Understandably, Bills fans have been patiently waiting for any shred of good news to hit this side of the Rainbow Bridge since Ralph Wilson bumbled his way through his justification for playing games out of market.
And while the free agent signings the team have made look solid, don’t think the final piece of a deep playoff run is the signing of wide receiver Bryant Johnson. Buffalo’s receiving corps was by no means the league’s best in 2007, but it certainly wasn’t the worst either. Getting the ball to Lee Evans or even Roscoe Parrish seemed more difficult than having them catch it and find open space.
Johnson has upside, but even with stars like Anquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald as his running mates, he couldn’t transform Arizona into a playoff team. Johnson’s penchant for catching with his body rather than his hands has led to his fair share of drops, often at crucial junctures.
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LEADING OFF: Johnson won't turn Bills into contender
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TIM'S TAKE: ‘Stevie’ gives Bills piece to grow on
Sorry to sound skeptical, but as I slink down into the mancave’s easy chair to take in the masochistic experience we call a Sunday Bills game, I’m looking for three things, some of which you’d rarely expect while rooting for the home team.
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TIM'S TAKE: Late round Bills picks making their mark
As easy as it is to get caught up in an electrifying offensive performance against a Baltimore defense which long held the title of most feared, something kept rubbing me the wrong way during Sunday’s 37-34 overtime thriller.
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TIM'S TAKE: Women’s soccer timing might be right
It got us talking. Sure, the news that a Women’s Professional Soccer franchise is reportedly playing half its home games at Niagara University is hardly a national headline, but having Niagara County’s first-ever, top-level pro sports team makes the tidbit an interesting one.
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TIM'S TAKES: Lew-Port scandal sheds light on union work
This is a sad place we’ve reached, where we continue to protect teachers rather than informing parents about the actions of those who deal with our children.
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TIM'S TAKE: Lee Wallace leaves behind legacy
The telephone. That’s what Lee Wallace was trying to escape when the longtime Niagara County Community College athletics director finally hung it up at the end of last month after more than a decade on the job.
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TIM'S TAKE: Can Hamilton learn from our mistakes?
The Canadian city is attempting to use the blunders from previous Western New York projects as a harbinger of potential pitfalls that come from failed urban planning
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TIM'S TAKE: Cooley case
Let’s just say we’re saddened, but not entirely surprised, by the news that Austin Cooley has been told he can’t return to Niagara University.Cooley has, by all accounts, physical attributes to his game that should have made him an All-Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference player. Instead, he struggled to get playing time with Alpha dogs like Bilal Benn and Tyrone Lewis in the lineup.
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TIM'S TAKES: Late notes from Porter Cup
So we’re a week late, but with some Porter Cup thoughts still lingering, why not get them out, right?
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TIM'S TAKE: Finally, Sabres keep foot on gas
The Sabres have had a knack for taking it easy once they get in front this series. Coasting for a shift or two. Allowing the plodding Bruins a chance to get back in the race. But on Friday, with locker cleanout penciled in to the weekend’s to-do list, Buffalo kept the accelerator fully engaged after scoring twice in the first period.
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TIM'S TAKE: Playoffs can turn just that quickly
Wanna know just how small the margin of error is come playoff time in the National Hockey League?
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