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I remember Elway really stumbling in his first year. But I also remember him throwing INCREDIBLY hard, fast passes. He was known for breaking fingers. Marino went to a Super Bowl in his second year, and everyone thought it would be the first of many. The kid was amazing. Very, very quick release. Eason went in 1985 and got so shell-shocked that he never recovered. Allen reminds me of Elway. I don't know why.

This is it. There are a slew of teams in the NFL that get talked up because of past successes, and Baltimore sits among this group. The conventional wisdom is acting like Ray Lewis and The Goose are still on the team. It's a shell of its former self, but they have the Super Bowls, and therefore... Very beatable by a lot of teams. I don't know about this Sunday, but a Bills win wouldn't really surprise me.

So...we're done crusading now?

I've been saying since Day 1 that Allen's arm reminds me of Elway's. On one hand, I think the throws (like Elway's early days) are almost TOO strong. On the other hand, I think of where it got Elway, and I'm pretty cool with it. The receiving corps - present and future - are just going to have to know what they're facing with Allen on a third-and-four crossing route.

I was thinking the exact thing. He and Foster are two of my practice squad picks. Foster is intriguing given the lack of depth in the WR corps. We get the speed burner candidate every couple of years, but they never pan out. It would be amazing to have someone like that paired up with a QB that can heave it.

It may well indeed happen, but I'm hoping all parties hold off until Monday. Unless we get by the Jags, in which case I'd request that it be postponed another week, and so on.

Having been there so many times, I had to laugh - yes, laugh - at the devastated fans in the stands. It wasn't ME this time.

In terms of worst NFL travel experiences, I got harrassed and almost into it in the old Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego. A few REAL drunks behind me. Someone called in security and escorted the gentlemen out. In terms of worst OVERALL travel experiences, I got the pneumonic plague in India, and was tear gassed and shot at in a riot in Spain. So, it's really just a game, you know?

I'm fine with just starting afresh, Scott. I can't recall ever looking back more than a week. Because as a Bills fan, one as to be ready to move on to the next as fast as possible.

I don't mean to be a total jerk, but this thread is unnecessary. We hashed all of this TO DEATH about four years ago, and back then it wasn't hypothetical. Donald Trump WAS in the mix. Jon Bon Jovi WAS in the mix (and inadvertently stated that he was going to move the team to Canada) Tom Golisano WAS in the mix. This WAS going to happen. And now we don't have to worry about this any more. Stop this.

We used to joke that Ronnie Harmon was buried at the Sheldon Family Cemetery while we were "standing there" after several adult beverages.

At this point, I hope we're "run heavy". I don't mean to be negative, but I still hold my breath with each and every Taylor pass. I just don't see the pretty Long Ball that he was throwing last year. Is it because there's no Watkins? I'm thrilled about three wins in a row, but this "constantly-waiting-for-an-interception-or-fumble-in-the-fourth-quarter" stuff is going to kill all of us.

This nails it. Have fun with the back-and-forth. I'm focused on tomorrow.

My brothers and I got to see Rodney Dangerfield in NYC in the 1980s. The laughter became almost painful. "In the Pines" - Milkweed (local Binghamton band; check 'em out)

Come on. There will be SO MANY touchdowns and SO MANY adult beverages that it will all be a blur. "Common People" - Ben Folds/William Shatner

This. Just starting to clue in. Here's the question - who is their third-string QB? Because the Pats* are going to need him. That kid is going to get killed.

Mike Jasper. "All Apologies" - Nirvana

It's going to be cloudy and 55 at game time, says Accuweather. The inside of that line isn't going to be easy to push around. I just don't see the gaps for the running game like we saw against Miami. Clay had better be a monster. In fact, I'd be happy with 2-TE sets.

I'm not ready to swim in the Kool-Aid just yet. But looking at the schedule - you know what? You might be right on this point.

I've probably completely miscounted, but I don't think there's any way they could be 9-1. The bye week on 1 November takes that out. They could be 8-1. But that Bengals game isn't going to be easy. Glad it's in Buffalo.

Trust me on something. My wife is fully aware that the game is on at 4:25. As such, I'll be on the couch watching the game AFTER I've knocked a few items off the Honey-Do list.

I don't go to as many games as I used to. Perhaps one every other year now. I have to say that my daughters go to more games than I do. The elder one is best friends with Pinto Ron's daughter, having gone through the same college program. They'll be at Hammers tomorrow. The virus has infected the next generation. As they drove off to the hotel from the lake today, I told them what it was like 25 years ago. I remember driving in from Rochester in a van loaded with relatives, beer and tailgating supplies. It was the AFC Championship Game with Schroeder and the Raiders - that which turned out to have been a mythical victory. Somewhere around Batavia, I remember turning to my brother and saying "Jesus. You know, if we win this thing, we're going to the Super Bowl". Sounds stupid, but as a lifelong suffering Bills fan, that thought was so Utopian that it frankly had never occurred to me before that moment. Tomorrow will be another one of "Those Games". Heartache or Euphoria. But Jesus. If they win tomorrow, things change. You know it, and I know it. "It's Not For Me To Say" - Johnny Mathis

...."Meat....Whistle".... Okay, Dean. THAT one goes into my lexicon. Just tell me where to mail the check for the trademark royalties. Jesus. I can't stop laughing.

This. And does it have to be men who are alive? Because I'd be Cary Grant in "North By Northwest" in a heart beat. THAT was class. And David Byrne in "Stop Making Sense" was almost hypnotic.