Rockinon

The story takes place from last season to the present. 2007 is not really relevant. I was just trying to have a little fun with an old friend. Not belittle him for his poor choice in picking a favorite team. Really, I get enough of the negative BS right hear on this board. The thing is supposed to be friendly banter, and not a pissing match. There is a difference. The "What does that tell ya?" remark, maybe I am drawing the wrong conclusion, seems to cross the line. Do you see what I mean?

We? I never mentioned any "we", dufuss.

So far so good. I ended up winning at horse shoes with what looked like a leaner. When we got down to the other pit to check it out, we discovered that the shoe was actually hooked. I had 8 points and the ringer made it 11. Definitely looked like a sign to me. I don't think I have ever seen a ringer standing up on its side like that.

I said, "I didn't know you were a Redskins fan." "Yea, my team is really stinking things up," he says. He sighs. I sigh. "Yea, my team too." "Oh, who are you rooting for?", says my friend, John. "The Bills" I state with a scowl. John then starts to chuckle. It was kind of infectious so I start chuckling too. "What the hell are you laughing about," I say. He says, "Suddenly, I'm not so depressed about my team. Things could be worse." I come back with "I could say the same thing about your team, John." For the rest of the season, we kept bantering back and forth about which team is in worse shape. The thing that was so amazing is how similar the 2 teams resembled each other last year. I saw John this past weekend and our eyes locked. He walks over and says "We have a preseason game coming up." "Yup, I'd hate to be in your shoes right now." The banter begins again. I just love this time of the year. Even when my team was stinking it up last year, I was still able to find some way to get some enjoyment out of the season. I recon that John felt the same way. Of course the many Blue Lights that both John and I drank probably had something to do with it. We also played a lot of horse shoes and throughout the summer months, he'd have his winning moments and so did I. Neither of us could say that we had the upper hand. John and I will surely have a good season of football. As for, this weekend, we got a chance to play one quick game of horse shoes before it got dark. John scored the first point and then says, "Lets just play to eleven." "OK, you do realize that you brought up shortening the game after you have a one point lead?" "Of course," he says. "I knew you wouldn't back away from a challenge." "Humph," says I. I beat John 11 to 1 and told him "That is what you call a sign of things to come." We walk back into the bar and John buys me a drink. Loser always buys the drink. We never bet on the game. It's just a sort of unspoken acknowledgment between two friends. Life is good. And I have this ridiculously optimistic outlook on the upcoming season for my Bills team. That's it. This is a true story, at least what I can remember of it between Blue Lights.

Darth???

Lets not lose site of the fact that the 4-3 has left us out of the playoffs entirely for the last ten years.

Oh brother, what a bunch of cackling chicken.

Not a bad analogy, but I would never use the Jets as a positive example in any way shape or form.

Also a good post. Both sides of the coin have different opinions. Both sides could stand to learn a little tolerance. And the fun continues.

Well put, and I agree.

Guess your going to have to wait and see. Isn't this fun?

TE is actually throwing down field and connecting. Roscoe Parish is actually catching balls in the middle of the field. The Offensive line is blocking well for our RBs. The team is spending a lot of time in redzone work. The overall camp workouts are more aggressive.

So far Troup and Williams are looking good. That's saying a lot because the interior of our offensive line is certainly no weakness. Both of these guys are 300 pounders that can take on 2 gaps. The thing I like about them, is that they can penetrate offensive lines and disrupt plays because they are not so big that their only strength is to be an immovable object. They have the ability to attack. And the beauty is that there are 2 of them and can rotate and stay fresh. These guys are will be fine. As for the rest of the front......???? I think that the edges are a concern because while they look great against our offensive line so far, that really isn't saying much. We will have to see how guys like Stroud and Edwards do and our outside linebackers do against opposing teams. All in all, my overall outlook is pretty optimistic. The D is looking great.

Check This out. The rook is doing fine.

I remember Lee Evans disagreeing on the decision to start Edwards over JP a couple of years ago. It was right after Lee had a big season with JP as the starter. Not that I think there is any animosity or anything. I just think that Trent and Lee never really developed great chemistry. It will come with time and what is cool is that Trent is hitting multiple receivers.

This coming from a meathead.

I have 3 decades of watching this FO and you are still wrong. The problem with your argument and with many arguments is that no decision is as plain as black and white. People begin lashing out because of perceived incompetency but none here have actually worn the same shoes as the ones in the Bills FO. After a while, listening to all of this BS just starts to sound like a bunch Canadian Geese honking outside your house while trying to watch a ball game.....you just tune it out.

Schobel may very well get 10 sacks. He could move around like Bruce Smith did but as a linebacker. Schobel coming off the edge with a head of steam is scary. Schobel coming up the middle is too because he is strong and fast. He just knows how to get to the QB and now he won't have to always take on a big tackle to do it.

Present: F***ed UP! Future: Who Knew?

This list means nothing. Only performance matters and Edwards has got him beat so far.

I don't think Wood would appreciate that.

Because you guys won't stay separated. Your mentality is all about bitching and moaning over pathetic issues. There is a lot that can be said for the power of belief. It helps your team. All of the negative crap that comes out is just not healthy, not for you and not for those around you. Support your team unconditionally. So what if you have to eat crow once in a while. But you sissies wouldn't anything about that would you?

Now I know why they call you Meathead.

Our slot receiver (Josh Reed) never seemed to be able to get open enough against opposing defenses over the middle and our tight ends were always either hurt or kept on the line for protection purposes. In training camp, I see Parish and the tight ends making a lot of plays. The thing that I have been watching is a commitment to working the middle of the field. Maybe we finally have a coach that gets this. If we can keep our OL healthy this year, we could be looking at a breakout year. All of the QBs are connecting on intermediate throws and the receivers seem to be having a lot of fun running new routes. Last year we rarely worked the middle. Dump offs and sideline throws seemed to be the norm. You have to use the entire field when attacking a defense so they can't get comfortable just covering limited areas of the field. We seemed to make it easy for them last year. I hope that these changes turn things around. Go Bills!

The last thing you have to worry about is Aaron Schobel not being physically fit.