Random Thoughts

-I wasn’t going to dedicate a post to JP Losman, but I wanted to write about something, and Losman going to the Raiders seemed to be the hot topic on a pretty slow news day for the Bills. What is with the large contingent of Bills fans who really want the guy to play well. I don’t know if it has to do with hoping to pile on the Bills for not only making a bad pick, but giving up on a guy way to soon. Maybe it’s because JP lived in downtown Buffalo and had that “Save a tree day” in Buffalo a few years back. Like I’ve said before, if you want to make it in Buffalo as a sports figure, live in downtown Buffalo and talk about the architecture, and then have your own foundation. Personally, I don’t care how the guy plays, he wasn’t very good here, and unless Jim Fassel was able to do a brain transplant with Joe Montana, things won’t change-

-I don’t want to predict what will happen in tonight’s game, but why have the Sabres always had problems with the Senators? Besides the playoff series from 2006, the Senators have owned the Sabres the last four seasons. The biggest reason has been because of goaltending. Ryan Miller for his career is 8-11 with a 3.09 GAA against the Senators. Not only do the Sabres have the Senators past going against them, but also the unlucky number five. Twice this season the Sabres have won four in a row, but have failed to extend the streak to five games-

-Great, so now this Sabres comparison to the 2005-2006 team is getting out of hand. Mike Schopp dedicated a couple of hours yesterday comparing today’s team to that season. It’s no surprise that WGR would try and dig up ghosts from that team because they were such a cash cow for ratings and jersey sales. Sure, the records are the same, but the styles are completely different. The Sabres today are all about defense and solid goaltending. The team from 05-06 had a ton of balance and could beat you 2-1 or 6-4. Don’t believe me? Go look at that team’s schedule. I’ve said it before, this team is exactly like the late 90’s version of the Sabres with great goaltending and inconsistent offense. Of course, someone actually called Schopp and told him that, and the host decided to scoff at that notion. Maybe it has to do with trying to shove the rhetoric that the Sabres most popular team ever is like today’s version, so they can try and duplicate the ratings from that time period-

-I’m sick and tired of hearing about how Russ Brandon is some sort of marketing genius. The NFL sells out in almost every single city. Why does Brandon get all the credit? Because he decided to have Tops & Cellino and Barnes as team sponsors? It’s not a difficult sell to people to have five hours of drinking for free in the parking lot and having the cheapest tickets in the NFL. Especially in a city that doesn’t have that much to offer. The marketing geniuses are the people at ESPN and the NFL offices in NYC-