Shamrock

Will "belinda" make it through another season...

... to play LE or RE?

Wasn't Moulds in an incident like this from college?

Don't drive in Oz then. Here in Victoria we are surrounded by cameras. The state government gets hundreds of millions from them. It's addicted to them. The tolerance or error is 3km/h. That is driving at 100km/h you can get booked doing say 104km/h. Yep. The trouble is that there are as many accidents now as before. Since seat belts and drink driving campaigns the state death toll which was 1000 in the 70's is now around 480-500 (horrific as it is), but hasn't gone down for about a decade. Go figure. People drive with their eyes glued to the speedo to avoid a fine. Perhaps, the recent tunnel accident was in part due to this fastidious need to not creep 3 clicks over in order to avoid the tunnel camera instead of looking through the windscreen to see a stationary truck? So as my dad would argue, they shouldn't drive at the speed limit. So he drives 80 on the freakin' freeway that's 100...aghhhh. Red light cameras have been shown to increase the rear end accidents for the reasons suggested. Oh, and all the cameras are run by private companies that get paid...yep...bonuses. So guess where they set up- bottom of hills, parked as unmarked cars on roadside, behind trees etc. If the job is to slow someone down, put a 2-cent (Aussie cop, as in what's the color of a 2-cent piece? Copper) vehicle there. Works everytime. Nothing works like being pulled over. Oh and I work at a road trauma rehab-hospital so i see the survivors of MVA very frequently.

As it takes me 2 days and 35 hours to get there, I may miss this one 89. Can you let us know, as usual, how it goes. Always enjoy reading folks takes on these notes. Marv and Coach, great line up.

Did you see that in the World Series of Cricket, Sri Lanka rested 3 of its stars so as to lose to Australia in the Quarter Finals as not to match up with Australia in the Semi Finals, whom they don't think they can beat. It's the same as tanking it. Not good.

...they released Brrrrrroderick. I had a friend in Rome. His name was Biggus Dickus. Do you find that funny centurion... Sorry, couldn't help myself

Is this the Virginia Tech of BS?

Have to say, Slayer is still an awesome live act. Intense from start to finish. No crap. No talking to the crowd. Just straight into it. Went for over 1:40. Played a lot from new album, i think... Jihad, Cult, Eyes of the Insane, Supremist, Skeleton of Christ and Flesh Storm. About 3 from "Christ hates us all"...including my favourite "Bloodline" and "War Zone" and the great, Dead skin mask, Angel, Reign... Awesome live concert. Seen all 3 concerts that Slayer have played in Oz and by far the best in concert...

Happy to walk your dog draft weekend...

The Saints had Ricky from 1999- all draft picks plus a 1st in 2000 and then took Deuce in 2001... (well, we all know Ricky now)

...maybe Dr Phil. Oh, no. If we're into celebrity makeover...what if the Queer Eye fellas (?) turn up to Buffalo...those that don't like the "clown" uniform are gonna go bananas at the new ensemble... Of even if "The Biggest Loser" trainers...Schobel, Denney and Kelsay have already dropped weight, leave the DT's alone i'd say, they're beefing up it seems.

Where did Huff go?

Did the Texans draft Reggie this time? Hell, if we're doing a "hindsight" draft... oh wait, what's the point again?

Saving my pennies for next year. Hopefully all goes well for a return...and the Bills notch out another win for my trip. Did those photos that Mike took with Jimbo and me come out? Good bloke, Mike. G'day from Oz.

Hammer, if enough Aussie Bills supporters chip in we may start up a consulate next door...

Oh, I'm supposed to reply... "League sources say that we don't rate profootballweekly. League sources say that everyone at pfw are all girlie-men." Please, pfw should be embarrased to quote "league sources", they may as well start telling me the latest with Brangelina, Britneyand K-fed and other great, great journalistic stories, always prefexed by a "source close to"...

G'day to Kenny too. One of the easiest people to meet at the lot at a Bills game, particularly coming from afar. G'day to Aussiew and R. as well.

...Though the Bills currently have five tight ends on the roster, none of them will conjure memories of . . . of . . . heck, have the Bills ever had a high-end tight end? For the passing game to be all that it can be, the Bills need an inside body who can get open and catch the ball. Maybe not utilising a high-end tight end, but the Bills did run a pretty successful offense called the K-gun in the late 80's that the author should look up.

This guy must be one of the best "busts" of all time that noone even mentions him. Aundrey Bruce. Falcons. Rd 1, Pick 1. 1988. Does the Lions GM Matt Millen count for the last 5 years drafts, or the organisation for not getting rid of this draft genius... at least Donohoe got sacked...

FACTOIDS: ---For the record, DE Schobel is 262, Kelsay is 275, and Denney is 275. ---We haven't drafted a DE in 4 years. ---Schobel is the only drafted Bills player left from the class of 2001. ---Our DE's were all drafted in the 2nd Round (2003: Pick 16 Chris Kelsay, 2002: Pick 29 Ryan Denney, 2001: Pick 15 Aaron Schobel). Marcellus Wiley was also a Round 2 pick (1997). Sean Moran was a 4th Rounder in 1996. The only other DE in the last 11 years was Bryce Fisher as 7th Rounder in 1999. ---Bruce Smith was 265. The Great 2000 DE draft is well forgotten. Flowers Rd 1 pick 26...was a bulked up DE from 240 to the 260 range. Corey Moore (LB...but Outland Trophy as DE?) Rd 3 Larsen...cough, cough, but a 7th and moved inside, or was an inside...can't remember. ...sorry for this addition.

I was going to post this. It was a freakin' great run, all the way with spins and everything. Still have it on tape.

Nickname. Remember Ken Shamrock...

Remember, the Lions are one of the few teams that have never even been to a Super Bowl, let alone winning one. You think Mel? Wow, get back to me when a team wins a Super Bowl without getting to one.

Ellison - regardless of his size Ellison is exactly what DJ is looking for in this defense.......he is reading and reacting while he is running TOWARDS the line of scrimmage......he has a full head of steam by the time he gets there and more often then not he is making the play, in on the play, or around the play. I still hope we see a bigger Ellision this next year but this guy might EXPLODE on the scene. The concern with Ellison is obviously his statistical size (and being a late pick: low risk, high reward draft guy), but from 1 game you've obviously taken a positive viewing. Any negatives noted...more to balance the assessment. The positives of recognition, assaulting the play at the line maybe perhaps the defensive alignment and youthful enthusiasm to hit with steam do they outweigh say perhaps what size would detract from, obviously at the point or shedding conclusions? How did he cope with plays away, running down through the line...that sort of thing? Thanks