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actually Ryan would...hed get to face his brother twice a year. Some other options are....but they would be offseason people..... 1. Jay Gruden 2. Zimmer DC of Cincinati 3. Fewell 4. DC Ryan 5. Univ of Oregon Coach 6. Iowa coach

Here is why..... Had the TD made the score 13-7 and it was a big defensive game where the offenses werent doing much at all...then you kick the XP and make it 13-7 in late in the third because the feeling was its highly more likely the other team can drive and get 2 FGs than get a TD. In this game teams was scoring alot. The other team was getting TDs. You needed to go for 2 to make it a 7 pt game at that point. At that point you really should assume you will only get 2 more possessions of the ball. This also goes back to the idea of going for it on 4th down in odd places. The team behind being down 6 will have the viewpoint they need a TD not 2 FGs (which would mean both drives go for FGs vs 1 for a TD). If you stop them on the first drive they will be going for it on the second drive and making it 4 downs for a first. The coach also should know since they were up by 6 they would play safe and burn the clock so the likelihood of them adding more points was unlikely. since in this game the team has regularly been able to drive the ball down the field you protect yourself. Whats to lose. If you fail and they go for a TD you still need a FG if you kicked the XP or not. Did the INT matter.....not really much. All it meant the started their drive a few plays farther down the field. Since they score with about a minute left they easily could have gotten that point on the field in a minute. Fitz was not to blame for this loss. Having TJ the QB or whomever wouldnt have mattered. the other issue when the Bills got the ball up 6 they should be playing to go up by two scores...not get all conservative and feel like they want to keep the clock rolling and burn the clock.

Bowe would be a good pick up but what exactly is he worth as a UFA? What is willing to be given up to acquire him this year . Keep in mind next season you will likely have the Steelers WR Wallace as a UFA

The reason for a kick off specialist is to mnmze the opponents ability to return kick offs and start in great field position if not return or a TD I don't have the data available but look at the odds of getting a td or FG based on field starting point. Buffalo this season faces quite a few KO specialists who are dangerous. The jets, browns, cardinals, Seahawks, niners, are teams that have this. You neutralize them by kicking in the endzne and produce touchbacks. This player makes possibly 20 or more yards difference then it's worth a roster pot. By looking at the odds iif you start from the 20 vs the 40 means a team scores on average 7-10 pts less per game means that player is worth a td a game or more. You keep him. That is what Potters job is. If he can't do it you cut him.

He will also allow them to release ruvell Martin.

The Biggest factor n making the playoffs is schedule. This year the afc north plays the afc west and NFC east, afc west plays the NFC south. Teams are going to be killing each other. The division will at max be 10 wins...even f the division winner s better the wild card slot team will be worse at around 9 wins. Let's look at San Diego and Denver...both 3-3.They still play each other one more time. San Diego still has the jets, steelers, and ravens?..so 6 losses is a real possibility if not more. With Denver they have the saints, at cincy, at baltimore? I see the secnd place team being 9-7 at best. With the afc north.....besides the west they still have NFC east teams to play? For the steelers they have to play ravens, bengals, Dallas, and giants on the road. Baltimore has San Diego, Houston, cincy, Washington on road, and Denver and giants at home. Similarly with this diviion given cincinati nd Pittsburgh both with 3 losers I see the second place team being no more than 9 wns This is why 10 wins by buffalo is important and can assure them of a wildcard spot...it will be much easier f they can finish ahead of the jets. In comparison with the jets... Against afc north...bills 1-0. Jets 0-1 Afc west....bills 1-0. Jets against San Diego. NFC west....buffalo 1-1 not losng at home, jets 0-1 losing at. Home. Afc south...jets lose home to Houston. Buffalo has the edge on the jets as of now. If buffalo can go to 4-5 after week 10 then should make it to 10 wins.

Jacksn was traded for because he is an experienced QB in the league who can be a reliable backup and can come in and start. The wanted vince young to be that qb but he failed. I don't care for how much they lost.... I figured it was a safe bet they could lose to the jets, niners, and pats.....and later on to the texans and pats again. It would be great if they can win next week and split the road games....thus being 5-4. If they are 4-5 they are still in it given they finish 5 of 7 at home.

The issue with Fitz has been with the QB coach who I think F'ed up his mechanics.

Shawne or TJ ?

Also the different balls....

Yes---why....because on their schedule are a good number of KO return specialists that can easily break one for a TD. teams with them: Cleveland, Jets, Arizona, Sn Fran, Seattle. I do have a feeling they will release Potter later in the season when the winds neutrilize kickoffs. When they are ready to activate Ron Brooks off the in season IR Martin gets cut. Brooks can be a gunner besides being a nickel CB.

Im also sure his ongoing recovery from hip replacement surgery affected his ability to travel cross country.

It doesnt matter how you lose...a loss is a loss.... In the schedule many predicted Buffalo losing at San Fran, at Houston, spliting against the Jets, swept against the Pats...and through in another loss and you are at 10-6 which makes you a good shot as a playoff team. Without that loss they are 11-5...near certain playoff team.

I was at that 51-3 game....

Other teams scheme and hide what kind of coverages they have and they do blitz....a blitz is when a player rushes the passer that you arent expecting to rush or you have more rushers than blockers thus an advantage. Teams will also stunt D-line thus confusing blocking schemes and penetrating and getting to the QB.

the next games against Arizona and Tennessee will be the measuring stick for this team. When I looked at the schedule I saw this.... Likely lose to San Francisco and Houston Split with the Jets Hopefully split with the Pats. If that happens the Bills end up 12-4...if the are swept by the Pats they are 11-5. Add in another losss....they are 10-6...still playoff possibility. I am not panicking now. But Wanstead is a joke. I would rather have hired the former Miami coach, now saints D-coord, spagnolo as D-coord. Or bring back Fewell. under Jaroun in 2009 the D wasnt the problem --it was the O.

Go back and check the Bengals schedule..... After next week against the Browns they have a brutal schedule remaining playing the cowboys, Giants, Eagles, all AFC West, Steelers twice, Ravens once.

surprised he isnt the holder yet in Dallas....

He just coffin cornered a ball on Chicago.....isnt that directional punting??? Maybe Gailey wanted this punter because he could use him as a linebacker or TE as well.

the issue with Gailey has been the defense. Had they kept Fewell as the D-coordinator when Gailey came aboard they would have been farther along than they are now. Fewell actually had a pretty effective defense. The issue with any new head coach will be who will run the defense---whomever needs to be a 4-3 guy. old Gruden wouldnt......young would take the job. Cowher would be a good choice but he wouldnt come here. I dont like Dungy's cover 2 scheme. rob ryan would take the job. he would love to face his brother...but the issue is then what about the offense? A dark horse would be Billiick.

There was someone they could have hired....Sparano the former HC of Miami who was DC for the Giants who use also used a 4 man front and relies on those 4 rushing.

Am I worried...no. They are still tied for first place. I think the bills didn't want to show any copycat schemes like baltimore did because they feel with CJand Fred not 90% they would have a difficult game. Save the defensive scheme for the next time. The CJ fumble was a killer. Given his shoulder injury why have him run where he'd get alot of contact. If buffalo was up 28-7 it would have been a different game. Buffalo matches up well against the niners. Hopefully they watched what Minnesota did. Smith is no Brady.

If you want to be creative do this.... Cincinati goes to afc south Indy goes to NFC north Detroit goes to afc north Buffalo goes to afc north Baltimore goes to NFC east Dallas goes to NFC south Atlanta goes to afc east Carolina goes to afc east Miami goes to NFC south Other options... Dallas, Houston, new Orleans, st Louis( Minnesota goes west) Tampa bay, Miami, Jacksonville, ny jets Tennessee, Atlanta, Carolina, ny giants Green bay, Chicago, Indy, cincinati Detroit, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, buffalo Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, new England

Part of this makes more work on the pats because they have to game plan if Fred or CJ will play. I do believe both will see some action in limited roles.

If they dont have Fred/CJ for the Pats game it may be more difficult unles the defense plays big with turnovers/pick 6s. I would put the odds higher on the game at NE for Buffalo to win. They will should have CB Brooks back for that game. at San Fran...the Bills are a difficult matchup for them because of their streangths and SF weaknesses....also they can be caught looking ahead because they play the Giants the following wee. I would put it at 55% win chance. If they dont have CJ back this week--he'll be back for this game. at Arizona....they have a very good defense. Their defense is why they went 3-0. Teir defense gave then a 14 pts swing against the eagles with the sack/fuble/return near their goalline. They got another easy TD against the Pats because of a blocked punt (if I recall correctly--or was it a turnover) then a gift from the NE kicker. With Seattle..at the end the QB blew a couple of plays that could have been a game winning TD if he threw this way instead. Odds of 60%. Tennessee.....odds at 80% at Houston...a week off to prepare for Marios homecomming. The defense will be playing a big game here. I see it a close game. 50% chance. at New England....if they are without CJ/Fred for the home game but for this game I see Buffalo winning if they lost earlier. With New England they have hid the playbook until they play them. My best bet is they go 3-3 during this stretch.