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Good speculation. He's probably smarter about the Eagles after that embarrassment then he was before. And not to make excuses for him, but did he suit up that game? I wouldn't want the guy as a DC but as long as he's been in football, he might have some useful insights.

I thought Bills fans were a band of brothers - united by our love for the team and the shared misery of our history. We won't always agree, but I think we can agree to disagree civilly. IMHO, ad hominem attacks have no place on TBD.

Both opponents are fighting for the NFCE division crown. But both opponents also have losing records. If we don't beat both these two teams, we don't deserve a playoff berth.

I love the optimism! Personally, my hopes crashed when the last second ticked off the clock of the KC game. I've already come to emotional terms with the idea that we will miss the playoffs yet again.

Maybe so... "There is even a Hollywood movie, “Concussion,” due out this Christmas Day, that dramatizes the story of my discoveries in this area of research." But his points are valid nonetheless and I think the safety of children playing high-impact sports deserves a national debate.

If Tyrod threw 507 times, teams would use different defenses against him.

Roman was always been better at coordinating the run game than the passing game. We put up 30 yesterday. Roman's game plan worked. But you do have to wonder what our O would look like if we had an OC that utilized all our weapons.

I spent weeks being angry. But I'm moving beyond that now. I started the year thinking that we'd probably make the playoffs this year. Now I think the playoffs are improbable this and next year. Rex just isn't the savior HC I thought he would be. I'm personally moving to Stage 5: I accept that Rex isn't the defensive mastermind I thought he was and the the play of the Bills D will not excel under him. I accept that Roman will always do will with the run game but struggle developing a potent aerial attack. Denial — The first reaction is denial. In this stage individuals believe the diagnosis is somehow mistaken, and cling to a false, preferable reality. Anger — When the individual recognizes that denial cannot continue, it becomes frustrated, especially at proximate individuals. Certain psychological responses of a person undergoing this phase would be: "Why me? It's not fair!"; "How can this happen to me?"; '"Who is to blame?"; "Why would this happen?". Bargaining — The third stage involves the hope that the individual can avoid a cause of grief. Usually, the negotiation for an extended life is made in exchange for a reformed lifestyle. People facing less serious trauma can bargain or seek compromise. Depression — "I'm so sad, why bother with anything?"; "I'm going to die soon so what's the point?"; "I miss my loved one, why go on?" During the fourth stage, the individual becomes saddened by the mathematical probability of death. In this state, the individual may become silent, refuse visitors and spend much of the time mournful and sullen. Acceptance — "It's going to be okay."; "I can't fight it, I may as well prepare for it."; "Nothing is impossible." In this last stage, individuals embrace mortality or inevitable future, or that of a loved one, or other tragic event. People dying may precede the survivors in this state, which typically comes with a calm, retrospective view for the individual, and a stable condition of emotions.

I don't think there's any debate that TT's numbers look pretty good so far for a young QB. But before we get too excited about those numbers, let's add one more: the Bills passing offense is ranked 28th in the league. While TT has been efficient with the ball, he's hardly leading a high-powered aerial attack. I think most of the debate about TT isn't about the numbers anyway. It's about his ceiling. Some out there are convinced he just doesn't have what it takes to get better. They say he's too short to find open receivers. He's too slow with his progressions - or would prefer to run if the primary isn't open. He throws the ball after the receiver breaks and lacks anticipation. Personally, I've seen enough good in Tyrod that I'd like to roll with him next season. I don't want to potentially waste a draft pick on another QB. I'd rather build up the rest of the team and give TT a great supporting cast.

Pettine should have never taken the HC job. Feel for the guy.

Gotta agree. Marrone left the D to Schwartz who did a great job and got us some wins. Marrone's pathetic offense didn't win us games.

Yikes. And we've had so many!

At the beginning of the season, many thought our D would be so stingy that our offense would only need to average 20 points per game to qualify us for the playoffs. TT is delivering against that goal. While the offense doesn't produce a ton of yards or first downs, it does produce its share of points - often through big plays. And it hasn't turned the ball over a lot. TT is not an elite QB (yet). At the beginning of the season, we didn't think we needed him to be one of the elite. Now that we've seen what Rex has done with our D, we're all wanting more out of TT to compensate. It's probably not fair or realistic. For a first year starter, TT is doing fine.

I'm not given to superlatives, but I have to agree. I've thought the refereeing has been worst this year than I've ever seen before in 40+ years of watching football. Many of the missed calls have been both obvious mistakes and game-changers. It makes you wonder what's going wrong in training and/or selection and/or accountability.

I agree wholeheartedly. The lack of challenges on the Maclin catch and the Hogan catch really killed me. The players who worked so hard to win this game, and all the fans who were so invested in the game, were screwed by the refs. But Rex was an unwitting accomplice.

Even if we hire a football czar, the team won't get immediately better. I very much doubt the czar will fire Rex, or change him very much. With Rex's track record on the defensive side of the ball - which admittedly is a very good one - he's not going to get fired this quickly nor is he going to change his defensive philosophy. Plus, you've got to worry about hiring coaches and GMs in the future if your czar becomes a meddler. As a long term idea, I like the idea of hiring a czar if he's someone who wisely advises the Pegulas on how to be good owners.

I'm now officially off the Rex Bandwagon. The lack of challenges on calls that were obviously bad was maddening. The D has been a disappointment all year (sans 2nd Pats game). I have to imagine a Schwartz-Roman or H.Jackson-Roman combo would have produced more wins to this point than a Ryan-Roman combo has.

I know Greg Roman is a coaching throwback in that he's a run-first kind of guy. But did anyone really expect the Bills to run a bunch of two-back sets? Felton on the field for 1 of 4 snaps seems about right.

I didn't remember he actually interviewed. I do remember a lot of fans wanted him to be the next Bills coach. But thought the organization was too cheap to present him with a serious offer. For a while, people wondered who would be the better HC - Kelly or the guy we landed instead, Doug Marrone? Seems funny in retrospect.

I'm surprised by the negativity. I never wanted TT to be the starter but have been pleased - for the most part - with what I've seen. I do think he played poorly yesterday. I also think he tends to be late with his decisions. And, maybe because of his stature, he sometimes has trouble finding the open guy. But even after last night, TT is still the 14th rated QB in the NFL right now. He's rated ahead of Mariota, Winston, Rivers, Wilson, Newton, Luck and Alex Smith. And, presumably, TT is still learning. Sometimes I think we give up on young players too soon.

The Pats - and often their fans - are reviled in Western New York. But your posts are always classy. Agree with your observations. Thought it was interesting to see Brady give up on so many plays by throwing the ball away. Proud of our D for the most part. But it was hard to run on your D. They're ranked high for good reason. And TT just played poorly. Embarrassingly bad game by the refs.

Scary

That sucked

Chance for TT to be the hero after a mediocre game so far

Some of Roman's play calling has been questionable