Bill from NYC

Same here. I am guessing family issues and I wish him well.

I agree. QBs get crazy contracts. Here is a prime example: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2951390 They need to lock up Fitz for a few years.

There is every reason to believe that Gailey has a great offensive mind. And, he seems to be an absolutely perfect fit for this team.

You answered your own question.

It isn't at face value I suppose. And the Bills can't afford to trade a RB right now so the post was a moot point. But it WOULD be idiotic to believe that any team out there would give up a second round pick for Spiller, or so I think.

Others will support each and every dumb move this team has ever made, even if it makes certain that the team will suck. Wouldn't ya say?

Astro, I would be all about the BPA from the OT and OLB positions. And as much as I like our DTs, I hope that they draft another good one. Also, another good ILB should be easy to come by in this draft.

I am inclined to agree. A case could be made that taking all into consideration, KW was the best draft pick (in terms of being a steal) made by the Bills in more than a decade. SJ would enter into the conversation but it is harder to get big guys imo. I hope that they continue to draft linemen who can play on both sides of the line, along with a OLB who can provide pressure. If and when they do, the Buffalo Bills will be very serious contenders.

But ya know GG, he drops passes and he is old, let alone crazy. My inclination is to pass.

I don't understand this trade KD. And, it might not go over to well in the locker room. Campbell has been holding players only meetings (according to SIRIUS Radio) to motivate the team, etc. And, they are currently 3rd in the AFC in points scored. Cincy, if they don't screw it up, can be a great team sooner than later.

It is ok Coach, but he needs to step into throws more than many other qbs. I like his "fastball," but he cannot stand still and throw it the way many qbs can. Please do not take the above to indicate that I think that Fitz is the problem with this team. Far from it. We are both well aware of where I think that the major problems lie. And, anyway you look at it we are an improved football team this season.

I want to address the above. If Evans got open consistently, he would be a hall of fame receiver. He would not have been traded for a late 4th round draft pick. He was a great deep threat, and put up very good numbers when Losman would key only on him. No hard feelings to Lee, but players such as Nelson make his departure far easier to handle. Nelson dosn't get enough time to put up great fantasy numbers, but the kid is clutch and yes.....he gets open.

Overall, I agree with you. But there is room for flexibility. They were on the road, playing in thw wind. If we are to be honest, we are not 4-2 because of our dominating defense. Being up 3 does not seem like a safe scenario, but we have been winning on takeaways. As you said, we will never know what would have happened. I wanted them to run, but I tend to more than most. Gailey has been "right" this season more than Jauron was in all his time here combined. His offensive strategy is great, but I happen to disagree with it in this one instance.

Coach, we can certainly agree to disagree about the call. I must however state that on almost every occasion this season where I was in strong disagreement with Chan this season, HE was proven right. Not this time imo. One of the reasons I feel this way is your last sentence above. Thinking that they will make the superbowl isn't realistic. BUT, playoffs are a possibility imo. I would have liked them to take the safe method, get a lead and fight it out. Besides, who is to say they couldn't have scored on a running play? I don't think that the Giant front 7 is great btw. They are not stacked at the LB position. In any event, we are 4-2 and coming home in 2 weeks. 5-2 would look pretty sweet!

I fully agree with the above. Gailey has done a wonderful job this year with his offensive scheme, and Fitz has done extremely well in implementing it. That said, they were is a spot to take the lead. And, they were on the road in a windy stadium, playing a team with good pass rushing DEs. I am not so angry either, but I do think that Gailey's decisions were too gutsy under the circumstances and cost us the game.

Simon, every linebacker on Alabama is great. Courtney Upshaw can bring it from the outside and is even great against the run. Donta Hightower and Nico Johnson are immediate starters as well. Alabama alone will provide top all we could ask for at LB. I hope our front office doesn't screw it up.

Do it Jack! Hey, I'm posting Dead lyrics. We need to go all out and make the playoffs! OK my long time friend. I take this as a seal of approval from a moderator lol!!! And yes, Robert Hunter is a flat out genius, and I am not even a little surprised that you personally recognize this. Be well Brother!

1) Could there be a Bills fan who isn't thrilled by David Nelson? The kid continues to get seperation from defenders and make plays. I will go out on a limb and say that I would rather have him on my football team than Lee Evans at this point. Blast away but one of them consistently gets open, and it ain't Evans. 2) Btw, on Freddie J's 80 yarder to the house, Spiller ran downfield with him and blocked. I appreciate effort like this. 3) I am all about Gailey as a coach, but he REALLY screwed up by not running the football late in the 2nd qtr. What was it? 2nd and 5? We attempted 2 passes and were knocked out of field goal range. This while up by 4, and getting the football to start the second half. That was an out and out horror show. 4) Daddy made whiskey and he made it well. Cost 2 dollars and burned like hell. I cut hickory just to fire the still. Drink a bottle and get ready to kill. 5) I am all about Gailey as a coach, and his decision to go for the field goal at the end of the half really did work. I thought it was a dumb decision, and even expected to miss the kick. 6) Did you people see the block by Urbik on the 80 yd. TD run by Freddie? He moved the entire defense to the left, and btw Pears (who I will get back to) finished off the play. This is essentially a large portion of what I have always wanted the Bills to do. 7) On the 3rd qtr. td by Manningham, Carrington was in coverage. This made me cringe and think about the horror days of Dick Jauron. The guy must weight 290. He blocked a field goal. It is NEVER OK for a human like this to be in coverage. Period. 8) For the third time.....I am all about Gailey as a coach. But can someone tell me why we were throwing with 4:14 left in the game? We were in position to run, score and win. The truth is that Gailey, (as much as I indicated 3 times that I like him), lost us this football game. You want to blame Fitz? Go ahead, but in my opinion he was doing what he was told to do. And yes, the pick Fitz threw in the 3rd quarter was a flat out awful play. There was ZERO chance of completion, and I mean none at all. I expect more from him. But I don't blame him for this loss. 9) Drayton Florence was awful today with the penalties. It was clearly his worst game as a Buffalo Bill. We can't afford this. If it keeps up they will draft another first round corner. OMG! 10) Number 4? Well, I was thinking of posting Grateful Dead lyrics in my weekly post. Actually, I thought that the Dead were just that, but John Kadlecik brought them back with "Furthur." And I will be at MSG to see them in November. 11) Pears, and for that matter Hairston showed us just how important it is to devote major resources to the OT position. Pears had his worst game as a Bill. It wasn't cold, but the winds were strong. There will never be a time where running the football and blocking will not play a major role in the Buffalo Bills football team, and I mean f^&%#%g never. 12) Sorry, but Batten didn't measure up to our hopes in terms of providing any pass rush. I hope that he picks up his game. Dareus? He is a monster. 13) 4-2 isn't so bad. We have 2 weeks to heal our wounds, and for Gailey to regroup. A win in 2 weeks would put us right back on track. People, enjoy your "off week" lol! 14) GO BILLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Smith by far imo. He has a bunch of key first downs already, and it wouldn't surprise me at all to see him take over a game.

Olivier, BIG TIME congrats for the birth of your daughter! May God bless her and your wonderful family!!! Try to keep in touch as much as you can, OK?

Thanks for the good info. Imo, the lack of response is due to the complete utter confusion going into this game. As your signature indicates, I am an opinionated person (although 100% willing to fess up when I'm wrong). That said, even the oddsmakers seem to have shrugged their shoulders and made the home team minus 3, indicating an even game. But due to your appeal for comments, I will give you what I got : I predicted that the Bills would be 5-11 this season. Well, we already CANNOT finish worse than we did last year. This alone is remarkable imo. Here are some of the improvements (not in order): 1) Fitz entered the season as the starter. 2) Dareus is providing a push up the middle. 3) Our receivers GET OPEN. My apologies to Evans fans, but he wasn't so good at this imo. 4) Fred Jackson. 5) Andy Levitre came into his own. 6) Wood is playing well this season. Sorry, he wasn't so great thus far. 7) Bell has showed promise. He looks bigger imo. 8) Nick Barnett is WAY better than Poz. 9) Turnovers. I left out a few. The Giants seem to have got worse. Their OL is a shipwreck. They are weak at LB, and their first round corner who they counted heavily upon is out. They are however stacked at DE, and this would appear to make us vulnerable considering our situation at OT. In all, we can win. My biggest jolt of confidence comes from the fact that imo Gailey can out-coach Fewell. I can't stand that stupid Jauron defense and am hoping that Chan can exploit it. Everybody will be looking at FJ. NOW is the time to get Spiller and/or Smith more involved imo. And, we of course need to pressure Eli. Can we? Why not? Ok, I gave it what I had. What do you think?

This year I have praised Bell week after week. The way things were handled wrt Bell were insane. The kid was green, hurt, smallish, and thrown to the wolves. Not a good place for an NFL team to be at the LT position, wouldn't you say? There was never any question about his agility. Not ever. The question wrt Bell (imo) is whether or not he can get bigger and stronger, and stay healthy. And btw, he does look bigger and better this season. He absolutely does have an excuse. Fred is tearing up the field. But it is inevitable that Fred will need to rest at some point. I hope that Spiller can make things happen when the time comes.

Wow.....OK. NGU said that Mr. Wilson has been known to interfere. I think that is almost a given. Did he interfere with the Spiller pick? Neither of us know. You are "confident" that he did not. I "suspect" that he did. I don't see a problem with this.

Yeah.....those 16 yards from scrimmage sure do legitimize using a #9 selection in an NFL draft on him! Seriously, CJ gets a ton of room because he was drafted so high. I understand this. Whitner had supporters til the end as well. Who really wants to face the ugly fact that the team we love so much wasted premium draft picks? Like you, I hope that CJ can contribute to this football team. As a matter of fact he threw a nice block on a touchdown pass on Sunday. That said, the chances of him even approaching what one would want from a #9 running back are remote at best. Do you think Nix is glad that he made this selection as we speak? We never, ever will know, but I will always suspect that this pick was mandateded by Mr. Wilson.

Spiller actually threw a key block which helped out Hairston on the TD pass (I think it was the one to Nelson). Other than that (which was an important play mind you), he seemed to be of little consequence. The coaches aren't giving him much playing time so it's going to be hard for him to prove himself. That said, if he was lighting things up, he would be in there more.