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No need to claim I was asleep to give your opinion. And I was awake to see 4.6 ypc at home and 3.8 ypc overall. Freddie played well enough the first 3 games that DJ decided to stick with him... but maybe you are too stuck in your mindset when claiming he looked like crap. He's 24 with two 1K seasons and a probowl... they aren't showcasing him....they are giving our best rb the ball.

You forgot to start that with IMO -- because that is very very debatable. Enough of this "showcasing" garbage!!! Scouts and FO's all around the NFL know how good Lynch and Jackson are...that is insane to think that Nix/Gailey are timing reps based on trade speculation. Get real. The only thing they might be trying to showcase is Lynch's behavior on and off the field.

I'm pretty sure that's a Simms jersey - recognizing his role that year for the team...

Bottom line: we're not going to the Super Bowl this year -- we are rebuilding. You even admit that ML would be VERY successful somewhere else. CJ is not a future every down RB. Fred had a 1000 yard season (thanks to the last game padding - hate to take away from him but making a point), and ML had 2! before that and is only 24 years old. Get rid of Marshawn, and next year will be Freddie's last year, then what? CJ can't do it alone back there, he's not that kind of back. Marshawn and Spiller need to be our Pierre Thomas/Reggie Bush. Moving Lynch, especially for 3rd round pick or worse, MAKES NO SENSE.

That's so far from the truth. 17 carriers for 64 yards with NO Oline and you're mocking his performance?? And it's 3.8 ypc --

I know he was all too kind to us during his press conference, but I love what he has to say about Lynch. I wish more people on TSW would begin to see what he sees -- if we lose him he'll be scoring TD's in the playoffs in no time... ------------------------------- Q: What's the difference in your eyes between what C.J. Spiller and Marshawn Lynch can do? BB: They're both very good, explosive guys that can take the ball the distance. I'd say, Lynch really can play on all downs and all situations. I don't really see anything he can't do and do well – run inside, run outside. [He] runs around and through tacklers. [He] catches the ball well. I'd say Spiller is more of a space player. He's better out in the open field. He's real good out in the open field returning, screens, draws, loose plays and things like that. He's very fast, very dangerous, very elusive. Lynch is a powerful guy. You see him breaking tackles by defensive lineman, running through them, not just DBs. He runs through a lot of tackles on everybody. Pound for pound he's got to be one of the strongest players in the league with good balance. (nothing too surprising on Fitz) Q: Do they look different with Ryan Fitzpatrick in there at quarterback? BB: Yeah, he's a little different player. He's a little different player. [He's] a strong-armed guy, [can] get the ball down the field. [He has] a little more experience. He's been in a couple different systems. [He's a] smart guy, handles himself well. He's a good quarterback. We had a hard time with him last year there.

Lynch is a bum now? Not a bad post except for that horrible, horrible comment.

He was wrong about there not being a true open competition in training camp and pre-season.

Senator I respect your posts but do you really think someone is delusional to think TE is our best option? It's sad, but true.

He's 14-18 as a starter, who has shown signs in the past. Fitz is 11-18 as a starter, and older with more balls but a weaker arm and less accuracy. Don't get my post wrong - I hate watching TE, but OF OUR 3 he's the best IMO.

Edwards is better than Fitz. Agreed Fitz has his moments, but he has no business being in the game if we serious about rebuilding for the future. Lynch is better than Jackson, with a MUCH better future. How soon we forget he is 24 with 2 1K rushing seasons. The Bills aren't tanking games. You are delusional after a tough loss. Sleep it off.

Alright everyone count to ten...Trent is our best option to be on the field in the interest of growth and the future -- Brohm couldn't show anything when he had the chance, and Fitz isn't the future and is just as bad as Trent, with bigger guts to make throws down the field I know. So we need to be patient and have faith in Chan to work with him as best he can, and then trade/draft for our next QB next year. We are in rebuilding mode and just played on the road against a Super Bowl contender. That said -- Our OLine maybe the worst but it jumps up 5 or 6 spots if we get rid of Green. Bell is going to be our man for the future and is showing great signs.

Great post. Is it just me, or are we giving away our gameplan that we will be running the ball more this week. Doesn't that mean more stacked boxes and the need to throw the ball -- which means we're back to square one where we were last week, trying to get Trent passes to keep the D honest. I've very worried of a repeat offensive week.

Can he hold down GB's offense? = Can Whitner stop their tight end over the middle? = No. Although I hope he does.

Actually I should have read your whole post. My bad.

Pro Bowl, 24 years old, 2 1K rushing seasons, and a Super Bowl contender wants him. Are they stupid? Yeah let's just trade him and keep a 30 year old from Coe College.

Sorry - probably could have added a comment vs. a new topic but oh well.. Here are my takeaways, and overall I'm a bit more optimistic. 1. It seems the play calling didn't offer as many chances to throw downfield as I first thought. IMO he missed 3-4 opp's to throw downfield rather than the 10-11 it seemed like while watching on Sunday. I feel like blaming TE a little less, and the OL and Chan a bit more. He threw it down there more than I remember. Once was great on 2nd and 20 in the 2nd I think but Andy held. His interview today on BB.COM makes more sense now when he was asked about throwing down field more. 2. Cornell Green not only got beat a lot, but was JUMPY!! Had a huge offsides in the 4th, and got away with 2 more that I noticed. 3. The 1st play from scrimmage was well put together - TE had a horrible pass to Fred on a great play call. And in the 1st Q Spiller looked great on a couple carries. Why did we stop that? On the draw play where he got tackled right away, I'm wondering if he was ready or if there was a play call mishap. 4. Our run D seems to give up minimum 4 yards per play. Why didn't Miami run more? 5. Did we have any run plays that weren't out of a shotgun? I don't remember more than 2. 6. I hate Chan's fake pitch play/counter -- they showed that every pre season game and Miami shut it down. 7. Fosano's almost TD against Poz was embarrassing. He put a little juke move on him and that was it. Poz played great but tight end's over the middle will kill us this year unless we change something. 8. Maybin celebrated on a couple routine plays again but got swallowed up by their OL. Once he broke through that I saw but nothing happened. 9. Lynch arguably had the best run of the day but I think all 3 would have on that play. I wish he could get more traditional carries. He should be our 1st and 2nd down back IMO. 10. I still got nervous watching the ending and was on the edge of my seat -- like it was going to be different? With all of this - I think we're going to bounce back with a much better offensive effort. Like last year vs. the Saints, we'll be in it until the end.

+1,000,000 after one game I wouldn't be so quick to throw out McGee for Leodis...McGee has more than proven himself, Leodis hasn't.

How I hope this is wrong...

Start Lynch please.

He was a leader in last year's MNF game. Beyond that game, I can't think of many others where he wasn't crapping his pants when we played a decent team. How can the guys in the locker room follow him into battle? I love to route for the guy and I'm not a hater (I don't think), but I'd like to spend a little more time in my life not being mathamatically eliminated - so he needs to change or be changed. Just looked up teams that we beat over the years with TE as QB: 2007: Jets, Ravens, Jets, Skins, Dolphins 2008: Seakhawks, Jags, Raiders, Rams, Chargers, Chiefs, Broncos (nice year vs AFC West btw) 2009: Bucs, Jets # of teams we beat with TE that were .500+ teams: 2 (2007 SKins, 2009 Jets) He's young and after this year we can't try to compare him to Brees and his start -- I'm rooting for him and def. think he's our best option. Throw it down the field baby!!

I thought the 1st play from scrimmage was drawn up well. Trent just threw a 70 mph pass to Freddie 2 yards away.

Just realized he had 8 tackles and 1 sack in the 1st half alone. Is it a conditioning problem, freak coincidences, or is he simply too fragile for his job? What do we do? We obviously can't trade him with his injury issues, but when healthy he "could" be an elite LB in the NFL. Thoughts?

Teams like to play down to the Bills for some reason. Look at the Saints game last year. Spiller may break free this time, and I'm still somewhat confident in Chan's ability to adjust and our D holding strong against the pass. GB 17 Bills 14

also, please note my secondary subject heading of "maybe we deserve it"