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That is a very obvious goal of any DC however we don't have the personnel to do it.

Totally agree. Whoever is feeling better saying 'did anyone expect us to be 5-3 at this juncture' or 'we are still tied for first' etc. is just indulging in loser talk. Fact is we have sucked the last few weeks and yes I am including the SD game. We were a Kawika Mitchell interception away from losing that game also. I am frustrated because I see the same kind of posts, excuses and rationalization as we had in 2006 and 2007 (if not longer). Fact is we came out of the gates strong, showed character and a desire to win even if down by a lot of points. That grittiness evoked images of the dominant Bills teams of the past. Then came the Raiders game which we had a tough time winning and it all fell apart against the Cards. We then proceeded to lose to the friggin Dolphins and now to the Jets AT HOME !!! How can a fan really feel good by looking up and seeing 5-3 when just a few weeks back we were dreaming of 7-1 ? How can I see the pathetic run game, poor pass rush mediocre QB play and feel 'good' about our team ?

Not true. Ball was underthrown and he had little chance to make the grab given the tight coverage. Cannot blame the receiver on this INT

On that pick-6, he had little pressure. Not more than any QB can expect to see anyway. There is NO excuse for that play.

Now that is one thing I can agree with.

Yes we dont have a running game but we knew the Jets are good on run D. Should have planned around it. The pick-6 was all Trent. The fumble is now, what the third in 2 games by Trent ? How is it not on him ? How about the times he held on too long ? I see no reason to give Trent a pass for this game. He is sucking lately after teasing us in the first 5 games. There are other reasons we lost also, but this thread about Trent's performance and he is a BIG reason we lost.

I am very much in favor of bringing him in for a medical e v a l and giving him a serious look-see. Even if he has just a couple of years left in his tank for situational pass rushing duties, we should snag him. Similar to the Jim Jeffcoat signing of the 90s.

That he scores TDs from the RZ at a far higher rate than Jackson.

What is your point ?

Either that or you have to give him points for being seriously delusional or a total moron.

Greedy ? Ofcourse not. I want the Bills to pound them every time we meet them this year. Twice for sure, hopefully in the playoffs too where we should run up the score to an obscene differential. But, unfortunately, Jauron is too classy for that. I, OTOH, am not when it comes to the Pats especially after last year (Wilfork cheap shot + running up the score).

Re-sign Jauron, soon.

Likewise with SD. I think with every win, the reasons to explain away the Bills' success is fading. Beating the Rams and Raiders was no small feat considering the enthusiasm they played with against us. In the chat room, I started the top five reasons the Bills won and they are something like: (1) SD is a West coast team traveling to an East coast time zone (2) Chargers were without a Chambers (3) They were having a letdown after a big game last week/ looking forward to London/ ware in a trap game (4) Their defense is not at full strength without Merriman (5) The power outage in addition to the above four items played havoc with their play calling ability Any I missed ?

You are so correct. The election night coverage resembles a finely produced reality TV event.

I doubt the Bills did (1) in good faith. I am just surprised that McCargo, the docs and the coaches did not explore the possibility that a medical problem may be preventing him from playing all out. It very well might be that his internal drive is not strong enough. But, wouldn't there be pain due to this medical condition ? And wouldn't McCargo want to find out what it is about ? Forget that he is a professional sports player. Heck, if I had a nagging pain, I would have it checked out. What gives ?

Curious timing of your post. This past weekend I was talking to a friend from England and he asked me 'Do you think that despite all the pre-poll rhetoric, that when they are standing in the voting booth, Americans will actually cast a vote in favor of an African-American ?'. I had no answer. His was NOT a loaded question and he was honestly asking if I have a feel for this stuff and I don't.

Despite BB's apparent genius as a DC, his HC credentials are slave to his possession of superlative talent. I think the OP's point still stands. When the Pats* were winning, BB was made out to be a demi-God of a coach. What is becoming apparent that he is an above-average coach of a team which dominated 'cos of the talented players.

Is it just me or does anyone else think this is the perfect time to re-work his deal ? If the doc has cleared him, we know that he can play well and has low leverage right now.

We don't ? There have been many threads started here where we are ranked in the top 5-8 of the league. Edwards is touted by many talking heads as an up-and-comer, 'Brady-calm' etc. I think the respect has started and will border ball-washing once we beat SD.

Accepted. Let us move on.

Thanx, union. It is in the Terms of Service of this board "You agree not to post any copyrighted material unless the copyright is owned by you or by TBD. "

Even though that article mysteriously disappeared, please do not cut and paste entire articles here. Cutting relevant portions (such as those related to the Bills) is okay but not the entire text.

Screw playoffs. I just want to talk about who we will pick with the 32nd pick of next year's draft.