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This offense needs a rhythm and you cannot be swapping the RBs...You have to go with one and play him in the game. and that has to be Spiller based on this years productivity.

And that is Chan's responsibility. He has had over 2 years to evaluate Fitz. If Fitz cannot execute plays from Chan's play book, Chan should not be starting Fitz for the Bills. Giving that cop out excuse is not acceptable entering the 3rd season. The reason our line is not getting stomped in spite of missing starters is because of our center. Last year when Wood went down, the OL went down the drain. The rest of the crew that played center could not hold off the pressure at the line of attack and DL were in the face of Fitz. This year, Fitz is still well protected from the middle and that all is due to Eric Wood. The OL is not a problem on this team. They have created holes for the running game and given enough time for Fitz to throw the ball. On offense, Fitz has been inaccurate and has had piss power 2nd and 3rd WRs. I don't know why Chan has gone away from getting the ball to Chandler.

It is really not an Arm issue, as Fitz hardly throws deep. The real problem is his accuracy and consistency. This is the third time Fitz has missed on this simple play of rolling out to the right and throwing over the pursuing defender to the RB or TE. He missed wide open Chandler twice in earlier games and then Fred Jackson yesterday. All three plays more than likely would have resulted in a first down and moving the chains. For our outwitted defense, it is important for the Bills offense to move the chains and keep drives alive and keep the defense on the side lines. When your QB cannot do that consistently, the team will be in trouble.

You got to persist with what was working...Spiller had 88 yards on 12 carries on that say 8-9 in the box. If he could rip of those big runs previously, why do we assume that he cannot do it now and yet we allow our mediocre QB to throw 32 times in the game.

Or Chan should have not put the team in that position in the first place. Chan needs to own up and fix his mistakes..I hope Sullivan can point this out to Chan on Wednesday.

If he gives the team a better chance to win, what is the big deal whether it is a 7th or 6th rounder...they are anyways training camp fodder.

C- != Good Enough.....It is more like "Ready to Flunk the Test"

It appeared that we were playing scared in that 4th quarter..especially that punt. This is the 2nd or 3rd time, the Bills have tried to do directional punting, rather than punting it deep. Why does Bruce De Haven keep doing that... Another positive was not many critical penalties or not fumbling the ball at critical times in the game.

The Bills are currently in 4th place in the AFC East on a 4-way tie with all the tie breakers against them. How would they be a wild card ?

Worst play calling in the 4th quarter and overtime...Your best player on the field just got 17 yards....and what do you do....throw on the next three plays..... :wallbash:

We got ours too..our very own 59M man....who cannot throw 7 yards to wide open WR/RBs....That defense was pretty concerning too....Two big 4th downs and they make it with ease.

Ah..Wait...I thought that was Trent Edwards and Fitz was a gun slinger....

If Jackson is not ready, why bother dressing him and wasting a roster spot. At least Thigpen knows the play book. What bothers me is as to why Jackson is not ready. Is Gailey's offense that complicated or is Jackson dumb?

This was one time, the owner definitely meddled...But why is that being extended to say that he is responsible for every other failure of this team... In defense of Ralph, the wins in 1999 came due to a stout defense and game management by Flutie. Flutie stunk up the joint in quite a few games. It is not as if Flutie was a franchise QB. And to Rob's defense, he won that game for us before our esteemed special teams blew it. Stop blaming Ralph for everything.

It is not as simple as taking these statistics and pasting a picture that the problem is not Fitz. Several times, Fitz overthrew his receivers. Threw those 7 picks at inopportune moments and showed no emotion to fightback after the defense gave up those points. The real problem is though we have stopped running the ball effectively in the last two losses. That issue lies squarely on Gailey's shoulders.

The talent is there more-or-less like many NFL teams...,meaning there are holes at different positions. But the difference is that those teams are winning because they have a better coaching staff.....The Steelers have lost their best OL and still Rothelisberger can throw consistently for 250+ yards per game and their defense keeps them close. You give our team to Dick Lebeau and he will make it one of the best defense. Even the Patriots are rather week at different positions...Their OL is in a mess. Their DBs are pretty average...Their RBs are average (but we have made kings out of them).

Actually, the biggest thing learned by Teddy Bruschi about NFL was : "It is just a game" and you have to play your heart out for it.

You need two RBs, but the 2nd one has to be complimentary....Both cannot share the ball during the same phase of the game. When Spiller was the only RB, our running game clicked (Just like when Freddy was the only back last year at the beginning of the season). We need to live Spiller in the game to get the rhythm....Freddy should stay inactive until his knee is fine.

Moorman played himself out of this roster by playing lousy...plain and simple...And Powell was ready to be signed by some punter needy teams. The team had to think for the long term....Right now Punting nor the captaincy provided by the Punter is the least of the problems for this team. There are still many veteran players in this team including Williams, Kelsay and Mario who can provide the voice.

We need a QB though...Even Belichek could do nothing without a true QB either in Cleveland or in New England. I agree...The two RB approach is not working as both Jackson and Spiller (and RBs in general) are rhythm players....You got to feed the ball to these guys consistently to let them make plays. Spiller was outstanding when Jackson was on the bench. They need to pick one of these guys and stick with them (Possibly Spiller).

We are not going to get an DC from the outside at this point in the season. If Wanny is canned, then one of the position coaches would have to take the role. I just don't see who has the pedigree to be the coordinator. May be Bob Sanders. The offense is still the bigger problem. They cannot convert good special teams play, are very careless with the ball and cannot put points on the board against good teams.

The Blitz doesn't work, when you can run the ball effectively.... Williams and Dareus just had two horrible games in a row!

Unfortunately the reason the best coaches don't want to come is to be in the middle of ownership change, if Ralph goes to heaven during their tenure. If Wilson would simply sell the team (or major part of it) to a younger owner the "star" coaches wouldn't mind coming to this team. The team does have talent....It is simply not executing and some experienced coaching can save that.

That's Eric's rookie picture. Much better than the somber looking wood after these two blow out losses. I agree that this offense has been horrible with some bad throwing...Also, the 2 RB system is just not working...I think the Bills just need to go back to having Spiller being the main back until he sucks...There is no rhythm in this offense. Having said all that it simply does not excuse this defense from wilting like that. Also, where are the INTs....games are won with turnovers and avoiding turnovers...We simply haven't been able to generate turnovers inspite of teams throwing so much at us....The schemes have simply not taken advantage of the strengths of this team.

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