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Chandler has one where the ball was on him as he turned, he waved at it...timing off...either QB or receiver at fault....I am guessing the pressure had EJ delivering faster than practiced timing and Chandler couldn't get to the spot where the ball was early. I also remember the one where Chandler was wide open for a first down in the 4th qtr, and EJ elected to go deeper (and incomplete) to another receiver. EJ lacking the smarts to take the easy first. Guessing Chandler was a third read or something. EJ went to the double covered guy, not the open guy. Can't teach that bad thinking.......speaks to his Losman like tendencies. Unfortunately, I see EJ as in year 2 of the 5 year bust out Losman curve.

I am hoping that Pegula doesn't give the current administration a Reiger esk pass on their performance and allow them to stay into next year. Need a new GM and coach......Whaley may get to stay though.....if he can put the EJ fiasco on Marrone and Nix. As for the lead comments, mostly correct. McKelvin played the best of the CB;s in Houston. Bradham was good, and Brown is actually making some plays.

Last year, after Tuel threw the horrendous pick 6 against KC, he was benched immediately. So it should be with EJ and his throw to Watt. He was just tossing it to Fred....didn't comprehend a defender could be there....same mistake Tuel made a year ago. I would approve of the same treatment....put EJ on the bench tothink about things for a couple of games, and lets see if Orton can move the club. EJ can't.....we know that now. Offense is a mess, I wonder if Marrone wanted to do this, Whaley would intercede on behalf of his QB........ We are spending $5 mil for Orton, lets use him....

There were a few bad calls against the bills, but many were deserved. good play could have negated the bad calls, but we didn't get much of that. I thought the crew doing the Miami game was worse.

We need a QB that can get it down field....got rid of Fitz because of that, and now it appears EJ can't or won't go downfield. I am for trying Orton b4 season is over. Another fast receiver isn't going to to us any good imho.

i AGREE, but in Buffalo JP Losman held on for 5 years....maybe it was a contract thing. We should not give EJ 5 years......he will get this year.....what concerns me is that this team might win more with Orton at QB.........he is a proven backup....and EJ hasn't proven anything yet.

Bringing back Chan as OC is not the worst idea I have heard on this board by a long shot.

Stats don't tell the story. I have been at the games.....watched him closely. He is missing receivers that are open...and frustration on the receivers part is apparent. Shruggs, hand thrown up in the air...the kind of stuff that TV doesn't pickup. I am afraid that the bills are on another JP Losman kind of curve....5 years, no development into a big time player.....another 5 years waiting for him to make it, and he won't. Wondering if Kelly Holcomb might consider coming out of retirement to save the day again......oh, might was well try Orton.

Henderson has admitted that Pears is functioning as an on field coach for him if he is not sure what to do......that complicates the decision to remove Pears from the field of play......in that Richardson himself might need help. Not clear that Pears will be removed so quickly to me.

Being at the game, I saw all three holding up their arms asking why they were not thrown the ball at various times...as they were obviously open. EJ isn't getting it done mentally or physically. I am not saying the receivers are turning on EJ (yet)....but, that is in the wind imho...

By game 12 or so, if Bills are no longer in contention, it will be time to see if the rest of the Bills machine performs better with another QB at the helm. Of course, the total administration will be lame ducks then anyhow, so why not see what they can do with a proven commodity at QB. Now, with the big stink about getting the right backup, Marrone might be hard pressed not to try out Orton sooner if the season is going down the drain. EJ is slow in his reads, and not accurate when he throws many times. Yesterday was a diaster.....balls sailing all over the place on the medium and long throws. He is not getting picked, btw, because the throws are so bad that the defense has no chance either. the throws are not near misses......

I heard McKelvin quoted in the paper....said that both he and gilmore both had off season "hip" surgery, and that neither totally has his legs under him yet.......Maybe......but.......possible they could yet get into game shape.

I watched the corners the whole game. They rotated time.....Gilmore was bad, can't tackle, especially on the run. McKelvin does tackle OK....Graham rotated in id 2 d qrt, and played the rest of the game. Yes, they got beat long....the CB's weren't the whole problem.......Graham at safety when Williams went out...so, all 3 CB's on the field then.

Gates and Marshall are great but old pro's. Not good adds for the long term. I would think we would like a younger selection, somebody who has 5 years left at least....just sayin.......I have to admit, that Chicago DE.....did catch my attention.

I remember the last SD visit to the Ralph. Beat them when Kawaki Mitchells stepped in front of Gates in the endzone and made a pick. Rivers said after...."I never thought to look for the lb way back there" And, the Bills D coordinator had game planned that play/D.....lets hope Schwartz has his A game plan this week!!!

Season ticket holders receive access to the NFL Red Zone as a benefit. Interestingly enough, being a season ticket holder, I signed up, and now have the capability on my phone. Of course, the phone doesn't work in the Ralph C Wilson stadium....so, this benefit amounts to zilch for those season ticket holders at the Bills games. (where else would they be?) While I am at it, should mention the other really lowtech situation surrounding the new stadium configuration/setup. Used to be (last year) a special fm radio broadcast in the stadium so that those attending could listen (to John Murphy) to the live real time broadcast . Now, the Bills changed radio broadcast stations.....55am is 10seconds delayed, and is received in the stadium....makes it useless really . No FM whatsoever......Bills have technology regression...back to the 60's!!!!

In the USA, you are inocent until proven guilty. You, my man, have serious bias toward believing the media, and against the courts. I say the man should be able to earn a living until found guilty. Now, the NFL is bowing to PC pressure........and that is their right....but I see a serious rush to judgement here. Now, I was the beneficiary of corporal punishment when I was growing up, mostly deserved, I might add. So, I have little problem with the idea he uses such methods on his children. It seems based on facts made public so far,, he overdid it in the one case......but, as the father of the child, he has the right/obligation to raise his kids in the manner he chooses. I don't care what the various studies say, this is a choice of parents.....and cannot be legislated by the government or the press. Stay out of the home...all you do gooders. Now, having said that, he did go over the line, and my view is you "reinstruct the parent here" The fact AP was treated like this as a child....this treatment was like he was treated.....can't stop that from happening. And ,yes, I did spank my kids....open hand....and they are none the worse for wear all these years later. Sorry, I just can't buy all this meddling in private affairs by the press. Let the law progress.......and handle it.

I am a real old timer, having had season tickets a couple of years at War Memorial Stadium. I have seen them all, mostly. (including Duby) After seeing Watkins live the first time last Sunday, he reminds me of Andre Reed, especially when running those short under crossing patterns which turn into 15-20 yard gains. If Sammy turns into another Andre Reed, it was a great trade. And, after one viewing, I think that is a possibility.

So far so good on the Henderson pick. It remains to be seen if Henderson can stay clear of the weed and other distractions. He can make a ton of money if he can....that is a sobering influence on some people (it would be on me) whaley, then, made the gutsy call, and is looking goooood at this point. But, time will tell.

Buffalohio is right.......its a matter of degree....yes, he was over the line....yes, he shouldn't loose his job over this.....and, this might have been typical of the way he was raised.....you can't totally judge somebody by the sururban middle class standards many are raised in....others come from hard environments. And, who says yours is the right one.....

Yes, I certainly was a time or two....the thing is, hitting the kid hard enough to leaving those kind of markings is wrong......I think an open hand is enough...don't need to do the switch things...thats real old school. Of course, the Divorsed mother, anything to keep the kid away from AP, I am thinking. Bad situation, and I don't think the criminal courts are the place to sort out, some sort of other non judicial process is in order....

I was there.......CB situation is interesting and hard to read. McKelvin sat out q1 and about 1/3 q2.....then he played until halftime. then, Gilmore back in....and played until about middle of Q4...then McKelvin again. Gilmore didn't look good....got beat numberous times...and seems to be a step slow out there. McKelvin makes the pick at the end.......but it was over by then. Anyhow, somebody is reading the marketing stuff on Gilmore....he is a concern. Now, Sammy, reminded me of Andre Reed going over the middle in his prime. We are going to see that a lot, and for big yardage as Sammy is so quick after the catch. The early long pass was right there in the Endzone, but the Miami back made a great play to knock it out. The officials made a few bad calls...missed two false starts by Brandon Alpert.....a critical one when Miami went on 4th down.....couple of other bad misses both ways. LB play was good, Brown/Bradham playing well. D line was good, plays by many, and yes, Manny Lawson had some great plays from the DE. Jerry Hughes a couple of off sides....he is the new Fred Smerlas in that regard.. But, he got a sack also...... EJ no mistakes, so far so good. He missed a couple of throws, but mostly was good. He is not doing his running thing with heart yet though, remembers getting hurt last year I am thinking. Special teams looking better than last year. I guess I have to think hard for a bone head play, other than the guy in shorts on the Bills bench who knocked down the offical on CJ's 102 yard return. Cost the Bills 15 yards on the kickoff. You got to stay clear of those officals whereever. I think the side line team folks are supposed to stay behind the yellow line....anybody confirm that rule?

Criminal punishment serves three purposes: Retribution, deterence, and, making any victim whole. This particular set of "punishments" is short in the deterence category in my view. I am not big on retribution....no reason to jail him on that basis.....but, I am big on deterence....and he should have gone to jail for a period of time as a deterent to other stupic drunks. This guy didn't slide down the rail once, he did it multiple times.......he knew what he was doing, and did it anyhow. I would have made an example of him. The above comment about losing the civil suit, and declaring bankrupcy is right on, the victim will not get much, if anything. I think the justice system is failing here.....or at least just passing....give the system here a D

Goodell will stay. You want to see somebody get fired that needs to....try the CEO of Home Depot........

Well, I think all three guys.....Brandon, Whaley and Marrone have the new owner eventuality covered in their contracts. Big money if they are let go....and , if let go, all three will land on their feet elsewhere in the NFL. I think Whaley is the best comodity aroudn the league, and the best candidate to be retained. Marrone, as stated above, survives if the record gets better this year and the team looks better....they didn't look better last year vis a via Chan Gailey teams(at least overall, yes the D was way better) Pegula put his own guy in right away at the Sabers as President (Black), and I might expect the same here. His guy will be overall in charge, although it might be just the finance guy. (adios to Wilsons cohort here, although a handoff will occur to train the new finance guy in the capinomics etc) All in all, nothing but at the very top for the remainder of this season.