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Jut read this from a Boston Globe article . . . "Cordy Glenn, a second-round pick, has done a surprisingly solid job at left tackle. Left guard Andy Levitre has had some struggles, while center Eric Wood and right guard Kraig Urbik are good. Very good right tackle Erik Pears has had increased playing time after dealing with a groin injury in the preseason." Really, "left guard Andy Livitre has had some struggles"??? Wow! Do your homework BG writers.

If the Bills don't want to take that risk, you know someone else will, he's too good to let him walk

sad to see him go, he has been the consummate professional, and for many years was the Bills best player. Well, let's hope Powell doesn't shank one this week . . .

With the rash of RB injuries, and McKelvin's success as a return man (he is fast, and seems to know what to do with the ball in his hands) and his demotion on defense, is it time to get creative and give him a few looks on offense? Interestingly, this week's opponent, Belichick is the master mad scientist when it comes to this sort of thing--it seems he is always moving people around to unfamiliar positions, and getting good production from them. Is it time to give him a little bit of his own witches brew? I know McKelvin has hands of stone sometime of defense; but, like last week, he occasionally comes up with an interception and he has developed into a pretty reliable punt and kickoff catcher. Could he be utilized in a slot position, to then be an end-around threat? short pass and go type of receiver? some running plays that get him to the edge? etc. Your thoughts?

Ah! A Butch Rolle reset . . . the Ultimate "Rolle" Player, all he did was score touchdowns, that's all

:thumbsup:

So, is the rule if he fumbled the ball (which, regardless of our opinions, is the call that was made by the replay official) is it counted as a sack, even though he wasn't touched or forced into the aledged "fumble"?

To all . . . good discussion, but please don't violate any laws. My bigger point to the two rags: Yes, you can charge, its your property, and your right to do so .... but is it a good business decision? That, I would content, is a "No." The little they make by this paradigm shift will be off-set by the goodwill they lose. The bottom line is, they make their money through selling advertisements, and if people are turned-off by the fees, less will view the ads. they do sell, and then less businesses will buy the ads. Maybe they have calculated that and feel the risk/reward is worth it, but I doubt it.

Can the Bills Beat the Pats w/o CJ and FredEx? Yeap! The Cardinals and Ravens both did it without either one.

Someone at the Rochester D&C has apparently misunderstood what the WWW is all about and is now in some misguided and sadistic attempt to capitalize on the well known toxic addictions of the Buffalo Bills fans -- it now seems as though we out of town'ers, have to pay a subscription to get access to their articles. NEVER!!! Its time to fight this money grab, please do three things, if you would . . . 1) Can someone who has access (if its free), copy and paste the articles into TBD, so the rest of the world can share in the brilliance of the R D&C sports columnists. 2) For everyone else - boycott this tyrrany! PLEASE DO NOT succumb to this capitalist takeover attempt of the internet. 3) Write them a note telling them what you think of their stunt. Time to stand up and and be counted Bills fans! And, have a good day . . . because the Bills won! Even the R D&C cannot rob me of that joy.

Any punt that Cribbs couldn't get his hands on was a good punt

I said it in another thread, I'll say it here: I would rather see him kicking it 30 yards and out of bounds, then watching Cribbs run one back for a TD! BTW: In case you haven't noticed, our coverage units have NOT been very stellar. "Do whatever you can to keep them a non-factor, keep kicking it out Brian, keep it up the good work!"

Mooreman was mentioned twice: People, hew as not "terrible," he was intentionally punting the ball away from the most dangerous return man in the NFL. . . . A 30 yard punt that goes out of bounce on the side is much better than a 50 yard punt that gets run back into the end zone. Granted, maybe a few could go longer, but if you're gong to miss on them, miss outside, never inside the hash marks --- and that is what he did today.

agreed!

But it was the booth that overturned the call on the field--the replacement refs had it right, again, how was there enough evidence to reverse that call ??????

with the RBs going down, we need him ... time to start contributing

would like to see a few deep throws, at least to show it ... but, this game really didn't call for it

I saw that the Bills gave up a sack, but couldn't recall where it was. In looking at the game thread, the fumble was called a sack (first, it should not have been ruled a fumble, how they could overturn that? It deserves an explanation). Anyhow, Fitz was not touched on the play, how can it be credited for a sack? Am I missing something here? In the big picture, not a big deal -- but for the pride of the offensive line, it is a big deal. Real Stat: 3 games = 0 Sacks given up by this line, and another solid running game (139 yards) out of them, even without the #1 and #1A backs!

I "hope" Bradham plays a big role for us today and all season, "I think" as in, "I know" .... well, not so fast my friend

LUGUBRIOUS . . . the name of my aunt's fifth husband, he was of Italian decent.

Dick Jauron is a good man, and a good football coach. Charismatic? No! But, as he hints to in the blogger interview, he was also smart enough to know that he didn't have the personnel to win in the NFL --- particularly, in the AFC East Division when the Patriots were having their way with everyone. The Point: Time has shown that the he didn't have the people needed to win. Coaches are only as smart as their players are good. For DJ, he didn't have "the right tools in the tool box" to get the job done in Buffalo. Now he should take some blame for that, as I'm sure he had a say in picks like Maybin and Hardy, (oh, and who was that D-Linemen we selected late in the first round--cut last year?) etc., but in the end, they had a fine collection of 7-9 talent for three years, and just couldn't figure out how to go above that level . . . hopefully, the regime has that figured out.

The Polyanna side of this stat: If he gets back to some level of competency, just think how good our offense will be . . . we might lead the league in scoring TDs, maybe we could be the best in the Red Zone, and to cap it off, if we can start running the ball, we might lead the league in that too! Oh, wait ???? Go figure? ... as Mark Twain said, there are lies, damn lies, and statistics. Well, so far the stats say a lot of good things, hopefully the realities will align with those stats soon. I do think the offense has potential, but clearly Fitz has to play better.

It all worked out, with a little draft-day trading magic - we got that guy in the 3rd round

Eagles are probably calling Orchard Park as we speak ... they are down to five healthy o-lineman, it got so bad today that D. Bell got to play for awhile

I don't drink, but you guys enjoy for me