MDH

You are one of the few people on the planet who would do a worse job of running the Bills than the men who have been in charge of this team for the past 15 years. I believe this post likely gets you on Ralph's speed-dial and an interview next time there's a front office vacancy.

That was a fantastic kick, high and far. As you said, 2 guys were there in perfect position to make the play and they missed it and everybody else was apparently out of position.

We've been hearing for 13 years after every close, heart breaking loss, "relax, they played well today and are making progress."

The D, O and ST all sucked in OT. Not sure how you can just single out the O. The D allowed the Bengals to march downfield and effectively flip the field and pin the O deep. O goes three and out and the ST does their part by allowing another long return. Just pathetic. However, for the game I was much more pleased with the O's performance than the D. The D was supposed to "pick up the O" with their starting QB and #1WR out of the game. Instead the D laid a giant egg...once again.

Gilmore is active today as is Byrd. I'm sure they'll have rust but hopefully this is the beginning of the D putting it all together.

Stevie inactive today. Ugh, like the O needed any more obstacle to get in their way. Without turnovers I don't see how the Bills can score more than 14 today.

How is posing nude against a "standard of common decency?" What exactly is wrong with the human body? People who don't flush the toilet after they use it have more of a right to be fired by this policy than a woman who poses nude.

Andrew Luck wasn't great through 5 games last season either. Indy was 2-3 while Luck had 7TDs and 7 INTs with a completion percentage of 53.4%. The difference is that the Colts let Luck go out there and chuck it. Unlike the other rookie QBs who got scaled back versions of their offense, Luck got the entire thing and they let him struggle and make mistakes. They weren't afraid of losing games and it helped develop his game quicker. As others have pointed out in other threads R. Wilson's numbers are very similar to EJ too and that's a better comparison because he got a scaled back version of their offense as well.

Are people really arguing that SJ can't stay healthy? If he misses the game today it'll be the first game he's missed since 2009. He missed games back then because he wasn't a starter, not because he was injured. Granted, he's nicked up lots but it has never prevented him from playing. People should be in love with the type of player who gets smashed - like all NFL players do - and never takes a game off. The guy has a big mouth but he has a big heart too. B word about his on field antics if you want but whining about him getting hurt is hilariously idiotic.

The only time he's not at the top is when he's hurt. Every year he's been healthy he's been the best back on the Bills no matter how many 1st round RBs the organization tries to draft to fill the job.

Why are you trolling this thread? Some people think its funny, some don't. If you don't why try to ruin others' fun?

If the NFL extended the playoffs to 30 teams with only 1 team from each conference not making them the Bills would be that last team. Not only that but the team from the NFC would have a worse record than the Bills and would thus get the 1st pick in the draft and take whatever Luck-esque franchise QB who happened to come out that year.

You took the time to not only open it but respond to it. As my mamma used to say, "you've got nobody to blame but yourself."

The real problem (if you want to call it that) is if Thad doesn't play better than EJ but the team starts winning because the D is finally full strength. Then what do the Bills do? Put EJ back in or keep playing Lewis because the team has been winning with him at the helm? It would be Flutie/Johnson 2.0

Just because Flynn failed to secure a starting QB gig doesn't mean any scrub off the street is better. I don't want Flynn as my starter but I'd take him over either of the backup QBs currently on the Bills' roster.

Five games. That's all that's been played. Vince Young was rookie of the year and made two Pro Bowls. How'd his career turn out? Sam Bradford was rookie of the year yet has never really improved in the years since. Yet we want to make a determination about who was the better draft pick after 5 games? Geno could very well end up being the better QB but who the hell knows after 5 f'in games?

I don't think that's the concern. If Lewis looks better than EJ and the team is winning you obviously keep him in there. The more difficult question is what if Lewis doesn't look better than EJ but with the now healthy D the team is winning because they're playing lights out. Do we get the, "all he does is win games!" from fans and media?

Yet halfway through training camp this year he wasn't on a roster.

True. But it doesn't have to be this much of a mess. Serious question: How many NFL teams could Tuel or Lewis have actually made this year? I'm not sure either could have been anything better than PS players who would ever see playing time without 2 QBs going down on any team other than the Bills.

Exactly. Either Tuel has consistently been the better QB or he hasn't. If he has the coaching staff should forgive the egg he laid and chalk it up to it being his first taste of a real NFL game, in prime time, on the road against a tough D. If he hasn't then why wasn't Lewis the #2 for the first 5 games?

I think people are expecting too much if they think Gilmore, Byrd and Brooks are going to come in and immediately be in midseason form. Yeah, if Gilmore hadn't gotten hurt I'd have faith he could slow/shut down Green. Having not taken a live snap in months I have my doubts how effective he and Byrd will be right out of the gate. This D should be very good once everybody gets up to speed, but the defensive backfield is going to take a few weeks. The one positive is that the Bengals are just an average team stopping the rush so perhaps the Bills O can sustain some drives and not be a total waste.

He can spend up to it though...

Pat White isn't being brought in to start any games. If the Bills thought he was a better option than Tuel one would assume they would have brought him in after the Skins cut him. That being said, it doesn't mean he'll never start. If Tuel gets hurt then, obviously, he'll step in. Or if Tuel is grossly incompetent then I'd imagine White might get his chance depending on how quickly he can pick up the offense. If I had to guess I'd say that maybe he gets a single start before EJ comes back but I wouldn't put money on it.

You don't have to carry all those QBs into the regular season - but there is no need to cut him before the pre-season is done. So you're third and fourth stringers aren't going to get as many snaps, big deal. And to top it off they relied on a guy with a history of injury issues who was 1 concussion away from his career being threatened. Not smart, no matter how some fans want to spin it.

You're disappointed that a guy who is going to miss 4-6 weeks didn't go back into the game he got injured in? "Voice of Unrealistic Expectations" is more like it.