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Always look at matchups and here is my preliminary take on it (have only watched bits of the Dolphins game so going with some stats): Bills on O: + Bills WR > Dolphins secondary +/- EJ looked good so last game but had nice pocket to work from. Not sure how he will do with smaller and collapsing pocket +/- Bills RB vs LB: With our variety at RBs, Bills have the edge but their LBs are very good too. +/- Bills OL vs Dolphins DL: This holds the key to the game. If our tackles hold and Wood controls the line, we will win Dolphins likely will come with man coverage and pressure off the edges. if tackles hold up and we can set up screens/ crossing routes, Bills will do fine. Chandler, Watkins should Bills on D: + Bills DBs vs WRs: Wallace, Hartline are good and will be a handful. After a decent performance against the Bears WRs, I see Bills holding the advantage +/- Moreno vs LBs: Moreno had a good game but Spikes is on fire, we get Bradham back. + Tannehill vs DL and DB: I think Tannehill will see a lot of pressure from the front 4 and their OL isn't suited to hold up against this constant pressure - Bills penalties: have to get these under control. There were some bad calls on Sunday, but going back to last year the inopportune penalties were driving me nuts. Bills have HF advantage also. If Bills can be disciplined and not over-anxious, Bills should have the edge

Pegula should take a controlling interest in TBD. But seriously, I used to contribute long back and SDS - if you need it, just let me know.

he asked for good TEs. That is one depressing list starting with the great Lonnie Johnson in the early 1990s. Thinking through the years, the Bills have done a pi$$ poor job drafting TEs.

Agree. I have seen some arguments that he is a veteran and doesn't need to be there. But I think it is a matter of focus and team chemistry. Maybe he is just getting long in the tooth, but if he practiced with the team all week, he would have given people one less reason to call him out.

Please don't remind me. Or the game where Romo threw 5 INTs on Monday Night Football and still won ?

Whew !

Fair points all but especially the bolded one. I don't think the Bills have done much consistently enough to look past ANY opponent. Given the momentum things others have pointed out, the pressure will be more on the Bills to win it considering it is a home game. We have one elite tackle and one potential star. This week will tell a lot about how good they really are. Wake and co. will get pressure, what matters is how the Bills handle it. Hope the game unfolds as it did vrsus the Bears - close one with the Bills winning in the end. I am predicting a 27-23 Bills win.

IMHO, the absolute perfect combination for any NFL team. Young QB with upside - proven vet as insurance - young developmental guy/project

Single handedly raises the quality of the Jets franchise. Perhaps DWhitner can learn a lesson or two.

"His 16 incompletions on deep throws are the most by anyone in Stats & Info's data set (since 2006)." http://espn.go.com/n...nkings/_/week/2

I was getting annoyed due to some quotes like: "Twenty points .... is about a half-day's work against a team like the Bills, who major in going 6-10." "And against the Buffalos of the world -- and there simply aren't many patsies on the Bears schedule ....."

Much will depend on how the OL and EJ handle pressure. This will be a different week and I doubt EJ has the type of clean pocket he so enjoyed against the Bears. On O, the game plan needs to be different from the one against the Bears. Continue huddling, long drives will help wear down their pass rush. This would be a great week to perfect the screen.

I don't know if I should be happy that Wilbon is ragging on Cutler or be mad at the basic premise of the article. The angle is that the Bills are a lowly team, a doormat of the NFL - how dare you lose to a team such as the Bills ? While much of that belief and image is true due to the recent history, a reporter and writer needs to tone down the rhetoric particularly in the beginning of the season when teams are sometimes quite different from those in the previous seasons.

Going much from memory here - but during both their Superbowl years, Eli came alive after December and through the victories. He is a pretty average QB otherwise. Weird thing is that Peyton is always considered the better QB but comes up small after the regular season is done. PM will own the records but Eli still has one more ring.

1st series by Carson Palmer was quite under whelming. Terrible couple of passes to end that series.

Welcome ! That is classy on your part. I watched the game with a Bears fan and he was quite disgusted with the lack of execution. IMHO, the Bears need to win inspite of Cutler. Re-build the D, draft another good RB (as good as Forte is, he cannot go on forever and he can use someone to spell him). It was just one game but a much needed one for the Bills. Tough road game coming up for you guys - good luck.

I did not mean that. Its only after you responded that I saw your quote had a masked expletive. We are cool.

I am not a mod, but my guess is that for now, he is just a nuisance and an annoyance. And an ill informed one at that. He hasn't done anything ban-worthy yet (such as using expletives, crusading and the like)

Hey, why did you get in here ? It was fun taking cheap shots at you when you weren't around to defend yourself. (SDS - Last hijack post. Sorry)

Big early test for Henderson for sure. He did pretty much neutralize JPP in the GIants pre-season game. Wake is better so will take a lot to keep him away from EJ. I think the OC will start by getting more help on Wake's side then see how Henderson is holding up (pun not intended). Henderson needs to be disciplined (no penalties) and not fall for stunts

I did come and do remember talking to them but man - I did not see you !! Sorry about that. So you gonna tell me how to tag myself in the fb pics ?

Or he could dump DC Tom - takes care of multiple problems in one shot.

FB is not letting me tag Fully agree - great place to watch the game. Voice is hoarse this morning. Wait - you were at Lincoln Station for the game yesterday ? I did not see you.

It should have never started. Much like the no huddle tried a few years back with TEdwards, this was not a good idea. Last year, with a rookie QB, an unproven O-Line, the no huddle was too premature.

Is there an option to archive posts from say 5 years back ? I am not sure we need to refer to those older posts. I am not an IT guy, so probably don't understand why post count is related to activeness of the posts. But, I don't care about my post count but if most people like it, there should be a field under that person's profile where you could freeze the post counts till the date of the archive. So, if say, you archived all posts before Sept 5, 2009 then freeze the post count till that date with the new counter starting on 9/6/2009. Just a thought but yea I am seeing performance issues myself. (thanx as always for this board, Scott)