Pucko's Unfinished Business

As originally aired on The Rochester Press Box By BILL PUCKO Crimes of being young.  Maybe some overindulgence.  Perhaps getting a tattoo of something you shouldn't somewhere you shouldn't.  Bad hair.  No fashion sense.  Many of us have been there.  Done that.  What we probably haven't done is wave a gun in public and brag about it on … [Read more...] about Pucko: Crimes of Being Young

As originally aired on The Rochester Press Box Classic comedic actor Groucho Marx once claimed, "I'd never join a club that would have me as a member."  Sometimes you don't get to choose. Before the word goat came to serve as the acronym for Greatest of All Time, it was used to describe an anti-hero.  The bad half of being either the hero or the goat.  No one wants … [Read more...] about The Other Goats

As originally aired on The Rochester Press Box "Fatigue makes cowards of us all."  Often attributed to Coach Vince Lombardi, it belongs to General George Patton.  It's a great quote. I don't possess the passion for the Buffalo Bills of Pat Duffy but I saw every snap of every game this year.  And when it ended last Sunday, I was certainly disappointed but … [Read more...] about Pucko: Cinderella in Real Life

As originally aired on the Rochester Press Box I lost in my Fantasy Football League playoff semifinals a few weeks ago on that Patriots game.  The one that went down to the last play tied.  New England started lateralling the ball around and it wound up in their own end zone.  The game was tied and headed to overtime.  Instead, the Las Vegas Raiders won … [Read more...] about Pucko: That’s Just Crazy

As originally aired on the Rochester Press Box Nathan Peterman started at quarterback for the Chicago Bears last week.  His first start since helping to usher in the Josh Allen era in Buffalo four years ago.  Peterman did his job, playing ineffectively enough to help earn the Bears the top pick in the next NFL Draft, while getting benched for some guy named Tim … [Read more...] about Pucko: The Value in Staying Upright