starrymessenger

I can see how somebody might say this with a straight face. Many playoff and even some SB winning teams have under performed even through to the bye. And this team has talent. It's a few players away from being very talented as a group on both sides of the ball. Will they get it together? I hope so of course but I am not holding my breathe. With Fitz at the controls the limitations are just too much to overcome for them to go on a run. He would have to eliminate game changing mistakes and play with some consistency. I would like to think that he could do that but I very much doubt it.

It's one thing to say it when you win all the time and another to say it (frequently) when you lose all the time.

Nix won't be making any moves soon IMO. I think he's in shock, eating jello and watching Barney & Friends.

Agreed. And do you think DW has an understanding of what goes on the offensive side of the ball? There is nothing unusual in a HC turning things over to a coordinator, especially when the HC himself is a specialist on one side of the ball. Rex Ryan had no clue what Brian Schottenheimer was doing.

My personal experience supports your view. I'm from Montreal and was a huge Expos fan from the get go. I have not followed them since they became the Nationals.

I'm not from WNY but to me the Bills are and always have been the Buffalo Bills. I would hate to see them move. It would also be a disaster for Buffalo and Buffalonians (is that the word?). The Bills give the region an important presence on the national stage. Hear the words "Green Bay" and what comes to mind? Cheese? Not really. More like football - and respect. I don't mind listening to Bill fans complaining. They are a good and knowledgeable fan base that will not fail to criticize poor management and poor play. If it were otherwise all would truly be lost.

Fitz deserves no blame whatsoever. Who ever accused him of being a guy who didn't care or didn't try? The blame is on Chan and Buddy for crowning a backup QB with compromising shortcomings a NFL starter on a team that was expected to be competitive. Fitz is actually in a tough spot. Chan has put him in a position where he can only embarrass himself and be a lightening rod for scorn.

Orton > Fitz Matt Moore > Fitz Fitz > Billy Buffalo

Buddy was crystal clear about TJAX being insurance so that instead of getting fired when they ditch Fitz at the end of the year Buddy and Chan can sell TJAX to the fans and the owner thereby insuring that they both get an extension.

Fitz has little to do with any success our offence achieves. He actually holds it back. Now start telling me how great his individual stats are. Oh, I take it back. Now he is middle of the pack (sorry I forgot the most recent flavour).

You are wasting your breath. They really just don't get it. When he craps out again against Houston it'll be "we'll sure, Wade's D is the best, just look at the stats".

Fitz vs Wade's D. Should be hilarious.

Fear the Beard I love it when you say Chan played to Fitz's strength by letting him hand the ball off a lot today. Just wait till he plays Houston after the bye. That will be a long afternoon in Fitzland.

Jenkins is looking like the best corner of his class. Would love to have gotten him on the cheap. True shut down corner and for a 180 pounder he can lay the lumber.

I don't fault him for that. Ball went through a maze of players and hit him in the gut. It happens. His safety play has been atrocious however. He has been no help at all to the corners, especially Williams. He needs to sit.

The D is bad but can improve. Fitz is bad too but it should be apparent to all that he cannot get better. He has maxed out - at bad. Titans give up about 34 a game.

Cut him. Cut him now.

Coming out of Tex everybody projected AW at FS or SS. He started at corner in Buff last year because we thought we were set at safety but needed help at corner. Maybe things are different now with Wilson struggling and Byrd maybe moving on (heaven forbid). The Bills need to develop Williams. He is extremely talented and young. For those who think he is slow remember that his pro day 40 time was 4.36. He needs to be coached up and put in a position to succeed. He is not a bust.

If Fitz were Kurt Warner it would be greatest show on turf all over again. The brain trust at OBD must know how close they are on that side of the ball. A penny for their thoughts.

Agree. If that is Chan's plan it might be a recipe for disaster. Right now we look like cellar dwellers in the AFC East.

Thanks for posting. Great player. Great person. Sorry to hear this.

Agree.

It is quite possible that Chan now sees job1 as saving face instead of winning football games. Either he 1) has deluded himself into thinking Fitz can get it done 2) knows Fitz can't get it done but can't take the heat for such a colossal cluster#¥%*. Winning a few games before we shut down 2012 while saving face is maybe what he sees as his personal best option.

The odds were stacked against VY in Buffalo. He is not a backup QB. He either starts, finds another team or is out of football. It was made clear to him that he was competing with Thigpen for a backup job and not competing with Fitz for the starter's role. He was also being asked to adapt to an offence specifically designed by Chan for Fitz and which did not cater to his strengths. He also came with some personal baggage that everyone, especially him, could have done without. It was maybe asking too much of the Bills to do what would have been necessary to get the most out of VY. They would have had to make it an open QB competition and tailor the offence to his skills to some extent. Having a legitimate shot to resurrect his career might have helped turn things around for him. But then what would have happened to Fitz's blessed confidence. Vince Young, Tarvaris Jackson...I'm getting just a little fed up with Chan and his impossible to digest play book.

Yes please.