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.
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.
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.
I'm with ya on the optimistic side, Dr., but here's a more "curbed enthusiasm" way to look at it:
If the Bills beat St. Louis, they can go 6-6 the rest of the way, finish 10-6, and most likely still make the playoffs.
I think it was Peters that made the adjustment to the speed rush of Burgess--he finally started to play for the speed rush and ride him out wide. Burgess was the only Raider getting consistent pressure--once he was neutralized, things got a little easier.
Maybe Burgess just flat tired himself out by speed-rushing on every passing play.
It was a lesson that obviously needed to be learned--glad it could be taught in a W instead of a loss.
As for the Rams, their defense (especially the DB's) is nowhere near as good as the defenses the Bills have faced thus far.
Get off to a good start, and the Rams will quit-- as evidenced by today's performance vs. Seattle.
Hey, maybe you've seen my Bills plate proudly displayed on the front of my car.
I agree with you, I see a lot of other Bills plates, bumper stickers, etc. around here as well.
At the end of his tenure with the Rams, he was having major fumbling problems, wasn't he?
I believe he had some concussion issues as well.
Maybe the few years of relative inactivity allowed him to heal up and clear out the cobwebs a little.
Having Boldin and Fitzgerald certainly helps, as well.
That was my first thought about the Raider game after the Jags game on Sunday.
Last week was for Big Marcus, this week is for Big Langston!!
GO BILLS!!!
Two weeks, two excrutiating losses. Isn't that usually how the Bills season starts? Feels good to be on the other side of the spectrum for a change!!!!
I'm not going to the game, unfortunately, but thankfully it won't be blacked out:
http://www.jaguars.com/news/article.aspx?id=7236
Can you believe Jags home games are blacked out all the way down here in Orlando? Obviously I normally don't care, but the last two Bills/Jags games have been blacked out.(The only two games ive missed seeing in over 10 years)