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Personally, I think that with the emerging chemistry on this team -- and especially on the OL -- Jennings has become a must-sign. Since we are in decent cap shape, TD shouldn't try to low ball him -- and should present him with a fair contract. With that said, we can't afford to overpay for him if some team throws out a ridiculous offer like the Jets and Vikings did with Winfield last year. That's why it's important that TD work out a fair deal before the season is over.
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I think we may actually TV him in a VERY limited role on Sunday. It sounds like he is chomping at the bit to get back on the field against his old team.
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Note also that a victory on Sunday would mark the first time since the Wade Phillips era that we managed to go at least .500 within our own division. Note also that I seem to recall us heading down to Miami last year riding high off two very impressive wins. I'm not sure that we ever recovered from the physical beating they put on us...
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I think much depends on whom leaves via free agency next year. If Jonas is gone, we could be in need of an OT in a desperate way. Also, if Big Pat is a goner, we may need yet more help at DT.
Personally, I think Travis stays. We are unlikely to get a Day 1 pick for him. That being the case, we'd have to invest a Day 2 pick on a backup RB anyway -- and one that is not likely to be as good as Travis.
I know that some will argue that Traves DESERVES to go to a team where he can be the starter. IF so, then that team needs to offer us decent compensation, which isn't likely to happen. Recall that at one point last year the Browns were offered a 3rd rounder for James Jackson. They got greedy, turned it down, and wound up cutting Jackson anyway. Now he's a Packer.
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This one is also pretty fair. I got a kick out of their comment about the Titans.
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Maybe he still has a soft spot for the Dolphins and believes that he is still playing for them(by way of Philly). After all, isn't he also the same guy that broke JP's leg?
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You HAVE to make that trade.
Last week Blaylock showed that he's an decent substitute when Priest goes down. Also, since Holmes is such a warrior, the fact that he is sitting at all lets you know how severe his injury REALLY could be.
Frankly, I do not see much of a dropoff between Plummer and Delhomme. In fact, with the RB situation in Carolina, Jake D could be even better down the stretch. Besides, as long as he's healthy, McNabb will be your starter every week anyway.
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How about this more sinister -- and overly cynical -- possibility:
MM knows that based on DB's performance that he is going to hear all week long questions about why JP isn't starting. Thus, he muddies the kid's water by throwing him out on the field in such a confusing fashion -- without giving him time to warm up or work on his confidence. The hope and expectation is that the kid fails miserably (which he does), so that MM can respond, "Well, you saw what happened when JP went out there. He's clearly not ready. Our best chance to win is with Drew." The flaw in MM's reasoning was that he underestimated how fed up Bills fans are with Drew's ineptitude. If we are going to see such lousy play, may as well see it our of our rookie, so he experiences these growing pains before next year.
Cynical I know. But if you review the plays that were called, it's not as if the coaches made ANY attempt to try to ease JP into the game.
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One thing you have to say about Bledsoe is that he IS durable. Considering the rate at which he's been sacked, you have to wonder how many other QB's could withstand the punishment. With the state of our current OL, I don't think MM and TD will risk the threat of serious injury to JP at this juncture.
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Actually, col_forbin, our recent Sunday nights have been something to forget about. Maybe that's why you don't recall Week 3 at Miami and Week 8 at KC last season. Hopefully, we can force the worm to turn this time around. I have a feeling that we may be catching the banged up Pats at the right time.
Hollywodd Donahoe is right. Our MO this year is to struggle when we are behind and to take over when we lead (aside from the last-minute implodes against the Jags and Jets). If we can get ahead early, that means putting the ball in WM's hands, and forcing the Pats into more obvious situations.
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It's hard to guess what Travis would fetch in a trade. Bear in mind that it was a foregone conclusion that the Bengals HAD to trade Dillon. That may not be the case with Travis. In fact, if TD doesn't at least get a Day 1 draft pick for him, my guess is that he will still be here next year.
With that said, there is still plenty of this season to be played -- and Travis could do something between now and then to appreciably hurt -- or help -- his cause.
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Stranger things have happened. Itall starts this week with the Jets. We may catch a break next week in facing a banged up Pats team without Ty Law.
After that... the schedule looks much easier with games against the likes of the 49ers, Dolphins, Browns, and Bengals. We also get the Rams at home, which is winnable. So, if we can win the next two games, then I could see us potentially favored in five of the remaining games. That gets us to 9 wins right there.
Also, we get the Steelers at home in week 17, when they may not have much to play for.
Bottom line, if the team gets on a roll and wins it one game at a time (starting this Sunday), then they do have a chance with an easier (on paper) road ahead.
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I also think that yesterday's game was the best all-around coached game we've see, since... well, since Marv retired. I also think that MM put just enough wrinkles out there to keep the Jets and Pats on their toes. (Sam as eligible tackle, Bannon in on "obvious" running plays, the fake reverse on kickoffs...)
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Uh, from the injury reports I've seen, Boldin is still listed as OUT this week.
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I wouldn't be quite so hard on them. We did beat these very same Dolphins last week, did we not? I have a hard time ranking the Bills -- as bad as they've been -- behind such teams as Miami, Cinci (pending outcome of tonight's game), Chicago, Carolina, and San Francisco. I'd put them at about 27 or 28.
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I was in section 153. Great seats! I got some nice pictures of the players during pre-game warm ups. You're right, most of the fans were fine. In fact, I didn't have any problems in the stands -- just on the walk back to my car afterwards.
I realize that it comes with the territory. And I just happened to be wearing the jersey of the guy that played the biggest role in the loss, which is what compounded the taunting.
And, believe me, I'm not dissing Drew. I think he's a class guy. But I do get annoyed when coaches and athletes are dismissive of fans, who have a great deal emotionally, financially, and (in this case) physically invested in them, if you know what I mean.
Next time I go to an away game, I'm wearing either my old #12 or #34 jersey -- or a generic Bills sweatshirt! LOL
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I can't stand Sullivan. He's one of these people that takes a stand -- and always HAS to be right about it. He takes glee in being "right", rather than hoping for the best. His stance for the last year+ is that Donahoe needs to go. Maybe he is right, but his megalomania clouds the issue of his commentaries.
No, he doesn't call it likes he sees it. He calls it the way that will best support his hypothesis. In that way, he has an agenda -- which is not a good thing for a columnist.
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My wife and I went to the game yesterday fully decked out in our Bledose jerseys. Of course, after the game, she and I had to deal with all the jeers and taunting of the many classless Ravens fans all the way to our car. One little punk in particular just wouldn't shut up.
This testimonial isn't to the etiquette of drunk and stupid (stupid, that is, for getting drunk off a plethora of $7 beers) loudmouths. Rather, it is that athletes like Drew probably don't fully realize what an awkward situation they put their fans in when they under-perform in the manner that he has. I for one have been quite vocal in my support for Drew. But, alas, on Sunday I was made to pay for such blind loyalty. That isn't to say that I am going to hop off the bandwagon or stop supporting him -- but maybe he should be aware that my loyalty to him and the team very nearly placed both myself and my wife in harm's way.
Fortunately, cooler heads prevailed. I was smart (and sober) enough not to sink to the level of this clown. Still, it is a shame that my wife and I had both literally unwittingly placed ourselves in harm's way, just for wearing a certain jersey.
Maybe that's why I personally found DB's what-me-worry attitude during the game -- and his arrogant attitude in the press conference afterward so disheartening.
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Hmmm. TD, Maybe you should consider that if your 32-year-old QB (in his 12th season in the league) hadn't turned the ball over FIVE times, the team could very well have won yesterday!
"Rookie" HC? So now that's the excuse, huh? Now you know why so many of us were hoping that you would hire a HC with experience, TD.
Now you are asking us for patience? I think we've been VERY patient for the past 4 years! Let's hope that Ralph's patience is wearing thin as well.
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Let's cut CVB some slack. I understand what he is saying. Actually, aside from the TKO INT return, the TEAM as a whole played horribly in the first half. Offense AND Defense.
Fortunately, something clicked in the second half, and the Bills offense AND defense came alive. In fact, I would call their goal line stand at the end of the 3rd quarter the turning point in the game. After that, they played lights out offense AND defense. Let's hope that we can look back and say that that goal line stand was the turning point of the season as well.
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The bomb to Evans also came on a rollout.
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Am I the only one who thought that MM should have challenged that 1 yd run? From one angle, it looked to me like Henry stretched the ball out to the goal line, when he was still clearly on his feet in the pile-up.
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I'm not a Bledsoe aologist, since I've made my own criticisms of him. But what would all of the bashers be saying now if we had recovered that on sides kick and Drew had led us to a game winning TD?
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Also credit Del Rio for working over the officiating crew in the first half on a similar play, when the receiver CLEARLY came down out of bounds. You knew he was going to get the benefit of the doubt on a close call. Hopefully, MM was taking notes.
Big Ben or Lee Evans
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The main distinction I see is that Big Ben was placed in a somewhat controlled situation (good OL, run-first philosophy, and pick-me-up defense), and to his credit he hasn't hurt the team's cause.
Meanwhile, Evans has played a role in not only jump-starting the Bills' offense, but he has also taken over as the team's top receiver. Not too shabby, considering the team's (over)reliance on Moulds. Thus, he not only found himself in a less favorable situation than Big Ben -- but he also had to contend with building up the respect of teammates (Drew in particular) to FORCE his own production.
All in all, it is very difficult to say which one I would rather have. Considering that Evans' emergence has also served to salvage Bledsoe's season -- and ostensibly his career -- we are no longer in the dire straights at QB that I once thought that we were. Thus, I can hardly complain about how things have worked their way out.