Mister Defense

Come on Jimbo! Do this thing today. Many more rivers to cross...

The guy has had FIVE NFL starts and looks much better than many star quarterbacks when they were in the same place in their careers. I agree with the OP, but also feel that Lewis has more upside. Once he got going yesterday I expected him to make the tough throw, the one into coverage and the third down throw to extend the drive. (How often in the last few years did the Bills QB actually make the third down throw as consistently?) More often than not he did--and with a receiver corps that was all but missing. Sign the guy. Now. Long term. With this defense becoming one of the best in the league we want as few needs as possible heading into the off season so they can take the next step..

Anyone in either of those markets know the answer to this, definitively? Please don't just say see the coverage maps as they are not that clear.

Want to go, but may not be able to... What is the place closest to Cortland or Syracuse where the game is going to be televised? Also, as the game is blacked out, will it still be available on NFL Rewind on Monday? I want see me some squishin', to end the season moving forward!

I don't get it, the criticism. Kiko spoke well, was clear and honest--no BS or filler, and just looked at the person asking the question. Do we want all the BS and cliches we hear too often? Marrone seems to have the same good quality.

That is 18th in yards, so change that. But yeah, they look like a defense, one led by someone who has integrity and is not just picking up a paycheck and resting on his laurels.

Bills 38, Patriots 35 Because I have to. One of these years will eventually be the year. Spiller and Manuel with big games, but may take a little while to get going.

I am in Syracuse, missed the game, and want to watch it. Is it replayed today, Monday, in Rochester, Syracuse, or online? Thanks!

Okay, got it, thought it just came out--Fitzpatrick articles must have covered the story.

A big loss, but lots of money now. Bills going to make some surprising free agent moves?

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I have no idea who is availble, but almost ANYONE is better than this imbecile. He should be fired at halftime. Chris Johnson, all world, again, when playing a team coached by this yahoo. The Bills have virtually no chance being a successful team as long as this man is the defensive coach.

But this team has some very solid talent on defense. I would agree that they have weaknesses, at linebacker and with a young secondary that has little experience, especially at the corner spots. But, the first team to allow 2 one hundred yard receivers and 2 one hundred yard running backs one week, and the next, the first time a defense in NFL history gives up 300 hundred yards on the ground and in the air? They are dramatically better than this. It's the coaching; the same reason fans railed against Wannstendt at Pittsburgh. He is done, is just collecting a paycheck now. Look at Alex Smith, considered a complete bust at QB before Harbaugh came to SanFran, and now because of coaching, a leader of one of the best teams in the NFL and an integral part. With a good coach, or just a competent one NOW, this team can compete again. But NOW, not in five weeks, not after the season, or this will be just another lost season.

The Bills last 3 pre-season games of 2012: Minnesota 36, Bills 14 Pittsburgh 38, Bills 7 Detroit 38, Bills 32 The preseason results this year were the canary in the coalmine—something fundamental was wrong with the Bills defense. The fearsome front four never showed and the defense, starters and all, looked unprepared. I watched games this summer and said, “Yikes”. The players did not look like they knew what they were doing, confused, like little kids playing much bigger kids and getting stomped in a playground game. I had not seen that kind of consistently bad defense by the Bills since 1984 and 1985 when they were blown out on a regular basis. But some rationalized to me that this was only the preseason, to ‘remember how many preseason games the Bills won under Levy’, and espoused Marv’s preseason philosophy. They said that this was the same mindset now, so nothing to worry about. I also read that teams don’t game plan much for preseason games. These answers made sense, as the Bills’ defense was surely dramatically better than this. After all, the Bills had showed in the off-season that they were committed to creating a great defense. But as I continued to watch games this pre-season, teams steamrolled the Bills and sometimes with the Bills’ starters in there. In fact, sometimes it looked like the same defense whether it was backups or starters. When this happened, the Bills were a good college team playing an NFL team—completely outmatched. This is how the Bills’ defense looks now—unprepared, both as individual players and as a team, with opposing clubs racking up astounding numbers of yards and points. It should be expected; it is not a coincidence that we saw the same things in the last 3 preseason games. They are the same things we saw against the Jets in the first game, with their 48 points, and last week with the Patriots’ 52 points, their 580 total yards and 6 second half touchdowns, and again witnessed this week with the Forty Niners’ 45 points and record 621 yards. Yikes. This team is unprepared on defense. Wannstedt is not a big game coach now just like he was not at Pittsburgh. In the NFL, almost every game is a big game, that is the problem. In his last year at Pitt, the Panthers lost every one of their nationally televised games. His teams also had very few big wins. And they lost to inferior teams such as the Ohio University Bobcats, a much less talented team than the Panthers. In my view, they lost these games because they were unprepared. The Bills have been decimated in their big games this year, every one of them. Does anyone believe that Wannstedt is capable of righting this ship? I know there is loyalty in the coaching ranks, but it should not be at the expense of the team. I think that the last thing Gailey would want to do to a friend is what was done to him in Kansas City, to humiliate him by firing him once things got started. But the team is what is important. A few weeks ago they cut Brian Moorman, a punter, after over 11 years of service because they felt his play was now detrimental to the team. Moorman was a dedicated and beloved member of the Bills’ community. They made a change to improve the team. This is what a good team does. Dave Wannstedt’s defense, one with at least a decent amount of talent, is in free fall. The Bills are putting up almost no defense and are getting steamrolled, just like in the preseason, with record yards given up in the last two games. They are 31st in both yards and points allowed. The defensive coordinator is much more integral to the team’s success than a punter. The Bills should say a respectful ‘thank you for your services’ to Wannstedt and move on. This simply has not worked out. They have given up1200 yards and 97 points in two weeks. Good players are playing very poorly. Marcell Dareus is now ranked as the worst defensive tackle in the NFL!? The Bills need to right the ship now before it sinks. Are you still watching, Ralph?

30-17 record when starting is pretty good. But I would only want him if he came cheap, less than 2 million a year, and that is very unlikely. In my view, Fitzpatrick will be a in the pro bowl this year, but if he gets hurt, the Bills will suck...

He has been an average NFL coach: 142 wins 120 losses; only six winning seasons in 17 years.

The feed topic is eliminated, as it has been previously, but why??? In the past this was not done, and, if so, then there would be some indication as to why. TD!

yes, a few links please, thanks!! Gi Bills! 10-6

Let me know. Thanks.

I need a good internet link, they are not showing the game in Syracuse/Cortland. Live football link is slow mo. And why is this game not shown in this area???

Why the Giants? Does anyone know? Fox game?

Showing the Giants in Syracuse area! Help!

Why the hell is this not on in Syracuse? I cannot believe this! Internet links, please!!?