WhitewalkerInPhilly

I'm still remembering those two great catch and runs. And I absolutely hate that ticky tack holding call. From what I saw, he was being taken down by the blocker and it was a cr@p call. You can argue about the fumble, but more than one person screwed up that one.

Because we have seen him regress so many times before and I don't want my soul crushed. But c'mon, for once I don't hate our DB corps.

I want to be pessimistic, but he has looked very good. I think better than we have ever seen him play before, which is stunning to me. I'm currently licking my chops at the thought of seeing a backfield of him with a healthy Gilmore, and AW and Byrd in at safety.

I concur with JR: very classy. We all know the heartbreak of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory and feel your pain. Since we probably won't see you for another four years, best of luck.

Admittedly, the Panthers still put up a lot of points on the Bills. But considering that the Bills started playing two of the most talented QB's in the league and held then to 23 points a game, each...not too bad. Especially when you consider that our best two DB's are injured. Seriously, I think that completely healthy, this might be a top 10 defense.

Hey Byrd had a Pro Bowl season with that exact same condition! You don't see him slacking off on the sidelines while Mario puts up franchise records. Wait...

Yeah, I was thinking about this as well. All clearly have shown themselves ready to be NFL starters and honestly have exceeded all of my expectations so far. If Goodwin can work back...

I remember on WGR this morning people were asking when Mario would show up.Welp...he did. He definitely did

Yes.

This was my response. I was screaming at the screen, calling bull **** about a great number of calls, and a few noncalls like a few cases of offensive holding and Stevie getting drilled after the play and getting a non-call. Even if that last one was iffy, the Bills earned that one. And everything else on that drive was beautiful.

I agree. cathcing that would have been horrendous

Now that I'm back home: OH MY F**KING GOD, DID YOU SEE THAT?

If you have a smartphone, you can stream radio though apps.

I'm reminded about the scene from "The Natural" where they do the self help seminar, while completely underestimating their best player.

I'll wait until after Week 4 to say that for sure. I'd like to see Brady lose a game without Amendola or Gronk back. Of course, they're lucky because they got to start their injured and rookie filled season by playing 1) Bills 2) Jets 3) One of the few teams capable of losing to the Jets. Still...Brady did not look good. It used to be that these kind of conditions wouldn't matter. The Pats might lose, but Brady looking shaky two weeks in a row?

interesting. i doubt we will be missing ross, but this makes it seem like they want to keep brooks and goodwin week to week. pettine seems to like people who can play press.

so, pretty much confirming that it will be in the 6-8 week recovery range, while about two weeks in...

...you know, if the Jets somehow squeeze out another upset win, this time on the Patriots, I may go crazy.

Ok, so Hackett starts off with a series of plays, designed to point out what the defense is doing and what matchups they like, then give Manuel free rein? I like that concept.

To be fair, they should have been up by a lot more than that. The Eagles, near the end of the first half when I stopped watching, had a lot of problems getting first downs. The Redskins started battering Mick Vick as the half went on. The scheme relies a lot of backward passes and we saw what can happen there on the first drive. The Eagles also got a ridiculous amount of turnovers and excellent field position. They're good, but there are certainly flaws. Especially when pressure was getting generated.

Ok I Don't want to be a complete homer, but if this is true then the two single best passes EJ pulled off were the ones where he called the play himself. Of course we don't know what bad plays he might have called himself, but it would seem like there is some merit to looking into bringing back the k gun.

Yes. But seriously, why is it that it seems that Manuel's best plays of the game seem to come when his radio is out?

How about we let the man play a game first?

All I have to say is: Holy Cr@p! Seriously. I finished the first quarter and when I looked again the thing was a blowout. It's a decent portent for when we play the Ravens week 4, I know it's Peyton Manning under center, but that many touchdowns is enough to give a defensive coordinator a heart attack.

it's fun looking back on this topic when last year at this time we were angsting about how brooks had to go onto pup because he looked so good in preseason.