Most impressively, many of the Bills starters, including Bruce Smith, insisted on playing well into the fourth quarter. This means that the veteranladen Bills team is healthy. The Bills lead the AFC in defense, allowing only 253 yards per game.A serious miscalculation about one's own abilities. Having successfully avoided capture for so many years, he probably began to believe his own publicity. Some tried to parade.

Tavon Austin, 510, 174, 4.34, West Virginia: If he had better size, he'd be a topfive pick. Fast, quick and tough. Tremendous athlete.Russell's fall has been spectacular: He has replaced Ryan Leaf, by an order of magnitude, as the biggest washout in NFL history. And it has been accompanied by a level of glee that verges on creepy. If Michael Vick exposed the fans' capacity for forgiveness, the depth of their compassion, their love of a comeback story, Russell has inspired the opposite: To an unprecedented degree he has become a vessel for every disgruntled fan