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Can't believe nobody posted this yet... sonofbum Yes I would go back to where I have been before.I enjoyed and was treated well at all my stops. I just want to help a team win this year. 1/22/14, 9:02 AM danielthomsen @sonofbum I loved watching your teams play in Buffalo. You were a stellar coach for us and I'd love to see you back if Pettine departs. 1/22/14, 10:43 AM I thought originally that Wade's tweet was in response to the other guy's, but it seems not based on time. I'm not sure why Wade was tweeting that in particular.

muahahahahaha...it had to be done

Guy can take a hit and still hang on to the ball. I like it.

I wouldn't be disappointed with Ebron or a RT at #9, but this team needs a run-stuffing, game-changing, playmaking LB in a big way.

Good Lord. Why do people continue to give this guy a microphone?

I'm not sure why, but I find it fascinating that there are completely diametric opinions about both the play (Sherman being beat vs. being in perfect position, perfect throw vs. poor throw) and Sherman's comments (totally warranted vs. totally punk-ass). I guess I imagined there would be more consensus on those things.

The comment section after that article is just priceless.

NFL Network had a statement on their crawler that Gase was probably going to stay with Denver another year...

:lol:

OH YEAH Finally, I can rest at ease.

Well done, sir.

Dude, I think you need to take a minute and visit this thread.

Well, like you said, there's the concept of a "hole" and the concept of an "upgradeable position". The goal should always be to upgrade when possible, given the limitations of the salary cap. I agree with you when you say the only real hole on offense is LG. But I think most people can see that an upgrade would be warranted at RG, RT, TE, WR, and QB. Not that I think we need, or should get, an upgrade at each of those, however. I'm one who thinks that improved QB play will help cover up the holes and upgradeable positions more efficiently than finding new players. Better QB play will make everybody look better. I'm putting my hopes on EJ showing improvement in year 2. If that's the case, then on offense I think the main *need* is for an upgrade at LG. I think the outcomes would be significantly better with improved QB play and a better player at LG. The rest of those positions -- RG, RT, TE, WR -- probably give you less bang for the buck, given who we currently have there. And yes, we definitely need an upgrade to the Bradham/Moats position. Get a stud LB in the middle and move Kiko outside, and now you're talking. As long as we keep Byrd.

Delta now allows you to use headphones and small electronic devices throughout takeoff and landing. The main thing you can't use are phones (the calling function, at least) and laptops.

Hmm...I'd probably say the gathered data are just the data, while statistics is a mathematical description of those data.

He's not kidding. You can search the forums here for the main thread started when he was hired, and it was anything but a love fest.

Getting an early start on the weekend binge drinking, I see.

This is the rare example of a situation where I'm actually glad I opened a particular thread.

This is going to be an interesting one, I think. The touchback issue is, I sense, important to the staff -- I think it had a large role in letting go of Lindell. The question is, even with the bigger leg, can Hopkins be counted on to get touchbacks consistently enough to warrant letting go of Carpenter? It's tough when you know the incumbent is remarkably accurate and consistent at getting points, probably the most important part of kicking.

So much for the Pettine discussion...

I think he'd be very unlikely to accept that offer, knowing that there will probably be several other teams willing to pay him at least as much with more guarantee.

I'll wait to panic, but—HELL NO I WON'T WAIT !@&^#&^%$!!

Probably a tougher call at this point than I was thinking. Originally, I thought it would be a simple choice: pay the man. He came in at the last minute right before the season started, and proceeded to have one of the best seasons by a Bills kicker in their history. He was extremely reliable, especially from long distance, which is just about the best you can ask from your kicker. He scored the third most points in a season by a Bills player in franchise history. But such reliability comes at a price. As reported in the BN, the average salary of the 10 highest paid kickers in 2013 was $3.153 million. Bear in mind that Rian Lindell, one of the best kickers in Bills history, had a salary of $2.1 million when he was released. One area that Carpenter struggled a bit was kickoffs. As reported in the BN, he had just 34 total touchbacks, which ranked 23rd in the NFL. Only 41 percent of his kickoffs were touchbacks, which ranked 28th in the NFL. And of course, waiting in the wings for his second chance is Dustin Hopkins, he of the strong leg and rookie salary. So...what would you do?

I thought the Old Spice commercial was pretty damn funny. My wife, not so much.

There you go. I'm with you now.