Sisyphean Bills

If Ralph decides he's seen enough...

Have you forgotten the third hand corollary so soon? "Dick Jauron teams win close football games." (We can ignore that they also lose close games and get blown out every once in a while for the sake of numbin' it down.)

It's his job and he knows it. (clap your hands)

OK, but to play devil's advocate, if Merriman can be picked up off the street and comes in and has a decided impact on the defensive performance, and he was already in hand at the time, then how was it that the Bills prized those free agents that contributed to some of the worst defensive performances in NFL history? Why was his leadership overlooked until his ineffective replacement went down for a month or more with an injury? If it was about saving a little money, why trade for a more expensive Tarvaris Jackson who, it was promised, will never play when cheaper options to run the scout team are still available?

C'mon, man. You have to give TJax a year or more to figure out the playbook.

Speaking of the Packers/Seahawks game, a very similar thing happened in the New England/Buffalo game. New England came out in the second half and started running a power trap game and the Bills just stayed in their nickel defense. Gailey admitted that after the clock read 0:00, he had a conversation with Wannstedt about tightening things up walking through the hallways. WTF? Why not make some counter adjustments, you know, when the game is actually being played?

Here's another pearl: 2-14 teams win a couple of games every year.

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Him being back is a sign that at least someone is on the wrong page, and maybe not even in the same library.

So, he should be fired twice?

Get your popcorn ready...

http://forums.twobillsdrive.com/topic/151292-the-defense-is-not-that-talented/?do=findComment&comment=2595119 Maybe young isn't the right adjective?

It's nice to set goals. Under 50!

Have to agree about the LBs. They spend too many snaps standing flat footed, watching the game, eating their popcorn for my tastes. I can't decide if they suck or they have analysis paralysis from the Wannstupid scheme.

Our bad QB is better than the Cardinals bad QB?

It has a better ring to it than, "Tarvaris, I love the guy, but he sucks." It just flows off the keyboard better.

Yep. Pop goes the Geno dream bubble.

Got to agree that CJ's play is making Chan look like a fool. Why keep a weapon like that locked in the gun cabinet when the barbarians are running through the house?

Well, that wasn't half bad.

The offense has a pulse.

Let's hold our breath too.

Get used to colonoscopies?

Fitz set an NFL record for fewest yards per pass attempt the year he took over for an injured Palmer in Cinci.

Sounds like last week.

I'd take it a step further than that. After all, Nix re-signed Fitzpicks to an extension. I'd say that Gailey thought, and may still think, that Fitzpicks can be the starter. That he can mold him into a viable NFL starter that he can win with. Nix, for his part, takes input from the coaching staff on what they feel are the priorities. If you recall, Nix said coming into this job that he felt the Bills already had talent at the position but it was being held back by other factors. It wasn't until Trent Edwards jogged out of bounds on the last play of the game (surrendered) instead of slinging the ball down the field that it dawned on Gailey that Trent had problems that he couldn't fix. Another problem with biding your time and waiting for the draft goose to lay its lucky golden egg is one of credibility. How long does it take for the average franchise QB to fall out of the sky on one's head? How often has that happened in Buffalo over the 50+ years the team has been in business? The point being that in the meantime, when you are diddling around waiting and being patient, everyone else sees teams ebb and flow and take risks, some of which do make them better. To be somewhat fair to Gailey, Jim Harbaugh is showing that it is possible to turn a team around without replacing your QB. However, while Alex Smith has struggled heavily, he does possess some talent, enough to have been a #1 overall draft pick. Further, Harbaugh took the roster he was given and designed to its strengths. Honestly, the Bills and 49ers had been in a similar cycle for quite some time, but the 49ers have made a strong ascending move the last 2 years, whereas the Bills appear to be sinking ever lower in the waves.