BigAl2526

I am generally a fan of continuity when a team has been relatively successful, but I am also forward looking. If or when McDermitt gets fired, I would look with interest at the new regime and hope he can bring home the Lombardi.

That too, but it goes all the way back to the early years of the old Tree Rivers Stadium.

The Steelers gave up more yards on the ground in a home game since they gave up more to the OJ Simpson led Bills in 1975.

I didn't understand you. Could you repeat that?

He had more yards today than he had total in the first 11 games of the season.

Checking the official website, Bernard is not on IR.

If he was questionable to return, it apparently didn't look terribly serious at first. Let's wait and see.

Sucks that Houston is beating the Colts. That play where the referees ignored a delay of game by the Texans while at the same time calling a questionable at best pass interference on the Colts was a killer. Then the refs followed it up by calling a missed field goal good. The fans in the stadium knew they were being jobbed.

If the Bills do win today, their ultimate fate this season largely depends on whether or not they can get and keep enough key players healthy. It really has been a brutal season injury wise.

I think Shaq Thompson will get most of the snaps at middle linebacker with Bernard out. Spector is active mostly for depth. I expect Bernard to be back next week.

Most estimates of his speed that I've seen suggest that he runs the 40 in the low to mid 4.4s. He is generally seen as more quick than fast. In the low 4.4s, you can still beat a lot of CBs. The bigger issue is that most see him as a slot receiver. That would still leave Buffalo with the dilemma on who lines up outside.

Bills - 30 Steelers - 24

He has been sent just about the strongest message the team can send, short of cutting him. If he doesn't get it by now, I doubt he'll be with the team next season.

That was the funniest moment in a great comedy series, WKRP in Cincinnati.

In theory, if the Bills fail to win the division, New England should end up with a tougher schedule than Buffalo. Their schedule this year was a fair amount easier than Buffalo's.

Offense, defense and special teams are each part of the solution and none is part of the problem when it comes to the challenge of winning games.

The Bills are betting on Brandin Cooks. I think as much as anything, Moore is the victim of a numbers game. He doesn't have enough production to make him indispensable and if they cut Curtis Samuel it's more of a cap hit. Moore is younger than both of those guys and had Brady figured out how to make effective use of him, he could have been part of some longer range plans, but that's how it goes sometimes.

Isn't Hoecht on a two year deal? He should be back. Whether or not he'll be as mobile as he needs to be coming off an achilles injury is another question, but when he's healthy he can be a difference maker. Dorian Strong was showing promise before he started having problems. I don't know if the Bills have any idea whether or not he can get better and play again. Jordan Hancock is another player who shows he might have upside.

The "mini-bye" helps the Bills chances, but they are really shorthanded now. I don't know that they will get enough healthy bodies back to make them as competitive as they need to be against Pittsburgh or not.

Just 31 actually. Granted, that's the wrong side of 30, but there are plenty of productive NFL players who are older.

Has anybody asked Brady about the declining effectiveness of mesh routes and receivers not getting open in recent press conferences?

Giving the team a pass does nothing to improve their playoff outlook.

Brady also calls a lot of behind-the - line pass plays. Shakir was targeted there several times during the game. Houston stopped it every time. Not having ever played or studied football, there is much that I miss when I watch a game, but when it's blatant and obvious I can see as well as anyone else.

Since there are a limited number of games on any day in the playoffs, additional officials would be more available. Granted, a Thursday night game means other officials could be made available, but the league isn't going to alter their policies just for a Thursday night game.

There were a number of "if points" Throughout the game. For instance, If Praeter hadn't missed the extra point earlier in the game, the Bills would have been only 3 points behind at the end of the game. They would have had the option of kicking a field goal to tie it up and send the game into overtime. Hindsight is a beautiful and frustrating thing.