DeeRay

Duly noted. Thanks, I wasn't aware of that. It is good that Drew is doing that. I don't tip my hat much, if any, to Drew... but if this is the case, I'll make an exception and applaud himfor doing the right thing. One question... what if the Drew gets sacked, say twice in one game and both sacks are his fault. Do the O linemen still get rewarded?

No sense in looking back on this. Shaw was sometimes good and sometimes bad. Shaw wouldn't have made an appreciable difference in the Bills W/L record. They still have Haddad and Fast Freddie to fall back on... and now it appears that Euhus may be emerging. As far as Evans goes, he's been open, Drew has either under/over thrown him, thrown the ball too late, or not gotten the pass off because of the 8-9 man fronts. It's just a matter of time before JP gets in at QB and makes defenses pay for that... and Evans is going to scorch some DBs. Soon defenses will have to choose their poison... if they cheat up to stop Willis, JP is going to toast them. If they put only 7 in the box, Willis is going to gouge them. Good times are just around the corner.

yeah, it was classy... and although I'm going to go off topic slightly... I remember a time when QBs and RBs used to lavish their Offensive linemen with gifts or meals or just something in recognition for what they do week in and week out. Too bad I don't see that from Drew. The O line is not one of the team's strengths, but damnit, they repeatedly face 8 and 9 man fronts and "cheating up" defenders because of Drew's inability to make quick decisions, correct decisions, and accurate throws. You would think that Drew would at least throw them a bone once and a while... I mean last week, there were no sacks. Now, I don't know if Drew did or said something to recognize the O line publicly or behind the scenes, but I would hope that he propped them up a little bit and recognized/rewarded them cuz those guys have taken a lot of heat over the past two seasons. The recognition stuff goes a long way to building unity and confidence in a team. So, while you're tipping your hat to Willis... which is deserved, I'm gonna tip my hat to the offensive line... they've got one hell of a cross to bear as long as Drew is at QB.

I'll respectfully disagree with your assessment of this generation. While I certainly agree that there is perhaps 20% of this generation that falls into your assessment, more than half of them are totally clueless... other than presidential candidates, they couldn't tell you who Tom Daschle, Ted Kennedy, Rick Santorum, or John McCain is. Ask them to show you where Iowa is on a US map, or ask them to show you whre Iraq is on a globe... no way. This generation is more interested in getting the correct tatoo, piercings, MTV, what designer clothes to get, what car or things makes me look better than everyone else... or at least as good, and taping the next episode of road rules than anything else. And the thing that toasts me even more is that it's my generation of people that produced and parented most of them.

Yo Fez... she ain't alone re: her sentiments. I think that probably the majority of voters feel much the same... we were reduced to voting for the one that would least likely screw things up more than they already are. It's sad when there's not a presidential candidate that you actually like.

interesting. I guess it makes it even more meaninful for me that my 18 yr. old daughter voted... and she was actually excited about it... even got up early this morning and scoped out cnn.com to see what was going on.

damnit Fezmid.... what a waste of bandwidth. can't we a least do something that includes or causes an argument?

you doth know I be jokin Bart... although one never really knows.

Shut the F*&K up!!

I think that would mean another new server.

I'm sorry... but, anyone that can sleep through getting the ole "schlonger" sliced and not realize it until you wake up later on doesn't have his priorities straight.

I ain't gonna say it's not possible for the Bills to pull this one out, but it will be a tough one. I'm looking at this week's game as a pivotal game. Pivotal in many ways... 1) It's a benchmark game to see if last week was a fluke or maybe a trend... especially red zone efficiency. 2) It's a game to see how this game responds after the whipping they took in Jersey and are the fired up enough to diah out a tall glass of whoop ass. 3) The Jets are traveling after a Monday night game that was physical and energized. Will there legs be there this week and will the Bills play physical football in all 3 phases of the game, which is the key to beating the Jets. If the Bills lose... same ole, same ole. However, if they pull this one out, that's definitely going to get my attention and I may have to alter some of my recent perceptions. Anything is possible.

the way things look now, heaven... or, uh, wait a minute... I've beena bad boy, so hell.

now that Tim Bowens and Larry Chester are on IR for the season, the Fins are really soft in the middle... and it's only a matter of time before this takes it's toll on Zack Thomas because the 2 guys in the middle of their defense can't protect him like Bowens and Chester.

You had your say, and now I'm gonna have mine! This is a gross exaggeration. yeah, Bills fans are pissed... but I don't see anyone jumping of the wagon and joining forces with any other NFL team. Hell, just the opposite... you can see the "PASSION"... and "PASSION" swings both ways. You've got to take the bad with the good. I just see it as many of us are fed up... especially when most of us drank the Teflon Tom Koolaid. After 4 years you would think we'd see marked improvement in this team, but we're not... and I, for one, don't think this team is deserving of a "free pass" any longer... So, I'll keep bitchin til they reach expectations or at least I see a reason not to B word. If you want nice things said all of the time, this ain't the board for it.

Good one... I hadn't thought of that possibility? Could Williams play LG... because Villarial, it would seem to me, owns the RG spot...at least for now. Plus... if I drink the teflon Tom Koolaid, his comments from yesterday would be favorable for Mike to come back at RT. And... would we consider re-signing Jonas at a reasonable salary and moving him back to RT?

I think most of us will agree the OL is still a concern after 4 years of Teflon Tom's reign. So here are some questions. What are the answers? Is Jonas Jennings gone? Will Teague take over at LT? Will/can Jason Bannan make the swith to the OL during the off season? Is Tucker the answer at center? Who might be the likely FA O lineman the Bills might pickup? Do Sobieski, Pucillo, McFarland figure in the mix?

Let's look at this realistically, OK. Jennings becomes a FA. If he gets franchised, that means the Bills must automatically commit about $8M toward the salary cap (avg. of the top 5 LTs). Is Jennings worth that kind of money??? Well, when you consider he's never played a full season and he's not proven to be in the same league as Jon Ogden, Willie Roaf, Orlando Pace, Walter Jones, Trezell Jenkins, he just doesn't cut it. Is he even in the top 10? Well, I'd rather have Mike Pearson, Jason Fabini, Todd Steussie, Barrett Robbins, and Todd Light... So, I don't think Jennings mesures up to those guys well either. Even if he were in the top 10, and you hope to get some sort of compensation for losing him to FA, the only option would be to name him your transition player and hope some team is stupid enough to give up a late 1st rounder for him... maybe Atlanta... I don't know. I do know that Jennings has demonstrated not to be the long term answer at LT for the Bills. My idea of a solid LT is one that plays at least 2 full back to back seasons and makes a noticeable difference in the team's offense. I don't see either with Jennings.... Marcus Price comes in for him and I don't notice a difference in the offense... it's still bad. My bottom line is... I think the Bills should onlt re-sign Jennings only at a reasonable salary... and I would say a reasonable salary would be the average wage for a top 20 starting LT... definitely not any more.

plain and simple... the one who's most productive and the one that plays every week. That would eliminate jennings.

maybe the Rams won't franchise Pace again and we can throw a boat load of cash at him. I doubt it though. My guess is Lord Donahoe will bring in more bargain free agents... serviceable veterans and keep the salary cap low.

Yo, Rudy... THINK!!! Who is throwing to him? Nuff Said???

What's with this negative stevestojan?

And... you should get your money's worth with JP starting at QB

Too bad I can't say the same about you.

Careful here.... you're dealing with Paco. Things have to be "positive" in his world or don't bother stating it.... all else is negative and untrue. And don't say anything true either... or if you do, only say it once and let it whither on the vine.