May Day 10

I would probably kill myself if Brandon was in charge of the Bills and Sabres. No way the Pegulas do that. Its laughable.

Agreed with some on anchorman. I also felt it was pretty bad and unfunny. Comedy as a whole is and has been a desert over a long period of time.

its going to happen IMO. St Louis and Oakland. Then the NFL will leverage an expansion stadium derby between St Louis, Toronto, Oakland/San Jose, San Antonio, and maybe London.

the one thing that I keep thinking back to this season that sours me on Marrone is the series in the KC game, which you can argue is going to cost them the playoffs. This sequence KILLS me. 1st and 10 from the 18. Down by 4. Plenty of time left. They chuck the ball into the end zone 4 straight times. (2:47) 18-K.Orton pass incomplete short right to 14-S.Watkins (38-R.Parker). Underthrown, receiver at goal line near pylon. 2-10-KC 15(2:42) (Shotgun) 18-K.Orton pass incomplete short left to 15-C.Hogan (38-R.Parker). Overthrown, receiver near sideline 7 yds. into end zone. 3-10-KC 15(2:37) (Shotgun) 18-K.Orton pass incomplete short middle to 15-C.Hogan. Overthrown, receiver 4 yds. into end zone, slanting from left. Timeout #1 by KC at 02:32. 4-10-KC 15(2:31) (Shotgun) 18-K.Orton pass incomplete short right to 14-S.Watkins (38-R.Parker). Receiver at goal line underthrown, nearly intercepted at KC 2. So you would think a head coach who knows what he is doing would have planned ahead. Why end zone 4 straight times. He needed to make up his mind before that sequence of FG vs 4 Down Territory and commit. A 4-6 yard gain on one or more of downs 1-3 would have been great. Could have also run some clock. Or 3 incompletions, run no clock and kick the field goal, down by 1 with a battery of timeouts and a killer defense.... To me it reminded me of a guy sitting at a $10 blackjack table with $100, losing 3 straight hands, then pushing the last $70 to the table, and losing that hand to, thus cleaning him out. It made no sense and demonstrated to me that there was no foresight there. A game that huge. A game that will cost the playoffs.

I still cant imagine they will just let the status quo remain for the future. This is nearly identical with how the Sabres went down.

I still think the Pegulas bring in their guy... Instead of firings though I see more restructuring and possible a hire or 2 on the business side. Wouldnt be shocked to see Brandon 'resign' from the organization as Im not sure he is really needed and he doesnt seem to fit well with the approach/structure Pegula has shown with the Sabres. There you have the GM on one side, and Ted Black on the other (who is much more personable and likeable than Brandon and also never really comments on the hockey side).

Poltergeist scared the living hell out of me as a kid. The Omen part when the guy got his head decapitated freaked me out.

troughs? is that it? Thanks for the kind words. I think if it was an early-season game (or if the Bills were established better in the playoff/division chase), the noise would have been much more impressive. 1st Half Im sure everyone was like me and waiting for the Packers to kick the Bills' teeth in.

either way the Sabres will be fine... Risto, Girgs, and Zadorov look like the sky's the limit. Also happy for Nolan. with that said, a pretty brutal upcoming schedule over the next 20 games or so.

Well the playoff machine is what goodell uses when he declares the playoff matchups

this is what really gets under my skin as far as Brandon goes... and why I get the "wild idea" he is involved in matters not solely on the business/marketing end.

I think its Schwartz (sp) (also remembering Marrone brought him on) This defense is punishing now. Literally stacking guys on carts all season. His Detroit teams had a similar swagger of playing on that edge. A bit undisciplined, but the payoff in this case is worth it.

I still believe Pegula should and will install his football guru at the head of the Org Chart. What the guru does is anyone's call, but I wouldnt blame him one bit if he decided to keep Whaley and Marrone/co around for another season. I do believe something is/has been up between Marrone and Whaley. Could be just professional differences easily bridged over or something philosophically unfix-able. Something is there though.

its strange. It seems to hinge on the Bears winning tonight. Some sort of strength of schedule deal. Then it again hinges on the Week 17 Cowboys Redskins game (in terms of the "battle" with the Ravens)

Thats what the playoff machine tells me.

the way I see it, this week we want Bills Texans over Ravens Steelers over Chiefs 49ers over Chargers This alone would put the Bills in 6th headed into Foxboro

IMO they have earned another season.

the Meeks shall inherit the ball? Oh wait, hes on IR again

thats what you get in Nolan. Took some time, but maybe found a sore spot to motivate the players... This Girgensons is fantastic

what if they won 7 in a row, then lost the last 6?

I think you would expect the business/fan relations arm of the organization to talk. Ted Black is great. He comes across as an everyman, takes lumps when the team does poorly and speaks respectfully to callers, and is careful to speak to the hockey matters as if he is completely separate. Russ Brandon is robotic and not likeable at all (at least to me). It always seems like he is spinning BS, never takes any callers or comments and hosts on WGR never, ever take him to task or press him on anything. He also isnt afraid to candidly speak in detail about football matters. If anything, him speaking is bad for the Bills. I rarely like what he has to say, his pointing the finger at fans for "manufactured" sellouts (despite his marketing genius), December games more than 20 years ago before internet, etc... Just say it Russ... you guys need to figure out the "magic" to win games. Arizona is a funny comparison. A team that managed to grab a QB in Kurt Warner without witchcraft and had a few good seasons and an NFC Championship. Fell on a few hard years, worse than the Bills. Then magically emerges and surpasses the Bills again, who seem to be stuck in the mud forever. There are teams left and right I see do this over and over. I remember when Seattle and Denver were better, then worse, then better. Tennessee a few times, NY Giants, Cincy. I just dont know what element of this organization prevents the team from getting out of mud. There is something. Its not normal, and no. This season feels no different to me. Seasons always provide "if we only had X, Y, and Z", and "wow, they should have beat X, but Y."

Records in the AFC are completely skewed because you have the 4 worst teams in the league: Jets, Titans, Jags, and Raiders.

man, our standards are so low at this point. I get caught up in it too. I loved having a semi-meaningful game in December. Probably the highlight of being a fan the past 10 years or so.

Chip Kelly

Let's call it what it is. The NFL's popularity as a whole has exploded and RWS provides a lawless party atmosphere at cheap prices. It has almost nothing to do with "marketing". Brandon was at the lead of the last few coaching searches. That is the most important football decision that exists