will), Trent can make a decision fast enough to hit one of those targets! Throw Hardy, Johnson and Roscoe in the mix and you've got a pretty sick WR core.