I know my opinions don't matter all of that much, I am no expert, but I think there are a few things to note from week 1.
The positives- Who would have thought the Bills would have actually made a game of this? The team had us on the edge of our seats till the very end and although the ending is not exactly what we wanted, it was certainly better then this whole board thought it would have been. Most of you (myself included) figured we would have had it turned off by half time.
Keep in mind this game was the first for quite a bit of rookies on our oline and they stepped up and were not intimidated at all by the patriots. This was an away game, the pats home opener, bradys return.. the pats were pumped, the crowd was pumped. The Bills shut the crowd up, and the looks on the pats face said it all.
Brady is one of the best QB's in football and he proves why all of the time, he is just so smooth and relaxed in the pocket and under pressure that it's insane. I hate him, but if anyone was going to lead a team to a last minute comeback it is Tom Brady.
Our oline looked a lot better then expected. I won't say great, but they looked better then we thought. The no huddle really had an effect on the pats (mainly Vince Wilfork) which was a great thing to see.
T.O and Evans combination- love it. Really opened up alot for Jackson. And trent himself.
Trent looked tight in the no huddle, the no huddle didnt look bad at all. Everyone thought the pats would light it up against us.
McGee for the most part held his own with Moss.
With all of that being said, a change in coaching would do wonders for this team. It seems they always blow the late lead they just do not have enough intensity and when you see your coach stiff as a board not doing a damn thing, it has an impact on its team. The bills need to look for a fairly young, outspoken coach who will pump the team up when they need it. The frustrating part over all of this is the Bills found a way to throw it away when they had the game under wraps and that is what is truly frustrating about this. But I sure feel alot better going into week two then I thought I would be.
The team does not look nearly as bad as we all expected. They put up a good game, they kept us on the edge of our seats. It was exciting.