Livinginthepast

I wanted the Falcons to redeem themselves but they were a huge disappointment almost all year. Didn't deserve to get back there and their coach is an idiot. Still amazing that the Bills made it to 4 straight SBs and even more amazing somehow choked in them all.

Very sad that 2 bogus penalties decided this game. The soft Offensive PI on the Titans and the false start (where they Pats centre moved). In the end though the Titans are crap and seemed to fold prematurely after their big O linemen went down. Had the Titans scored on the drive they got PI on it might have been a game but since then it has been a disaster for the them. Very poor play calling by the Titans as well. Even the mighty Lebeau looks demoralized and beaten on the D side. wow Gronk is a full 2ft taller than that chick interviewing him.

The Pats should have snuck Gronk into the end zone before the kick and had him alley oop it through!! The refs would be too distracted like WWE refs to notice!!

SNEAK THE DAMN BALL. Is that a gadget play or something or just too a little to smart for coaches?

Now that was PI!!

What kills me is that this must be a premium officials crew or the "best of the best" to get a playoff game. And yet they look completely inept at what they are doing. They cant seem to understand what a penalty is and what isn't. holy crap this is embarassing

Was that a legit penalty on the Titans D?? possibly but very soft call

So we are at 3 bogus penalties for the Pats and one non call on an illegal block by Hogan.

I would much rather have the refs put away the whistles and the flags like the old NHL refs used to do in the playoff overtimes than have these constant ticky tak calls that are bogus. Like the Pats need any help to win.

Here we go !! BS PI on the Titans negate a 1st D

2009 season one of the most satisfying games I have ever watched!!

a Fake reverse results in huge yardage. The Champs do it but we weren't capable of that complex play last week or ever with TT and Rico?

This just reminds me of why the Falcons lost the SB . Bad coaching, bad play calling, dumb play calling. That last series of downs 1st and goal was abysmal. Did they even disguise the last play was a pass?? and then the play gets blown up within the first 2 seconds and it resembles a touch football game after a few beers and your QB has run out of steamboats. I just cannot believe that was the play call. Your season is on the line and you call that low % pass?? Should have called something like the 2nd Georgia TD run play from the national championship game and kept the defense guessing but noooooo.

When I watched the Falcons meltdown last year in the SB I thought a bit of the psychology of losing like that and thought about the Bills and wide right. Arguably the Falcons collapse was much worse but it could be said that the Bills losing to the the Giants was ultimately a bigger upset overall. Its an interesting question to whether teams that experience such a devastating loss can ever truly recover. Part of me is pulling for the Falcons to show that you can overcome your failings. The Bills never could in those 4 SBs and it still haunts' me that but for one missed FG it might have been so different.

Not that one, it was like Foles threw up a beach ball!!

Possibly the worst attempted INT I have ever seen, I could have caught that, my 8 year old could have caught that, my dog could have caught that.

I think that Manziel has a chance in the CFL to find a Flutie like redemption but the big IF here is whether his attitude has changed. Has that huge ego been taken down a notch after not playing for 2 years and nobody in the NFL showing the slightest interest? Unlike Flutie, Manziel is his own worst enemy and his complete lack of self discipline/ dbaggery is just a few drinks away. If he hasn't grown out of this tendency then sooner or later the bad Manziel will return. If this happens he will find the CFL beneath him and too "minor league" for his lofty talent and the resulting implosion/explosion will be spectacular. Now if by some miracle the last 2 years have chastened Johnny Football and he now sees the error of his ways, he could do really well in the CFL. The big field, pass happy offenses and defensive linemen that are more normal sized humans will all do wonders for his style of QB. Should be interesting to watch either way.

I agree, but the next few moves, TT's future, draft and OC hire are absolutely crucial. It was a great year but lets keep making good decisions and not slip up!!

Wow its nice to see some common sense prevail at 1BD in regards to Dennison. Yes TT is not up to snuff but neither was Dennison. He needed to be fired. I'm glad they held him accountable for some of the bad decisions and the Offense's regression. I am relieved that all the talk that Dennison might be retained is over. Too many times in the last 20 years the Bills have made totally inane decisions on coach hires, on players, on drafting on playcalling and the people responsible are allowed to keep their jobs only to continue unsurprisingly, to make the same bad decisions. Only then are they fired after even more damage is done. Now at least McD has chance to start fresh. Lets get an innovative coordinator who accentuates the offensive players strengths and skills and can think on his feet!!

Yeah I'm sure the experience of being in London during the Bills Jags game was pretty cool but that was probably being in London that was 95% of that. I have probably been to London about 6 X in my life and its an incredible experience. The Bills Jags game like a lot of the London games was a train wreck. These games maybe great to attend but the way the game plays out has a gimmicky exhibition game type feel. As a fan watching on TV for whatever team is playing I think the games have been crap. All the real games in an NFL season should be played on American soil...period!! As for where the Jags play I could care less, not sure why this was included in your post?

The one player that I really regret the Bills not signing was Drew Brees. After the 2005 season we should have offered him a huge contract and got him here. I remember thinking at the time that he would be a great fit here and then he goes to the Saints. Looking back, how in the hell do the Bills stand pat with Kelly Holcomb and JP Losman when Brees was there for the taking. Brees had some shoulder issues but overrated blowhard Donahoe should have had at least the brainpower to see a stud QB when it was right in front of him. Did Ralph get cheap?? They had just come off a really pathetic season in 2005 as well. Still makes me mad thinking of the missed opportunity. The drought would have been over after 6 seasons had we got him, instead it was another decade on ineptitude!!

The London games are as lame as the Bills in Toronto series..... well maybe not quite that Lame, but pretty stupid.

Hate the Patriots, it will take a long time for that to go away, even after Brady is gone. Miami was #1 but now they are so irrelevant I don't think they really matter at all. I don't think I have hated a franchise more in sports than the Pats. No dynasty has ever perpetuated as long as this Patriots team. The Islanders in the early 80s, the Steelers of the late 70s, the Cowboys of the 90s were all "evil" empires but 5-7 years was the absolute most they lasted. This Patriots juggernaut has been defying all the logic of sport in the past 17 years!! I actually don't really like any teams other than the Bills though as a kid I loved the Houston Oilers back in the Bum Phillips / Earl Campbell days. loved the jersey as well.

I agree, to me this season its been BOTH TT and Rico that have been poor for all the reasons you have brought up. In addition, I think TT has just regressed as a QB. He made a lot of bad decisions this year (esp with taking bad sacks) that you didn't see in the previous 2 years. His passing game went backwards as well. Finally he seemed to lose that elusiveness he had in year 1 under Rex. But Dennison really must be oblivious not to see this and adjust his offense. He never did right down to the last series in the last game. This shows me Dennison is either dumb or arrogant. In any case I don't think TT is salvageable, we have seen his ceiling. Dennison is just not up to it either and needs to be gone. Bring in some young guy who can innovate this offense and use the people we have on the field!!

I completely disagree with you on that point. I saw some dynamic formations and plays last night that most NFL teams are afraid to try. Its almost like the innovations on offense are all in college football. The NFL just dismisses this stuff as "gadget plays" but to me they look a lot like Ted Marchibroda's offense of early 90s. The running play on the Bulldogs 2nd TD was executed perfectly and all I could think of was why didn't the Bills do something like that on the goal line vs Jacksonville??!!. I would say that college football is where coaches have the guts to try new things. The NFL is where outdated ideas live and innovations come to die! You are completely correct about the rest of the post. The entertainment value in the NCAA is when mistakes blow open the game. Last night was chock full of that much to the improvement of the game. The kicking of FGs was especially hilarious. The Alabama kicker looked like a guy they pulled out of the audience on that last second kick.