richNjoisy

Isn't great to have a coaching staff you can count on? 'course this won't stop me fro doing my own game-planning It seems obvious that the jets will try to beat us with Chad's arm. Their run game is mediocre. This falls into the Bils strength: pass rush and pass defense. Chad throw very good short and mid range passes but can hit the long ball which I imagine they will go for throughout the game. The Bills must gameplan for the long ball too. The last time Chad showed up in Buffalo, he led the Jets to a lead but then tried a scramble and Fletcher send him to the sidelines and ultimately to the surgeon (shoulder injury). Chad cannot move and is a staue in the pocket. Key is to rattle him - it can be done. On offense, the Bills strength is the rungame and the jets can't stop it. Hmmmm....pound the ball. The weather may be a factor. Wind and/or rain. Turnovers may wreak havoc on both sides. Does JP have to win this game for us? I don;t think so. We can win with stopping the passing game of the Jets and pounding the ball on offense. -RnJ

The weekend weather is beginning to become clearer as the higher resolution models begin to come into range of the weekend forecast. it is still a little too early to see the event completely but it appears that the longer range models are underestimating the strength of the the leading system and thus underestimating the strength of the front coming through on Saturday. Right now, it looks like the system will strengthen and stall to the north and west of Buffalo . Meanwhile , the ridge to our east also strengthens. If this "damming" takes place, the question becomes where does the moisture line stall? At this time, it looks like it will be east and south of Orchard Park. A dry slot will develop as the storm wraps itself up over Green Bay. Whereever the dry slot is - it will actually warm up a bit! Suffice it to say, this bears watching. The edge of the forecast range extends to Sunday afternoon about this time tomorrow. Right now, I am cautiously optimistic that we might luck out and be sitting in the dry slot. stay tuned.......

Hi everyone, With the weather looking rainy, I have an issue of how to cook up my wings. Unfortunately, I do not own a tarp/tent etc to cook under. Is anyone bringing a tarp (or could bring a tarp) AND can you let me have a spot underneath it to cook my wings? Help! You can reply here or pm me Thanks! -RichNJoisy CNJBBB PS: I already checked with Cindy and she says there is not enough room for me to cook under the TBD Tent.

Friday for the small contingent of the CNJBBB: Duff's Friday We plan to join the TBD this year at Danny's Saturday evening Sunday at Hammer's at 7 am Monday - home to NJ - can't wait to hear the lamenting Jet fans at 1 pm on WFAN

If it rains, will there be any room for me to do some cooking under cover .. meaning the tent area?? I can't cook wings in the rain - the damn thing will splatter all over the place

I have been monitoring the forecast for several days now. Although the models are bouncing around it appears we are looking at a "changeable" weather situation which means some showers......mostly light.... and some breaks in the clouds. Looks like mostly cloudy, scattered showers, high of about 65-69 degrees. Jeans, tee, with a button up Bills shirt, light jacket and raincoat/covering should do you nicely folks. Don't forget to eat some of my wings!!!! -RichNJoisy (meteorologist) CNJBBB

Can you tell me when you'll be handing them to me? Am I correct to assume it will be one five lb bag of frozen wingettes?

There's a reason the Rev and I call him Dier-DORK!!!!

Hi Y'all, A few people have offered to bring along wings for the Tailgate. I am trying to plan purchases on the 23rd. IF you plan to bring wings to add to the CNJBBB cooking planned on the 24th, please PM me or post in this thread. I need to know HOW much you are bringing and WHEN you will be handing me the wings. I will be purchasing wings to cook at the Tailgate on Saturday during the day. It's just me this year - no Mark - but I should be able to keep the wings coming. Go Bills! -RichNJoisy CNJBBB

Thanks for the link And I thought only Bills fans saw these things....... I have learned that if you want the calls, you gotta start winning first with the other team getting them all the time. exceptions: Miami and Dallas - they get the calls regardless of their record

but no helmet ...right???

Yeh, like the the last game Drew played for us where he "wisely" down the ball on a 4th down play which effectively ended the Bills season in 2004? be careful what you wish for

we spoke about this last Friday but just so you have it all in one place - one prime spot for me I will be one of the last to leave at the end of the day RichNJoisy

RevNJoisy and RichNJoisy will be arriving at Hammer's around 6 pm or so - probably a little later. Haven't departed from "joisy" yet. We'll probaby chat with Hammer and then head to the stadium - I like to get in as much Bills watching as I can for my 7 1/2 drive! Go Bills! -RnJ

I voted for Trixie but boy is Sadie Mae cute! That Frank is one ugly mudderfudder!!! BTW: I owned a Bassett when i was a boy....been working on my wife to let me get one!! right now, we have a yellow lab - smarter and cleaner but not as loud nor as smelly

see ya Friday! Go Bills!

To the person in charge of the parking at Hammer's for the TBD tailgate, I will need one prime slot plus I want to make sure that I can arrange a very close spot outsidethe main area for an RV. We did this two year's ago. I want to use his power supply (battery) to plug in a small cooker to heat up hot sauce. There will only be one cook this year (me), so I expect to be offering fewer wings but I still hope to cook at least 150 or so. ABout 75 before the game and 75 after. last year, #89 brought a frozen bag which we added to our cooked "coffers" -RichNJoisy CNJBBB

Pyrite - don't you think it would have helped JP if McGahee and Evans were in the game for his time on the field? I will be at this Friday's game (coming up from Joisy) Go JP! -RnJ

RichNJoisy has joined the TBD2 league I get back from Maine the day before the draft Don't forget to stop by Bills Central this season for some Wings!

Ha! I didn't work THAT hard to make something out of this I would like to hear, however, from folks attending the practices if fairchild is SCREAMING at the QB's and how that compares to last year. My IMPRESSION is that something has changed. I remember a line from PATTON "They'll lose their fear of the Germans. God help them if they ever lose their fear of me!" perhaps fairchild has een the movie?

Obviously, LA, I was speculating - did I state any of my conjectures as being fact? Perhaps if we were talking over a couple of beers I would have more - in your opinion - adequately expressed myself. To rephrase - I find JP's interviews odd, not standard,etc insert your own term. This "dude" did not simply answer the questions as you put it. Now, you admitted you (perhaps) don't have the same "observing senses" - that is a backhanded compliment to say the least. Not to mention you state my conjecture is "dramatically inaccurate" Oh really? Now WHO is assuming things not in evidence? If you don't perceive things the same as others..that's fine but it is possible, you know, that others see things you don't. Again, that doesn;t mean I have pegged this interview correctly and you may be totally correct. My point(s) were that his interview and interviews are atypical and that this particular interview was "guarded" (not unusual in and of itself) and SEEMED to suggest a very stern approach from Fairchild quite different from what JP had last year. I brought it up in my thread since I found the approach (if true) interesting TO ME. I pointed out how little experience I had as a Bills fan to following the growth (or lack thereof) of a rookie QB. If I offended you, I apologize but I felt your comments deserved a response. -RnJ

Different views of the same interview - suits me fine but we both agree that fairchild is doing the right thing. -RnJ

Thanks Ahh youth and my memory of the years 8 thru 10! I don't remember Shaw at all but Fergy was THE Bills QB for me until Kelly finally arrived. I still remember Fergy playing in the playoffs with an injured ankle. He had to throw every pass off the back foot.

Let me start by saying I have never seen an interview with JP that I would call "standard" (that is, a normal-sounding interview with the "classic" responses to obvious questions). As I watched it, I began to think about how in my 36 years of following the Bills (I am not counting my 0-8 years!), there have been very few rookie or near-rookie starting QB's. Other than Todd Collins?....Darragh, Shaw, Ferguson, - Marangi, Verragamo, Mathison, Kelly, Van Pelt, Johnson, Flutie, Bledsoe. It may be that Marangi (who was drafted by the Bills in 1973 0r 74) might have been the only other rookie or near rookie QB to start for the Bills other than JP. Collins, actually, was in his third year I believe before he was handed the reins. My point is that the Bills (and us, the fans) have virtually NO experience in following a Bills rookie QB. back to the interview....... In response to "how are things going?" and " how are you and OC Fairchild getting along?" JP was hesitant but his responses clearly showed who was in charge of the offense. Fairchild! JP COULDN'T answer the questions because he simply does not know how well he is performing! Wait, you might ask, shouldn't he KNOW he's doing this or not doing that? A vet would but Fairchild, according to JP himself, is jumping over him for every little error and focusing on these mistales apparently to the point where Losman is so focused on getting the little things right that he doesn't have time to assess his overall performance. He did not express ANGER at Fairchild but .....dare I say it.....concern (fear?) over getting tongue-whipped by Steve if he expressed any displeasure. Can you imagine ANY former Bills QB being this way? Can you imagine your YOUNG son? Would this technique work with a veteran QB? Absolutely not. They would tell him to go F himself. But JP , let's face it, is a kid. Fairchild's method may fail but JP's "childish" behaviors have made us all more than a little uncomfortable (temper tantrums, loss of focus, etc) But, jeesh, folks JP IS young and needs to grow up. Now, if he wants to play for the Bills. Otherwise, he may grow up with some other team. As fans we need to be patient enough to let this "child" to grow up. Obviously, none of us want to sacrifice a season or two but we do have to understand that growing pains are inevitable. In any event, the interview did not answer the question: Is JP an NFL caliber QB (let alone if he will even win the starting QB job). But, Fairchild's methods make sense to me. JP needs to not only be instructed, and not only mentored, but also FATHERED - by a strict dad to be sure I still have hope for this kid's potential but I now realize not only HE needs to learn what having a near-rookie QB means but WE FANS TOO need to learn this. Good luck JP. Use the Whip Steve and Go Bills! -RichNJoisy CNJBBB

Hi Mickey, I don't think anyone here cares more about any one player versus having the Bills win. I do think, however, that measuring JP's play last season is too "gray" too make any determination at this point. I doubt you would disagree that he's: 1.) young 2.) Played behind a terrible offensive line Not many young QB's could perform well under these circumstances. This DOES NOT prove JP is any good but for you to feel so certain about his lack of ability is not reasonable. Look around the league and you will see a number of good to very good to even great current QB's who played poorly their first 2 years. I do not want he kid to be handed the job but I do want him to get a fair shot at becoming a quality QB. This means time on the field with time to throw. I remember when Tood Collins took over after Jimbo's departure. He inherited a decent team with a very good offensive line and some outstanding receivers. The Bills lost....regularly. In one Monday Night game, Todd, having all the time in the world to throw, missed a wide open receiver in the middle of the field - TWICE and the Bills lost by ~ 7 points. Todd still started the rest of the season. In retospect, he sucked but he was given the chance to succeed. One final point - did you see an improvement in JP's play when he replaced an injured Holcomb in the KC game? Was it JP's fault the Bills lost to the Panthers later on? if you have a tape of these games - take a look at them, focusing on JP's play. He DID look better than his first four games. And this was against a very good team (Panthers) and a decent team (Kansas City - by the way, the Bils were losing when JP came in off the bench). You aren't suggesting JP played poorly in the second Miami game are you? Winning is the most important goal but JP deserves a chance to succeed since HIS success translates to BILLS WINS not only now but way into the future. Let's see how he plays in preseason and early on during the regular season. Go Bills! -RichNJoisy