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Thanks for the links! Very interesting to revisit how Chan's hiring was met with such pessimism. Jerry and a lot of us fans have some crow to eat I think. Chan is looking like a legit head coach. Best since Marv.

Sometimes the Buffalo-bashing is just story telling. It sounds good to talk about the bleakness of Buffalo and the despondency of 10+ years of football futility. This helps to explain the excessive enthusiasm of Buffalo's fans and makes Bills wins all the more sweet. Other times the Buffalo-bashing is just bashing. For example, I went to Miami in '93 to watch the Bills-Fins playoff game. This was back in the heyday of the rivalry and waitresses would jokingly refuse to serve me when I'd show up in my Bills gear. But some of the bashing wasn't so good-natured. One of the TV stations did a piece comparing the cities of Buffalo and Miami. Needless to say, they highlighted Miami's beaches and art deco masterpieces at their sunniest best while contrasting them with shots of a gray Buffalo skyline in a winter freeze. There were something like 15,000 or 20,000 Bills with tickets for the game. Reportedly, an additional 20,000 to 60,000 Bills fans would be at South Florida sports bars. In all seriousness (or so it seemed to me), the newscasters explained the massive Bills presence as an escape from the icy industrial ugliness of Buffalo. I didn't like my hometown being portrayed so negatively. Buffalo was once one of America's great cities. It's not anymore. But I agree that it still has its charms and attractions.

PTR... I grew up in Cheektowaga and love Buffalo. Nonetheless, I can't argue with the portrayal in the New Yorker. Having visited most of the NFL cities and lived in a few of them, I must objectively admit Buffalo doesn't live up as a municipality in most regards. Bills fans are incomparable but Buffalo itself is not a first-rate city.

Booger, I agree 1000%!

The Bills reach the playoffs 90% of the time when starting a season 5-1 but only 50% of the time when starting 4-2. Ipso facto, we win this game. Instead of correcting grammar, try to correct this irrefutable logic.

Huh? In all the interviews I've heard or read, Stevie has never sounded like Marshawn 2.0. Stevie seems like a good teammate. Not a lot of ego. He seems genuinely happy when Namaan or another receiver makes plays and gets attention.

My French mom grew up in the suburbs of Paris (Drancy) and met my dad - an American soldier - during WWII. After the war, they married and moved to Buffalo. Good to see my ancestral homeland is producing Bills fans. I wish you many more babies!

This will be the first time this year I'll watch the Bills on TV instead of online. Hope we win!

Thanks for the educated guess. It's all we have for now.

As you say, every team has injuries. The good news is that the Bills passing attack isn't predicated on fast, athletic receivers beat db's in one-on-one battles. The Bills are more about scheme, quick decisions and precise routes. We still have players who can be adequate role players in this offense.

We got some posters that don't seem to recognize sarcasm and humor in print.

I'm worried about the defense too. But a positive turnover ratio seems to be becoming a trend so I wonder... Are we playing a high-risk, high reward defense? Because the offense is so potent, do we force opponents to play a high-risk, high-reward offense?

The last 4 games went down to the wire. We could have easily gone 4-0 over that stretch... or 0-4. We went 3-1. Is it skill? Character? Luck? I'm enjoying the ride but still can't confidently pick the Bills to go to the playoffs. When Marv was here, you knew by the 5th game pretty much what kind of team we had. But this defense worries me. They make big plays but give up tons of yards. Without the turnovers, we'd be in world of hurt. Can we keep getting takeaways like this the rest of the season??? Will the defense ever tighten up??? I'll tune in each week to find out.

Another game goes down to the final minute.

really wanted that first down. I don't want our Defense to decide the game.

WOW

Why does every Bills game (minus KC) have to be interesting down to the very end???

I'm watching here: http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2011100907/2011/REG5/eagles@bills#menu=drivechart&tab=track

Didn't know the Bills could blitz!

It's sooooooo nice to see the Bills pressure a QB

Vick is 9-12 so far We're getting pressure but not covering well enough (except the picks)

especially with Easley and Parrish already hurt this year. We're getting thin at WR.

http://tv979.com/live-football-2/ not a very good feed but only one I found so far

It seems a lot of folks think that the Cinci game exposed the "Real Bills." There are legit reasons to be concerned about the Bills defense. But there are probably bigger reasons to be concerned about Philly's defense. With that in mind, and considering it's a home game, I think the Bills win in a high-scoring shoot out. Bills 31 Eagles 27

Did we really just start a thread about not reading draft threads??? We're 3-0 and I thought starting a draft thread was a bit silly. But now we have an anti draft thread.