Utah John

Shows what happens when a GM/HC/DC are all really good, are all on the same page, and are all in place together for several years. And how often does THAT happen? We are sooo lucky.

For some people, there is exactly one job in the world they're meant to have, and Belichick has been in that job for decades. What's he supposed to do if he retires, start a book club? He won't retire, ever, unless he has a health issue that forces him to step back. The biggest issue is that he's also the GM and he's not nearly as good at that job as he is as HC. A time might come when he's forced to step away from GM duties, but even that looks unlikely at this point since he has so much power in the organization and is so close to the Krafts. Do you remember the movie "Being There" with Peter Sellers? A guy starts speaking in obscure platitudes, and everyone considers him a genius. The thing is, Belichick really is a genius at coaching and also cheating, but the platitude approach is safe, boring, and never gets him into hot water, so he can concentrate on his two areas of excellence.

Here's hoping the Steelers accomplish the big upset and beat the Chiefs. That would give us a second home playoff game.

There's a reason so many players on that list aren't going to the playoffs. They cost too much. Those A+++ players all demand and get far more pay than the A-/A/A+ players the Bills are built to have. So those other teams have a lot of B-/C+ players who work for cheap. I love it that the Bills have a sensible pay scale, with NO holes among the starters and very few weak links among the subs either. So we don't see a lot of Bills in the Pro Bowl. Big deal. We have the 3 seed, and we've beaten the 2 seed and came within a whisker of beating the 1 seed. I like our chances. As for being snubbed by the Pro Bowl, I am fine with the idea that the Bills are pissed off. Let them show how upset they are by excelling in the playoffs.

The Colts, who are finished for the year, are sending seven players to the Pro Bowl, including three players on defense. None of this is a surprise. The Pro Bowl goes to the WRs with the most catches and yards, the QBs with the most TD passes/fewest INTs, the RBs with the most yards, the defensive linemen with the most sacks, the DBs with the most INTs, and the LBs with sacks and INTs. The Bills are built to win as a team, and except for Josh and Diggs, they don't have superstar players. They don't have anyone with the best stats in the league for their positions. So they're overlooked. It sucks but it is what it is. Can you pick ONE player from the Bills' defense who should go? This year the choice would probably be Poyer, but the falloff from Poyer to Hyde to Milano to Oliver to Phillips is pretty small. I say, fine, piss off these players and give them exactly one way to get eve with the world. Win playoff games.

#1 in the AFC in points scored (#3 in the NFL). #1 in the NFL in points allowed. Four game win streak. Beat two inferior teams the last two weeks without playing particularly well. Scored 27 points today without revealing anything about our game plan for next week. I think our playoff chances this year are BETTER than last year.

In Buffalo, in January, I'd be OK playing the Chargers. Let's see what Herbert can do in the wind and cold. No, I think Saleh has guaranteed himself another year at least. The Jets really are playing hard, but with a lot of substitute players on the field. And their future looks bright, if they get help on the O line. They have four high draft picks this year and Fort Knox to spend on FAs. The AFCE is going to be a lot tougher next year.

Oh, it would still be great if we won 52-7.

Also the Colts lost to the Jags. No Jonathan Taylor to worry about.

Probably the Pats.

62 total yards for the Jets. Take away their TD on a blown coverage, and they'd almost be in negative territory.

The offense could be this ineffective and we still crush the Jets. Just win, baby.

Finally.

Nope, it will still be a two score game.

Earlier Harlan said Davis is a rookie, but now he's a second year player. This has been a loooong game.

Two scores up and we have the wind. Still not time to relax.

Superstitious. It's working for his D.

No QB could look good behind that O line and with scrub receivers. But Wilson isn't making anything good happen on his own.

The thing is, if you're playing 3D chess, it doesn't work to play 2D offense.

All I can think of is that Daboll doesn't want to show anything new, and the Jets know all the things we've done in the past. Or maybe he's hoping to make our opponent next week get overconfident.

We just need to get out of this quarter and get the wind back.

I think you're thinking of Kyle Orton. Trent might have done it too.

Haack is trying to have Josh not be the worst guy on the field today.

No, Roberts got picked up, and he ran a KO back for a TD last week.

I think I'd like NE to win and get the 5 seed, leaving one of the weaker teams at 6. Assuming of course the Bills win.