BWLD is already vulnerable to rising gas and energy prices. Although it was one of the few restaurants or retailers that did experience a significant decrease in food costs, as chicken wings fell 36% in the last quarter to $1.22/lb, chicken wing costs make up 20% of BWLD sales. Given inflation everywhere else in the food chain, this trend is unlikely to last long term and will undermine profit margins when it inevitably reverses..EXPECTATIONS: Not very high, especially since team enters final week before regular season not knowing if Smith is ready enough to start or 's shoulder is healthy enough. Coach squarely on hot seat as team faces third straight season without playoffs. Without much gamebreaking talent on offense, Jets could be hardpressed to match last year's sixwin total, even with creative as coordinator and solid defense that should keep them in games.

Sportsmanship is always a point of emphasis. Officials have been instructed to pay particularly close attention