Livinginthepast

I dont hate the Jets and never really have. Miami hate is fading since Marino/Schula but was briefly revived with Jimmy Johnson. NE is a different story. Cant stand them and their success, their luck, their cheating, their getting away with cheating, their whining about getting caught for cheating, their running up the score etc etc etc. I also found myself rooting for Fitz last night but as I watched the game the same old pros and cons were on display. Wish him well though!

What disappointed me about Rex yesterday was not the talking before the game or even the fact that his team appeared to be out of control with the pent up aggression leading to penalties. What disappointed me is that just like many of the coaches we have had before, he didnt or couldn't make adjustments in the game plan once things appeared to be going south. The D looked great on the first drive stop but did not have any answers for most of the rest of the game (with the exception of the fumble and forced fumble). Why can't coaches make adjustments in game or at half? I would have expected Rex to do that. If the pass rush was failing to get to Brady, then load up with the DBs for a series. At least try something different. I really expected more adjustments in real time on D and by Roman in the offense. Is this too much to ask?

Jailbreak blitz meet at Brady. Hit him hard whether the ball is there on not.

Hell froze over and the bills got a call

The only thing worse than a phantom or bogus penalty call is not seeing a single replay of these calls!!! Seriously CBS so far this is crap TV coverage. How many cameras do you have there?

The worst thing about the game is that most undeserving team catches the luckiest break. I mean do the Pats need luck? Isnt there some karma in the world?? Sure it was a great play by the DB but if Wilson throws that ball on the receiver's back arm instead of leading him, he scores a TD, instead the cheaters get another SB title. They also let Bellichick off the hook for his incompetence at time management at the end there. What in the hell was Bellichick thinking not calling timeouts to save some time for Brady to get the ball back after the inevitable TD? I would have so loved for the genius coach to be called out for being a "deer in the headlights" in the aftermath of what should have been a Seattle victory. Lastly, that INT hands Brady the MVP even though he threw 2 awful INTs in that game. Sure Brady threw 4 TDs but it wasnt a vintage Brady perfomance and he has been too obnoxious these past few years. All of these horrible outcomes could have been avoided had somebody with the Seahawks coaching staff made a better decision on the type of pass play or hell just gone for a quick QB sneak.

There are few plays in sports that have ever come even close to Norwood's miss in the SB for me. Wide right was one of the worst feelings of despair that I have ever experienced. That INT last night actually was close and I could care less about Seattle. It also reminded me a little bit of the home run throwback play and my disbelief that followed that. My question is why in the hell would you throw a slant pass in that particular area when they are stacking the line expecting a run? There was no room whatsoever. If you are going to throw a slant, throw it with the receiver breaking outside towards the sidelines!! I think this type of stupidity actually trumps Norwood's miss. Must be devastating to be a Hawks fan today!

Yeah, and how did that work out for him the following year? His "cutting edge" offense was RG3 ad lib and option run which ended up with RG3 damaged beyond repair. The most damning thing for me was Shanahan thinking he could actually do something in Washington with that idiot meddling owner.Not to mention Shanahan thought he was too good for Buffalo. Wasnt he even offered a small % of ownership if he came here? That would have been worth several million if that rumour was true and he turned it down.

Shanahan is past it now. He made a hell of a mess in Washington and completely screwed up that situation. It was similar to Gibbs when he tried his comeback with disastrous results. Some of these guys, the game has left behind.

The ref (Morelli) for this game always reminds me of Tessio (Abe Vigoda) from the Godfather. Who BTW is still alive!! I think Abe would have called a better game than Morelli!!

I didn't see any obvious Cowboys bias earlier in the game either but that's what makes picking up the flag all the more bizarre. It was good call and should have stood. Then the Cowboys get two first downs on 2 Detroit defensive penalties that were arguably the same as the one Detroit had picked up. Did they mysteriously pick up the flags on the 2 Cowboys calls? Of course not.

Just before that GIF begins there was a really obvious hold of the jersey by the Cowboys player on the Lions receiver which I would have thought was much more obvious than the PI. I thought it was PI but marginal. For sure it was defensive holding. In any case, once you call it how in the hell do you overturn it without any explanation?. If Detroit get that first down they keep marching and maybe add to their lead. Instead I just witnessed something I have never seen in 35 years of watching the NFL playoffs, a flag justifiably thrown, picked up for no good reason and then no explanation!!! What an utter embarrassment!!

Quite honestly getting 4Million for opting OUT of a contract is flabbergasting and shows the breathtaking stupidity of the organization. I could see if they offered that kind of sweet deal to Cower or some other big name who was a winner before in the NFL but Marrone???!! Are you f'ing kidding?? Even Chip Kelly I could kind of see but Marrone?? WHY!!!???

I thought wilcotts was a moron long ago, this season has cemented this view. Esp his comment about Odell Beckham...."we now know your name ladel Beckham jr"!!

One of the worst OCs ever for the Bills! Good riddance and take your boring vanilla style with you!!

I really have to wonder at the lack of scouting talent out there in the NFL. How many long shots like Tom Brady have been passed over for busts? I refuse to believe that there will be nobody better than EJ in the next draft, even in the 2nd round.

Trestman would do way better than Hackett, He has succeeded with offenses all over the NFL and had one of the best offenses in CFL history in Montreal. Despite what the snobs say about the CFL I think that example is especially important. Trestman came into a league with a lot of different rules in which he was unfamiliar and learned really fast and created an offensive juggernaut. He could do it again here but please leave Cutler out of the equation!!

So whats your point? they SHOULD have gone for it at least 10 more times in a ton of crucial situations.

My question is whether Marrone has done even 1 thing, 1 bold move, gamble or anything that had resulted in the Bills winning the game? Has this happened in the last 2 years in any of the games. I know we justifiably criticize Marrone for his lack of courage on 4th downs but he has done really nothing with game management that indicates he has any courage or ingenuity to think on his feet. His conservative nature has cost us crucial wins.

Love to be there with you on this post and have some sober thoughts on the season but after 15 years I am just too disgusted to look at the bright side. We have been close to the playoffs too many times since 99 only to choke, blow it or have an act of God crush our hopes. Its just too much to think positive at this stage. You would think that with this fan base and some of the personnel we have had over that time, the law of averages, luck or whatever would have at least made it in once. But as I realized with the 4 straight SB losses there is no such thing as luck or the law of averages with this team.

He never would have been a success if he had stayed here. I even remember not caring that much that he had been traded because of the character issues, his legal troubles etc. He also wasnt the player he is now back then. I remember him having trouble getting a first down on many short yardage plays (Now he seems unstoppable!!) Yes there were flashes of brilliance but he seemed like another Travis Henry with his problems. It just never would have happened here!

I watched the home run throwback in an American sports bar in Antigua, Guatemala, surrounded by hostile fans of other teams. When the Bills took the lead and the game was in the bag I felt elated. A couple of minutes later I was embarrassed beyond belief. I thought for sure, that team would be back the next year. 15 years ago!! The next year it all went to hell!!

I think they have run one QB sneak with Orton all season and it was successful. Is he so fragile that he would get hurt? Then why not EJ in for Orton on a sneak. Why is Marrone such a pu$$y?

Make no mistake. Trestman is an excellent HC and would be a huge upgrade over Marrone. Cutler is what is killing him in Chicago. His support for Cutler and his attempts to work with him to improve have now cost him the respect of the team who hate Cutler. Yes Trestman was a CFL coach and a Grey Cup Championship winner twice, how does that diminish him exactly? Have some of you forgotten Marv? They both coached the Montreal Alouettes no less, to championships and they are both great coaches no matter the league Cutler is the problem in Chicago, not Trestman.