jimmy10

Yeah, seriously. Where is it written that a #1 pick is automatic success? The NFL has done a good job marketing/publicizing the draft, but it's created an awful lot of armchair GMs.

I was listening the other day to the Loose Cannons show on Fox Sports Radio on XM... They're based in LA, and they were talking about the possible NFL teams to move there. They all dismissed Buffalo quickly as not a good candidate to move and focused on J'ville, St. Louis, Oakland and San Diego. They didn't really go into the reasons WHY they thought Buffalo wouldn't move, but at least they all seemed to recognize it wasn't likely.

Did people get this upset when Green Bay used to play games in Milwaukee? Or is that different, because this is "ZOMG, a forrin' country"?

We'd be just as happy as Chiefs fans are if everything were reversed. I agree it is a really crappy tactic, but it's within the rules, and I don't see why they should change. I have heard that sometimes kickers actually like it, because it gives them a real warm-up, not just kicking into a net on the sidelines. These dudes are pros. If they get all freaked out because "OMG, I have to do it again?!," they shouldn't be in the NFL in the first place.

I love Fitz as much as anyone, but he is what he is. A gunslinger. He'll get you some TDs, and some INTs to match. He's like a power hitter who swings at everything. Lots of homeruns AND strikeouts.

Hahaha, I was just thinking the same thing. Instead of getting pissed off at the Bills on TV, I took a nice long walk with my little boy, got some errands done, and generally had a great Sunday. Back to the grind next Sunday I guess.

Keep the faith! We'll be watching on the satellite down here in NC.

Not blacked out on Sunday Ticket here in NC. Feel free to drop by. BYOB.

It's been said before, and I know we're all impatient to win again, but I really like how Chan seems to be tinkering with this team to genuinely find out what works. And, best of all, when something doesn't work (ie Trent), he doesn't hesitate to own up to it and be decisive about how to move forward.

Since the domesticated dog evolved with modern man over the last 10,000-20,000 years. There is something unique to dogs in how they evolved from wolves into our hunting companions and eventually just companions. Dogs are different. Also, conditions of life or death aside, there's a big difference between killing animals for food and killing animals just for the LULZ.

"We are alone, absolutely alone on this chance planet: and, amid all the forms of life that surround us, not one, excepting the dog, has made an alliance with us." - Maurice Maeterlinck /In other words, F Vick.

I thought there was some pitcher in the majors who went to MIT and is, literally, a rocket scientist. Maybe he's only in the minors... Can't remember his name.

I was always under the impression that reliable kickers and punters are extremely hard to find. We all like to make fun of the kickers, but for the good ones to do what they do, on a regular basis, with all the variables that can go wrong, requires ice in the veins. The good ones also tend to stay around for a LONG time since they don't have the wear and tear regular players do, kind of like knuckleball pitchers. I don't think teams like to dick around with rookie/inexperienced kickers unless they absolutely have to.

Nice, didn't know that. By no means do I think Fitz is the QB of the future, but he's proven himself to be serviceable. Chan maybe thought he could squeeze some magic out of Trent that nobody else had. He learned pretty quickly he couldn't, so he's turning to the best option currently at his disposal. Fitz takes shots downfield and was at the healm for 5 wins last year. Right now, I'm happy he's in. He gives us our best (but yeah, still not great) chance to win.

LOL, of course he is. Let's see if it makes any difference.

I'll admit, this is what worries me about the whole situation as well. While I'd like to believe the Bills will never leave WNY, the fact that fans' concerns about the team moving have been met only with cheerleading from Jimbo and NOTHING from Ralph is confounding. You're right, why NOT set a plan in place now and shout it from the rooftops that the Bills will be in Buffalo for at least the next century? It would set so many fans' minds at ease, and I imagine boost season ticket sales too. This uncertainty about whether or not my favorite football team will even EXIST when my infant son grows up is an awful feeling. Much worse than our O-line/QB problems.

An excellent point I think many are forgetting. Chan did the only thing he could do that guaranteed it stayed a one score game. End of story.

Yeah, no. Go for it on 4th and 10 from your own end zone, you put all your eggs in one basket. Convert or go home. Give up the safety, you get a free kick, and there are still several scenarios that can play out, long as the odds may be. Neither is a good choice, but Chan made the least bad one.

And yet everything in bold happened. So if we miraculously score that touchdown, Chan's a genius and nobody bitches about it. We gave up the two points, saved clock and got the ball back with a little breathing room. We got our defense back on the field, and gave ourselves the best (if still remote) chance to win. It was the right call. An imperfect solution for an imperfect situation.

I'm not even that much of a football expert, but within a few moments of giving up that safety, I thought about it and knew it was the right call. 4th and 10 on your goal line is suicide. It's a "close" game, you can't punt, you give up the two points, get better field position and put it on your defense to get the ball back. Which they did. But our O is too crappy to take advantage.

Jim Kelly is a direct connection to this franchise's best years (so far), and he chooses to make his home in WNY when he could afford to live anywhere in the world. Paid or not, official or not, he's earned the right to have a strong presence and I'm glad he does.

Big time corporate sports radio is less about actual analysis and more about riling people up and getting them talking. Mike and Mike's advertisers and producers are much happier if you're pissed off and talking about them instead of quietly agreeing or saying "meh." The game is won and lost on the field. The rest is BS. There's football this weekend, friends. Let's all crack open a cold one, eat something unhealthy and enjoy.

Exactly. Whether he digs on my teams or not, I enjoyed Simmons' columns for many years. Eventually I started to notice the same recurring themes in his writing and realized he's got no new ideas. Good for him, though, I'd love to be in his position - build a solid career based on what was once "fresh," get paid and then just coast for the rest of your life. I'd trade places with him in an instant.

Not exactly a "slam." Just the ugly truth.

I would do my absolute best to be there. F the cost, that's what credit cards are for.