Kaz

100% this. Though, the missus is a Washington fan, so on Sundays like this one it'll mean a loooong day at the sports bar since the Skins play at 1p. Days like this make me wish the Ticket were available on digital cable...

It's also the most over-used hype gimmick in American football. Every Tom, D!ck and Harry college team uses it in their stadium, and the pro teams aren't too far behind. I believe last year was the first that the Bills used it on kickoffs, and I was hoping it would be a one-and-done fad.

I got a similar response: "I just got off the phone with my Fox rep as they were supposed to give us every Jets and Bills game we could take. The assignments came out 2 weeks ago and we just flat missed it. Fox said in the future to check them as far out as we can and they will try to accomodate us. They just will not make a change after Wednesdays." Bummer. At least he owned up to it, though. Not that it helps out the situation on Sunday...

Subdued crowd? Not in my section. I screamed my head off all game, as did most everyone else. What the hell is this guy talking about??

Wow, that's horsecrap. I live in Delaware, but I just wrote an email to the PD on behalf of the Bills fans of the Utica/Rome area. I hope the spiteful dipstick does the right thing...

Last time I checked, a field surface can be replaced without needing to relocate to a new stadium. Bush league writing.

There are several teams that don't feature the style of collar you mention. The Patriots are one that comes to mind.

Move over, Mother Teresa.

So you're raising a red flag and basically calling Teo a dog (read: Aaron Maybin) based off of one game? And you freely admit you haven't really paid attention to his collegiate performance otherwise? Do I have that about right? Brilliant! On the other hand, how many of Von Miller's college games did you watch? Must've been all of 'em for you to proclaim that he "never" had a game where he was overmatched or had a bad day. You're laying some pretty hefty whoppers on us. Teo plays with a fire that Aaron Maybin couldn't duplicate if he drank a gallon of gasoline and swallowed a match. Maybin basically played one year at PSU and was given the "future star" tag by a bunch of geniuses who probably never picked up a football. Teo, meanwhile, is a four-year standout who just completed a senior year in which he was a Heisman finalist. Yeah, your comparison totally makes sense! C'mon, the dude -- and the entire team, by the way -- has one stink-ola game and suddenly he's trash. Well, I guess Thurman Thomas' career was complete garbage for his performances in three Super Bowls, right?

I listen to a lot of talk radio -- both sports and politics -- and nothing compares to WGR. It's the absolute worst. I used to think Philadelphia sports talk radio was absurdly sophomoric and uninteresting. But, compared with GR's local hosts, Philly sports talk seems refined and informed. I mean, the hosts detest taking calls nearly as much as they detest the callers themselves. This is especially true of the yahoos in the afternoon. Then you've got Howard Simon. I've heard college radio DJs conduct better, more thorough interviews. Every time he talks to Gailey or Nix or any player, it sounds like he's doing his first-ever interview. It's tough to listen to, but I listen because I want to hear Buddy Nix or Stevie Johnson. But, the attitude is what irks me mostly. Classic small market, big-fish-small-pond mentality oozes out of everything that WGR puts out. From their Bills "network" pre- and post-game shows to their drive time programming. It's chock full of hot shots who think it makes them stars to belittle and dismiss the very people who put food on their tables. "Do you have any questions for us?" Yes, how many other media markets would actually employ you in a capacity other than janitors? But, none of this will ever change until there is an alternative. Which will never happen in Buffalo since you're talking about a small market with just two major teams. Maybe I'm just spoiled having grown up listening to WFAN, but WGR is as interesting as a wet rag.

If that ain't the gospel of the season thus far, I don't know what is. Good job, sir!

First of all, three TDs and two FGS equals five drives. You don't have to be an apologist to know how to count. As far as all this "when we needed him the most" garbage, it's becoming a very thing gruel. We need every player to perform on every play all game long. And, when a QB that most of you chalk up as a jock-sniffer helps compile 27 points against any team, a defense even worth .02 should be able to make that stand up, especially at home, especially against a suspect team. Fitzpatrick did more to put us in a position to win that game than the defense did. That's the argument. If our defense played worth a damn, we're not discussing a Fitzpatrick INT right now.

The Titans were 10-for-16 converting either 3rd or 4th downs. They scored 7 points on each of the first three possessions of the game. In the end, 390 total net yards gashed against the worst defense in the league. And some of you have the nerve to point the finger at anybody on offense for this loss? Guys, blaming Fitzpatrick for this loss is like scolding your 5-year-old when he crashes the family station wagon after you've given him the keys. Some of you sad people spend every waking hour of your week saying Fitzpatrick is a water boy, yet you apparently expect him to react like Eli or Drew Brees or Brady on the final drive of the game? Do you guys read your comments before you click "Post"? I dunno, maybe if the D were to hold Tennessee to a FG on one of their five TD drives, the game would've been ours. Whaddya think? Or perhaps our absent "Senator" George Wilson can catch a ball that hits him in the chest, the game ends with a Hasselbeck INT. Bottom line, whether you love him or hate him, Fitzpatrick led the team on five scoring drives. For some of you people to still be howling for (and expecting) more from him -- even though we know you know he sucks, and have to suffer your brilliant "Fitzcrappy" comments all freakin' week -- is nothing short of hypocrisy. Or maybe insanity is more appropriate.

Why would it be even the slightest bit racist?

I recall seeing a lot of posts and commentary in the vane of "Oh man, the Bills are going to get destroyed again this weekend" or "After we lose to the Cardinals..." over the week leading up to yesterday's game. Now many of these same geniuses are left with nothing else but to flame on the Bills' win by denigrating the Cardinals or calling the win lucky or ugly or unsatisfying. You can't have it both ways, fellas.

I'm sorry (not really), but your hero Vick has been garbage this year. It has nothing to do with Fitzpatrick or Jimmy Clausen or Matt Ryan. By the way, if you'd rather have Michael Vick than Matt Ryan on your franchise moving forward, you're as delusional as Vick himself (who does not have a fumbling problem, by the way). Oh, and Romo has exactly one less playoff win than Vick.

Amen. The guy just isn't very good anymore. He's also won a grand total of two playoff games in his entire career. Yet, I still see people use the "he's a winner!" talking point in their passionate pro-Vick arguments.

Off the top of my head, we beat them handily in 1993 (MNF) and again in 2003 at Rich/The Ralph. Actually, I can't think of the last time we've lost to the Redskins anywhere -- home, road, cemetery, the moon, etc. By the way, shouldn't a team that uses a derogatory racial term as its nickname be of more interest to malevolent, ancient Native American spirits with an ax to grind?

I think one of Johnny Gold's main points is that you would NOT make decent money betting on the Bills to make the playoffs. I don't know why everyone is getting their panties in a bunch over this topic. For one, I think it's a heckuva lot more interesting than any of the normal crap topics that keep getting regurgitated during the week.

Last week vs. NE it was C.J.'s fumble before the half that robbed us of a potential 14-point lead against a bully that was undoubtedly starting to question itself. Yesterday afternoon, the calamity was more man-made, if you will. I know a good chunk of this community is divided on what path Gailey should have followed after the Bills recovered the fumble late in the 1st half. But, I think it's very disingenuous for Chan to have created a strawman argument in his post-game presser, essentially saying he would've gotten grief from the press had he bled the clock and gone into the dressing room down 10-3. Okay, seriously. Is there anybody that is a semi-conscious, Bills-supporting member of the human race that would have sneered at a worst-case 7-point deficit at the half against a Super Bowl favorite on the road? Especially with this team's recent level of play (poor QB performance, leaky defense, turnover-itis). Plus, scoreboard be damned, we were getting out-gained like a mama-jama and were lucky to be trailing by only a TD. Instead, Gailey puts his blinders on and 'unleashes' our epic offense. Instead of having an uplifting message to deliver at the break ("They're gashing us left and right, we've played sloppy football on both sides, BUT we're right in this thing. We're gonna get the opening kickoff of the half and tie this sunavagun up and have some fun!" or something), it was more of the same sense of impending doom, I'm sure. Damage control. And, in the other locker room, you don't think the Niners would've been utterly frustrated having missed their chance to really bury us? If I were Harbaugh and my team was running circles around the Bills on the stat sheet, yet I'm up by just one score, I would've been pulling my eyelashes out. Instead, bad strategy by Gailey gifts momentum and, essentially, the game to SF. Playing it safe and running out the clock in that situation isn't "giving up" or "playing soft." It's called knowing the odds and knowing the situation. We didn't recover the ball at midfield, and we weren't in a groove on offense. To me, the risks far outweighed the rewards. And, even though Chan didn't fumble the football, he allowed the situation to occur. Being a good coaches is putting your players in the right situations. Chan does not excel at this. Anyways... That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.

Right on. The whining, crying and suicide threats on this board the day the Bills do leave town (God forbid) will be beyond description. To be fair, though, I'm sure a lot of that talk is from extremely aggravated and depressed fans. I'll give the benefit of the doubt that no one 'round here wants the Bills to disappear for good. This was a winning franchise before and it will be again.

Fitz didn't throw a pick before half, it was a Chandler fumble. Otherwise, your logic is still flawed. Just because your team turns the ball over doesn't give the defense license to roll over and die.

What is the D supposed to do? How about not giving up 600 freakin' yards!!!! We all agree Fitz is flawed, but this defense is Rosemary's baby type of ugly. Just because Fitz sucks doesn't mean we should allow Alex Smith to play like Joe Montana.

Can we get through one discussion of another team's QB without blaming their troubles on everything other than that QB? Many of you just don't want to be fair when we have discussions. Fitz has a bad game and no one is allowed to bring up the defense or the play calling or the dropped passes, etc. Otherwise they're Fitz homers. But, when Cutler or Romo or Vick come up, it's a laundry list of excuses. Not saying Fitz is a model QB, but neither are most of these other guys that some people talk about dreamily. If he were QB in Buffalo, I wager 75% of you would be looking to toss him off the Peace Bridge after a 4-INT game or "taking" 5 sacks, etc. Vick has played some downright garbage games this year...and last year...and late 2010...etc. The "proven track record" thing also doesn't do it for me. What has he won recently? He is a on a team blessed with offensive talent and a top-3 RB, but where have the results been? Now, if you want to put the blame on Andy Reid for his atrocious play calling, I might give you a mulligan. But, for someone who is so blessed with talent, ought we stop making so many excuses?

Not sure what you've been watching or what criteria you've used, but Vick hasn't done a good job of being an NFL quarterback since 2010. Even his adopted father, Andy Reid, is dropping hints about possibly replacing him with Foles. I live in the heart of Eagles country and I can tell you that sports talk radio down here is very critical of Vick and his slipping performance level over the past year-plus. Coincidentally, not too long after he signed his big contract. Sound familiar? But, go on believing what you will.