Albany,n.y.

Yesterday, President Bush spoke to the nation and asked citizens to contribute what they could to help the hurricane victims. He had an opportunity to show leadership and greatness but was oblivious to the situation. Imagine today's headlines if he had ended his statement with "Laura and I have pledged $xxxxxxx as private citizens to show our support for these people in their greatest time of need". Instead, he asks others to give but does nothing as a private citizen to show others that he, the leader of the free world, knows what it means to lead by example. Maybe his father or Clinton will B word slap him when they meet to coordinate the call for funds and he'll announce a major contribution. But the reality was he had a real opportunity to step up to the plate & he stayed in the dugout. Any President with the money Bush has should have known better. Heck, Jim Rome announced he's donating $25,000 at the beginning of his show today.

The annual Erik Flowers just got cut again posting.

You better like big city living which includes either use of mass transit or traffic jams every day. In addition the weather sucks compared to NC. Lots of big city attitude too. If you like things fast paced with a lot of things to do consider it. It all depends on your personality & how you adapt to the big city.

Nobody thought for 3 years that we had a great QB. 1st half of 1st season, Drew played great; 2nd half he sucked. 2nd year he was bad enough that we traded up to get JP, hardly a ringing endorsement & proof nobody was thinking of Drew as great. 3rd year, Drew-already on double-secret probation, gets lucky when JP breaks his leg enabling Drew to have no competition through the season-yet soon after he is jettisoned. Problem is 1st year there was nobody else to acquire. Carr & Harrington were already gone by pick 4 & Ramsey would have been a reach to trade up for & was gone by the 2nd round. The truth is no matter how badly Bledsoe played, he has outperformed every QB from the class of 2002. Plus you're forgetting one other factor. TD felt he owed it to Gregg Williams to give him a fair shot at keeping his job. With only AVP at QB, the Bills would have had a season similar to 2001. In addition to not giving Gregg a fair shot, and firing him 1 year early (not necessarily bad) you can forget about Spikes, Adams & Milloy ever joining the team after the 2002 season. So now after Drew's Pro Bowl season of 2002 (even though he sucked in the 2nd half) we move on to the 2003 draft. Palmer & Leftwich are gone by the time we pick. So we could have drafted Kyle Boller if we hadn't traded for Bledsoe. Now say we had not traded for Drew & have had one of the top picks. So we pick either Palmer or Leftwich, but we don't have McGahee because Price's #s would have drawn no interest as the franchise player. Once again no QB in the 2003 draft from the time we (would have) picked, on down has done anything of note. Now we move to the 2004 draft. By now there are numerous questions about Drew's future. We draft JP Losman, which for all intents & purposes, makes Drew a lame duck QB-whether he wanted to admit it or not. The only mistake was the ridiculous renegotiation of Drew's contract. The smart move would have been to cut Drew before 2004, but once again -TD felt he owed his head coach a legitimate chance to see what he could do. Drew is not a bad QB. He's mediocre & has occasional good games. There were no other alternatives until the 2004 draft. Drew was the best we could do at the time of the trade & subsequent 3 seasons he was here.

Thanks for the report. I wonder if TD was watching every move Dorenbos was making as well as Lindell. There are so many teams with kicking problems that Lindell may be the best we can do. How sad.

Is Miami metro that bad that there are no good neighborhoods close by? Where do the Dolphins & rich live, there has to be some good stuff closer (or maybe not)

Just remember what made the Price trade doable-Getting Drew Bledsoe. AVP or some other bum throwing to him would have made Price an unrestricted free agent who would have walked, with nothing in return. Also remember something else-Price only plays well with certain QBs. He hated RJ, couldn't get RJs passes, yet for Flutie & Bledsoe he could play at a high level. Looks like he & Vick are a bad fit. So basically the Drew trade didn't cost us anything on our roster, it did however strengthen NE.

I'm not going to do anything. I did my part when I bought a house that makes my commute only 15 miles round trip. When I'm on the road I get mileage $. Aside from the waste of time every day, I don't understand why people, when given a choice, choose to commute so far away. Aside from the gas, the wear & tear on the car & the added time waste ends up more than the saving on the home's original cost over the years. (Unless you're in California where it's either move far away or rent). Worse yet are renters who live far away. Which came 1st, the chicken or egg? -If you had the job 1st, you should have bought closer (I don't buy the "country give our family a higher quality of life" stuff) If you got transferred or switched jobs & had no choice on the location after buying, it's at least understandable. People who rent have no excuse for 50+ mile one way commutes unless it is a very temporary situation. The only other excuse for a long commute is living with Mommy & Daddy and saving to get out.

Don't overlook the Giants. Their 1st 2 backups have played poorly & 4th stringer Lorenzen isn't ready for a NFL roster

He had Pat Robertson pray for it. In return he promised to assassinate Hugo Chavez if oil goes up another $10/barrel

How come they haven't approached Josh Reed's agent about an extension. They could lose him to free agency.

Which will also impact electricty prices.

Maybe this shows how important it is for a young QB to have a solid game plan & structure as opposed to the vanilla pre season stuff they do.

He's one of the few players still unsigned. He believes the Rams are insulting him in contract negotiations. I don't know which is funnier-the Rams wasting a 3rd rounder on him or his threats of going back into next year's draft because the Rams are offering him "4th round money"

I'll take the big over-that he never ends up in prison. The only trouble he got into was due to the stupid NCAA rules & his own stupidity by filing a false police report. He has not done anything thug like like a lot of other players from draft class 2005: The Busted Board (Arrested, not necessarily convicted) QB: Adrian McPherson-Theft & Gambling, Gino Guidugli-Assault, Stan Hill-Public Intoxication, Resisting Arrest OL:Richie Incognito-Assault, Geoff Hangartrner-DWI, Elton Brown-Assault & Battery, Sam Wilder-DUI, Darren DeLone Aggravated Assault & Battery RB: Cedrick Benson-Marijuana, Criminal Trespassing, Maurice Clarett-Falsification & Failure To Aid Law Enforcement, Verand Morency-Sexual Assault, Ray Hudson-Marijuana, Lydell Ross-Theft By Deception FB:Zack Tuiasopopo-Malicious Mischief, Brandon Joe-Open Container, Paul Jefferson- Open Container WR:Jerome Mathis –Assault, Isaac West-Grand Larceny, LeRon McCoy-Assault, Harassment DT:Travis Johnson –Felony Sexual Assault, Lynn McGruder-Marijuana & Distribution, Matt McChesney-Criminal Mischief, Underage Drinking LB:Tyson Smith-Domestic Assault, Marques Harris-Delinquency of a Minor, Matt Sinclair-Aggravated Battery, Odell Thurman-numerous alcohol related fights, Channing Crowder-Criminal Mischief, Battery, Disorderly Conduct CB:Antrel Rolle-Battery, Resisting Arrest, John McPherson- Felony Drug Trafficing Marlin Jackson –Felonious Assault, Aggravated Assault. Pac Man Jones was also in trouble S:Abram Elam –Gang Rape, Diamond Ferri-Assault & Resisting Arrest Marcus Curry-Assault, Devonte Edwards-Resisting & Delaying An Officer

Thomas will probably just stay on PUP until mid-season. If there are CB injuries he will be activated, assuming he's ready by then. Otherwise he'll be put on IR & not re-signed.

Nice waste of a 3rd round pick. Still might make it down the line, but a 3rd rounder was definitely a reach for him.

In other words: Woodbury has been cut so many times, OJ's expecting the police to be knocking on his door any minute.

What did you see in Rob Lee that made you think he'd make it? Seriously, I thought ReShard Lee had a lot of potential until I watched him play & basically studder step his way to the waiver wire. He should realize that when they hand you the ball, it's not an invitation to one of those TV dancing contests.

No other choice. Pretty good chance Hutchinson doesn't even make the team.

Jets are doomed too. http://www.newsday.com/sports/football/jet...l=ny-jets-print

The only problem is that they were winning because Chicago was playing a QB who will be out of the league in another week or 2. The Bills starters weren't winning the game, Hutchinson was giving it to them.

Packers | Favre Struggles Against New England Fri, 26 Aug 2005 20:48:28 -0700 Associated Press reports the New England Patriots roughed up Green Bay Packers QB Brett Favre during a 27-3 Packers' loss Friday, Aug. 26. Favre hit just 9-of-21 passes for 69 yards to post a passer rating of 11.9. He tossed two interceptions and would have had a third if it were not wiped out by a flag. IT'S ONLY AN EXHIBITION GAME !!!

No, the Yankee game is on 1300

You're not going to be able to listen to the game on the WBBM website. They didn't stream the Colts game when it was on the radio & I doubt they'll stream this game. You will hear the continuous news/sports/weather as if WBBM is on the air broadcasting all news, when their on air broadcast will be the Bills/Bears game. You'll have to tune it in on the radio when it gets dark, the website will be useless. (Let me know if I'm wrong-I'm streaming the Bills radiocast & I won't be listening to Chicago)