Special K

Soooooooooo.......are we supposed to laugh at your joke or at you??? I'm confused.

What an unsusal run of having to play 5 games in a row vs. one particular defensive scheme. What is particularily unfortunate is that the Bills offense seems ineffective vs. this scheme. The more they struggle against it, the more film future opponents have to review to see what works or doesn't work, and what wrinkles to add to confuse the Bills offense further. One could argue that the Bills have more film on that defense, and should be able to dissect that film and come up with ways to be successful vs. the 3-4. However, in the last 3 games, things have only gotten worse. My question is: Do these struggles point to bad coaching or not? Keep in mind that the coaches get the schedule far in advance, and know what types of defenses they will be facing--not to mention the fact that all three AFC East opponents run this scheme. I would think an offense geared to put pressure on a 3-4 defense would be a number 1 priority from training camp when looking at the Bills schedule. Obviously its not as easy as it sounds, but I would think that more strides vs. this defensive scheme would have been made by this point. Don't you agree?

Every team, especially a young team has peaks and valleys throughout the season. Its unfortunate that one of these "valleys" had to occur in games vs. the Jets and Fins, but its not the end of the world. For someone to expect perfection week in and week out from such a young team is urealistic and unreasonable. Sure I'm quite dissapointed with the losses, but I tend to keep my eye on the big picture. If and/or when the Bills are eliminated from playoff contention is the time for the negative reactions.

I'm with ya, my friend!! My two Bills fan friends and I show up at the sports bar down here in Florida every week no matter the team's record. Sure its hard sometimes, but I would never give up on the team. If we can survive through all the heartbreaking losses in the past(I won't mention them--i'm sure you know), how can anyone give up on this team now? What was the team's record at this point last year...3-5 at best. If at the begining of the season, someone told you the Bills would be tied for the AFC East lead halfway through the season, these chicken little's would have taken it in a heartbeat. Relax people!!!!!

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/articl...3/810300368/tbd This article says he participated fully in practice on Wednesday. It will be a big help if he plays, but only if he is healthy. The Bills don't need two corners limping around out there on Sunday.

I know that Lynch was unable to be in there at the time, but doesn't that make it all the more puzzling that they would run the ball three straght times? This is the point that bothers me the most.

You make a good point, but the game wasn't close at that point because the Bills were playing or coaching exceptionally well, IMO. The 3 running plays from the 5 yard line and the field goal from the 1/2 yard line set the tone for the game. The players played tenetively and the coaches coached tenitively from that point foward. That was the old Jauron-style of coaching.....playing not to lose, and its funny he would revert to that style right after he secured his contract extension. I, for one, hope it isn't a sign of things to come. I'm not bashing Jauron.......I just want him to stick to what has been working. Don't send a negative message so early in a game again, DJ.

I agree......at the begining of the season, the consensus was that this was a young team with a few holes(paricularily at C, TE, and ability to rush the passer) that was a year away from filling these holes and contending. Anything this team does this year should be considered a pleasant surprise, enjoy the season and be happy that these young players are laying the foundation for future success.

You make some good points, but the more I think about it, I don't think its a question of parity or mediocrity. I think that parity=mediocrity, and that should be a concern for the league. Sure, one should be happy that one's team can beat any team on any given Sunday....but isn't it equally as frustrating to know that one's team can lose to any team on any given Sunday??

Someone like him? What does that mean? A loss is never a good thing, but it should serve as a wake-up call to the entire team.

I'm not a believer of the Titans and their 6-0 start, and beyond that, no teams have really stood out from the pack. Of course the Bills have exceeded expectations, and I am optimistic about their playoff chances. Pittsburgh blew a game in the 4th quarter at home today, and the Pats* and Jets win but look dreadful in doing so. Playoff hopefuls Cleveland, Jacksonville, Indy, and San Diego, are all at or below .500. Is this the NFL's ideal of "parity"?? (I sure hope not).....or has the AFC really fallen this far this fast??

I agree...no reason to panic... However, the loss would be less painful if it wasn't to the Fins

Thats why I said "sort of". I'd agree it would have been better to make Pennington throw the deep ball, but he connected on several of those as well. Oh well...too many things went wrong just to blame one mistake anyway.

I can sort of understand the cushion on Ginn, but the 10 yard cushion on Camarillo every time was ridiculous.

I wonder if "Russel" had something to do with this.

I might be wrong, but I think the segment isn't until next Suday's NFL Countdown show.

Tell John Madden to take the rest of the year off. I know I'm stating the obvious, but the Michaels/Collinsworth combo is much easier to listen to...even though the game is a real stinker.

No......the play calling is not geared towards passes to the tight end because of WHO our tight ends are.

Well, at least he's consistent.......he's a douche when he wins and when he loses. I took great pleasure in watching that game.....hope the Bills can do the same thing when they play 'em.

Yeah, because i'm sure you don't want him to rack up fantasy points next week!

I bet that someone on this board will change their screen name to "JP's Beard" after reading this thread.

Yeah, that won me $20 on a "lasts longer undefeated" bet I made two weeks ago with a Cowboy fan.

Owens was the guy who ran it on the fake punt.

Jags/Texans on down here. 7-0 Jags on a fake punt that everyone in the world knew was coming.........except for the Texans. Is it 4:00 yet?

Great post.