Why the change? Last week, we watched a show on ESPN called the Edge NFL Matchup. On that show, exNFL running back Merill Hoge analyzed film of Buffalo's games this season and opined that teams no longer respected Doug Flutie's ability to throw the "long ball." This, of course, meant that teams could stack the line of scrimmage against the Bills. With Johnson at quarterback, the opposition must respect the long pass.Countertops. There is no need to cough up $50 or $100 per square foot for marble or granite countertops when technological advances have so drastically improved the quality of laminates. For about $75, you can get 8 feet of a highquality laminate countertop whose looks run the gamut from marble to granite.

"Good news is he woke up from the surgery and the first thing, asked the doctor how it went," Harbaugh said. "(The doctor) talked about the success of the surgery and he didn't anticipate he'd be out for the year. His comment to that