Whites Bay

You have an IQ under 60. Get the hint?

Having blown a disc, I can tell you it shows up on the MRI - very clearly. Muscle strains...not such a big deal. They'd know if it was the latter in a few minutes. This all having been said, it does concern me that Bell's been out as long as he has. My angst will do nothing, however, to bring Bell to the field any sooner or later.

Wahhhh....huh?

That, Caveman, was actually a very funny post. Well done.

So long as it's cold and free, eh? Good man. I'm buying.

So, using this example, successful coaches don't need to videotape opposing practices, right? Am I off topic here?

You're right, Crayonz. I was calling for him to be cut by Week 4 anyway. I was using him as filler. But you have to admit that Dockery and Walker were big-ticket signings. At least - I THINK - you have to admit they were big ticket signings.

Oh, it's an internet board. I've learned not to blow a gasket each time out. Make mine Molson Canadian. What's yours?

"Ruthless" in the sense that you, Chalkie Gerzowski, the new GM of the team, gave your 2008 starting Right Tackle the chance to start at Left Tackle, and then blessed his spot on the team on the final 53 in September 2009. And then YOU gave the order to cut his big fat ass 24 hours later. Let go the internet anomymity. Pretend you're not Chalkie, but Ralphie. And picture yourself actually having to fire his ass to his face. Not so easy, is it?

If you think saving $3 million a year is senile, I want to sit down across from you in a game of poker, kiddo.

Fair enough!

I'm sure this post will drop to the bottom of the list within nanoseconds, but I'm going to post it anyway. For all of you Monday-morning-GMs-in-waiting-who-could-run-this-team-better-if-you-only-had-the-chance: Trust me when I tell you that there are 31 other team owners out there tonight who are grudgingly tipping their hats to Ralph Wilson. Ralph Wilson has the built-in excuse for EVERY move he makes. He is operating a team in a small market in very hard economic times. Cut your overpriced Left Guard? See ya. It's Buffalo. If hard decisions aren't made I'll get creamed. Cut your overpriced Left Tackle? See ya. It's Buffalo. If hard decisions aren't made, I'll get creamed. Cut your big-name backup running back? See ya. It's Buffalo. If hard decisions aren't made, I'll get creamed. Ralph doesn't need an excuse, and I believe he knows it. It's Buffalo. It's Western New York. He HAS to make ruthless moves like this to compete with Jerry Jones. With Dot-com Snyder. With Bob Kraft. These guys are MADE of money, so everyone is expecting them to SPEND it, and ALL the time. They ALL - trust me - ALL - wish they had the alibi that they were making these moves because it's a small market. Do you really think any of these guys don't want $XX million suddenly dropping into THEIR pockets? Are you goddamn serious? Ralph Wilson is (choose the metaphor): Punching above his weight Playing the hand he's dealt Making lemons out of lemonade Playing within the rules I don't fault the guy one bit that he's cut an overpriced underproducing left tackle. When the hell did you people think that this wasn't a business? I credit the guy for showing the stones to make a lot of really hard business decisions in a short time frame. I'm glad I'm not on the receiving end. This is the same guy who opposed the CBA, on which a large number of owners are beginning to come around. This guy's ruthless, and I'm guessing a lot of owners are mildly envious.

You're an embarrassment from outer space. Truly. Please go post somewhere else, and change your handle. "BB Fan 4 Life" my ass. I sure as hell want you next to me in a crisis. Are you like this at work?

Well, thank you, I Billieve. That's a very kind post, but understand that I'm now finishing off a plate of "crow" per my second point in that post. I sent Chambers to the unemployment line, and he's flipping me the bird. And it tastes of crow. Caution - I'm in the vanguard of the "Glass-Half-Full" crowd around here. There's always a ray of sunshine somewhere, and I'll find it. Crow isn't that bad when you get used to it. I've eaten worse.

Beautiful response. Perfect.

That explains a lot. Guess I can put down the remote and stop beating the hamster. Have at it.

I remember sitting in my livingroom in March 2003 when Syracuse won the whole enchilada. I didn't WHOOP like I thought I would. I just remember sitting there with a bizarre little grin on my face. Wow. My team did it. My team did it. And then I went to bed. Maybe I'm on the cusp of a trend. Go Bills! I could use the sleep!

In 40 years of watching professional football, I can't remember the last time - or the first time - I ever EVER watched or CARED ABOUT the reaction of a coach on the sideline. You actually watch Dick Jauron golf-clapping? Sheesh. I'm usually going to the bathroom by that time.

Yes, but wouldn't it be something? Trust me, I'll root until the final gun sounds, and believe each and every second that they can do it. The odds are greater than 99% that the Bills will lose, but OH my goodness the glow I'll have on Tuesday morning if the Bills pull it off. It's a pity that - if they win - we'll not see the half-empty crowd collectively get on line and tell us that they haven't had a good dump in three days.

The best part is I knew it was coming. I've achieved true veteran status. And it cracked me up even though I knew the train wreck was heading my way. My guess is that f-f-f-f-...ool would feel more at home on the Jills' team. Might look better than some of 'em, but I haven't seen this year's squad. "Car on a Hill" - Joni Mitchell (man, I love this tune)

Well, that'll teach YOU to leave for a weekend.

No. I'd originally meant to say "Wake the neighbors", but I'd rather be doing something else to "wake the neighbors", if you catch my drift. The dog will have to suffice, and it'll be me screaming at the big screen that does it.

Chandler, I'm certainly not ready to annoint John Wawrow as the next Woodward or Bernstein or Halberstam or Hemingway (yes, they both started out as journalists). What bothers me is twofold: 1) Anyone who's ever written more than a text message understands that for every sentence written in an article there are at least two more that ended up on the editing room floor. Maybe they were unnecessary sentences, maybe there just wasn't room in the article. But the odds are that those extra sentences were...I don't know...an interesting quote? A stat that I hadn't considered? Some insight as to why a player was traded/cut/benched? It is unlikely at best that Tim Graham or John Wawrow are ever going to BREAK a new story on Two Bills Drive. But once they feed a story to their mainstream outlet, one or two of these "edits" might sneak their way onto this forum. Those of us who live on every word related to the Bills might consider themselves lucky to get a better idea as to what is happening at One Bills Drive through these scraps. But now we're not going to see that, are we? 2) On a related note, we're just a bunch of chuckleheads living off the same rumors/sources/opinions. That's life on Two Bills Drive. Regardless of what you might think of Wawrow's writing style (the lack of capital letters drove me nuts, but I have issues that I'm working on correcting), he had/has SOURCES OUTSIDE OF THIS VACUMN CHAMBER. He doesn't have to identify them, and certainly never would if he wants to keep his day job. But if Tim Graham and John Wawrow say "My sources in the Front Office tell me...", I can assure you that I'm going to give THAT statement a lot more attention than some of the so-called sources that posters quote! Lori, per my earlier comment, and per the question raised by another poster on this thread, I'm all for banning some of the more acidic and truculent posters. I'm not so rosy-eyed that I think only positives can be posted on this forum, but I am of the mindset that I'd like to see posts that "further the debate". The "Dick sucks", "Ralph sucks". "Bills suck" crowd just aren't adding anything.

It does seem a little like crayonz' lost nephew, doesn't it?

Shawn Nelson. 20-yard curl. Complete. We're all spilling our beers on our collective laps and waking the dog.