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Don't expect much. After giving up 8 sacks in consecutive weeks against the Phins and Rams, the first priority for AZ is to protect the QB. Look for a TON of max protect schemes. Even the greatest pass rushing teams will have trouble with max protection. Here's the shame of it; even though AZ will only be able to send 3 receivers when they are in max protect, they will have no trouble beating our back 6 or 7 (depending if Wanny blitzes one or not). We saw that last week against the Niners and they don't have a receiver nearly as good as Larry Fitzgerald. And with our OLine hurting and going up a VERY good front 7 in AZ, I don't look for them to win this weekend, either. GO BILLS!!!

Well, it's been a while since the Navy had a turn at the Government welfare tit. Suck on, gentlemen! Ahoy!

Fitz is the entire problem on offense. No debate. End of story. We need a better QB desperately. But as inconsistent as he is, he's not even close to the entire problem on the team. That distinction clearly belongs to the defense as a whole. When you have historically bad record setting performances on defense for two consecutive weeks, there is no debating the issue. This defense has me longing for the days of Harvey Johnson, Kay Stephenson, and Hank Bullough whose teams I remember quite well and whose defenses I thought I'd never see the likes of again. Well, this defense has surpassed those in terms of ineptitude. I'll save you the trouble of arguing that if we had a QB capable of staying on the field and keeping our defense off of it, then our D would be so much better. First and foremost, a defense has to get off the field on their own, all by themselves. If they're tired and rundown, they have themselves to blame before anyone else. Our D is literally our WORST DEFENSE EVER. And if you've seen some of the defenses from years ago that I alluded to above, you'd know how epic that level of suckitude really is. GO BILLS!!!

Haha. I'm completely surprised by this. Biden can be a cartoon at times but he's had some good debate performances in the past. If nothing else, he's got a lot of experience with them. I don't know what kind of debater Ryan is either, but I imagine he will have his numbers lined up. And those numbers are what Romney misrepresented in his debate last week. I'm sure Biden is going to mention Romney a lot as a result. And he can do that without having to worry about looking "vice presidential" because there is really no such thing. If Ryan spends more time defending Romney's flip-flopping and abrupt move to the center, he'll be forced to reveal his own abrupt move to the center as a result. There is an opening for Biden to hammer him with that change in position. Then again, Biden may punch himself in the head, like you said.

LoL. Definitely, that too.

Just heard a blurb in the background, not sure what channel, talking about the upcoming VP debate. I look for Biden to come out swinging and hitting hard on all the inconsistencies Obama couldn't or wouldn't throw back at Romney. Presidents have to look presidential and can't be attack dogs. But VPs on the other hand are made for that job. By tying Romney's plans to Ryan's and citing the stump rhetoric of Romney over the last 18 months, the stage is set for Biden to lay the hammer down. Now, if Biden is seen with a grimace and those long downward stares at his notes, then all bets are off. But I gotta think they've looked at the tape and made corrections. Unlike Dave Wannstadt.

To me, the saddest aspect of American politics is that the best and brightest who used to be attracted to it, will continue to stay away in droves. Public service used to be a noble pursuit. Now it's demonized; from dog catcher to president.

Used to love it whenever Bert would circle behind his net, gain possession, and Ted Darling would exclaim, "...Perreault, winding up in his own end..." I remember the very real adrenaline rush in my stomach, like when Juice got the ball, that he was gonna go end to end and pot one. There has never been a player to come close to that since. For as long as we've lamented our hard luck pursuit of championships, we've been just as lucky to have seen a once in a lifetime talent like him. GO BILLS!!!

I meant to post this earlier when I got to thinking of the dollar ties to oil and Hussein's threat to value it with a different currency. I know I'll get painted as cynical and a conspiracy nut, but it's just too damned coincidental for my tastes. And again, it's why I think Romney will have no problem being convinced we have to invade Iran. http://lewrockwell.c...atusa1.1.1.html Another article I found interesting. http://business.time...ced-in-dollars/

I felt a stirring in my loins reading that about Girgs' hitting ability. 18 years old and not afraid to let the bigger boys know they're in a game. He can't make the big squad fast enough. GO SABRES!!!

It's amazing how quickly we forgot about the Savings and Loan scandals of the late 80s and early 90s. A DIRECT result of our rush to deregulation among other things and a precedent setter for bailing out lending institutions. It always strikes me as ironic the way these staunch vanguards of free market principals don't mind socialistic government when it comes to bailing them out. "Too Big to Fail" is an interesting contradiction in terms to me. As to the dollar, am I wrong in assuming the major reason it hasn't collapsed already is because of it's tie to oil?

Taking care of our own. What a concept. Used to be you could say that, believe that, and devote your life to that ideal without being labeled a socialist. But in this fractured society it's a dying concept. There has been a clear drumbeat of American imperialism as those neo-cons that started out as young bucks in the Nixon White House and who eventually rose to power in the Reagan administration only to be sidelined by a democratic administration (Clinton had to go) seriously started to implement their foreign policy in 2000. This doctrine is an interesting conflation of American ideals like democracy and big business interests. Guys like Wolfowitz, Cheney, and Rumsfeld to name but a few, literally feel it is America's manifest destiny and divine responsibility to spread our form of democracy around the world by opening up free markets through the development of natural resources in those countries. I'm not saying they're bad people. Just people that are convinced their way is the best way. Perhaps going uber-isolationist is the way to go. I don't know. But I really think it's too late for that. That genie loves the wide open spaces outside of the bottle and she ain't going back in there. Natural occurrences and repercussions as various societies evolve will make it impossible I'm afraid.

Talk about turning it on its ear! As to your foreign policy, I think the genie's out of the bottle but I'm convinced the biggest reason we went to war with Iraq was because Hussein threatened to get his oil off the dollar valuation. That may be cynical and some might even think downright conspiratorial, but so be it. And it's that foreign policy aspect of big oil that I won't vote for Romney. I think he's right out of the neo-con playbook and his rhetoric towards Iran has me convinced he can be easily duped into believing Iran poses a real threat to the US that only military intervention can prevent. And the best part is, a war with Iran will pay for itself because we can use their oil profits to cover the costs. Just like neo-con poster child Paul Wolfowitz said about the Iraq war.

Huge factor to be sure. Here's something that won't please our healthcare professionals around here and I apologize in advance. I don't mean to offend. Only to point out a seeming contradiction I've long noticed and I'm not advocating anything. It's just something I think contributes to ever rising costs and it's the entire concept of: For profit health care. There is HUGE downward pressure from shareholders on so many care facilities around the country. How can hospitals turn a profit when they just can't lower costs? Is it just a question of ordering so many costly procedures? The ones that insurance companies often won't cover very much, if at all? Is it just easy as a $20.00 advil? How do they attract the best care givers? And the quality of care has gone down in this country as costs have risen. Yes, at the top you won't find better qualified specialists in their respective fields. But the BEST care is just not available to the masses. What does that REALLY say when you strip it to it's core? But we no longer lead the world in many health categories. Infant mortality rate just being one. I find that worrisome. I swear I'm not a communist. So please, don't anybody go there. Just curious what others think about it, that's all.

Well, healthcare and insurance premiums have been going up for decades and long before 'Obamacare' was even a pipe dream. Why? I'd look to those dynamics before making a link to Obamacare.

Send it. Captures my spirit perfectly. Wish I had the eloquence. GO SABRES!!! (oh, I see you've already gone)

Ross Perot was dead on when he warned of the floodgates NAFTA would open. That "giant sucking sound" is now just ambient noise that nobody pays attention to. But great patriotic American companies have been buying cheap foreign material for far longer. I never felt sorry for the US auto makers when they cried "buy American" when they themselves were importing foreign steel to build their cars and starting manufacturing components over seas and in Canada and Mexico. "Buy American" is something I used to believe in and live by. But it's virtually impossible nowadays.

Assuming Romney didn't hurt himself after that giant leap to the center Wednesday night, there's no reason for me to believe he just won't stay there. He spent the first debate trying to mitigate damage of the "47%" remarks and I look for him to do the same from here on in. It won't matter one bit if Romney says he's now for the the full choice of women to choose, that he's for gay marriage, etc. And it doesn't matter that he'll say the EXACT opposite on the stump at rallies.

Yep. Gilmore was money all day. If that trend continues, Wanny will find some additional scheme flexibility. GO BILLS!!!

Very similar to the complaints of former NFL players and their criticism of the NFLPA on the issue of pensions and extended medical benefits. I wonder if there is a comparable NHL Player Rep to Drew Brees and whether Rob Ray would call him a "little piece of sh*t", like Joe Delamalleure did when he said that about Brees. GO SABRES!!!

Mitt did much better than I thought. He was very well prepared. Although he spent a lot of energy trying to mitigate his "47%" debacle. But he was in good command of his message tonight and appealed to his base. And I actually thought Barack was a little on the defensive. I'm looking forward to the debates on foreign policy. Not NEARLY enough to get me to re-join the Republican party. But that would have to come more from Republicans in Congress anyway. And they are just too far off the rails at the moment.

Well, that was certainly uplifting. Given that posture and knowing how intractable Bettman and the owners are, I see no reason to think this season happens. Thanks for the news though, chz. I check this thread first click every day for updates.

Have you been reading my posts over on TSW or something? On a few occasions, I've had to refute Joe Buscaglia's misinformed critique of MW's performance against the run on Sunday. He and Anderson were very technically sound all day against the run. Played their run reads and responsibilities very well indeed. It's nice to read another poster that sees it, too. I get the impression that a few folks in Bills Nation NEVER witnessed a down MW played in college or Houston. The rest of the D, with the exception of Gilmore who I feel had a VERY good game and his best as a pro on Sunday, is firmly planted in my doghouse. And it's hard to get out of once that door shuts. I'll just say I hope they retain the sour taste of that game far longer than anything sweet they get going forward. GO BILLS!!!

Officially blocked but poll officials can still ask for ID even though it's not required to be presented. Doesn't make sense. Still a ton of potential for chaos at the booths. I'm still convinced the fix is in. Not only in PA but in states around the country. I'll be pleasantly surprised if we don't need another SCOTUS decision after it's all said and done. Sorry if that sounds cynical but there is precedent.

No. Owning a ticket is not a contract. It's a license granted by the team for that particular seat for that particular game. If you read the fine print it should mention something to the effect that the team reserves the right to revoke the license. Consider it revoked. GO SABRES!!!