vincec

Finally, someone else who watched the same game as me.

Buffalo, a team that has not had a winning season in over 10 years, has beaten KC 5 out the last 6 times, by a combined score of 170 to 71. I think that says all you need to know about the Chiefs. It's nice to look good and get in the win column, but let's not get carried away.

If your saying that we should continue to buy tickets en masse, averaging $60 each, to watch crappy football, for one of the worst franchises in the NFL, which by all indications will abandon Buffalo in the next few years, or we are poor fans, then I think you are making a very weak argument. And you are the one launching the insults. I understand though, it's the only weapon when there is no rational argument in your favor. If you want to sell a product, then produce something worth buying.

You've got to learn to crawl before you can walk or run. Bills just need to get going in the win column to start getting a modicum of confidence back.

What inconsistency are you talking about? All the key players on offense played well except for Fitz. Is that not clear enough?

Then I agree with you, but that's nothing new. QBs have needed mobility since the days of Fran Tarkenton. Even non-mobile QBs need to at least be able to move inside the pocket (like Marino or Manning) to survive. Statues (like Drew Bledsoe) are rarely effective, and never for long. I thought you were talking about QBs running out of the spread offense.

Fumbles leading to turnovers? Maybe I've blocked it out, but the only fumble by an offensive player was Spillers and I don't see how you can say that HE had a bad game. And the only "confirmed" route running mistake was Nelson's and the reason that pass was picked instead of incomplete is because it was thrown late. On the replays of Fitz's other two ints, the WRs were open and he either threw it late (to Johnson) or under threw them (to Nelson). In fact on several of the missed third downs the receivers were open. He missed a lot of open guys out there so yes, for once I put it 100% on him with regards to the offense.

Go ahead and blame Levy and Jauron, but their pass defenses never looked as bad as the Bills did last week (unless it was against the Patriots)

I'm not a big Gailey fan, but I think Nix knows that he probably only has a year or two left and if he pulls the plug on Gailey and brings in another coaching staff then we'll be back to another "3 year plan". Plus, what top coach is going to take the job with all the uncertainty surrounding the ownership situation? You're very likely to end up with another Gailey.

OK, let me rephrase. Luck doesn't run. He averaged 5.1 carries per game in 2009, 4.2 carries per game in 2010, 3.6 carries per game in 2011. Cam Newton averaged 20.3 carries per game in 2010. They are no where near the same type of QB.

I agree 100%. I understand if Mr. Wilson believes that he owes his heirs more than Buffalo fans, but he has enough money that he can throw the fans a bone and still leave his heirs very, very well off. Securing a succession that keeps the team in Buffalo would cement his legacy around those parts. I'd do it for that reason alone, if I were him. Let me just ask the obvious question. If there is a succession plan in place, why keep it a secret? The uncertainty is adversely affecting the negotiations and his reputation in the area, not to mention the sanity of Buffalo area Bills fans.

It's strange. Since the collars are a fabric, which is made of colored fibers and these fibers come in different colors, then why can't they simply weave them into whatever pattern they would like? At the very least, they could obviously make the collars a solid color so they form a complete ring around the neck. I suspect that it is an attempt to highlight the "flywire" collar, gone awry.

I don't think I agree with this. This type of QB was always effective in the NFL, but the problem has been that they inevitably get beat up and injured. I think you can have a guy that runs primarily and a guy that throws primarily and maybe make it work, but full time QBs who run a lot of the time simply aren't going to last in this league. It's just way too physical. The QBs that have made it (e.g. Steve Young, Roger Staubach or John Elway) became primarily passers PS- Luck can't run. The only Bill who laid an egg on offense was Fitz. I thought the OL, RBs and even WR played pretty well. It just shows you how important the QB position is.

Tom Landry, Paul Brown, Bill Walsh, Tony Dungy, Marv Levy. There are plenty of great coaches who weren't chair throwers. You don't have to be Vince Lombardi or Bill Cowher to succeed.

Bills are done changing GM or HC in the Ralph Wilson era. It's Nix and Gailey or bust until there is a new owner. And when a new owner arrives, he/she will change coaches and GM irregardless unless they have won the Super Bowl in the interim, and even they maybe.

I'm actually interested in this topic but I don't really have the slightest idea what you're talking about. What is "flywire technology"? And why are people adopting it if it screwing up their jerseys?

Let me first say that I don't know the first thing about the LA Stadium proposal or LA traffic patterns in particular, however in general, stadiums built downtown function much better from a congestion standpoint than ones built in the suburbs. Downtown areas already have built up transportation systems that are designed to carry many more people every weekday than go to the stadiums on Sunday. Also, downtowns are typically centrally located which means that traffic is arriving and dispersing in multiple directions. There are bars and restaurants all around the downtown that people can meet before the games to "tailgate" at, eliminating the need for giant parking lots full of drunk people. The stadium here in Charlotte is downtown and you can drive within a few blocks of a sold out game 30 minutes before game time and not even know that there is a game going on. Within 30 minutes of the game ending everything is clear. Compare this to Ralph Wilson Stadium in Buffalo. Almost everybody arrives and leaves from the same direction and there are only a couple of roads to get there. What's that area like before or just after a game?

Well, they just fired the equipment manager.

This is all pretty cut and dry to me. Wilson does not want his heirs to be tied down by succession plans or long term leases. That's why there is no succession plan and the Bills are trying to avoid a long term lease. From the reports I've seen Wilson's heirs don't want to manage the team so they will most likely sell it and the best way to get the most $ is to sell it on the open market with as few restrictions as possible. The one year lease extension is a disaster for the City. Not to sound heartless about this, but the closer Mr. Wilson gets to the end, the less likely he will be to commit to a long term lease, and with his age and the health problems he has been having I would say that he is at that point where he doesn't want to commit. I don't see why the Bills wouldn't just ride out this extension and re-evaluate the situation next year. In the meantime, the county and state would probably do well to get even a 5 year extension at this point. When the Bills go on sale, the only way they stay in Buffalo is if a bid comes in from Buffalo that is at least close to the open market offers, which will certainly be well over $1 billion dollars. If they are close then I think Buffalo will get the home town advantage but if there is a significant discrepancy, then I think the team will walk.

If that team had a kickoff specialist who could kick the ball out of the back of the end zone then this wouldn't have happened.

These are funny. This one too.

You'd better hope that the first half goes better than last week or you'll be the only one.

Plus it's just preseason and the Bills aren't really trying. Once the real games start they'll just flip a switch a start playing great, like the championship teams of the 90s to whom they are even more closely related than the Giants and Packers. Fitz's ribs are better now and he has new mechanics coach so it doesn't mean anything that he has never led a team to a winning season in 7 years in the NFL including 4 mostly starting. Plus Edwards is gone and everyone knows he was the real problem on defense. Once we get a new DC to go along with all the talent the defense will probably be top 10. Don't worry about the Jets game because the Jets were really fired up, the Bills just didn't get the bounces and had some injuries. Also, the Jets OT kept hitting Mario in the face, which isn't fair. It's an anomaly, after all. It's not like the Bills have been losing recently.

I think sooner rather than later. They need his roster spot.

Honestly, I didn't see much difference in pass rush from when they sent 4 to when they sent 5 or 6. This is not a blitzing defense. If the DBs and LBs can't hold up better in coverage then it's going to be another long season.