Cynical

Um, considering this year is still in play, you will have to wait until the season is over to find out how hard the schedule was.

Throwing the ball and trusting his WR will make the play. The only thing Edward's trust: "it's hard to win in the NFL".

Fitz, without question. People are hung up Trent's "accuracy" as the be all end all stat that defines how much talent a QB has. Accuracy is only 1 definition. If you have 2 good RB, you do NOT use them at the same time on a consistent basis. One of them gets hurt, and you can can all those "plays" that were designed for both of them being on the field at the same time. Another stat that people tend to focus on without looking at other factors. Can turnovers impact a game? Yes. But like QB accuracy, turnovers are not the be all end all stat. The Vikings won their division last year with a negative turnover ratio. The Ravens came in second in their division even though they had a much better TO ratio than the division winner Steelers (Steelers won the SB with a TO ratio of 4). The Cardinals, the other SB team, won their division with a TO ratio of 0. Furthermore, the Pats* did NOT win the game because of Mckelvin's fumble. Did it help. Yes. But the Pats* did NOT run the ball back for the TD. The Bills defense needed to come up big after the fumble, and they failed. Even after the TD, the Bills offense had 2 time outs left, and needed only to get back in field goal range. Kind of hard to do when your QB looks lost and takes 2 sacks in that final drive.

I missed the game this week (a project took longer than expected to complete), but at some point during the week, I'll watch the replay. Arenas is good enough to keep Johnson on the bench (sounds retarded, I know). However, Saban is a micro manager who's not afraid to start players that can produce. If Johnson was better than Arenas, I have no doubt Johnson would have been starting. Center is only a sophomore. He's got another year at least. OL seemed to pick up from where they left off from last year. Overall play is still quite solid despite losing Dre and Caldwell to the draft last year. The RG, Barrett Jones, is a RS freshman. The QB ... well, he has "issues".

Why do people automatically assume the "problem" is commitment and conditioning? Maybe the "problem" is he doesn't generate all the "pretty" stats that seem to mesmerize the draft gurus? This guy gets it: Linky

The question that is begging to be asked and answered: If it is NFL policy (protocol) for a concussed player NOT to have contact with the team, than why in hell is Jauron trying to contact Edwards? You would think Dickie, as a HC, would understand contact is a no-no, especially when said same QB suffered a concussion last year. Is this just another example of Jauron's ineptitude and stupidity?

What the heck does this mean? We fit it up?

Nothing new. I don't think Evans ever fully embraced Edwards as the Bills starting QB. What I thought was extremely interesting was an article that came out during preseason. In that article, it was revealed not a single member of the team considered Edwards an unquestioned leader. Ouch.

Oh, I think it's safe to say we will need a starting QB for next year. No QB on this team is going to scare opposing teams. But you are right. Start everybody at least once. Can't hurt. Hell, we may even win a few games.

Just as bad? Probably. Worse? Nope. If you looked at nothing but stats, yeah, I can see how you get that impression. However, if you watched the game, you would have seen something else. Jauron has the "play it safe" mentality so ingrained into Trent's head, he's afraid to pull the trigger on anything remotely 'risky'. Fitz is willing to take chances. He may not connect, but at least he is doing something different. Fitz was doing things Trent would never attempted. I saw Fitz throw a pass that split 2 defenders. You think Edwards throws that pass? That's debatable. Change happened, but look at what it got us now. I would rather have Greggo or Mularkey back as HC over the POS that resides on the Bills sidelines now. For the record, I want change. I will take my chances it could end up as another failure. However, it could end up as something else.

Sounds like a perfect QB for Jauron's system. He can only beat the crappy teams.

Linky They officiated the Florida - Arkansas game and the Georgia - LSU game.

It will be interesting to see your reaction if the Bills somehow manage to pull out a win while Fitz is the QB.

We can only hope ... But to answer your answer question: who cares how the players will react. Some will stand up and face the challenge head on, and realize their full potential Others will try but will end up facing the reality they are nothing more than back up material And the rest will take their ball and go home. Good riddance to dead weight.

1. Mr. Wilson is a human being, just like you and me. If we are supposed to "show a little class", and not show our wrath against the human known as Dick, why should we show our wrath against the human known as Ralph? 2. Personally, I could give a rats ass how much a nice person he is or that his players love the guy. Bottom line result: win-losses are what matter, and the Dick has consistently proven he is incapable of providing the W's. Where have I heard this same song and dance before? Oh yeah, from every Jauron apologist for the past 3 years. Coincidentally, these are some of the same excuses Bears fans heard when the Dick was the HC in Chicago. So it was Wilson's decision to hire Fairchild? The Turk? How about Shoop in Chicago? Funny how poor play calling seems to follow the Dick from team to team. And here you are defending the Dick. Ironic.

Good for you. Now you just need to convince about 70,000 other people to think exactly like you. Good luck.

I'll take my chances. The present guy thinks if he does nothing and sits around long enough, somebody will surely miss him, and will come looking for him in the mud pit. Too bad he forgot to tell anybody where he was going, and he has no idea where he's even at.

Let me get this straight. Some are claiming Roscoe is nothing more than a punt returner. And you are trying to argue Roscoe has been under utilized as a WR. And to "prove" your point, you include a video clip of Roscoe returning a punt. Oh, the irony ...

I don't know about that. If you think Wilson is a meddling owner, both Jones and Snyder make Ralph's actions seem mild.

Mike Sherman?

Seriously? Since Jauron has been in Buffalo, they have had the following Offensive Coordinators: Fairchild, Turk, and now AVP. We have seen the same sackless play calling and boneheaded game management during all 3 of their tenures. And you are leaning towards Jauron being the problem? IMO, I am pretty positive Jauron IS the problem.

Um no. Most people on this board clearly remember MNF game vs Cleveland. Most people get the concept that Jauron manages the game with the intent of attempting a FG takes priority over getting closer, even if that means the FG attempt is on the long side.

Wow. Hitting the sauce early? At this point in time, IMHO, Fitzpatrick is the better QB, but I saw nothing from him that has me convinced he will lead this team to a playoff bid. Make no mistake. Fitzpatrick sucks, he just sucks less than Edwards right now.