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I'm not given to superlatives, but I have to agree. I've thought the refereeing has been worst this year than I've ever seen before in 40+ years of watching football. Many of the missed calls have been both obvious mistakes and game-changers. It makes you wonder what's going wrong in training and/or selection and/or accountability.

I agree wholeheartedly. The lack of challenges on the Maclin catch and the Hogan catch really killed me. The players who worked so hard to win this game, and all the fans who were so invested in the game, were screwed by the refs. But Rex was an unwitting accomplice.

Even if we hire a football czar, the team won't get immediately better. I very much doubt the czar will fire Rex, or change him very much. With Rex's track record on the defensive side of the ball - which admittedly is a very good one - he's not going to get fired this quickly nor is he going to change his defensive philosophy. Plus, you've got to worry about hiring coaches and GMs in the future if your czar becomes a meddler. As a long term idea, I like the idea of hiring a czar if he's someone who wisely advises the Pegulas on how to be good owners.

I'm now officially off the Rex Bandwagon. The lack of challenges on calls that were obviously bad was maddening. The D has been a disappointment all year (sans 2nd Pats game). I have to imagine a Schwartz-Roman or H.Jackson-Roman combo would have produced more wins to this point than a Ryan-Roman combo has.

I know Greg Roman is a coaching throwback in that he's a run-first kind of guy. But did anyone really expect the Bills to run a bunch of two-back sets? Felton on the field for 1 of 4 snaps seems about right.

I didn't remember he actually interviewed. I do remember a lot of fans wanted him to be the next Bills coach. But thought the organization was too cheap to present him with a serious offer. For a while, people wondered who would be the better HC - Kelly or the guy we landed instead, Doug Marrone? Seems funny in retrospect.

I'm surprised by the negativity. I never wanted TT to be the starter but have been pleased - for the most part - with what I've seen. I do think he played poorly yesterday. I also think he tends to be late with his decisions. And, maybe because of his stature, he sometimes has trouble finding the open guy. But even after last night, TT is still the 14th rated QB in the NFL right now. He's rated ahead of Mariota, Winston, Rivers, Wilson, Newton, Luck and Alex Smith. And, presumably, TT is still learning. Sometimes I think we give up on young players too soon.

The Pats - and often their fans - are reviled in Western New York. But your posts are always classy. Agree with your observations. Thought it was interesting to see Brady give up on so many plays by throwing the ball away. Proud of our D for the most part. But it was hard to run on your D. They're ranked high for good reason. And TT just played poorly. Embarrassingly bad game by the refs.

Scary

That sucked

Chance for TT to be the hero after a mediocre game so far

Some of Roman's play calling has been questionable

Hogan!!!!!!

KW needs his daily TD

Great catch

Offense needs to come alive right now!

Weird whistle

A deflating end to the half

Frustrating game. D better than expected. O worse... But ALMOST making some plays.

Dumb return

The D made the Pats look confused and out of sync.

I don't think we're polar opposites but none of it really matters. We'll see what Greg Roman dials up and hopefully it's a winner.

So - if you were coach - Belicheck has already taken away your team's offensive strength: the ground game. The man's a genius because we haven't played a down yet and he's already taken our best weapon away from us. I certainly believe in taking what's given. I don't think they're going to give Sammy a lot of space, so I'd love to see more of Woods and Clay. I also believe in balance and not being predictable. I think we should run outside, run inside, throw short, throw long. We have the weapons to do all those things. I think we should keep them guessing and on their heels.

I'm not sure about the idea of not emphasizing the run. We're 2nd in the NFL in rushing. Are we supposed to shy away from our strength because we're afraid of the Pats defense? If we don't even attempt to establish the running game, Belichick has already won an important battle. I want to see a good mix of passes and runs. I want TT to take some shots down field. I want to see Woods and Clay integrated into the game plan. And I want to see Shady with 20 or more carries. Last time we played the Pats, we passed more than we ran. How did that work out?

Back in 2011 and 2012, McKelvin averaged 19.5 and 18.7 yards per PR. Amazing. He hasn't been nearly as good since. Btw, this was during DeHaven's second stint as ST Coordinator.