Mikie2times

You are correct that would work. Probably the biggest long shot path of the group but you never know.

Yes and Yes. If the Bengals beat the Colts but lose the next two we would both finish 9-7 and tie at 7-5 in the conference. They would then beat us under common opponent. If Miami beats the Jets we should make the playoffs winning out. I would even say it's more plausible then 2004. If the Jets win I still think we have a shot at the KC/DEN tie playing out. But that makes tomorrows Monday night game huge. We should all be huge Colts fans. CIN is the wild card we will need if the Jets beat Miami. To me Jack's isn't even a concern until after a W next week. Then even if they find a way to beat NE, I doubt they win at Arrowhead. It starts with us taking car of business but this miracle is within reach.

Yup..By the way I edited my post, see if everything sounds good.

Well thanks for clearing that up. Looks like the critical game in all this is the Jets game. If that doesn't work out we will need the DEN/KC tie scenario to unfold, and pass Cincinnati (which still is possible).

That’s pretty much it. I'm looking at Cincinnati as pretty much a lock. If they beat the Colts they become a lock, at least for us. Regardless it would be very hard for us to pass the Bengal’s baring three straight losses. We will survive next week with realistic hope so long as the Jet's lose, and either KC win's or DEN losses. I would expect to make the playoffs in a win out scenario if all three happen.

(Thread Edited) I did the math, figured out all the tiebreakers, checked it twice and here is the results. We need to pass all but 1 of these teams to qualify. NYJ- If the Jet's win against MIA we can't pass them under any circumstances. They would win tiebreaker #2 Division record. If they lose against Miami and we win out the Jet's can't pass us. We would tie them under tiebreaker #2 and also #3 (common opponents). We would then win tiebreaker #4 courtesy of having a better conference record. The final game they play against the OAK is essentially meaningless to our playoff hopes. DEN/KC-We pass KC as long as they finish no better then 9-7. This would be courtesy of our Conference record. Denver on the other hand is a little bit tricky. If Denver and KC finish with the same record KC would pass DEN, and we would in turn pass KC. That to me is the most likely scenario of us passing Denver. If KC doesn't tie Denver at 9-7 we can only pass Denver if they lose the last two remaining games. The reason being if Denver beats Cincinnati they will have a better conference record then us. If they lose to Cincinnati and Beat the 49ers they will have a better common opponent record then us. JACK- All JACK's has to do is lose 1 of the last two remaining games. If that happens we tie at 9-7 and we win the Head to head tiebreaker. Cincinnati- If Cincinnati losses 2 of 3 with one loss being to the Colts we can still pass them. In that scenario we would tie them in the first 3 tiebreakers, and move onto tiebreaker 4. We currently hold strength of victory edge by 5 games over the Bengals. Buffalo's record is 62-64 and the Bengals are 57-69. If the Bengals beat the Colts but lose the final two we won't pass them due to them winning common opponent tiebreaker 3. BIG GAMES before the final week 1. NYJ at Miami WIN - Jets win and we can't pass them 2. KC WIN at OAK- KC Must tie DEN at 9-7 3. CIN at IND WIN- Keeps our hopes of winning TB with CIN. 4. CIN WIN at DEN- Better Chance at catching DEN then CIN. GO BENGALS 5. JACKS at NE WIN If the following teams marked WIN do that next week we will enter the final week needing either a KC win or DEN loss or possibly CIN loss + Bills winning out to reach the playoffs. Sounds Good to Me.

You going to watch Queer Eye instead?

If Willis ever leaves I'll sure miss him against the Jets. If Nate ever leaves I'll sure miss him against Miami. Maybe JP can become the Patriot killer

Forget about the Lions game. The loss the really killed us was to the Jets at Home when we out gained them by 250 yards. They don't return that fumble for a TD and we might be controlling our own destiny.

Nates had good and bad games against great WR's over the last couple years. He played well against Johnson and Smith in 2005. Played horrible against Chambers in the 2nd Miami game in 2005, and in this year’s game against the Lions he was owned by Roy Williams. Regardless if you perceived his play to have gone down or not, it's fairly easy to see his current play going up. That being the case it really doesn't change the fact that something has improved his play. Is that something a 6th year veteran getting it, coaching, contract, or all of the above? This post is about it being more about contract, and if that's the case the original question becomes very important in our decision to bring him back or not.

It's a big dilemma. Teams are used to being in this situation but the contract size makes it more magnified. My belief is his motivation will once again decline. Even if that ends up being the case it still makes this a borderline decision with no correct answer. Also McGee wouldn't necessarily be the number 1 guy. I would think Marv would bring in additional help if Nate leaves.

In 2005 Nate was entering his 5th year, a contract year in which most expected the Bills to franchise him. His play really seemed to drop off in 2005. Given his age you would expect a progression which made his regression all the more noticeable. It wasn't injury related, and while the coaching was poor his play declined when compared to 2004 which he had the same coaches and system. To me what separates good and great players in the NFL is effort and motivation. With other factors disqualified I really can't find anything else to explain Nates decline in play from 2005 and the start of 2006. As we all know Nate is now playing lights out football since the bye week. We promised to not use the franchise tag, and he's well aware of his future payday. It's not shocking to see a potential contract influence a player’s play, but in our case Nate will command pay that could make him one of the highest paid CB's in football. To me a contract so large is only worth it if it's going to a motivated Clements, otherwise your getting top 10 material and not top 3.

got pictures?

looks like guns according to nfl.com

Had to be drugs.

Anything past QB's hardest and RB's easiest is debatable.

1 QB- Longest 2. OL/DL- 3. CB/WR- 4. MLB/TE- 5. RB's- Shortest

In NCAA 2006 you can line Bush up at WR by hitting the O button.

Why not have him return punts, Reggie Bush does.

75%? I wan't proof

I thought he returned punts? Why can't he be a PR.

JP only cares about getting his name in the paper

My character meter just went off.

When Buffalo trusts this team they will sell out again.

Maybe it's something about having kids?