Bob in STL

We can agree that we should have won by 14+. We had the better talent and the fact we made 4 in a row justifies that. We ran a no huddle hurry-up for most of the season. You would think we could have done better in the last possession but again, the Giants played us before, and they where better prepared. Being a veteran team helped them for sure. They executed a masterful game plan and we did not adjust until very late.

Another over paid free agent mistake. Never made a difference. Gone in my opinion.

No, I think the one week helped us. Two weeks of Bills partying and they would have looked unprepared like they did to start of the Redskins SB. Parcells and Bellichek put together one of the best Super Bowl gameplans ever in just one week, just think about what they could do with 2? The Bills lost because they did not take what was given to them. They could have run all day on that 2 LB and 6 dB defense. That would have forced the Giants into their base defense which then would have opened up the pass. We realized this way too late, like in the 4th quarter. Our offense played right into their hands and the Giants did enough ground and pound to wear down our defense and control the clock. Although there were many missed plays, the defining moment becomes the final play, a 47 yard FG on real grass. Not an easy kick back then but the one that separated the great from the very good. Outcoached and overconfident. Two weeks would not have helped.

The Bills drafted this guy and he had a rap sheet that was known by all teams. I remember him scoring a TD on a high pass "jump ball" play and thought maybe we found a great player. Not that I am blaming the Bills, just thinking about how to avoid these pitfalls. I wonder if the Bills did anything to help him get acclimated to the NFL, to life on his own, and how to handle the big pile of money that was coming his way? I thought I read that they did. Going back to the Marv era, I heard that they provided basic home and financial management support. Anyway sad story. The importance of family and the need to take care of children properly is what resonates with me. Seems like a lot of the players coming out of college need this kind of help.

I think this is winnable game. Need strong defense of course and we need special team to make a few plays too. Allen has to protect the ball and make some throws. This game is key to Allen's development and it will show if sitting out and "learning" has helped the game "slow down" a bit for him.

No thanks. This topic already has more coverage than it deserves.

If he can play any tackle or guard position that is a real plus. Of course most with this amount of talent want LT for the big payday.

The coats in questions were designed to fit over shoulder pads. They are given to players that are dressed in equipment and playing. The other players, including Oliver, all had team sweat shirt/hoodies, etc. Oliver is a star and apparently above certain rules? I don’t know him but that is how he is perceived here. Even if th e rule is dumb, even if he did not know the rule, his reaction was very poor. I would hope that most here would agree that sometimes in life we have to suck it up, even for something stupid.

Not sure I agree that it’s the coaches fault but that is the way things are today. There was a time when a coach would not try to be so understanding after a player erupts at him on the sideline. Dumb rule or not. Oh well.

Can he at least play the game before we decide if he made any growth?

Honestly Wolf Blitzer does not count. He barely acknowledges he is from a Buffalo, but he will acknowledge Kenmore or Ken West High. He really knows nothing about Buffalo sports. I met him, not an engaging individual, on any level. I met Marv, Russert, Berman ... all way better than Wolf. Russert was most interesting. Former GM John Butler spent a long time talking football with me. What a great guy. Talked about free agent players, the draft, the fans, the city. Great guy.

If we can improve on remainding 6 games with a strong finish of 4 - 2 after the bye, all with Allen at QB, I will consider the season a success. A 7-9 Record with Allen playing that many games would be nice. Our draft position will still allow us to get a top OT which are plentiful. Would also like like to see Dawkins, Teller, Zay, continue to improve on offense.

The decision on who starts will be made next week. Bye week now.

Wonder if the Bills ever had 3 penalties on one play. ??

Great! Way to represent. Happy to see you guys rewarded with a great game too

He could use a lift. So why not wish him well in his next endeavors?

Best wishes to him in the future. He worked hard and he took his shot, there is no shame in that.

I can tell you my response has nothing to do with someone "sharing a thought" that I agree with or not. I has more to do with introducing an idea that a bias exists and in turn project another bias. We are inundated with political stuff in our day to day lives, it would be nice to keep football out of it, but I do think I reacted stronger than I normally would do in case.

Stop trying to stir up *****. The people who say he is a good guy obviously believe it and respect him. If they further believe that this true because he is a person of faith that is also their opinion. STOP trying to take individual peoples opinion and apply it all. STOP trying to create a problem on a sports board. Are you just trying to turn this into a white, male, Christian thing? Don't you get enough of this kind of stupid talk from the mass media news and now you have to bring it to the Bills board? Sensible people know people of other races and faiths that are great people too. Grow up and think for yourself.

When Allen is ready he should play, and it should be this season. The plan to bring him along slowly is over. Barkley should not start unless Allen is not ready but Barkley should replace Peterman and Anderson. Next year, Barkley should be brought back to compete for the job.

Barkley looked good. Outstanding considering the circumstances. Once Allen can beat him out for the starting position, Barkley can take his rightful spot as a backup and Peterman can be released, freeing up a roster spot for a more useful player.

Teller looked good today and the Jets DL has been decent but lets not forget that the Jets are a Team that quit on their coach today. Some pretty funny comments but I get it, I hope Teller holds the job and does well.

Judging by today the Jets are much worse. The Giants, Raiders and 49'ers are all bad. We are in the bottom 5.

They are tanking for sure. no doubt. What do you call clearing almost all the high salaries by trade or by not signing veterans? Drafting a QB? Letting Tyrod go ... he was good for 6 to 8 wins. Some of this looks like bad management, and it is to point, but no doubt this is the blow up year. Next year they will spend a good portion of their significant cap space to add better players. They need two more good drafts, and two off seasons of good free agent pick ups to be a playoff team ... assuming they find a QB (as usual). BTW - I want them to play to win, but after this past off season they cannot convince me that is what they are doing.

Build something like Jerry's stadium. go big or stay home.