R. Rich

Wow.

I've wondered the same thing. Everyone knows how much easier the transition is from college to pro for WRs as opposed to DBs. What is Hardy's problem?

Man, was I rooting for this to happen. But now, w/ the Bills' (lack of a) pass rush, I'm not so sure how it would benefit them.

But yet and still... 7 sacks on Campbell and forcing Campbell's first 2 picks of the season. Yeah, they're an okay defense, but nothing to worry 'bout.

There were a few guys "doing something" out there last night. I think they call them defensive players, or something like that.

Nice.

That part I got, fellas. What I don't understand is how Pittsburgh's defense is not all that while Tennessee's defense is. Don't the Stillers have one of the top ranked defenses in football, and can't they actually rush the passer well? Nah. They're no threat.

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Ah yes; the "it's only" and "we're still" express.

Who had them highly rated? They've looked average for the most part this season. They've had their moments though, so there's hope that they'll become more. Mitchell has been a bit of a disappointment to me also, in that teams are still able to run to the outside (something he was brought in to remedy), plus we still don't do a great job of generating much of a pass rush, particularly from the outside (again, the reason he's here). As for Ellison "always" sucking, he was actaully pretty good in his rookie season. In fact, he was the most consistent LB we had that year, and that includes Crowell. Posluszny has shown flashes, but needs to put it together and really begin to terrorize opponents. It would help for Stroud and Williams to do a better job of holding up @ the line, but Pos has the ability to get in there and make something happen even if they don't. Stroud needs consistency and Williams needs......well, he needs to get started. Missing Schobel? I guess, but the team misses the overall ability to pressure QBs and force bad throws even more. They didn't have that even w/ Schobel in the lineup. Like I said before in another thread, fix the problem.

Agreed, but the judgment 'bout whether they should leapfrog PENN STATE should be AFTER they run the table (if they do), not 'cause of one win. If they run the table, they deserve to play for the national title and this will be yet another unbeaten, untied year for JoePa w/out a national title (should PENN STATE win out, that is). It's nothing new to him.

A little advice to all opposing safeties remaining on Texas Tech's schedule: keep receivers in front of you @ all times. Don't go for the pick, unless it's a duck and there's no Texas player near you. You may have a shot @ keeping them under wraps if you do.

That's the key. Fix the problems, and then I'm sure we'll see some improvement. I'm not in the best of moods after watching this team implode yet again, but I do remain hopeful that they'll turn things 'round.

This place is slacking. I only saw one of those, "It's only one game/We're still 5-__" type threads on the Wall this morning. Does this mean that all isn't well? The offensive line looked pretty bad yet again. Derrick Dockery; what is up w/ you these past couple weeks, man? You look like you're lost scheme-wise and are getting physically beat down often. I expect to see stuff like this from Jason Whittle (he got walked back into the QB a few times yesterday....though, to his credit, it was Kris Jenkins doing the walking) or Duke Preston (whiffed on a couple blocks as well yesterday), but not our big bucks free agent addition. That other line wasn't all that either. Kyle Williams gives his all, but maybe we need a lot more than his all. Marcus Stroud even got blown off the line yesterday. A few times. As for the ends, well, they did a better job of getting their hands up to deflect passes when they don't get there for the sack or pressure (way too often). Still, there's aggression, and then there's recklessness. Ryan Denney needs to learn the difference. Recklessness is taking off down the line and breaking containment; aggression is maintaining discipline and being there for reverses. I know the difference; I see it every game. If you need someone to point it out for you Ryan, ask Marshawn Lynch. He sees it every game, too. Far too often. Speaking of, nice effort on the pick six by Lynch. Really, it was. Too bad that kind of effort was needed in the first place. Like many of you, I'm sure, I just didn't get the challenge by Jauron on the catch. Maybe they had a poorer camera angle than the TV replay. I dunno. I'm just trying to give the coaches the benefit of the doubt. Broken record time: I would LOVE to see our huge offensive line just maul the people lined up in front of them and pave the road for Marshawn and Fred Jackson (Freddie is the singer; then again, it's tough the fight the lazy a** mentality that still refers to LaDainian Tomlinson as LT when that moniker belongs to a Hall of Fame LB already). Those two deserve better. I'll bet as tired as I am of seeing this finesse crap, they're 5 times more tired of it. We're not done w/ these faulty records: I would LOVE to see the Bills' defensive scheme altered to the point where our LBs are put into positions where they can be more effective and where we do a much more consistent job of pressuring QBs and forcing off target throws. It seemed like we tinkered w/ the idea for a bit, but then abandoned it like we abandon everything that doesn't give us tons of points immediately. Hmmm.....we haven't scored tons of points all season, so maybe we're too quick to abandon things that could work given more time and attention to detail, like running the ball and conjuring up creative blitz schemes. Keep @ it, guys. It can work w/ more of a committment. After the last couple weeks, I take exception to anyone singing the praises of any wideout on the Bills save for Josh Reed. Why? They all, to a man (again, save Reed) seem to have great difficulty getting open. Maybe I'm just not seeing this right again. Maybe they're just facing a fantastic collective of top notch cover corners. Maybe they had too much to eat and were sluggish. It didn't seem to matter which routes they ran, there just weren't many Bills receivers running free against either Miami or the Jets. Maybe they need to work a little harder @ getting open. Sigh. I guess we can take solace in the fact that we're still (there's that phrase again) 5-3 and in a 3 way tie for the division lead. Wait. Hold on. We're also 1-3 in our last 4 games and are 0-2 in the AFC East. Have the Patriots won a division game? If so, I guess that means we're in 3rd place, a game ahead of the team that just beat us. Objects (wins) in the mirror don't appear to be as close right now, do they? Despite all the depressing trends and sights of the recent weeks, there is still time to turn this around. But, the Bills need to realize they have some serious fundamental issues to work on. They can't just "shake off" another bad game. It's not as simple as just "turning it on". They need to work on things like the WRs doing a better job of getting open, the LBs doing something, anything, in run support, and the O line actually using that average 6-6, 335 frame to dominate the line of scrimmage and help out our beleaguered running backs. Otherwise, it'll be another week of "it's only" and "we're still" threads coming up. I don't know 'bout you all, but I'm tired of there being a reason for those threads to be created in the first place. Go Bills!

Wine and stromboli all 'round! Enjoy.

Robert Royal

Sorry. I do think she's very attractive, but I also think Kara Henderson is attractive too.

I remember when the trade went down. I was in my freshman year @ college. Way back when.

Then again, I pick the Bills to win every week.

Well, I should hope so.

I'll bet I can think of somone who will agree.

Thanks, but don't worry. I forgot to add Woodson. D'oh! Well, they can do 6 if they want to... It would be great if he did get in, and if I could, I'd lobby extremely hard for it. But, like we both said, it's probably not going to happen. Too bad. We're including Shannon Sharpe in the "receivers" category here, right? If so, you're probably right in that they'll vote him in. He does have the stats, even if he's more a wideout than a tight end (they do block, right?). Then again, I've always said that if it wasn't for the neck injury, Sterline Sharpe would be a shoo in for the Hall. The telling stat for this guy: he set the NFL record for receptions in a season where he was unable to practice due to turf toe. Amazing. And, he missed out on Brett Favre's prime years. Instead of seeing Brooks, Freeman, and Driver grabbing those throws from Favre, he would've been the top option. Wow.

Nicely done, Kenneth. As usual. Here's my take: Quarterbacks Ken Anderson Boomer Esiason Jim Plunkett Phil Simms Ken Stabler Joe Theismann Doug Williams Running Backs Ottis Anderson Larry Centers Roger Craig Terrell Davis Brian Mitchell (also KR/PR) Greg Pruitt (also KR/PR) Herschel Walker Ricky Watters Wide Receivers Cliff Branch Harold Carmichael Cris Carter Wes Chandler Gary Clark Isaac Curtis Henry Ellard Irving Fryar Roy Green Harold Jackson Herman Moore Stanley Morgan Andre Reed Sterling Sharpe Tight Ends Mark Bavaro Todd Christensen Ben Coates Russ Francis Brent Jones Steve Jordan Shannon Sharpe Frank Wycheck Offensive Linemen Tony Boselli, T Lomas Brown, T Jim Covert, T Randy Cross, G/C Dave Dalby, C Dermontti Dawson, C Ray Donaldson, C Russ Grimm, G Jay Hilgenberg, C Kent Hill, G/T Chris Hinton, G/T Kent Hull, C [My bias is certainly showing here; I realize it ain't happeing and certainly not before Dawson] Joe Jacoby, T Mike Kenn, T Lincoln Kennedy, T Bob Kuechenberg, G Jim Lachey, T Henry Lawrence, G/T Mark May, G/T/C Randall McDaniel, G Max Montoya, G Marvin Powell, T Steve Wisniewski, G Defensive Linemen Ray Childress, DT/DE Richard Dent, DE Chris Doleman, DE/LB Carl "Big Daddy" Hairston, DE/DT Charles Haley, DE/LB Ed “Too Tall” Jones, DE Cortez Kennedy, DT Joe Klecko, DE/DT/NT Steve McMichael, DT/NT Leslie O’Neal, DE John Randle, DE/DT Fred Smerlas, NT Bruce Smith, DE Art Still, DE Dana Stubblefield, DT Linebackers Jessie Armstead Cornelius Bennett Robert Brazile Kevin Greene (also DE) Ken Harvey Rickey Jackson Tom Jackson Clay Matthews Karl Mecklenburg Sam Mills Hardy Nickerson Chris Spielman Pat Swilling Darryl Talley Derrick Thomas Defensive Backs Eric Allen, CB Steve Atwater, S Joey Browner, S LeRoy Butler, S Deron Cherry, S Raymond Clayborn, CB Kenny Easley, S Lester Hayes, CB Albert Lewis, CB Ken Riley, CB Eugene Robinson, S Donnie Shell, S Darren Woodson, S Rod Woodson, CB/S Louis Wright, CB Kickers, Punters & Special Teams Rich Camarillo, P Ray Guy, P Nick Lowery, K Reggie Roby, P Steve Tasker, ST/WR Coaches Don Coryell Tom Flores Jimmy Johnson Chuck Knox Buddy Parker Dan Reeves Clark Shaughnessy Contributors Bud Adams, Owner Gil Brandt, Administrator C.O. Brocato, Scout Leo Carlin, Administrator Ed DeBartolo, Jr., Owner Ben Dreith, Official Bob Harlan, Administrator Jerry Jones, Owner Art Modell, Owner Art Rooney, Jr. Administrator Ed Sabol, NFL Films Steve Sabol, NFL Films Paul Tagliabue, Commissioner Ralph Wilson, Jr., Owner

Well, 1-2 is better than 0-2, I suppose.

True, we'd still be in decent shape for a playoff spot, but you'd still have this situation though: 6-3 (Half Good) 0-2 in AFC East (Half Bad)