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Vix

Michael Vick returns to the NFL, as a member of the Philadelphia Eagles. I’m glad he’s not with the Bills, but he’s still with a team I kind of like, so that makes it hard. I’d been hoping he would … Continue reading

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Report to camp for re-Nedification!

The Buffalo Bills have reported for training camp, thus allowing Football Obsession Levels in Western New York to return to their usual “fever pitch” levels. The year breaks down like this: Training camp: Yay! We’ve got some good youngsters! Maybe … Continue reading

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So long, JP

Former Buffalo Bills quarterback JP Losman has signed with the Las Vegas…ummm…the new football team in Las Vegas. You may be thinking, “Wow, the NFL expanded to Las Vegas?” And the answer would be, no, they didn’t. Someone’s starting a … Continue reading

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McNair

While the act of consummate sporting evil that was Homerun Throwback had me loathing the Tennessee Titans for a while, I never disliked their quarterback, Steve McNair, at all. He was just too classy of a player, with toughness that … Continue reading

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More answers!

Continuing to work through the queries that came in for Ask Me Anything! 2009, I figure I should handle this, from Roger: What would fix the Buffalo Bills? (Warning: boring football post ahead.) OK. How to fix the Bills? Well, … Continue reading

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Wow!

UPDATED below. That was truly a great game. Remember what I said earlier? Blowouts are a thing of the past. They’ll be the rarity now. Anyway, the Steelers have just joined the Cowboys as the only franchises to have won … Continue reading

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Blowin’ out the wind

The Buffalo News‘s Larry Felser thinks that a boring Super Bowl is likely, because the game has so often been a blowout. Problem is, over the last fourteen years, it hasn’t. The era of consistent blow-out Super Bowls ended, I … Continue reading

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The wild, whacky NFL

Just a couple of NFL thoughts: :: Wow, is home field advantage increasingly meaningless or what? Since 1990, when the NFL went to a twelve-team playoff format, AFC top seeds are 7-12 in converting top seed status into a Super … Continue reading

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Continuity? Really?

It seems that Buffalo Bills owner Ralph Wilson has decided to retain the services of head coach Dick Jauron, whose approval ratings in Buffalo slide in below those of George W. Bush. Jauron is a very nice guy, and he’s … Continue reading

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A stupid statistic about the Buffalo Bills

I heard this on the radio tonight, and found it interesting. Three NFL coaches were fired today: Detroit’s Rod Marinelli, Cleveland’s Romeo Crennel, and the New York Jets’ Eric Mangini. Collectively, these three coaches were 6-3 against Buffalo’s Dick Jauron, … Continue reading

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