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Not sure what point you are making but the same argument can be made by any number of sportsmen caught for cheating. If they truly believed they were better than everyone else, why do it ? We have no idea of the impact of properly inflated balls would have on their playoff game. Were there other games in which they used this or other tricks to enhance their chance of success ? It is entirely conceivable that one or more games lost without said advantage could have changed the course of the playoffs and the Superbowl. It has now been proven time and time again that the Pats* will stretch the rule book or even try to see what they can get away with, just to gain advantage. Pretty much what every cheating sportsman did.

Man, this thread has grown, fast ! I think secretly we are all hoping to nab Collins if only to snub all those media "experts" and Mr (has-been) Polian who gave the Bills a low draft grade.

To be fair, your put 'rumor' prominently in the title. However, if you were secretly auditioning for a job at said networks, my apologies.

Couple of points. We are truly stacked only at the WR and RB positions. Any other position was fair game. Secondly, Ryan's scheme depends a lot on DBs so we should have seen this coming. I cannot speak to how good or bad Darby is, but this I believe is the logic which led to picking this position. IMHO, Rd 3 will be a QB or OL.

As long as we dont pick a RB or WR at #50, I am happy

This is all great and fun, but what if, after all this, the Bucs change their mind and take Mariota? Will Chip be equally happy with Winston?

Completely agree. This decision dropped Brady in my eyes even more than before. And seeing all the comments below that article indicate he has fine company in this great nation of ours. As states above, it is immaterial which party he/she belongs too.

I think the Brown discussion could have been had without reference to Jason Peters but we do have a penchant to scratch open old wounds.

Didn't he give up something like 11 sacks that last year with Buffalo ? I lost respect for him and hence stated that it would have rewarded bad behavior and set a bad example for the team.

Yep. -Undrafted rookie to play on ST and as TE - Converted to tackle (RT) where he did well, was paid as a tackle - Replaced Gandy at LT and did well - Sulked in following year and held out of TC. Eventually played the season and gave up a lot of sacks - Sulked again during TC and refused some Bills offer (not sure what it was exactly) and was traded This has been debated ad nauseum on this board but I hated him for dogging that last year with the Bills because he was unhappy. IMO, his bad behavior should not have been rewarded by giving into this demands for a ~$10 MM/yr contract. There was also no way to know if he would pout again in a couple of years. At the time the decision was made by the Bills, I was supportive of it as he was a malcontent with a bad attitude.

I watched it a couple of times and came away with a 'meh'. I have no idea what that trailer communicated about the tone of the movie or the villains. Way too much voice-over build-up in the first 1 minute. Instead of concentrating on Superman's status in shadow, they should have shown some more action, hint at the plot, something. All we saw were some borderline still shots of Affleck and Cavill with some hero vs hero action. Just didn't get me excited.

Well said. I have JP flashbacks who also was a good guy but terrible QB. On some level, I wonder if some posters are more afraid of being wrong than the team losing.

Depends if he was or not responding to a question. Otherwise, There was no reason for him to say anything at all unless he felt strongly about it

I think we also need someone credible who can play center. As backup to Wood.

Thanx. I was thinking about a smaller tree, maybe no more than 30' tall From what I have read, now is the right time here.

The reasons for the sideline argument are not known and so are subject to the spin on either side of the argument. In effect, holds little merit. No one owes anything to Leroi. And definitely not an apology.

I am pretty sure Whaley hired Orton to be a backup. And considering Orton's career to that point, it was not a bad decision. Also, before you bring up money, Whaley had to pay up as there were few other backup options available at the time.

Last year, I had to get rid of an Ash tree in my front yard cos of the Emerald ash borer problem. Need to replace it. Something that doesn't 'shed' and not too large. Suggestions for trees and how to plant ? Seems like my neighbors are getting them for $500-$600 a piece which sounds exorbitant

Quite entertaining. Reading many of the posts, opinions and conjecture of not only NGU but others too. Man, I really miss NGU

First of all great find. Coupled with Nosaints check up on his posting history, this seems to make sense. I wonder if a similar poster registered on the fan pages of the Titans, Texans message board in the subsequent years.

Whose spouse is it ? male/female ?

What if Marrone hadn't left and was still coach of the Bills ?

There are different definitions of 'athlete'. One may choose to say that a top athlete is the very best to ever play the game e.g. Roger Federer in tennis. Others may choose a person who does well in several sports. There are however, not a lot of variation to using terms such as 'best athlete in the world' . This implies Strahan keeps up with what is going on in other sports and also around the world. Unless athlete is synonymous with Wide Receiver and NY defines 'world'. Let me give you one example of what kind of athletes exist around the world to indicate how utterly myopic, misinformed and ignorant Mr Strahan's view is. AB Devilliers

Totally going by memory and still a very slim sample size but ... - which side did Henderson line-up against the Giants in last years HOF game ? I remember him stone walling JPP but cant remember which side he was on.