DeLuca1967

How about Bruce Smith and the 'Football Hall of Fame'? Bruce came in as a fat slob. Suddenly he is ripped and missed 4 games for a "drug" supension? I don't think is was ever 100% clear if it were roids. Should he be kept out? Should players like Shawne Merriman be kept out no matter what he does for the rest of his career?

Didn't Jr play third and short? How about Molitor and Yount for players of that era? Brett was also was better at third. "preceded" Ernie Banks comes to mind. Wagner hit .327. But I don't count any players stats before Jackie Robinson arrived. I'm not saying he doesn't belong in. But he's not close to being the 'Best Player Ever'. I'm not sure he is top 50.

I don't think I do. At no point during his career did Jr. dominante the game. When you look at players like Rice and Gossage who at points in thier careers where dominant. Rice's numbers over a ten year period were without equal and Gossage helped change the roll of the releif pitcher. Tha'ts not to say Jr. is not a HOF 'er. It's just when you talk "unanimous"? That player should have been at some point the best player at his position or the best player in baseball. I'm not sure he ever was.

I think that's the point.

There were 22 runningbacks and 1 quarterback who rushed more more yards than McGahee. Only two averaged less than McGahee's 3.8 per carry. If McGahee were an elite back you would think his coaches would have more faith in him. An elite back gets the ball at 2nd and 6 or 3rd and 5 on the Bills final drive of the Titans game. All that said. There only a couple of elite backs (LT & Johnson) & a couple of very good backs (Alexander & Gore). The rest are pretty much interchangable and could be replace in this years draft for a lot less money than any of these cookie cutter backs will be making next season. If McGahee wants more money? The best thing the Bills can do is let him go out and earn it next season. If he has a break out year than you sign or tag him. If it's more of the same you just draft another back.

You should if you're a Bills fan. While the Bills do just enough to keep themselves on the outside of the playoffs looking in. The Jets just get the job done.

How do the Jets keep making the playoffs?

Cincy by far. You expect a Suber Bowl hangover for the Steelers. Cincy has a ton of talent. They just find ways to lose. Like they did against Buffalo last year. If Marvin Lewis decided to start acting like a coach and put his foot down? Maybe his players would stay off the police blotter and make the playoffs.

So you are mad at Schoop for saying that Loseman was rattled? Yet you agree with him? Loseman was rattled. Watch the NFL Replay. 2 and 6 he throws a 1 yard pass. 3 and 5 he has one man to beat on the outside but throws an uncatchable ball to the sidelines. 4 and 5 was just sad all around. That whole series was a gift to the Titans.

Better game? 7 minutes of action surrounded by 3 & 1/2 hours of talking about what happened in the 7 minutes is better than 60 minutes of continuous action? I don't think so. The NFL is not the best football product available. The NFL doesn't draw 100,000 fans a game like the major college teams do. "the best of the best"? The NFL has a couple of really good teams, a couple of really bad teams and the rest are boring interchangeable teams. The talent level at the sports highest profile position, QB, is at an all time low. The NFL is a power nationally. No one would deny it. But it's not because of the product on the field. It's for two reasons. 1) Gambling. Take away people's ability to bet on NFL football and they lose half of the national interest right off the top. 2) Fantasy Football. This is the driving force behind the NFL ratings. It's why the NFL produces their games on TV more like a fantasy football tracker. Almost every play is followed up by a blitzkrieg of stats. Of course they do have 3 & 1/2 hours of down time to fill in.

Ding ding ding. Give the man a prize. WGR is a slave to the ratings and the callers. They sell advertising based on the number of listeners and callers to the shows. If you listen to WGR on a regular basis you would know that fans want to talk Sabres. Even on the Sunday football pregame show with White and Sullivan they get a ton of hockey calls. It's what people are interested in. If you need more proof? Catch the Bills on the NFL replay this weekend. The stadium looks like it's a preseason game with almost half the seats empty.

And they all did, Ace If the Bills wouldn't have choked the game away Sunday then two things would have needed to happen. A Bills win and a Jets loss. That's it.

"it's just a fact"? Really? Basesd on what? Not the actual people going to the games. I guess they don't matter. So we will stick to those numbers you make up "lead the League"? "households watching their team"? Based on what?

Here you go. http://www.forbes.com/business/2006/11/09/...09nhlintro.html

So your whole point is that nobody has faith in the Bills? And yet you consider them winning 1 road game against a very good team "a miracle"? What kind of fan are you? So you are saying that fans stayed away from last Sundays game because of the game this Sunday? The NHL cap went up this year. Which means, and I'll type this s l o w f o r y o u, s o you c a n r e a d, means their profits went up.

I'm sure they do. NHL owners had the Balz to shut it down for a season to fix their product. NFL owners call consider their fans idiots and tell them everything is OK.

"miracle" = 1 Jets Loss? Nice try buddy. Shouldn't you be looking up some facts before you post

The Bills were 5-2 and playing for a playoff spot. That's not winning? You're throwing alot against teh wall but none of it's sticking. That must be why the NHL is coming off of record profits. Funny thing. I heard the show and I heard dozens of calls supporting the Bills.

How about according to the Fans? The Bills had what? 25,000 - 30,000 empty seats? In what could be described as a unofficial playoff game. The Sabres are taking advantage of the fact that the NHL is a better product than the NFL right now. Right now the NFL is not even the best football product. That goes to college football. WNY fans relate more to the Sabres. Not just because they are winning. It's because the NHL is more "neighborhood". The NFL is 100% corporate. The NHL and Sabres are our dirty little secret. The NHL shut down for a year so that teams like the Sabres can exist. The NHL is tailored so a team like the Sabres can win it all. The NFL would rather forget small markets like WNY even exist. They would rather see teams in Mexico, Canada and Europe.

Because the rest of the country doesn't care about the Bills. The Bills are completely irrelevant in the NFL.

What is it that you don't agree with?

Let me see. Young 2 TDs and 0 ints Loseman 1 TD and 2 ints The rookie QB took care of the ball. Looking over this teams 8 loses. If they would have had a QB that could make plays and take of the ball this team would be at least hosting a wildcard game in two weeks. In the Bills 8 losses Loseman had 10 Ints and 6 Lost Fumbles. Young is not a very good QB because he can run? Don't you wish Loseman would have run for the five yards instead of throwing a hail mary? Vince Young is not Mike Vick. The kid has a gun for an arm and knows when to run. All this after 12 starts. I guess it doesn't take 25-30 starts to find out if a kid can play.

I hope yout not including the Sabres in that statement. The lack of attendance does reflect poorly on the fans. It should reflect poorly on the organization. The Bills were outcoached and their QB was outplayed by a rookie QB. Vince Young appears to be the real deal. Unlike Loseman the kid is a winner. To come to Buffalo on the road, even though it was in front of 40,000, a windy day and not only make plays to help his team win he also took care of the football. Young played a smart football game and looked like the veteran while Loseman looked like a lost rookie again.

McCargo? The guy was a complete non-factor all season. Why would he have made a difference. Crowell I'll give you. McCargo is a waste. The Bills passed on the run stuffing tackle fans are wishing for. He plays for the Ravens and we will all have a chance to see him next week. That's if the NFL doesn't decide to start blacking out road games. Haloti Ngata would have changed the look of the Bills defense for years and years. Quality tackles make everyone on the defense better. The Bills have good linebackers. What kind of year would they have had with a monster run stuffer that eats up blockers playing in front of the them. You have to hope the Bills get lucky and can find another quality tackle. They don't come along too often and it really hurts when you pass one by. Tis season that mistake may have cost the Bills a playoff spot.