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Not looking good. FJ is out. While the national media is saying the Bills won't miss him, that couldn't be further from the truth. He's the heart, the centerpiece, of this offense. Also, losing our No. 2 WR is going to hurt, especially when we were already lacking a true No. 2 and were already thin. Defense will take time to gel. Secondary won't fix problems in one week. As a result, I don't expect too much out of our D line until that happens. KC's balanced attack will be more advantageous than homefield. Chefs: 26 Bills: 21 Bills will find their groove next week vs. the stinky Browns.

"So we're not supposed to play loose and passive? Now they tell us." -Gilmore, McKelvin, Williams, Byrd and Wilson.

Cutler was running for his life on every play. An average QB would have had 5 INTs and a 10 passer rating.

Both sides need to calm down. There is no way this D line isn't going to be dominant. I mean, c'mon--Williams (pro bowl), Williams (pro bowl), Dareus (future pro bowl) and Anderson (10 sacks last year). AND...Fitz can control his INTs. We also have a great O line (0 sacks) and run game. BUT...this pass coverage...I don't know if it can improve so drastically. And the defensive play calling / game planning simply needs to get better. Also, the deep pass is lacking. One game. Sky not falling. We're not a juggernaut. Yada yada yada. This team will be competing for a playoff spot, but will struggle--perhaps, at times, mightily--along the way.

Our run D was average. 3.3 yards per carry. 118 yards total. I'll give it to you the caliber of QBs we face, with exception to Tom Brady, twice, of course. This is no blessing. Horrible pass coverage, average run D, average pass rush. That's a below-average unit all in all. Let's hope it's short lived.

SJ took out a KC defender for an entire year last season. He better watch himself out there. Please, please no more injuries.

I believe I can fly. I believe I can touch the sky.

Must say that this game, which we all were wildly anticipating, made me feel like I did after watching Star Wars Episode One. I waited six months / 16 years for this crap? Don't know who was Jar Jar Binks--Fitzpatrick or Wannstache. I'm leanin Wannstache. Some random thoughts: D line. Step back from the ledge fans, I find it hard to believe this D line won't gel. Didn't seem like they got much penetration, but Sanchez was throwing super quick. How can you sack a guy who gets rid of the ball in one second, unless you blitz? This D line is going to be dominant...soon. I think this was more being outcoached than being outmuscled. Plus, it appears the Jets' O line was playing dirtier than normal, and that the replacement refs didn't notice. Wannstache 1. A 10 year old could have figured out we should've blitzed Sanchez. He can pick a defense apart if you give him time. Why our D coordinator didn't dial up any blitzes is staggering. Secondary. They sucked. All of them. Got burned repeatedly by non-caliber receivers. Our secondary is my biggest worry right now. Jets defenders stuck to our receivers like Spandex. Our defenders--WTF? Run D. Linebackers and D line did OK (acceptable but not good) stopping the run. They swarmed the runner, made decent tackles, and somewhat limited the ground and pound to 3.3 yards per rush. Wannstache 2. He didn't have these corners prepared. They looked awful. All in all, horrible play calling on his part and lackluster play by the DBs. Run game. CJ was brilliant, even with the fumble. Had twice the YPC as the Jets. Great blocking, great running. Sad to see Freddie out several weeks so quickly. O line. Like I said, opened up holes, protected the QB. What more can you ask for? Fitz 1. Some TBD netizen said his mechanics were the same. I disagree. His mechanics were worse, IMO. Don't know about planting and footwork, but his throwing motion looked like he was chucking a shotput--more so than normal. Fitz 2. I believe he'll bounce back. He was solid in the first half of last season. He was out of rhythm, overthrew one INT, made a bad decision on another, and mishit a receiver on a timing play who supposedly ran the wrong route. I'm not willing to give up on him yet. But yeah, he stank it up. I'll give him two more weeks before I throw in the Fitz towel. Receivers. None could get separation. Enough said. Receivers 2. Think Gailey is wondering why he only kept 5 receivers? Sure hope TJ Graham is ready. Still blows my mind how thin we are at WR. Best play. CJ's 50 yard run right before the half. Second best play. Chandler taking out Rex! http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ETfpxmNd6kY Overall positive feelings. We would've won if we hadn't turned it over four times. We outgained them in nearly every offensive stat: total yards, yards per play, yards per rush and red zone efficiency. We'll get this D line pushing people back. Fitz will get in tune with his receivers, and improve his mechanics. Receivers found separation last season, they will this one. Overall negative feelings. Seems as if we might still be lacking a shutdown corner, even with our first round pick. I worry that Wannstache / Gailey are too set on not blitzing. You're not going to put enough heat on QBs with just four, even with the studs we have. After watching elite receivers like Brendan Marshall on the other screen out-muscle defenders, it's clear we still seriously lack top WR talent. Fitz seems like he will never be able to throw it deep. All in all, they had six months to prepare for this mediocre Jets offense. Still can't believe the D was so carved up yesterday.

Fitzcraptick. Shitspatrick. Fitzwhacktrick. Fitzflatprick. I hope I can start calling him Fitzmagic once again.

Let's hope it's a 1st degree sprain. - In 1st degree sprains, sport activities should be stopped for 3 weeks. - A 2nd degree sprain takes 6-8 weeks of rehabilitation under the supervision of a physiotherapist. http://www.footballr...com/lclknee.htm

Hardly defending this awful performance, but it's hard to sack a dude who, like Fitz last year, got rid of the ball in a second. As for D, it wasn't the line that sucked, it was the secondary. Gilmore got rocked. Their O coordinator simply outwitted Wanstache.

His mechanics looked worse this game than last season. He was throwing the rock like a shotput. He and David Lee have a lot of work to do this week.

Well if it's a he madame, that would explain why 49 of them were rude.

50 players, 49 complete jerks. I'm guessing stripper.

Ahhh. Wayne Chrebet. And Chad Pennington. The best quarterback ever named Chad. Funny post.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/conversations/_/id/8346380/colorado-third-grader-sent-home-change-wearing-peyton-manning-jersey-banned-no-18 This little ditty from ESPN. Bureaucrats suck.

Cool. Have no idea what a show based in Rhode Island would be featuring two Bills. Only connection I see is Harvard.

Thanks for the share. These clowns have nothing else better to do than dicate how high schools across the nation wear their stripes. WTF. (They are ugly though). Added this rule to the August edition of Stupid Laws on my Breaking the Law blog. In related news, did you hear about the kid in Oklahoma City who was forced to turn his University of Michigan shirt inside out due to a city law banning out-of-state college wear?

The score was 7-3 in the half. Romo was under constant pressure and threw an INT. The Giants beat the Patriots--twice--in the Superbowl. What lost the game was the Giants O, not its D.

Love the Millennium Falcon shirt. My kind of geek. Little people in his beard. Funny interview.

Mario, Marcell Sack, fumble, CRUNCH, with great haste Tebow loses faith

2 fer 1: The long wait, over. D line upgrades, thanks to Stache Bills will score so fast Week One, Jets' death knell Revis Island, up for sale Sanchez, in traction

Staying true to my original prediction: Slow start, fast finish (to the playoffs). The NJ team: 23 The only NY team: 21 Jets are better than they're given credit for. We will, however, obliterate them the second time around.

Absolute surprise they didn't at least keep Tank Carder on the PS. From what I saw, the kid was flying all over the place. Actually predicted the guy to start seeing playing time by midseason. Shows how much we fans, or this fan at least, know from watching just a few plays. Not keeping Roosevelt was a disappointment too. Hopes Easley finds his way back on the field--we are scary short on WR.

Cool, thanks for the share. Agree, wish this site would post more articles like this from national pubs. Nothing against the Cananaidilahowdoyouspellthisuga Daily Messenger and all.