Bill from NYC

Thanks and yes, it really does. You see, I don't know exactly what is happening. Let me ask you this, are you SURE that we are going to beat the Bengals? You see what I'm trying to say? We are Buffalo Bills, and we are in first place. Undefeated. This is just SO great!!!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

1) One thing I gotta say about Stevie Johnson. The kid is almost always open. I'm serious. We have all seen better receivers, but SJ is getting better week to week and it's impossible not to like this kid. 2) My prayers go out to A. Williams. Get well young man. 3) Chandler didn't put up big numbers. It looked to me as if he wasn't on the field so much. But, that kid gives it his all on every play, and he sure seems to be a clutch player. 4) Kudos to McKelvin. Yeah, I said that. 5) Fred Jackson is sick. Seriously, he gets better week to week and it's not like he is young. He was switching gears on a couple of those runs and is faster that I thought. I do hope that they give him a new contract. It's a safe bet that he won't take the money and quit ala Dockery. The man is a gentleman. 6) Did you people see Bellichick? He isn't ageing well at all. It's as if all the cheating is catching up with him. I know I'm wrong to take it this seriously, but he makes me sick. I can't even look at that scumbag. 7) On the beautiful run by Jackson with approx. 10:28 left in the 3rd quarter, Andy Levitre took out 2 defenders, and he did so in about 2 seconds or less. He can play on my team any day of the week. 8) Spiller hesitated on a punt return where it looked to me that he could have gained yards. He also made a fair catch on the 5. He needs to step up and contribute. 9) How often do I complain about the refs? Well, on the first 2 NE drives, the Bills defenders were held on every play. Especially Kelsay, who was actually tackled. I was sure that they were handing NE the game; it was that bad. 10) See what I mean wrt Fitz? He gets his body into position to make throws. He has to because he doesn't have a cannon, but it doesn't matter. He gets the ball in there and he's actually a thrilling player to watch. 11) Gailey is an offensive genius. It baffles me that he wasn't a long time NFL head coach. It's even a little freaky, but so is this entire team. It's as if I still, at 3-0, don't know exactly how to rate them. The pass rush is a big concern, but there is something really good about this football team that it's hard to put into words. At the risk of sounding cliche, this team plays with heart. Heart and determination that I'm not sure if I've ever seen before from any Buffalo Bills football team, and that's quite the compliment. 12) I left out a bunch of things. I know this but its as if I'm spellbound, still. 13) GO BILLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I strongly disagree. Average mobility? Haven't you seen him run, both upfield and out of trouble? Fitz's mobility masks line play which is often less than stellar. Seriously, he is far more mobile and even athletic than the average qb.

It is, but not necessarily every week. Fitz, as smart as he is, is getting smarter, AND he is being coached by an intellectual type. I am not saying it will happen, but we can win this game.

Exactly. Some people are simply criminals. Genetics? Environment? Combination of both? Hard to say, but certain individuals are, and always will be criminals imo.

I am not saying that dealing with weed makes one a bad person. But in this case, a stupid one no doubt. http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7003943/marijuana-seized-cincinnati-bengals-receiver-jerome-simpson-home

Thank you.

Mike, this kid is VERY good.

1) Gailey: I have SO much respect for Gailey in terms of him being an offensive mind, I am thinking that he can score us 14 points or so. He is able to implement his ideas/visions, and it shows. And, Fitz looks to be very capable of doing just this. 2) Fitz: See #1 3) Dareus: NE has a very good OL. Dareus is a kid, but he is a very good kid. He will need to keep pushing the line of scrimage back. This, as we have seen, frees up others to make plays. 4) Brad Smith: This kid is going to win us a game. I can feel it. Be it a pass, reception, or yet another key first down, we really need this kid to keep up his fine level of play. And, when I praise a situational player, there is something to it I dare say. 5) Merriman: I KNOW what I saw in preseason. He was a flat out monster. We need pass rush from the edge. If he fails, let us see more of Batten. I for one think/hope that Merriman will have a bust out game. 6) I propose a toast to this team being in contention, and to us fans for our loyalty in the face of SO many bad decisions and poor play. A win would set this community on fire. 7) GO BILLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I know you didn't ask me, but imo it is Levitre, and it isn't close.

That is correct Promo. And he gets his body in the position he needs to be in to make throws. Fitz is super coordinated, and actually a very good runner as well imo.

It was a matter of time. And, this points to the utter absurdity of using a football team's first pick of a draft on a small gadget player. This won't change. If a team is stupid enough to waste picks in this manner, consequences will be paid. And btw, this doesn't apply to Brad Smith. He isn't a runt, and I don't care about his stats as long as he keeps getting us key first downs. We got him at a bargain price and imo, if he stays healthy he will win us at least 1 football game this season. The kid can play!

Fitz deserves a ton of credit as well. I remember being at a home opener against Denver, absolutely knowing that Losman couldn't complete a winning td pass at the end of the game. On Sunday, I actually had faith in Fitz that he could do something to win. I liken him to a modern day Flutie, except that he is bigger, better, and much easier to like. But yes, Chan's calls did turn out right and the beauty is that (imo), Chan's best atribute as a coach is the fact that he is a teacher. He may not sound like one, but my hunch is that he is an intellectual type, and is able to get players to buy into his system. Cowher did say this about him after we signed him. Can you only imagine the momentum if we could somehow win this football game on Sunday?

In these 2 games there were at least 3 crucial plays on which Chan went the opposite direction from what I wanted to do. Results? We won 2 games. When Jauron was coach, I was almost always right when I disagreed with him on crucial plays and for that matter, the idiotic draft picks of the Levy/Jauron era. Only a Bills fan can even begin to understand this unlikely scenario. It really is great to have competent people in charge for a change.

I reserve the right to respectfully disagree.

Again, different people react in different ways to the lack of success of our team. and we all probably have too much invested in this. Once, after a horrible loss, I was reading an exchange by "Pass the Pipe" and "Tortured Soul." The names alone brought a smile to my face! Sadly, I felt their pain. That said, one has to be happy right now. I don't know if the Chiefs and the Raiders both suck. I don't care if catching breaks helped us win on Sunday. It doesn't matter. I didn't expect an awful lot from the defense until 4-6 weeks into the season. We are relying on rookies to contribute, a tough task. Well, Dareus looks great, and lots of players are making plays. The defense is bigger, stronger and will get better. If the offense can do the same next year, we can be a playoff team. Expectations such as this are more reasonable than 12-4. In the meantime, we CAN beat NE. They are better than us but perhaps we can catch a few lucky breaks. Or, maybe they will take us lightly. Or maybe we will just kick their ass. It sure would be great and make us all happy but again, we all probably have way too much invested in this, and we all have employed different methods of coping. GO BILLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Davin Joseph and Mathias Kiwanuka as well, not to mention an extra second rounder, and the second round was loaded with players we needed. Yes, we drafted worse players in round (Maybin), but I have long made the contention that Whitner was the dumbest pick I ever saw. http://www.drafthistory.com/years/2006.html PS: It was #8

I am probably regarded by many as something of a 'complainer," but these first 2 games were a lot of fun, to say the least. The rest of the season? I understand why the OP is pessimistic. There has been plenty of pain for Bills fans for a long time. That said, Gailey makes a very big difference imo. I view him as a teacher, an intellectual type of coach. And, the team is bigger and stronger, and Fitz is a perfect fit. They just aren't getting pushed around like the Levy/Jauron Bills. If they are good enough to finish at 8-8, they really might be a playoff team next year. They should probably go right back to Leigon Field and grab another solid, well coached player from Alabama.

This was a perfect post. Nobody at all is being critical of their play yesterday. Not even me. You are right. Fitz is just so smart, and I don't want to downplay his superb athleticism. He gets himself in position to make a play in the bat of an eyelash. But imo, many miss the point of the bold above. Assuming the Bills OL is now average, improvement would only mean a second or 2 of comfort for Fitz on passing attempts, but that is a tremendous amount of time. Fitz always reminded me a bit of Matt Hasselback. There are differences (Hasselback had a bit more arm strength, and Fitz is more coordinated and athletic imo), but I view their skill sets as about equal. Whern Hasselback made the superbowl, he had 2 future hall of fame blockers in front of him as I recal (Jones and Hutchinson). My point is that Fitz can do this too imo. I like him better than Romo and yes.....Sanchez. If they continue to build in front of him, Fitz will be that much better and I hope they waste no time extending his contract.

LOL No! Not until they are rock solid up front. And, I remind you that Leodis was a #11.

Did you see the way he pursues? He made a sideline tackle upfield! I watched him as close as I could and he never appeared to be winded or tired. Watch what happens if we get people like this on the offensive front.

1) Here is the bottom line.....there are no better fans than us. It isn't close. Make no mistake, people know this. Fans from other teams look at us and know what we go through. There were fans laughing today when the situation looked grim. But tell me, how f&^%$&*g great was it to wind up on top against a team with some talent and a smug coach? These people stopped laughing. 2) Sorry to say this, but the Raiders were running succesfully against Merriman. There is no point in denying this. That said, I think that he is going to be a dominant LB on this football team. How great is that? 3) Very disappointing play by McKelvin on the first play of the second quarter when the receiver just took the football from him. At some point, the Levy/Jauron cancer (and yes, I am calling McKelvin a Buffalo Bills cancer) will be chopped off. 4) Go ahead.....compare Poz to Barnett. There is no logical comparison. Wow, this man can play football! I would take him on my football team any day of the week. 5) Here is the thing about my man Dareus.....The kid bit on a couple of screens. I understand this. He is a rookie and this is to be expected. My point is that without him, we would hve been slaughtered. I love the way this kid plays football. PLEASE forget the stats. 6)The TD run by Fred Jackson was about as nice a run as I have ever seen by a Buffalo Bills football player not named OJ. 7) I am going to make a statement. D. Nelson is going to be a great receiver. I like his potential more than that of Stevie Johnson, or at least as much. 8) I will do it. Props go out to Spiller. He went down WAY too easy more than once, but he played well today. 9) I will also concede that Bell played well today. So did Levitre. They were quite the pair. Even when Fitz threw the pick, they played their positions played well. That bad pass was all on Fitz. 10) Speaking of Fitz, consider me of the opinion that here is no qb better suited for this particular football team right now. This man can play football, and I really appreciate this. 11) I want to say more bad things about McKelvin, but I'm not going to ruin a beautiful day of being a fan of the Buffalo Bills football team. 12) GO BILLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry my friend. The above doesn't mean much imo. One must take into account many other factors, such as the overall quality of a draft, and the availability of players of need to a particular team. This, and even trade down offers come into play. The Bills were said to have spurned an extra second and fourth round pick, and I believe this. Levy admitted on SIRIUS that he was offered more than a second rounder to trade down. Here is my mathmatatical formula for the Whitner pick: It sucked, and helped to ruin this team for years. Hopefully we are climbing out of the hole.

Good point. I suspect that a lot of fans could never really accept him.

I couldn't agree more. As a Bills fan, it is easy to spot someone with talent, but without the ability to perform. RJ and Losman had everything a qb could possibly need in terms of talent. Both of them had a MUCH better arm than Fitz, and were even faster runners. Trust me, there are posters on this board who still believe that Losman is a good QB. Fitz however is a better qb than both of them combined. Bledsoe, before the injury, was twice as good as Romo ever thought about being. That said, his comments were quite uncalled for.