nonprophet

Dominate what? NCAA Division III?

I guess these go down in the "Be Careful of What You Ask For" category.

Is it just me or has Chan's play-calling been puzzling? Like today, he had Fitz throwing deep on a 3rd-and-2. After two successful runs, he called for a play-action pass that got Fitz sacked for an 11-yard loss. It seemed like every time they were starting to get the run game going Chan would ruin the momentum with a failed passing play.

Dave Campo? He's slumming it in a college coaching job.

Yes but he would probably have to play DT now.

The backup Olinemen should have an easier time with the running plays.

Good point. One way to stop the Patriots offense is to keep them off the field, ball control would have helped a lot.

I didn't expect Anderson to have a great day against the Pats because their Oline is used to practicing against him. Maybe he'll fare better against the 49ers.

The Bills still would have lost that game minus the turnovers only not by as much because their defense couldn't stop the Patriots from scoring at will. What if the Patriots had only won by a field goal after scoring 24 points in the second half. Would you feel any better about their chances in SF?

Because his pay isn't based on performance? The Bills rolled the dice on this guy and it looks like they came up snake-eyes. He'll show up and play but he's not going to risk any injuries to himself by going all-out. They should trade him away now if it isn't too late already. At least underperforming Bills defensive players have a history of doing better on other teams i.e. Whitner, Maybin, etc.

You're close; DW is running a simpleton defense.

That may have helped. The players obviously knew what was happening to them, Wannstedt apparently didn't.

Everytime you pass there are three things that can happen and two of them are bad so, when presented with the choice of defending the run or the pass, always defend the run.

I think John Marshall (formerly of the Raiders) is available.

Jim Bates is available. All we need to do is find some smaller, faster linebackers and then...nevermind, we tried that already.

That's not a Dick Jauron innovation; it's a Dick LeBeau innovation.

So you're saying that Bob Sanders is a good DC because the D on the team that he was fired from is bad three years afterwards?

That's easy, the Bills. Why? They lost to a division opponent.

In hindsight, they should have tried to retain Fewell but he's not available now. Who is? Are there any NFL defensive master minds slumming in a college coaching job now? Hmm... "He was dismissed on Jan. 5 along with most of the Packers defensive staff, who took the blame for a unit that consistently blew fourth-quarter leads." (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3867053)

Assuming that the Bills fire Wannstedt, who do they replace him with? What good NFL-caliber DC is currently available?

Yep. The defensive gameplan worked well enough in the first half and not at all in the second half. The lack of adjustment is all on Wannstedt.

I'm hoping that our young DBs are learning on the job and will play better against the Pats next week but hope is not a plan. The Bills should try to eat the clock to keep the Brady bunch off the field.

Don't forget Pete Carroll; he would do it too. He did it to the Bills once when he was coaching the Patriots.

It looks like Wannstedt's D is vulnerable to the spread offense. Why are the Bills giving Weeden the underneath, has he thrown any long completions today?

Not all of them. Remember, the offense wasn't even serviceable until Chan got here.