Special K

The Bills have a history of making back-up QB's look like superstars... Tony Banks and Sage Rosenfels come to mind.

When my friends and I discussed this exact topic after the game today, this is the game we came up with.

On the same note, if Tampa returned that ensuing kickoff for a TD, I'd bet all of you field goal people would be calling for his head because he didn't go for it to ice the game. You are only OK with the FG because it worked out, whereas statistics bear out that going for it would have been the right move. Personally, I think both descisions can be viewed as right or wrong...it just depends upon the personality of the coach as to which route is going to be taken...we know which route DJ is always going to take.

Exactly...In simpler terms, there were two outcomes that would lead to the game being over at that point(TD or first down)......kicking the field goal or not making the first down would lead to the same outcome(the game not being over--less than 2 scores). The extra-added benefit of going for it and not making it would be leaving the Bucs on the 2 yard line with no timeouts left.

My thoughts exactly....plus the Bills would get the extra added bonus of running some clock and keeping the NO offense off the field.

This will be the best pair of pass rushers the Bills have faced so far, and its going to be a test. Worse case scenario would be if the Saints get out to a big lead early, and allow these two to pin their ears back and get after Trent. Also, it might allow them to get pressure with only their front 4....which isn't good for the Bills passing game. A successful running game is got to be key to have any success in this game. I'm looking foward to see what AVP conjures up to neutralize these 2 guys.

I agree, but on the one big shot he took on the running play, I think the defender got the worst of it.

Yeah, my Buc fan friends down here in Fla. were telling me the Bills were going to miss Marshawn Lynch, and I told them that after the game, you will remember the name Fred Jackson.....I can't wait to see them tomorrow!

What's funny is, that someone (not a player) was in his ear urging him to go for it, and I could read DJ's lips, he said: "3 points is 3 points!" At least there was someone on the staff with enough sense to bring up the idea of going for it.

I know its moot because the game was won anyway, but I believe the Bills should have gone for it on that 4th and 1 play at the end of the game. Best case scenario: Touchdown....game over Second best case scenario: First down.....run out the clock.....game over. Worst case scenario: Turnover on downs....Bucs take over inside the 5 down 2 scores, with no timeouts. To me it was a no-brainer to go for it there.......imagine if the Bucs returned the ensuing kickoff after the FG for a TD, or scored real quickly.....the Bills would have been staring down an onside kick in a 1 score game. I know it doesn't matter now, but what do you guys think?

That was a great moment in the game.......I loved it!! Especially if that's what it takes for DJ to make a ballsy move......I'm all for it!

I saw that as well.....T.O.'s name was on the wheel too, but when I saw Billy Buffalo on the wheel, I thought that it would be way too random to put Billy on there if the wheel wasn't going to end up landing there.

I was too ticked off about the game to post this sooner, but were any of you shocked to see Berman bail on the Bills? To make it worse, he did it to pick the Pats*.....yuck! He should have just declined to pick the game. Instead, he decided to be just another Pats* ball-washer....disgusting. Even the other guys on set were giving him a hard time about it. I was very dissappointed in him, but in light of all the promotion of the Bills he has done over the years, its OK to give him a pass on this one..........right?

He also said that it wasn't the reason that the Bills lost....in fact, he said that the Bills had the game in the bag without the deep ball, but it is something that the team has to work on. This is ESPN trying to cause a controversy, no?

Very good point, as this was the main problem with the D in the 2nd half....no QB pressure

OK, lets say that McKelvin brings it out, gets tackled at the 30, but doesn't fumble.... What percentage chance would you give the Bills of getting that all important first down to seal the game? I'm willing to go as high as 65% that the Bills pick up that first down. I'm only willing to go as high as a 20% chance of winning the game if they were forced to punt it away. What do you think?

That's why I expected to see a lot of Josh Reed over the middle.....aside from the nice catch that was called back due to penalty, where was he? I'm not blaming Reed, but I expected him to have a big game once I saw the coverage NE* was employing on Lee and T.O. Similarly, the Bills secondary was double covering Moss and Welker, yet they moved them around and they both had 12 catches, plus the middle of the field was left wide open for Watson on the two TD's. The middle of the field had to have been as wide open as it was for Watson in the 4th, right? Oh so frustrating to be a Bills fan sometimes.

He's always reminded me of a college professor........all he needs is a sweater-vest and a pair of those Ben Franklin glasses, and we can send him back to Yale to teach Phiosophy or something.

I guess I only had to wait 1 day to "picture something like that happening to the Bills"

If you have been a Bills fan for any length of time, this should not be anything new to you. Its like watching a re-run....and not a good one. I've seen it before, and I'm sure I'll see it again.

5:30 'till the Bills shock the world(and most of us)!!!!!! GO BILLS!!!!

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4TH QUARTER BABY!!!!! GO BILLS!!

Def. ticky-tack calls.....but they still killed two drives 30 more minutes 'til the Bills shock the world