NFL Playoff predictions

The regular season is over now. Hopefully the Bills will get rid of offensive coordinator Turk Schonert and/or Head Coach Dick Jauron. Some very questionable calls and another 7-9 season are not making any Bills fans happy.

Wild Card
AFC - Baltimore over Miami
Indianapolis over San Diego

NFC - Minnesota over Philadelphia
Atlanta over Arizona

Divisional Round
AFC - Tennessee over Baltimore
Indianapolis over Pittsburgh

NFC - N.Y. Giants over Atlanta
Carolina over Minnesota

Championship Round
AFC - Indianapolis over Tennessee
NFC - N.Y. Giants over Carolina

Super Bowl - Indianapolis over NY Giants

What do you think? Any predictions of your own?

All-time Falcons team

I did do an all-time Bills team back on Oct. 21. Anyway, here's my Falcons team.
C- Jeff Van Note, Jamie Dukes
G- Bill Fralic, R.C. Thielman, Houston Hoover, Chris Hinton
T- Mike Kenn, Bob Whitfield, George Kunz, Warren Bryant
TE- Jim Mitchell, Alge Crumpler, Junior Miller
WR- Alfred Jenkins, Terence Mathis, Andre Rison, Michael Haynes, Wallace Francis
QB- Steve Bartkowski, Chris Miller, Chris Chandler
FB- Bob Christian, Craig "Ironhead" Heyward
RB- Gerald Riggs, William Andrews, Jamal Anderson, Warrick Dunn
P- John James
NT- Rod Coleman, Moe Gardner
DE- Claude Humphrey, Patrick Kearney, John Zook, Rick Bryan
ILB- Tommy Nobis, Jessie Tuggle, Fulton Kuykendall, Buddy Curry
OLB- Keith Brooking, Greg Brezina, Cornelius Bennett, Joel Williams
S- Ray Brown, Scott Case, Ken Reaves, Tom Pridemore
CB- Ray Buchanan, Rolland Lawrence, Deion Sanders, Bobby Butler
K- Morten Andersen
KR - Deion Sanders
PR - Billy "White Shoes" Johnson
ST - Elbert Shelley
Coach - Dan Reeves

Falcons that played for or coached the Bills (42): Frank Marchlewski, Jim Ritcher, Terrance Pennington, Gary Wilkins, WALLACE FRANCIS, Peerless Price, Ray Jarvis, Monte Ledbetter, Perry Tuttle, Scott Hunter, Joe Auer, Corey McIntyre, Eddie Ray, Gary McDermott, Preston Ridlehuber, Chris Mohr, Tim Anderson, Jason Jefferson, Jeff Yeates, Don Smith, Oliver Barnett, John Holocek, CORNELIUS BENNETT, Darryl Talley, Sam Rogers, Keith Newman, Coy Wire, Henry Jones, Lawyer Milloy, Keion Carpenter, Bryan Scott, Nate Odomes, Jason Webster, Roland Mitchell, Nick Mike-Mayer, Fred Steinfort, Brad Daluiso, Mike Schenk, Wade Phillips, Jerry Glanville, Ted Cottrell, Turk Schonert

My All-time Vikings team

Vikings C-Mick Tingelhoff, Matt Birk
G-Randall McDaniel, Ed White, Chris Hinton, Milt Sunde
T- Ron Yary, Gary Zimmerman, Grady Alderman, Todd Steussie
TE- Steve Jordan, Stu Voigt, Joe Senser
WR- Anthony Carter, Cris Carter, Randy Moss, Ahmad Rashad, Jake Reed
QB- Fran Tarkenton, Randall Cunningham, Warren Moon
FB- Bill Brown
RB- Chuck Foreman, Robert Smith, Herschel Walker, Dave Osborn
P- Greg Coleman
DT – Alan Page, John Randle, Kevin Williams, Keith Millard
DE – Carl Eller, Jim Marshall, Chris Doleman, Doug Martin
ILB – Jeff Siemon, Scott Studwell, Fred McNeill
OLB – Matt Blair, Wally Hilgenberg, Roy Winston, Ed McDaniel
S- Joey Browner, Paul Krause, Karl Kassaulke, Orlando Thomas, Darren Sharper
CB – Nate Wright, Bobby Bryant, Carl Lee, Ed Sharockman
K- Fred Cox
KR/PR – Charlie West (CB)
ST – Chris Walsh (WR)
Coach – Bud Grant
GM – Jim Finks
Owner – Red McCombs

Vikings that also played or coached for the Bills (31): Bill Conaty, Corbin Lacina, Jason Whittle, Charley Ferguson, Art Powell, AHMAD RASHAD, John Holland, Leonard Willis, CHRIS WALSH, Kelly Holcomb, Clint Haslerig, Pat Williams, Spencer Johnson, Jerry Patton, Gabe Northern, Sam Cowart, David Bavaro, Bryce Paup, Darryl Talley, Keith Newman, Henry Jones, Rashad Baker, Antoine Winfield, Ken Irvin, Rufus Bess, Mike Mercer, Chuck Nelson, Benny Ricardo, Mike Mularkey, Tedd Cottrell, James Saxon

Maybe I should rename my blog Portland Trailblazers and Bills (at least until next August)

The Blazer game last night was great! I got FREE tickets, got to see my favorite Blazer Terry Porter's number retired, and got to see the Blazers play extremely well. They were very exciting and beat the Kings by 32. Brandon Roy and Joel Pryzbilla are such fighters, I love their attitudes on the court.

Other than the Lakers and Celtics, I think the Blazers are as good as anyone. I just hate those two teams, and it stinks that they are so good.

I am going to take a break from discussing the Bills, because they are so lame at this time. I am going to make all-time teams of NFL teams starting in my favorite's order.

NFL teams in my order

The Bills season is virtually over. They would need to win 4 in a row and get a lot of help to have hope for the playoffs. Not looking too likely the way they have been playing. They have been inconsistent - scoring 54 against the Chiefs on the road, then only 3 at home vs. the 49ers. Ugh! So, I'll focus on something else. My list of NFL teams from my favorite, to my least favorite. For each team I picked 2 players I like and 1 player I like with Bills ties.
1. Buffalo Bills - Steve Tasker, Reggie McKenzie, Butch Byrd
2. Minnesota Vikings - Alan Page, Randall McDaniel, Ahmad Rashad
3. Atlanta Falcons - Jeff Van Note, William Andrews, Wallace Francis
4. San Diego Chargers - Charlie Joiner, Dan Fouts, Doug Flutie
5. Seattle Seahawks - Steve Largent, Jim Zorn, Rian Lindell
6. New Orleans Saints - Vaughan Johnson, Rickey Jackson, Tom Dempsey
7. St. Louis Rams - Kurt Warner, Jack Youngblood, James Harris
8. Philadelphia Eagles - Randall Cunningham, Reggie White, Troy Vincent
9. Jacksonville Jaguars - Mark Brunell, Jimmy Smith, Pierson Priouleau
10. Indianapolis Colts - Gene Lipscomb, Marvin Harrison, Roosevelt Leaks
11. Tamp Bay Buccaneers - Doug Williams, Derrick Brooks, Steve Christie
12. Kansas City Chiefs - Christian Okoye, Bobby Bell, Martin Bayless
13. Green Bay Packers - James Lofton, Jan Stenerud, Don Beebe
14. Tennessee Titans (Oilers) - Earl Campbell, Warren Moon, Eric Moulds
15. Carolina Panthers - Sam Mills, Pete Metzelaars, Frank Reich
16. Detroit Lions - Charlie Sanders, Barry Sanders, Joe Ferguson
17. Pittsburgh Steelers - Mel Blount, Joe Greene, Frank Lewis
18. Cleveland Browns - Ozzie Newsome, Paul Warfield, Joe Delameillure
19. Washington Redskins - Darrell Green, Ricky Sanders, London Fletcher/ Bruce Smith
20. Arizona Cardinals - Neil Lomax, Stump Mitchell, Leonard Smith
21. New England Patriots - Stanley Morgan, Troy Brown, Fred Smerlas/Antowain Smith
22. Chicago Bears - Walter Payton, Mike Singletary, Ruben Brown
23. Houston Texans - David Carr, Mario Williams, Jay Foreman
24. N.Y. Giants - Joe Morris, Ottis Anderson, Pete Gogolak
25. Cincinatti Bengals - Anthony Munoz, Boobie Clark, Takeo Spikes
26. Baltimore Ravens - Haloti Ngata, Earnest Byner, Sam Gash
27. Oakland Raiders - Otis Sistrunk, Art Shell, Greg Bell
28. Denver Broncos - Rick Upchurch, Riley Odoms, Haven Moses
29. N.Y. Jets - Wesley Walker, Rich Caster, Sam Cowart
30. S.F. 49ers - Ted Washington, Fred Dean, Joe Cribbs
31. Dallas Cowboys - Herschel Walker, Mel Renfro, Drew Bledsoe
32. Miami Dolphins - Reggie Roby, Dwight Stephenson, Thurman Thomas

OUCH!!! Bills lose again.

The loss on Monday to Cleveland was brutal. This was a must win game if the Bills wanted to salvage the season, and it was lost in frustrating fashion. A special teams touchdown and great performances by the running backs was not enough to overcome the 3 interceptions thrown by Trent Edwards or the numerous missed opportunities. It was a roller coaster game, but now we pretty much have to win the next 6 to make the playoffs. Two things that stood out were the announcers talking about Scott Norwood's 47 yard miss in Super Bowl 25, and the Refs calling a penalty on Kawika Mitchell for pushing a Browns player out of bounds. The Bills fans I was with were all yelling "shut up", when the announcers brought up the most disappointing play in Bills history - then the accurate Rian Lindell missed wide right from 47 yards. Again - OUCH! On the Kawika Mitchell play, the Browns back was still in bounds when Mitchell pushed him out. Then he gets penalized for doing this! What's he supposed to do? Should he hold up and let the guy tiptoe down the sidelines for a score? Sometimes the refs need to have more common sense on these penalties against the defense. When you're going full speed trying to tackle someone, you can't stop in midair and not touch them. Troy Polamalu was recently commenting that they are changing the real nature of football with these calls. The call on Monday is a prime example. The Bills still should've won this game, but mistakes killed us.

The Blazers, on the other hand, are doing really well. Oden is starting to make a difference and Rudy is really fun to watch. I really love watching the games. My son, Henry, and I got to go see them play the Timberwolves on Nov. 8. It was a really fun game! The Blazers were down by 10 or 11 most of the game, but came back and won it. A couple of great defensive stops by Brandon Roy and Joel Pryzbilla were key at the end. It was fun to be part of the crowd. Henry is a good luck charm, he was also at the Hawks game last year that they came back from 10 down with 10 minutes left. Again, Roy was the hero in that one.
Keep it going Blazers!! Get it going Bills.....Please!

Great Blazer moment - plus some of my favorite movies

Brandon Roy hit not one, but 2 shots in the last 1.9 seconds of last night's win against the Rockets. The last one was a long 3 pointer at the buzzer. I did not see it (as I don't have cable), but heard Brian Wheeler call it on the radio. He was going nuts. He is a true Blazer homer, but that's what makes him fun to listen to.

The Bills face a must win game against the dreaded Patriots on Sunday. Hopefully they can pull it out and remain in first place. A little shaky after the great 4-0 start, but I think they will still win the division.

OK, now on to movies. Some movies are hard to categorize, but I'll try to go with comedy,drama and animated. Many movies cross over, so don't go nitpicking the categories!!
Favorite comedies: Dumb and Dumber, Hot Rod, Elf, 16 Candles, Best in Show, This is Spinal Tap, A Mighty Wind, Waiting for Guffman, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, Napolean Dynamite, Dodgeball, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Princess Bride, Mystery Men, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Johnny Depp one), Top Secret, Groundhog Day, What About Bob?, Airplane, Cable Guy, Hot Shots:Part Deux (probably only makes the list because I saw it very late at night when stuff just seems funnier), School of Rock, Little Miss Sunshine, Hot Fuzz, The Man with 2 Brains, The Jerk, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, Shawn of the Dead and Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie.

Animated: All Wallace and Gromit, All Veggie Tales, Wall-E, Ratatouille, Kung Fu Panda, Iron Giant, Finding Nemo and Toy Story

Drama: Schindler's List, Hotel Rwanda, The Passion of The Christ, Braveheart, Black Hawk Down, Glory, Saving Private Ryan, Amistad, The World's Fastest Indian, It's a Wonderful Life, Cast Away, The 6th Sense, Mississippi Burning, The Fugitive, Platoon, Cold Mountain, V for Vendetta, Catch Me if You Can, Donnie Darko, The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Full Metal Jacket, Breakin' and Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo (Just kidding on the last 2).

ALL TIME Bills and Blazers Teams

Here are my all time teams -53 players for football, 12 for basketball

Bills
C- Kent HullG- Billy Shaw, Joe DeLamelliure, Reggie McKenzie, Ruben BrownT- Will Wolford, Howard Ballard, Joe DevlinTE- Pete Metzelaars, Jay Riemersma, Paul CostaWR- Andre Reed, Eric Moulds, Elbert "Golden Wheels" Dubenion, Jerry Butler, Frank Lewis, Bob ChandlerQB- Jim Kelly, Jack Kemp, Joe FergusonFB- Cookie Gilchrist, Jim Braxton, Sam GashRB- Thurman Thomas, Joe Cribbs, Wray CarltonP- Paul MaguireDT- Fred Smerlas, Tom Sestak, Ted Washington, Pat WilliamsDE- Bruce Smith, Phil Hansen, Aaron Schobel, Ron McDoleILB- Shane Conlan, Harry Jacobs, Chris Spileman, London FletcherOLB- Mike Stratton, Darryl Talley, Cornelius Bennett, Bryce PaupS- Henry Jones, Tony Greene, Mark Kelso, George SaimesCB-Butch Byrd, Nate Odomes, Bob James, Charles RomesK-Steve Christie KR/PR- Keith Moody ST - Steve TaskerCoach - Marv Levy Owner – Ralph Wilson GM – Bill Polian

Blazers C-Arvydas Sabonis, Kevin Duckworth G-Terry Porter, Clyde Drexler, Brandon Roy, Geoff Petrie, Lionel Hollins F-Buck Williams, Jerome Kersey, Maurice Lucas, Sidney Wicks, Brian Grant Coach-Jack Ramsey GM-Kevin Pritchard

Note that these are my favorites. Sure, O.J. Simpson was more talented than Wray Carlton, but he's a horrible human being. Bill Walton was a big piece of the Blazers' '77 championship, but he's really annoying as an announcer, and I just never really was a fan of his.

My first ramble

This is just a format for me to save and share some of my thoughts on Buffalo Bills football, especially Bills history, and various other topics. I don't expect a big readership or anything, just saving paper mostly.
Other than the Bills, I follow the Portland Trailblazers, enjoy silly comedy and historical drama. So, I may comment on a movie I saw, the Blazers or life in general.
My brother has 3 blogs on specific topics, but I'll stick with one due to time involved.
The Bills really missed the boat by not trading for Tony Gonzalez this week. I don't know if it was lack of effort by the Bills or lack of willingness by the Chiefs, but that would've been a great addition. The Bills haven't had a really good TE for a long time. They could use another weapon, as Lee Evans is really the only major threat in the passing game.
This Sunday the Bills play San Diego. Luckily it is a home game, and the Bills had a bye week to get ready. It will be a tough game no matter what, but hopefully they'll put together a good game and stay in first place in the AFC East. I would really love it if the Patriots finally came in second or lower.
The Bills and Chargers have a lot of history. They played for the AFL championship in both '64 and '65 - both won by the Bills. Some of the Bills best players were former Chargers like Jack Kemp and Paul Maguire. On the flip side, some Bills became Chargers - Doug Flutie, Mike Stratton, Tom Day, Marcellus Wiley, John Kidd, Martin Bayless and John Parella to name a few. The Chargers are a pretty cool team, and have a great history too. I especially like the late '70's early '80's teams with Dan Fouts, Kellen Winslow, Charlie Joiner, Wes Chandler, John Jefferson, Chuck Muncie, Gary "Big Hands" Johnson, Doug Wilkerson, Fred Dean etc.
Now, on to the Blazers. They are going to be much improved this year. I think they have 2 very good platoons. Starters: Greg Oden, Steve Blake, Brandon Roy, Martell Webster and LaMarcus Aldridge. 2nd platoon: Joel Pryzbilla, Sergio Rodriguez/Jerryd Bayless, Rudy Fernandez, Travis Outlaw, Channing Frye. While Martell Webster is out with injury, I hope they start Nicholas Batum and keep Outlaw on the second group. Batum has been been a pleasant surprise the last few games.
A couple of topics you could respond with are favorite Blazers of all time, best Blazer at each position or your predictions for this year.