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The more I watch the Bills operate, the more I come to the same conclusion. They simply run the scramble drill better than anyone, and a t a level that it is extremely difficult to defend. It isn't that complicated. They run four or five man patterns. If the initial throw is open, Josh throws it. It often isn't. Running four or five man sets means Josh may have to escape one or more guys. Not enough blockers. He almost always does, if its only one guy. And the scramble drill begins. Our receivers now have the entire field to find a hole, as any zone or man responsibilities are broken down, (and by now, and its all man), and it is often the sideline. Josh, (and this ridiculous "not accurate" thing folds), can put the ball in a mailbox for 25 yards on the sideline, less successful in the middle, but certainly has the ability to throw across the field. I love what Daboll calls, but the strength of our offense is in Josh's ability to avoid the first pass rusher, which allows us to send one more receiver into the money zone, and run the scramble drill time and time again, and his ability make any throw.

I'd like to play a doubleheader next Sunday against the Dolphins. 45 mins between games.

Two ways to answer that. The first is to compare the matchup and see who we best compare to. The second is to want to beat someone. I want to destroy the Dolphins.

Useless win, and I don't believe you. Bills fans have been through this before, in the 68 season, when a generational talent named OJ Simpson was going first. A last month one win game wasn't worth losing him. If the Jets lose this "opportunity," it not only has the chance to effect the AFC East for years, it also has the potential to significantly determine head coaching and coordinator jobs for your franchise, and carries a potentially massive trade option hit. Enjoy your win. Immediate gratification is deserved, but it might be the very definition of a pyrrhic victory. Couldn't work out any better for the rest of the division.

Lewis and Clark was a "cross country trip." Buffalo to Denver isn't.

Obvious trap question.

I used to fly all over South America. Bogota never bothered me. Quito, Ecuador is higher and it did have an effect. Standard recommendation was to take an aspirin before sleep, and that did have a positive effect. I tried not taking one and had a headache. LaPaz, Bolivia is an entirely different animal. That airport is at 13,300' MSL. We were never scheduled to lay over there. Used to spend about an hour and fifteen mins on the ground. If the airplane broke and we had to spend the night, we had guaranteed supplemental oxygen in the hotel room. Never happened to me. At 18000' in the descent, we had to depressurize the cabin, which is usually around 6500-7500', and wear our cockpit O2 masks from 18000' through the landing and taxi in, then during taxi out and takeoff until 10,000, then run the pressurization on it's normal schedule. The hour and fifteen on the ground would effect some flight attendants. Very few unknowns about Denver home games in the NFL. Lets not go to overtime though.

He would have had a walk in 35 yarder if Allen had thrown to him instead of Knox on that fourth quarter pass interference at the goal line call. Nobody near him, and straight ahead in Josh's line of sight. Could not figure that one out.

The Steelers looked tired to me. They looked like they were ready to check out after the Bills first first down of the final drive. Three games in twelve days may have gotten to them. Ben looked like his fall off may be more serious than just being tired.

Really? There is a gross over capacity. I'm quite certain you don't have knowledge of this supply/demand issue.

During the cold war, the east and west competed on many levels. There was a weather forecast competition between two meteorologists in Germany, Wilhelm, from Democratic West Berlin and Rudolf, from communist East Berlin. Berlin was expected to be at the 32 degree isotherm line with precip in the offing. Wilhelm was adamant that the precip would fall as snow, and Rudolf just as sure that it would be rain. When the event began they continued to argue. Eventually, Rudolf won the battle, and Wilhelm admitted to his wife that "Rudolf the red knows rain dear."

SAR 1. Need go no further.

It's not like there are multiple options, or time. I'd rather he threw to guys who are open than to guys who are covered by defensive backs who can catch. Run the play. Get the ball to guys who are open. If they miss, get rid of them in the off season.

The interesting thing about that throw, I think, is that Allen may have wanted it back the minute he released it. His body language, especially from the end zone head on view, shows him having an "oh no" moment. You can see it in the video in this thread, but its more obvious in the head on.

I think Simms is fine, and he's gotten better. He has that annoying habit of stating a view, and then looking down while saying "I do.," or "I will." Still, I like him. I do.

Right here. Read the thread started yesterday on this forum. It was started at 9:21AM, and the thread title was: "49ers to a man say they knew what the Bills were going to do on offense, were not surprised but were helpless to stop them"

Well, well well. It certainly seems claims that the 49'ers knew what the Bills were doing are absolutely true.

His resume? If this continues, he will add to his "resume" by being the defensive coordinator on two 0-16 teams, and there will have only been three. Bountygate....By far the most obnoxious, blowhard individual to ever appear on "Hard Knocks," and a history of coaching cheap shot defenses that seem to delight in injuring people. Some resume.

Keep giving the ball to Frank Gore on second down with no motion or misdirection plays. That will save both their careers. At this stage of his career, the worst Gore since Al.

Generally, cell phone reception doesn't work in flight. GPS obviously does, but not by cell phone. Inside information: Emirates Airline flight attendants used to be known for this, in the early days.

Two Bills related injuries. First was when I was in Buffalo. Near the end of Oct., and my mother told me I had to get the "storm windows" cleaned on that Sunday so they could be installed the next day. Tried to do it at halftime of the normal Van Miller radio call of a home game. Rushing, I accidently put my knee through the bottom panel of one of them. Bleeding like crazy, spent the second half in the Mercy Hospital emergency room getting a few stitches. Fast forward many years. Super Bowl 28 against the Cowboys. Sitting on my couch, Nate Odoms gets the pick. I slam my right hand against the couch, screaming "go" during his return. There was a price of wood trim on the couch that I hit. Hurt, but didn't think it was that much. Next night, I'm playing basketball with a bunch of church friends. Came off a screen and took the pass for the guaranteed jumper bucket in that same right hand. Felt like an electrical charge went through my hand. Serious pain. Got it X-rayed the next day and I had fractured a bone in the right hand cheering Nate on. Thankfully, nothing since.

As a fan since the 60's, there are two things that are diminishing this league. One is the increasing incidence of injuries effecting teams. I'm not going to judge that, but it has an ever increasing effect on teams. The other is the bizarre increase in judgement calls that are game changing, and would never have been called in years past. Way more ref influence in games. Too much, and not consistent. Today's Bills game was horribly officiated.

How about a really simple concept. There are two ways that a ball carrier or escaping quarterback can go. One is called "inside," and the other is called "outside." This Bills' defense gives up the outside nearly every single play. Every inside move is bit on. Countless plays today, including the hail mary were made by the Cardinals getting outside. We are simply incapable on setting the edge or in any way defending the outside, and the inside isn't that great either.

His name is actually H. Preston Ridelhuber. A look at me post, but personal experience. The week the Bills played the Pats that year, for some reason that I can't recall, they needed a place to practice for the week. It was a well kept secret, but for some reason they chose Houghton Park. Not my neighborhood, but within a long walk. We heard a rumor about it, and went there, and sure enough they sowed up with big trucks and eventually players. There was about four of us and Eddie Abramoski asked us if we would file field goat attempts and get the balls back. Of course we said we would. We showed up every day and got promoted to passing out tape and other consumables before practice, and I got to be the guy who spotted the ball for the offense before every play. Ridelhuber was the only player we didn't recognize. Anyway, it says on Wiki that the play was drawn in the dirt on gameday, but I can tell you they practiced it at least three times. They "paid" us with standing room tickets for the Pats game, and we saw the play and the touchdown. For what its worth.

I would love it if we have a home playoff game and somebody does that drawing with appropriate (large) scale for stadium exposure. Always proud to be a Bills fan, and proud that my kids, who were born in San Francisco during the 49ers run, are as well.