Georgia Bill

I did some ciphering and figured out that if you don't ever win two in a row, you can't finish above .500.

They owned the Jets big time last year. If they fall short this year it's gonna make Ryan look pretty bad.

Is that still deserted? I remember working for the cable company in Niagara Falls back in 1979. I'm up on the pole doing a disconnect, right across the street the whole Love canal area is fenced off and there's guys walking around in full body moon suits. Creeped me out a bit.

1984. I remember it because the Bills were 0-11. I was living in Dallas and wore my Bills shirt to a down home breakfast joint in Garland (Dallas suburb). Lots of snide looks (they didn't like Yankees), and the locals were all feeling cockly. Memorable win for me when we beat them in Dallas that day. Bills went on to win one more to go 2-14. When things are that low, you take comfort in small miracles. Oh they also went 2-14 the next year. Lean times as a Bills fan.

I sum up the last decade and a half as a Bills fan like this. Charlie Brown kicking the football. Always think we're going to do it, that it's going to be different. Find different ways each year to get excited in the offseason. Then the inevitable happens. Oh well - maybe next year. Right...

same for me, started buffering during the Dareus piece, now just the twirling circle. Was great for the 1/2 hour earlier...

We better beat them both. If we lose either we're toast and this board is going to come unglued.

I didn't say we suck. I said it's the same old same old. This was the year things were supposed to be different, when we were actually going to beat some of the good teams (at least at home for cripe's sake). But what we're heading for is another playoff-less year. It's damned disappointing and I don't know how anyone would color it anything other than that.

He ought to, but he won't. I think his ego is big enough that he wants to prove how great "his" defense is. As many others have said, we need to get rid of the thick playbook, moving everybody around to "confuse" the offense. Seems we're only confusing ourselves. When Mario Williams starts talking about how often he's asked to drop into coverage, you ought to have an inkling that there's a problem. I mean seriously, pass coverage - that's the best way to use him? I'm seriously missing the Schwartz

You know it's going to happen.

So what? Every year for as long as I can remember, this is what we do: Lose to all but 1 (sometimes in a good year 2) teams with winning records. Beat most (but not all) teams with losing records. Guess what you end with? 7-9, 8-8, 9-7. So tired of the same old S**t sandwich. Did I forget to add the usual "but consider the injuries" excuse?

That's absurd.

Glad to hear he is lucid and can talk and move. We'll keep Bill in our prayers for a full recovery!

How do you spell RELIEF? Nail biter there

I'm wathcing play by play on NFL dot com. Is it 3rd and 3? UPdates slow...

Dan the Man w the crucial extra point.

I'm glad for Hogan, don';t think he gets the respect he deserves.

It's like asking Joe Frazier to rope a dope. Most important lesson for managers - play to the strengths of the individuals on your team. Don't try to force them to excel in areas they don't. I say let the big dogs eat and the rest will take care of itself.

It was more about emotionally pumping up the players, leading to big exuberant wins, followed by disappointing losses (sound familiar yet?). I'll start to be impressed when we win two or three in a row.

Texans, Eagles, Redskins, Cowboys, Jets. With most at home. Right now that's looking pretty soft at the end to me, considering Texans, Cowboys and Jets are at home. A playoff caliber team should win all 5 of those, or at least 4 of 5. That's my expectation. If we don't, we have no right to be in the playoffs.

Heaven forbid he does that. Think of how few sacks we'd be getting.

Maybe he read the press today. Many articles berating the lack of discipline, with many suggesting it's the same old Rex, same problems he had with the Jets with lack of control. If that's what it takes for him to start to get it - hallelujah. But I'm not holding my breath. The zebra doesn't change it's stripes (no pun intended).

Do you have some special insight that says the guy we see in the presser is different than the guy in the locker room? Outside of what he says to the media, the lack of discipline on the field is obvious to all. There is no evidence yet that he is doing anything about it.

Emotion without discipline. Sounds like the coaches personal attribute to me. Rex has never been able to keep his emotions in check, never been able to exhibit the self-discipline required to filter what he says. If he can't control himself, how can he control a team?

But Rex wants to be the players coach. He was defending them after the game, saying the team showed heart and didn't give up and that's what he wants. He would not address the penalties, other than to imply that they were not really penalties. He needs to get a grip and start instilling discipline!