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Just getting run over. Some great defensive coaching we have. We can only hope the rumors are true.

Totally agree. TT is limited and will always be limited--mainly by his size. Yes, he can run and the Bills have done a good job of building their offense around his strengths. The problems comes, in games like last week, where when you are forced to win with your passing game, it is just not going to be there on any consistent basis. He has had his moments as a passer (Seattle game), but he is not a consistent enough threat there--opposing teams know that and will continue to do all they can to limit the run and seek to get the Bills into a "passing needed" situation. And when that happens, the odds are against TT. EJ has better QB tools, but his mental game has never been given time to develop--that is how it is with desperate teams/organizations--they never have the time. He was rushed into the situation before he was ready and has not recovered. I do believe, with his growing knowledge and maturity, he will be a productive NFL QB somewhere--but not in Buffalo. The confidence in him is lost by the fanbase, and most importantly, the front office. Add to that, a Head Coach who is clueless, and well, it is just never going to work. The bottom line, next year the Bills will stick with TT--they really have no choice, unless a surprise QB becomes available.

Haven't we all? It's bad enough that his act gets old, but worse, the league has passed him by. His alleged defensive genius is gone. And what's worse, he is not smart enough to see this and adjust to the players he has .... who all performed (on Defense, that is) much better before he got here. Time to "cut bait" . . . the only way he should save his job is if they somehow win-out the season and make the playoffs, and that is a very slim possibility.

it is both, but I do think in the greater body of work, the Defense is more suspect than the Offense. This!

We would call that a choke. They were cruising up to that point, then I have no idea what happened, Tyrod couldn't hit a barn, the line couldn't run block, the Defense completely collapsed, and the coaching decisions again seemed dumb.

I was thinking the same thing ... what were they trying to do at the end, get someone hurt?

Yes, Tyrod stinks. But again, the problem with this team is the Defense. Until that brutal reality is faced, nothing will change.

Michigan can pack their bags for the Poinsettia Bowl Barbarian, that ship sailed last week. I really am neutral in all this, but if you look at the last 7-8 weeks, it seems like a no-brainer, PSU is the best team in the Big 10. OSU did not win the Michigan game, it was handed to them, and the big M just has no claim. They have two conference losses, finished 3rd in their division, etc., etc. The team that won the conference should go; especially when the only other real option is a team they beat--and Michigan is not the other "real" option. Have fun in San Diego U of M.

I am resigned to the fact that the greedy NFL owners will never let that happen.

This! That very winnable game will haunt us at the end of the season

Good article, but they need to do a little fact checking: "It is Buffalo’s first December road game while in playoff contention in 12 years." = Wrong, how about the trip to Oakland two years ago?

Go PSU! .... clearly, they're better than OSU, they beat them in a game right?

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Don't they have a QB coach?

Hope you all have a great time. And be careful around that goth, ex-con, disguised as football fans, crowd.

If everyone is back: Marcel, Sammy, Robert Woods, and maybe most important, Henderson?, this could be a great game.

What was it Mark Twain said? "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics."

smart move, guaranteeing there will be a rule change this year

a classic line, that fits perfectly

Bottom-line: The Bills first Playoff game is Sunday in Oakland. Win that, and we have a chance to make the real party. Lose it, and start thinking about the draft.

I have been wondering the same thing, it seems as if Jerry Hughes has been MIA--except for the occasional stupid penalty, that part of his game has not diminished. So, is it him, or is it our Defensive Coaching geniuses who seem to have a knack for making great players disappear? It was before the ball arrived, held. Sexy, not the word I had for it: Scary?

Their defense is not very good. My fear is more the Bills Defense, they have not faired too well against good teams. It could be a real shootout.

Good read. Thanks Virgil. I especially agree with your assessment of this Defense. It is really our biggest problem now. The Offense scores, maybe not the conventional 2016 NFL way, but points are points. It is the Defense that is wildly inconsistent.

Sign him!