Chas56

I can't stand Brady and the Patriots. Just wanna get that in black and white on the internets forever. I absolutely can't wait until Buffalo just pounds the #%^* out of them.

If true, we have had a good run on defense Pettine, Schwartz, Ryan+?.

Might be crazy, but I can see this as analogous to the Allman Brothers Band: Duane Allman and Dickey Betts. Both knew whose name was was on the band, but Dickey could really play, too. Imagine the defensive meetings . . . Schwartz: "So this is the gameplan with a 4-3." Ryan: "I've noticed they like to do this (insert tendency) when they are are 2nd and short. What do you think of doing this (insert defense) and really mess that up, but it comes from a base 3-4. We could use these guys (insert). I bet they have never seen that before!" Schwartz: "That's funky, But let's do it this way!" Sometimes competition (especially with these types of guys) can be a good.

After I thought about it, I came to the same conclusion. Waiting for the stage to empty.

I wish someone would make this official. I would hate to think Ryan would use the Bills as to get the Falcons job.

Wade Phillips Doug Marrone Dick Jauron Chan Gailey Gregg Williams Mike Mularkey Won't forgive or forget that Mularky quit on this team.

This game was lost by the offense and special teams, although even the special teams played well at times. Kick offs and punt coverage were good, McKelvin's fumble was bad. The fumble into the end zone and Orton's missed throws in the end zone were pretty bad. I thought the offensive coaches called an okay game with a couple of excetions, but I won't pick on them, Really, the players lost this one. Buffalo, nor any team, is gonna win many games only scoring 13 points.

Do you think EJ watches the game, just watches the same thing we did? If he does, he HAS to see the weaknesses being discussed. You would think he would see himself aiming the ball and just let it go! I'm afraid if he doesn't he will be saving the interceptions and his body for the bench. It won't matter. I really hoped he would make it, but he plays very timidly.

^This The only thing is EJ would look better if the 3-4 passes Watkins and Chandler dropped were caught. . . Not good, but better.

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1. The Bills will be eliminated from playoff contention... the Bills will make the playoffs! 2. EJ Manuel's passer rating will be... in the 80s. 3. Who will lead the team in tackles? Brandon Spikes. 4. The Bills Divisional Record will be... 4-2. 5. Who will lead the Bills in receiving yards? Sammy Watkins. 6. Will Doug Marrone be the head coach of Bills in week 16? Will Manuel be QB1? Yes and Yes. 7. How many of the Bills 8 home games will be blacked out? 1. 8. Will the Bills have an offensive player in the pro bowl? Yes. 9. (In total yards) the Bills Defense will be... Top 9 in the NFL. 10. Mario Williams will have how many sacks in 2014? 10-11. 11. The 2015 first-round draft pick traded to Cleveland will be: In the top 21.

I can't wait for the day Buffalo can shut the media guys up, both national media and local. I am soooo tired of our local guys (in Rochester we have Roth, Maiorana, and Matthews, et al.) always being down about Buffalo. It is almost as if they enjoy telling us how bad the team is gonna suck again this year. At least at the start of the season they could look at the glass as half full for a change. It is enough to make me really dislike them. And the same guys have been around forever, selling the same tired views. Yeah, I know it has been fourteen years. You don't have to remind me every other day.

If EJ does have trouble, winning a few more games later in the season isn't going to matter. This whole staff is riding EJ, for better or for worse. There's an old saying: you dance with the one you came with. If he plays well, they all have a good chance of staying with the new owner, and our team should do well. If EJ plays poorly, Orton coming in, in week 7 to have the team go 8-8 isn't saving anyone. Let's just give him the year. Everyone will know then what is what. I don't see the point in putting Orton in unless there is an injury.

I added the bold typeface. But I, too, seem to find the negativity alarming. For years, we have wanted Buffalo to draft a QB. Now, after ten games . . . TEN GAMES!!!! . . . many of you want to run EJ out of town. Does it matter that, as has been brought up numerous times, Kelly didn't look great his first season? I can remember when the NFL wisdom was that it took about four years to develop a quarterback. They rode the bench, watched and learned, and slowly got mixed in through injury, then, eventually, they became starters. This has been brought up before, too. But some just won't let it go. The process is faster now; more college teams run pro offenses, I know. But ten games in? Be real. Bashing a young NFL QB for being a little nervous is not being a fan. a fan would encourage him. That doesn't mean that after another season people shouldn't be expecting better play, but ten games, and a preseason spent testing OL personnel at various positions, etc. Wow, just wow.

So is this another case of the Bills being silly because they would even consider trading for Mallett, but if they hadn't even considered it, they would be inept for not looking at all the options available? Do I have that about right?

I just watched EJ's post game press conference, and I've followed his progress since we drafted him. I like this kid. He seems like an earnest young man that needs one thing: confidence. I'm a golfer (11.6 now but used to play to a 7.1), and I know that in both the long game and short game, if I feel like I'm hitting the ball well, I hit the ball well. I don't steer the ball on long shots, and the putts are going to go in. This kid needs to play, and he needs a little success. Someone said let's see what happens when the line comes together with Glenn and Williams. I want to see that, too. And I want to see complete games with real game plans. If it were us in there, we would want a fair chance.

At this point, it is very difficult to predict wins and losses for the season. So much depends on EJ. The defense will be solid; I think we all agree on that. Mostly, this season will turn on whether EJ starts to read defenses better, see the field better, and become more composed because of it, which will increase his accuracy. If EJ matures, the Bills will be much improved: 09/07 @ Chicago Bears - WIN 09/14 MIAMI DOLPHINS - WIN 09/21 SAN DIEGO CHARGERS - WIN 09/28 @ Houston Texans - WIN 10/05 @ Detroit Lions - LOSS 10/12 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS - WIN 10/19 MINNESOTA VIKINGs - WIN 10/26 @ New York Jets - LOSS 11/09 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS - WIN 11/13 @ Miami Dolphins - LOSS 11/23 NEW YORK JETS-WIN 11/30 CLEVELAND BROWNS - WIN 12/07 @ Denver Broncos - LOSS 12/14 GREEN BAY PACKERS - LOSS 12/21 @ Oakland Raiders - WIN 12/28 @ New England Patriots-LOSS 10-6, but I'm a homer :-)

Yes. It is too soon.

Cant forget the pass interference call against us on a Hail Mary in the end zone, which set up a first and goal and allowed . . . guess who . . . the Patriots to win with no time left.

I think you can see by the poll you put up that your opinion is in the minority. I'm not happy about this off field stuff, but I certainly wouldn't cut him, nor trade him. As a post above mentioned, help him.

Let's see how his motivation to play is after Buffalo kicks his butt all over the field for a couple of years. Go Bills!

Several other threads are talking about how many games Buffalo will win, playoffs, Vegas odds, etc. And it got me thinking about our division, and the way NE is the usual winner. At some point, that has to end. It just won't go on and on forever, so what would happen to spark that change, that shift in the division? Brady aging out. I hate the guy, but I respect his game. He has been a great QB for the past decade plus. But age has to catch up with him. It always does. The question is if happens this year, the next, or when? I searched and came up with this article. It says 37 is the average age an NFL QB breaks: https://www.profootb...-of-decline-qb/ Tom Brady turns 37 in August.

I really, really hope Trump is not part of a group to buy the Bills. I have no respect for him. He is a wealthy egomaniac and a clown. Here is an article about the man: http://www.cracked.c...lieve-are-true/

There are a handful of NFL executives that might not want him because he is gay; the other 95% of GM's and coaches are just looking at his football readiness for the NFL. The media, including the NFL network, are doing what they always do: hype a story. As for us, the fans, I think it breaks the same as NFL executives, a handful don't want him or don't like him because he is gay, most of us don't care one way or the other but want to know if he can play. Then there are probably a few gay people, NFL executives, players and some fans, that are rooting for him because he is gay. "Not that there is anything wrong with that." I'm not gay, but I gotta say, I'm kinda rooting for the kid. I hope he can play.