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Richardson over Kiko just seems crazy to me.

We're goin' all the way.

My thoughts exactly.

I certainly like the evolution of our defense, but I don't consider it top-10. Still some issues to be fixed. Hopefully this means Pettine stays.

The QB snuck a 1st down and we FB rushed in a goal line stance?? (I actually did see the latter in highlights) Holy smokes that IS good news.

All solid responses, thanks. (bandit - I did hear there were one or two such throws to Hogan in the first half) Specifically addressing a few points: minimizing turnovers - this is valid speculation on why EJ might be avoiding such throws. Coaching - Tuel and Lewis were more willing to make such throws, and maybe this ties into the above point (minimizing turnovers) - the coaches were more willing to let Tuel and Lewis gamble/fail. However, I feel like if the coaches are holding EJ back in that part of the field, perhaps they need to let the leash out a little bit. Coaching cont. (Hackett) - I get the impression that Hackett is scared of the middle of the field. The first game against the jets saw how many idiotic fade routes along the sidelines? Hackett is the biggest disappointment of the season for me so far. I've seen EJ make some great throws in the middle (preseason to Dickerson, one of the early games to Woods, there are others), and I'd like him to have the opportunity to make more.

Ok I've waited until the rabble has subsided a bit. I only got to watch the second half. This undoubtedly has an impact on my takeaways. My thoughts - the first two series I watched were a series of poor throws and frustrating check downs. This bummed me out. Then there was the two-play 80-some yard drive. Great ball to Marquise. The throws I keep looking for are the 10-20 yard completions (and NOT of the fade route/jump ball variety). These are the most important throws in the NFL imo. The throw to Chandler in the 4th was the best pass I saw EJ complete yesterday. He floated one to him earlier that was nearly a completion (during this one I actually yelled aloud "yes! he actually threw past the 1st down marker!!"...but then the ball hung up there and chandler got a bit goofy). We all hope EJ is the guy. When he starts hitting throws that aren't bombs/fades (man were we lucky on that first TD to TJ), and are more than 8ish yards, I'll be a very happy camper. I'm cautiously optimistic right now...

With the new(-ish) rookie wage scale, we should take a QB rd1 until one lights it up his rookie year. Are there downsides to this? Yes, potentially. But in the end I believe we'll come out far, far ahead.

Pants were the only thing that looked good on the field today.

Encroachment. WOW.

God I hate this game.

I can't stand him.

It really is a shame. That was the most furious I've been at a football game in a long time. I'm still mad. Ruined the season (probably). Completely agree. Would love to see it. Still mad about Utah. They did get pass happy, ugh. Also, I'm not sure I want Ty Montgomery on the Bills. Talk about a frustrating player. He is definitely not a 'beast' as a receiver. He's doing better this year, but there are plenty of frustrating plays.

Down in Palo Alto it's been nuts all week. Tailgating has been going for 6 or 7 days. Mind you, it's not as crazy as towns where there is only a college. Again it's been buzzing all week. Horseshit. Do you know how many people have to stand on the upper concourses just to watch? The stadium was absolutely rocking tonight. Regardless, my fellow Bills brethren, hail Stanford hail!

GO CAAAAAAAARD

God I want this season to still be interesting a month from now.

For me, Hackett is the biggest disappointment of the season (not counting injuries).

lol

I can't recall ever being so infuriated at halftime. I'd kick Nate Hackett out of New York.

Sounds like he speaks normally to me. The guy is going to be a star.

Yep.

I like that his play calling/gameplan was better than last week, but he still has a knack for poor playcalling at the most inopportune times. I am more frustrated with Nate than with any other part of the team, but I am trying to remain positive, and I hope that he eventually becomes capable. He is young, and this game suggests that he may be learning. I hope to see the trend continue (except the trend of horrible 3rd down calls/much of the second half). I am happy following this win. I feel like saying this because I rarely make a negative post, and the tone of my statements above may be interpreted as such.

Hackett is killing me.

Haha, thanks for adding the bolded sentence after an edit - for a second there I felt like I was taking crazy pills. It's also a good point - Revis being gone should affect these numbers. Hopefully today we start to see that trend emerge.

I can't tell if you're pulling my chain or not. Surely you saw what was in the parentheses after the portion you underlined?