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Granted there are dogs who are trained to attack and/or kill but a dog's instinct is to protect. Most dogs give off warnings such as barking, growling, and even posturing to give clueless humans a warning to stay away. I'm leery of the breeds that you mentioned but I think small dogs are more likely to bite than large dogs.

San Diego ran a very conservative game plan and it worked. They had a lead and were basically killing the clock. Their d line dominated.

The o line did suck today. So much, that I think their play was a big reason for the loss. Too much pressure on EJ early on led to EJ throwing the ball too soon later in the game. Receivers were getting open but the ball wasn't where it needed to be. Too many frickin penalties. Gilmore is about as average as you can get. The play where he got the facemask penalty was brutal in so many ways. He lost outside containment, gets flagged, and gets hurt.

This is a ridiculous question at this juncture. The offensive line was beat soundly today and EJ felt the pressure whether it was there or not. Yeah he made some mistakes today but I pin this on the o line. No running game and weak protection all game long.

I do a lot of travel for work and some of it is cross country. The time difference is real and it does have an impact on you. The biggest one for me is my sleep pattern. I'm glad the Chargers are playing in Buffalo.

I watched this game on rewind. Chargers had the ball for over 42 minutes so I think fatigue did impact the Seahawks pass rush on Rivers. I'm not saying it was heat related but the heat probably didn't help. The Bills D needs to pressure Rivers and tackle well. Rivers was dinking and dunking all over the field. Most of his throws were short over the middle, to the flat, and along the sidelines. A few tough catches by Gates for TDs. Also Bills O needs to have some long sustained drives and a few TDs. I watched this game on rewind. Chargers had the ball for over 42 minutes so I think fatigue did impact the Seahawks pass rush on Rivers. I'm not saying it was heat related but the heat probably didn't help. The Bills D needs to pressure Rivers and tackle well. Rivers was dinking and dunking all over the field. Most of his throws were short over the middle, to the flat, and along the sidelines. A few tough catches by Gates for TDs. Also Bills O needs to have some long sustained drives and a few TDs.

McCarthy kept calling the wrong down as well. It would be 3rd and 5 and he would call it 2nd and 5. Should have hit mute button!

Dareus is regularly double teamed to include last year.

Not necessarily a bad thing. Those guys were awful.

Usually that is correct but today looked pretty hot out there. Even the coaches were sweating thru their shirts. Used to live there. Weather is usually awesome.

I read quite a few of the posts in this thread. A few themes are emerging. 1 - The Bills are kicking too many FGs. I agree but we need to patient. We are winning games. 2 - The trade for Sammy seems to be looking real good. He looked real good today and I wonder if he would have been great if not for the rib injury. 3 - Whaley has put together a pretty good team which has depth now. All kinds of contributors so far in the first two games. 4 - EJ looks better to me with each passing week. The progress might not be in leaps and bounds but it is steady. He is not getting hit as much and he throws the ball away if the play is not there. First place baby!

If Cousins can put some good starts together, Griffin is pretty much done. Griffin got hurt on a non contact play of all things. Wasn't looking all that good and now he is out indefinitely.

They did review it and the call was upheld. Not enough to overturn it.

I was thinking the same thing. Wilson though will get huge money soon.

Bills 24 Fish 17 Bills not getting much respect from the "experts". I thought the Bills put pretty good pressure on Cutler rushing 4 guys. Need to contain Moreno and get Freddy et al running.

That pretty much sums it up. Next!

Saw the Fish/Pats game. NE looked like they were in preseason mode. They looked bad. Poor tackling - lots of broken tackles by Fish RBs. NE has Julian Edelman as a receiver and that's about it. Brady was rusty and looked out of sync pretty much all game. Miami did pressure Brady but much came late in the game when NE was down by 10 pts. Wake did sack Brady and cause a fumble in the first half. I expect the Bills to have the same kind of game plan offensively against the Fish. Defensively they need to focus on RB Moreno and limit his production. Wallace is their go to WR. This game is certainly winnable for the Bills. They need to go out and execute.

You can clearly hear the whistle as Chandler is shoving him out of bounds. The refs had a tough day but got this one right.

Thanks for the post Bill. Good stuff. I thought special teams looked real good especially Carpenter, Schmidt, and Easley. Defense looked pretty good - 2 sacks and 3 turnovers. I was a little bummed out that the defense couldn't stop the Bears and gave up the tying FG at the end of regulation. Graham and Preston Brown looked real good. Spikes looked decent but not happy about the penalty he got. The offense looked fairly decent. Good game by Woods, Freddy and EJ made some nice plays today. I'm losing patience with Chandler and Chris Williams did not impress me. I thought Henderson held his own for his first game. A nice road win!

Me too!

If you think things are crazy now just wait if/when they pull Manuel and put in Orton. It will be pandemonium!

I want to go on record before the game. I will be rooting for the Bills at Jimmy's Tavern in Herndon VA but I don't have a good feeling entering the game. I think the Bears will win. I hope I'm dead wrong and you guys can give me crap!

The players have no choice but to praise him. First of all they haven't played their first real game so the crap hasn't hit the fan. Second, like it or not, he is the starting qb and they have to make the best of it. You can't win with a divisive locker room. It's bad mojo.

Keep those posts coming Bill. I know they take some effort on your part but I really look forward to your insight regarding the latest Bills game.

I think Marrone has handled Kouandjio and Urbik correctly. Neither one has impressed me so far. The Woods situation is one where I thought there might be an internal situation that has remained private so far. Let Marrone coach.