Regarding QB pressure, read Zulu's post.
The defense stinks. It did all last year and with the exception of the KC & Washington games, stinks even worse this year. Doubly so given the fact that George Edwards has an entire season and a half under his belt and has done virtually nothing to improve the defense. Stats don't lie. They don't. They just don't.
As far as injuries, our backups are either highly skilled awful players or in highly awful schemes. Either way, opposing teams are highly ecstatic when they come on the field. I just highly cringe.
Good question as to the offense. How about this: with the exception of Chandler, the other receivers have played like pussified clods the last 3 games. We're not going to win games behind Freddy Jackson when the score is 28-3 at halftime. At this point, Chandler is the only receiver worth a crap. The ONLY one. If they pay Stevie Johnson the money he's looking for, they're out of their minds. We have no WR that is a legitimate deep threat. Not one. Passing game is one dimensional, other teams know it and the lack of offensive scoring in the last 3 games is pretty much all the proof needed.
Did they lose their heart? Yeah, probably. IF the injuries hadn't kept coming and coming and coming, this team may very well have been 7-3 at this point. But key injuries, the utter lack of competent depth and George Edwards' wretched defense have killed this season. You know it, I know it and you'd better believe that every single one of the players and coaches on the team knows it, no matter how much they spout the rah-rah-gotta-keep-fighting-it-ain't-over-till-it's-over crap. It's over.
The problem is threefold:
1. Mounting injuries to key starters. We're averaging what, about 2 a game now? It happens. Not a blamable fault, but......
2. Lack of competent depth (ref: #1). Either crappy players, poorly prepared, crappy schemes or some combination thereof. This one's on the Bills. They're responsible for picking them, preparing them and calling the schemes.
3. George Edwards wretched defense. Organization completely and totally at fault for keeping him after last season's defensive debacle. Utterly inexcusable. Mind boggling to see he's still there now. Show of hands as to who thinks this defense would possibly be any worse with Wannstedt in as DC? Anyone? Yeah, I didn't think so.