Brandon

That's just sickening. Now, with the game all but over, Bledsoe throws it to the one guy who can really make a big play. If he hadn't ignored Evans the other 58 minutes of this one, we might actually have a chance.

I can't blame the D, either. They simply got NOTHING out of their offense today and were on the field the whole game. You can't expect any D to hold up when that happens. If I were Donahoe, I'd make a serious overhaul of this offense in the offseason. Bledsoe, the OL and even Moulds should be on the hot seat.

They've got the best OL in the league and the Bills defense will likely have been on the field over 40 minutes by the time this one is over due to the ineptitude of the offense. That is not a good combination for any D.

What the hell was that???

Alright, its time. Put Bledsoe on the bench. I've defended him in the past, but the guy just committed a very stupid turnover for a TD in a critical game against backups.

Damn Rams just gave up a KR TD.

Its about time somebody stepped up... Nate Clements may have just saved the Bills season.

Nice drop there, Moulds.

Yeah, at this point, the fact that the Bills are only down by 6 after that turd of a first half is good news. The offense really needs to wake up and if I were Mularkey, I'd be more than a little upset with my starting offense right now. The OL, as is typical against a good opposing defense, is getting its a$$ handed to it by the Steelers front 7. McGahee had one good drive and has been met in the backfield since. Bledsoe has been awful. Moulds and Reed have dropped passes. Evans hasn't even been given a chance. They'd better get their act together quick in this second half.

I agree. The way the Bills are playing, I think they can beat anyone right now. I'm sure the Bills will gladly accept any lucky breaks that come their way, but if they play the way they have the last 6 weeks, they're as big a threat as any team to win it all.

Henry has far less leverage with the Bills than you give him credit for. If Henry threatens to sit out the year, so what? McGahee is the starter anyway. If Henry sits out the season, then what good does that do him? None. In fact, he'll have missed the better part of two seasons and his FA value will be down the toilet.

It didn't make a whole lot of sense, although it worked out for them. In the end, looking at the 1999 RB class, you can't really blame them for drafting James at 4 to replace Faulk. Outside of James and Williams, the rest of that RB class was absolutely awful.

Agreed. In addition, you also have to consider that Henry has proven that he is a solid, if maybe unspectacular NFL RB and compare that with what is likely going to be available in R2. Look at last years draft as an example. Would you rather have a guy who has proven that he can rush for 1300 yards and 10+ TDs, or would you rather have Tatum Bell, Julius Jones or Greg Jones? I don't think its too tough of a choice. The point is, its not too likely you'll find the next Barry Sanders in R2 and Henry represents a safe choice and a very good value for the investment.

You do realize that Faulk forced the Colts' hand, don't you? He only demanded (and ultimately recieved, from the Rams) $45 million, which Indy could not, or would not pay. Everyone in the league knew they had to dump Faulk and it drove his price down as a result. The point is, the Faulk trade is not representative for the typical value a RB holds. The Saints got a 1st and conditional 3rd (that ultimately became a 1st) for Ricky Williams, who I doubt anyone considered to be the equal of Marshall Faulk at the same point of their careers. The difference was that everyone knew Faulk was going to hold out for big bucks.

I doubt that Donahoe will trade Henry for less than he has invested in him. If the Bills trade him, it will likely be for no less than a 2nd. The Bills should have no trouble finding a trading partner amongst the 10 worst rushing teams in the league. Most of them will not be able to draft a top prospect at RB in R1, but could probably obtain Henry with a 2nd round pick or combination of picks. That's going to look like a much better deal to a lot of teams than drafting an unproven rookie in the top 15 picks and paying him a huge salary.

In the second half of this season, although his stats are not too impressive, Bledsoe has actually played quite well. He looks much more comfortable in the pocket than at any time in his Bills tenure, almost to the point where it looks like a weight has been lifted off his shoulders. I think he's realized that he doesn't have to win games for the Bills, he just needs to give them consistent QB play, even if its not always pretty. The biggest difference in him seems to be his decision making. Not only is he getting the ball out of his hand much quicker and avoiding sacks (decent OL pass protection has certainly helped), but he's also making good reads and decisions with his throws, even if his accuracy sometimes leaves something to be desired. As a result, he's been a much better player as of late. In the end, I think he's pretty much saved his career with his play of late and has shown that there can still be a place for him as a starting QB with the Bills. The key now for him is to keep playing well and to continue to improve.

I don't remember that. There were a few, but you'll always have that. Most of the negative comments toward Lee Evans were in regards to his height compared to the other top WRs in the draft class. Of course, at 5'11 and 200lbs, the guy isn't really undersized. Myself, I was very satisfied with the pick after having predicted the Bills to select Evans (and Losman through trade) in the first round. As for Evans vs Roethlisberger, I'd pick Evans. I'm not sold on Roethlisberger yet. He may turn into a great QB, and indeed he appears headed in the right direction. But I want to see what happens next year when defenses really get a chance to take a long look at his play on film and adjust accordingly. Evans will have to face that to a degree as well, but I like his chances better as a WR than that of Roethlisberger at QB.

No. We will not know that for sure for at least another week, though I'm pretty sure that it will have to be the 19th overall pick or lower, just looking at other teams' records.

Well, to put it in perspective, if the Bills score 30 next Sunday, it will be their highest scoring season since 1991.

Its not a record. I don't know if the '83 Redskins hold that record, but I do know that they scored 232 points in a 6 game stretch beginning in week 7 that year. Their worst scoring day of the entire year was 23 points. Well, except for the Super Bowl where the Raiders stomped them. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/was1983.htm

If the Bills can get into the playoffs, I hope they play New England. The Bills have a terrible track record against New England, but if, IF they could find a way to win that game, it would be a huge boost going into the remaining games.

If stats are the measure, it looks like McGee holds up quite well. McGee has 76 tackles, 3 interception and 2 sacks, and we all know what McGee can do as a special teams player.

I think he has to be the priority. He's not an elite LT and he does have a tendency for nagging injuries, but he's a good player who will be difficult to replace if we lose him. The fact that we have problems at LG and C make resigning the only reliable player on that side of the line vital to our continued success. Unless he proves too expensive to retain, I suspect the Bills will make every effort to keep him.

The reason teams stack the LOS is that they want to stop McGahee and force Bledsoe to beat them. It says more about opposing teams' fear of McGahee than anything else. As for Moulds, no, he is not worth $8.5M per year and something is going to have to happen with his contract if he wants to stick around past this season. The one thing that made him great was his explosiveness after the catch. He appears to have lost that, and the rest of his skills really aren't good enough to take up the slack. As a result, he's now just a 'good' NFL WR, and no longer one of the elite players at his position. To be honest, I don't think he's even going to be the best WR on the team by the end of next season. He's still worth keeping, but I would not break the bank to do so. Although I'm not an advocate of unloading him, if the Bills had to do so, they could probably bring in a quality veteran possession reciever much cheaper. It would be a risk, but in today's NFL, you can no longer afford to keep aging veterans at exorbitant prices. BTW, as good as Spikes is, he is not the Bills best player. The Bills best player is Sam Adams. I didn't care much for signing him, nor was I impressed with his season a year ago, but this year he has turned in one of the most dominating seasons by a DT I've ever seen.

I agree with most of that. I'm not sure he's a lockerroom cancer, but I agree that while he may be an excellent athlete, he is not that good of a QB and is vastly overrated. I also think his Pro Bowl nomination is very questionable in light of the seasons Favre, Delhomme, Griese, Hasselbeck and Bulger have had. Favre and Delhomme, in particular, have had very good seasons overall, even if their teams have had some problems. The worst part is that Griese has played 10 games and has more yardage and TD passes than Vick in 14.