West End Stench

I can't stand this message board sometimes.

Separated shoulders are not usually an injury that will keep a player out for more than a week. In Whitner's case I wouldn't be suprised if he sucks it up and plays at New England...he's a very tough player. However, what sucks about this is that it's just another player to add to the injury list during AFC East play. What's the deal with Schobel, Butler, Youboty, Reed? Are their injury's getting better or are they going to be out another week? Do you use those quesionable guys this coming week or do you hold off and make sure everybody is healthy for the 3 very winnable games that come after the Pats game? Go Bills.

I love the optimism. I see this as a rebound game as well and we send Favre back to New Jersey with 4 Interceptions where he'll be met by nagging media calling for his retirement as well as fans with torches and pitchforks. Go Bills!

Since Flex Schedualing doesn't start until Nov. 23rd, I don't see us getting bumped up until at the very least, Dec. 14th against @ Jets, 21st @ Denver, or last home game vs. New England...all could possibly have playoff implications towards the end of the season. My bet is that we would get bumped up when Buffalo goes to Denver. This is a game that could lead to playoff homefield advantage. If New England starts to figure things out and Buffalo splits the rest of their games, then the last game of the regular season would be a great primetime game for the AFC East title.

I actually prefer Dallas and other big markets getting more coverage than Buffalo. It's nice seeing the occasional special on the Bills, but I really prefer Buffalo flying under the radar, keeping the national exposure to a minimum. Buffalo just had it's biggest win in a long, long time and when you go to ESPN.com's NFL front-page, you struggle to find any article on the win...good stuff.