Geno Smith's Arm

That's a "go to" joke. Whenever I need a laugh, I'll reach for that, thanks.

I think the courage part should be obvious. An obvious one is when a receiver goes over the middle for a ball. A QB decides to take a hit to get a throw off. 2 guys go into the corner for the puck (one is gonna get smashed), a defenseman gets in front of a slapshot. I don't think that is the same thing as playing with an injury. It's more immediate. The whole sport of football is based on people beating up on each other, and in hockey everyone is constantly on guard, waiting to get hit. The teams with the best athletes don't always win, it takes guys willing to sacrifice their bodies too. And I don't think it's the same as thing enduring pain.

I'm sure there are dangers to those sports, but I remain unconvinced that it is as dangerous, or that courage plays as large a role in the outcome of the competition (which is what I am really getting at).

WR demands a bunch of other skills beyond just running fast. Also courage, lots of courage. I finally figured out why Football and Hockey interest me so much more than Track & Field, Tennis, or Baseball, etc. It's because athletic skill is only half of being an outstanding player, the other half is courage. To succeed, you have to risk getting hurt (sometimes hurt very badly), continuously throughout the games. Making decisions that demand that you sacrifice your body (or not). To me that makes them much more interesting, both physically, and psychologically.

Yeah! They can be linebackers. Unbeatable. And Michael Phelps is the greatest athlete ever (I mean how can you argue, he has all those medals), so there has to be a place for him somewhere. Quarterback maybe? Would make sense... I'll say it: "Dream Team"

I think they should sign only sumo wrestlers for O-lineman, and track stars for WR's. They would never lose.

I'm not very sentimental, but you would have to have a heart of stone, to not feel a wave of emotion when you see Everett with his daughters.

I think you mean me. Yes, I think that RW's philosophy is to give a GM/Coach a chance to get things into place, and then if the team shows promise, he will open up the wallet. Some teams are big spenders consistently, but even then they haven't necessarily been successful. I can totally understand RW's approach, even if it has upset me in the past. It's hard for me to formulate an opinion about someone that I don't know, that is operating in an economic sphere that I know so little about. Is he a good owner making the best of a tight financial situation? Is an evil robber baron toying with an economically depressed area? I don't know. None of us are privy to the huge economic/socialogical machinations behind the NFL, or what his role in it really is. I hope that we all can share a Super Bowl victory with Mr. Wilson someday though. Even us peasants will have something in common with him that day.

I kinda agree. I think his appoach has always been "Show me that you can get something going, and THEN come to me for more money". He spent plenty during the Bills Super Bowl run. I think Ralph has some years left, he just won't be very "active".

"sensitive soles" lets you know right away....and then a glance at the name.

C'mon, it's not like he wasn't part of those "Glory Hole Years". In fact, it may have all started with Aikman! One thing is for sure though, Chan Gailey put an end to the "Glory Hole Years in Dallas". That's why Jones fired him!

"I want me some glory hole" Wow. It's also somehow appropriate that it is a term used in the oil industry. I can't stand Jerry Jones, but I'm glad he is such a public figure, giving everyone a glimpse into the mind of a megalomaniac.

Maybe. And they have "upside", Addai is rolling down the hill...

Biggest lie? That fans know what is really going on...

I certainly want it to happen! But each season that passes kind of cheapens a title for me. Just another Super Bowl winner. It is one of the reasons why I have always maintained that I would rather have the 4 Super Bowl losing seasons, that had incredible excitement, than the Ravens one title. I also much prefer a team that wins with great style, putting up points, than a team that gets by with 6-3 wins. I know many here would try convince me that a shutdown defense coupled with a crap offense that wins is still exciting, but for me it's dull to watch a seasons worth of that kind of football.

Come to the realization that it's not that big of a deal. And that pro football is really just guys I don't know, running around on a field.

Gee, this reminds me of that "What I love about Buffalo...?" thread. "It's the people" said all the people who were from Buffalo.

Lots of conclusions being jumped to here. Maybe Larry Fitzgerald is a jerk that Michael Floyd didn't want to spend everyday of this summer being around? Maybe LF is a condescending prick? Maybe Floyd had other important things going on? Maybe he is on crack? I don't know, but I don't think it's cool for LF to publically call out Floyd at this point in the season...er, pre-season....er, voluntary, off-site, player-organized, summer-session workout camp season.

He didn't lack courage. He lacked the ability to see the field, find the open receiver, anticipate the timing of the opening, place the ball, and get it there fast, all at the same time, and at all the different distances necessary to play QB in the NFL at a high level. And HE knew it. That's why he was "Trentative", and no coaching is gonna change that. There is no shame in that, there are very few people that can do it.

Wow. These kinds of threads pop up now and then. "I love Buffalo because of"...the people. "People like me, and my friends, and my family. Hey, you're from Buffalo too, aren't we cool people? Hey, we're great, and there's no place better!" The best thing about Buffalo? The traffic, because there is so little to deal with. Buffalo has a lot of great things, mixed with some not so great things (like most places), but I find the people a bit "insular", and that leads to a tight community, but also some closed minded thinking.

That seems to be the intended joke.... However, he wasn't a Bill then, he probably wouldn't have said it about any of the Bills teams for the last 10 years, and he won't say it about this year's team. To get uptight about what Spiller said is ridiculous. The reactions to this really say more about the fans on this board than anything about the team or Spiller. Some very uptight people...

Perhaps. But getting their ass handed to them in the playoffs would be a nice turn of events for this team. These quotes are always a chance for the more excitable fans to show excitement, and the solid, no-nonsense guys get a chance to admonish them, and talk about solid, conservative behavior....blah, blah, blah. I think CJ was fine, and I bet there have been plenty of guys that have said stuff like this, and then gone on to win the Super Bowl that season. Deon Sanders said it EVERY year. It is a non-event, that will have no bearing on this season, and I doubt Gailey will say anything. There are 45 guys on a team. Every Super Bowl winning team has had some self-aggrandizing, unprofessional, and/or disrespectful guys on the roster (not that I think Spiller was).

I think this is the butchest roster of players that the Bills have ever collected. You combine that with swagger, and LOOK OUT!

As someone else mentioned, it was the lying that probably pissed off Goodell. He had personal interviews with them, and apparently they lied to his face. The Saints were warned years ago, told the league they would end it, but kept doing it. They have NO ONE BUT THEMSELVES TO BLAME.