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I agree. I don't think we can score a TD against Miami's defense the way we are scared to throw down the field. I went to the Miami-Atlanta game and the fins D was tough accept they had noone to cover Gonzalez. We don't have a guy like Gonzalez, so how do we win any matchups? And our D will probably wilt in the heat, with Bryan Scott missing one of his tackles on a TE late in the game.

These two stats tell it all about how bad this team has been and continues to be under Dick Jauron. The look on his face at the end of yesterday's game said it all. He looked like he knew he was about to get canned. We can only hope. Why not fire him today? Does anybody really think we can turn this around with DJ? He has had over three seasons. We played about as bad an offensive game as you can play at home against a mediocre defense. Miami's defense is going to be all over us next week. I could see TE going down very hard. At least than we get Fitzpatrick who could possibly give us a spark.

Gruden was raving about the Bills on Monday nite. He is all ego and would love nothing more than to be the savior for this win starved city. He knows how much we love the Bills. This team would change completely if he took over. Wow, I just get excited thinking about it!!

Did you watch Payton Manning last nite? He goes back and bang, he releases the ball. Trent holds the ball wayyyy too long, good doctor. To not put a majority of the blame on him for the loss is just wrong. Again, as I have said several times today. He has no feel for the game around him.

Trent is just awful. The Saints were ripe to be beaten. Our defense completely took away their passing attack. To not get TO at least ONE catch is a crime. As a QB you are not going to have a lot of time every game. Sometimes you have to get out of trouble and make a play. Everytime Trent rolls to his right, he never can get the ball down the field. He looks to the Tight end dump off who is ALWAYS running parallel to the line of scrimmage. The offense should be ashamed. This team will be lucky to get back to seven wins. No improvement from last year on offense. I would start Fitzpatrick next week. He at least has a feel for the position. I don't think Trent has a clue.

Nick Harris should be starting over Ellison because Ellison is way too short to play OLB. Ben Watson just ate him up as did all of the NE receivers. Ellison is stout against the run, but BLOWS in pass coverage.

Donte Whitner is terrible. In fact both he and Scott can not cover anybody over the deep middle. On the touchdown with two minutes left both safety's never even moved. They are worthless in coverage. Then on the winning touchdown, Keith Ellison was no match for Watson. He is just too small to cover him. But of course there was no safety help. I thought the team was prepared to play and the coaching was solid. The Bills problem is we are very weak at LB and Safety. We have been for years. Hopefully Nick Harris and Jarius Byrd will be an improvement eventually. But Mitchell, Ellison, Scott and Whitner should not be starting against teams that pass the ball all the time. They are just not athletic enough to make plays. And for Whitner to have been picked 8th with his very marginal athleticism is a joke.

Jokeman that is ridiculous. Did you watch Rhodes play against Detroit or in the other preseason games? He is SLOW!!! He has absolutely no burst, and he can not pick up the blitz. To me he looked pretty soft and lackadaisical on the field. I think Oman and McIntyre give us a whole lot more at the position than Rhodes. As for Walker, the guy is marginal at best. He has no foot speed to play LT and did not dominate at RT. Why everyone is so up in arms about getting rid of an average Olineman at best is just plain stupid. The negativity towards the Bills is just unbelievable. We haven't played a game yet and the majority of you just HATE this team beyond reason. I for one am just happy that the NFL season is upon us. We have a LOT of great offensive players and a defense that looks to be quite solid. If our QB can become a man and step up like an NFL team should, than this team will be very good. Most of you just seem so miserable. If you are that bumbed out by getting rid of Rhodes, Schonert and Walker go root for another team.

That should happen pretty quick as Fine and /or Schouman NEVER can stay healthy. Look at their three total seasons between them. Have they ever been healthy at the same time? How much you want to bet that Fine is not practicing this week and is at least inactive for the opener? We could have 6 or 7 TE's playing by the end of the season. And probably like 14 DB's.

I would cut Donte Whitner. He makes absolutely no plays. It is mind boggling how we could have taken such a mediocre player with the 8th pick who is also very marginal athletically as well. He plays WAY too far from the line of scrimmage and can not close on the ball quickly. The Steelers last week hit several 15-20 yard passes over the middle because Whitner was not closing fast on the receiver. I don't think he would start on most teams. But looking at our safeties, they really are not very stellar in the least. I hope that Byrd can really step up and play. I would also cut Schouman and play Stupar and Nelson as our top two TE's. Has anyone else noticed that Schouman and Fine have been consistently injured since entering the league? What is wrong with them? They are always HURT. We have some top end talent at skill positions, but our second tier guys are pretty marginal when you look across the board. We need so much more production from safety and tight end. Hopefully, Byrd is a much better Whitner.

Andre Reed BLOWS Tim Brown away my friend. Not even in the same league. On the toughness scale Andre was a 10, and TB a 2.

From JW's article I think we can all agree that Maybin will not be signed before the Packer's game on Sat. nite. If our DE's such as Ellis and Bryan continue their strong play, than Maybin's position starts to look very tenuous. If he is not in before the Pittsburg game, and talks are still where they are now, we could have a very interesting mess on our hands. I don't see Russ Brandon as a guy who is going to overpay for someone of Maybin's worth. The Bills did not give in to Jason Peters, and they certainly will not give in to Aaron Maybin. We may not be great at picking talent, but our front office does not get pushed around. I think it is not beyond the realm of possibility that all three holdouts may not sign with the teams they were drafted by. If we have a good team without Maybin, does anyone really care if we ever sign him? What about trading his rights for Andre Smith's rights? That would be quite a scenario. Could it happen?

If Maybin's agent is waiting for Crabtree to sign. What happens if Crabtree does not sign? Does that mean that Maybin does not sign either? This is pretty absurd that a guy who has had one good year in college is not signed three and a half weeks into training camp. Do some of you get the feeling that he will never where a Bills uniform? And I am being serious. Maybe the team is pleasantly surprised with Chris Ellis and Copeland Bryan and have basically said this is what we are offering, take it or you can sit the year out? I would really like to hear what Russ Brandon has to say about what the Bills position is. I think as fans we deserve to know where things stand.

I sure hope he is better than that. Jabari was OK, but definitely did not dominate games most of the time.

You're a douche!!!

And if Owens is our best receiver this year, why for the love of God would we not resign him to a 2 or 3 year contract after the season is over? I would be perfectly fine with him finishing his career right here in Buffalo. And by the way Hardy looked awful last year. He has absolutely no idea of how to play receiver in the pro game. He may become something in the future, but geese you wonder how he could be so raw. And it does get annoying to read posts from people like yourself who think they know everything about the game of football. Just because another fan wants a guy cut who did absolutely nothing for us, you shouldn't become all high and mighty Mr. Freak. And to say that Hardy will be good enough to take over for Owens next year could be the reach of the century. But only time will tell.

Your analysis of the Peters situation misses one major premise. Peters was ridiculously overrated in his ability and his desire to be great. He just has a great desire to be overpaid. And he has succeeded in that. He had absolutely no upside from his 2007 season which was very good, but not spectacular. Last year he was mediocre AT BEST. There was no way the Bills were going to pay Jason Peters huge money unless he came to all the offseason camps, busted his butt and played like an All Pro this season. If he had a huge year in 2009, you can be sure they would have extended him bigtime after this season. But I am sure they had a feeling that Peters was not that type of player who burned to be the best. And they made a smart decision to trade him for the best deal possible. I think they handled this perfectly. Do you really think that the Pats or the Steelers would have given Peters a huge extension with three years left on his contract if he had missed all of the 2008 offseason and shown up right before the start of the season? He would never have played another down for a Belichik or Tomlin coached team. It is soooo easy to get down on the Bills because there record on the field has been miserable this past decade. But Peters is a fat, lazy head case. The Eagles are already finding that out.

Wow, did you expect us to be the Steelers from the 1970's out there last nite or what? Whether it is your first team, second team, or scrubbs, don't you want to see winning football? The Bills were the better team last nite against Chicago. Coach Jauron had them ready to play which is a positive. Making plays on the field regardless of who it is, is what is important. It builds confidence within the team, and that is contagious. Tell me you weren't happy to see Copeland Bryan and Chris Ellis make plays. These guys will hopefully continue to improve and get chances to play during the season. We haven't made the playoffs in 10 years, so any solid performance (even in the preseason) especially after the dog effort last week is very encouraging.

I agree. Fitz looked real good last nite. You can tell that the guy is a football player. He knows where to go with the football. And does not hesitate in his decision making. He looks to be a big upgrade from JP.

What the hell are you talking about? He sounded very contrite to me. What is he supposed to do? Sit there and cry. He admits he screwed up, and did wrong. He served his time. Who are you to judge him? If he keeps his nose clean and acts like a good citizen, his personal views are his business and his alone. I am glad you are so self righteous, you freak anti pot smoker, you.

If players and agents can hold teams hostage, than why have 28 out of 32 first round picks already signed with there respective teams? And if and when Maybin and the Bills come to an agreement, why couldn't this have been hammered out 3-4 weeks ago? I firmly believe that the terms agreed to will be a little better than Moreno's, but nothing out of wack with the other draft picks. Maybin's holdout has been a mystery from the start. I don't think the Bills would lowball him. But I don't think the Bills are drowning in their tears that he is not in camp. I think they view him as a project for the future.

And why would Vick not play here? Its not like we have a stud at QB who never gets hurt. The guy makes plays and is exciting. You think Ralph gives a sh-t about dogs? I very much doubt it. He wants to win football games. Is Vick Tom Brady, obviously not? But can the guy makes things happen? He sure can. And for all you posters who are morally appalled by Vick, deal with it. The guy served his time. Let it go. Or just go root for another team. Vick will be on the Bills by next week. You heard it here first. And I believe I was one of about 3 posters on this board who said TO would be on the Bills as well.

So if Crabtree doesn't sign soon, (and I think there is a distinct possibility that he NEVER signs with the 49ers-I don't think Singletary will put up with this kind of nonsense from a rookie) than is Maybin not going to sign either? The guy is barely a 250 pound DE who played in a crummy league, and was good for one season. It boggles my mind that he is holding out. Pay him a little more than Moreno got and lets move on. If he is waiting on Crabtree to sign, he might not play for us either.

Don't be stupid. Do you really think that Vick wants to spend more time in prison? You are a MORON!!! The guy served real time in a Federal Prison!!! Do you know what that is like? I don't know first hand, but I sure as hell do NOT want to find out. And as arrogant and stupid as Vick might have been to do what he did, the guy ain't going back to Prison. And I would sign him tomorrow to be our backup.