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I think it's damn near magic what he's done with a bunch of 7 rounders. We've been scoring 24-plus points a game. That's pretty good offense in my book. We're one bad pass and one bad call from being 6-0, despite our porous D. I'll keep Chan around for a while.

My gut reaction: 1. The call to throw with 4 minutes to go was absolutely the right one. People calling for us to run must have been Juaron fans. It was just an underthrown ball to our star WR on man to man. Bad throws happen. Dallas played conservative with the lead, it seems, and got bit today. 2. I think Merriman really does have a big impact on our game, despite his lack of sacks. With the addition of having Kyle Williams out, we didn't seem to have any pressure near the line of scrimmage. With their return, I think our rush will get better. Not that it was great to begin with, but at least it was respectable. 3. Our corners seem to both miss a lot of big plays and make a lot of them. Today, it was almost all miss with the exception of two breakups near the endzone. From what I've seen, they seem like the weakest link on this team despite some above-average INTs. 4. We haven't been playing well offensively or defensively in the fourth quarter the past three games. This follows two games in which we were possessed. Don't know if this is a trend or not. 5. Gailey is still the man. I liked the offensive gameplan today. Only thing missing was one crucial underthrown ball, a complete lack of pressure on the opposing QB (hopefully caused by no Merriman or Williams), and our CBs being burned (who also made two key breakups). 6. Fitz is still the man. He's the perfect QB to be running Gailey's system. He will take us to the playoffs. Anything to add?

I hope that's not the attitude as we go into the bye and fix our wrongs. Hey, play really really good for two quarters and just hope for the rest.

Was thinking the same thing. For Oak, NE, we dominated the second half. For the past three, we've been dominated. Don't know what it is, but I do hope we can figure out how to play solid for all four quarters after the bye.

Is there any doubt? Because of two interceptions? And the defense had nothing to do with this loss? Where are we going to find this magical franchise QB? The quarterback patch? We've been waiting around for 13 years for this elusive figure. I'll be grey before this OP is happy. He'll occasionaly throw a bad pass. His deep ball isn't the best. But he's a winner. Not ashamed to use a geeky cliche. Worst thread ever.

The copyright fascists got a hold of it. Isn't this fair use?

And if we made the throw, he'd be a genius. We can't run and screen all the time. We took a shot. It didn't work. We lost a close game.

Dude's a winner. We've been losing so long, too many fans can't even notice what a winner looks like. Sad. He made a few bad passes, and is still one of the top ranked QBs this year.

Jesus, this game is going to be like 50-45, with all these defensive guys out. Do hope the 50 is by us, of course.

Yea. I get another Steelers game. 5 out of 6 weeks in Atlanta they're being televised. None for the 4-1 Bills. Jacksonville fans don't even want to see this game. ...Has been nice to see three Bills games on the very-well-done NFL Replay, though.

I agree, last week's short run/pass game cannot carry us throughout the season. But I hardly think that is our intention. Our receivers are banged up and it was our game-plan for short passes last week against a weak run D and stout secondary. I seem to recall the Bills shredding NE and KC on the deep pass. We will start shredding secondaries once again, but maybe not next week. On another note, the grammar police just issued an APB out for a TBD netizen who goes by the name "EldaBillsFan"...

BuffaloBills.com should call Eli "Manningham". Legend has it, if you say "Fitzgerald" three times in front of a mirror, Fitzpatrick magically appears to B word-slap you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0MEtBQb2yM

1. Every single ball went to Tim Toone. The guy's a beast. 2. I was hoping he'd give that ridiculous reporter a wedgie. Worst interviewer of all time. Reminded me of Bill Murray in Caddyshack.

What a bunch of no-names. Don't forget about Martin Ruvell, which most of us were using when he was picked up, and Ryan Fitzgerald, which has been in a fair share of mainstream media headlines just a few weeks ago.

Thanks, the best way to fight over the top pessimism is with humor.

Action Jackson, overdone. Fast Freddie, he's not all that fast. I like FredEx. He delivers. My favorite, though, is what I think Steve Tasker calls him: Waterfall Jackson. Cause he runs like water.

Off we go... Bills come to Jersey. Lincoln Tunnel, trail of tears. Whose New York's real team?

"It also makes you wonder, other than Barnett, what the Bills’ linebackers, who are supposed to be the tacklers in a 3-4 defense, have been doping. Outside backer Shawne Merriman had a cheap sack..." Freudian slip or intentional?

A little duct tape and WD40. Williams will be alright. Great vid. Thanks for sharing.

The Bills only pick receivers in the 7th or on waivers. That's our new MO. And I like it.

Chan likes RANCH on his wings. Nuff said.

Thanks, never have been called a 2wat before. ...And No. 17: We don't have a HC who dresses the part. To be successful in the NFL, you clearly have to look homeless on the sidelines.

At first, all the never-ending naysaying was nerve-wracking. But now I realize I just wasn't being analytical enough in my fandom. So...the top 10 reasons why the Bills are doomed for another season of sorrow: We can't win every game. 4-1? I hate to sound negative, and I know I'm going to catch flak for this, but that's only three losses from .500. Think about it. We don't have any consistency on offense. Pass crazy one game. 100-yards-plus running another. We simply have no identity. We can't win without raising blood pressure. The only team to register wins in back-to-back 20-plus-point-deficit games? We should have blown the Pats and Raiders out in the first quarter. We have no consistency in the way we win. Blow out one game. Big come from behinds in two others. And a close game in which the opponent was never ahead of us. Hate to sound picky and all, but true winners win in a consistent fashion. We don't know how to capitalize on interceptions. Eight turnovers against NE and Phili and we only win by a combined 10 points?!? We should have won by at least 16. We have a mediocre QB. A 10-4 TD-INT ratio? Fitz couldn't even do better than Matt Stafford at 11-3? We have a mediocre RB. Freddie Jackson, who is heralded as our supposed No. 1 player on offense (please), has only broken one play--one!--over 40 yards and only has 96 yards on average per game. He couldn't get 100 or more like McFadden or AP? We can't stop the run. We have clearly forgotten about the run (bottom middle tier) and only care about intercepting more balls than anyone else. That's a mark of a truly weak defensive team. We can't tackle. Our top tackler is a...safety? Yet another mark of a truly bad defensive team. Wilson barely has more tackles than the geriatric Troy Polamalu for Christ's sake. We can't overcome bad officiating. The one team we were supposed to beat easily, and we can't find a way to overcome a last minute blown call by the ref? The Pats would have found a way to win, even with their bad D. We don't kick enough field goals. Only nine attempts? That's near the bottom of the league. We don't have a QB who can grow a decent beard. He still looks like he should be pitchforking hay in Pennsylvania, not marshaling a 4-1 NFL team that's No. 1 in the AFC East. Feel free to add on to the negativity here. I've barely scratched the surface of why this pretender-who-thinks-they're-a-contender team will flame out this year. And No. 13. Bills fans are so stupid they can't even count.

You are a fine editor.