EasternOHBillsFan

At the end of the third quarter, I turned to my girl and said, "No matter what happens, win or lose, the experts were all wrong about it being a blowout and they can kiss my a$$".

I have watched the preseason games. Alonso is a rookie LB starting Week 1, which is a hell of a lot more eye-opening than Manuel or Woods starting. Woods runs great routes and gets open- the experts have loved him as well. Manuel, although out because of surgery, looked outstanding in both games he played in, and it all looked supremely natural to him. I stand by my assessment...

+1,000,000

Bill Belichick is in mostly the dark when it comes to this matchup, and he knows that the keys are to exploit our weaknesses (Brooks and run defense) using Brady's vast experience. Manuel and Spiller are THE keys to this game, because it will be a scoring fest that will be akin to the Broncos/Ravens matchup, sans 7 passing TDs by one QB. My firm belief is that we will shock the Patriots early, going up 17-3. Belichick will make adjustments at the half, and the final score will be Bills 37, Patriots* 34. It will be one hell of a wild ride that will announce to the NFL that there is a new sheriff in town.

I absolutely love the athleticism, poise and attitude from all three- Manuel, Woods, and Alonso. I have no doubts that all three are good pros that can most certainly be great. They have the IT factor, something that tells you they came to buckle down and to get after it. I love that...!

Daryle Lamonica was not available, so I chose Jim Kelly... screw Doug Flutie.

Good for him... more publicity for SI on a BS issue. Hey like, that's just petty, ya know? Like yeah...

I personally think this PF story is a whole heaping pile of BS, being used as an excuse for him not to play here. Other teams will do their homework and realize what happened. I'm sure he will have absolutely NO problem at all sprinting to his new team as a disability faker sheds his crutches or wheelchair.

HELL NO... I'd NEVER say that about a divisional opponent. EVER.

Bring in the subject matter expert in Brian Urlacher to judge his faking ability!!!!!! I'm sorry, but at this point it is comical. Get this guy OUTTA HERE... no cancers like Flutie and Peters.

Have you seen the wideouts they have? It is a mixed bag of garbage! Amendola- a brittle wideout who has only started SEVENTEEN games in four seasons. Edelman- the only consistent WR the Pats* have that is the only reliable WR they can count on. Dobson- a 2nd round pick this year who has failed to impress. http://www.boston.com/sports/blogs/goingdeep/2013/08/aaron_dobsons_development_rema.html Boyce- Injured early, but he's still getting into the system. Nothing he has done is that impressive. Thompkins- An undrafted free agent who could go either way- a preseason Pro Bowler or a steady producer. How will he hold up when defenses play for real?

He'll be back if we start off 3-1 though...!!!! This is a power play, pure and simple- call it what it is. No extra effort to get out there and play, but here's the thing- Bills fans would have understood if he had taken care of himself last year and rested, but now it looks petty. We should just let him fully heal and trade him. I know it is rewarding his behavior, but if he's leaving we need to move on and maintain the positive motivation and chemistry vital to win.

Cynical, are we? Remind me again who started in the NFC playoffs last season as quarterbacks. I'll wait!!!!!!!!

You mean act like Byrd?

He sounds extremely high maintenance...

I called this DAYS ago:

PLEASE... he didn't produce when the defense HANDED him a game to win by producing just a little. We had a Top Three defense, and he didn't do crap like Brad Johnson did with the Buccaneers. That says a lot.

The Yeah B word, Magnets!

No, but you didn't do anything wrong! The idea is to make sure your players are all one type of chemistry on a side (like Ground ad Pound on O or Run Stuff on D) so your team plays better. The gold cards have high chemistry, the silver next highest, then bronze.

His card goes for at least 17,000+, but of course that's his regular card, which is rated very high, in the 90s. I chose J.J. Watt because the game automatically gives you a good QB, HB, and WR.

There is a game mode called Madden Ultimate Team, or MUT, where you play games for coins and assemble a team from packs of cards and you have card auctions and trades. It is seriously fun!

Man, I'm getting pretty ticked off they have Geno Smith in MUT but no E.J. Manuel... seriously pissed!!!!

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You don't know that!!! The Patriots aren't the 16-0 team from a few years back. They are on the decline, and having Manuel in there could turn the tide. I'm not buying this at all. E.J. will start Week One, and Belichick will have little of a game plan to rest on because, as he admitted, there is little film to study.

Did anyone ever stop and think that Marrone is doing this ON PURPOSE to make Billy boy think Manuel will not start Week One to screw up his preparation? OK, continue with the sky is falling talk...