MDH

The salt in the woun was that damn red line on the screen marking where the Bills needed to get to for a FG attempt. I was mocking us as it was only about 15 yards away and the Bills couldn't pick up one damn yard.

Well, yes and no. Two EJ turnovers ended up directly in points. The other one the D had a chance to make a stop but they let the Jags run right into the end zone. The team needed them to make a big stop there. They don't get a free pass because they were put in a bad spot. Coming out of the break the D let them march down field on a time eating drive to get to the 1. Sure, it's great they made the stand but the fact that the Jags ended up with 0 points had more to do with inept decision making to not kick the FG than it did with great defensive play. That drive took 1/3 of the game time remaining and should have ended in a 3 score game. And while I agree that the PI call was complete BS, they had plenty of other opportunities to make stops on that drive and they failed. The D comes up small lots and it's infuriating. The bottom line is that they were on the field for 3 of the TDs including the one in the last 3 minutes that was the difference in the game. They were supposed to carry the team and they're simply not doing it. This isn't an exoneration of EJ, he was horrid, but I don't trust the D to come up big with the game on the line. I thought today was the day they'd be dominant and they weren't even close to it. Without a consistently dominant D this team can not compete for a playoff spot.

It's not over but they'll have to be markedly better from here on out to have any chance. They'll have to win a few games that they shouldn't. Not impossible but not likely. The loss today is the type of loss that crushes the competitive spirit of teams. I could see them going into the tank the next 3 games. We'll see if Rex can keep the team focused and have them playing inspired ball out of the bye.

Are we going to be subjected to these fantasy "hire Schwartz" threads every week?

Okay...

Another question is why didn't the back judge make the call as he had the better view? And if he had the better view of the play and didn't throw the flag why didn't he say to the official who threw the flag, "I saw it and it wasn't PI, pick up the flag."

No single player "cost" them the game. EJ was easily the biggest single contributor for the loss but there is plenty of other blame to go round.

Yes, Brady will be the first athlete, nay, human, to defeat father time. He will be good forever... The FG was the right call. Not calling TOs was a big mistake.

When the wheels fall off it tends to all happen at once. His body won't recover like he's used to, his reaction times will become slower and it will all add up. He does not have 5 solid seasons left.

I'd be shocked if they're 5-4. given the way the Phins and Jets are playing vs. the way the Bills have been playing I don't give them much of a chance at winning both.

Wont matter as they have the Jets and NE after that. Even healthy I cant see them winning either of those games.

Today's game encapsulated the last decade, not just the season.

I think you're underestimating the Bills chance of getting a penalty on 4th down which would give the Jags an automatic first down.

At least its a change of pace. Usually Bills fans dont lose hope until November.

Of course the players are also to blame but that doesnt absolve that call. NFL games almost always come down to a few kwy plays at the end of games. That was a critical one where the players actually made the play.

Gannon is right, wtf is Roman thinking rolling him to his left? Horrible throw but why put a shakey QB with accuracy issues in that spot? Maks no sense.

Yeah, if yo take away the fact it should have been 4th and 15 without a BS Penatly.

Pretty much. Robey didnt even touch him.

Which is fine but he needs to secure the ball. He was running theough traffic with the ball hanging loose.

Need a 99 yard run from shady.

Why would you go for that? A FG puts you up three scores and you crush any momentum the Bills had going in to half.

That wasn't my point at all. I think TT has played reasonably well thus far and I'm not trying to pick on him or say he shouldn't be starting. I think at this point he should. I'm not convinced he's the long term QB or that in the long run he'll be better than EJ, but right now I think he gives the Bills the best chance to win. Having said that I also don't think EJ is the bum many on here want to make him out to be. While I think TT is better right now, I believe the gap is narrower than most want to admit. Both guys have struggled at times but they are both relatively green and both are operating in a new system with less than ideal circumstances injury wise. Anyway, my point was that people have a narrative they want to spin and they'll look at very similar circumstances and say one guy is a bum while the other is a "playmaker." It's beyond ridiculous. They have "their guy" and they'll spin it any way they can to make him look good and the other guy look bad. Sadly, it reminds me of politics.

I don't root for 'em, but I won't cry if it happens either.

Part one of building a franchise team: Find a HoF QB late in the first round to sit behind your current HoF QB.

If the Jets can go into NE and hand the Pats a loss then the Bills certainly can not "handle the Jets on their own." It would likely point to a split with them at best. The Jets winning is a nightmare scenario for the Bills. A Jets win is a signal that the Jets are very likely a legit playoff team and with the Steelers somehow holding serve even without Ben it would appear that the Bills would have to turn into a world beater to have any chance at the postseason. Thankfully whom one roots for has no influence on the outcome but I can't believe people hate the Pats more than they want the Bills to make the playoffs, 'cause that's what I'm hearing. I hope that the Jets get their asses handed to them and get exposed to such an extent that it crushes their confidence and gives every team a blue print on how to attack their D.