Gameday Prep: Bills @ Dolphins

by Ryan



Pretty sure that's their starting five on offense. Never mind, Jake Long looks more like this:



Tiny dancer on the left, that is.

Announcers: Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon. Ugh. (Courtesy of Awful Announcing)

Game Distribution Maps: Courtesy of the506.

Depth Charts:
Dolphins, Bills

Stats: NFL.com, ESPN, or Yahoo Sports all do a good job. If you have fantasy teams through Yahoo, you're better off paying the ten bucks for "stattracker", it's a lifesaver. (Especially when you have three fantasy leagues with Yahoo...)

Things They've Been Saying:
- Here's a nice little mailbag from Tim Graham. We will be reading a lot about the AFC East over the next few weeks.

- Yahoo Sports has a nice piece on Tim Russert.

- If you have any questions about the Wildcat Offense, this should help.

- FirstTimeLongTime has a nice breakdown of today's game.

Pump-Up Song that will Melt Your Face Off Song that has no real value at all: "Miami", Will Smith



In a way Scientology is perfect for him, isn't it?

News and Notes:

- Well this is just beyond sad.

- Thank God someone said it, right?

- When you listen to Gannon and Harlan today, remember this.

- I honestly have no idea what to say about Miami, do you? They have beat two good teams but at other times have looked awful. The Bills should beat them because they are a good team; and good teams beat mediocre ones.

This is our first crack at the AFC East, and thus far we've seen that it is a very different division then we are used to. Miami will come ready, and the Bills better be ready as well.

Okay, that's it. Game time. I'll be around all day, so if you have a thought drop a line. Comments, email, or our AIM: GoosesRoost28. We've seen some great games played in Florida over the years, and this one may be added to the list.




Go Bills.

The Letdown Game

by Ryan

It's pretty easy to get excited after a game like this:



Still, playing your best hockey of the year against the top team in the East spells one thing, especially when you play the next night.

Letdown game.

It happens all the time, and tonight could be the perfect example. Toronto is a garbage team slowly slipping into the basement of the East, and after a big road win the Sabres return home for an easy game against as weak team.

Not so fast there, skippy. Toronto has won two straight and is desperate for points to look competitive. The better they look over the next two weeks the less likely they trade their captain away. I'd say that's something worth playing for. Not to mention the couple thousand Leafs fans who will be ferrying themselves across the border to sing the praises of their 41 year old Stanley Cup win.

I've always said Leafs games are overpriced and not attractive, but on Sunday I reconsidered. Guess what StubHub sent me yesterday?



Yup, after all that talk about a letdown game and how annoying those Teacher's Pension Plan loonies will be, I'm going anyways. Call it an experiment in fandom, or maybe I just couldn't turn down $37 a seat.

Pray for a Sabres win and that the Scientologists don't get me on the way out.