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Um Yah , I think I got that part. but thanks for the insight.

The problem with TT all season was that he didn't improve on any of his positives from the last 2 years. He still was extremely limited in his passing game, could not see open guys, checked down and threw passes way too short. In addition his touch on deep passes was mediocre to poor. But the big problem wasn't all those things. The big problem is that TT lost his elusiveness and running ability in key situations this year. Maybe I am imagining this but TT looked older, slower and seemed to take way more sacks (esp in really bad situations). There were some glaringly bad examples of this today. About the only positive of TT at this point is he throws very few INTs and if the D can score points or give him a short field he can win you games. Other than that the TT era should be over.

Exactly!! All these people saying that not spying the QB wasn't relevant are missing the point hugely. If they had adjusted and spied Bortles, he doesn't get those first downs and they don't get ANY points. So yeah giving up 10pts is great, but giving up ZERO pts is considerably better when your team cannot get anything done on offense. Also Spying Bortles would have forced him into his usual bad decisions and he might have actually thrown some INTS, which for us was one of the keys to victory today and all year.

Why would the NFL outlaw horse collar tackles but allow the head to be tackled ?? especially on a QB??!! Its so stupid!

Yes the loss is on Dennison and TT but the officials incompetence and ticky tack penalties were just enough to inch the Jags over the finish line.

I don't which is more surprising Mularkey winning a big game, The Titans D manning up in the 2nd half or Mariota's pass to himself for a TD. What was not surprising was Alex Smith and Andy Reid choking yet again. They are so NOT money

wow that's a huge blunder. no fair catch??

Wow the Titans D looks kitten soft.

OMG what the hell kind of explanation did Jerry Austin just give??? Like setting off a BS cloud grenade. Mariotta's forward progress was stopped?? He was standing still!!! got hit and clearly fumbled the ball. but his forward progress was stopped?!!!! what utter idiocy is this!!

One of the worst parts of the drought for me was how it seemed that the Bills situation seemed to fly in the face of the law of averages, defied chance and luck and almost seemed like a curse. There were way too many times that we should have made the playoffs and the most freakish things happened that went against us. All those times we needed a Dalton/Boyd play for us we never got one instead we got McKelvin fumbling to the Pats or an insanely bad officiating decision. Just a horrible time to be a fan.

If the Bills are going to win this, they have to get up early and force Bortles and the Jags to chase the game. If they can get the Jags to abandon the run and Bortles panics it will rain INTs. If the Jags get the run game going, the Bills are dead meat.

I do still respect Marrone as a coach but he looked out of ideas and pretty frustrated with his team yesterday. The jags looked really bad overall and got a lucky TD. Bortles was abysmal and his INTs made him look noodley armed. If the Bills can take advantage of turnovers, they will win this!

I cannot get over how great these college qbs look esp in the bowl games and then they turn into Jamarcus Russel in the NFL . How can scouts for NFL teams possibly know if they can make the jump to the NFL.? Seems like guessing to me.

I watched the home run throwback game in an American sports bar in Antigua, Guatemala while travelling through Central America in 1999/2000. The sparse crowd in there was mostly indifferent to either team. As a Bills fan I was loudly cheering for the Bills by myself much to the amusement of a sympathetic Jets fan at the next table. When the Bills went up on the Christie FG I was elated, only to be crushed seconds later. When the Bengals scored yesterday it was like an orgasm of liberation for me from that terrible moment in that bar all those years ago! So awesome!

Had to watch the Bills game online because I’m at Disney in Orlando. The local station had the jags game on so I watched that one on the TV. Jags looked awful and only got a lucky TD on a gaffe by Mariotta. Bortles looked really, really bad. This is a very winnable game!

I loved that call! Fairytale for Kyle! The love on the sidelines was awesome as well. Really cool of McD and Denn to do that!!

I can understand your frustration at the lack of buzz, but surely you and the rest of us have seen this movie before and we all know how it ends. We fall just short because of one stupid loss (insert your selected game here). A winnable game blown by drops, officiating, bad coaching or acts of God. Its Charlie Brown kicking the football for the Bills whenever we are in this situation and the mirage of the playoffs is always cruelly taken away. At the same time do you have any confidence that TT can get it done vs the Fins in Miami? I really wanted TT to play the game of his life last week vs the Pats but he was really lacking when it mattered most. He just doesn't seem to have it when he needs to take the team on his back. So you can probably understand that most fans have little optimism that we can finally get over the hump on Sunday.

I didn't feel that bad that Dareus got traded. I thought that his suspensions, the sloppy attitude and his meagre pass rush sealed his fate. However his run stuffing ability or even the fact that his humungous size made RBs run around him and be tackled by others I completely missed. His value was there and nowhere else. Too bad the monster contract made Beane nervous. Had he been signed to something reasonable he might still be there. In any case the run defense has been absolutely abysmal since. You would think though that Beane and McDermott would have been aware of this strength of Dareus and at the very least had a plan B for the run stopping.

In a sumo match?? well in that case its Tolbert hands down!! A Crisco eating contest? Tolbert once again dominates. Exploding for a 2 yard gain on a 2nd and 25?? Tolbert!!! Dropping a crucial slant route with the ball passed into his arms and ample torso? TOLBERT AGAIN!! Gilleslie would be so mentally crushed by this stage he would slink away tail between his legs and somehow try to comfort himself with no 1 seed in the playoffs.

The delusional part of me (a strong part of me as a Bills fan) always believes we can win against anyone, that luck will intervene and we will get a break and pull it off. However the logical part did not have much hope yesterday. In fact of all the meetings with the Pats this is probably one of the least confident I have been pregame. In the past we have had at least a strong defense, pass rush or something going for us to balance out the constant mediocrity at QB. This time we had a mediocre and injured defense combined with a mediocre QB and poor offensive coordinator who makes really dumb decisions at the worst times. In the end it all played out like it was supposed to. I'm still illogically angry about it though!!

"you're about to get a shaft this big!!!!"""

Oh I agree TT has to go. Next week is probably his last game as a Bill (unless the playoff miracle happens). I thought Peterman was decent in the preseason but you have to be related to the guy to not be completely terrified of what you seen from him since. I don't think he is the answer either, and definitely not next week after a concussion.

Somehow I thought of this Simpsons clip when thinking of Gronk's fear of us. Just sub out Germans for Bills:

Sorry but TT is our only chance to win in Miami. As bad as he has been at times throughout the season as much as he cannot rise to the occasion (like today) he is still better than a pretty mediocre rookie. You have to have sniffed gasoline to think that Peterman could somehow be better right now after that potentially career destroying performance in SD and then if that wasn't bad enough, getting his bell rung on a stupid play vs the Colts. What could possibly make you think that he could get it done at this point against a fearsome pass rush like the Fins have. They would eat Peterman alive. The bottom line is both qbs suck, TT just a little less at this point.

Find Karlos Williams Stat!! Offer him a bag of crack or whatever he likes.