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Seems like an appropriate story for 4/20

I've cooked with Saffron before, my only advice is to use it sparingly! That stuff is strong and has a distinct taste, but I guess that's why it's so loved... Maybe you should just sell it on eBay, that Saffron is expensive stuff.

Yeah, because flight issues never happen; clearly Turner hates Buffalo

If anyone has any doubts about what Marv is trying to put together, they should go pick up his book. Reading through it'll become pretty clear what he's trying to do in Buffalo... Good post, by the way!

Chris Brown's blog from BB.com - well put: "SPIKES, HOLCOMB TRADE: I have to commend the Bills on this move. They clear some salary space and help to address a need on the interior of their defensive line. Even better Walker is still under contract through the 2008 season at reasonable money ($1.3M base in 2007 and $1.4M base in 2008). Holcomb really wasn't a fit in Steve Fairchild's offense. He's a better fit for the horizontal passing attack of a west coast offense, so he should serve a purpose in Philly. Walker is a hard-nosed defensive tackle who can penetrate. His sack totals are impressive for an interior player, although playing with two good defensive ends helped in Cole and Kearse (when healthy). I like that Walker has been durable and though he is 30-years old, he won't have to play 50 plays a game in Buffalo's rotational system, so he should be able to stay fresh. I expect him to work with Larry Tripplett at the 3-technique position and rotate through. I'm wondering if this means that John McCargo will become a full time nose tackle or one-technique and rotate with Kyle Williams. We'll have to see. I'm hearing the conditional pick is a seventh rounder for Holcomb. It's really tough to see Spikes leave knowing the warrior he was when healthy, but I don't think the Bills felt they could afford to wait another season to see if Spikes would return to full form. Spikes' last two games last season were pretty productive and I understand his performance in those two games is what sold the Eagles on him. Unfortunately the odds are against NFL players who try to return from achilles injuries. Sure everyone references Seattle's Julian Peterson, but he is an exception to the rule. Chicago's Mike Brown still isn't right after missing most of last season. Philadelphia's Todd Pinkston struggled in his return to form last year. Sam Cowart was never the same player. I'm never one to doubt Spikes and his incredible will, but the statistics build a compelling case against him. Still I wish him luck. He was a stand up locker room guy and very active in the community. "

I like the paragraph on the front page of his site: "The off-season has begun, and I am looking forward to my training regimen. However, in the meantime my wife and I just had our 1st baby, and we are loving every minute. I look forward to smashing QB’s next season, but right now I have to tend to my future QB killa." Hopefully he'll be smashing 'em for us! http://www.darwinwalker.com/default.asp

Wait, I think global warming is supposed to affect *Polar bears* not *Panda bears*...

When I first saw this I thought we were talking about "Butter". Anyone remember that guy?

It all depends on how we replace Willis... The real question they should be asking is why did we take a BROKEN Willis when we already had a 1,200 yard back on our roster? Obviously Travis is *still* good enough for the Broncos and probably would have had a nice career here. Hell, at least he was a Bills fan! All in all I think the deal will work our for both Buffalo and Baltimore. It's sure been a fun off-season if nothing else...

That was a good read I suppose. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder... Here's a Baltimore sports writer that feels the opposite way about Willie Mac: http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/footbal...column?prov=tbd

So wait, they're trading Brady to Notre Dame!? Way to start the day with a roll of the eyes and a laugh...

The question was "Which team made the best free agent move this Friday?" TD answered with the 49er's for taking steps to "shore up their secondary." Riggggght... Schefter answered Buffalo. He said Buffalo took a lot of steps to shore up their O line and they had to, they lost Nate, they're going to lose other players Like London Baker. Fletcher. They signed Dockery, they signed Langson, big moves from Buffalo. Nice to see us getting some props!!

Guess they didn't get the message about Walker!

The first blurb was that Nate is about to sign with the 49'ers. Seems like a best case scenario to me! They mentinoed the Dockery deal.

So, uhhhh, when is the home opener again!? And people actually *doubted* that Marv Levy, MARV FREEKING LEVY, has at least some clue how to run a football team?

I guess there's little doubt that Marv understands that it starts up front. They talked about getting O-Line help and they went and got it! Three, THREE O-line guys in the first day? A 7 year 49 Million dollar deal!? From cheap Ralph I really wonder what's next? There is still talk out there of trading Willis and cutting TKO (I'll cry by the way, that guy is a GOD, though an injured god). Wonder if they would still try and find the money to get Nate back? I wonder who they would think about getting to play RB? Anyone think all of this makes Willis want to pick up the phone and say "Uh, Marv, I was just kidding, I'd *love* to stay in Buffalo and run behind these guys, ya' know what'I'mean?" Seems like the start of a fun offseason and good thing in Buffalo! When is the opener again?? Trust in Marv, Trust in Marv!!!

Rotoworld is citing bb.com as the source. Here's the link to Brown's article: http://buffalobills.com/blog/index.jsp?blogger_id=1 That Roto quote is so misleading it's not even funny. Brown is just speculating about Rhodes because he's a FA and comparing him to Willis. It doesn't say the Bills are LOOKING for an all-purpose back, just that they WANT one - just like every other team in the league! It's like me saying - An article on BB.com says that the Bills are looking at Dominic Rhodes this off season, saying that "He'd be a primary target of the Bills."

It's funny that they don't see the bigger picture in this project... For the Bills to be successful in WNY they need to get local business to purchase the luxury suites. I'm sure companies purchasing those suites currently are bringing in clients from other parts of the country who are looking at our stadium and saying "nice, but damn this place seems old" (which it is). Now you throw up some new tech gadgets (huge HD scoreboard and ribbon scoreboards on the side) and it's going to make the Ralph look like it's part of the 20th century. If these fools don't think that perception doesn't play a role in business deals, recruiting and therefore the purchase of luxury suites, they're crazy. Not to mention the perception of people all around the country that see our stadium on TV when their team plays here (since we don't get any national games . I just really don't WHY anyone would be against giving our stadium a facelift that is going to improve people's perception of Buffalo...

We will now get to relive "The Super Bowl Shuffle", 9,872 times in the next two weeks...

What a catch - right? Damn...

Exactly what right does the team and Ticketmaster have to restrict ticket sales? Hell, I usually enjoy having a beer or two and a jeer or two with other teams fans!

Did anyone else see the story about the Chargers cancelling any ticket sales to anyone outside of Southern California (i.e. New England) to get "the best home-field advantage possible"? I guess the Bears did it too. Seems a little extreme to me - what right do they have to "discriminate" against Pats fans (not that I don't want to see the Pats lose)? I mean it was only 1,000 tickets, but still, just doesn't seem right. Plus it just seems so pu**y to not let opposing fans in! Come on, it's a playoff football game!! Here's a link: http://www.boston.com/business/globe/artic..._out_pats_fans/

This is probably the ESPN article they're talking about in that article; it's another good read: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?id=2672668 From all that I've read about Greeeeg, it seems pretty easy to see why the guy failed. He's stubbron and sounds full of himself. Guess that's what it takes to get a multi-million dollar coaching contract

Nice - I'm watching TV and Gumbal and Colinsworth are wondering why Williams is being stubborn on D in the Skins game. I just read the articles, interesting insight on a crazy man. I somehow doubt that Nate needs to read an SI article to understand what it's like to work under Greeeeg... My god that D is a mess - I love to watch a meltdown live in HD! That second article (I've named it "Greggpocolypse now") is just so telling - you cna see it reflected in tonight's game! Greeeeg is once again staying in the Cover 2 on running downs and getting run all over. I half expect him to turn to an NFL Network camera and say "No, noo, it's cool, I'm F'n BRILLIANT!" This certainly makes ya wonder how much Nate likes Fewell, his D and the way he runs things. After Perry saying that Nate's loss would be the biggest on the D maybe Nate will bye into what we're trying to build. He certainly should see the bright future for this team! In the end it seems Gregg is pretty much a prick (not just here but in Washington too), so let's hope that Nate sees that too. I like our chances of keeping Nate, to be honest. We're way under the cap and the Fewell *knows* how important Nate is. I hope the front office offers money early and often once the seaon ends!!

I was just thinking the same thing driving home from Christmas - a lot on my mind I think that Takeo is a savvy enough veteran to handle the *responsibilities* of MLB - I'm not sure if he's suited to play it. Anyone? Still I think that Ellison has proven that he should be out on the field. I'll miss London, he's an incredible player and should be thought highly of in Buffalo. The guy always played hard over - despite all that was going on the last few years. I say sign Nate at all costs and let London go...