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My thoughts exactly. IIRC he was touted as the next Bruce Smith when he came out. I guess those are big shoes to fill, but he hasn't even resembled the rookie Bruce Smith who was a fat, out of shape blob (that quickly changed the next year).....

While I like Moulds, I think there's far more to it than "he's just turning it on", or that Moulds has been open all year and Holcomb is able to hit him (whereas JP cannot). A majority of the catches Moulds has had of any value (those crossing routes 15 yards downfield) the past two games were mainly against zone coverages. I've notice far less man up with help over the top on him. I believe teams have taken note that Evans is now the deep threat on the Bills, which isn't to say Moulds isn't respected anymore, but definitely not like he was once was. In fact, against Denver, Champ Bailey had Evans at least as much as he did Moulds, from what I can recall. To me, it was the combinations of zone coverages, Evans being a bigger homerun threat now, and I'll give Holcomb some due in that at this point, he does recognize coverages better than JP does. I guess we could add that it was Moulds who was calling for Holcomb early on and that probably still rolls around inside JP's head too. All in all, if teams are beginning to shift double coverage from Moulds, he'll continue to perform as a veteran receiver, he must love going against zones without the double coverage. He's still too good for teams let him run free. He's shown that the past two weeks.

All I can add is that I'm very happy with the Bills getting a contract extension done with McGee. To see him play healthy (or as healthy as he has been of late) was a very nice sight to behold. On Chad Johnson's long run for a TD, I saw good old Nate trailing in his dust. Chad had also beaten Nate soundly on the long pass that Vincent picked off. Right after that pick, I mentioned to my wife that had Palmer not put so much air under that throw, the Bengals would have had 6. Vincent would not have gotten there in time, but Vincent did make a nice pick none the less. Today, the moniker "Playmaker" transfered officially to McGee and Nate's new (and more appropriate) moniker is "Toast". Nate hasn't even played like a top 20 CB this year. I wonder how close attention the rest of league has paid to Nate this year. If they have, his big contract should have evaporated completely after the Miami game. Today's dismal performance by Nate was just more of the same.

That's as in both guards. Villerial looks shot to me. I watched him get knocked around quite a bit today and in those goal lines situations, when push is paramount, he consistently got knocked backwards, or so it seemed to me.

Great, then we can get the "other" hair guy....Jimmy Johnson and we'll have the market cornered on lacquer heads..... Maybe they can teach the players how to properly build a "hair" helmet (once most of them grow some hair), and we can cut back on our equipment costs....

Now how is that going to feed those conspiracy theorists?

Hummmmmmmm.............

Anderson needs weight training and then some. I see his guns are little more than flab. Yet, he does seem to have improved and could become a solid DT for rotation purposes, but as a starter, I'm afraid he's not a guy we'll want for that role. Edwards, when healthy, seems to be more of a one gap penetrating DT, and frankly we already have one of those, who's very good at that role (Sam Adams), but our geniuses running the show decided they want him to be a two gap run stuffer. Dummies.... Back to Edwards, while he does have penetrating capaibility and brings some pass rush with him, he still looks weak against the run. Also DT's with shoulder problems don't last very long in the No Fun League. I had hopes for him, but I worry that his physical problems (shoulder) will keep him from becoming a player we can count on. yet, I like him far more than the slugs we call Guards on this team.....

Barry Sanders was an absolute freak, and exception, and probably the most exciting, explosive RB in the history of the game. Using him as a comparison is really not fair or legitimate as he did things that only he could do. To see how good (or not so good) McGahee is, it would be nice to see more holes and lanes for him to at least get thru the line. Simple truth is our line suck, plain and simple. Our Guards especially are poor, with Anderson barely able to get out of his stance before being knocked on his butt, and Villerial never having been any better than average and now he plays like an old broken down vet who as he showed against Denver, makes too many stupid mistakes.

Hummmm, let's see.....Bruce Smith listed at 273 most his career, often weighed up to 10 lbs less or so it was reported. OK, he's an exception.... Phil Hansen, listed around 278, played sometimes a tad heavier and a tad lighter. Both flourished in a 3-4. The 3-4 we ran from 1995 to 2000 was outstanding, with lighter DE's so 300 pounders aren't necessary, but very good DE's are. Schobel is light and Kelsay sucks. In fact, Denny makes more plays than he does. I had big hopes for Kelsay but he has been a major disapointment. To me, the real key is having a nose tackle (Ted Washington anyone?) that can tie up 2 or sometimes three blockers, which Ted was excellent at, Jeff wright was not. Then comes having the quality LB's. Spikes? Definitely (pre-injury at least). Fletcher? I'm not sure. Posey, played well in the Texans 3-4 a few years back. So who do we go with for the 4th LB, Crowell? I really haven't been very impressed with his play overall so....

Not really much to add except, let's get the facts straight. It was JP who helped win the KC game. Holcomb was the starter, but it was JP who threw the 2 scores that led to the win. Saw the same stat on ESPN during the Denver game, but again, JP was the QB or record for that win. The only thing Holcomb did during that game was sit on the bench and mumble over and over, "I'm Batman".

Patience? Heck, they're frozen solid! It'll be spring before they move again....

It's sad to think that the last time we had a very good offensive coordinator was back in 1991 by the name of Ted Marchibroda....Since then it's been bum after bum, or newbies who turned out to be bums....

Yet in typical TD arrogance, he refused to consider re-signing Tucker when this low ball FA showed immediately that he was a failure. I will remember to give Anderson some respect at IHOP though ....

Yeah, but we really tricked 'em, didn't we?

I remember Evans having an equally bad night against our first game against the Pats. Tonight, he was off completely. If he's gonna be our next number 1 guy, this type of thing cannot happen. My hope would be that Moulds and the Bills can somehow come to terms with the events of this season and a new contract that will allow him to finish his career here. Truthfully though, I'm very doubtful it will happen. As for TD, let him be President, and hire (not Modrak) a top GM to run the football team. In the non-football areas, he's excelled at securing financial stability, but he's undoing it with his football related skills (or lack thereof).

The loss of Phat Pat and TKO should not have been as costly as it has been, but they provided the front seven strength that has been missing all year. Couple that with Clements, who has fallen flat on his face since Carolina, and Troy Vincent who has not become the FS we all we're sure he would be. Milloy, who has clearly lost a step, and McGee has been sidelined (until tonight) more than he's been able to play for the past 3,4,5 weeks. So what has that left us with? Just what we've been witnessing, pitiful defense. The only thing Jerry Gray has brought me this year, is more respect for Dick LeBeau. TD should have done everything in his power to have kept him and not Jerry. I prefer to think of Jerry as one of the class of clowns that let the Bills overcome a 35-3 Oilers lead. and he's done nothing with the Bills to tarnish that image.

True, but it would be nice to see him pop the line more. All I see is him stutter stepping into the holes (big assumption there, that there might even be a hole). The one thing that keeps me from giving up on McGahee is that many years ago, I can recall watching a college hot shot gain less than 2000 yards in his first three seasons combined (35 games). Then they began to build an offensive line in front of him and...... .........his name.....O.J. Simpson

Being one of a more serious nature, I'll take the opportunity to begin this in earnest: done....

Thanks to Tedy, we've got the internet.....ooops, that was Gore...sorry....

We beat KC (how, I'm still trying to figure that one out), got killed by SD, but the other three, we managed to steal losses from the jaws of victory. The Pats, Panthers, and the Dolphins were all games there for our taking, but instead of being 7-5 and in the hunt, we're sadly 4-8. In each of these games we managed to blow golden opportunities. In all three games, play calling and coaching in general was horrible. Those games are the ones you have to win. A blowout will happen from time to time (I still can recall the KC 33-6 win over the Bills back in 1991), but winning the close ones is what defines a decent team. Clearly, we are not for that and a miriad of other reasons. The only real bright spot all year long, with only a few notable exceptions, has been our special teams. So what will the Bills play for to finsih out the year? Will JP continue to develop or will that dung heap of humanity, we reservedly call our offensive line, stunt that growth? Will Aiken step up and finally show some ability as a WR (special teams - he's very good already)? Will Parrish finally get a chance to show he can be a play maker? He's had a few decent kickoff returns so far, but he's also made a couple real bonehead rookie mistakes as a punt returner. Will McGahee play like he finished last year, or continue to head downhill (again for multiple reasons) as he's been doing of late? Is it time to put Rashad Baker in a FS and tell Vincent, thanks you were great once (sadly not for us) but your time is up? Will Milloy follow or will the Bills give him yet another year, especially since all we have is Wire backing him up presently? Is it fair to say we color both Moulds and Adams gone? Will the Bills end the guard experiment with Williams and let him go too? Will TD's regime remain intact, and if not, how severe will be the house cleaning? How much "dead" cap space will we be carrying next year with the house cleaning of players? 2006 is not shaping up well based upon the current health of the Bills. It could be 2001 all over again...... Stay tuned, as the "World Turns".

Glenn, it's good to see you post here a bit more these days. Yet, how dare you throw Ruben Brown in our faces? He was skewered here for being a pro-bowl player only because of past rep. Never mind that his peers also took part in his formerly annual election. We got Anderson and Villerial now. We're........ ....doomed? Ruben Brown was the first Bill who had a serious issue with the new regime, IIRC. He left Buffalo unceremoniously but to his credit, he has played had solid play for the Bears, something we haven't seen from our guards since he left. Villerial, when healthy is adequate but surely no great talent and it appears this "over 30" guy is starting to break down (he's had numerous nagging injuries all year too). No comment is needed with any of the other "bum of the week" types we've thrown in there this year. Peters may develop into a player, and has great athleticism for a big man, but he's not there yet. His pass blocking has been adequate with signs of being good, yet his run blocking to date hasn't impressed me. He routinuely seems to get beat on the run, at least from what I see. Yet, he at least is the only O-line guy we have that seems to have an visible upside. He may yet be our LT next year. Gandy, has been mostly solid and serviceable. Maybe he should play the RT position or move in to guard. Anderson should be shot, plain and simple. Teague I feel is adequate, and may never be more than that, but I'd like to see what he'd look like if he didn't have a stiff right next to him on both sides. Anderson should have been cut weeks ago and replaced with Tucker (yes, sign him for the rest of the year), and keep him next year as a center/guard backup if healthy. Tucker at least played with fire, even if he wasn't the most talented guard to come down the road. Mike Williams? He was a pick that no one in football questioned when it was made. Yet, he has really disappointed this year, beginning with his nagging injuries and now the attempt to move him to guard. Late last year, he was playing pretty well and many thought he was finally arriving, but he has taken a well documented huge step backwards this year. It just seems that he lacks the fire one would like to see. Converting him to guard in mid stream simply doesn't make sense. It's not like he's played that position before either. I'd love for that switch to succeed, but he's in a real tight spot this off season. I see a substantial renegotiation of his contract or we will probably waive goodbye to Big Mike. Will Preston be of any help down the road? I hope so, but his reported "mean streak" has yet to provide any positive results when he's been in there so far. Next year will be his big test to see if he can step up to become a player, or will simply fade away. Our defensive line gives me even greater concern. We have three stiffs playing and one talented but undersized end (Schobel). I still feel Adams is very talented, but I've already colored him gone.

Ah, reason.......If we do end up with a high enough 1st rounder, and other teams have players targeted that they feel are must picks, then we've got a shot at trading down to get an extra pick. That's not automatic though as we witnessed with our selection of Mike Williams. It's been said that when the Bills went on the clock for the 4th overall pick, the phone never rang. Also, high first rounders will bite you in the but $$$$ wise, ala Mike Wiliams. Even if he was playing well, a 10 mil cap hit is huge. Best bet is to trade down (hopefully not too far though) and pick up an extra pick.

That was his point. Even when they play soft, they still get beat deep. So why not mix in some press coverage and actually make the receiver work a bit to even get off the line of scrimmage once in a while. Mix it up.... t

At least in 2001, we expected a crummy year. This year we expected better, even with JJP taking our at QB. We thought we had some sembelance of defense....