IronyAbounds

The opponents losses are weighed down a bit by the Cowboys' losses since Romo went down. Also, Philly and the Skins are playing better ball now compared to beginning of the year. I still think the Bills' best and only realistic hope is that 9-7 gets them a wild card. 10-6 seems to be a stretch at this point.

I can't read the entire article since I don't have ESPN Insider, but ESPN believes that the Bills have the 2nd toughest remaining schedule, which obviously makes the playoffs an even tougher proposition. I am sure at least a portion of that is the number of road games left, but also likely factors in 2 games left with the Jets, a road game against the Cheats, and the prospect of facing a healthy Dallas team. This is where the losses to the Giants and the Jags will really come back to bite the team. Oh, and Rex sucks big time.

I'll be happy to make the playoffs just because it would be a nice change of pace after 15 years, but if the Bills limp in at 8-8 or 9-7 that won't change my opinion that Rex sucks big time.

It isn't a coincidence that the Bills have a head coach who talks like he has accomplished a lot as a head coach, which he hasn't, and players who appear to have views of their skills that have not materialized on the field. Penalties are to a very large extent a result of lack of focus and/or laziness. Players often reflect their head coach. Marv Levy wasn't particularly successful at KC but when he came to Buffalo you didn't hear a bunch of BS bravado. He just got down to work. Winning the press conference should be the least of a head coach's concerns, but with Rex it appears to his main goal (and perhaps only above average head coaching skill).

I'm reminded of the line from the movie War Games - the only way to win the game is to not play. I'm actually more optimistic about the Bills making the playoffs at this point, not because I think they are particularly good, and I certainly have no confidence in the Bills' blowhard overrated joke of a head coach, but because after you get past the top of the AFC there are simply no good teams and the Bills may be the best of that bad lot.

yeah, wonderful, now instead of thinking about what they need to do to win the game they'll be having a friggin fashion show in the locker room. This is pathetic. I hate the college game where there are a zillion color combos so you basically don't even know what your team should look like. I hate it with a passion, and now the Nike virus has infested the NFL. Christ Almighty on a pogo stick, this isn't phukin Project Runway. Have a road uni and a home uni and just play ball.

I'm not on the Fire Whaley bandwagon, but how can you argue that Whaley has put together "a hell of a team" when they are 3-4, having lost 3 of 4 at home and losing at a neutral site to one of the two or three worst teams in the league? It seems the team's record speaks far more clearly than everyone's impression of how good the Bills look on paper.

You're kinda missing my point. Sacrifices are necessary in life. It is easier for Watkins to stay off social media than have the multitude of dicks that populate the Internet suddenly become polite and gracious. Not the perfect resolution, but we don't live in a perfect world.

Much ado about nothing, or at least it should be. Athletes and entertainers make huge sums of money in jobs that while they may be physically and/or mentally taxing, really contribute little to society. One of the costs of making that much money in that type of profession is that you face criticisms that maybe unfair. Well, deal with it and don't whine like a baby. People with crappy jobs have to endure constant worry about whether they will be able to afford decent schools for their kids, health insurance, retirement, food, etc. That doesn't justify being dicks about other people, including highly paid athletes, but all in all the highly paid athlete should be thankful that his or her biggest problem is dickish fans and that they are blessed to be living in a culture that values meaningless sports and entertainment over the more essential things in life like teaching our children, treating everyone who deserves it with respect, and helping others. As has been pointed out here, if you are going to participate in Social Media you have to understand there is a downside to it, and don't whine if it isn't all hugs and kisses. If that means sacrificing being on Twitter and Facebook so be it. The slugs working those low level jobs have to make far more sacrifices in theirs lives than Sammy Watkins will by turning off his Twitter account.

In reality, because of the cap situation, there is no more rebuilding possible. They invested heavily in winning now, Rex guaranteed the playoffs after all, and if the combination of these players and this coaching staff doesn't work out, it will be at least 5 years before the personnel can be brought in to make the playoffs a good possibility. I've said it often and I'll keep saying it, Rex sucks big time, but perhaps the switch will be turned on and the team will somehow be much different in the next 9 games than it has been and they will make the playoffs. Not likely, but I hope to hell I'm wrong. I'd much prefer looking like an idiot and having the Bills make the playoffs than being able to say I told you so.

What evidence is there that this coaching staff is even as good as last year's, let alone better? The defense and special teams are clearly worse, and I see little if any improvement in the offense. Rex talks a better game than Marrone, but that is all he is, a big mouth and a terrible head coach. Hiring him was a real bonehead decision by the Pegulas.

I'm not quite sure how EJ brought the Bills back unless I missed him blocking on that interception return. His first half play and last drive play speak volumes about what he can and can not do. I bear him no malice, he isn't the one that drafted himself far too early, nor is he the one chose to start him in his first game. Nonetheless, he is not an NFL caliber QB. Remember who the Bills played today. One of the worst teams in the league. For him to stink up the joint as badly as he did is remarkable.

There is a difference between being "soft" and being "injury prone." I don't think for a second that Watkins is soft; he has played through injuries and unlike a "soft" player he seems to want to play even if injured. However, he does seems to be injury prone. Last year he was reasonably productive as a rookie, but it in very clear that his effectiveness was limited due to the injuries he incurred. Being injured throughout this year's training camp and the preseason didn't help matters, and he has not had a game this year at 100%. Worse, the types of injuries he has suffered seem to be the slow to heal kind so even if he can play he is not at 100%. Unless and until he can play a considerable stretch of games at close to 100% his durability has to be suspect..

The injuries are not the be all and end all. As noted in the paper today, the Bills had receivers open, EJ just didn't get the ball to them. In any event, the Bills are 3-3 because they have beaten two patsies and one moderately good team that has not played all that well this year. Three games against decent teams have all been loses. I didn't like the Ryan selection from day 1 and nothing at all has happened that has changed my view that he is all bluster and no substance. IMO he is simply a lousy head coach.

True, but apparently the "bad jets" sans Rex Ryan are no longer the "bad jets" so perhaps one of the most important of the several reasons is that they got rid of Ryan. He has taken a top 5 defense and completely mucked it up. That alone should be a signal that he is all hat and no cattle.

The biggest problem with the schedule is the five out of six games on the road. That is going to wear the team down, and even though they should beat the Chiefs, the Eagles and the Redskins, in all likelihood they lose at least one of those games. They definitely caught a break getting the London game instead of what would otherwise be a road game, and I think they beat the Cowboys at home. When it's all said and done my guess is a disappointing 9-7 year to make it 16 in a row.

It is clearly the case that helmets with padding on the outside would do more to reduce concussions (and other injuries resulting from a very hard substance striking either body tissue or other vary hard substances) than anything that is done inside a hard shell helmet. However, shiny helmets with vibrant logos are much more desirable from a visual and audio standpoint and the NFL will never do anything to detract from the production value of an NFL game. Having drooling brain-impaired former players in their 50's and 60's is not enough to justify ruining the experience of watching the NFL. If there were enough outcry from fans things might change, but fans basically don't give a crap about the players once they no longer play.

Ryan's treatment of Carpenter is puzzling and contemptible. If Cundiff has been brought in for kick-offs and as relief for a couple of weeks to give Carpenter a chance to heal, that's great, but then Ryan should just stop his subtle digs at DC. If they think Cundiff is better than Carpenter, even the 2015 so far Carpenter, this FO is simply delusional. As for Moore, two things: (1) bringing him could be simply a case of disillusionment with Thigpen, or it could be a sign that Sammy's injury is worse than has been disclosed, (2) the low percentage of catchable throws his way suggests that he is not a good route-runner and he is ending up somewhere other than where he was supposed to be.

What's interesting is that he takes off to help the guy on his left, who didn't need help, while the blocker to his right was having trouble dealing with his assignment and that defender almost got through to TT. All in all, not Richie's finest moment.

lather, rinse, repeat

Well, perhaps it has to do with Miami having a terrible defense.

No, it's boring for me when playoff time arrives and, once again, the Bills don't make the playoffs. Don't give me this "fans" crap. Blind homerism isn't any more a sign of a good "fan" than emotional criticism when the wheels fall off. More to the point, doubters of this franchise have been wrong far less than the blissfully ignorant optimists.

Don't worry, the homers will find an excuse for this abortion of a game.

Just beat the Pats on Sunday. Do that and the Bills stay relevant. Lose, and the Bills are just more roadkill in the Tom Brady caravan of douchebaggery.

Let me know when the Pats win 4 AFC Championships in a row. And let me know when they don't cheat. I don't expect to hear either of the above any time soon.