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Bills ready to stick with Bledsoe as starter By JOHN WAWROW, AP Sports Writer January 4, 2005 AP - Jan 3, 1:18 pm EST More Photos ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) -- Sub-par numbers aside, quarterback Drew Bledsoe is confident he's earned the right to remain the Buffalo Bills' starter heading into next season. ``It's my team,'' Bledsoe said this week after the Bills missed the playoffs for the fifth consecutive year despite a strong finish. The Bills -- from coach Mike Mularkey to team owner Ralph Wilson -- agree with Bledsoe. ``It wasn't all Drew,'' Wilson said, following Buffalo's season-ending loss Sunday to Pittsburgh, when Bledsoe struggled. Mularkey shrugged off questions of Bledsoe's so-so passing numbers, saying the only figure that counted was the nine games his quarterback helped win this season. ``It's do you win or lose? That's the stat that comes out most,'' Mularkey said. ``I don't know what the rest has to do with performance to be honest with you.'' The Bills (9-7) enjoyed their first winning season since 1999, and first in three years since acquiring Bledsoe in from New England in 2002. 2005 Version Yes!

Part of the recovery process...

Well said Steve.

And I thought you were being sarcastic all this time. To have that much venom toward a little fun on a message board means I am smarter than you. Talk about having issues....

and don't forget dirty fingernails... kinda like "carnie" hands.

From the Buffalo News: "I don't think that Drew has a heckuva lot of time to throw the ball. The guys are right on top of him. By the time he gets back, boom. We've got to straighten the offense out all the way around. There's not much blocking. The whole scheme of it has to be straightened out. I just think we've got better players than we've shown." This was Ralph Wilson's response. Ron Jaworski, the former Philadelphia Eagles great quarterback and ESPN analyst, agreed with Wilson after the game. "There is no doubt in my mind he can still win," Jaworski said. "Drew is one of those guys who needs protection. He's what I call a plant, step and throw quarterback. He needs to be comfortable in the pocket where he can do that. If you start showing color in his face and he starts throwing off his back foot because of pressure up the middle, he becomes a little bit erratic. When you build around him, you have to start with the interior of the offensive line. I think Drew is still a very, very good quarterback in this league."

That not JohninMinn.'s Opinion

Maybe if I was on a ship 12000 miles away I could be happy. All we have is today. Tomorrow is no guarantee. Waiting till next year and all the mini camps draft crap etc is for Madden players who dont' realize the winning streak momentum the Bills just wasted!

From the Buffalo News: "I don't think that Drew has a heckuva lot of time to throw the ball. The guys are right on top of him. By the time he gets back, boom. We've got to straighten the offense out all the way around. There's not much blocking. The whole scheme of it has to be straightened out. I just think we've got better players than we've shown." This was Ralph Wilson's response. Ron Jaworski, the former Philadelphia Eagles great quarterback and ESPN analyst, agreed with Wilson after the game. "There is no doubt in my mind he can still win," Jaworski said. "Drew is one of those guys who needs protection. He's what I call a plant, step and throw quarterback. He needs to be comfortable in the pocket where he can do that. If you start showing color in his face and he starts throwing off his back foot because of pressure up the middle, he becomes a little bit erratic. When you build around him, you have to start with the interior of the offensive line. I think Drew is still a very, very good quarterback in this league."

With that many Steeler Fans there the writing is on the wall. The future may be in LosAngeles or Toronto. You must take advantage of opportunities when they're there! Next year is a long way off and things change!

12th man was a big disappointment also. Maybe Buffalo can't support an NFL team anymore. I'm not sayin the people on the Wall are to blame but the community should be ashamed. Is the economy that bad?? Never in a million years would I have thought this could happen if the Jets Lost. DAMN!

I did. He's a Bills hero.

Happy New Year! God Bless All and special prayers for those in need and in harms way.

Wait as close to the game as possible. You'll get a club seat for about 20 bucks. Best seats are usually the people that are no shows. Just act and be confident.

With less than a thousand posts you dont have the right to criticize that harshly. I apologize on behalf of the Wall community.

I never thought I'd be hangin on to words coming out of a show called "cold Pizza"

We have to do something this year. The streak and momentum will be gone next year and regardless of who we draft or pickup they can't replace "old Mo". Comeback seasons like this happen once in a great while. Anybody that says wait til next year doesn't remember the 85 Bears.

Genny Green's for me too! How do they make that stuff so sweet?

Somehow I feel the general concept. Seeing the numbers displayed is encouraging. I skipped almost every statistics and probability class I registered for. Thanks.

Self Imposed Exile I think... He couldn't shake the anti Drew disease.

Didn't they just lose to Miami? I think Seymour is dinged. This team is vulverable IMHO.

I got a shower radio so I can listen to sports all the time!

Playin with Big Mo is like playin with fire. If it goes out your screwed. Hey not bad I just made that up.

I keep checking myself to see if my analysis is that of a "homer" and it is. The Rams looked bad Monday (in fact I thought Jackson looked slow while most thought he had a great game) and the Colts are gonna mail it in. What's nice about the NFL is that the games will be played and there are always surprises. If there is any justice at all we'll get in. The Bills are better than the Bronco's and the Jets dammit!

This college stuff is killin me.