CSBill

Music City Miracle . . . I think we all kind of knew the ride was coming to an end, that play was an exclamation point, and one in which we are still feeling the effects of today. And it was not just that play, it was the decision to start Johnson (granted, he played well enough that day, but it's what it meant to the team thereafter). I'll go to my grave not understanding why they played Rob Johnson that game over Flutie--I think one of the all-time bonehead coaching decisions in the history of the NFL. The play buried the season, the move buried the franchise, and it's still digging out.

Thanks much, knowing the historical and cultural context of those events give better understanding.

agreed, don't we play the Raiders this weekend? Jump off the Pats bridge when come to it, but we've got another one to navigate before we get to that one.

Although most of the national media will not acknowledge it--or maybe more accurately: just doesn't know because they really don't do their homework; they perceive based on who they think is suppose to be good--right now, Fitz is in the top third of the league as a quarterback. Yes, there are some out there that we would take over him in a heartbeat, but not the majority. With his intelligence, moxy, leadership presence, and, yes, even physical ability, he is a legitimate NFL quarterback, and better than most starting at that position in the NFL now. I like what we have behind the center, this team can win with him.

Did Morrison play Sunday, I really don't remember seeing him . . . he may have, I just can't recall ???

dang, those were some bad wings

funny

Well, until we find out what the illness is, its all speculation. But it sure smells like a "message sending" move. Either way, bad for him -- but I just never saw anything that indicated he might have character or wisdom issues (which, of course, is all relative, especially when considering how the NFL judges character - there is normally a strong correlation to ability and value to the team). Anyhow, in the harsh cruel world of the NFL and football fandomhood, I like really liked Kamar Aiken over him. I hope he gets a chance.

good stuff, nice words, nice he is paying attention to the Bills . . . now, if we could just get his son up here, that would really mean something

and of course, the mad geniuse running the Pats knows how to take full advantage of that

unstoppable !!!!!

he didn't go to KC

ooohh! I got deafly sick on a batch of bad wings one time, it wasn't petty . . . but it passed in a day or two, can't believe that would keep you out two games

weird man, really weird . . . by the way, the Bills let good players go to give this guy a chance, I can totally understand being upset if it was some kind of self-inflicted injury or illness.

Spiller just frustrates me, and I think it's more an intelligence issue than an ability issue. What was his wonderlic score? I think I heard single digits. I know it was mentioned as one the all time lows. I know this doesn't sound nice, nor is it politically correct, but it seems to me that lack of ability to make a quick decision hurts him (I know, there are many exceptions to this theory; for example, I'm sure Trent Edwards had a much higher score than CJ and he seemed to have the same issue--but I would add, that there are many poster here on TBD who will point to the concussion game in Arizona and say he was never the same, and I tend to agree with that perspective). Back to Spiller: I think it shows when he is running, he seems to lack that mental acuemn to make an instant assessment and decision to hit the hole and go forward, or to try an alternative route (which he usually does, to the outside, and other than the TD yesterday, it seems to always be the wrong decision). If you've ever read the book Blink by Malcolm Gladwell, he explores this theory of mental process in a very engaging way. And I can't help but see applications to Spiller. The subtitle of the book is: "The Power of Thinking Without Thinking." Isn't that exactly what great players do? They make quick, instinctive decisions, and go without hesitation. Gladwell talks about and gives many good examples of how indecision causes so many problems in situations that call for quick mental process (like police work). I have to think playing football at it's highest level is a place where instant/instinctive decisions are called for on every play. Well, I hope he does get it one of these days. There is no doubt he has the physical tools, but he just hasn't put it together yet. But as a huge Bills fan, I really hope he does.

yeah!

I've got my wife trolling the internet for a Sam Chandler jersey today . . . nobody has it, can you believe these marketing fools

great point, beat the best teams, and you'll get recognition . . . it can be earned, winning will fix this problem for us

If the biggest thing we can complain about is a 3rd string QB who only converted a few short first down runs, and wasn't too impressive on kick-off return . . . well, it was a very good day. Because as we all know, converting 3rd and short yardage situations is so overrated in the NFL. By the way, he was pretty impressive on kick coverage -- always around the ball.

A great win, but we have to take every team seriously. This is young team that needs to learn how to win. And one huge factor in learning how to win is learning how to forget yesterday's game and start focusing on the next opponent. This next game will be the next test of how far this team has come.

They were better than last year the day they showed up for training camp . . . just look at the roster.